Chapter 70

"..." *Scribbling*

"..." *Scribbling*

It was a calm afternoon, Yuriko and Takeru were together as always, but this time, instead of being overly intimate with Takeru, Yuriko was doing her best to hold herself back and properly study for the final exams before the summer vacation. And you all can't complain that I just randomly skipped too many days, and already started another test mini-arc, because that was almost 35 chapters ago... ... ... Wait, it was that long ago?

In any case, the two were properly studying for the final tests, so that they wouldn't have to take remedial lessons during the summer.

"..." *Having trouble with a question*

"What's wrong, Takkun? Are you having trouble with a question?"

"N-No?..."

"Fufu, here I'll help you"

Yuriko moved to sit right next to Takeru and began teaching him to solve the question he was struggling to answer.

"*Nods* That's right. Very good, Takkun"

"T-Thanks..."

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But after teaching him, Yuriko didn't return to her previous position and simply continued to stare at Taker with a smile.

"W-What is it?"

"Aren't you going to give a reward for helping you, Takkun?"

"..."

Understanding what Yuriko meant by that, Takeru's cheeks slowly turned pink as he looked away, but with Yuriko pressuring him by the second, he caved in and embarrassedly kissed her on the lips.

"T-That's enough... Right?..."

"... Yes, it is! (For now!)"

"Why do I feel a sense of danger coming from you?"

Receiving her reward and seeing Takeru's embarrassed face, made Yuriko's smile widen even more as it also began to shine even more brightly. Takeru on the other hand, could only feel that Yuriko was looking at him more and more like a predator, but to his luck, Yuriko returned to her previous position and went back on studying.

And the remainder of the week that was the routine of the two until the day of the tests.

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*Beep Beep Beep*

It was early in the morning and the sound of the phone's alarm could be heard.

"Sits up* Yawns* Phew... Takkun, time to get up"

"5 more minutes..."

"Fufu, alright, but I'll keep kissing you while you sleep"

"..."

Hearing that, Takeru slowly opened his still sleepy eyes, and the first thing he saw was Yuriko cutely pouting at him, before making a gentle smile, and then giving him the usual good morning kiss.

"Very good, Takkun. Now go change to your sports jersey, for our morning jog"

"Hm *Sleepily Nods*"

Yuriko then got up and went to the closet in Takeru's room, when she opened it, it revealed several clothes neatly arranged inside, a number that was slowly growing since she was now practically living together with him after they started dating. Then she began to take off her nightwear and change to her sports jersey, before leaving the room to let Takeru change his clothes since he stopped trusting that Yuriko wouldn't try to peek at him changing clothes.

Feeling slightly dejected by the fact that she wouldn't be able to see Takeru undressing, she left his room and went to put on her running shoes, then eagerly waited for Takeru to arrive, which he did so, after a minute or so. Once he had also put on his outdoor shoes, the two left his apartment, to start their morning jog.

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"*Arf*... *Arf*... *Arf*... *Gasp*... Haa... Haa... Haaaaaaa..."

The two had been jogging on a walk near a river located just a short distance from their apartment for some good minutes, but Takeru was already out of breath. As for Yuriko, she had left him behind a short time ago and was now coming back to him, while still keeping her pace.

"Tired already, Takkun?"

"S-shut it"

"Fufu"

Without any signs of being tired, Yuriko kept moving her legs as she simply smiled at Takeru.

"Takkun, you really need to improve your stamina"

"Hmpf... It's not like I need more stamina all that much"

"That's not true, Takkun! I need you to get more stamina!"

"... Why?"

"Because then we can keep doing it for longer"

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Hearing Yuriko say that, caused Takeru to look up at her with an angry and blushing face, while Yuriko just kept her friendly smile. The two looked at each other in silence before...

"I TOLD YOU TO NOT TALK ABOUT OUTSIDE!!!"

"Ahahahahaha!!!"

The two started running again, this time with Takeru running with the intention of catching Yuriko, while she on the other hand was running away while happily laughing.

30 or so minutes later

"Haa... Haa... Haa... Haa... Haa..."

After furiously chasing Yuriko for the entire time, Takeru was now completely out of breath as he stood in front of their apartment building. At the same time, Yuriko had a refreshed face even after running at full speed for quite some time.

"Good job, Takkun! Shall we get back now, or do you want to keep running some more"

"Haa... Haa... Go... Haa... Back... Haa... Haa... Haa..."

"Okay, now let me help you"

Seeing that Takeru was almost falling because of his exhaustion, Yurikp picked him up in a princess carry and brought him back to the apartment. Once inside she put him down, and they both began taking off their shoes.

"Whew!... I worked quite the sweat there, thanks to you, Takkun"

"I-I can see..."

Yuriko said that as she opened her jersey, revealing her white shirt drenched in sweat, and because of it, it had become slightly see-through to the point that Takeru could see her bra under it. And of course, Yuriko noticed it, since she had done that on purpose.

"Takkun, shall we go take a bath?"

"... Sure"

"Together, of course!"

"... What!?"

"Too late, Takkun! You already agreed to it!"

"Ah! W-Wait!"

Before Takeru could stop Yuriko, but not like he would even manage to stop her due to his exhaustion, he was then dragged to the bathroom by her, and forced to take a bath with Yuriko... Which was becoming an everyday thing at that point.

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It was now around 8 AM when Yuriko and Takeru entered the school grounds on the first day of the final exams, Takeru already had an exhausted face, while Yuriko had a refreshed expression as she held hands with Takeru.

And since no one likes tests, and we all know how that ends, I'll skip straight to the end. They passed the tests without many problems, Yuriko got perfect scores as always, and she, of course, demanded a reward from Takeru on the same day. Now let's see what's next on the list... Already did this... I accidentally nearly forgot that... I accidentally introduced that part too early... Alright, it's now time for the Sport's Festival arc! Because I said so! They use bloomers! Now let's see what else I can say and do to increase those view numbers...