Chapter 478: You Seem to Have Athlete's Foot (4)

"Well... it wouldn't be impossible…"

Erina lowered her head, fidgeting with the hem of her skirt, her cheeks flushed as she mumbled in a barely audible voice.

"Huh?"

Sui looked at her in surprise, whispering, "I didn't expect you'd be interested in something like that."

He had assumed the tsundere would reject the idea with a flustered face.

"Well, it's... interesting," Erina blushed, gripping the corner of her clothes as she awkwardly responded.

Watching the normally haughty Erina act this way, Sui stroked his chin, feeling like she was starting to show a softer, more feminine side.

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The next day was a rest day.

Sui entered Utaha's room, carrying a few light novels that Erina had finished reading, intending to change them for some new ones.

Inside the room, scattered panties and stockings lay about, and a certain senpai was sprawled out under a blanket, fast asleep like a lazy fish.

Upon hearing the sound of the door, Utaha groggily sat up, rubbing her eyes. The ribbon of her pajamas slipped off her shoulder, revealing her delicate, snow-white skin, soft collarbones, and a glimpse of something round and full, teasingly half-exposed. A hint of pink could be seen.

Sui quickly averted his eyes, coughing awkwardly.

"Oh, it's you, Kouhai-kun? Don't you know what time it is?" Utaha muttered sleepily.

"It's nearly noon, you know," Sui rolled his eyes.

"Is it? How strange, I feel like I've been lazier than usual lately. Maybe it's just my imagination?" she mused, lying back down under the blanket like a salted fish, her posture relaxed, one leg poking out from beneath the covers.

"You're overthinking it. You've always been this lazy," Sui remarked with a hint of exasperation.

Utaha lazily raised her hand in a silent request.

Sui stared at her, puzzled, before realizing what she wanted. With a sigh, he bent down and grabbed her slim ankle. Her skin was soft, like smooth jade, and he gently pulled her out of the bed.

"Ah!" Utaha gasped, her face instantly flushed.

"All right, all right! I'll get up on my own!" she said, embarrassed.

"Good," Sui smirked and let go.

As he did, her snow-white thigh slid out from beneath the blanket, revealing a pair of black panties.

"I didn't expect you to be wearing black today," Sui muttered under his breath.

Utaha awkwardly got up, clearly flustered, her cheeks burning with a mix of shame and irritation. She shot him a glare, both embarrassed and annoyed.

She wore a white silk pajama set, the ribbon having already slipped off. As she stood, the entire top slipped down further, revealing more of her smooth, fair skin. A soft, pink bud trembled slightly in front of Sui.

Sui's expression froze in place.

Utaha, noticing his reaction, glanced down. Her face turned crimson in an instant, so red it looked like it might start bleeding.

When she saw that Sui was still staring blankly at her, she quickly covered her chest, then lifted her delicate foot and pressed it against his face in embarrassment.

Sui, with Utaha's foot planted on his face, was both furious and flustered. "Who told you not to wear anything under your pajamas, it's not my fault ok?"

"Get out!" Utaha snapped.

Sui, thoroughly embarrassed, left the room. But as he replayed the scene in his head, he couldn't help but smile. 'I didn't expect her to be this... pink.'

A few minutes later, Utaha emerged from her room. Her long black hair was tied back with a white headband, and she wore a blue skirt that accentuated her slender legs. Once again, she was the poised literature department student.

However, noticing Sui's eyes lingering on her, she blushed and gave him a playful stomp with her foot wrapped in black silk. "Still staring, Kouhai-kun? Do you want to be stepped on again?"

Sui winced from the pain but smirked, "By the way, senpai, I just noticed something."

"What is it?" Utaha asked, her curiosity piqued.

"Well... you seem to have athlete's foot."

Sui said it with a straight face.

Utaha's eyes widened in disbelief before she stomped on him harder. "You... go to hell!"

'You've seen me naked, and now you insult me!?' she thought furiously.

"I'm just joking! senpai, seriously, you can move your foot now!" Sui gasped in pain, quickly backpedaling. Of course, her feet didn't have athlete's foot. In fact, they smelled pleasantly fragrant.

"Kouhai-kun, did you come here just to annoy me this morning?" Utaha rolled her eyes, her tone indifferent but her annoyance clear.

"Actually, I came to borrow some novels," Sui admitted sheepishly, scratching the back of his head.

Utaha hummed softly, crossing her arms.

"Oh, by the way, senpai, how's your tutoring going?" Sui asked, attempting to change the subject.

"Well, the girls have been behaving better recently. Especially Miku," Utaha said thoughtfully, still finding it hard to believe.

"Ah, that's probably because I've been helping them out," Sui said with a grin, expecting some gratitude.

But instead, Utaha gave him a long look with her deep wine-red eyes. After a moment, she clicked her tongue twice. "I didn't expect you to be such a playboy, Kouhai-kun. Even the quintuplets? What a scoundrel."

Sui: "...I'm just friends with them, nothing more!"

'I only took Miku to the museum because she seemed lonely, nothing else!'

"Really?" Utaha raised an eyebrow skeptically. "And what about your inappropriate thoughts just now?"

"You're the one who wasn't wearing anything!" Sui shot back, his face darkening.

"So, what about now? Do you think I'm wearing anything?"

Utaha leaned in close, her breath warm against his face as she teasingly smiled. Her wine-red eyes gleamed mischievously.

Sui rolled his eyes. 'Who's the one having inappropriate thoughts now?'

At that moment, the sound of footsteps echoed from the hallway. The door creaked open.

"Oh! Are we interrupting something?"

Yotsuba stood at the entrance, wide-eyed and covering her mouth in surprise, clearly misunderstanding the intimate scene between Sui and Utaha as they lay tangled on the sofa.