138: Eating Tofu

Because it rained in the morning, Takashi didn't go for a run. After sending a message to Yotsuba to cancel the run, he turned over and went back to sleep.

He woke up again around 7 a.m.

After taking a bottle of Saratoga from the fridge, Takashi looked out the window.

The sky cleared up, the rain stopped, and the hot air from the autumn tiger added to the heat, though there was still water on the ground.

He filled the kettle, and while waiting for the water to boil, he brushed his teeth.

While brushing, he took a moment to check his phone.

Opening Line, he saw a bunch of unread messages.

He first clicked on the conversation with Kawashiro Nari-chan.

In the photo, Nari-chan was lying on the bed, with her long, smooth, and evenly proportioned legs exposed.

Her arches were flawless, the curves perfect, the soles smooth and shiny, the feet proportioned well, and her toes naturally curved.

The beautiful lotus feet were like ice cream, giving off an enticing invitation. 

Every toe was as tender and white as lotus root, smooth and jade-like, crystal clear, tugging at Takashi's every nerve.

By the time Takashi came to his senses, he realized he had been staring at the few pictures of Nari-chan's legs for a long time.

"Dammit!"

Because he was brushing his teeth, he couldn't speak, so he could only curse inwardly.

He angrily typed: [Sending me this stuff so early, what are you trying to do?]

It's worth mentioning that Takashi was in the prime of his youth.

Seeing these kinds of photos, he couldn't help but get aroused.

Takashi quickly spat out the toothpaste, didn't even bother washing his face, and planned to do fifty standard push-ups to release some of his pent-up energy.

"...48, 49, 50!"

After finishing the push-ups and getting up, he grabbed his phone again and saw that Nari-chan had replied.

Nari-chan: [I heard you like legs, since I'm not around, let's start with a photo.]

Takashi: [Slander, absolute slander!]

Takashi: [Do you believe I'll report this to the authorities!!!]

Takashi: (Image attached)

Nari-chan: [Do you think it looks good?]

Takashi: [It's okay!]

Nari-chan: [Is it easier to say this after you put on your pants?]

Takashi: [You woke up so early today?]

Nari-chan: [Not yet~]

Nari-chan: [I'm still lying in bed, squinting while typing to you.]

Takashi's fingers froze for a moment.

He could almost picture how Nari-chan must have been, searching for her phone in bed, forcing herself to respond to his message despite her drowsiness.

His expression grew a little complicated as he typed: [You can reply after you wake up.]

Nari-chan: [No!]

Nari-chan: [I want to reply to you as soon as I get your message.]

Even Takashi, whose heart had been sealed like cement, felt his heartbeat quicken a bit at that moment.

It seemed like the seal was loosening.

Nari-chan: [So? Are your heart racing? Do you want to be with me right now?]

Takashi smiled as he typed: [I did feel a little bit, but after you said that, I don't feel anything anymore.]

Nari-chan: [It's okay, I'm still in first year, I'm young, there's plenty of time to slowly keep you company.]

Takashi: [I won't disturb you anymore, go back to sleep.]

Nari-chan: [Then I'll continue sleeping! Oh, by the way, Takashi, one more thing.]

Takashi: [What is it?]

Nari-chan: [Today, Nari-chan also likes you so much, Mua~]

Takashi stared at the message for a moment, put his phone down, turned on the faucet, and splashed cold water onto his face.

When he came out, the water had boiled.

He took two bags of instant noodles from the cabinet, ripped them open, and poured them into a bowl. Then he added boiling water and began doing push-ups.

Takashi could cook and eat, but he was lazy, and unless absolutely necessary, he rarely bothered with cooking when he was alone.

While the noodles were soaking, he vacuumed the room.

After eating the noodles, with nothing else to do, he continued cleaning the house.

Takashi wasn't particularly clean or diligent, but he liked to keep his living space tidy.

Once the house was clean, he began his workout, following the training schedule he got from the system. 

He did mountain climbers in 45-second sets.

After finishing three sets of mountain climbers, ninety push-ups in three sets, and forty sit-ups, he was so exhausted that he didn't want to move a single finger.

He lay there for a while before going to his bedroom to pull out a red review book and start working on some past entrance exam questions.

At 8:30, Takashi took a shower and headed out.

Today, he had a meeting with Kitagawa Marin

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Despite the morning rain, the cicadas chirped, the sun blazed, and the temperature rose even higher, though the ground was still wet.

Not wanting to squeeze into the crowded train, Takashi hopped on his motorcycle and rode all the way to Ikebukuro Station, the venue for the comic convention.

Takashi parked his bike and, wearing a baseball cap, walked to the east hall entrance, where he found a long, winding queue.

Only a comic convention could likely get this group of otaku out of their homes.

Just as Takashi was about to call Marin, he suddenly heard her voice.

"Takashi, here, over here."

Takashi looked up and saw Marin bouncing in front of the queue, waving her arms at him.

"Excuse me, excuse me."

Takashi said as he squeezed his way through.

The weather was already hot, and with so many people standing outside the entrance, the air was thick with the smell of sweat and body odor.

Takashi felt like he wasted his time showering.

As he squeezed through, Takashi suddenly felt someone touch his backside.

"Ugh! Dude, I'm a guy! Are you that desperate?"

Takashi cursed in his mind, but with so many people, he couldn't figure out who touched him.

He could only charge ahead like a wild boar, pushing his way through.

"I'm never doing this job again, no matter how much they pay me."

When he finally made it to Marin, he grumbled.

Along the way, his entire body had been touched, both by men and women.

Even a chubby guy with an old chin beard had come close to him and said, "Bro, you smell so good~"

Startled, Takashi covered his rear.

The last time he was this scared was when he went to Chengdu.

A word of advice to all the guys thinking of going to Chengdu to meet girls: if you go, you'll just become the girl.

"What's wrong, Takashi-kun?" Marin tilted her head and looked at him, puzzled.

She didn't understand why he was angry, and why he was covering his rear?

"Just now, I..." Takashi explained to Marin what had happened.

"Ahahahaha~..."

Marin laughed loudly after hearing it, letting out a sound like a goose honking.

"Takashi, you smell so good~"

After laughing, Marin even purposely leaned toward Takashi, sniffing him.

As she sniffed, she suddenly realized there was indeed a pleasant fragrance on him.

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My bad, mc using Saratoga water doesn't make sense since it's expensive and mc is stingy. It's supposed to be "Evian", but I can't hold back from making that joke/reference, sorry.

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