Chapter: 105. Awakening New XP (Edited)
A dimly lit room.
The bright moonlight spilled through the balcony window, falling onto the white bedspread, illuminating the figure lying in a deep sleep.
It was a petite girl with black hair, dressed in pink pajamas. Her exposed skin was fair with a rosy tint, resembling a soft-boiled egg just out of its shell, delicate to the touch. She had an incredibly neat and exquisite lovely face that, with just one glance, could evoke words of praise such as “angel.”
Her long, pitch-black hair, deep as the night sky, fanned out on the bed like a soft black waterfall, reflecting an alluring sheen in the moonlight, gently rising and falling with her breaths.
If one were to only see her peaceful and adorable sleeping face, they would surely think she was dreaming sweet dreams, right?
But in reality, the emotions flooding Nagomi’s heart at this moment were—
Nervousness, unease, and a subtle feeling of what seemed to be excitement.
Nagomi was doing her utmost to conceal her racing heart. As a child star, she exerted perfect control over her body, trying to appear as much like a sleeping girl as possible.
When a person loses their sight, their other senses become sharper.
Because her contracted beasts were all in a state of slumber, Nagomi’s body lost the corresponding effects of enhancement.
Now, aside from her perception of magical fluctuations, her other senses were at a level of an ordinary person.
This led to Nagomi, who was tightly closing her eyes to feign sleep, feeling exceedingly anxious about her surroundings, while also feeling helpless and uneasy due to the narrow range of her perceptions.
—Though she was pretending to be asleep to avoid arousing Kanade’s suspicions, what exactly was Kanade planning to do to her?
Especially after she learned that the milk contained not just sleeping pills but also some ingredients from a pink potion, Nagomi’s mind began to run wild with thoughts.
Images labeled with “sleep○” or “daze○” flashed repeatedly in her mind.
—Could it be that I am going to be……
Just thinking about the situation she was facing made Nagomi feel her body inexplicably heat up……
…..
The same situation was occurring with another person in the room.
“Gulp.”
Kanade, who was also in a state of extreme tension and unease, couldn’t help but swallow his saliva as he watched Nagomi fall asleep right before his eyes.
In the quiet room, even the sound of Kanade swallowing was incredibly clear.
—It really, really took effect?
Kanade cautiously approached the sleeping Nagomi.
This small action evoked an unprecedented sense of guilt in Kanade, especially since this girl had just been snuggled against him like a clingy daughter—
—No, no, no, calm down! This thought is terrible!
Kanade shook his head vigorously, trying to dispel the unwanted thoughts.
He then slowly sat down on the edge of the bed and reached out to touch Nagomi’s soft shoulder.
“Little Nagomi, are you okay?” Kanade gently shook Nagomi’s shoulder, wanting to test the effectiveness of the sleeping pills.
Seeing that she didn’t react, Kanade raised his voice a bit, but Nagomi still appeared to be in deep slumber, her chest rising and falling steadily with her breaths.
“Good, looks like there’s no problem…” Kanade couldn’t help but let out a long sigh of relief.
Although his voice was very soft, it was still clearly heard by Nagomi in this quiet environment.
—What does “good” mean!? Could it be that my painstakingly raised Kanade really has become a pervert!?
—Sleep, sleep○ and all, why would Kanade have this kind of fetish?
As Nagomi ranted mentally, she vaguely heard Kanade leaving the bed, seemingly searching for something on the desk in the room. She remembered there was a fairy tale book he had brought along with the milk, which was something Nagomi pretended she wanted to read to satisfy Kanade’s daughter play.
—Could it be that Kanade brought something along with that at that time?
Nagomi wondered curiously.
In no time, Kanade had returned to Nagomi’s bedside.
As he climbed onto the bed, the mattress creaked under his weight, sounding almost like a countdown in Nagomi’s ears, making her feel increasingly anxious.
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After checking everything, there were still no signs of Nagomi waking up.
“Ark Academy’s medicine is truly remarkable…” Kanade couldn’t help but silently marvel, not expecting that after such events, Nagomi could still sleep so soundly…
While feeling physically and mentally exhausted, Kanade also inwardly thanked Kurokawa for sending the sleeping pills.
Without these powerful sleeping pills, he could never have collaborated with the alert Nagomi to complete such an examination…
After Kanade neatly tidied up the scene for Nagomi and covered her with a blanket, he left her room with all the examination materials.
Once the room fell silent again.
Nagomi, lying on the bed, slowly opened her eyes—
At the same time, Kanade, back in his room, couldn’t help but sigh—
“Crap, I’ve awakened a strange fetish.”
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The next morning.
The beautiful sunlight outside the window illuminated Kanade’s weary face, who had not slept overnight.
Sitting at his desk, Kanade carefully compared the information he obtained last night with the data in his manual.
The result was—he found no abnormalities in Nagomi’s condition.
This let Kanade breathe a sigh of relief.
He then began to fill out the report he needed to hand in to Kurokawa, and after finishing one, he realized there was not just one report.
“……7 reports?” Kanade stared in disbelief at the number of reports he had to complete.
All of this was to ensure the health of the individual being checked, requiring examinations on the first day, third day, seventh day, one week later, half a month later, and one month later.
“Does this mean I have to do that kind of thing six more times?” Kanade finally understood why Kurokawa had sent so many sleeping pills.
Just then, a knock on the door startled him.
“Who, who is it?”
“It’s me, big brother~ Huh? Why are you in such a hurry? Were you looking at something lewd this early in the morning!?”
“Idiot! Of course not—” Just as he was about to retort, out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught sight of the overflowing trash can next to his desk.
“…….”
He fell silent.
“Stop saying silly things! What’s the matter so early in the morning?”
“Ah, actually, I just received the class assignment notice~ It seems the school has already assigned new classes for each student~” Yukino’s voice sounded excited.
“Although we’re not formally returning to school today, we plan to go visit the special course. Do you want to join us, big brother?”
“We?”
“Mm-hmm, it seems Nagomi’s class has also been determined. Besides visiting the special course class today, we also plan to go buy new clothes. Do you want to come along, big brother?”
