As night faded, the sky resembled a faded, ripped denim jacket, battered and bruised by the scorching heat, with the clumps of clouds beginning to thin.

The May sunlight was clearly not content with the status quo. Filtered through layers of leaves, it tried to penetrate even the edges and corners of the wall. Of course, the only thing that could pass through was the narrow gap between the curtains, where it lingered on the two overlapping figures, turning into a gently swaying pale halo that lulled one into a peaceful dream.

As the halo grew denser and formed distinct spots of light, the woman's eyelids began to tremble involuntarily. She instinctively tried to shield her eyes with the back of her hand, but as soon as she raised it, it was grabbed and pressed back into place.

She instinctively groped around and felt it was a spherical object, but where would she find a basketball in her room?

Hayakawa Sakuno seemed to realize something and suddenly woke up. When she looked down, her entire facial expression was out of control.

"ah--"

Immediately afterwards, a deafening scream pierced the early morning, so powerful that even the soundproofing on the door became ineffective.

[Ding! Hayakawa Sakuno's dislike level +5!]

In a hazy state, Junichi felt a sharp pain on his cheek. When he opened his eyes again, he found his sister sitting at the head of his bed, her eyes red-rimmed, one hand covering her chest, and grinning at him.

"Sakuno, why aren't you sleeping in your own room? What are you doing here?"

Seijun subconsciously touched her slightly burning cheeks, clearly still not understanding what was going on.

Hayakawa Sakuno was furious that the other party dared to accuse her first, and her full breasts bulged out: "This is my room!"

"Stop messing around. Even if I know you have a prejudice against me, but..."

Junichi's words were cut short as he stared blankly at the pink decorations and posters of pretty boys around him.

In just a moment, a cold sweat broke out on my back.

The room, which he had imagined to be monotonous, was completely transformed into a room filled with the scent of strawberries. Before he could even think about why, Junichi realized that things were really serious.

"It's a misunderstanding, there must be some misunderstanding here. Believe me, Sakuno, I'm not that kind of person!"

Junichi Sei spoke with righteous indignation, almost as if he were about to raise his finger and swear an oath to the heavens.

"snort!"

Hayakawa Sakuno couldn't help but sneer when she saw her brother still putting on an act.

"Really, I have absolutely no designs on your body, please believe me."

Junichi Kneeled and sat down, sincerely touching his forehead to the bed sheet.

Hmm, it smells a bit nice.

Wait, what time is it? Junichi Sei, you need to stay rational at all times!

Hayakawa Sakuno was unaware that the other party had impure thoughts about her bedsheets, but it was the first time she had seen Sei Junichi so humble, and she couldn't help but feel a little wavering.

Could it be that I've really misunderstood?

But, but he was leaning against...

The thought of a certain scene made Hayakawa Sakuno's pretty face turn bright red. No matter what, this guy in front of her had taken advantage of her, even the one she had cherished for so many years... Damn it, no matter how she thought about it, she still couldn't forgive him!

Hayakawa Sakuno tried hard to be magnanimous, but as a girl, she really couldn't be magnanimous in this kind of thing.

If he weren't her brother, she would have made him take responsibility for her, even though they were only siblings in name only, it wasn't impossible...

Thinking of this, Hayakawa Sakuno couldn't help but secretly observe Sei Junichi's appearance out of the corner of her eye.

His sharply angled, arched eyebrows, deep and bright black eyes, and thin, lightly pursed lips—no matter how many times you look at him, you'll still be captivated by his handsomeness.

Although he used to be a hopeless case, he was surprisingly handsome...

Wait, what am I thinking?!

I would never like such an idiot. Back then, he even yelled at me for that wicked woman, Ellie!

Now she even sneaks into her own bedroom and secretly hugs herself while sleeping. Yes, she's a total pervert!

Hentai! Hentai! Hentai!

snort!

Seeing that Hayakawa Sakuno hadn't spoken for a long time, Sei Junichi couldn't help but raise his head, only to find that her face was flushed and her little mouth was puffed out, and he didn't know what she was thinking.

"Sakuno?"

Hearing the voice, Hayakawa Sakuno was instantly pulled back to her senses, but she didn't know what she saw on Sei Junichi's face, because her expression suddenly froze.

"What's wrong?"

Seijun subconsciously touched her face, and then felt something sticky on the tip of her nose. After moving her finger a short distance away, she found that it was actually a drop of red liquid.

Just as Junichi was about to put it to his nose to smell it, he was suddenly stopped by the other person.

"don't want!"

Junichi hadn't thought much of it at first, but after being yelled at like that, he suddenly realized something. He looked down and, wow, the area was huge.

And the source of it all seems to be the other party...

Could it be that...?

Junichi's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly began to check his clothes.

Whew~

Thankfully, everyone was fully clothed and intact, so the kind of thing I imagined didn't happen... wait, since it wasn't that...

As if realizing something, Sei Junichi stared blankly at the other person: "Sakuno, you..."

"Don't say it!" Hayakawa Sakuno shouted, utterly ashamed.

How can a girl talk about having her period in front of someone?

"I understand, I'll leave right away."

Seijun couldn't sit still any longer; she had a feeling that if she stayed any longer, something bad might happen.

Hayakawa Sakuno also buried her chin in her chest. Could there be anything worse than this, like exposing herself in front of a boy?

So, why on earth did this idiot end up in his room?

It's all that idiot's fault!

[Ding! Hayakawa Sakuno's dislike level increases by 1!]

At this moment, Junichi Sei had no time to enjoy scoring points. He pressed the bed board, got out of bed, and rushed to the door.

"Sakuno, what happened?"

Just as Junichi reached for the doorknob, it suddenly started to turn on its own.

Oh no!

The two people inside the room wanted to stop it, but it was too late.

Click!

As the door was pushed open, Hayakawa Misae entered and was met by Sei Junichi, who was about to slip away.

"Huh? Sei-kun, what are you doing here...?"

Misae Hayakawa was momentarily stunned. Just as she was about to ask a question, she was startled by the sight of blood in her peripheral vision, which made her pale with fright.

"you!"

"No, it's not what you think!"

"It's a misunderstanding, Mother, it's all a misunderstanding!"

Faced with their denials, Hayakawa Misae opened her mouth, then fell silent for a moment.

Even though she had long been prepared for the possibility of the two of them getting together, when it actually happened, she suddenly found it hard to accept.

For some reason, I felt a strange pang of jealousy.

But being an elder, she quickly composed herself, said wearily, and left the room first.

"Hey, come with me for a moment!"