Chapter 22
Exposed for Playing Both Sides

It was another morning.

Higashiya Masayuki arrived downstairs at Yukino's apartment as usual, bringing the essential oils he had prepared.

After guiding her through her training.

Yukino walked towards her room, saying, "Wait for me, I'll be ready soon. You can come in after that."

“…Okay." Higashiya Masayuki was a bit puzzled.

He hadn't said anything about needing to undress for an essential oil massage.

How did Yukino already seem to know?

And, without any objections!

‘Could Yukino think…this is all for training?’ Higashiya Masayuki wondered.

He waited for a while.

Yukino's cold and raspy voice came from behind the door.

"I'm ready, please come in, Higashiya-kun."

"Okay." Higashiya Masayuki pushed open the door and walked in.

As soon as he entered, his eyes were glued to the scene.

A body, white and smooth as snow, lay on the bed. Her skin was translucent and radiant, like a beautiful jade.

Yukino was completely naked, only a towel covering the area around her abdomen.

‘She really…'

Higashiya Masayuki couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

It was safe to say that Yukino had no defenses at all right now.

If this massage therapist had any ill intentions, he would have succeeded immediately!

‘Thankfully, I am a righteous gentleman.’

Higashiya Masayuki walked to the bedside with a righteous expression and a straight back, thinking: ‘I won’t stoop to the kind of things those books describe! I won’t take advantage!’

Reality is different from the books.

He, Higashiya Masayuki, wouldn't let a momentary impulse make him act rashly.

He wanted to win her heart, not just her body!

"I'll begin."

Higashiya Masayuki took out the essential oil, his voice steady and calm. He rubbed his hands together to warm them before starting the massage to improve blood circulation.

His movements were proper and methodical.

‘This guy…'

Yukino was surprised. She had already prepared herself for the possibility of Higashiya Masayuki taking advantage of her.

But Higashiya Masayuki was actually acting like a true gentleman?

‘Doesn’t this make it seem like I’m throwing myself at him?’ Yukino thought with annoyance.

Her tense body gradually relaxed.

While enjoying Higashiya Masayuki's massage, she silently sneered in her heart.

‘Hmph, he doesn't want the reward, fine.’

‘Just keep watching!’

The girl muttered viciously in her heart.

After a round of massage and blood circulation improvement.

Yukino felt relaxed all over, but she didn't cry out like she did the previous two days.

Her body was gradually getting used to it.

As the saying goes, there's no ox that can't be worn out, and no land that can't be plowed. Even someone as frail as Yukino developed a tolerance after the third massage.

"By the way, Higashiya-kun."

Higashiya Masayuki had just stepped out of the room to wash his hands when he heard Yukino's voice.

"What's wrong?" He turned around and asked.

Yukino didn't move, she lay on the pillow and mumbled, "Starting tonight, my sister will be staying with me for a while. It’ll be inconvenient to train in the mornings."

"Can you come over to your place for the massage?"

Higashiya Masayuki fell silent.

Under normal circumstances, this would be a very tempting request.

A beautiful girl asking you to come over for a massage. It’s enough to make anyone think dirty thoughts.

But the problem is…

"I live with Shizuka-san." Higashiya Masayuki said flatly.

What?!

Yukino's eyes widened in shock.

In her mind, a single thread suddenly connected many pieces of information.

—The boyfriend of Teacher Hiratsuka is Higashiya!

This answer instantly appeared in her mind.

‘Higashiya, Masayuki!’

Yukino's face instantly turned dark.

From a perspective that Higashiya Masayuki couldn't see, she gritted her teeth, her eyes cold and frosty, her expression as if she was about to murder someone.

‘You're already with Teacher Hiratsuka, why are you still messing with me!!’

She was being taken advantage of for nothing!

"Alright, let's put the massage and training on hold, I need to spend time with my sister." Yukino’s voice instantly turned cold.

"Putting it on hold?" Higashiya Masayuki was taken aback.

"Yes." Yukino took a deep breath and spoke in a calm, controlled tone, "Please close the door for me, thank you."

"Uh, okay." Higashiya Masayuki turned and left the room, closing the door behind him.

After washing his hands, he sighed silently as he left Yukino's apartment.

‘Did you guess, Yukino?’

Higashiya Masayuki walked into the elevator, smiling wryly, ‘She's a smart girl.’

His progress in conquering Yukino was temporarily stalled.

Higashiya Masayuki wasn’t discouraged.

In modern society, where everyone is connected in some way, how could it be easy to get close to someone?

Evening.

Yukino returned home from school and looked up.

On the sofa, there was a figure with a graceful curve, Yukinoshita Yano.

"Did you eat, sister?"

Yukino wasn't surprised, her sister had a key to the place.

"Not yet." Yano was playing with her phone, her voice cheerful, "Waiting to eat my dear sister's cooking!"

"Is that so." Yukino nodded and went to the kitchen after putting down her bag.

This was their usual routine as sisters.

Eating.

Chatting.

Washing up.

Sleeping.

"Good night, sister…" Yukino said to Yano, exhausted.

This sister of hers could always break through her emotional defenses with a few words.

She always ended up exhausted after dealing with her.

Sometimes, Yukino wondered if she could have a different sister.

But Yano could always sense her anger just before she exploded, instantly retract, and apologize with a sweet voice.

Yukino couldn’t get mad, she could only swallow her anger.

"Good night, little Yukino." Yano was drinking red wine on the sofa, waving lazily.

She had a habit of drinking wine to help her sleep.

Bang—

Yukino closed the door, lay down on the bed, and let out a long sigh.

So much had happened today, she was completely exhausted.

Thankfully, this annoying day was finally coming to an end.

Yukino closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep.

Da da da…

In the middle of the night.

Yukino was suddenly woken by a series of noises.

Thanks to her recent training, her senses had become much sharper. She was instantly alert.

"A burglar?"

Yukino nervously got out of bed, grabbing the aluminum baseball bat she kept for self-defense from the closet.

She carefully opened the door, peering through a crack at the living room.

In the living room.

A figure was stumbling around, holding a key and fiddling with the front door.

It seemed like they were trying to insert the key into the lock, but they kept missing the hole.

"Sister?!"

Yukino recognized the figure and her eyes widened in surprise.

"Why…."

She suddenly fell silent, because she noticed something was wrong with Yano.

The way she was swaying, it looked like she was drunk, or sleepwalking.

In any case, she wasn’t in a clear state of mind!

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