CHAPTER 432: CHAPTER 426: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 99% AND 100%

This statement, full of tsundere vibes, went completely unnoticed by the person involved. Shirakawa Sawahei was silent for a moment, looking at the little loli’s pouting rosy lips, and couldn’t help but recall just now...

Huh? Something seems off!

Why do I feel inexplicably parched when I look at the little loli now? Is this some kind of aftereffect from soaking in the onsen?

This onsen is definitely toxic!

I’m not a loli-con, I’m not a loli-con!

Chanting the declaration in his heart more than twice, Shirakawa Sawahei took a deep breath and confirmed, "Don’t let your sister know?"

"Don’t let her know!"

"..."

Usually, even when we just have a meal, you have to take a picture for your sister. Now you kissed me that much and say don’t let her know... How is there no problem with this? Are you trying to fool a ghost?

Shirakawa Sawahei sighed, "Alright. I get it, let’s just pretend it was a dream..."

"What? You say it was a dream?" The Black Hearted Lolita was furious, "Where’s such a good dream for you to have!"

"So what do you mean?"

"A gift!" The Black Hearted Lolita said proudly, "Just consider it a gift from this lady to you. It’s normal, nothing to worry about, got it!"

Shirakawa Sawahei applauded, "I got it."

"So, Lady Kaori, who has given me a dreamy reward, shall we go down together now?"

Asano Nazuki was very satisfied with the new title Shirakawa Sawahei had given her, hooking his arm, "Take this lady down."

"Hmm."

"And hold the umbrella properly."

"Sure."

The onsen wasn’t even that long, but I got quite the benefit from it. Despite the complicated feelings at the end, Shirakawa Sawahei still dutifully escorted the little loli down the mountain.

It was fine going down the mountain, but once they got to the booked room, Shirakawa Sawahei awkwardly realized that the atmosphere between him and the little loli had noticeably changed.

According to the usual development, when Shirakawa Sawahei found out the little loli only booked one room, he would straight-facedly complain that she wanted to take a picture to show Hayakawa Kashi, then either go to the front desk to see if he could get another room, or use scoundrel tactics to punish the spoiled brat until she obediently slept in the bed while he took the sofa...

But now... the Black Hearted Lolita seemed to have noticed something was off too. She sat on the bed without saying a word, letting the room’s atmosphere gradually change...

Shy? How is that possible? This lady didn’t book just one room to be shy! It’s for... for...

Asano Nazuki reluctantly glanced at Shirakawa Sawahei.

You little Casanova, you better not have kissed me wrong!

Shirakawa Sawahei cleared his throat lightly, just about to say something when there was a soft knock on the door from outside.

???

I haven’t even made a move yet? Really?

He opened the door with complex feelings, finding not a big brute ready to barge in but the kimono lady who had previously led them to their room. She was holding two bottles of sake, politely saying, "Guests, these are the items you left behind, please keep them safe."

"Oh... okay... thank you..."

Shirakawa Sawahei accepted these two sources of all evil, looking at the familiar Kubota on the bottle, his feelings were clearly more complex.

If it weren’t for this bottle of sake just now... maybe I would have retained a bit more rationality?

The Black Hearted Lolita watched Shirakawa Sawahei return with the sake, subconsciously biting her lip and trying to stay composed, "Casanova... you... what do you plan to do now..."

Shirakawa Sawahei: "?"

What do you mean by what do I plan to do? I should be the one asking that. It was clearly you who took advantage of me when I wasn’t conscious, everything I did was passive defense!

"You... you want to kiss again?"

"..."

Who knows how the little loli’s brain linked drinking sake to kissing? Judging by her tone, it seems as if Shirakawa Sawahei only needs to nod, and she’d pout with reluctance and come hold his neck?

Speaking of which, this is a room, after all, can’t the Black Hearted Lolita be a bit more aware? Starting to kiss here isn’t something you can stop just by biting your lip, okay?

My... My fist is clenched!

Shirakawa Sawahei sighed and beckoned the little loli over, "Nazuki?"

"Come over here."

"Why~"

Asano Nazuki pouted indeed, pretending to be reluctant as she walked over, trying to sit in Shirakawa Sawahei’s lap. Unfortunately, the old scoundrel deftly dodged, placing her in a seat by the bed instead.

"You Casanova??? You!"

This girl... seems to have very low defenses against me... In our current situation, if my character were any more vulgar, what would happen next would end up in the cloud storage...

Is it that I’ve been too upright, making even the Black Hearted Lolita feel so at ease with me? Even the slacking girl behaves this way, never locking the door to her room at night,

He sighed again, not knowing if he was sighing for Asano Nazuki or himself, "Sit properly."

The little loli huffed, turning her head away to not look at him.

"What happened earlier..."

"Casanova, you’re so annoying, this lady already said, it’s not important! Yet you keep recalling it!"

"...whatever happened before doesn’t matter, what I want to say is..."

"Though I am your friend now, I’m also a boy, and you need to know that what you did just now was actually very dangerous, it was like treading frantically on the edge of a person..."

The Black Hearted Lolita glared at him, "Don’t speak in that older-than-me tone! This lady is about the same as you!"

"Alright then, let me pose it differently." Shirakawa Sawahei took a deep breath and slowly began, "Do you think..."

"If I confessed to you right now, would you accept?"

This nearly confessional questioning left the Black Hearted Lolita stunned for a long while, not responding for half a day, both of them just staring wide-eyed at each other, until the little girl suddenly took a deep breath, her voice slightly trembling.

"C-Casanova... you..."

The words were left unfinished as the Black Hearted Lolita stood up abruptly and ran out wordlessly, leaving a complex-looking Shirakawa Sawahei behind, not moving his gaze for half the day.

So indeed... even a 1% gap, not reaching the full value still means not successful...

Shirakawa Sawahei looked at the just-opened system page, his emotions chaotic, unsure where to begin untangling the mess...

[Target: Asano Nazuki; Progress: 99%]

[Current Achievement: I don’t want to open a twin harem; Completion: 60%; Title upon completion: I want it all]

The snowflakes outside continued to flutter, chaotic just like Shirakawa Sawahei’s current mood. Asano Nazuki left without saying a word, let alone giving any reaction with information. Shirakawa Sawahei ran his fingers through his hair, sighing inwardly.

This test... was it ruined? Or successful?

Not reaching 100%, no matter how high it is, it shouldn’t be considered successful...

It’s been a long time since Shirakawa Sawahei looked at the system panel, noticing cute little Ise Yu’s also at 99% progress, rarely... showing a wistful expression...

It’s a sin...

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ps: This book, going round and round, is close to a million words, so it’s time for the romantic plotlines to start wrapping up and slowly transition to a harem ending. From starting with 1000 subscriptions and 50 initial orders, to now with tens of thousands of favorites, I’m very grateful for the support from brothers. The performance isn’t great, but I hope you won’t despise it, please bear with my inadequate writing~

Another ps: Brothers roasting the female lead, please don’t. This is not a single female lead stock market, there will be no losing dogs~ If you don’t like one or two, there are still three other ladies you can like~