My Stepsister in Kyoto

Yuu wasn't sure how long it had been, but she just put her chin against her palm as she looked into the scenery outside of the window absentmindedly, and at the same time, why she couldn't reject him yesterday. 

If he approached her and kissed her lips again, could she reject him?

Moreover, they were friends; was it okay for them to share such a deep, lewd kiss like yesterday?

Lastly, why, even if there was no love between them, did those kisses feel so good?

Yuu had been thinking about this problem for the entire night that she couldn't fall asleep until late, and due to this, she didn't realize that her friend had called her name so many times. 

"Yuu! Yuu! Your friend is so handsome!" 

However, Yuu couldn't hear this voice as if it had been erased from her head since her only thought was about the kiss she had with him the day before. 

"Yuu!" 

It wasn't until her small shoulder was shaken that she woke up. 

"W-What? What's wrong?" 

Naturally, she was startled and looked at her friend, Akari Hyuuga, a tall, athletic but not very book-smart girl with long auburn hair, for which she put a hair clip on the right side of her bangs.

"Geez, did you not listen to me?" Akari was helpless.

"Sorry." Yuu lowered her head, feeling embarrassed about the reason for her slip-up.

"What's wrong, Yuu?" Koyomi Kanou, a quiet and reserved girl with chin-length black hair that has bangs swept to the left side, asked in concern. 

"Yeah, you have been listless. Did you stay up late watching a drama or something?" Akari asked.

"If it's Yuu, she must be reading a book." Koyomi refuted. 

"Oh, that's right, but I wonder why you like a book so much. I feel sleepy whenever I read one..." Akari sighed helplessly. 

"Hahaha..." Yuu could only laugh since there was no way that she could say that she was in a daze due to her kiss with Mizuto, right? Even now, she still remembered it, and it was still vivid. His hot, overbearing kiss made her unable to sleep last night, and due to that, she was quite sleepy. 

"Still, is this book a raunchy book?" Koyomi asked quietly. 

"H-Huh?!" Akari was startled and looked at Yuu in surprise. "Did you read a pervy book?" Still, unlike those other books, which made her sleepy, this time, she felt excited, wondering what kind of book her friend had read. 

"I AM NOT!" Yuu was angry by her friend's accusation, but when she saw the interest of her two friends, she knew that Mizuto was correct that not only the guys but also the girls were perverts. 

"But your expression is quite womanly, Yuu." 

"Wo-Womanly...?!" 

Akari looked at Koyomi with a blush, then looked at Yuu curiously. "Now that you mention it, her face is quite womanly today." 

"Right?" 

Yuu sighed and felt like Mizuto had messed up her body. Still, suddenly, she remembered something and asked in concern, "Did you say anything about Mizuto? What's wrong with him?" 

---

At that moment, Mizuto thought that he needed to get at least hundreds of millions of dollars for his assets so he could become the real estate tycoon that he had intended to become. 

It was also why he had been staring at his smartphone, doing an FX trade, so he could have more money. Yet, at the same time, he also felt that it was a bit boring to just own an office and then rent it, leasing it. 

The money from leasing an office might not be bad, but it definitely wasn't so much, as the real value of the real estate industry came from the value of the property itself.

In other words, if he wanted to make money, he needed to refurbish an old property into a new property, such as housing with a complete facility that gave a lot of value. 

Yet, if he did that, it would take a lot of his time since he needed to take care of many things, such as communication with a construction company, government permission, workers, sales, and many other things. 

Moreover, this industry would take a long time before it would make money; it might even take a decade before it made a profit.

Frankly, focusing on the financial industry was a much faster way to make money, but only having money wouldn't give him enough power since the money would just remain in a place and become nothing. 

Still, he wouldn't give up on becoming a real estate tycoon, but he shouldn't focus on something like leasing property. Instead, he should focus on a property that would generate a lot of money, such as a port, an airport, a department store, a station, a retail store, and many others. 

'If so, then hundreds of millions of dollars aren't enough.' 

While he felt a little helpless, thinking the inflation was crazy, he knew that he should have enough money to buy a complete building for his equity firm, and due to the "Discount," he could get everything for free, so there was nothing to worry about, and all he needed was to spend all his money. Still, as he made money, he also listened to Nami's explanation during the homeroom class, but—

"Is the homeroom class so boring that you play with your smartphone, Irido-kun?" Nami said those words sternly. 

"......" 

His lips twitched since he didn't expect Nami to scold him. The last time they were together, her voice was so sweet, and she was so obedient that she let him do whatever he wished with her body, yet when he saw the current her, it felt like everything they had done before was a dream. 

Her face was so cold that it was emotionless, and her voice was so stern that it was clear that she was furious at his improper act. 

While all the students fell in silence since they were affected by Nami's aura, some of them looked at him worriedly, hoping that he would be okay. Nevertheless, some of them gloated at him. 

"I am sorry, Sensei." 

Still, Mizuto knew that he was at fault, so he apologized without making an excuse. 

"There is no excuse." Nami narrowed her eyes and said, "You might think that you can get preferential treatment since you are the number one student among the new students, but that's not the case here, so come with me to the counseling room after the homeroom." 

"....." 

His expression became subtle, and he also felt a little helpless, but he nodded obediently like a good student. "Yes, Sensei." Still, if possible, next time, he wished to sit in the back area so his actions wouldn't be seen. Yet, when he thought about his charm, he was sure that it might be impossible since there was no doubt that he would be the center of attention no matter where he was. 

Hearing his answer, a smile appeared for a moment on her stern expression, but then she quickly became a strict teacher once again and said, "Before I finish this homeroom class, I want to tell anyone to be prepared for the "Sports Tests" that will be held on Wednesday. Please be careful, sleep early, and stay healthy so there won't be any problems, and you can give your everything during this time." 

"Yes, Sensei." 

Everyone answered at the same time. 

"Oh, lastly, our school will hold a placement test before Golden Week." 

"Huuuh?!" 

Everyone except for Mizuto was startled and dumbfounded since they had just entertained the school, and then there would be a test so soon, yet Nami ignored their shock and continued with her announcement. 

"The test might be held in a few weeks, but please be prepared so you can get a good result, or else—" 

Nami showed a smile, but somehow, this smile was so cold that it sent a chill to everyone. There was no need for her to tell everything since they knew if they got a bad score, then they knew they wouldn't end well. 

However, for some guys, they didn't mind being punished by this strict teacher. 

"That's all for today. The homeroom ends. Irido-kun, please follow me." Nami then looked at Mizuto, who was sitting nearby and in the front area. 

"Yes, Sensei." 

As Mizuto left his seat, ready to follow his homeroom teacher, Nami said to her students, "Please tell the next teacher that I need to talk with Irido-kun." 

Mixed with worry and gloat from his classmates, Mizuto and Nami left the class to go to the counseling room. Still, even after he had left, the eyes of his classmates never looked away from his figure as they thought that he had become so handsome.