Minutes later, at the rooftop of a certain hotel.

"Well, now that Mr. Ryuto has safely arrived, I'll head back first."

With that, the girl bowed politely to Ryuto as the noise of the helicopter's rotor blades whirred around them.

"Ah, well... You don't have to be so polite..."

Before Ryuto could finish speaking, he sensed the sharp gaze of someone nearby, not because Ryuto had some special ability to see and hear things from all directions, but...

The piercing gaze made Ryuto uncomfortable, in a sense that it was hard to ignore, although he didn't know the reason...

So.

"Well then, let's leave it at that, it's already half past ten, not early anymore."

Ryuto decided to quickly end it, after all... enduring this kind of harm could be deadly, especially since he wasn't bulletproof, no, even if he were, he couldn't withstand this attack, just ignoring the defense, this attack...

"Well, goodnight, Mr. Ryuto."

"Ah, then I'll be leaving now."

With this perfunctory reply, Ryuto hurriedly fled the scene as if he were flying.

Later, he stealthily returned to his original room. It felt like sneaking back to his own room, yet a feeling of being a thief lingered.

"Phew—"

It seemed he wasn't noticed by anyone else.

"What do you say? It was unexpectedly quick indeed, even faster than I imagined... It only took about an hour."

"Yes, it's about time, now that the trouble is over, should we start the real work, darling?"

"Huh? Real work? Didn't we just finish it? Ugh, I'm tired, I want to sleep."

With that, Ryuto started to step away.

But...

"Darling!"

In the next moment, a hand reached out from behind and held him back.

"Huh? Is there something?"

"Hehe, darling, don't you think there's something we haven't done yet?"

"What? Something we haven't done? Hmm... had dinner, showered, took a stroll, even though quite far, then isn't it time to sleep? Is there something else?"

"Darling, think carefully, isn't there still something left to do?"

"Something else?"

"Yes, something that must be done before sleeping."

"Before sleeping...?"

"Yes, in fact, this is something that must be done after showering and before sleeping."

"Before showering and before sleeping..."

Ryuto couldn't help but ponder.

Later.

"Ah, I remember, there is indeed an important thing we haven't done."

"Really? It's great that darling remembered."

Miyuki smiled.

"Ah, I completely forgot, that's not good."

"No worries, darling. If you forget, I'll remind you, after all, it also involves me."

Ryuto nodded in agreement.

"Yes, thanks for reminding me. Speaking of what needs to be done now, after showering and before sleeping, is there any need to think? It's deciding who sleeps on the bed and who sleeps on the floor, right?"

"Ah...?"

Upon hearing this response, Miyuki's smile immediately froze.

But Ryuto's words continued.

"Oh, you don't have to worry about that. I've actually already thought about it. You can sleep on the bed, and I'll be fine on the floor. Alright, since this matter is settled, let's go to sleep quickly, ah..."

Ryuto let out a tired yawn.

"Ugh... there were really a lot of troubles today, my energy level has long been depleted."

He then dragged his body over, took out a blanket and laid it on the floor, leisurely and skillfully spreading it out, and then...

"I'll go to bed first, good night."

With that said, he covered his head with the blanket and fell fast asleep.