My stepmother's burden is my ex-girlfriend.

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Mizuto Irito ◆ The Boundary of Female Friends

The following day, January 2nd.

In my room, Izana from the east placed a box of sweets in front of me and knelt down to kowtow.

"........."

"........."

Both Jie and I were taken aback by what we witnessed—or rather, we were terrified.

Isana bowed her head and pleaded with Yui:

"I earnestly request that you continue to allow me to meet with Mizuto-kun from now on...!"

Just after midnight yesterday, I told her that I had started dating Jie Nu.

Then yesterday evening, the masterpiece of illustration was uploaded to social media.

And now she brings a box of sweets to visit the Irito family and kowtows to them.

The temperature difference between the two days almost gave me a cold.

"……Well……"

Jie took a moment to understand the situation and carefully choose her words.

"Dongtou...why are you suddenly bringing this up? Why don't you lift your head first?"

"Now that Mizuto-kun has started dating Yui-chan, and I am a woman after all, I feel I can't continue meeting with Mizuto-kun without his permission...!"

"Okay, I understand. Can you lift your head up?"

As I sat in my chair observing this wondrous meeting, I said:

"That's unexpected, Isana. I thought you'd say, 'We're just friends, what's the big deal?'"

"Six months ago, I probably would have said this."

Isana continued, her forehead pressed against the floor. "Lift your head up."

"But now I know. To me, Mizuto-kun isn't just an ordinary friend; he's the kind of friend I like so much I want to eat him up at the first chance!"

Yes, yes.

Both Yui and I looked very awkward.

"A woman like me meeting your boyfriend without your knowledge—you can imagine how upset your female classmate would be! I've learned that lesson now!"

When I first met Isana, she was the kind of person who believed she was right as long as she hadn't done anything wrong, and she was full of twisted logic.

But now he's become more considerate of other people's feelings... calling it growth is certainly not an exaggeration.

She just wouldn't think about never seeing him again because of this, which is very much in line with Isana's personality.

"...I understand, Dongtou."

"Huh! You said yes?!"

Isana finally raised her head, but Yume gestured to her with her palm, signaling her to pause.

"I mean, I understand what you mean. Anyway, I also think I should talk to you about this... and Dongtou is so considerate of me and has shown a lot of sincerity, which makes me very happy."

"Oh, no, no... Since you're borrowing someone else's boyfriend, it's only right to do so..."

"so what?"

The woman smiled gently.

"To what extent do you mean by 'meeting'?"

Her indescribable charisma, needless to say, even I was so intimidated that I dared not utter a word.

"Do you mean meeting at school? Meeting outside? Meeting at my house? Or... does Dongtou mean at your house? These are all different things."

Wow... She talks a good game, but the vibe she exudes is totally that of a controlling girlfriend...

Faced with Yui's piercing aura as she prepared to condemn the mistress, Isana trembled like a squirrel being glared at by a lion.

Human nature isn't so easily changed. It seems that no matter how much time passes, how close the other person is, or how open and honest the conversation has been beforehand, something is still something you just don't like.

I think it would be too much of a burden to leave this matter solely to Isana, so I said:

"Whatever the conclusion, I plan to visit Isana's house less often in the future."

Both of them turned to look at me. I propped my chin on my elbow on the table and said:

"We can discuss the illustrations online; we don't really need to meet in person—Isana's lifestyle should improve after winter break."

“Eh…”

Izana showed the expression of a child who had suddenly been abandoned.

"So, what about during winter break...?"

"Take care of yourself."

"What?!"

Izana jumped up in shock, then slumped to the ground like a deflated balloon.

"I...I can't do it...I can't cook...I don't know how to take a bath...I don't know where to keep my spare clothes..."

"""

A stunned silence fell between me and Jie Nu.

It seems I've spoiled her a bit too much because her mother, Aunt Nagira, is so laissez-faire. She's become even more useless than before.

"Isn't that perfect? ​​Use this winter break to help me develop my life skills. You can call me anytime, no problem."

"Then, could you come see me once in a while...? It's okay if you come with Yui-chan..."

"That would just mean one more person taking care of you."

"Please! I won't touch you with a single finger! I can't live without the kind of life where food is automatically served to me!"

How tragic... I never imagined that in just one month, someone could sink so deeply into depravity.

"Hmm—" Jie Nu tilted her head awkwardly and said:

"You won't even touch it with a single finger, right...?"

She glanced at my face with a reproachful look.

"Eastern student might be able to do it, but Shuidou is another story..."

"Hey, you're already thinking about breaking up?"

Aren't you afraid I'll say that thing on the very first day we start dating? That one sentence that leads couples to a breakup—"Don't you trust me?"

"...So, you can hold back?"

While rolling her eyes at me, Yui grabbed Izana's arm.

"Can you guarantee you won't look at this body with lewd eyes? Are you sure? This body!"

"Wow! Wait... Yui-chan...?"

Yui reached out from behind Izana and wrapped her arms around her body, lifting her breasts from below to emphasize their fullness.

The weight of her breasts was conveyed to me realistically, which was certainly arousing, but I always felt that Yui was the one being aroused. The reason Yui couldn't fully trust me was precisely because she herself found Isana's body very attractive, wasn't it?

In any case, all that training wasn't for nothing; I can now control my desires. I'm full of confidence, ready to answer, "I promise."

"Then I'll prove it to you!"

Isana, still being held tightly from behind by Yume, suddenly spoke.

"I'll prove that Mizuto-kun will never be seduced by any girl other than Yui-chan!"

...Things are getting more and more complicated.

Mizuto Irito ◆ Cheating Test

We've decided to maintain the status quo for now and see how things go.

Izana puts her tablet on my desk to draw, while I read books, check Izana's social media accounts, or help collect information.

All of these actions were being monitored by the woman from a corner of the room, like a guard.

So whenever I cast even the slightest lewd glance at Izana, she would come over and point it out—even though it was only the first three days of the new year, there were still plenty of idle people around.

Seriously, how long does she think I've been sharing a room with Isana? How could she only now be treating this guy like a girl? That period of time is long gone.

As I thought this, I showed the information I had found to Isana.

"Look, this—"

"Out of the game."

Huh? I turned my head around.

Jie Nu glared at me sternly.

"This one is out."

"W-what? I was just standing near her from behind, I didn't even put my hand on her shoulder!"

"You peeked at the chest of the student in the east from behind your shoulder."

"Huh?"

Izana's eyes widened, and she immediately reached out to cover her chest.

Yes, Izana was wearing loose-fitting loungewear with a loose collar, so there was a way to peek at her chest from behind—but what I was looking at just now was definitely not Izana's cleavage.

"I was looking at the tablet, okay! I just wanted to check on her progress—"

"Yeah, right—that spot was definitely her chest. My eyes were practically glued to her cleavage."

It's just that you have a prejudice against them!

Before I could even complain, Yui walked over aggressively and grabbed Izana's hoodie.

"Dongtou, you too, hide your chest area! Like this!"

With a zipper, she pulled up her zipper, tucking her ample breasts into her hoodie. Isana let out a moan, "Mmm-mmm—!" and said:

"It's too tight... I can't concentrate..."

"At least don't wear such baggy T-shirts, okay? Dongtou, you're not right either. You always dress so unprotected! Even if it's not Shuidou, people would notice something like this!"

I didn't expect it to be so strict; even if we, the parties involved, didn't mean it, we were still disqualified.

Although I understand the problem lies in whether Jie can tolerate our relationship, and therefore I have to accept it even if it's a little unreasonable, but...

After zipping up the front of Isana's hoodie, Yui returned to the wall for the time being.

I exchanged glances with Isana and we whispered to each other.

"(This is all Mizuto's fault, because you didn't put Yui's mind at ease...)"

"(What can I do in the past two days?)"

"(If you can fully meet Jie's needs, she probably won't care about someone as insignificant as me.)"

"(What does it satisfy?)"

"(That's of course... mmm.)"

This woman with a horny mind is really something.

In short, those are problems for the future—it's more important to solve the immediate problems first.

Izana's exposure level was reduced, and the testing process continued in this state.

"Mizuto-kun, I've drawn a rough sketch. Could you take a look at it for me?"

"Hmm? Okay."

Izana stood up from her chair with the tablet and came to me, who was sitting on the bed. Then she sat down beside me and placed the tablet on both of our laps like a bridge...

"Out of the game."

“Huh?”

The guard's announcement made us all raise our heads at the same time.