After deciding to give up, I became popular

"Oh? Is that so?" The landlady suddenly seemed a little embarrassed, and she looked at Kanzaki again, her eyes filled with inquiry.

Senpai also nodded in agreement, giving him a "pure" smile: "That's right, isn't it? Kan~za~ki, Onii-chan~!"

Kanzaki:

"Uh... Yeah... That's right, we're siblings..."

"That's good... Then I'll give you a room, that way you can save a little money."

Kanzaki: ...???"

"Is there a problem?" Seeing the complicated expression on Kanzaki's face, the landlady asked suspiciously, "If you're siblings, it should be okay to share a room, right? Or... are you not..."

"No, no, it's fine, I just think... it would be better if we could have two rooms?"

"I'd like to do that too, but I'm sorry, the rooms are a little tight right now, also because of the heavy rain, a lot of people have checked in all at once, so I hope you can be a little accommodating if possible."

"I have no problem with that," Kasumigaoka Utaha said first.

Kanzaki's mouth twitched, but he couldn't possibly have any objections: "Then, let's do that..."

After all, they had stayed in the same room before, so it shouldn't be a problem.

"Okay, then please register your names on the list," the landlady nodded, then took out a writing board and handed it to Kanzaki.

Kanzaki took it and subconsciously filled in his name, but when he wanted to write down Senpai's name, he suddenly froze - Kasumigaoka Utaha, if he wrote that, people would immediately notice something was wrong.

"..."

"...What's wrong?"

"No, it's nothing, I'll write it now," Kanzaki immediately shook his head, then picked up his pen and slowly wrote the name "Kanzaki Utaha", and then immediately handed the form over.

However, his attempt to cover it up was meaningless, as Senpai had been standing next to him all along.

Looking at the fresh name in the second column, she couldn't help but mutter to herself: "Kanzaki Utaha, Kanzaki... Utaha..."

Kanzaki:

Senpai suddenly laughed, looking at him with a joyful expression: "Don't you think it sounds nice too?"

Kanzaki:

What could he do?

211. Let's just go with a bad setup.

Kanzaki originally thought that this would be the end of it, that the awkwardness would stop here, but when the landlady led them to the room, he realized that this matter was far from over -

"I'm sorry, it seems there's only one set of bedding, but there's an extra pillow that fits just right..." She seemed genuinely ashamed, turning her head to look at the two of them apologetically, "I'm sorry, I'll give you a discount if you pay extra... but after all, you're siblings, right? It should be okay, right?"

Kanzaki:

What could he say?

The key was that he hadn't expected it either. He had carefully chosen a well-regarded inn, but it turned out to be this kind of tatami room. He had thought it would be the kind with beds, and was prepared to sleep on the floor again.

"If that's the case, then it's a bit..." He definitely felt that this wasn't good, so he thought he might as well find another inn himself, but Kasumigaoka Utaha next to him spoke up again.

"It's okay, let's just do that."

Her face was completely calm, as if she wasn't affected at all by the situation that "they would be sharing the same bed" next.

Making Kanzaki wonder if he was suddenly hallucinating.

Kasumigaoka Utaha asked again: "Where's the bathing area? I accidentally got rained on a bit earlier, and my hair is all sticky..."

This time Kanzaki understood that she really didn't object.

But Senpai, are you... sure? This... this isn't just staying in the same room!

However, the other two people in the room had no intention of paying attention to his mood.

"It's at the end of the hallway, guests. You can go and wash up, and I'll bring you the bathrobes," the landlady said kindly.

Kasumigaoka Utaha nodded, then winked at Kanzaki, who was next to her, and said, "Then I'll go take a bath first, Onii-chan~!"

Kanzaki:

He suddenly felt like covering his face, not because of anything else, but because every time Senpai called him that, he actually felt a slight stirring in his heart... He was really hopeless!

"Ah, um... Yeah... I know..." he muttered.

He felt that the degree and number of times he was speechless today were even more than usual.

After Kasumigaoka Utaha left, he originally wanted to lie down directly, preferably falling asleep immediately, so that no matter what happened later, it would be unrelated to his own wishes, and he wouldn't have to worry about not being able to fall asleep later, but after just staring at the whole bed for a moment, he suddenly felt that his body was also starting to feel sticky, his heart was itching, and his body felt like countless ants were crawling on it.

It was terribly uncomfortable.

"I should go take a bath..." he muttered to himself.

No matter what, it's always good to wash up first...

After making up his mind, he walked out of the room, first saying hello to the landlady, and then went straight to the end of the hallway - like the women's bath, the men's bath was also here, and it was right next to the women's bath, separated only by a few layers of airtight wooden bars.

Of course, this was normal. Whether it was from the perspective of water supply or other factors, this kind of facility layout was definitely more space-saving and more logical.

Kanzaki had no intention of peeping. He wasn't a pervert, so he honestly took off his clothes in the changing room, washed his hair, and rinsed his body, then jumped into the big bath.

The water temperature was just right. Although it wasn't like a natural hot spring, it was still very helpful for relieving fatigue, but the most important thing was that there was no one in the bath at all. He could almost say that he had the whole place to himself, but the women's bath next door was quite lively, with occasional bursts of laughter.

He finished washing up quickly, but considering that Senpai had gone to the bath first, he might run into her if he went out now, so he simply waited a little longer.

As time passed, the sound from the bath next door gradually disappeared completely. Although he wanted to wait a little longer, it would be too embarrassing if he fainted from soaking too long.

After walking out of the bath and arriving at the changing room, and changing into the bathrobe that he had prepared, Kanzaki didn't go straight back to the room, but went to the vending machine to buy a can of ice-cold soda, sipping it while staring blankly at the poster on the wall.

In fact, he only dared to look at the poster and didn't dare to glance around casually, otherwise, if he saw the small umbrellas that were marked "on sale" next to him again, his heart would really not be able to calm down.

He wasn't actually that flustered at first. It wasn't like he hadn't stayed in the same room with a girl before, but to share the same bed, and the key was that the other person wasn't his girlfriend - this was really the first time, so he felt very complicated.

He actually had the confidence to control himself, but he couldn't trust the other person in the room, especially when he found that Senpai was cooperating throughout the whole process and didn't seem nervous at all, he was even more flustered, feeling that she would take the opportunity to do something.

And if Senpai really wanted to intervene and accidentally make things complicated, then he really wouldn't know what would happen next.

After all... he wasn't a saint, how could he have such impeccable composure?

"Ah... Let's just take it one step at a time," he sighed, drinking the drink in his hand in one gulp, and then throwing it into the trash can.

After that, he walked to the vending machine again, looking at the items in the display case, hesitating again and again, and finally made up his mind and bought something else.

Hopefully, it won't be needed...

Casually putting the things in his pocket, Kanzaki patted his cheeks, forcibly cheering himself up, and then put on a calm look and walked towards his room.

But when he reached the door, he hesitated again and again, feeling that he might be making a fuss? If Senpai was really just trusting him, that's why she was so calm, wouldn't it make him seem very scheming now?

After all, who would prepare this thing in advance because they were afraid of hurting the other person?! It clearly looked like it was premeditated! And even if he could really convince himself, what if Senpai found out later? He didn't think she would believe his words, and it would be considered Senpai's broad-mindedness and generosity if she didn't call the police and arrest him on the spot!

...

Wait! Maybe... no, no, you can't say that completely, after all, he can also explain it, saying that he has also thought about it carefully, so he is afraid that he will become impulsive, in order to prevent himself... no! ...no, that's right! That's how it should be! It's to prevent himself! But you can also do it in other ways, such as simply finding a rope to tie his hands up, wouldn't that be absolutely safe?

At least this way he can't be impulsive even if he wants to! After all, Senpai has no reason to untie him!

Really, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this method was good, so he immediately ran to the front desk, wanting to borrow a rope from the landlady, but as he walked, he suddenly realized a problem when he was about to reach it - they had previously told the landlady that they were siblings, so what should he say when he borrowed the rope next?

Sorry, because I'm afraid I can't control myself, so I want to borrow a rope to tie my hands up - aren't you a brother? Afraid of not being able to control yourself? I'm going to call the police and arrest you!

It's really hard not to lead to such an ending...

So Kanzaki fell into a dilemma again.

Now he is hating and annoyed, annoyed that he always likes to think so much. If he was a simple-minded person, it would be great. He would have already gone into the room, and maybe he would have already started snoring, and he wouldn't care about the broken thing of sharing the same bed...

Tsk, the bottom line is that he has too much energy. Maybe he should increase his daily exercise intensity.

But now is really not the time to think about this kind of thing, but he really can't think of a better way...

...............

Forget it, let's just go and die, and don't think about anything.

Just let go of the brain, and then he doesn't care what happens next.

Let it be whatever.

212. Only you are special.

Returning to the door of the room again, Kanzaki took a deep breath before slowly pushing the door open and walking in.

Until this moment, he still had expectations in his heart, hoping that Senpai was really just trusting him, so she looked so calm, but the next moment he knew that things were not so simple.

Kasumigaoka Utaha was facing the door in a kneeling position. When she saw him, she decisively bowed down, saying "This little girl is not talented, please give me more advice..."

Kanzaki didn't even finish listening, and immediately closed the door again, feeling that his way of opening the door was completely wrong.

In short, after taking another deep breath, he tried to push the door open again -

This time, Senpai seemed a little more well-behaved. Although she still maintained a kneeling position, she just tilted her head and looked at him, as if expressing her doubts.

Kanzaki:

He himself was still puzzled, how come you started performing first?

After thinking carefully, he felt that it might be better for him to take the initiative at this time, at least the rhythm of the conversation could be controlled in his own hands, so he opened his mouth with a serious expression: "Senpai, I have something very important that I want to declare to you first."

After thinking about it, he felt that it would be best to say things openly and honestly, at least this could prove that he had really thought about it seriously.

"Hmm? What's the matter, Onii-chan~?"

"..."

Very good! The sibling setting is probably not going to pass today!

But since he took the initiative to speak, Kanzaki naturally didn't hesitate any more, and very decisively knelt down as well, facing Kasumigaoka Utaha, he once again opened his mouth with a serious expression: "First of all, I, Kanzaki, am a very healthy man in body and mind, a high school student..."

"Uh, I'm not so sure about that, after all, I haven't seen it completely..."

"..."

What exactly do you want to see to be sure!

Kanzaki took a breath of cold air, but still forced himself to calm down.

"In short, I am a boy - and Senpai you, Kasumigaoka Utaha, for the time being... no, it should be said - indeed is... Please forgive my lack of vocabulary, but in short, I do think Senpai is a very beautiful and very charismatic person."

Whether it is the personality of not being afraid of difficulties, being persevering, and always being able to pursue things relentlessly after recognizing them, or being good at interpreting and understanding others, being able to fulfill her responsibility as a Senpai well, and always being able to gently guide and support others behind her (even for Eriri, although the method is actually very excessive), he feels very attractive and charismatic.

Like other things, all of these added together are the elements that make up Kasumigaoka Utaha, although there are indeed some troublesome places, but why can't this be a part of Senpai's attractiveness?

"..."

Although the other party hadn't replied yet, Kanade Natsukawa could clearly feel that his senior's mood seemed to have become even more cheerful.

So, he once again pressed on while the iron was hot: "Therefore, regarding the fact that we are now in the same room and, more importantly, will be sharing the same bed later, I must first state a few things."

"Mhm, mhm, Nii-san, please continue. I will listen carefully."

"...First of all—although I am confident that I can control myself from... from laying a hand on you, I actually can't completely guarantee that I can control myself 100%," Kanade Natsukawa said with a complicated expression.

Indeed, having confidence ≠ definitely being able to control oneself. After all, other factors must also be considered. However, for him to say it himself first, it gave off a feeling of a 'crime forecast,' as if he was finding a way out for himself in advance—'Oh, I might not be able to control myself, so if I do something later, you can't blame me, because other reasons influenced me.'

That's clearly what a true scumbag would do, right!

Ah, I can only hope that my senior doesn't think about it in this way.

"Lay a hand on me..." Utaha Kasumigaoka first muttered to herself a couple of times, then put on a half-smiling expression and looked at him, "I don't quite understand, Nii-san~, can you explain it a little more~?"