Waking up is something that we do daily, and it’s an effortless action to do. All you need to do is just open your eyes.

    Yes, it’s simple— but there are times I find it to be rather tricky, especially after swallowing a ton of video games by staying up late for several hours.

    It’s like getting cast by gravity magic on your body, especially the eyelids— it weighed like tons.

    I had to squirm on my bed for hours just to get them open.

    By the time I could actually wake up and look at the time… about half a day would’ve passed by then. It was truly a trauma when I saw my time getting wasted off like that.

    However, that’s not the only problem.

    With my blurry eyesight as I stared at the mirror— I was greeted with a set of blood-shot eyes and a thick bag of dark circles under them.

    Even if I’m not really the type to care about my appearance… that was a really horrible looking face.

    Even with the help of expensive moisturizing cream and eye-drop… it took me precisely three whole days for my disfigured face to recover to its original, fresh-looking state.

    Ever since then, I have tended to avoid staying up late and slept early.

    Back home, I would sleep with Restia and Ruby on my bed.

    Don’t get me wrong, I’m still standing tall as a v?r??n.

    I was just being used as a hug pillow (Restia, which usually sleeps on the right) and a mattress (Ruby, which usually sleeps on my abdomen in her cat form mode).

    Needless to say, as a doting brother— I always got up first. Because I need to prepare breakfast and lunch for them.

    But since Restia would always cling onto my right arm and Ruby on my abdomen, I had to push them off the bed every single time.

    Now that they weren’t here with me, I still had this habit of waking up early.

    ……………………………

    “Ah…”

    …It’s morning.

    It’s my third day at Imperial Knights Academy.

    While blankly setting my eyes on the glass ceiling, I sluggishly turn my body to my right—

    “……?!”

    With something stopping me from turning to the right, I immediately froze up.

    This is— the feeling of someone grabbing my arm…!?

    Is Restia here!?

    …Calm down, Lucifer Nightwalker.

    This can’t be Restia. Restia wouldn’t dare to teleport here without ‘my’ permission.

    Now that I think of it, my left arm feels relatively colder than my right arm.

    At my hand, I could grab something squishy.

    Eh, this can’t be…!?

    While imagining the worst possible answer as I grit my teeth and close my eyes— I flipped my blanket.

    As I look, a half-naked Kuroyuki Shiroha is right in front of my eyes, just next to me.

    By half n?k?d— her upper body is n?k?d.

    The upper half of her nightgown had been curled down to her abdomen. Maybe it’s due to her rolling around.

    Thankfully, her hair covered her ?h?st. Or else, I would’ve gotten a nosebleed right at that instant.

    Anyways, maybe I flipped the blanket a little too hard…

    “…Mmn…”

    Kuroyuki Shiroha woke up.

    After rubbing her eyes with her left hand, she was surprised to find me just right in front of her that she had to blink twice to confirm it once more.

    …This is bad.

    What should I say in a situation like this?

    “Erm, morning—”

    “…Nooooooooooo!!!”

    BAM!

    “—GEH!?”

    THUD.

    With a swift kick from Kuroyuki— I was pushed off from my bed.

    “…Wh-Wh-Wh-Wh-What did you do to m-me…!? What did you do?!”

    While sitting on my bed and panicking, Kuroyuki screamed in confusion.

    Because she’s panicking plus her n?k?d body— it made me panicked as well.

    “I-I-I didn’t do anything to you!!!” I screamed with all my might.

    “…You are lying!!!”

    With her face blushing in red, she glared at me with anger as she extended her hand.

    “Guh…!?”

    With that, Kuroyuki forged a spear with her ice and pointed it just right under my throat.

    Although I already expected this outcome, but there’s one thing I need to tell her no matter what.

    “…Eh…?”

    As soon as she shifted her gaze at her n?k?d upper half, her eyes began to spin.

    “(A HIGH PITCH SCREAMING THAT COULD NOT BE COMPREHENDED BY WORDS)”

    Kuroyuki hides her n?k?d body with the blanket, wrapping it around her body.

    As she screamed, her ice element went amok. Everything at a two-meter radius around her immediately turned cold.

    “C-C-Calm down…!” I told her. “I really didn’t do anything to you…!”

    “…Th-Then what is that?!”

    When I looked to where Kuroyuki was pointing, I froze up for a few seconds.

    Which then, I quickly shoved both of my hands in front of my crotch, blocking her view.

    “I-I-It’s just a normal m-m-morning erection!!!” I screamed.

    Nevertheless, nothing could reach her ears now.

    “…Say your prayers…!”

    “Whoa— hey…!?”

    When I realized, a thick ice chain binds my body, coiling layer after layer.

    This girl— it’s clearly her fault…!

    “GAH…!?”

    Kuroyuki then forged two spears, pinning both of the ends of the ice chains to the wall along with me.

    Then, Kuroyuki threw her ice sword towards me.

    “I have proof!!!” I screamed.

    “…!”

    Perhaps just a few millimetres before it could reach my face— Kuroyuki’s sword stops right after my desperate scream.

    “HAH— HAH— HAH—”

    …That— was scary.

    “…Fine. I will see what do you have to say about this.” Kuroyuki told me, with her face still reddened.

    “…My device. On top of that cabinet next to you.”

    “...770717.” She murmured softly.

    “Hey…!?” I inadvertently murmured. “Why did you know my PIN number…!?”

    “……………”

    Kuroyuki completely ignored me.

    When I knew it, a screen suddenly appeared in front of me.

    ‘CONNECTING DEVICE TO 3D SYSTEM OF SPECIAL STUDENT NUMBER 2.’

    Kuroyuki then freed my right hand, allowing me to control the 3D system with my finger.

    “Here,” I said to her.

    I open my gallery, and there’s only one video in it.

    ‘VIDEO_XX930602_211221.mp4’

    “Look, Kuroyuki. This is your room.”

    Oh, it’s my voice in the video.

    “You, are, here— okay?”

    While saying that, the camera moves closer to Kuroyuki’s face.

    “This is you,” I said in the video.

    “Mnn……”

    Which then, Kuroyuki, in the video, turned to the right.

    The camera followed.

    “Mngh…”

    Then, Kuroyuki turned to the left.

    The camera followed.

    Oh… this is cute. I didn’t really see it clearly because Restia was waiting…

    ‘VIDEO DELETED.’

    “HEYYYYYYYYYYY…!?” I screamed. “Why did you delete it…!?”

    “…What does this prove…?” Kuroyuki ignored me and asked. “…You could’ve laid your evil hands on me right after you took the video.”

    “Firstly, this proves that I DID go through all the trouble to carry you back to your room,” I said. “And secondly, you are still a v?r??n.”

    “…My clothes.” Kuroyuki then murmured. “...And this doesn’t prove you didn’t molest me.”

    “If I did, I believe my fingerprints would be on your body.”

    “…You could wipe it off after you touch it.”

    “That’s troublesome. I would rather go all the way instead.”

    “…………!”

    Hearing my remark, Kuroyuki wrapped herself tighter with my blanket.

    “Even if I don’t, there’s no way I would bring you back to my room. That way, you wouldn’t even notice that I touched you—”

    “…Alright… I get it…!” Kuroyuki then murmured while avoiding my gaze, seeming embarrassed. “…I believe your innocence.”

    “Of course I’m innocent…!” I retorted. “Now it’s your turn to prove your innocence!”

    Kuroyuki was dumbfounded when she heard my remark.

    “…You are… questioning me…?” She asked.

    “This isn’t your first time, Kuroyuki…! Do you still remember that you slept with Nightmare at the Pink Drop!?”

    “…!”

    Kuroyuki Shiroha was surprised when she heard that.

    “What’s with that look…!? Don’t tell me you don’t know anything…!” I uttered.

    “…I only know I want to wear my clothes.” She told me, with her face blushing and avoiding her gaze.

    After hearing that, no matter how angry I am now— it all immediately vaporized to thin air.

    “…Sorry,” I murmured.

    “…Don’t look— or else.” She glared at me.

    “Yes ma’am,” I replied while closing my eyes.

    BAM.

    With that, the door to Kuroyuki’s room slammed shut and was frozen by her ice.

    My blanket was taken, and I was still chained at the wall.

    …I can’t believe she left me in such a state. Did she know I could break off her chains anytime I wanted?

    I cladded my right hand with ‘Offensive Cladding’ and tear off Kuroyuki’s ice chains easily.

    Well, time for a shower.

    I should get ready for today’s ?ssignment.