The Azure Sea is not a warrior with ripped clothes.

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"Dong dong dong..."

Just as Yoshihara Aina's consciousness began to fade again, and the world before her eyes began to spin.

In her daze, she heard hurried footsteps in the hallway. As a tenant who had lived in the apartment for several months, she could tell that they did not belong to any of her neighbors!

Could it be those guys from NHK? They knock on doors like there's no tomorrow; I can't be that unlucky...

"Crack~"

"???"

He sat up in shock from his deathbed, now he could confirm that they weren't from the TV station, since they wouldn't know how to use a key to open a door.

If I remember correctly, besides the one the building manager has, the rest of the keys to my apartment should be with...

"Aicai! Aicai, are you home?"

I just noticed downstairs that only Yoshihara Aina's apartment had its curtains drawn. After unlocking the door, Imamura Kohei practically kicked it open and barged into Aina's apartment.

Then he saw...

"Uh... almost there!"

In the dimly lit room, half of her body was sticking out of the bed and lying on the floor. Yoshihara Aina's face was red and her eyes were swirling with mosquito coils. Her condition was not exactly hanging by a thread, but at least she was on the verge of death!

"I love vegetables!"

"what!"

I knew it must have been Kohei who came! Yoshihara Aina just didn't want to be seen with her pajamas in disarray, so she tried to make peace with the blanket that she had kicked off.

The next second, she felt a tightness all over her body. For some reason, Kohei, who was unusually masculine today, pressed his face against hers and carried her back to bed.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell anywhere? Do you need to go to the hospital?!"

"Kouhei, what brings you here? It's nothing, just a common cold!"

Yoshihara Aina turned her head and coughed lightly twice. She dared not look at Kohei, whose nose was no more than five centimeters away from hers, and the blush on her face deepened.

If the previous heat was like a hot iron that was seven-tenths cooked, now it's burning hot to the core, the kind of heat that would burn you just by looking at the girl's shyness!

"That...distance! Breathing!"

"Sorry, Mana hasn't replied to my messages..."

After repeatedly confirming that Aina really only had a fever, Kohei Imamura was finally relieved.

At the same time, he also realized that their current position on the upper and lower bunks was somewhat ambiguous, so he quickly and nervously pulled away and slammed against the bookshelf.

"Ah~ that means Kohei can finally relax now, right?"

Quiet solitude is not suitable for unprepared young men and women. Standing at the door with their arms crossed, they watched the drama unfold with satisfaction. Just before the atmosphere became awkward, Miyazawa Yu made a timely appearance and interrupted the awkward eye contact between the two.

"Good morning, my dear vegetables, how's it going?"

"Whoa! Yu? What are you doing here too!"

Startled, Yoshihara Mana propped herself up on one side, her intention being to avoid being seen by others during their interaction.

But saying that is just as absurd as asking an air conditioner repairman, "What do you do for a living?"

"What a stupid question. Has he lost his mind? Seriously, this guy really treats me like a beast of burden..."

After throwing the bags on his back to the ground, Miyazawa Yu glanced speechlessly at the thermometer on the table and was immediately shocked by the reading of 39 degrees Celsius.

"It's just a bad cold? Does Mana not even have the strength to send a message for help? That's dangerous!"

"!!!"

Instantly realizing that Aina was still sick, Kohei Imamura shook his head a couple of times to break free from the awkward situation, and then quickly rummaged through a pile of odds and ends to find cooling patches and fever reducers.

The former carefully applied the patch to Aina, while the latter thoughtfully placed a bottle of mineral water next to her.

The whole process was so smooth and efficient that by the time Yoshihara Aina realized what was happening and wanted to express her gratitude, Kohei had already grabbed the kettle, run into the kitchen, and started boiling water.

"Thanks……"

"Sigh~ Kohei seems to know Mana's family quite well."

Looking at the busy figures in the kitchen, Miyazawa Yu must be out of his mind to choose to steal the spotlight at this time.

He found a cushion nearby and sat down on the floor to admire the rare scene of affection between the Pab members. He jokingly remarked, "They seem to come here often!"

"Yes, Kohei usually takes me home first after parties..."

After swallowing her cold medicine with mineral water, Yoshihara Aina leaned against the headboard with a relieved smile, reaching out to straighten the ice pack that, despite her carefulness, had still been misaligned.

"Come to think of it, it seems like it's been a long time since I've boiled water myself, but the thermos always seems to be full."

"Yeah……"

"Ai Cai! Are you hungry? Would you like some porridge?"

Being confined to bed for the first time made Aina notice the details of life, but before she could figure out the reason with her rusty little brain, Kohei's voice came from the kitchen, pulling her thoughts back to reality.

"No problem! But I don't think I have any rice at home..."

"It's ok!"

Wearing an apron that seemed strangely fitting, Kohei Imamura walked into the living room and picked up a bag of rice weighing about twenty pounds from the miscellaneous items he had just taken out the cooling patches from. He then gave a thumbs-up and said reliably, "Wait a moment, it should be ready in about ten minutes!"

"Ugh?"

With wide, staring eyes, Yoshihara Aina watched as Kohei carried the rice into the kitchen, a huge question mark suddenly appearing above her head—

When visiting a friend who might be sick, it's already thoughtful enough to pre-order cooling patches and cold medicine, but what's with this bag of rice?!

According to the traditional plot of TV dramas, shouldn't the male lead be embarrassed and run out to buy things at this time?

"It's all because I'm worried that I'm making a mistake, that's why I said this guy is treating me like a beast of burden..."

Ruffled Aina's messy hair, Miyazawa Yu sighed and walked to the pile of clutter, picking up a plastic bag of bento boxes and scolding, "And this guy didn't just buy rice, he also bought bento boxes of various flavors. He's totally taking care of a child~"

"Taking care of children?"

Suddenly, her chest felt as warm as her face. Yoshihara Aina lay down completely, shyly covering the lower half of her face with the blanket, her voice barely audible.

"It feels pretty good..."

Chapter 232 prefers Aina to the Corpse-Mask Beast

"Ah...that feels so much better, thank you!"

After placing the empty bowl on the small stool beside the bed, and with the hot porridge in her mouth, Yoshihara Aina's body temperature soared again.

But this time there was no dizziness. It turns out that it's best not to tough it out when you're sick, because you never know if you're asleep or just starving!

"It's alright, would you like some more?"

"Hmm...that's enough, cough cough!"

Turning her head and coughing lightly twice, Yoshihara Aina pointed shakily to the first-aid kit containing emergency medicines and asked with concern, "There... there are masks there, could you please get them for me? I don't want to infect you."

"Wearing a mask will only make you feel worse. Mana, you should just lie still. Don't underestimate the life of a scumbag!"

Even in her current state, she's still concerned about others. Miyazawa Yu felt a headache coming on as he looked at Aina, who was so weak that she could barely get up, yet still insisted on taking protective measures.

Even though they drank alcohol every day, he never saw Iori and Kohei get sick. On the contrary, Aina got sick after just one indulgence.

Perhaps the virus also knows how to bully the weak and fear the strong, or perhaps it harbors considerable disgust for scumbags.

"That's right! Mana, don't overthink it..."

Arranging the Lala figurines in a circle around Mana's head, Kohei Imamura earnestly comforted her, saying, "These Lala figurines will bless your Mana! Get well soon!"

"Ah... okay?"

Although it's a bit nonsensical, and the scene of being surrounded by lesbians doesn't look like a blessing ceremony, it looks more like sacrificing oneself as a cult ritual.

However, Yoshihara Aina accepted Kohei's kindness with relief, after all, in his world, giving up her beloved Lala was probably the highest level of courtesy!

"By the way, I'm sorry I don't have the energy to talk, but if you're free, you can play on your phones..."

“Playing on your phone in front of patients? Aina is really underestimating us.”

Kohei's attention was entirely focused on Mana, so he completely ignored her comment.

Even if Mana said that, Miyazawa Yu would never actually take out his phone in front of a patient; such an act would be considered utterly reprehensible in Japan.

However, judging from Aina's appearance, her fever was unlikely to subside anytime soon, so he got up to find something to read or something to pass the time.

however……

"Kara!"

Just as he stood up and before he could even move, he heard a cracking sound and felt Miyazawa Yu step through something. Then his entire heel sank into a sticky mess.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Slightly lifting her head from the bed, Yoshihara Aina turned her head to look and saw that Miyazawa Yu was already sweating profusely, embracing the painful lesson that everyone is responsible for watching their step.

"It's nothing. Ai Cai, your store probably doesn't have those super expensive cosmetics that are so expensive that a normal college student would be spitting blood, right?"

As a reward for regularly accumulating experience points in Nana Hana's room, Miyazawa Yu learned a lot of useless little-known facts, such as how ridiculously expensive women's cosmetics are.

Just like the eyebrow pencil that Sister Nana's mother sent from Palau, which is said to be more valuable than gold of the same weight!

Fortunately, he's very poor after buying the home theater set these past two days. He'd probably have to eat dirt to make up for it, even if it were just the cheapest face cream!

"That's impossible! I don't have anything like that at home, and I would never ask you to pay for it! Don't worry, Yu!"

"Well, I'll take that seriously for now, if the price exceeds 50,000 yen..."

Pulling two pieces of paper from the table to wipe his heels clean, Miyazawa Yu, prepared to eat dirt next month, held up the cosmetics he had stepped on.

What puzzled him was that Aina's dressing table was so far away, so why did this bottle end up in such an awkward spot behind the coffee table?

Meanwhile, looking at the familiar bottle held in Yu's hand, Yoshihara Aina's muddled little brain managed to squeeze out some processing power, and it took her a lot of effort to realize what it was!

A large amount of steam instantly billowed from her flushed face, but it was too late to stop it.

"Let me see... HAND breast enhancement cream?"

"Pfft! Don't read it out loud!"

The reaction was enormous; Yoshihara Aina was already extremely ashamed and indignant when the words "breast enhancement" were mentioned.

She quickly pulled the blanket over her head, covered her face with her hands, and curled up into a worm-like shape facing the wall, as if this would erase her existence.

"I want to die first, please do as you wish..."

"Don't die so easily, Aina. Be strong. Is it normal for a girl to have something like this in her room?"

He quickly threw the cream into the trash can, and Miyazawa Yu tried to comfort the humiliated and indignant Aina with an awkward smile, but he couldn't get the rest of his sentence out.

After all, neither Nana-san nor Azusa-senpai seem to have such worries, and even Chisa is a normal size.

The only character in the entire Grand Blue who might use this kind of thing is Mana, which is a cruel fact!

"It's okay, Mana, she's cute even when she's small!"

"Kouhei, stop joining in the commotion. Are you two really here to take care of me?!"

Seeing that Aina was so angry that she was biting the blanket in frustration, Miyazawa Yu silently took two steps back and shielded Kohei in front of her to avoid being bitten by the little guy who wasn't thinking straight.

As he retreated, a glance caught sight of the bookshelf the latter had bumped into, and he was instantly frozen in place by the books gleaming with holy light before him—

"Perfect Shape Over Weight: The Art of Creating the Perfect Breasts"

Love divination based on breast size!

Secret Techniques for Increased Breast Size! Visible Development! (Includes Breast Size Boosting Cream)

"hiss……"

Looking at the wall full of books related to secondary development, Miyazawa Yu gasped and looked at Mana with great respect.

There was no other way; if Aina had only suggested it on a whim, he could have made up a joke and gotten away with it.

But right now, the girl is rapidly heading in the direction of the old scholar, and her perseverance and willpower are truly admirable!

"Wow! What an amazing number!"

"Hey! Kohei, don't you come here all the time?"

"That's true, but I at least know that peeking around in a girl's room will lower her affection level!"

In fact, every time Kohei came, he would just put Mana on the bed, borrow the computer to play a Galgame for a while and then leave. He would never look around out of curiosity.