Tokyo Psychic

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Only at this moment, when he recalls those apocalyptic scenes, does Okumura Haru finally let go of his resentment towards Toyokawa Shoko and Wakaba Mutsu.

She might think it's fine that these two young girls are being manipulated by that scumbag Akira Kurusu—at least everyone won't have to face those two terrifying witches anymore.

Toyokawa Shoko also suppressed her curiosity, and sullenly pushed Kurusu Akira's shoulder, pressing him down next to the coffee table in the living room.

Since there happened to be five people, Futaba Sakura suggested playing Joker to pass the time.

Soon, as the game progressed, everyone completely forgot about the unpleasant conversation from earlier.

Perhaps to vent their inner tension and irritability, or perhaps to assert their dominance—the atmosphere was accompanied by various intense and festive physical interactions, gradually leading the board game towards the direction of "strip card games".

246. I am doing something insatiable (two-in-one)

"So... how did it turn out like this?!"

On the sofa, Toyokawa Shoko pulled the blanket over her chest, her face flushed as she glared at the ever-victorious Kurusu Akira beside her.

After this round of cards were drawn, the girls in the living room were almost completely stripped naked, while Lai Xixiao had only taken off her top.

Even a refined and composed young lady like Okumura Haru struggled to maintain her composure. Her face flushed red, she bit her lip, and stared at the "cheating master" with eyes filled with shame and resentment, tears welling up in her eyes. The "cheating master" was clearly cheating, yet no one could find any flaws in his act.

Futaba Sakura cared deeply for her senior who had always taken care of her, so she voluntarily gave up the body pillow she had placed on her lap to cover her body.

Despite having mustered the courage to do so, when it came to actually putting it into practice, this young girl, who still had some time before graduating from junior high school, felt so shy and embarrassed that she wanted to disappear...

Okumura Haru easily guessed Sakura Futaba's true feelings, feeling somewhat helpless while also angrily glaring at the culprit behind it all—

Akira Kurusu himself was completely oblivious to this, instead observing Futaba Sakura's almost naked body with great interest, until Futaba, out of unease and shyness, instinctively shrank back and let out a mournful cry almost like that of a young animal...

The phantom thief then decided to stop while he was ahead.

After all, Futaba Sakura's illness gradually improved after her heart was changed, so she was also the last girl in the Phantom Thieves group from the previous timeline to develop a romantic relationship with him.

It sounds like he's the epitome of a scumbag... But to be honest, Akira Kurusu back then considered himself to have a pretty good moral compass, strictly adhering to the principle of not making a move on middle school students. If it weren't for the other girls in the Phantom Thieves who couldn't bear to see Futaba Sakura's dejected expression and practically kept him inviting her out on dates every day, he probably wouldn't have waited until Futaba Sakura entered high school before he finally pushed this genius hacker who had been secretly providing technical support to the Phantom Thieves into bed.

Although they developed a real romantic relationship, it was already the second semester, and opportunities for them to be completely honest with each other were extremely rare...

Akira Kurusu reached out and took off Futaba Sakura's glasses, startling her so much that she jerked her shoulders and instinctively shrank back.

Her long, orange-red hair bloomed like a flower.

Her slender, small feet were curled up due to tension.

Because she had been confined to her dimly lit bedroom for so long, this petite and frail girl looked as thin as a blank sheet of paper, and shy tears slowly welled up in her bright, flower-like eyes.

Akira Kurusu, who was reaching for a card, couldn't help but catch his breath upon seeing this scene.

—It's infuriating. He had clearly trained himself to remain unmoved by beauty, but when he saw the girl he had once been with trying to seduce him into "making a mistake" despite his shyness, those memories from the depths of his soul were triggered, causing an uncontrollable wavering.

"To be honest... it's already absurd that everyone is sitting here with you playing this kind of game!" Toyokawa Shoko said angrily, glaring at Kurusu Akira's profile.

Akira Kurusu protested, "Isn't it because your idea of ​​'drawing the Joker cards' was completely meaningless that it turned out like this?!"

Toyokawa Shoko's face flushed even more. She huddled next to Kurusu Akira, clutching the only blanket that could cover her, and said, "Who knows what cheating methods you used..."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Ruoye Mu lost the last piece of clothing she was wearing.

With tears welling in her eyes, she could only reach for her bra... After a rustling sound, the girl sobbed softly and crawled into Toyokawa Shoko's blanket.

At this point, only Haru Okumura remained on the field with a glimmer of hope.

However, seeing Akira Kurusu fully dressed, none of the girls thought she had any hope of winning.

As Akira Kurusu sensed the increasingly ambiguous gazes from the girls, she secretly reached into her pocket and fumbled for the "powerful tonic" she had received from Takemi Miyabi.

Good news, he found the bottle of medicine as expected.

Bad news... Based on the weight prediction, the remaining medication will at most sustain him in dealing with Toyokawa Shoko and Wakaba Mutsumi.

But now we also need to add Futaba Sakura and Haru Okumura...

Judging from everyone's expressions, Lai Xixiao clearly didn't intend to let him "pay in installments".

"Can you really tolerate this kind of thing?! Shoko, Futaba, Haru... your relationship isn't actually that good, is it?!"

In order to save himself, the phantom thief resorted to despicable means of sowing discord.

Unexpectedly, the person who answered him was Okumura Haru, who was hugging a pillow.

"Although we do feel embarrassed, as long as it keeps our dear commander from having the energy to continue his womanizing, it's just a little bit of grievance. Whether it's Xiangzi, me, or Shuangye, we can all easily endure it."

If Ye Mu peeked out from under the covers and gazed at Lai Qixiao with her wet, pale golden eyes, the rosy blush on her face was the best answer in the silence.

With Okumura Haru deliberately creating an opening, he lost the final round of the match almost for free.

Akira Kurusu watched, her heart filled with despair, as she watched her stand up and slam the stack of cards into her own face...

"I still need to go see Dr. Takemi to test the medicine this evening," the phantom thief tried to make a final stand.

"Aren't you going back to your hometown the night after tomorrow? We can just postpone the drug trial until tomorrow."

"Spring, I will die."

“You won’t die, Commander…” Okumura Haru, contrary to her usual gentle and charming demeanor, leaned down and pressed down on Kurusu Akira’s thigh like a true female pope. “Thinking about it carefully, you should have done this back in the previous timeline. After all, everyone was really surprised when they found out that you could even lay a hand on Kawakami-sensei and Dr. Takemi.”

"What a joke! I was forced by them!" Akira Lai was not lying.

Adults are indeed far more cunning than high school students.

Once you overcome that mental hurdle, you can easily squeeze the despicable and shameless phantom thief until he has to lean against the wall to leave.

Feeling that hot, soft, and extremely oppressive body, Akira Kurusu could only sadly turn to the other girls for help.

"Xiangzi! Save me!"

"Hmph... No way! A womanizer like you deserves to be punished!"

"Xiao Mu! I'll pick you up and drop you off at your ballet class every week from now on! So..."

Upon hearing this, Ruo Yemu shook her head vigorously, "Sister Chun said that if I speak up for Lian, she will secretly remove the cucumber."

"Um... Futaba! I promise I'll play games with you all day tomorrow!!!"

Sakura Futaba crossed her arms and shouted, "No way! You always said that, but Shiomi-senpai always suddenly called you away!"

It seems that the grudge has indeed been brewing for a long time.

Then, Akira Kurishi collapsed onto the sofa, utterly dejected.

The invincible god of war who drew the Joker card vanished before dawn.

Of course, there was still a very, very long time before dawn.

......

I spent the whole day with the girls from the Phantom Thieves.

......

The next day.

Akira Kurusu was woken up by the phone that Futaba Sakura had placed under her pillow and kept vibrating.

He sat up, looked at the contacts on his phone screen, then turned to look at Sakura Futaba, whose face wore a faint smile of exhaustion and happiness, and fell into a long silence.

Akira Kurusu didn't answer the phone—he was waiting for Sojiro Sakura to call him.

Sure enough, after a short while of about ten seconds, Sakura Futaba's phone returned to its off state.

Then, Akira's phone rang.

Finally, having mustered the courage, Lai Qixiao answered the phone.

"This is Amamiya."

"Is Futaba with you?" Sakura Sojiro asked bluntly.

Haru Okumura woke up very early and was changing her clothes by the bedside.

Noticing her boyfriend's predicament, she reached out and took the phone, just like she had done in the previous timeline.

"Futaba and Amamiya are at my house. Um... I'm Okumura, nice to meet you, Mr. Sakura!"

“Okumura-kun…” Sakura Sojiro on the other end of the phone chewed on the surname and immediately remembered that the other person was the young lady who often attended various meetings of the Okumura Group.

The huge weight that had been hanging over my heart finally lifted.

I knew it... How could a girl as well-behaved and timid as Futaba suddenly run off and stay out all night with a boy?

Sakura Sojiro was relieved. "Then I'll leave Futaba to your care."

It must be that this outstanding senior, Xiujin, is taking care of the younger generation in their studies.

That kid must have specifically invited Sakura Futaba, whose condition had improved, to come and study together...

After mentally explaining the whole story, the elderly father thanked him repeatedly and then hung up the phone with peace of mind.

As Okumura Haru listened to the short, busy tone of the phone call ending, he looked at Sakura Futaba, who was fast asleep on the bed, and felt a rare sense of shame.

"You've really grown up completely, Haru."

Akira Kurusu instinctively tried to get up, but was pushed back down by "Mutsumi Wakaba," who had opened her eyes.

"Metis, stop fooling around."

“Me too.” That was the only concise and succinct reply from Motis to Akira.

"I really have to go out, and last time you acted so recklessly, Xiao Mu scolded you for a long time, right?"

"This time, Xiao Mu agreed, saying I could do whatever I wanted."

Metis leaned close to Akira's face with a look of apparent crisis, and then kissed the corner of his mouth.

"They said that 'Congyu' is also a girl with green hair, and she is very cute. She looks younger than Lena and is also a 'ghost'."

Akira Kurusu remained silent.

Metis simply stared at him. "I'm afraid that once you get to know Cong Yu again, you won't want me anymore."

"How could that be? I'm not a lolicon."

“Lian is lying.” Metis, riding on Akira’s lap, questioned his “sincerity.”

Haru Okumura, who was by the bedside, had changed her clothes. Before leaving, she didn't forget to close and lock the door...

Soon, the bedroom was filled with all sorts of unbearable noises from Miss Metty's "torture" of the phantom thief.

I left room 302.

Haru Okumura noticed that the door to room 301 next door was open.

A petite and adorable girl, resembling a doll, walked out the door carrying a trash bag.

Upon noticing Okumura Haru and the open security door of room 302, Ebizuka Satoshi's cheeks quickly flushed red.

Her knees trembled slightly, and she completely forgot social etiquette and basic manners. With tearful eyes, she looked at Okumura Haru almost accusingly, "Do you know... the soundproofing in this apartment is terrible!"

Haru Okumura awkwardly looked away.

However, with the keen insight of a Persona envoy, she still caught the longing and envy that flickered unintentionally in the girl's eyes.

Looking at the other person, who was roughly the same age as Sakura Futaba, and with a youthful and cute appearance even among middle school students...

My husband, the regimental commander, is truly a sinful man.

......

When Akira Kurusu, dressed in her best, arrived at Takemi Internal Medicine Hospital.

The doctor, who was preparing the medicine, was still taken aback when he saw the phantom thief, who was leaning against the wall as he entered the room, looking utterly dejected.

"Did some vampire from overseas drain you dry?"

247. On the way home

(Those who know, know.)

(If it passes review this morning, there should be one or two more updates.)

The Shinkansen journey from Tokyo to Kyoto takes about two hours.

Because the train with the fewest stops was chosen, Akira Kurusu was able to lie down in the chair and rest for a while.

Wakaba Mutsu seemed very happy, always eager to open some snacks that should have been left at the shrine to while away the night, and fawn over the half-asleep phantom thief.