Seeing Hikari walking around, Munakata Nakoto quickly said, "Hey, why are you walking back and forth? Don't sit on my bed!"
When she saw Hikari approach the bed, Munakata Nakoto hurriedly stopped him.
"You don't seem very eager to be tutored. But I already promised Madam Rurie I'd tutor you, and it wouldn't look good to leave now. So just find me a place to sit and rest. I don't have to tutor you if you don't want to," Hikari said.
"If you want to sit, go sit on the stool. You're not allowed on my bed!", Munakata Nakoto stubbornly protected her pink bed for some reason.
Hikari didn't know why she was so firm about it. He shook his head.
"Whatever. I wasn't planning to sit on your bed anyway."
As he spoke, Hikari sat down on the stool in front of the desk.
Judging from their food, clothing, and living conditions, the Munakata family was indeed very wealthy. For a girl living such a privileged life like Munakata Nakoto, having a bit of young-lady temperament was quite normal.
Hikari had seen similar situations before. For example, Louisa Richter, whose family owned a multinational corporation, had also been arrogant toward him at first. Though in the end she obediently submitted and called him "daddy," that was the result of conflicting interests.
As for someone like Munakata Nakoto, a young lady he might not interact with deeply, she could behave however she liked.
Looking at Munakata Nakoto now sitting on the bed with her legs crossed and staring at him with an unfriendly expression, Hikari casually opened the books and notebooks on her desk.
As his fingers slid along the pages, the paper carrying the pleasant scent of fresh ink flipped one page after another. A faint look of surprise appeared in Hikari's eyes.
Because he discovered that Munakata Nakoto wasn't actually as spoiled as she appeared on the surface, nor was she the kind of child who disliked studying like Madam Rurie had said.
On the contrary, she seemed quite serious about her studies. The books contained many notes, and her exercise notebooks were filled with dense writing. The handwriting was neat and orderly, looking no different from that of the top students in school.
Seeing this, Hikari felt somewhat surprised. He immediately turned his head and asked her, "Miss Nakoto, it seems like you actually enjoy studying quite a bit. I didn't expect that. These problems you didn't finish, are they the ones you couldn't solve?"
"Do you want me to tutor you or not? If you do, come over here now."
Hearing Hikari's words that seemed surprised about her, Munakata Nakoto immediately felt displeased and instinctively wanted to retort.
But just as the words reached her lips, she suddenly stopped. Then a smile appeared on her face as she walked over toward Hikari.
"Oh, so Hikari-kun noticed? Actually I do like studying quite a bit."
"Come on then, Hikari-kun, teach me. I really couldn't figure out these problems no matter how I thought about them."
As she spoke, Munakata Nakoto sat down beside Hikari, took out her exercise notebook, and pointed to the few math problems she couldn't solve.
Whether by accident or on purpose, Munakata Nakoto sat extremely close to Hikari.
When she pointed at the problems, she leaned slightly toward him.
Her fragrant shoulder brushed against his arm, and a faint scent drifted from her body, slowly slipping into Hikari's breathing.
The fragrance was like musk and orchids, a delicate scent unique to a girl in the prime of youth.
Seeing Hikari's nose twitch slightly, a faint look of pride appeared on Munakata Nakoto's pretty face.
However, Hikari didn't show any further reaction. Instead, he calmly and methodically explained those math problems to her.
Seeing this, Munakata Nakoto could only pretend to listen attentively.
But when she began calculating the solutions herself, she reached out in a hurry to grab the ballpoint pen in Hikari's hand, causing their hands to touch slightly.
Hikari didn't pay much attention and casually handed the pen to her.
Munakata Nakoto picked it up and solved the problems on her own.
After successfully solving the difficult questions, Munakata Nakoto clapped her hands excitedly.
"Wow, I actually solved them! These math problems were really hard."
As she spoke, she turned her head again and slightly raised her chin, looking up at Hikari from below with admiration in her eyes.
"Wow, Hikari-kun is amazing. Being able to solve these problems is all thanks to you. You're so good at teaching people. You're really smart, really amazing."
Praise from a young girl was sweet as honey to many people, especially when the girl was a beautiful young lady of noble background.
But Hikari simply waved his hand.
"Nakoto-chan has good comprehension too, that's why you understood after I explained it once. Anyway, there's no need to be polite. Just focus on studying."
Hearing that, Munakata Nakoto giggled. Then she suddenly leaned her head closer toward Hikari.
Her pretty face was almost pressed against his cheek. The breath that carried that musk-and-orchid scent brushed lightly against his lips and nose.
"Looking closely, Hikari-kun is actually pretty handsome~", Munakata Nakoto raised her head and said in a slightly trembling voice that sounded full of admiration.
"Not really," Hikari replied calmly.
"Hikari-kun, have you ever dated before? Do you have a girlfriend?", Munakata Nakoto couldn't help asking again, sounding a little nervous.
"Why?", Hikari answered faintly.
"Well… I'm just curious. I'm asking out of interest. If Hikari-kun hasn't dated before, does that mean you haven't even held a girl's hand? Hehe~", Munakata Nakoto said playfully.
"What exactly are you trying to do? Can you focus on studying?", Hikari turned his head and looked at Munakata Nakoto, whose expressions were constantly changing.
"Studying can happen anytime. Just listen to me first. If you want, I can lend you my hand for you to touch."
"Consider it payment for teaching me those problems. If it feels nice, then kissing and hugging and things like that… wouldn't be impossible either," Munakata Nakoto said with a giggle. Her twin ponytails swayed slightly with her laughter, making her already pure and lovely face look even more charming.
Seeing the beautiful girl's innocent and adorable appearance, Hikari sighed helplessly.
He reached out and pinched Munakata Nakoto's smooth little chin, speaking to her stunned face.
"You're the one who's never dated before, aren't you? With skills like this, don't show them off in front of me. I don't even know which manga you learned these flirting tricks from. All I can say is, it's a bit too childish. You'd better calm down, focus on your studies, and put away these immature games."
"Eh… I… you!"
Seeing that her attempt at flirting had completely failed and that Hikari had even mocked her, Munakata Nakoto's little face flushed red with embarrassment and anger.
Her cheeks burned with awkwardness as she angrily shouted at Hikari, "I… I don't want to hear you teach me anyway! Acting all high and mighty. Who do you think you are?"
"You're just a high school student too. You're about the same age as me. It's not like your grades are definitely that good!"
"You're not qualified to be a tutor at all. You're not qualified to tutor me!"
"What you're teaching is completely useless!"
Originally, Munakata Nakoto had planned to use her beauty to flirt with Hikari first, make this guy who was supposed to be her "tutor" feel tempted and let his imagination run wild, and then suddenly turn on him and mock him harshly.
But Hikari hadn't taken the bait at all. Instead, he had scolded her directly.
This left Munakata Nakoto, who had been so confident at first, both embarrassed and angry. She snapped and lashed out at Hikari.
"Did you hear me? Everything you teach is useless!"
Faced with Munakata Nakoto's insulting words, Hikari's expression remained calm. He even spoke to her earnestly.
"No one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. Nakoto-chan, I won't allow you to talk about yourself like that."
'Huh?'
Seeing that Hikari wasn't angry at all after being scolded and was even looking at her with a sympathetic expression, Munakata Nakoto froze for a moment before quickly realizing something.
She had said that what Hikari taught was useless. But just now, Hikari had been teaching her.
So did that mean her words were actually insulting herself?
Who exactly had insulted whom?
'Wait, no, no. This Hikari twisted my words!'
'I was trying to insult him!'
With her mind in a bit of chaos, Munakata Nakoto gave up trying to argue cleverly with him and simply began shouting at him directly.
"You sharp-tongued jerk! How dare you insult me! You're just someone who came to my house to freeload, like a beggar, and you still dare insult this young lady! I—"
Just as Munakata Nakoto was yelling, the door to the room was suddenly pushed open.
Madam Rurie's mature and graceful figure walked in. She was holding a plate of fruit, apparently bringing snacks for the two of them.
But she clearly hadn't expected to walk in right when her daughter was shouting abuse at Hikari, who had come to help with tutoring.
Madam Rurie's charming face immediately darkened as she scolded Munakata Nakoto.
"Hey, Nakoto, what are you doing? How can you be so rude to Hikari-kun?"
"He's here to help tutor you. That makes him your teacher. A teacher for a day is like a father for life. Is this how you treat your teacher?"
Seeing her mother suddenly walk in, Munakata Nakoto's expression changed slightly.
"I…"
"What 'I'? How could you curse at your teacher? This is too much!", Munakata Rurie pointed at Munakata Nakoto and scolded her.
Then she turned her head and looked at Hikari with a trace of apology on her charming face, speaking softly.
"I'm really sorry, Hikari-kun. I apologize to you on Nakoto's behalf."
"It's my fault for spoiling her too much usually. That's why she developed such a spoiled personality and ended up offending you."
"I'm sorry, Hikari-kun. I sincerely apologize."
As she spoke, Madam Rurie even bowed to Hikari.
As she bent forward, the heavy weight on her chest dropped down, then rose again.
Because of the sheer weight, the momentum was strong, causing it to bounce several times before finally settling back into place.
Seemingly realizing her accidental loss of composure, Madam Rurie blushed slightly and lifted the fruit plate to block her chest a little.
Seeing Madam Rurie apologizing so sincerely, Hikari didn't say much.
He smiled and waved his hand.
"It's alright. I understand, Madam Rurie. I'm going to the bathroom first. You don't have to worry too much about it."
"Ah! Alright! Thank you for being so understanding, Hikari-kun. I'll definitely educate Nakoto properly and make her listen to your teaching," Madam Rurie said kindly.
Hikari smiled and walked out of Munakata Nakoto's room.
Honestly, Madam Rurie's attitude was extremely friendly, to the point that it almost made him feel overwhelmed.
For a young lady like Munakata Nakoto, having a somewhat spoiled temper was very common.
But many noblewomen like Madam Rurie were often arrogant and domineering.
In a society like Japan, Madam Rurie's wealth meant she naturally stood above most people.
Yet from the moment they met until now, she had been extraordinarily friendly toward both him and Tani Ichiro, two complete strangers.
It was hard to imagine how Madam Rurie's personality had developed. Not only was she completely free of arrogance, she was even this kind-hearted.
While thinking about it, Hikari had just finished using the bathroom and was about to return to the room where he was staying.
But as he walked down the hallway, he suddenly heard several voices arguing from a nearby room, along with some noisy commotion.
Hikari raised an eyebrow and immediately walked quickly toward the source of the noise.
Before even reaching the room, he could already hear the voices of a man and a woman arguing.
He could tell that the man's voice was Tani Ichiro's, while the woman's voice belonged to the maid Takahara Ren.
The two were speaking heatedly, apparently arguing about something.
"I'm saying, from the moment I walked in you've been giving me a cold attitude, right? You're just a maid, so what right do you have to look down on me like that? Huh? I asked for a cup of hot milk and you wouldn't give it to me. Are you discriminating against me? Huh?", Tani Ichiro's voice was agitated, and his emotions seemed unstable.
"Mr. Taniguchi, I've already explained several times. It's very late now. Everything has already been put away and the stove has been extinguished. The milk can only be heated tomorrow," Takahara Ren explained.
"Heh, is that so? Then why does the guy staying next door get hot milk? Don't think I don't know. I saw it. When you made his bed, you even brought him milk and fruit," Tani Ichiro said with a mocking tone.
"Didn't I also bring fruit to you? As for that cup of hot milk, Hikari-kun asked me earlier in advance, so I delivered it to him. Mr. Taniguchi, do you understand?", Takahara Ren explained again.
"Understand my ass! You damn maid are just discriminating against me! Even your mistress treats me politely, yet you dare look down on me! Let me teach you a lesson. If I don't show some strength, you'll think I'm a sick cat!", Tani Ichiro said, seemingly about to do something to her.
"Y-You… what are you trying to do? Don't… don't come closer! Go away!", Takahara Ren shouted, her voice trembling.
"Honestly, servants in rich families really are high quality. Your attitude as a maid is terrible, but you're pretty good-looking. Your chest and butt are quite big too," Tani Ichiro said flirtatiously.
"D-Don't come closer… go away!", Takahara Ren's voice grew increasingly frightened.
At that moment, Hikari had just reached the doorway and saw Takahara Ren, wearing her maid dress, pressed against the wall in the corner.
Meanwhile, Tani Ichiro, with a vicious expression on his face, was slowly advancing toward her step by step.
"Hey, Mr. Taniguchi, what exactly are you doing?", Seeing this scene, Hikari spoke directly.
Hearing the sudden voice, Tani Ichiro and Takahara Ren both turned to look at Hikari.
Seeing someone appear, Takahara Ren let out a sigh of relief, while Tani Ichiro became somewhat flustered.
"I… I was just reasoning with the maid. She's been discriminating against me a bit, and it made me uncomfortable," Tani Ichiro explained nervously.
"I wasn't discriminating against him at all! I already prepared his bedsheets and blanket! And he wasn't trying to reason with me. He was trying to force himself on me!", Takahara Ren quickly shouted, having just seen the malicious look in Tani Ichiro's eyes.
"I… I wasn't trying to do that! I just wanted to teach her a lesson! I was just trying to reason with her!", Tani Ichiro hurriedly shook his head in denial.
"That's not true! He had no intention of reasoning with me at all. He clearly had bad intentions toward me!", Takahara Ren said angrily.
Hikari also spoke.
"Yeah. If you're just reasoning with someone, do you need to corner Miss Ren against the wall like that?"
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