Tokyo landlord: why is the panties of the lady next door in my house?!

Seeing the menacing kids approaching, Otome Mizuko felt a headache coming on as she rubbed the corners of her eyes, no, she couldn't keep indulging them!

She had to keep her distance! After all, she was here for Haruka, and as for the others, what did they have to do with her?

Casting off her pretense, the young lady's demeanor visibly cooled at a rapid pace, and the look she gave Misaki Saki no longer held that feigned tolerance, but rather a profound indifference, "Misaki, please don't come over and bother me, okay?"

With that one statement, it felt like three layers of frost had suddenly covered the little ones, chilling them to the bone.

Misaki Saki was stunned at first, sensing a... familiar taste.

"So you're going to act this way on your first day? Mizuko, that's really true to your style..."

Chiba Shimizu said in a calm and unhurried manner.

Hearing that annoying tone, Otome Mizuko let out a slight huff, looked at the startled kids, and ultimately, she sighed. Find your adventure at My Virtual Library Empire

There was no need to argue with an eleven or twelve-year-old elementary school student, what if Haruka found out and was unhappy?

She remembered Haruka saying that he loved kids the most... They had even planned to have six children together, so conversing with Misaki Saki could be seen as a sort of early practice...

She had to let Haruka know that she was a caring person who, like him, loved children!!

Everything was for Haruka... even if she really disliked it, but... she could change, it was no big deal...

Having thought it through, Otome Mizuko forced a smile, "Little Misaki, I was just joking with you just now, don't take it to heart, ask me if you have any questions."

Just by appearance and behavior, Misaki Saki was no different from a kid in first year junior high or elementary school, so it was understandable for the lady who had not investigated in advance to be mistaken.

After all, who would've thought that a little girl with such an innocent and adorable exterior would actually be a famous doujinshi artist in the Island Country??

"Really? (*^▽^*) That's so great!!"

The little one had been holding back a bellyful of mischief, eagerly waiting for Otome Mizuko!!

Chiba Shimizu looked at the scene unfolding nearby and sighed softly while shaking her head.

Only Misaki could pull this off, with her cute face that could deceive outsiders and her innocent personality. If it were anyone else, the cold and ruthless young lady wouldn't even bother uttering a word of nonsense, let alone make them regret speaking.

Closing the book in her hand, the young lady stood up and headed towards the kitchen.

If she was going to cook today, should she offer some help?

Otome Mizuko watched the graceful figure leaving, her elegant brows furrowed, wondering, what was she doing in the kitchen?

As best friends for over a decade, even though things had been tense lately, who could understand each other better than themselves? She had never heard that the second daughter of the Chiba family cooked...

After some thought, she eventually turned her gaze to the small figure beside her.

"Misaki, does Chiba Shimizu know how to cook?"

"Eh? Shimizu? Misaki Saki tilted her head, looking confused.

"It seems she couldn't cook when she first came, but as she learned gradually, she got the hang of it!!"

There was nothing to hide about this sort of thing, as everyone was living together. It would come to light eventually, so the little one just told everything straight out.

"She learned it later?"

Otome Mizuko's delicate brow furrowed again, her eyes flashing with a complex emotion.

...

Chiba Shimizu walked into the kitchen, immediately hit by the stuffy heat and the resistance it provided against the cold air from outside. Even in summertime, cooking wasn't typically this hot... had something happened?

"Hmm? Shimizu, what brings you here?"

Reiko Onodera wiped the sweat from her forehead. Due to the intense heat, the madam's cheeks were flushed, although it was unclear why her dark hair appeared somewhat disheveled.

Chiba Shimizu took a glance, then shifted her gaze to the busy figure beside the lady, something was off, something fishy...

"I came to see how lunch preparations were going, to see if you needed any help."

"No, Shimizu-chan, you just go to the living room and get ready for dinner, Haruka and I are enough here..."

Reiko Onodera was washing vegetables on that side, while smilingly speaking.

As for Haruka Yuzan, who had his back turned?

Sorry, it wasn't that he lacked manners, it's just that the situation just now was too perilous, madam has it easy, one can simply lift up their skirt to cover up the mess inside, but Haruka Yuzan can't do that! Even now, his "gates" were wide open!

If he turned around and spoke to Shimizu, how would he explain?

Would you believe me if I said, I was just too hot and wanted to cool off?

Believe... believe my foot!!

After stealthily zipping up his shorts, Haruka Yuzan then pretended to be very busy and casually said, "Chiba-san, Reiko and I are enough here, if there's nothing else, please check if there are any extra drinks in the fridge. I have a feeling we might be out..."

Chiba Shimizu didn't reply, still standing at the kitchen door, quietly looking at the boy with his back turned to her.

"Chiba-san, Chiba-san, are you there?"

Seeing that no one replied, Haruka Yuzan turned back and spoke again.

However, when his gaze met those beautiful eyes, an involuntary sense of guilt rose in his heart, as if everything had been seen through by the young lady...

"Chiba Shimizu, I never expected you to be able to cook? It really is hard not to let my mind wander..."

At this moment, a cold mocking voice sounded from behind the girl, Otome Yumeko appeared behind Chiba Shimizu without anyone knowing when.

The proud young lady placed her hand on the girl's shoulder and teasingly said, "Or did you start learning these culinary skills after moving in with Haruka Yuzan? Tell me, you haven't been waiting for that day for a long time, have you..."

Just thinking about the two of them intimately teaching each other in the kitchen sent waves of unnamed fury surging through Otome's heart, her cold expression looking as if it could kill.

However, she dared not lash out directly at Haruka Yuzan, afraid that he would get angry and ignore her, so she could only vent her frustration on the girl.

When Chiba Shimizu saw Otome's state, a trace of scornful disdain flashed in her eyes, without uttering a word, she headed straight to the living room.

"Sometimes, focusing all your attention on me is not necessarily a good thing... On the contrary, I might be the least of your threats."

"What do you mean?"

Otome narrowed her eyes, a dangerous light flickering within.

"Nothing, just treat it as if I'm babbling nonsense."

Murmuring softly, Chiba Shimizu didn't care whether the young lady took it in or not, and had already arrived near the dining area, beginning to check for any extra drinks in the fridge.

"Yumeko, it's too hot here, why don't you stay in the living room and wait to eat the meal I'm making?"

"I, I came to see if there's anything I could help with."

Upon hearing the boy's words, Otome, who had regained a moment of clarity, was once again overwhelmed by the joy of living with Haruka, forgetting everything and sweetly approached Haruka Yuzan.

"Haruka, I can learn to cook too..."

"Ah, then I'll teach you in the future."

Haruka Yuzan said somewhat helplessly, his gaze passing over the young lady to meet with Reiko Onodera, who was busy on the other side.

The latter, meanwhile, felt a bit guilty and lowered her head.

That was too close, just a little more and she would have been discovered.

But even though she hadn't been discovered yet, the lady still felt terribly uncomfortable and restricted in her movements.

Because things happened so suddenly, the beautiful woman had just let her skirt down, but the chaos underneath had yet to be sorted out!!

Especially since... her panties were still caught at knee level!!

No, she couldn't risk such dangerous situations anymore! She had to talk to Haruka about it another day....