After breaking up, my ex asked me to win her back

Chapter 178 Where is the Notebook?

"Ayakoji Chiyoko is downstairs?"

"Yes."

"What did she come to see you for?"

"I don't know."

Kagura Hikaru and Kiryu Hina were speaking as they went downstairs.

Ayakoji Chiyoko was not aware of their relationship, only knowing about the ex-girlfriend aspect.

If she discovered Kiryu Hina in the Kagura household, a dispute was inevitable.

Kagura Hikaru certainly did not want his home to become a battlefield.

"You go hide in the guest room for a while, I will invite her upstairs to my room—then you find a chance to leave on your own," Kagura Hikaru said.

"Why should I? After all, I was here first," Kiryu Hina said discontentedly.

"Is that so? Does that mean you want to meet Ayakoji Chiyoko?"

"...There's nothing I'm afraid of, let's meet!"

"Stop being so tough."

When they reached the first floor, Kagura Hikaru cautiously peered around from behind the wall to the front hall, only to witness a scene that nearly sent chills down his spine.

"I'm really sorry to bother you, aunt."

"Oh, not at all, you're here to see Kagura, right? He's upstairs at the moment; should I take you to him?"

"No need, he should be down soon."

Ayakoji Chiyoko was standing in the entrance hall, talking to Kagura Hikaru's stepmother.

Kagura Hikaru noticed his stepmother was holding a basket of vegetables.

Apparently, she had gone out to buy groceries and just happened to encounter Ayakoji Chiyoko, who had been waiting at the door, so she brought the guest inside.

But the timing was too coincidental.

Seeing Ayakoji Chiyoko walking toward the stairs, Kagura Hikaru quickly motioned for Kiryu Hina to go back the same way they came, then stepped forward himself.

"Ayakoji, how did you get in?" Kagura Hikaru asked with a puzzled expression, pretending he'd just come downstairs.

"It was the aunt who let me in." Upon seeing him, Ayakoji Chiyoko's face naturally brightened into a smile. She glanced at her gossiping stepmother behind her and couldn't bring herself to act too affectionate with Kagura Hikaru in front of an adult. She just hinted with her eyes and said, "Aren't you going to invite me up?"

"My room might be a bit messy."

"Boys will be boys, I don't mind."

"You came all this way just to see my room? I thought you wanted me to go out."

"What, you don't want me to see it that much? Now I really want to see it." Ayakoji Chiyoko squeezed past him and walked up the stairs.

Damn, it backfired.

If it were under normal circumstances, Kagura Hikaru would let Ayakoji Chiyoko see as much as she wanted.

But now, there was one person upstairs who should not be encountered.

Hopefully, Kiryu Hina had hidden herself well.

Aside from his room on the second floor, there was a storeroom and a balcony.

While ascending the stairs, the balcony's view was clearly visible straight ahead, suggesting that Kiryu Hina hadn't hidden there—hopefully, she wasn't that foolish.

So she must be in the storeroom, then.

That was all right, once they entered the room, she could sneak out the door without Ayakoji Chiyoko noticing.

It was only after Kagura Hikaru entered his own room that he realized he had been too naive.

In the corner, the door of the wardrobe that hadn't moved since the previous night suddenly cracked open.

Thinking it couldn't be possible, he quickly walked over to check; his eyes met with an eye peeking from behind the door.

Bang.

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Kagura Hikaru decisively shut the wardrobe door.

This idiot, what was she doing?

"What's wrong?"

Ayakoji Chiyoko, who followed him into the room and looked around, noticed something unusual and turned to ask.

"The door isn't closed properly." Kagura Hikaru responded calmly and walked over to sit on his bed.

The light novel that Kiryu Hina had previously looked through was still open and flipped over by the pillow, and the spot where she lay had left a faint scent.

All he could do was pray that Ayakoji Chiyoko's nose wasn't too sharp.

After entering the room, Ayakoji Chiyoko aimlessly wandered around, checking the books in the bookshelf, then went to open Kagura Hikaru's drawers. She passed the wardrobe several times, making his heart race, afraid she would get curious and take a look inside the wardrobe, only to see a familiar girl crouched inside.

"What exactly are you here for?"

Having no choice, Kagura Hikaru spoke up to draw Ayakoji Chiyoko's attention.

As Ayakoji Chiyoko was peeking behind the bookshelf, she turned her head upon hearing him, "Where do you keep your porn mags? I can't seem to find them."

"...Are you dumb?"

"All you guys keep that stuff, right? The Disciplinary Committee has a bunch; they're all confiscated from the boys who bring them in."

"Not all guys like the paper stuff."

"Oh? Does that mean everything is on the computer? Let me have a look."

"Hey, don't just start messing with someone else's computer!"

Kagura Hikaru stood up to stop her.

But Ayakoji Chiyoko wasn't about to listen to him, "You're not someone else, you're my boyfriend. Knowing about your partner's XP should be basic in a relationship, right?"

"Basics my foot, stop it."

"Are you teaching me how to do things?"

"I'm telling you to back off."

"I won't!"

Ayakoji Chiyoko playfully started to tussle with Kagura Hikaru, fighting over the mouse.

If someone from Ugao High saw this scene, they would definitely be shocked.

At least Kiryu Hina, hidden behind the wardrobe, found it quite nauseating.

There were a few narrow vents at the top half of the wardrobe, allowing Kiryu Hina to see outside just by standing up inside.

But that was all she could do, as she knew well what the consequences would be if Ayakoji Chiyoko discovered her.

She had taken such a risk to choose playing hide and seek by coming back to the room—honestly, even she wasn't sure what she was thinking at the time.

She knew that staying would only let her see and hear things that would upset her, yet she did it anyway.

Kiryu Hina chalked it up to a precautionary measure.

If Ayakoji Chiyoko was going to do something bad to Kagura Hikaru, it would be good for her to come out and stop it timely, right?

But as a result, she had to hide in the wardrobe in an uncomfortable position for over two hours.

Because after messing around with the computer for a while, they began to watch a movie—those R18, blood-pumping... super gory, comedic superhero films.

When a funny moment came, Kiryu Hina had to suppress her laughter, using the clothes hanging nearby to cover her mouth and nose to avoid giving herself away.

The wardrobe was filled with Kagura Hikaru's scent as it was, after all, where he kept his clothes.

Thanks to these distracting elements, Kiryu Hina managed to endure through one movie.

When would that guy finally leave?

Kiryu Hina started to regret her actions as her muscles were all sore by now.

After watching the computer, they turned it off.

Were they finally planning to go out on a date?

Kiryu Hina felt somewhat disappointed yet relieved.

Once they left, she could come out.

However, that plan fell through as well.

She saw Ayakoji Chiyoko go over to lock the door, say something to Kagura Hikaru, then suddenly push him onto the bed, climb on top of him, and begin to undress.

Kiryu Hina: "???"