Sayuki Ogawa watched her sister, who was looking blissfully happy, and couldn’t help but facepalm. 'Doesn't she realize that someone is teasing her right in front of her?'

  “What did you say, sister?” She finally couldn’t hold bad asked.

  “Huh?” Fumika Ogawa, caught off guard, had been lost in thought and momentarily fused, thinking Sayuki was asking if she had the strength to give her a massage tonight.

  She instantly became flustered, stammering, “My hands… they really don’t have much strength…”

  It wasn’t that her hands cked strength; she hadn’t recovered from the lingeriions a pletely soft, as if she were floating while walking.

  Sayuki Ogawa was utterly speechless.

  “Don’t hold back. If it hurts, you say it out loud; no one will ugh at you. I know this kind of pain be quite intense, and Sayuki-san also has it tough,” Shuichi Chiba said, standing up to make a decision for her. “Let’s go to the room, and Fumika-san guide you on how to massage.”

  “Oh, okay.” Fumika Ogawa nodded, unaware of anything amiss.

  Sayuki Ogawa’s eyelids twitched. 'This is going well! I might eveo involve my sister in massaging my legs right in front of me. How impressive!'

  Though she thought this way, she still agreed.

  Even though her physical fitness was much better than Fumika's, it didn’t mean she wouldn’t have these kinds of problems; the pain could be quite unbearable.

  Especially when she sometimes engages in intense exercise, it bees even worse.

  Of course, besides the severe pain, there were also some vague reasons that were hard to expin—perhaps it was just some strange ce.

  A few days ago, in the small room on the first floor where they do ear ing, three chairs were arranged in a circle. Sayuki Ogawa sat in the middle, while Shuichi Chiba and Fumika Ogawa faced each other oher side of her.

  Sayuki's two athletic legs were resting on both of their legs.

  Fumika Ogawa skillfully poio the inside of her sister’s knee. “As Chiba-kun just mentioned, massaging here help relieve the pain.”

  Even though she still felt a bit light-headed and her limbs were weak, demonstrating the movement was no problem for her.

  “Got it.” Shuichi Chiba gnced a few times and uood, then began to massage, mimig Fumika’s teique.

  Sayuki Ogawa crossed her arms and watched the two of them seriously studying her legs, her eyelids twitg non-stop. It all felt rather strange.

  As she felt Shuichi Chiba’s hands pressing ohigh, an indescribable ache shot straight to her heart, causio involuntarily let out a muffled grunt.

  “Is that too much pressure?” Shuichi Chiba turned his head to g her, a pyful smile at the er of his mouth.

  Sayuki Ogawa gritted her teeth and said dismissively, “With your little strength, is that even sidered strong?”

  “……” Shuichi Chiba felt a bit of a headache from her words. 'You’re definitely hinting at something!'

  So, he applied a little more pressure with his hands.

  Sayuki Ogawa couldn't help but gasp, her foot suddenly tensing, toes curling up as she suppressed a series of muffled moans.

  “How about now? Is that okay? Still not enough pressure?” Shuichi Chiba emphasized the key words, adding, “I think I heard Sayuki-san’s voice sounds a bit too strained?”

  Sayuki shot him a gre, speechless, unwilling to back down.

  On the side, Fumika Ogawa held her sister’s leg with one hand and lightly covered her mouth, ughing, “Sayuki-san only makes those cute sounds at times like this. It’s always like this, so Chiba-ku o worry.”

  “Really? I thought Sayuki-san was always s and assertive.” Shuichi Chiba joked with Fumika Ogawa.

  Meanwhile, his hands tio massage and feel Sayuki's athletic thighs. The sensation was different from Fumika’s plump things, gradually pulling him away from a sage-like ess.

  They were softer but also had stronger esticity.

  He never expected that he would be the first to directly touch Sayuki Ogawa’s thigh betweewo sisters.

  “Sayuki-san’s legs are beautiful, aren’t they? Much prettier than mine…” Fumika suddenly remarked, gng down at Shuichi Chiba’s movements.

  Both Shuichi Chiba and Sayuki Ogawa were startled, exging a subtle gnce.

  The former observed Fumika's expression for a moment before breaking into an easy smile.

  “I don’t believe it. Unless Fumika-san takes off her stogs right now so I take a close look and pare.” Chiba said with a teasing tone.

  Fumika Ogawa immediately froze, quickly bringing her legs together and ing her arms around her sister’s legs to block her, “That’s the ohing you ’t do! I don’t want Chiba-kun to see that kind of embarrassing sight.”

  “Eh? But you took off your stogs the first time we met. It’s a pity that we weren’t close enough back then, so I couldn’t appreciate it up close.” Shuichi Chiba replied, feigni.

  “Every time I wao gnce over, Sayuki-san would shoot me a warning look. It was really unfortunate.” He added with a face full of missed opportunities.

  “Yeah, he was totally fixated on ys back then! He barely g mine, sneaking looks at you, practically wishing his eyes would stick to your thighs.” Sayuki added, suppressing the ache in her legs while teasing her sister.

  But after saying that, she felt a bit foolish for helping him out.

  “D-did I really?” Fumika asked, her cheeks turning red as she fidgeted with her legs.

  Shuichi Chiba smiled calmly and admitted, “Yes, when I first saw Fumika-san, I couldn’t take my eyes off you! I was worried I’d be rude a scolded, but you just looked down.”

  Recalling their first meeting, Fumika couldn’t help but smile, her lips curling up at the memory.

  “Chiba-kun might not know, but I actually… I secretly admired you too back then.” Fumika said softly, revealing her little secret.

  “Oh? Really? I was so entrahat I pletely missed that,” Shuichi Chiba replied, recalling how he had been fixated oogs and hadn’t noticed a thing.

  “Mm…” Fumika nodded seriously.

  Sayuki chimed in, “My sister used to be a literature girl; she especially loved sweet romaories. I remember there was one novel about a girl visiting her sick father in the hospital and actally meeting a boy. After she read it, she was so excited that she rolled around on the bed and insisted io read it too.”

  “Eh? So Fumika-sao be a literature girl?” Shuichi Chiba couldn’t help but excim.

  Although the term “literature girl” immediately reminded him of cssic ses from boys' school life, he still found it iing.

  “Sayuki! Don’t say that… it’s too embarrassing…” Fumika blushed, wishing she could hide her fa shame, but she still felt a little dazed and couldn’t escape even if she wao.

  “Why is that embarrassing? It’s really cute,” Shuichi Chiba smiled. “No wonder you said it was o be a bit delicate; I guess I shouldn’t work out after all.”

  “No, no! Chiba-kun should definitely exercise; your health is very important!” Fumika quickly expined, not wanting her words to make him stop exerg.

  Shuichi Chiba’s gaze lingered on Fumika, a teasing glint in his eyes as he said, “That’s true; if I don’t exercise, my body might not be able to ha. It really is a dilemma.”

  In an instant, Fumika felt her cheeks flush with embarrassment, turning into a flustered steam engine.