Does gravity make me stronger?

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In the living room, when she saw Hachiman, his face flushed red, emerge from the bathroom with water droplets still clinging to his body, Suze asked in confusion, "Hachiman, where's Shoko-chan?"

"Uh, still in the bathroom."

"I see." Su Shi smiled knowingly and asked meaningfully, "How was it just now? Wasn't that child adorable?"

"Yes, she is cute."

"Wait a minute, you guys didn't do nothing again, did you?"

Su Shi's expression suddenly stiffened, and Goto Ichiri, who was watching TV nearby, also felt a little embarrassed.

"Did nothing" means...

When a lone man and woman go to the bathroom together, they can only do *that* kind of thing, right?

As expected, Hachiman is a carnivorous guy!

While Goto Ichiri was lost in thought, Hachiman silently went into the kitchen, grabbed a glass of iced barley tea, and gulped it down.

Not drinking MAX coffee?

Su Shi, who noticed the detail, raised an eyebrow: "This won't fool us. I'll ask Xiangzi-chan properly tonight. Before that, don't you think Hachiman should say something?"

"Say two...say nine what?" The four cups filled with barley tea temporarily concealed the evasive gaze of the five-year-old Hachiman.

"It seems that relying on Xiangzi alone is completely not enough, Pochi-chan!"

"exist!"

Goto Ichiri suddenly stood up.

"After Xiangzi-chan comes out, let's take a bath together."

"Well, that's certainly possible."

Is that all? What Suze-chan said seems far more terrifying than that...

"Then it's settled. Hachiman, go to your room and wait for a while."

"Oh."

Hachiman led the barley tea towards the guest room, while Sose knocked on the bathroom door.

"Xiangzi-chan, I know everything, but it's okay, I'll take care of everything for you, don't worry!"

"Hey, what are you saying?"

From the bathroom came Xiangzi's bewildered voice.

"Anyway, just come to the guest room after you've finished showering, okay?"

Suze greeted them and then brazenly walked into the room where Hachiman was.

Hachiman, who was still getting dressed in his room, saw Suze walk in and asked in confusion, "Is there something you need?"

There was no reply. Su Shi quickly pressed a few buttons on the electronic door lock.

"What are you doing?"

Hachiman walked over slowly and then realized that Sose was locking the electronic door.

"Can't you tell, Hachiman? I'm setting a timer."

"timing?"

He could see it, of course, but he didn't understand why there was a timer, or what the taboos were about this room. He wondered if he should leave now.

"Don't worry about Hachiman, go to bed and rest."

"Even though you say that, I can't just ignore it all."

He turned on the bedside lamp to brighten the room, and just as he was about to return, a cheerful electronic sound rang out.

"It's all settled, Hachiman. Shoko will be here soon."

"Forehead?"

"Su Shi-chan, Xiangzi-chan is out!"

From the living room came the voice of Goto Ichiri calling out.

"Okay, just a moment, I'll be right there." Su Shi replied, then immediately left the room: "Oh, by the way, Hachiman, don't close the door before I get back!"

"Oh." Hachiman nodded, looking confused.

A moment later, Goto Ichiri appeared at the door.

"Um, Hachiman, Motoyo-chan asked me to bring you something."

"Okay, could you please put it on the cabinet? My hands are wet."

As Hachiman casually dried his hands with a tissue, he spoke towards the door.

Goto Ichiri carefully carried an unidentified box into the house. She casually closed the door behind her, and then heard a click.

The sound reminded Goto Ichiri of the commotion at Waterfall Mountain that morning.

I have a bad feeling about this...

"Hachiman, what was that sound just now?"

Hachiman, who was still wiping his hands, froze and quickly looked towards the door: "Goto-kun, did you just lock the door?"

"Hey, I just closed the door."

She tried turning the doorknob, but it wouldn't budge. "Um, the door seems to be locked from the outside."

No, why lock the room?

Looking at the bewildered Goto Ichiri, and then at his own current state, Hachiman realized at that moment what Suze originally wanted to do.

...

In the living room, Su Shi smiled contentedly after seeing the guest room locked.

The things they needed were also delivered by Boqi-chan. Although the two of them didn't succeed in the bathroom just now, they must have been planning it for a long time.

Let's have a good chat and get to know each other better tonight.

Thinking this, Su Shi packed her change of clothes and prepared to call Goto Ichiri in the living room to take a shower together.

However, Goto Ichiri, who should have been in the living room, had already disappeared, replaced by Shoko, who had just come out of the bathroom.

"Xiangzi-chan, what are you doing here?"

Xiangzi, who was drying his hair, tilted his head in confusion, as if to say: I'm not here, where should I be?

"If you're here, then who's the person in the guest room?"

"Did a guest come by while I was taking a shower?"

"Ding dong!"

Just then, my phone in my pocket started beeping with a barrage of message notifications.

Hachiman: Suze, the door is locked and I can't open it.

Hachiman: Is there any way to unlock this? Goto-kun is still in the room.

Although it was locked, it was still home, so Hachiman's tone wasn't that anxious.

After seeing the message on his phone, Xiangzi asked, "Su Shi, you didn't lock them up, did you?"

"No, Xiangzi-chan, I was originally planning to lock you and Hachiman up," Suze tried desperately to explain.

Xiangzi: "???"

She sighed helplessly, rubbing her forehead, and then asked, "No matter what, can the door still be unlocked now?"

"It can't be unlocked until the time is up."

"What time point is set?"

"Tomorrow morning at eight o'clock?"

"why?"

Upon hearing this, Su Shicai said with considerable resentment, "Because Xiangzi hasn't made any progress, I acted impulsively..."

"Um, I'm sorry..."

There's not much to say; Xiangzi readily took the blame.

Su Shi: "However, the question is, what should we do now?"

Shoko: "Well, since things have come to this, I can only ask Hachiman to take good care of Pochi-chan tonight."

After pondering deeply for a moment, Su Shi could only agree with Xiangzi's plan.

The door lock will open automatically tomorrow, and it's too late to find a locksmith, so I guess I'll have to make do with Boqi for now.

Moreover, given that child's personality, he'll probably just sleep peacefully tonight.

Upon arriving at the guest room door, Su Shi recounted everything that had just happened. After listening, Hachiman leaned against the wall, speechless and choked with emotion.

Although he doesn't dislike being passive, he doesn't want the kind of scenario from doujinshi (fanfiction) where you can't leave without doing something to get out to actually happen in real life.

Fortunately, the lock doesn't have this strange function. As long as I get through the night peacefully, I'll be free tomorrow morning.

Speaking of which, there are also things that Soseki asked Goto Ichiri to bring back...

Arriving at the bedside table, Hachiman discreetly lifted the white cloth covering it, and upon seeing what was inside, he wore an expression of "I knew it."

"Goto-kun, you can sleep on the bed tonight, I'll sleep on the floor."

"Hey, can't the lock be opened from the outside?"

Out of the loop, Goto Ichiri sat on the bed, her fair little feet gently dangling in the air.

Cough cough, be careful, P can't handle this kind of bitterness.

Hachiman withdrew his scrutinizing gaze and coughed lightly: "Ahem, I'm sorry, but we'll probably have to stay in this room until tomorrow morning."

"Ugh?"

Upon hearing this news, Goto Ichiri's first reaction was not fear, but rather a reflexive raising of her wrist to sniff her clothes: "But I haven't taken a bath yet."

Even if a beautiful girl doesn't take a bath, she still smells good.

In fact, Goto Ichiri has almost no body odor; unless you smell very closely, it's hard to detect any unpleasant smell.

"I'm sorry, you'll have to make do with this."

"Ok."

Goto Ichiri muttered to himself, and after a few seconds, he suddenly realized a very important problem.

Since they can't go out tonight, does that mean the two of them will have to sleep in the same room tonight?

Sigh, is that kind of thing really okay?

Belatedly realizing what was happening, Goto Ichiri hurriedly turned his gaze to Hachiman, who had already cleaned the ground and then laid a quilt on the floor.

"Fortunately, there were enough blankets in the room."

"Hachiman, you can't do that! Mom says sleeping on the floor will make you catch a cold!"

"I'm in good health, I'll be fine all day."

"No, let me sleep on the floor. I'm used to sleeping in the cupboard."

"..."

No matter how much Goto Ichiri pleaded, Hachiman insisted on sleeping on the ground, until—

"Then...together...in bed."

Looking down at her toes and clenching her thumb, Goto Ichiri sat shyly on the bed and spoke in a soft voice.

"Hey?"

"That way, Hachiman won't catch a cold, and besides, I'm also... Hachiman's girlfriend."

You've got some backbone, Pochi-chan!

Hachiman smiled with relief, then quickly declined: "Never mind, you won't be able to sleep well if there's someone else next to you."

Is this the key point?