Hikari couldn't stand seeing NTR happen, especially involving a so-called exchange student.
Thinking of how the bespectacled married woman had seemed nervous just greeting him, Hikari casually exchanged for a Pure Love Warning Paper Crane and bound it to Kamozoe Kaede.
"Better safe than sorry..."
After setting up the NTR warning, Hikari returned to his room.
Once back, he planned to take a shower, rest for a bit, and then head out to help Louisa relax her body and mind.
But he had only just taken off his shirt when someone knocked on the door.
Hikari had no choice but to put his shirt back on and go open it.
When he opened the door, he saw a beautiful woman with a high ponytail standing gracefully outside. Her fitted gray blouse outlined the impressive curve of her full chest, while her dark blue jeans tightly wrapped around her rounded hips. Her figure was striking, with curves in all the right places.
This pretty married woman, even more beautiful and with an even better figure than the bespectacled Kaede he had just met, looking like a ripe peach that would burst with juice at the slightest squeeze, was none other than his next-door neighbor, Hisato Hisato.
"Aunt Hisato?"
Hikari looked at the unexpected visitor in confusion.
"Hikari-kun, you're back from school?", A charming smile appeared on Hisato's fair, beautiful face as she asked warmly.
"Yeah, I just got back not long ago. Aunt Hisato, what's up? Did you need something?", Hikari returned her smile politely.
Hisato smiled, "Didn't we agree before that I'd come clean your place regularly? Since you're home today, I thought I'd come help tidy up."
Hikari glanced back into the apartment. Thinking that he would soon be leaving to help Louisa with her counseling session, he said, "The apartment isn't really dirty today. How about you come another day instead?"
Hearing that, the warm smile on Hisato's face stiffened slightly, and she looked a little embarrassed.
"I... I see. O-Okay then."
Although Hisato always smiled warmly in front of Hikari, she hadn't been happy these past few days.
Because of her fiance, Hisato Norihiko, their entire family had been burdened with debts totaling over a hundred million yen.
Having already spent several days as a full-time housewife, Hisato had recently been trying to find a job to bring in another source of income.
But since she had become a full-time housewife not long after graduating, she had very little work experience, and every job search ended in failure.
After returning home, instead of comforting her about not finding work, her fiance Hisato Norihiko had tried to persuade her to become Kamezo Gozou's secretary.
The thought of that fat company president who coveted her made Hisato sick, so she firmly refused.
Norihiko couldn't understand her decision. He thought she was too stubborn and even belittled her, saying she'd never find a good job. The two had almost ended up arguing.
But after feeling wronged, Hisato, being older and considering herself the more mature one, still pulled herself together.
After all, besides helping Norihiko pay off his debts, she herself also owed Hikari a large sum of money.
So after hearing him come home, she had come over intending to clean his apartment.
That way, she could repay at least a little of what she owed and feel better about herself.
But Hikari refused because the apartment really wasn't dirty.
Naturally, Hisato didn't blame him for it. She just couldn't help feeling embarrassed.
And thinking about all the setbacks she'd suffered recently only made her mood sink further.
Hikari also noticed how her expression gradually stiffened after he refused.
His observation was sharp, and he already knew Hisato well enough.
After thinking about it for a moment, he figured out why she looked so down.
Even before borrowing money from him, she had always been kind to him and often looked after him. She was also Shinomiya Natsuha's aunt.
So before Hisato could force a smile and turn to leave, Hikari quickly spoke again.
"I just remembered that I was eating snacks on the sofa yesterday. The floor might actually be dirty after all. Aunt Hisato, why don't you come help me clean?"
Hisato wasn't stupid. Seeing him suddenly change his mind, how could she not realize he had noticed how exhausted she looked?
His words brought her a rare feeling of warmth.
But along with it came a painful ache.
In her eyes, Hikari, her niece's boyfriend, was still someone from the younger generation.
Yet not only had she borrowed money from him and accepted his help, now he was even trying to take care of her feelings.
It dealt a heavy blow to the pride of Hisato, whose body and mind were both those of a mature adult, making her almost too embarrassed to face him.
She immediately said, "Um... let's forget about today. Auntie will come clean after your place gets a little dirtier in a couple of days. Besides, I need to clean my own house too. Hehe~"
Although Hisato forced out a smile, the beautiful face that should have bloomed like cherry blossoms instead looked even sadder than crying because of how worn out she'd become lately. Even so, she still carried a delicate charm that stirred sympathy.
Hikari could see that Hisato was depressed. He knew she'd only feel worse if she went straight home now.
He immediately said, "Then how about giving me a massage instead, Aunt Hisato? The one you gave me last time felt really good. I've been thinking about it ever since."
"Huh? Really?", Hisato's beautiful eyes widened. The lovely face that had almost been on the verge of tears immediately regained its radiance.
"Of course. Aunt Hisato's massage skills are really great," Hikari praised with a smile.
"Th-Thank you for the compliment, Hikari-kun!", Hisato smiled from the bottom of her heart. Looking at Hikari, she felt a powerful warmth fill her heart, as though she had just drunk an entire cup of hot water in winter, warmth spreading through every part of her body.
After repeatedly failing to find work and being belittled by Hisato Norihiko at home, Hisato had recently struggled to find any sense of purpose. Sometimes she even cursed herself for being so useless.
Having gone so long without any recognition, receiving Hikari's praise now naturally made her incredibly happy.
Hisato immediately clenched her fist and smiled.
"Okay! Come inside, Hikari-kun. Let me show you the new massage techniques I've learned! This time you'll definitely feel even better!"
After giving Hikari a massage last time, Hisato had gone home and studied massage techniques online.
She had even bought an acupuncture meridian chart and repeatedly practiced her finger techniques on a pillow.
Although her fiance Hisato Norihiko was always busy, leaving her with no chance to practice on a real person, she still believed she had improved a great deal.
So this time, Hisato was very confident in her massage skills and believed she could make Hikari feel extremely comfortable.
Seeing Hisato looking so lively again, Hikari smiled.
He opened the door, and the two entered together.
After closing the door, Hikari sat down in a chair at Hisato's request.
Standing behind him, Hisato began by massaging his shoulders. As her knuckles pressed firmly against the Tianzong acupoint on his shoulder blade, she immediately heard him let out a satisfied sigh.
As her hands kneaded his shoulders, her curvy figure occasionally brushed against his back without her noticing.
"You've improved really fast, Aunt Hisato," Hikari said as he relaxed into the chair.
It had to be said that Hisato's confidence wasn't baseless.
After studying, her massage skills had clearly improved by a large margin. Hikari could distinctly feel how much more comfortable her shoulder massage had become, leaving his muscles noticeably more relaxed.
However, because she was exceptionally well-endowed, just like last time, while massaging his shoulders, Hisato would occasionally bump into him with her chest.
Since both her technique and strength were better than before, the contact was a little more noticeable.
But Hisato's hands remained perfectly steady.
Thanks to the experience she had gained from giving Hikari a massage before, she was much more practiced this time.
Combined with the frustrations she'd been facing in her career recently, she also felt much less embarrassed about certain things.
Besides, in her eyes, Hikari was still part of the younger generation, just like her niece Shinomiya Natsuha.
He had encouraged her and acknowledged her just moments ago, so she had already gotten used to these accidental contacts and no longer found them embarrassing.
Even if she reached the places that had embarrassed her last time, she thought she probably wouldn't react anymore, or so Hisato believed.
But when she crouched in front of Hikari and rested her palms on his knees, her pretty face couldn't help turning slightly red again.
Because she suddenly caught a scent.
It was like the scent of flowers after rain mixed with sea salt, carrying a faint damp warmth.
The faint smell reached her nose, causing the beautiful married woman to pause her breathing for a moment.
Earlier, Hisato had come over as soon as she heard Hikari open his door.
So she had no idea that before coming home from school, he had helped Yoshida Saki move.
After all the work and exertion, Hikari had sweated quite a bit.
Naturally, some of the lingering smell from his time with Yoshida Saki still remained on him.
At first, Hisato simply assumed it was nothing more than sweat from exercising in the hot weather.
Although she didn't have much experience herself, she was a mature adult.
Gradually, Hisato realized the scent was more than just ordinary sweat.
As she smelled the fragrance that reminded her of flowers drifting in through the window, her face flushed. Besides feeling embarrassed, she even felt a little shy.
But then she remembered Hikari's age.
Like the rising sun, this was the time of life when his energy was at its peak, and she quickly accepted it.
'Hikari-kun is probably just full of youthful energy and can't hold back...'
Hisato had no idea that Hikari had just spent time with Yoshida Saki.
She instinctively assumed he had simply taken care of things by himself, or that it was just a natural occurrence.
When Hikari noticed Hisato's nose twitching and the strange expression on her face, he guessed she had probably smelled something.
To ease the awkwardness, he immediately said, "Aunt Hisato, I exercised for a while after school and worked up quite a sweat. I probably smell a bit."
"How about I take a shower first, then come back for the massage? Or we can do it another day."
Seeing Hikari about to stand up, Hisato quickly raised an arm to stop him.
"No! No!"
"It's fine. I don't smell anything at all!"
"Young people sweat when they exercise. That's completely normal. Auntie doesn't mind."
A charming smile bloomed across Hisato's beautiful face like a sunflower in full bloom.
In truth, Hisato also felt somewhat embarrassed and awkward inside.
But she was even more afraid that Hikari would end up feeling embarrassed because of it.
Teenage boys were often at their most emotionally sensitive.
She didn't want something like this to leave him with any psychological burden.
Hikari had helped her again and again. The last thing Hisato wanted was for this younger man to end up with any lingering trauma because of her.
Seeing Hisato insist so strongly, her hand still pressed against his chest,
Hikari could only sit back down and let her continue the massage.
Perhaps it was because the weather was too hot.
The longer Hisato massaged Hikari, the redder her fair cheeks became.
She even began to feel an inexplicable warmth spreading through her body.