«Your father won't be back until tonight, little Hakuto. And that thought excites me so much. Just the two of us... alone, all day long...»
A woman with long, wavy burgundy hair and piercing blue eyes slips off her nightgown, revealing that she's wearing nothing underneath. Her massive breasts obscure her face as Hakuto, forcefully pushed down onto the couch, stares up at her in terror.
«W-What are you doing, Isabelle...?»
«I'm just doing what you want, aren't I? I can see it in the way you look at me, little Hakuto. Your mouth stays silent, but your eyes say it all.»
The woman reaches for the waistband of Hakuto's pants and yanks them down with force, then immediately does the same with his underwear.
«It's so big... you're exactly like your father. I'm getting soaking wet...»
«I-Isabelle... stop, please...» Little Hakuto's eyes glisten with tears, his voice trembling, as the woman begins to touch him inappropriately, triggering an involuntary erection in the boy.
«P-Please, stop... STOP!»
Hakuto jolts awake, pushing himself up with his arms and sitting halfway up, his back pressing against the headboard.
His breathing is heavy and uneven—cold sweat drips down his skin.
The pale moonlight seeps faintly through the window blinds, gently illuminating his new bedroom—much larger than his old one—furnished with a spacious wardrobe, a desk, and a double bed.
The reason for the double bed?
«That way, when you want to sleep with your little sisters, the three of us will fit comfortably. Rika and I thought it was a really sweet idea, don't you agree?» That was Yuzu's explanation, though Hakuto seriously doubts Rika had any part in that decision.
«It's been four years and that bitch still haunts me in my nightmares... what a pain,» Hakuto mutters with a nervous smile.
The alarm clock reads 4 AM.
It's far too early to start getting ready for his first day at the prestigious Tsugumi High School of Ashiya—yet too late to go back to sleep, especially after such a shocking wake-up.
~I really need a glass of cold water...~
Hakuto, still groggy and unsteady on his feet, steps out of his bedroom and walks down the long hallway lined with doors, leading straight into the massive living room.
«Aaaah... oh, yeah... aaaah...»
The silence of the night is broken only by a tangled mix of male and female moans, overlapping and echoing through the hallway—undoubtedly coming from the master bedroom.
«Are those two still not done...?» Hakuto mutters quietly, his face flushing red—hearing his father moan like that makes him deeply uncomfortable.
But just before stepping into the kitchen, a figure in the living room catches his eye.
Sitting cross-legged on a small armchair beneath the window, the figure holds a large book with a violet cover and black metal patterns in one hand, and a half-empty glass that appears to hold red wine in the other.
The silvery moonlight highlights her features just enough for Hakuto to recognize her.
It's Yuzu—dressed in nothing but a snug white tank top that clings to her chest and makes her nipples clearly visible, and beneath that, only pink lace lingerie.
But this isn't the usual chatty, childish Yuzu Hakuto met earlier that day; her expression is serious—far too serious—as she remains completely absorbed in a book that seems to have captured her whole attention.
And that's not all; the pale silver light against her fair skin contrasts sharply with her jet-black hair, making her look almost ghostly—enough to make Hakuto flinch the moment he sees her. And for just an instant—a brief, fleeting instant—he gets the strange impression that, when she sipped the red wine, her eyes glowed with the same crimson hue. Surely, it was just a trick of the light, reflections from the glass, and his own tired eyes.
«Isn't it a little early to be hitting the booze...?» Hakuto mumbles sleepily, still standing in the doorway that leads from the hallway into the living room.
«Maybe... you seem like quite the early bird yourself.»
Yuzu remarks, setting the glass down on the table and gently closing the book.
Her blunt response catches him completely off guard—it's not what he expected, and it's not the words that surprise him, but the tone.
Just yesterday afternoon, after a single sip of wine, she could barely talk—slurring her words nonstop—but now her voice is crystal clear.
«I had a bad dream and got up to grab a glass of water, that's all.»
«I see... looks like our parents are having a bit too much fun tonight—that's why I couldn't sleep, and here I am. But for now, we'd better get back to bed. Tomorrow you'll be starting at the prestigious Tsugumi High School too; the teachers are pretty strict, you know? Even with newcomers. You wouldn't want to make a bad impression on your very first day just because you're sleepy, would you?»
«I suppose you're right, though I doubt I'll be able to fall back asleep.»
Yuzu tilts the glass over the sink in the small kitchenette nook in the living room and rinses it clean—Kagura certainly wouldn't be thrilled to find out her fifteen-year-old daughter has been drinking booze at four in the morning.
«If you're having trouble falling asleep, just say so. I'll let you use my boobs as a pillow and rub your back while you relax. I'm sure you'll be out like a light. After all, that's what little sisters are for, right? To help their big brothers unwind.»
~The usual Yuzu is back...~