The Top Idol Next Door Can't Help But Crave My Guilty Pleasure Meals-Chapter 1Volume 2 .4 - From Now On, I Will Be Yuzukis Caretaker!

ROUND 1 – From Now On, I Will Be Yuzuki’s Caretaker! 4

“Ahh, why do I always end up like this…”

After the meal, Yuzuki, tormented by regret as usual, rubbed her head against the table.

The hamburger and potatoes were perfectly devoured. It was a splendid display of eating.

“Has the peak of your work passed for now? I’ll feed you a delicious meal starting tomorrow morning.”

“I won’t lose next time…!”

As Yuzuki slowly raised her face, there was a red liquid on the side of her lips.

“Hey, you’ve got ketchup there.”

“Ah, where?”

“On the left side of your lips.”

Yuzuki wiped the ketchup with her index finger and then licked it off her fingertip.

In that casual post-meal gesture, I felt my heart rate increase significantly.

That was an incident from late May.

The day Yuzuki returned to the apartment, we celebrated the fan meeting.

When I ate a hand-wrapped crepe, some cream ended up in the same spot on my face.

Yuzuki wiped it off with her own lips.

It’s almost like saying she gave me a kiss on the cheek.

I can still clearly remember the feeling of her lips.

At one point, I concluded in my mind that “it was an idol move to charm a fan.”

However, I couldn’t shake the thought that “maybe it meant something more,” and if anything, that feeling had only grown over time.

I wanted to know Yuzuki’s feelings. But I hesitated to probe too deeply.

I had been agonizing alone, repeating self-questioning dozens of times each day.

Suddenly, our eyes met as Yuzuki wiped off some ketchup.

“What’s wrong? Why are you staring like that? Is there still ketchup on my face?”

“No, it’s not that…”

“Then what is it?”

“It’s… well…”

Not only did Yuzuki come closer, but her face also drew near.

Perhaps because I was so conscious of her, the breath that escaped her lips felt unusually seductive.

I found myself unable to look away from her lips.

“Come on, if you have something to say, just spit it out!”

How could I possibly answer that ‘I was mesmerized by your lips?’

As we continued to stare at each other while I searched for an excuse, Yuzuki seemed to notice that my gaze had drifted downward. She glanced at my lips and then met my eyes again.

The next moment, Yuzuki’s face turned bright red.

“Uh…”

As if remembering something, Yuzuki covered her mouth with the back of her hand, averted her gaze, and let out a feeble voice.

“…Don’t look too much.”

I felt a thumping sensation in my heart.

Could it be true? Was that moment a sign of special feelings and does Yuzuki have feelings for me…?

Yuzuki slowly brought her gaze back, and our eyes met again. Neither of us turned our faces away.

The beating of my heart was so loud that I feared the sound might leak outside.

Someone, anyone, please break this situation. Otherwise, I might not be able to restrain my desire to touch Yuzuki’s lips.

My body was being drawn to Yuzuki on its own. For some reason, she didn’t try to escape.

She kept looking straight at me as if expecting something.

Someone, quickly──

The chime ringing in the living room snapped Yuzuki and me back to reality.

“Wh-who could it be, at this hour?”

Yuzuki hurriedly stood up, straightening her hair with her fingers, and moved toward the monitor installed in the living room.

Saved. Whether it was a delivery person or the landlord, I might have crossed a line if that situation had continued.

“Huh…?”

Yuzuki let out an uneasy voice.

I also peered at the monitor from behind. On the LCD screen, a suspicious-looking woman in a hat and mask appeared.

She wore a pitch-black coat, exuding an air of suspicion that seemed to scream for a police check.

There was no weapon in the woman’s hand, but it was entirely possible she had one hidden in an inner pocket of her clothes.

She could be a robber or perhaps a stalker. I had heard that recently, troublesome fans could be of any gender.

“Yuzuki, I’ll go.”

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“But…”

“It might be bad if she finds out a man is with you, but if we pretend we’re not here, we don’t know what she might do. Just in case, be ready to call 110.”

“Wait, Suzufumi!”

If I didn’t remove the door chain, there should be no worry of forced entry.

I opened the door and peeked out just a little bit.

“May I ask who’s there?”

“Is this the residence of Sasaki Yuzuki-san?”

The eyes and voice are youthful. Possibly in their twenties or even a teenager.

“Please answer my question. Who are you?”

“I see. So you did find yourself a man behind my back… It was right of me to visit unannounced…”

The woman seemed to have convinced herself.

The likelihood of her being a stalker was becoming more likely.

“Who are you? Where did you meet my Yuzuki? Confess the truth.”

“I’ll return that question to you. Who are you?”

“I am Yuzuki’s number one.”

She’s the dangerous type who believes themselves to be Arisu Yuzuki’s lover…

Trying to probe further might be futile if that’s the case.

As I hesitated about whether to call the police, Yuzuki, who had been listening to our conversation from the entrance step, put on her sandals.

Then, to my surprise, she stood beside me and reached for the chain lock.

“Hey, Yuzuki…!”

The door began to open. A hand from the woman in black reached through the gap.

There was nothing at the entrance that could be used as a weapon. Should I evacuate Yuzuki first, or should I fend off the woman’s hand? While I hesitated, the door fully opened.

As I tried to step between the two, at that moment——

“Ruru-san!”

Yuzuki embraced the woman in black.

In response, the woman exclaimed,

“Yuzuki~~~!”

She returned the embrace with an equally passionate hug.

What in the world is going on?

With the two of them hugging each other tightly, my thoughts came to a forced shutdown.

“Why is Ruru-san here? Wasn’t it supposed to be an overnight location shoot?”

“I just missed Yuzuki so much that I snuck out of the hotel. If I take the first train back in the morning, I’ll barely make it in time for the meeting. More importantly, are you okay? Has that man done anything strange to you? I’ve told you many times that you shouldn’t let men into your room so easily. Yuzuki, you’re still fifteen, so getting into that kind of relationship is still──”

“——Ruru-san, it’s getting a bit suffocating.”

“No, I still haven’t had enough of my Yuzuki dose. Let me feel more of your body heat…?”

The woman buried her face in Yuzuki’s chest, taking deep breaths.

Having finally rebooted my thought processes, I asked Yuzuki,

“Hey Yuzuki, who is this person…”

After the woman had her fill of ‘Yuzuki dose’, she released the hug and removed her hat and mask.

Illuminated by the light, her true face was revealed.

“It’s nice to meet you. I am Emoto Ruru, the leader of 【Spotlights】.”

Her eyes, which seemed to be filled with jade, looked straight at me.

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