Madam, believe me, how can I be a minotaur?

And just like that, a day passed quickly.

It was now 5:30 PM, time to go home.

That's how it should have been.

But Asano Makoto wouldn't let this opportunity pass.

Nor would he let Miyajima Eriko escape his grasp today.

Author's Note: There will be two more updates later.

Chapter 155: Typhoon

After visiting the last place planned for today, the National Art Center Tokyo, it was almost six in the evening.

Miyajima Eriko stared blankly at the darkening sky and the setting sun for a while, then said with some reluctance, "Asano-kun, are we going home?"

Asano Makoto nodded directly and turned to walk towards the parking lot, "Okay, let's go then."

Seemingly surprised that he agreed so readily, Miyajima Eriko paused slightly, then subconsciously called out to him, "Asano-kun..."

Asano Makoto stopped and turned back, asking with some confusion, "Hmm? What's wrong, Eriko?"

I—"

Miyajima Eriko looked hesitant, as if she had something to say.

But in the end, she slowly shook her head and didn't say those words, "Um... it's nothing, let's go home."

Although her behavior was a bit strange, Asano Makoto didn't ask much, just nodded and said, "Okay, let's go."

Seeing Asano Makoto turn back to the front and no longer pay attention to her, Miyajima Eriko subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

But for some reason, she suddenly felt a little disappointed by Asano Makoto's lack of reluctance.

She didn't want to leave.

Or rather, she didn't want to end her date with Asano Makoto so early.

She wanted to spend more time with Asano Makoto.

Looking at Asano Makoto's back, she paused for a moment, then shook her head sharply, throwing those inappropriate feelings to the back of her mind.

After all, she and Asano Makoto were just friends. It's normal for friends to hang out and feel reluctant to go home because they had a good time.

But if it exceeded this boundary, or if the reason for not wanting to go home changed, then it wouldn't be normal.

Stay true to yourself, Eriko, stay true to yourself!

Don't forget, you have a boyfriend, you can't make mistakes like in your dreams!

Miyajima Eriko slapped her cheeks forcefully, giving her heart a "steadfast" buff to clear her head.

Then she quickly caught up with Asano Makoto and silently followed him forward.

However, what she didn't notice was the meaningful smile on Asano Makoto's face beside her.

Just now, when Eriko suggested going home, Asano Makoto immediately opened the system and used an item.

This item was called the "Opportunity Wind Chime", a reward from completing stage mission two, the high-level item that cost 50,000 Pure Love Points in the store.

The name of this item was quite self-explanatory. Its effect was to create a special event, a so-called "opportunity", for the user and any selected target after use.

Of course, this was just the system's introduction to the item.

As for its specific effects, Asano Makoto didn't know, because after he selected Miyajima Eriko and used the item, he didn't notice any changes.

But he wasn't too worried.

After all, this item cost 54,000 Pure Love Points in the system store. Although it could be used three times, it still required 18,000 points per use. It couldn't possibly have no effect, right?

Thinking of this, he felt a little relieved and continued to walk towards the parking lot with Eriko.

Then, just as the two passed by a hotel.

The weather suddenly changed.

Without any warning, the sky, which had only been slightly dim, turned pitch black in an instant. A large number of clouds, from who knows where, covered the once clear sky.

The next moment, wind began to appear, accompanied by a torrential rain and the crackling sound of hail hitting the ground.

"Rain... no, a typhoon? How could this be—!?"

Miyajima Eriko was cut off by the strong wind before she could finish speaking.

But even so, it couldn't hide the surprise on her face.

Because of its geographical location, Japan often experiences natural disasters such as typhoons and earthquakes.

Therefore, the meteorological agencies here are relatively developed, and they can usually predict the arrival of natural disasters in advance, and they usually notify the public in advance.

But this time, Miyajima Eriko didn't receive any similar news at all.

She even watched the weather forecast yesterday, and the TV said that the weather would be sunny for the next few days, with no rain or even clouds.

But what the hell is this sunny weather now? Hail the size of eggs could kill someone.

Actually, it wouldn't matter if the weather forecast was just wrong.

Because they had experienced it enough times, most Japanese people were already "skilled" and knew how to predict the arrival of a typhoon in advance.

Before a typhoon arrives, the air usually sinks and becomes very hot and stuffy.

But these signs didn't appear at all before the strange phenomenon just now. There wasn't even a hint, and the typhoon just arrived.

So the current situation was definitely wrong, which was why Miyajima Eriko was surprised.

And she was definitely not the only one with the same reaction.

Feeling the strong wind and raindrops that stung her face, Asano Makoto also opened his mouth wide in surprise.

Actually, in that moment of daze just now, he could probably guess the reason for the typhoon's arrival.

But he didn't expect this item to be so powerful, able to affect the real weather and even create a natural disaster from scratch!

He originally thought that the "special event" created by the item would be a small, ambiguous event, such as a car losing control while crossing the road, almost hitting Miyajima Eriko, and then him saving the damsel in distress.

Who would have thought it would directly bring you a typhoon?

However, Asano Makoto reacted quickly. He only paused for a moment, then immediately turned around, grabbed Miyajima Eriko, who was still stunned, and started running.

Like the starting gun of a running race referee, shortly after he started running, the people around him also began to move, hoping to find a place to take shelter from the rain as soon as possible.

However, most of these people were running aimlessly, not knowing where to go.

Only Asano Makoto remembered that he had passed a hotel not long ago, probably a few hundred meters behind him.

Although he was carrying Miyajima Eriko, who was "dragging him down", Asano Makoto was still running very fast.

He ran to the entrance of the hotel very quickly, then opened the door and went straight in.

With a shelter to block the wind and rain, Asano Makoto breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he turned around, wanting to see how Miyajima Eriko was doing, while saying with concern, "Eriko, are you okay... what—!?"

But he didn't finish his words.

Because the wet beauty in front of him had completely attracted his attention, even his tone became higher, making his voice sound extremely strange.

Chapter 156: Watching a Movie with a Critical Eye (Bonus 11)

Miyajima Eriko wasn't in the rain for very long, only about a minute or so.

Because Asano Makoto was leading the way, they ran the hundred meters to the hotel in just over a minute.

But even so, they were still soaked to the bone.

Because the rain was too heavy.

According to Asano Makoto's feelings, this typhoon created by the system item "Opportunity Wind Chime" was estimated to be above level 16.

That is, it had reached the highest level of the six levels, the super typhoon level.

And not only were there strong winds and heavy rain, but there were also countless hailstones falling from the sky, the kind that could give you a big bump if they hit you.

However, perhaps because this typhoon was brought by the item, Asano Makoto and Miyajima Eriko were very lucky and weren't hit even once.

Of course, although they could avoid the hail, no one could avoid the raindrops, so they were still soaked from head to toe.

Asano Makoto was fine, he was a man and didn't care about these things, not to mention he was wearing a jacket.

The problem was Miyajima Eriko, she was wearing a rather thin chiffon shirt today.

Although this material of clothing is very beautiful to wear and the fabric is very comfortable, the only problem is that it is very easy to see through, especially when it is wet.

Fortunately, the chiffon shirt that Miyajima Eriko was wearing today was black, so it looked okay, at least you couldn't see the flesh color under the clothes.

However, after being wet by the rain, the chiffon shirt clung tightly to her skin, highlighting her perfect figure.

Sharp-eyed Asano Makoto even saw some traces and patterns of underwear protruding from under the close-fitting clothes.

It's lace.

Quite bold...

Asano Makoto didn't expect Miyajima Eriko, who was pure in every way, to wear such bold underwear, so he couldn't help but be a little surprised.

But he quickly came to his senses, then took off his jacket and put it on Miyajima Eriko.

From the moment he turned to look at Miyajima Eriko, to observing her from top to bottom, to finally covering her body with his jacket, the whole process took less than five seconds.

Although his jacket was also wet, since Miyajima Eriko was already completely soaked, it didn't matter as long as it could cover her body.

Fortunately, Tokyo in mid-September was already a bit cold, so the hotel lobby had air conditioning, and it was warm air, so the two didn't feel too cold.