100 Woo! That's what I'm talking about guys!

With a groan, Kawakami stirred awake. She looked at the unfamiliar ceiling, confused. But Shin's grunt as he thrust himself upward attracted her attention. As she saw the teen who was doing pull-ups with one of the support beams of the roof, she remembered what happened last evening.

The woman immediately stood up from the bed, and looked in horror as the clock on her phone showed that it was almost noon.

"Oh no!" she exclaimed.

At that, the teen stopped his pull-ups, pausing to wipe the sweat off his face with a towel.

"It's Sunday, you know." he said, picking up a water bottle off the nearby table and almost emptying it instantly.

She breathed a sigh of relief before asking the unasked question.

"What happened?"

"You fell asleep after finishing the steak, so I put you in bed." he answered, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"You could've woken me up." said the woman.

"Well, yeah. But where's the fun in that?"

Kawakami paused. There were... multiple things wrong with this situation, the least of which being her profession. Maybe if she wasn't working as a maid in her free time, and if Shin was a few years older...

'No!' she thought, slapping her cheeks. "I can't think of that. He's my student."

"Think of what?" asked Shin, pulling closer to the woman.

"I-Uh... N-Nothing, it's nothing." she said, embarrassed she said her thoughts out loud.

"C'mon, you can tell me." said Shin, as he bent slightly so that their eyes were at the same level. "It's just the two of us here now."

It wasn't exactly wrong, as Shin had told Futaba that he'd have a personal discussion she wasn't allowed to hear beforehand, anticipating such a situation. Of course, he really had no way of knowing if she listened in, but he trusted the girl to be sensible enough to do that.

Kawakami turned her head to one side, breaking eye contact with him. It was enough that he was close enough for her to feel the heat, the aftermath of his exercises. She didn't want to test herself against his gaze.

"So, are you willing now?" he asked, trying to coax her into giving in.

"Well..." she started, but trailed off in the end.

She knew she couldn't say the truth, but nothing plausible in that situation came to mind. If she had the space, perhaps she would've fiddled with her fingers, trying to calm herself down.

It was a slow process, but Shin kept prodding, never giving Kawakami enough time to regain her composure. Eventually, the older woman gave in, and ever so nervously gave a response.

"I-I-I..."

"Yes." Shin urged her to continue.

She took a deep breath in.

"I think that you're very good-looking and you have this incredible charm around you and I actually like it when you flirt with me because it makes me feel good about myself and it's a real pity that you're that much younger than me because I think that if you were my age I'd have a crush on you!"

The woman crouched down, covering her face with her hands.

"There, I said it." she muttered. "Are you happy now?"

The teen stood still, except for his hand that stroked his imaginary beard. Then, he gestured up with his other hand.

"You can stand up now." he said.

Kawakami did as she was told, but she kept her gaze at the floor. As she had uncovered her face, Shin could see she was sporting a blush that covered her whole face, and went down to her upper body.

"Hey, look up here." said Shin.

But as the woman looked up, all of a sudden.

*Chu*

Kawakami opened and closed her mouth repeatedly, looking like a fish on land. She unsuccessfully tried to speak for a few more seconds, before her embarrassment fully registered in her head, and she rushed outside.

Shin didn't follow her, knowing she'd need some time to process what just happened. Instead, he asked.

"So how much did you hear?"

Immediately after that, he received a reply on his phone.

Alibaba: Pretty much everything after she screamed.

Alibaba: But you have to tell me.

Alibaba: How did you seduce her?

"It's not that I seduced her. It's just that my words attract beauties." said Shin, shrugging.

Alibaba: ...

Alibaba: I get it now.

"C'mon, you can tell me."

Alibaba: That tactic won't work on me now.

"So you WERE listening from the beginning!"

Alibaba: Dang!

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Confidants:

0. Igor (The Fool) - Rank 2

I. Morgana (The Magician) - Rank 3

1. Takuto Maruki (The Councillor) - Rank 1

II. Makoto Niijima (The Priestess) - Rank 3

IV. Yusuke Kitagawa (The Emperor) - Rank 3

Odd man - Rank 1

V. Sojiro Sakura (The Hierophant) - Rank 3

VI. Ann Takamaki (The Lovers) - Rank 7

VII. Ryuji Sakamoto (The Chariot) - Rank 7

VIII. Goro Akechi (The Justice) - Rank 1

IX. Futaba Sakura (The Hermit) - Rank 3

XI. Caroline & Justine (The Strength) - Rank 10

XIII. Tae Takemi (The Death) - Rank 5

Reaper - Rank 1

XIV. Sadayo Kawakami (The Temperance) - Rank 5

XVIII. Saki Yoshiko (The Moon) - Rank 2

XIX. Sho Minazuki (The Sun) - Rank 2

Toranosuke Yoshida - Rank 1

XX. Sae Niijima (The Judgement) - Rank 2

Shiho Suzui (The Hope) - Rank 8