1256 -1241- Your eyes will rot

In a plain dorm room, at this very moment, an unexpected scene is unfolding.

"Mm... Chu... Mm..."

These are the sounds of lips tightly pressed together, passionately kissing and making a sound that only occurs when lips are connected.

In the room, a teenage boy and girl are tightly embracing each other, engaged in fervent kissing.

The boy is Rozen's roommate, the young man he met after coming to Hagun Academy—Kurogane Ikki.

Ikki seems like he's been forcefully dragged down to the ground, sitting there paralyzed, eyes wide open, passionately kissing a girl in a way that would make anyone blush.

The girl, on the other hand, is someone Rozen doesn't recognize at all.

She's wearing the Hagun Academy girls' uniform, with a petite figure that suggests she's not very old, sporting shoulder-length silver-white hair and unexpectedly cute looks, giving off a doll-like vibe.

Yet, it's this unfamiliar doll-like girl who is now sitting in Ikki's arms, pressing against his chest, passionately kissing him with flushed cheeks, while Ikki remains stiff and stunned, allowing the girl to take liberties with him.

No matter how you look at it, it seems like a scene of two teenagers in love sneaking affection in a dorm room.

Though, upon closer inspection, you'd notice that Ikki is almost frozen in place, letting the unknown girl take liberties with him.

As Ikki's roommate, Rozen's mind is struggling to comprehend the situation.

And then...

"...What are you guys doing?"

Rozen's lips twitch as he asks this question.

This startles the teenage couple in the midst of their passionate kiss, finally making them aware of the presence of a third party.

But...

"Mmmmm...!"

The only one making sounds is Ikki.

Seeing Rozen's arrival, Ikki finally reacts, seemingly wanting to say something or looking like he's seeking help. However, he's ignored by the girl, who continues to passionately kiss him as if there were no one else around, leaving Ikki only able to make vague sounds.

"..."

Rozen's lips twitch even more violently.

And perhaps because the commotion here is too intriguing, the door of the adjacent room, Room 406, suddenly opens.

From inside, someone who Rozen knows to some extent walks out.

"I say, there's been some subtle noise since just now, what's going on?"

Stella Vermillion, dressed in casual sportswear, emerges from Room 406, arms crossed, wearing a displeased expression as she complains.

Seeing Stella like this...

"Bam!"

Without a moment's hesitation, Rozen forcefully shuts the door, letting the loud sound reverberate around.

"What... what are you doing!?"

Stella is immediately startled.

"No, nothing, don't worry about it."

Rozen shakes his head with a blank expression.

"So it's you." Stella finally gets a clear look at the person present and furrows her brows, saying, "I heard you moved in next door after you left, could it be that the subtle noise just now was caused by you?"

What do you mean by "subtle noise"?

Rozen momentarily thinks of this sarcastic remark, but compared to that, there's another matter that needs clarification.

"That noise just now definitely wasn't caused by me, I'm innocent."

Rozen vigorously asserts this.

"Is... is that so?" Stella's expression is somewhat uncomplimentary as she says, "I can't help but feel that you're unexpectedly desperate... What exactly happened? Why are you standing at your own room's door like this? Did you forget your key?"

"Well, sort of..." Rozen struggles to articulate, "In any case, it's better for me to go out for a stroll and come back later. You too, just go back to your room, no matter how subtle the noise next door may be, or how weird the sounds might sound, don't come over to check the situation, okay?"

At the same time Rozen uttered these words, he couldn't shake the feeling that he was being overly meddlesome.

But there was no helping it. Since his roommate in the same dorm was enjoying himself, as a man, helping out a bit could be considered fulfilling his duty, right?

However...

"...It all seems very suspicious," Stella Vermillion looked at Rozen with a skeptical gaze and said, "Could it be that you're doing something unspeakable in your own room?"

Upon hearing this, Rozen almost blurted out, "I wish, but unfortunately, such luck never falls on me."

Without much thought, Rozen said these words.

"Luck? Never falls on you?"

Stella Vermillion was taken aback.

"N-No... it's nothing, don't worry about it."

Rozen quickly realized his mistake and forced a smile at Stella.

Despite her full-face suspicion, Stella didn't dwell on it and just informed Rozen of one thing.

"The Student Council President told me that my roommate might be late because of family matters, so she probably won't be coming until tonight. So, don't do anything weird and scare her off."

Stella gave this warning.

"Your roommate?"

Rozen blinked in surprise, feeling curious.

After all, Shinguji Kurono had already mentioned that starting this year, Hagun Academy would arrange people of similar strength to share dorm rooms to foster competition and mutual growth.

Now that Stella's roommate had appeared, did that mean their strength would be similar to Stella's?

If that was the case, Rozen was curious about the background of such a person.

Unfortunately, at that moment, there was indeed a subtle noise coming from Room 405.

"This is..."

Stella Vermillion was slightly stunned, then finally turned her gaze to the door of Room 405.

"That idiot..."

Rozen suddenly woke up, covering his face, looking helpless.

Stella Vermillion furrowed her brows, picked up her pace, and headed towards Room 405.

To this, Rozen could only offer one final piece of advice.

"You'd better not look."

Rozen said very seriously.

"Why?"

Stella Vermillion raised her eyebrows in questioning.

"...Because your eyes will rot if you do."

Rozen remained silent, giving this lame excuse after a long pause.

"Is that so? Well, then I really want to see what could make my eyes rot!"

Stella Vermillion showed a sardonic smile, then pushed Rozen aside and went to the door of Room 405, opening it in one breath.

Before this, Rozen had already turned his face away, covering his eyes.

After all, he could already predict the outcome.

As expected...

"What... what are you guys doing!?!?"

Stella Vermillion's shocked, angry, and embarrassed voice echoed throughout the dorm.

"Sigh..."

Rozen sighed, summarizing the situation.