Anime Collector: Starting With the Malevolent Shrine-Chapter 187 ⟴ Ayase, Open Up! It’s Iroha!

"Hmm hmm hmm~ hmm hmm hmm~"

Amidst rising warm steam and wrapped in a bath towel, Iroha hummed an unknown tune as she leisurely walked to her bedroom and retrieved a small hair dryer.

Standing before her dressing mirror, she struck a cute pose while the hot air from the dryer swept through her disheveled short hair.

"Hehe, I thought Miss Maki and the others would stay overnight, but they all left before dark."

The intellectual and elegant Subaru, the capable and decisive Maki, the mature Shoko, Kasumi, and Utahime — just thinking about these people being around Daiki made her feel uneasy, as if she might be cast aside at any moment.

"But... hehe, they're all out of the picture today, and the remaining Miss Mai and Miss Mei are both clueless about romance."

Examining her cute face in the mirror, Iroha's confidence swelled, bolstered by her years of movie-watching experience.

With just a few tricks up her sleeve, who could possibly rival her?

After drying her hair, she bustled around the room, applying light makeup and selecting pretty clothes. Finally, she retrieved a box from the deepest part of her closet, which contained black lace underwear.

"Mmm, I wonder if senpai will like it?" She muttered, uncertain about the online purchase she hadn't yet tried.

Despite her mental preparation, Iroha's face flushed hot and red when she saw the garment.

After some preparation, she quietly opened her bedroom door and heard music drifting from the adjacent room where Kirino and Ayase lived.

'Huh? Do Ayase and Kirino secretly like playing games? What's this about? Didn't Ayase say she hated otaku stuff?' Though puzzled, Iroha dismissed it — as long as her friend didn't interfere with her life with senpai.

Seizing a moment when no one was watching, she slipped out wrapped in thick clothes and hurried to Daiki's room.

To her surprise, she wasn't alone — Mafuyu from Sōbu High stood outside the bedroom door.

The woman had already lost her composure, having been locked out by the first-year student Ayase.

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Inside the bedroom, Ayase's face flushed red with embarrassment as she said, "D-Daiki-senpai, you can do whatever you want!"

"Oh? Not letting Ms. Kiritsu in?" He asked teasingly.

Ayase's eyes went blank. She leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Isn't having Ayase enough for senpai? Does senpai want Kirisu-sensei too? Should we call Iroha and Kirino to join you as well?"

A cold aura emanated from her as she gripped his arm with surprising strength that left him both startled and amazed.

"What I meant was—" Daiki started to explain, but thought better of it and decided to show her the real reason through action instead.

Swoosh!

As Big Daiki came down hard, sweet juice scattered, and before Ayase could react, she was already under control.

Her jade-like back gleamed under the light, sweat drops the size of soybeans trailing down her pear-shaped curves.

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"Wait, what are you doing in there?"

Noticing something was wrong, Mafuyu froze and quickly knocked on the door to ask, but Ayase was in no position to answer anymore.

Hidden in the shadows, observing the woman, Iroha couldn't help but snicker. She had thought Mafuyu would be a formidable opponent, but... was this it? Was this all?

She couldn't even open the door — it was laughable.

'Hehe, with my relationship with Miss Mei, she'll definitely open the door for me.'

Iroha emerged from the shadows with a playful smile.

"Eh? Iroha-san?"

Ignoring Mafuyu's call, Iroha walked straight to the door and said softly, "Miss Mei, it's Iroha, can you open the door?"

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Inside the bedroom, when Ayase heard her friend's voice, her pupils contracted intensely, the terrifying force nearly choking Big Daiki.

"Senpai, wait—"

Before she could finish, Daiki held her legs and walked to the door, saying softly, "Since you don't want to let them in, you'll have to satisfy me properly, right?"

Ayase's face turned red; that was true, but...

"Hmm..."

The powerful force suddenly released. Ayase couldn't hold back the sound she was trying to cover.

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Standing outside, Iroha suddenly became alert.

'That voice is... Ayase? Why is she in senpai's bedroom?' She immediately sensed something was wrong and quickly knocked, "Ayase, is that you?"

Panicking intensely, Ayase hastily responded, "It's not me!"

The entire room fell silent.

Iroha was first stunned, then her beautiful eyes widened.

"Ayase, open up! It's Iroha! Open the door right now!" Fuming with rage, she suddenly felt her head getting heavy.

She had just been laughing at Mafuyu, but now she was even more pathetic — Ayase had betrayed her!

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"Senpai, can we take a break..." With her legs having lost all feeling, Ayase couldn't help but plead. Her toes, suspended in mid-air, couldn't touch the cold floor.

"No!"

The firm answer made her instantly regret her earlier decision. However, it was clearly too late for regrets now.

Iroha and Mafuyu outside the door could only exchange helpless glances.

Only after Ayase had completely lost consciousness did they open the door.

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Meanwhile, at a restaurant, Maki, chatting with Fumino, finally learned the true reason why her sister Mai had mastered the constant Black Flash.

"So Inspector General Daiki has this kind of ability — just getting hit allows one to master Black Flash and Reverse Cursed Technique, along with other abilities."

As the two were chatting happily, Maki's eyes began to sting slightly, and after removing her glasses, she found she could directly see Cursed Spirits. The last trace of Cursed Energy from the Twin Binding had somehow strengthened again, giving her the complete ability to see them.

Along with this enhancement came a stronger connection between Maki and Mai, and now she could vaguely sense her sister's location.

Moreover, this sensing ability was improving at an alarming rate, likely to undergo another massive transformation in just three to five days.

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