Why would the President, Yukinoshita, suddenly appear here?
The current situation was simply the biggest crisis Eriri had encountered in her life.
Eriri had been really looking forward to being alone with Shin-chan at his home. A man and a woman, all alone, surely something was bound to happen, right?
Precisely because Eriri had been thinking that way, she couldn't help but, when knocking on the door, blurt out the word "Master" without thinking.
There were two elevators in the apartment building. Eriri hadn't expected that not long after she came up using one elevator, Yukino would bring Shiro up using the other, just in time to hear Eriri's dangerous words.
"Sawamura-senpai, you..."
Yukino wasn't a love-idiot like Shinomiya Kaguya. On the contrary, Yukino had a wide range of knowledge, even in many obscure fields.
She hadn't expected that Eriri's relationship with Shin-chan would actually be like this...
Yukino felt deeply bitter in her heart, she hadn't expected that in private, Shin-chan would be playing this hard.
"Eriri, you're here!"
Eriri stood frozen in place, not knowing how to explain. Her brain was completely blank.
At just that moment, Shin-chan happened to open the door.
"Yukino and Shiro are here too? Come on in."
He stepped forward and took the basket from Shiro's mouth and the small backpack off his back.
Eriri, still holding the painting, had her brain blank. Hearing Shin-chan's words, she obediently walked into the room.
Yukino hesitated for a moment, but then followed behind Eriri into Shin-chan's room.
After all, Hiratsuka Shizuka had asked her to keep an eye on him, she couldn't just sit and watch Shin-chan fall into depravity.
'What if it was just a one-sided request from Eriri? Maybe Shin-chan wasn't interested in things like this?'
But, Yukino couldn't even convince herself. For an 18-year-old male, a half-blooded beautiful girl making such a request, could anyone really refuse?
If it were just pure love, that'd be fine, but why did it have to be so perverted?
A strong, bitter feeling surged in her heart. This feeling was familiar, like when she'd been ostracized by her classmates as a child. Why was everyone having so much fun, but no one invited her?
"Um, Yukinoshita-san, just now, it was actually a misunderstanding."
After coming inside, Eriri's brain slowly started working again and began trying to explain.
"It was a punishment from a bet between me and Shin-chan yesterday, I actually didn't want to do it!"
Eriri's explanation was too weak and pale. Yukino didn't believe it at all.
"I see."
But Yukino did let out a breath of relief. According to what she knew of Shin-chan, his private life shouldn't be that chaotic. There must be some deeper reason behind this.
Good. As long as they weren't secretly eating McDonald's behind her back, it was fine.
"By the way, Yukinoshita-san, why are you here?"
"Yukino is my neighbor. Just now I sent Shiro out on an errand, they probably ran into each other."
Shin-chan put the groceries Shiro brought back into the kitchen. When he came out, he saw Eriri and Yukino probing each other.
'Neighbor?' Eriri let out a sigh of relief. As long as Yukino hadn't snuck over here while she wasn't looking, it was fine.
'Damn it, so enviable! If only I was Shin-chan's neighbor!' Eriri inevitably started fantasizing again, if she were Shin-chan's neighbor...
"Then, Sawamura-senpai, why exactly did you come looking for Nohara-kun?"
Yukino looked at Eriri and launched her offensive again. She had a feeling, Shin-chan and Eriri's relationship definitely wasn't ordinary.
If it had been before, Yukino might have been curious but wouldn't care too much. But ever since that day when she admitted Shin-chan was her friend, she had started to care a lot.
She really wanted to figure out what had happened between Eriri and Shin-chan that made them so close, Eriri even called him "Master."
"I came to deliver this painting to Shin-chan."
Eriri finally remembered. Today she was supposed to give this painting to Shin-chan, and check on Shiro while she was at it.
Just now, she had been scared stiff by Yukino and had only now noticed Shiro standing to the side.
Shiro had also heard Eriri call Shin-chan "Master" earlier and had a strange feeling inside. As a dog who had experienced NTR, Shiro didn't even know how to describe the emotion.
After all, he wasn't young anymore. Running errands for Shin-chan and even helping shopkeepers attract customers, Shiro was a bit tired now and was lying down to rest.
Having been a dog for over ten years, Eriri took one look at Shiro and could immediately tell what kind of state he was in.
He really wasn't young anymore, but looked very healthy. Based on his current condition, he should be able to live at least twenty years, right? That's incredibly long-lived, beyond imagination.
Yukino and Shiro's attention were both drawn to the painting Eriri was holding.
Based on Yukino's artistic appreciation skills, she could tell this painting was of high caliber, not inferior to any works from oil painting masters. It was definitely a piece worthy of an art museum.
Most importantly, the person in the painting was clearly Shin-chan. Though he looked more mature and weathered, it was an older Shin-chan.
That Yorkshire Terrier in his arms, why did it look so familiar? Especially those eyes, they felt extremely familiar.
This painting clearly contained deep emotion from the artist, only then could it be so lifelike.
Shiro looked at the painting and was a bit surprised. Shin-chan had raised another dog? Why didn't he know?
And that dog was way too pretty. Why did it feel... so much like the girl in front of him?
Even if Shiro were smarter, he couldn't have imagined the backstory behind this painting.
"I really like this painting. Thank you, Eriri."
Shin-chan earnestly accepted the painting. It was a testament to the memories they shared. He would hang it in his bedroom when he had the chance.
"So you're Shiro? I'm Eriri!"
While Shin-chan went to put the painting away, Eriri leaned down in front of Shiro and reached out her hand.
Shiro felt it was strange, why did this girl look so guilty? Like she had done something to let him down...
Still, Shiro stretched out his paw, and the two shook hands. Then Shiro was directly picked up by Eriri.
'So cute! Was this how it felt when Shin-chan used to hold me?'
Yukino watched as Eriri naturally scooped Shiro into her arms, her eyes full of envy.
She also really wanted to hug the fluffy, cotton-candy-like adorable Shiro. Even though she was a staunch cat lover, Shiro was so smart, she no longer found dogs that scary.
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