Tokyo landlord: why is the panties of the lady next door in my house?!

Chapter 242 Smooth Landing! New Tenant Coming??

"What mission, what mission, what mission?!"

Before the young lady could reply, Misaki Saki who was hoisted in the air began to struggle first. Her two delicate little legs flapped about in the air, making her whole tiny frame seem extremely agitated.

"It's none of your business, and you don't need to worry about it."

Haruka Yuzan reached out and rubbed the little one's cheeks; the slippery feeling of her skin made him subconsciously squeeze a little harder. Her already delicate skin turned red in an instant, and even the little one was left speechless from Haruka's actions, stammering incoherently.

"Ummph, ummph! (Let go of my cheeks; you're stretching them out!!)"

Ignoring the struggling child, Haruka Yuzan shifted his gaze to the refined girl still sitting there. "Chiba-san, aren't you curious what the mission really is?"

Compared to the curious little Misaki, he was more inclined to see Chiba Shimizu show a hint of curiosity.

"I'm not interested, it's none of my business, and I don't need to bother with it."

Her voice was cool and prolonged. When Chiba Shimizu replied, she didn't even bother to look up at him, her lovely and elegant persona focused on the book in her hands, seemingly... utterly uninterested in what the boy was saying.

And, I always feel like Chiba-san is using my own words to mock me...

That is so infuriating, young miss!!

"Pfft! Hahaha!"

The little one at his side couldn't help but laugh heartily, her little legs fluttering in the air more joyfully than the fish in the water.

At that moment, Arisugawa Hoshina, drawn by the commotion, walked out from the kitchen.

"Haruka, you're back?"

After giving the little one a few bounces to check her weight and no longer paying her any mind, he tried to salvage his image, at least... to regain some face in front of Chiba-san...

"Ahem, cough, I was just thinking about what delicious food we would have today, that's all. The smell of the sea always distracts me, reminding me of the times I was with my parents at my old home, going to sea to fish; it's nostalgia, yeah, just nostalgia..."

"But Haruka, I remember your old home being in the mountains; how could you smell the sea?"

Misaki Saki blinked her big eyes, not intending to expose the boy but genuinely curious. The little one's thoughts were so unpredictable; you never knew what she might do next.

"..."

"..."

With that childish, crisp voice falling, the atmosphere suddenly turned somewhat awkward.

"I'm heading back to the kitchen."

Arisugawa Hoshina, her face still red, marched back into the kitchen, while Haruka Yuzan was left to stare at his little imp with a face full of dismay.

"Yay?"

Misaki Saki's big eyes turned into bean eyes as they blinked, an expression as if saying she was clueless and pleading not to be spanked.

It was then that Chiba Shimizu suddenly closed her book, stood up, and walked over to Haruka Yuzan. Astonishingly, she pried his arm open and rescued Misaki Saki from under his arm.

"Ahaha, safe landing! Thank you, Shimizu!!"

Once her feet were on the ground, the little one was filled with an incomparable sense of security, immediately hugging Chiba Shimizu tightly and rubbing her little head against the young lady's bountiful chest!

Whether this was her way of expressing gratitude or merely taking advantage, if being thankful meant being able to express it this way, Haruka Yuzan was willing to say thank you every day to the great Chiba-san.