My name is Fushiguro Akari. I just started my first year of high school. I'm the eldest daughter in the family, and my mom remarried last year.
My unreliable stepfather, Toji, asked me to help him carry out an assassination. Then the even more unreliable me fell in love at first sight with the target's bodyguard, who wore his hair in a bun.
I guess being a hopeless romantic runs in the family.
The mission was called off, and my stepfather left in a huff.
With no income to support us, Mom promptly ditched her three burdens and ran off.
Looking at my starving younger siblings, I was out of options, so I asked a shady job broker named Kong to help me find work.
My technique is pretty abstract. I can apply all kinds of buffs and debuffs to myself and others.
The next day, the broker brought my crush and asked me to give him a buff so he wouldn't have to "eat dishcloths" whenever he absorbed cursed spirits.
Clever me claimed that my technique required kisses and cuddles to activate, and only lasted 24 hours.
And so I got to hug my dream guy every day (his chest is so muscular), kiss his cheek (his skin is so soft), and keep going even when life got tough (he often brings me souvenirs).
One day, he brought along his white-haired best friend and asked me to give him a buff that would filter out useless information and ease the burden on his brain...
It turns out you shouldn't lie, or you'll have to keep doubling down.
Why do those two always show up together?!
And just like that, I started living a strange life, kissing and cuddling my crush's best friend right in front of him every day.
Until one day, the black-haired boy seized my wrist, his beautiful phoenix eyes churning with emotion.
"I heard your technique only requires physical contact to activate."
Me: "..."
And that Six Eyes user just had to make things worse. He wrapped his arms around my waist from behind. "So, do you like kissing him or me more?"
Oh God! Someone save me!
Theme: Don't lie so carelessly.
