Chapter 53 - 53: The Celestial Crane's Repayment of Kindness

The first ray of sunlight in the early morning shone through the gap in the curtains and into Yukinoshita Shizuku's bedroom.

Thanks to her long-established biological clock, Yukinoshita Shizuku began to struggle awake without the need for an alarm. Her long, upturned brows twitched slightly, and her eyes—youthful yet already revealing a hint of charm—slowly opened.

As time had entered June, the weather was gradually becoming hotter. Shizuku had already swapped her usual autumn long-sleeved pajamas for a matching light-blue set of short sleeves and shorts, featuring a white kitten silhouette print and a doll-collar with ruffled edges.

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