Inside a lingerie store adorned with an array of women's undergarments—
A clearly out-of-place teenage boy stood next to two elegant, mature women.
"Hikigaya-kun, how was Auntie's scent just now?"
Sayuri lightly touched Hikigaya's lips with her finger, giving a sweet smile as she asked softly.
The boy stiffened, unsure how to respond.
Beside him, Mrs. Yuigahama blushed furiously and chided, "Sayuri, you pervy old woman! That's disgusting!"
"Disgusting? What's disgusting about it?" Sayuri shrugged nonchalantly.
"You seriously don't think that was gross?!" Mrs. Yuigahama snapped. "We literally went to the bathroom together less than an hour ago, and you had Hikigaya-kun… That's just unsanitary!"
"Boys don't really care about those things. Honestly, they might even enjoy it," Sayuri teased. "Right, Hikigaya-kun~?"
"..."
Hikigaya's face turned beet red. He remained silent.
"Aw, now you're being shy." Sayuri giggled.
"Didn't you just tell Auntie, 'You were amazing today'? Tsk tsk…"
"Sayuri!"
Mrs. Yuigahama, both angry and concerned, glanced at Hikigaya with guilt in her eyes.
"I'm so sorry, Hikigaya-kun… I failed to protect you. This is my fault…"
"Yuigahama-san…"
Seeing her remorseful expression, Hikigaya hesitated. Even though they weren't related in any real way, she still looked heartbroken over what had happened.
"If you're going to apologize, you'd better do it properly~" Sayuri said with a teasing grin. "Don't you think so, Asuna~?"
"What are you getting at now?" Mrs. Yuigahama immediately became guarded at Sayuri's playful tone.
"Heehee, I've had my turn, and now… well, looks like it's yours~" Sayuri said with a mischievous smile. She then turned to Hikigaya. "Hikigaya-kun, why don't you help your Yuigahama-san relax a little? Just like you did for me earlier."
"Eh?"
"Ah?!"
Both Hikigaya and Mrs. Yuigahama froze.
Mrs. Yuigahama instinctively crossed her legs and shouted, "S-Sayuri! Have you lost your mind?!"
"I'm being serious~" Sayuri responded matter-of-factly, then looked straight at Hikigaya with a soft smile.
"Hikigaya-kun, interested in getting a little closer to Yuigahama-san? She's been holding back for quite a while, you know. I can guarantee she's—"
"Sayuri!!" Mrs. Yuigahama cut her off in a flustered panic.
"Stop spouting nonsense! I haven't! Don't listen to her, Hikigaya-kun! Your Sayuri-aunt is just… losing it! I'm a perfectly normal woman!"
She turned, face flushed, to look at Hikigaya. He too was blushing, nodding quickly in agreement.
"Tch, as if you two haven't had a moment before," Sayuri huffed.
"That was—That was an accident!" Mrs. Yuigahama stammered.
"An accident?" Sayuri smirked. "What kind of accident leads to a boy ending up somewhere that private? Asuna, you hypocrite!"
"I'm not! That time in the restroom was seriously a mistake! I wasn't trying to force Hikigaya-kun into anything, I swear…!"
She looked at Hikigaya again, filled with guilt.
"I believe you, Yuigahama-san," he said with a quiet nod.
To be honest, he had always felt something about that incident was off. Yuigahama-san wasn't usually so reckless—there must've been some reason behind it.
"Hikigaya-kun…"
Mrs. Yuigahama was moved, her eyes glistening with emotion.
"How touching~ But if Hikigaya-kun isn't going to help you out today…" Sayuri's tone turned playful again. "Then I'll just keep him company instead. Maybe even book a room—how about an all-nighter?"
"Sayuri!! Are you trying to exhaust him?!"
"Heehee, I'll be gentle~" Sayuri said, glancing at Hikigaya. "I'll even wear that pair of panties I just bought. You'll love them~"
"Sayuri-aunt, please don't…" Hikigaya's expression shifted, visibly uncomfortable.
"Sayuri! Didn't we agree you wouldn't cross any lines with Hikigaya-kun? Why are you going back on your word now?" Mrs. Yuigahama was nearly in tears.
"That was then—this is now. Totally different vibe tonight," Sayuri replied, grinning wider. "Tell you what, Nanami. If you want me to back off, then why don't the two of you take this to the fitting room instead? Otherwise, I'm calling dibs on the kid tonight."
"You—!"
Mrs. Yuigahama trembled.
Hikigaya's face turned pale. He wanted to speak up, but facing two older women—both technically his elders—he didn't know how to intervene.
"Nanami, you need someone too, right? Let Hikigaya-kun take care of you. Just a little bit~ If he kisses you, I promise I'll leave him alone tonight~ Cross my heart."
"N-No way…"
"Well then, guess I'll take him to that hotel after all~" Sayuri said, latching onto Hikigaya's arm.
"Wait—don't you dare hurt him!"
"Then say yes. Do it for him, not just for yourself. Agree to it, Asuna~"
Sayuri's voice turned sweet but relentless.
"Th-this…"
Mrs. Yuigahama looked at the trembling boy and felt her heart race. Her face flushed.
"I can't… I just used the bathroom… I'm not… I'm not ready…"
"It's fine. Hikigaya-kun doesn't mind~"
Smiling, Sayuri took both their hands and gently pushed them into the changing room she had just exited.
Their expressions shifted instantly.
"No! This isn't okay—" Yuigahama protested, digging her heels in.
"Don't be such a little girl. It's not like it's your first time," Sayuri muttered, rolling her eyes. "If you won't go in, I will. And if I do, it's not going to be just kisses, got it?"
"You—!"
"Choose, Asuna. Me or you?"
"Ugh! You jerk!!"
Faced with Sayuri's smug grin and mounting pressure, Mrs. Yuigahama had no choice. Her legs trembling, she reluctantly stepped inside the fitting room.
Just like that, Sayuri had forcefully pushed both the young boy and the flustered housewife into the room.