Noon, lunch break.
"Not heading up to the rooftop?"
"Let's go to the grove near the field. Th-The rooftop's been getting kinda crowded lately…"
Standing beside Hikigaya's desk, Kawasaki spoke with her head lowered, face obscured, voice hesitant.
"True."
Hikigaya nodded in agreement. Lately, more and more couples had been flocking to the rooftop for lunch.
"Hehe~ I'm coming too~"
From the seat behind, Kasumigaoka swung her legs clad in black stockings, smiling sweetly at Hikigaya.
"Eh?"
Seeing that suspiciously gleeful expression, Hikigaya felt a jolt of dread. He instinctively wanted to refuse.
"Kasumigaoka-san should come too. She made a bento for you last night as well," Kawasaki added.
"Huh?"
Hikigaya looked at Kasumigaoka in shock.
"You… know how to make a bento?"
"What, you think I don't even have that level of domestic skill?" Kasumigaoka replied with a gentle smile.
You lazy mutt—aside from melon bread and milk, do you even know what other food groups exist?
"Kasumigaoka-san even asked me for advice on making bentos last weekend, all for your sake," Kawasaki explained.
"Wait, you two met up last weekend?"
Another jolt hit his chest. That ominous premonition was getting stronger.
"Shaki and I are totally besties now," Kasumigaoka said with a teasing smile. "Is there any problem with meeting up on weekends, Air-kun~?"
"...N-No, not at all."
That flirtatious tone made his whole body feel uncomfortable. Coupled with those silky black stockings… this senpai was getting more and more—ahem—seductive.
"Anyway, let's hurry and eat lunch," Kawasaki urged.
Hikigaya and Kasumigaoka had no objections.
A short while later—
The three of them quietly slipped into the small grove near the schoolyard.
"Here's good. Nice and secluded~"
Kasumigaoka pointed toward a lush, leafy tree in the distance.
"Eh? That spot?!"
Recognizing the "sacred ground" where he'd once snuggled with his girlfriend, Hikigaya's eyelid twitched.
"Hikigaya, what's wrong?" Kawasaki noticed his reaction.
"...It's nothing."
Hikigaya shook his head and calmly said, "Yeah, that spot's fine."
Used to come here with Yukinoshita… and now… sigh.
Forgive me, Yukinoshita. Forgive me.
The three sat beneath the tree and began eating lunch.
Naturally, Hikigaya sat in the middle, with the two girls flanking him.
And truth be told—
Both Kawasaki and Kasumigaoka were unusually eager today. One after the other, they kept feeding him bite after bite. It was practically a battle to stuff Hikigaya full.
"Cough, cough…"
Hikigaya coughed dryly.
"I—I can't eat anymore."
"You're already full, Air-kun?"
Kasumigaoka tilted her head, examining him curiously.
"Duh. With you two shoveling food at me like this, how could I not be full?!"
He shot a glare at the two girls. Kasumigaoka just kept grinning, while Kawasaki lowered her head shyly.
"As long as you're full, that's all that matters~"
Looking even more radiant, Kasumigaoka nodded in satisfaction.
Hikigaya ignored her smile and turned toward Kawasaki.
"No soup today?"
"Eh? Uh…"
Still looking down, Kawasaki muttered apologetically, "Sorry… I forgot to make some."
"Ah… okay. What about you, senpai?"
"I didn't make soup either~" Kasumigaoka replied with a playful smile.
"…"
Hikigaya was speechless.
No soup, yet you kept feeding me all this dry stuff?!
I'm dying of thirst over here!
He got up, planning to rush off and buy some water.
But—
Kasumigaoka suddenly grabbed his arm and stopped him.
"Senpai, what are you doing?"
"You're thirsty, right, Air-kun?"
She smiled sweetly. "Don't worry. Saki and I both brought water."
"You did? Thank god…"
Relieved, Hikigaya said, "Then hurry up and give me some."
"Well, that depends on you, Air-kun~"
Her smile turned sly.
"??"
Depends on me?
It's just a bottle of water—what's it got to do with me?!
Hikigaya frowned at Kasumigaoka's smug grin, then glanced at Kawasaki, whose ears were turning beet red.
Wait a minute—
Now that he thought about it, he hadn't seen either of them bring a water bottle.
Don't tell me…
Hikigaya's pupils shrank as he asked, trembling:
"Sen-Senpai, you don't mean I have to…"
"Bingo~" Kasumigaoka beamed. "Relax, this little oasis will definitely… quench your thirst~"
"N-No way! That's way too much—"
"Oh? Now you're being picky? But you were acting all sweet like a baby earlier, letting Saki and me feed you… Are you seriously telling me you're not into it?"
"This is totally different! No way! I need to buy some water!"
Hikigaya struggled to stand, trying to escape.
"Trying to run?"
Kasumigaoka's voice was dangerously cheerful. "Saki! Now!"
"Uuuh…"
Kawasaki blushed fiercely, but obediently moved to hug Hikigaya.
"You two…"
Trapped between the two girls, Hikigaya's sense of doom intensified.
It wasn't just about that anymore. He could tell—they had something even more extreme planned.
Just then, Kawasaki, who had been silent all along, finally spoke, shame overwhelming her voice:
"Kasumigaoka-san said… if we don't do it, she'll try everything to get pregnant with your child… so I… I'm sorry, Hikigaya, I'm so sorry…"
"HUH?!"
Hikigaya reeled in shock.
Kawasaki, utterly mortified, continued, "S-So… Hikigaya… maybe… th-the three of us could… all at once?"
"!!!"
No way, Saki! What did you go through over the weekend?! Don't tell me you've been brainwashed by this senpai?! Wake up! Come back to your senses!
"Hehehe, not bad, not bad~ Saki, I'm proud of you!"
Kasumigaoka grinned and praised her.
"Soon, you can help Air-kun quench his thirst~ I'll go after~"
"Uuugh…"
Kawasaki looked like she wanted to die from embarrassment.
Hikigaya, meanwhile, was frantically struggling to escape.
This can't be happening—help! Yukinoshita!!
At the same moment—
In the shadows of the grove, Yukinoshita silently watched, nearly moved to tears.
She'd waited so long. It hadn't been easy.
But finally, the two of them were about to devour her precious Hikigaya-kun.
Yes, yes! Keep going!