I let out a scared yell in response too, noticing red hair person bending over in my right, on my fucking bench! Where did it com---is it that woman?
'Zrrr--flassh!'
Everything's happening so fast I can't even make out where this snapping digital noise came from? Except two big masses of flesh on X's chest that are each capped with white buttons of a shir-----baaaah! Incoming, Mayday, Incomi---
Someone's coming fast towards my body, it's metal, plastic, I can't make out in just a matter of whim, fuck, it seems to be a device, catch it, catc-----right, no a bit leffft---I got it!
Hey, I saved it, you idiot, who throws your phone like this in the air, even if being too rich is normal for you, but how come you don't care abo-----
Not only did he strike this pose, but he also accidentally dropped his equipment?
"---Huh?"
I gaze at those soft looking and yielding surface that completely envelope my field of vision.
"Woo woo woo my camera...!"
A cute muffled shriek of surprise as indescribable marsh balloons on a boy's----no wait, isn't' that a female's noise?
Why are this girl's words so, what camera is she tal----Oh, a little too late, it hits me.
Chests huh.....no wonder they are, I mean why did I even think she's a boy-----wait a minute! Bringing my head upwards, I adjust myself to look at this intruder who just tried to body harm me....She remains seated on my resting bench with distance between us both, her figure is w----
It's Sakura Airi.
But she screamed right, like in shock? Did you not notice me before? Even through layers of clothing, shape of her breasts is clearly visible.
She's got a whole vibe going on. A bit shy, maybe?
First thing you hit, right in the center, are her glasses. They're not those thin, metal frames like mine.
Hers are chunky, thick-rimmed, and a really deep reddish-purple color.
Like… a berry shade. Whose top half, upper eyebrows area is missing, it's probably half design. A bit of a retro, almost librarian kind of look.
There's no fancy pattern, even sitting pretty far down on her nose, too, maybe sliding just a tiny bit.
Going past that, her eyes are just massive, round, and absolutely bright blue? Is there another character with such colour? I never paid this much attention to that features of her before, you know why, right?
They've got this almost iridescent quality, a mix of light and dark blues swirling in concentric circles.
The 'Innermost' pupils are small, dark dots right in the center, almost lost in the wide expanse of her irises.
Sakura's looking straight ahead, at me, but there's this wide-eyed, slightly bewildered, maybe even a little scared look in them.
'Like a deer caught in headlights.'
Or maybe she's just really surprised.
Her eyebrows match her hair, color-wise.
Hair, actually more reddish pink. It's this really distinct match-up. Not bubblegum pink, more like a faded rose or dusty blush pink.
It's styled in a bob, hitting roughly at her chin, but it's got these distinct, soft curls or waves that flick out slightly at the ends.
It looks a bit messy, not perfectly styled, with some strands falling across her forehead as bangs, and longer, wispy pieces framing her face.
You can see some of longer strands even fall over arms of her glasses.
....Camera, that's right, in my right hand, now holding it. Not a mobile like I previously thought, compact piece, just like my brother's, however, his is...maybe around some corner, biting dust, battery lost under bed, plug-in, yeah it shouldn't be in a good condition.
But Sakura's vibrant, almost neon hot pink color. Pretty standard for a point-and-shoot: it's rectangular, with softly rounded corners, making it look friendly, less intimidating.
I turn it around.
On the front, there's a big, circular lens in middle, and around lens, it's got this metallic, silver or light grey ring pattern, like a target, concentrically going outwards.
Below the lens, there's a tiny, almost unnoticeable black square, probably the flash.
No other major patterns or intricate details on body itself, just that bold pink screaming at me.
"Ehh?!? G-groper!" She reacts with a hint of crimson on her cheeks.
What?! The moment I came to this school, I have been experiencing all kinds of new stimulations, and now it's really getting out of hand.
Sakura just forced me into infamous 'accidental boob grab cliche,' which is rather prevalent in harem animes.
I didn't expect it so fast! Typically, following such instances, female would either punch him with unusual vigor or verbally attack him, calling him a "groper!" or a "pervert."
Sigh...Let's just put in the effort to get this over with and move on.
"What class are you in?"
Her being perpetrator of this act I decided I should have the right to have bit of a room to speak first.
Her expression inexplicably becomes panicked. Sakura instinctively tries to stand up, but immediately stops her movement, and backs down onto our sacred place, moving her gaze towards the grou----what's there?
Is it a squirrel?
"Mmm--"
Huh...that's weird, the last time I checked my dark brown shoes don't have such weight on them, especially towards my toe region....
It feels painfully nice, like a massage.
Too nice.....Then again why is a squirrel down th----?
I lower my gaze to my feet, having an ominous feeling, prompting Sakura to do the same with me, a bit meekly.
My sneakers, my shoes, featured a distinct footprint, which is unmistakably hers.
Her shoes must have tracked dirt all the way here from school, Keyaki mall... I see now, why Sakura's face is pale looking to a ghostly white.
Hasn't even been 24 hours of my new school life and things are already being messed up.
But before Sakura could say anything, I start talking, knowing her introverted nature, "Don't worry about it I should've been more caref---"
Yes, I am intentionally shifting the blame from her to me.
"B-But----"
"Like I said don't worry about it, just some water will do in the bathroom."
It's actually a big deal, Sakura Airi of all people stepped on me.
Despite the fact that situation has been settled, Sakura looks disappointed. Considering that it's her fault due to her clumsiness, maybe she feels a natural obligation to see this through? Is it a cultural view?
Two stunning legs in black knee socks, it's a very sexual appetizer....
I arrive at a white pleated skirt that has been cut short and straight on up to a small, nipped-in waist after following these lovely legs, neither too fat nor too slim, as they trace a gorgeous upward line to her thigh--
"I, I'm Sakura, a first-year student... I didn't do anything... I was just taking pictures of the scenery..."
She leans her face down a little, which involuntarily emphasizes her large breasts.
How can someone have the soul of an angel, but a body made for sin?
They're huge...! For a moment, I can't even distinguish who wins, Ichinose or Sakura Airi....They are so big I wonder if they might just be fake.
There are some girls who would place fillings in their bra to make it appear larger than it is.
Women typically complain if a guy's height is one inch less than what his tinder profile states, yet they themselves would hide their face in cosmetics.
...Uh-oh... It's just a physiological reaction. From everything that happened in the last few minutes, now experiencing some localized tightness in my pants.
A boner popped up. Please don't blame me....If I stand up now, it's going to be an awkward situation for the both of us.
"Hey, hey, hey, please... please don't touch it, can you give it back to me?"
"Oh ummm...my bad...Let me check it for you."
"Is it really rea---broken?"
1080P Ultra
12x Powerful Zoom. 3 flashes, huh...?
As I click on button above, it starts zooming, providing me a clear view, I rotate the next rough scroll to focus more towards area of that watery fountain....
It's a massive thing, really. Made of some polished, light-colored stone or maybe even iron alloy, all sleek and modern.
It's got this weird, almost futuristic design, like two huge, curved blades or sails leaning into each other from a ship, like ones from Pirates of the Caribbean.....
Reaching way up into the darkening sky.
There are horizontal slats, almost like ribs, connecting them, giving it this open, airy feel despite its size.
Even in this dim light, polished surface catches every stray glimmer from distant campus buildings, making it glow faintly, almost eerily, against deep blue.
Suddenly, having thoughts of what if a person falls from sky, it will directly pierce into his ches-----Dhrrrl! Stop imagining weird things.
The water, though. That's the real feature of it. It doesn't just bubble; it shoots straight up from center, a thick, powerful column that just explodes into mist at top.
Sparkling like tiny diamonds catching what little light is left. No wonder she wanted to capture it.
No fishes though...The sound of it, a constant, rushing 'shhhwoosh', is actually pretty calming out here in the quiet evening.
It splashes down into a wide, shallow basin, circular, at the base.
Around that basin, there are these low, wide stone ledges.
Not exactly fancy benches, just sturdy, rough-hewn blocks that people slump on.
Kids usually climb them.
They're probably cold now, but you can tell they're made for sitting, for just hanging out.
Tonight, it's mostly empty, just me and Sakura Airi. Looks still pretty lonely, actually. Or maybe that's just me.
Around us, trees are just these huge, dark masses now. Closer to path, there are towering, broadleaf trees, probably oaks or maples, with thick shadowy trunks.....
Their dense canopies are just dark blobs against the sky, rustling softly.
Further back in zoom, I can just make out pointed forms of evergreen trees - like tall, standing silent...They make the whole area feel enclosed, a quiet, almost secret dimension pocket in the middle of school grounds.....

"Nani--souka---Hey, b-boy-kun why?"
Um, my other lonely companion here makes a rather stupid sound, "This camera is obviously mine...."
"It's broken. Very blurry, I can't see a damn thing...."
"Wuwuwu…"
For some reason, Sakura seems to have been hit hard.
She collapses entirely on the backrest, and mutters something like, "Eighty thousand private points...my points...my photos..."
I did not just hear that....She did what? 80,000 points! My fucking god, you will have nothing left for next month!
It's on repeat mode. She innocently assumes I am saying the truth, and doesn't even come close to check what it displays....
"Owaaww, Then again...I guess it is my fault."
She blames herself for being startled, and yelling first, to be honest I don't even get the reason fo---Oh no, could it be because of my half blindfold, wait, do I look that scary now....?
My serious answer has made Sakura even more poutily dead. Lowering her eyes and pretending not to understand what just happened.
...Girl, you should have a warranty card, righ---ah wait, does she not want to go back to that store? Has the plot of Yamauchi's father already started?
Is she already discovered as Shizuku, or is it just Sakura's own problem of not wanting to interact, or did she feel uncomfortable dealing with that store clerk?
Ayo.... isn't he supposed to be on repair duty? However, not compulsory, for all I know he could also be dealing with customers...
Glancing nonchalantly at her, I try to lower down my uh... worked up bones, I take a notice of her face, Sakura is really stunning, why do people say with glasses she is old and rusty looking, only by removing you can her see her beauty?
I couldn't take my gaze away from her seductive lips and bewitching blue eyes.
Her long, reddish light pink hair cascades down to her waist, low twin pigtails just like scissors, it has a bad reputation of going into blow territory.....
Innocent, no way she is.
Chest is of an extremely unusual size, with an eye-catching shape and weight, which makes her school uniform very tight, completely revealing girl's proudest 'asset.'
I even doubt whether she can button it up immediately.
Stretching out my finger, I poke her knee, "Eeepp!" Sakura immediately hugs those, her eyes welling with tears in pain.
The hem of her skirt falls above her knees. It's easy to expose herself from this angle, so she subconsciously held it down with her hands.
"I can walk. I can walk."
"….."
This person gives me the impression that she is easy to bully, not in a bad way, but you do want to tease her a little more....
"Why are you acting like you are crippled?"
"Wuwuwu…B-bully, shameful, matte bakka~~!"
Her mind is probably filled with thoughts of "How could this person be like this?", maybe she feels disgusted, yeah I shouldn't have poked her knee.
I raise my hand, um...Sakura instinctively covers her left thigh with both hands, then turns her head to my side with a blush on face and whispers softly, "Knew...."
....This is too excessive, okay?
Putting those fingers inside my pocket, extending, looking for something. This girl...she breathes a sigh of relief, as if sense of distance makes her more comfortable.
Ahh, There it is, I extend my palm towards a very dejected looking Sakura, which is suddenly loaded with bright tiny goods in clear creamy skin shells.
They are Ichinose's peanuts.
"There's no way I can finish this many by myself, sooo..."
"Wow, I--I don't know..."
Sakura is dumbfounded, hey there is no need for that much wild reaction face. Logically, you should thank me, a kind-hearted person. Besides is the camera really that important, to make her spend so much on first day like this, what about other supplies?
...I mean Class D, Oops it's not like she knows the future either. But at least you of all people should have a bit of self awareness on being treated so nicely by school, right?
Really stupid....but well it's Sakura's only hobby, a way to cope so, yeah....
However, meeting my gaze, when next protest words come to her lips, she doesn't speak to refute me, and instead just looks at the camera in my right, while peanuts in the left....
Her cheeks are losing those red tinge.
"Mmphh..."
She bolts to take both as if she is being pursued by a terrifying monster, leaving me entirely stupified.
While Sakura remains calm, her gaze is now completely fixed on peanuts in her palm, then she starts to remove shells, unwrapping one and pops it into her lips.
One more after this...Angrily stuffing her cheeks to get over her 'trauma.'
Those little eatables I gathered from Ichinose secretly, numbers decreasing further and further with each passing second.
I stare at her devilish fingers.
'Croonch---! Mhooom---'
Sakura is eating for her life, chewing loudly, crunching it with teeth, I can almost feel the pain of those nuts screaming at encountering a demon.....
"We both shouted at same time...."
"Hmm. Gul--W-we did??!?"
Sakura acted sure as if she had a head start but for now decided to believe in my words.
'Please don't look at me!' Her melons are grumbling, talking to me using those tips as some kind of moving lips.
It's pretty clear what kind of person Sakura Airi is, even from just a single glance. I feel buffed up after having only spent a few minutes with her, not even considering if what I gave her is not mixed up with some kind of drug, to you know take advantage of her.....
Body is somewhat slender and petite, not from behind though...with a trace of fat.
It's just how that thin waist seems to be able to bear such heavy breasts, it's out of my scientific brunt....? From time to time, she will move a little, and her pookies will tremble slightly in sync.
'Goble Gobl--~~!'
Talking to each other. Only wearing black mid-calf socks, revealing half of her snow-white....
Her thighs are plump and slightly together because of the holding-knee position.
"It's working, your camera, I mean. At least buy a protective case, eh....?"
Sakura hums lightly and then looks at me with a frightening glare, wait she looks more scared than me?! What the hell, are you inexplicably nervous?
There are four tiny, almost invisible sweat droplets on her forehead, just below her bangs, and on her cheeks, indicating under a lot of stress.
My nightmare immediately goes away, heavily sedated feeling pooof!
Red hair flashing, a terrifying beacon, a warning. It's so messed up. So So messed up. I shake my head, trying to dislodge it, trying to clear the image.
"....Do you, eh, yaoo, take you to the health room?"
Right, Sakura is not a universal wish-making machine, she can't take out bandages and medicine in a short time.
"No, no need. It's too much of a bother for you. I am good now."
I quickly refused her. How can I let Sakura take me to the health room? It will definitely attract a lot of attention.....
"But you, you can't see."
"..…"
Wow, damn...she just talked back in rhetoric. Even more, her way of saying is very casual...Although it doesn't hurt, it's very embarrassing.
For some reason, Sakura raises her head, glances at me, and then immediately looks away. Is she contemplating her very very hurtful words? Oh, do you feel guilty now...?
"T....."
"What? I can't hear you."
It's like talking to a mosquito.
"I'm sorry... I'm not good at this... Does that bother you?"
Remember those two little hands on her legs, fingers are now circling each other on holy thighs.....
Never say no to....
...I want to be genuinely struggling for air.....when she loosens the hold I want her to call me a 'good boy' then she starts to squeeze me again and the air leaves my lungs. Dhwrrrl! perish such thoughts!
(I might be a masochist)
Now her acting like a frightened little rabbit who really wants to peek but dares not to.
Maybe she doesn't know what kind of answer I will give...?
#Sakura Protector.....!
"I previously thought you were a boy."
"Ah... Ok, ok, I got it...Boy-kun has the potential to be a detective. Chu--pff. hehe~~"
I shamelessly openly stare at her wide eyed. Who is this girl?
"Eeh...No, no, no, I...did I say it out loud? G-Gomena----"
Sakura waves her hands in a panic, her face getting redder and redder as she spoke, finally she couldn't speak anymore and lowers her head to pretend to be an ostrich.
"T--That's even wors----"
I instinctively want to bend down, and cover myself entirely, I really had to stop it with a lot of 'will power' to not do so, even though my bones are screaming....
Correct. It's a subtle feeling.
In fact I don't have this so-called 6th sense or instinct, but after entering this world, I am witnessing all kinds of unnatural, so now, I can't look down or ignore such warnings...!
Oh....I discover the person who suddenly comes out from behind.
The criteria is smell of perfume, or maybe natural scent on her body. Should it be said that it is worthy of the world created by Tomose-sensei?
Girls are all fragrant with flavours.
"Guess who I am--?"
Suddenly, this person reaches out from behind, not exactly cover my eyes like should have in this kind of interaction, but just put them in front of me.
Her nails are really big, there's no colour or design implements on it though....I can also see two little blue dots of a ball pen on curve of her middle finger.
Hmm, who could this person be?
Usually only very 'cute' girls would do this, and now her probably doing it because she knows she is cute.
I am indeed speechless towards this person. My evaluation of her is going down by the second. It's a cute attack!
"Is it Chie-sensei?"
"....Tsk. Rem-kun is really mean-spirited."
Although I am not able to see Ichinose's expression, I just feel that moment I said her name, girl behind me seems to want to push me off the bench.
Her shadow is really towering.
At this moment, I can imagine myself being injured gravely.
When I look upwards a little, I notice two blue eyes staring down at me, a nest of pink strawberry hair sticking her head out, coming closer to my nose by the second.....
"Mmm...."
Ichinose makes a humming sound, but then her motion stops mid-way just before touching my jaw, eyes focus something on our right.
Perhaps she noticed the presence of Sakura, who is now acting a bit fussy on the arrival of such a big villain, and turns her face away to hide.
"Nene~who is this.... Really I leave you for a couple of minutes."
Ichinose's lips change into a curvy frown, but she doesn't really seem to be upset...I think? Looking over between us curiously.
"You're scaring her."
Her figure suddenly flashes, and just next moment, this person comes in front of us, Starrree~~
What is this girl doing now, what's with the fierce glare on crossing her arms over her chest....? She's also holding a vinyl bag holding what she probably bought in her given time, it looks heav----Ow Ow---!
She kicked me on the shin! It's not painful, in fact just childish, a little display of mock answer, but still what the fuck is up with her attitude going haywire instantly?
I look at her in a daze.
'Pomp~Pomp--!'
Ichinose stomps her shoes, and spits venom for god knows what reason, after, "Idiot! Pervert! Are you two playing with your feet?"
???
'Schnip--!'
The next second, question asked by Ichinose makes my benchmate clench the cold metal in a stiff posture.
....Sakura, you are exposing us! But she doesn't look in my direction at all, leaving me alone to handle.
"Can't you just greet me in a sweet, syrupy tone. Why being openly hostile....?"
Just a moment ago, Ichinose's cutesy on you, but next second she will hurl abuses, and accuse you based on her own desired intentions.
Both of those ideas are equally out of touch with reality.
"Oh, is Rem-kun expecting heart fluttering, lovey-dovey stuff, excessive respect, or codependence b/w us?"
"...I have no such intentions."
This makes Ichinose roll her entire head in a circular exasperation, as if she is even more annoyed now, girls really can't be satisfied, "Aren't you happy that she has a fantastic figure?"
"Hey, it's rudely putting for Sakura---never mind, please take it as a compliment."
"Um...Eto. I--I'm really... really plain."
Look, Sakura on my right is so hesitant, in the brief exchange just now, she has already recognised that the girl sitting next to me, in left, is very energetically grumpy, and sourly moody who does whatever her stomach says.
Seeing her in a bad light, Ichinose remains furious, I wonder how long it's going to last.....
...50 51 52 53----
We both are peeking at her.
"Umphh!"
Ichinose finally lets out a bratty snort, and manages to calm down, probably done with some internal court order or something, collecting her nerves.
Her eyes change into stars, and she reaches inside her bag, rustling out a can of drink forward, palm going tow----
"Sakura-san, right? Does she like to drink sour plum juice? It's really cold, I also want to thank you for ear---"
Her words don't sound like a request, but can is already in the hands of Sakura who shakily makes a small hole to poke her straw inside, "Come on, please drink it. Yoshu~!"
"H-Hai. Hai--Ghrooo---Sipp!"
Sakura has something of what they call a baby face.
Ichinose straightens her back until she looks like a well-carved statuette. Then she runs her fingers through her brightly pink hair in such a night of display, and she shoots me a mysterious smile.
It turns harmless or just my illusion.
"Don't be so reserved, I am Ichinose Honami, Class B."
"...Oh, um, okay. No, wait, ari--arigato. It's Sak---Sakura Airi, yeah, Class B."
"...What? We are in same?"
How did this happen?
I am sitting here, completely bewildered. The girl who just spoke the one who introduced herself as Sakura Airi—no, I know she's her, yes, taking another look, it's Sakura, but Class B...Class B....?
"Rem Kujou, Class B."
I matched her formal greeting, without even realizing it. My eyes becomes glued to her. It's nothing like I expected!
"M-meow! What a coincidence. I am turning fifteen this year, a first year high school student. hehe~"
....She just drops another bombshell. That thing baffles me, wait, so does that mean you are actually fourteen right now?!
With a hand on her cheek, Ichinose glances at me as if she doesn't know what to do with, do I look weird....?
...In order to prevent Ichinose beside us from turning scary or anything, Sakura quickly bends her soles backwards to hide under the bench.
'Blink. Blin---Tap-Tap!'
Pressing her palms together on her now half gone juice can, Sakura cooly mutters out in a low voice, "Such...a relief....."
"What do you mean?"
"See, my choice is really good."
"I..I just we're going to be living together, so I wasn't, wasn't sure what I'd do if s-scary. Ichi--Ichinose-san is a nice person....!"
'Blink. Blin---Tap-Tap!'
Who is she talking to? I swear Sakura's eyes turned to me once, Are you trying to signal something, what, what, am I missing...? Is this morse or secret ways to commune here?
"Ha, yeah. Tee-hee. N-not at all."
What an idiot.
Sakura lowers her head and observes the changes in Ichinose's expression with the corner of her eye, nodding to herself as if she achieved her goal....
Ichinose's throat is extremely dry at this moment, and few short words she just uttered sounded as if they got forced out.
"The scariest people look nice on the outside. Don't be fool----"
"Now, now, be quiet. We girls are talking. Rem lacks common sense, you see. I apolog-----"
"Come on, I'm seriously praising you."
"Ah-ha-ha." Sakura daintily put a hand to her mouth and giggles, by the looks of things, I think we can manage a nice, neutral relationship.
Even though I'm getting nervous about Sakura's transf-----
...As if she can see through our new classmate's psychological concerns, Ichinose looks at her again and her smile becomes very since---wink!
I see.... She's opening a packed tray from her bag, it's hot, her fingers goes towards one end of the tray, and removes carbon wrapper, she tightens her small palm and crumple the paper into a ball.
It goes straight into her bag, while I stare at what comes out from inside with disgust.... She's going to eat leaves, some plain white rice, with mashed potatoes into it, those are beans, ginger, roasted baby carrots?
Hey, that one should be tofu...right? Brown crispy mushroom, some greenish stems, are they zucchini?
There's also smell of zist, lemon, spices....coriander? Liquid must be soy sauce to gulp it down...
Ugh...neither the looks nor smell is appetising, it directly kills your mood of eating. Something looks wrong, I think cook just put whatever came into his hand in fry pan....maybe if you delve deep, you will find a rat struggling with burnt tai-----
"Actually, free package is quite popular, or it's the most popular one this afternoon?"
"I am not eating whatever...this is."
"Mhmm." Sakura pinches her nose over my shoulder, she can't stand bad odour either, and gives Ichinose's dinner a terrible evaluation, "This.. it's not happiness...."
However, she too is curious enough to come over from her social distance, staring at it, instead of people's faces.....
"You, you almost had twenty minutes. What the hell, Ichinose?!"
"Maowr! Why are you blaming me? I couldn't decide on Cheese Curry or Tomato Ramen okay!"
"Cheese fucking Cheese, Ichinose! Just read the name you---bloody hell...."
"I was curious, so I ordered it to try! Hateful, stop giving me those looks. Owaa...! Fine, won't share---"
Filling up her chopsticks, and gone. It's gone, Ichinose is eating, chewing on her dinner seldomly alone, with a rigour of wanting to show off, it doesn't taste bad.....
~Hwaahh
Sakura sighs deeply behind, she leans over, I glance at her secretly putting her lips close to my ear, "I..I think, I saw an ea--earth..worm."
A really kind person.
Whispering, her body trembles a little, fingers closing to fists, rubbing together as if she's witnessing a tragedy.....
"Ghuk, Ew... it's horrible."
I don't know why, but when I see the somewhat lost look on Ichinose Honami's face, I actually feel a strange sense of joy.
"How does it taste?"
"It's very ordinary, it feels like there's not even any salt in it. If I keep eating it for a long time, I might become disillusioned with the world... It might also be that it's not really to my taste, anyway, I just can't eat it."
"Then, why are you taking another bite, Ichi--Ichinose-san....?"
"... Don't know. Meow, it's so bad. Ghoop---Oo~Itai!, Fuuu---How come it's in high demand?"
Curiosity is unexpectedly strong. Neo---why? Ichinose is holding chopsticks in reverse, her hands are moving, where are they com----you better not do this, I will yell for help, I swear I will.....
Her second finger touches my chin, grazing it over my hair, "How about it, do you still not want to?"
"Student, please don't be so frivolous."
Ichinose directly makes a pouty little face and looks very cute, but I no longer want to describe her.
"Your eyes are lecherous."
This makes Sakura involuntarily cover her face with her hands.
How can I not know what this girl is thinking when I have been dealing with her the entire day....?
Hearing what I said, Ichinose's face immediately turns intense red traffic light on being exposed so openly spreading down from lashes to her noseline...as if someone brushed over her cheeks horizontally.
However, she doesn't break eye contact.
"What could be more enjoyable than being fed by me? Rem-kun shouldn't bully honest people...."
Ichinose tries to pry open my mouth, just to stuff in a little bit, teeth are used by me to completely block her route though, 'poke~~pok---'
Because girl herself could not stand it, and is too embarrassed to leave it, so she could only make do with me?
You can see literal sweat oozing from her forehead.
"L-Look, look up."
Hearing Sakura's voice, I unconsciously turn my face to look at what's going on, um..is, is she taking a selfie right now with us? Wow....
She has stretched forward her right hand holding a 'pink' camera.
Under the brilliant flashlight, she points it at us, whole group including her, then secretly looking back as if she wants to resist.
Press the shutter button, Sakura, what are you doing in your daze?
"Closer~~"
I hear two different voices of whisp----
"C-Cheese!"
"Gwooo! Hmmm!"
And that's when it happened....Snap!
"Let me take a look..."
Ichinose played her little trick, rice collected in chopsticks entered my mouth, it's like a plague has opened up inside me on breaking it, somehow this makes such a cruel girl feel a little bett----"Hey, this photo is really good. I didn't know Sakura-san purchased a camera...! It's so real. Hehe~~!"
She is laughing at my bitter face which got captured inside.
"W-well, I don't mind."
I have two minds thinking Sakura who too smiled a little in our group selfie, hey what's that her victory gesture for?
...She deliberately waited just for the right mom----this causes me to twitch my eyelids.
'Looking back, this bitter scene must have set tone for our relationships....'
There is no need to say anything else when it comes to the person involved, either Sakura or Ichinose.
After doing all this, Sakura puts her camera back to develop on Ichinose's insistance, as if she's a little shy now on being so bold....
Her face just keeps on turning red from her neck to ears, and mind probably blank as she stares out openly in the dark.
"I really want to find a hole to get in.."
Super shy, as if on fire.
"No, no, no~ the night is a little bit dazzling. It happens, Meow."
While Ichinose pats her chest in satisfaction grinning from ear to ear, which causes a stir for melons in settling down....I almost forgot what I swallowed down, and stared.
Hrrrr---Hicc, I don't feel so good anymore, it's so so....
"When people are extremely hungry, even shit tastes delicious....."
I try to create an illusion for myself.
"Oh, do you want a second serving?"
"...Can't be too obsessed. Feeding twice is hooliganism."
"Look at my weak appearance, just like a delicate flower saying "please ravage me". How...how can I look a scheming girl to Rem-kun....?"
Ichinose cries out sadly as if praying, butt sliding to the back, making herself look silly. Well, this is the right reaction when you see a bad kid.....me? I am a bad person here....?!
Shameless Seductress, you are!
"Sakura, your peeking is very obvious..."
"Ehhh! No, no, no I didn't. I didn't."
The gaps between her fingers are so wide that her curious and eager blue eyes are revealed.
"I have the urge to pinch you...."
Facing me with horrified eyes, Sakura of course understands what's going to happen next, she voluntarily slides her body what seems like metres away, almost falling off from the bench on another side.
She feels 'guilty' maybe I am not sure, but Sakura is now acting like a scared chicken whose eggs are going to be taken away....very panicked.
"W-why? It's Ichinose-san! Why am I, am I pinched? That, too dangerous. Cross! N-no, not allowed!"
So innocent, even making a two finger X' sign while protesting the culprit is not her but someone else....
"I...I have proof."
Um...you can't harm Sakura now.
Okay, I change my targ---Ichinose's left hand is just kind of resting near her chest, maybe clutching at her shirt collar…actually reaching up and pulling a big section of her own hair forward, almost like she's trying to use it as a literal curtain to hide her face.
Tray is already empty.
I mean I know the one she brought is a very small size. But she finished her meal in a short while, on the other hand I almost take an hour to eat.....
She hurriedly takes a baby carrot, bringing it to her mouth, her eyes are really watery, ocean is overflowing.
Holy shit it's all gone.
"Burrrrp---Ahmm!"
Ichinose releases a cute little burp after which she immediately covers her lips. There's a sense of foreboding on her face, as if she regrets it.
This little glutton wrapped in a fluff of cutene----
"You finished it all."
I think maybe my voice comes out more bewildered than I expected because Ichinose shrunks even smaller and nods to us dreamily.
"It's r-really gone. H...How?"
Ichinose has been with me for hours now, but her round eyes are gawking at us like she is looking at the strangest sight.
"Oh no, I forgot to ask? Sakura-san didn't even get to eat anything."
She blinks slowly, looking very pure, but in the eyes of us, Ichinose is a little devil.
Does she really not know or is she pretending not to know? Sure enoug-----
"!!!" Sakura inclines her head wobbly, palms becoming so lively all of a sudden, "I don't, don---I mean, not h-hungry at all!! Yes, hmm."
Gritting her teeth as if she wants to come forward, add more words, but don't have the courage.
At this moment, Sakura Airi realized that she seemed to have done something wrong by putting a wrong hat, a kind card on Ichinose's head.
~Haha, maybe we should have given her something to ea-----what else did you buy, she's rustling again....
Ichinose takes out a super-large cup of orange Mr. Smoothy. It's a Mickey mouse couple's cup that is big enough for two people.
The basis for me to make this judgment is two straws inserted in it that are wrapped in a heart shape.
".....Did you come prepared?"
"Ah. I mean, you, I thought it would be ba---Groo--Vroo. Hmm, Sakura-san, can drink with me, ri----"
'Dvroooo-Fhmmm'
"Bwaaaah---S-slow. Sloww----"
She gulps down a big mouthful of fruit pulp, which chokes her throat and makes a whi---"Haa. I am fresh now...."
...But Sakura is so scared that she quickly goes over to pat your back to help you breathe. She's still doing it right now...
It's going to take a while for her to recover!
"What if I choked to death? What were you doing Kujou, huh?!" Ichinose waves her fists openly and unhappily in the direction of.....
_____O O_____
"Ooops....I just became an observer."
Sakura timidly hands over Ichinose a tissue for wiping her mouth, strawberry looks a little flattered by the heroic gesture, "A..re you, two...uh it's nothing."
What a kind person.
"What a kind person.....unlike."
Were my thoughts just read?
Ichinose lowers her head and wipes corners of mouth with it. When girl raises her head again, she has her usual bright smile on her face.
"I'm not Rem's girlfriend..."
Suddenly, two faces directly stare at me for a sense of confirmation, half jokingly and half seriously, "Right?"
"....I think we should start going to the dormitory."
Ichinose abruptly gets up to dispose of her eatables. Where is she going to? I don't think there's any nea---She's already back?
"Let's call it a night."
Yes, since we all have to start early the next day. It should be about ten to fifteen minutes walk towards our dormitory, and we have been shopping entire day, I also need to rest, but....I see, of course.
No problem, I will eat something tomorrow, going almost two days empty in a row huh.....whatever.
This street light path area is not very lively right now, no students are visible nearby, not a single one.
Shops behind us now, workers have already started calling into their shops, closing it for the day, not all obviously, just a few....
Instead of taking in the scenery, which no point to ask, because they are stupid questions, I also have a sense of awareness to not cause trouble too much for Ichinose....
Landmarks won't change, or cool breeze flowing now....her answers are going to be repeated, and display my inability to extents, yeah.
Goodbye, Godzilla. I will see you at the end of the month in my room, have your Ladies' day special on Wedne--
—I glance at two girls beside me, sharing one Mr. Smoothy, two straws, two mouths, chatting, and slurppp---!
It's really eye-catching, different from those passing by trees, it's also a type of dinner in other means for being able to witness such.....
Sakura has relaxed a lot now I think, you just can't change personality or become casual with strangers you just met a few minutes ago, become extroverted, change your entire self....
Just imagining the scene of being stared at feels scary to her, panic, and not daring to look either of us, unless she really has to...or want to....
Ichinose is trying to open her up to see if presence could help Sakura overcome her timidity, but it doesn't seem to work, and I think both are not trying hard to do so.
Probably they don't either way to change, because there's no need.
Why do you want to become outgoing all of a sudden, there's no pressure....
Grabbing her skirt with hands, turning her eyes aside, to not look at either of us in a straight manner, feeling tired, her shoulders are bent down....
It's really night, but her personal guard against us is not too suspicious right now, maybe she feels safe...?
Her posture, the way she's hunched forward slightly, trying to disappear and all....'I'm so incredibly embarrassed right now, please don't look at me!"
That's what it seems to me. It's nice, I too am relaxed by such a vibe.
Our conversation on the bench has given me an idea of intellect, especially Ichinose.
You can't judge a book by its cover, huh....Appearance, stories of light novels have nothing to do with it.
Just a simple matter of chat shows, I am no match for either.
xxxxxxx
Author's Note
I know, Update is after a while. I haven't dropped the book, just not getting enough time to write.
I will post when next one is ready.
This is for Ichinose! 💕 She's 18 now?
Happy Birthday to the best girl~~! 🎂