The early spring weather was very good - warm sun and gentle breeze. Colorful petals flew along the road from time to time, bringing a few traces of clear, warm fragrance.
No wonder Japan had a pollen season. Even Hoshino Miru felt somewhat uncomfortable smelling these floral scents.
However, Kasugano Sora didn't seem uncomfortable at all. Her eyes were wide open, like a little duckling following its mother duck, finding everything around her extremely fresh.
When butterflies flew by, she'd also pull on Hoshino Miru to tell him she'd discovered a very beautiful butterfly.
At these times, Hoshino Miru would calmly tell her there were also bees nearby, which would often scare the girl.
When she recovered and didn't see any bees, she'd immediately raise her fist to hit Hoshino Miru.
The two bickered all the way and finally arrived at Toyosaki High School.
Since it was the first day of school, Hoshino Miru escorted Kasugano Sora to her classroom.
As soon as Kasugano Sora sat down, girls immediately gathered around curiously.
"You're so cute! Your hair looks so pretty!"
"Hey, what's your name?"
"What's your relationship with that boy just now? Are you two dating?"
Facing these girls' continuous questions, Kasugano Sora's mouth opened slightly, Hoshino Miru's earlier words flashing through her mind.
Kasugano Sora said nothing.
Making her greet strangers was already an extremely difficult task, let alone starting with such a high-difficulty opening - a group of girls surrounding her, chattering away.
Seeing their eyes, Kasugano Sora once again felt regret. The outside world was indeed a terrible place.
...
Hoshino Miru listened outside the door for a while, couldn't help sighing, and silently left the first-year classroom.
Shortly after walking away, people began greeting Hoshino Miru, and he responded to each one.
Though Hoshino Miru didn't deliberately do anything normally, quite a few people seemed to know him. Occasionally he could hear girls quietly discussing his name.
Especially during PE class, every time after playing ball, Hoshino Miru could hear some whispering voices.
For instance, "seven times in one night," "the four of us together," "if it's him, not wearing one is fine too," "really want to touch his"...
Sometimes, Hoshino Miru wondered if he'd heard wrong.
Whenever he approached, these voices would immediately disappear. The girls would each become more proper than the last, completely looking straight ahead.
Actually, not just girls - boys also had quite a good impression of Hoshino Miru. People would greet him on the road from time to time and even enthusiastically invite him to their clubs.
The student council would occasionally come to greet him too. After hearing Hoshino Miru didn't want to run for president, they were particularly surprised.
Actually, Hoshino Miru was more confused than them. Could it be because his [Charm] was too high?
Hoshino Miru was thinking about these random things when the next moment, a girl suddenly appeared around the corner before him.
In an instant, both were startled.
Hoshino Miru could see panic flash in the girl's eyes, but she couldn't brake anymore and could only close her eyes, crashing straight into Hoshino Miru's embrace.
This impact was neither light nor heavy. Hoshino Miru didn't feel any pain, only felt something soft press into his chest - a big bunny, full and with amazing elasticity, actually making Hoshino Miru take a small step back.
The girl opposite wasn't so lucky. She seemed to have hit her nose just now. Her voice was whimpering, tears immediately appearing in her eyes as she crouched on the ground.
Hoshino Miru glanced and was somewhat surprised - the other party was an acquaintance.
[Target: Mikazuki Fuka] [Intimacy: 45] [Status: Besides classmates and friends, can we go further?]
This girl's name was Mikazuki Fuka, a girl from the same grade. He remembered she was in the same class as Eriri.
Because he'd helped her move things before, they became acquainted.
"Are you okay, Mikazuki-san?" Hoshino Miru crouched beside her. "Did you hit your nose?"
"I-I'm fine! It's my fault for walking carelessly and not noticing Hoshino-kun!" Mikazuki Fuka shook her head somewhat chagrinned, but her nose had reddened a bit, and even her face seemed quite red.
"Let me help you up." Hoshino Miru extended his hand to Mikazuki Fuka. The latter grabbed his palm with a red face.
Once the girl stood up, Hoshino Miru finally had a chance to look at her properly.
Because it was spring, Mikazuki Fuka was also wearing a white short-sleeved shirt today. Though it was a very pure style, wearing it made her somewhat alluring. Her full bosom pushed the bow at her chest high up, vaguely revealing snow-white cleavage. The earlier contact made Hoshino Miru clearly realize her physical development had already surpassed many peers.
Hoshino Miru glanced down - below her skirt hem was a pair of black pantyhose wrapping her entire plump thighs. Even the girl's hip line was similarly round and full. It would probably feel very good to touch.
Perhaps because of the earlier accident, Mikazuki Fuka looked at Hoshino Miru with a somewhat red face, her hands placed in front, fingers intertwined.
"Long time no see. How was Mikazuki-san's spring break?" Hoshino Miru asked naturally.
"I went to Kyoto with Mom and Dad." Mikazuki Fuka answered honestly.
"Kyoto?" Hoshino Miru continued the topic. "I heard Fushimi Inari Shrine is there too. Must have been fun, right?"
Mikazuki Fuka nodded. Actually, she hadn't gone to Fushimi Inari at all but had done love fortune-telling at Kiyomizu Temple instead. But this didn't dampen her enthusiasm.
"I have photos! Does Hoshino-kun want to see?" Mikazuki Fuka excitedly pulled out her phone. She'd taken many photos, originally wanting to send them to Hoshino Miru but lacking a particular reason. Now was the perfect chance to share them.
Hoshino Miru didn't interrupt her enthusiasm and looked at the photos together with her in the hallway. Saying a few words from time to time, the girl would excitedly explain what happened then.
Until more and more passing students curiously looked at their actions, Mikazuki Fuka suddenly came to her senses and immediately blushed.
"Can you send me these few photos?" Hoshino Miru didn't notice the figures nearby but asked Mikazuki Fuka for a few landscape photos, thinking next time he could take Kasugano Sora and Eriri to visit Kyoto.
Mikazuki Fuka nodded with a red face. She realized that standing in the hallway sharing photos with Hoshino Miru was somewhat ambiguous. In others' eyes, was her relationship with Hoshino Miru particularly strange?
Wuwuwu, would people think they were a couple?
Mikazuki Fuka felt her small hands sweating, her movements somewhat stiff, her cheeks getting hotter. She couldn't care about anything else and just wanted to quickly finish sharing photos.
"Thanks. Next time I'll also share some nice photos with you." Hoshino Miru put away his phone and smiled at Mikazuki Fuka.
This smile made Mikazuki Fuka even more flustered. Her heart raced wildly as she stared blankly at Hoshino Miru.
Hoshino Miru looked strangely and found her status had changed.
[Status: Can't not do it tonight!]
Hoshino Miru felt puzzled, but Mikazuki Fuka was already waving her hands with a completely red face.
"I-I-I-I, I'll go back first!"
Without waiting for Hoshino Miru to say anything, the girl had already turned and fled.
...
"Pure Little Kitty: This is bad! Just seeing him today, my body almost got wet wuwuwu..."
"Water Mage: Who?"
"Karin: Little Kitty's classmate, right? Hasn't she been secretly crushing on her classmate?"
"Water Mage: Eh, Little Kitty has a crush?"
"Want Ice Cream Today: Oh no, Little Kitty's been doing it so much, I forgot she still has a classmate she's crushing on."
"Pure Little Kitty: I haven't been doing it constantly! It's just every time I think of him, my body moves on its own!"
"Water Mage: I think the lewdest person in the group has always been Little Kitty. She has no qualifications to call herself pure."
"Pure Little Kitty: Wuwuwu..."
"Want Ice Cream Today: Did you really get wet?"
"Pure Little Kitty: Please, don't say anymore..."
Chapter 48: The Group Friends' Bad Ideas
Mikazuki Fuka returned to the familiar classroom. Thinking about what just happened, her cheeks burned again.
Girls her age actually already understood a lot. They no longer thought all boys were annoying like before. Budding hormones would make them notice early on that boy who stood out in the crowd.
The moment they saw him, their hearts would suddenly tighten, quickly pounding once, then pretending to relax, looking away while continuing to steal glances from the corner of their eyes at the boy - his exposed tender Adam's apple, somewhat firm jawline, clean hands, refreshing body, and the heart-moving smile he'd show when chatting with others.
Just as boys craved girls' bodies, they also craved boys' bodies just beginning to show their edge.
Mikazuki Fuka had noticed Hoshino Miru very early. Because Eriri was in her class, she could often see Hoshino Miru with her.
However, she hadn't taken it to heart then.
Until later, as a duty student helping the teacher move things to the office, Mikazuki Fuka happened to encounter Hoshino Miru on the road.
Though they were unacquainted classmates, he actively helped share half the load.
The moment their fingertips touched, that weak electric current flashed through her whole body. Plus his slight smile - the girl discovered she had absolutely no resistance.
That night, the girl couldn't help but use that hand to do it.
"Karin: You fell for someone just because they helped you move things? You gave in too easily!"
"Super Beautiful Girl: Virgin girls are like this - can't resist when meeting someone nice."
"Pure Little Kitty: Wuwuwu, don't say anymore! If you were like me, you couldn't resist either!"
"Karin: I don't believe it! A boy who can conquer me hasn't been born yet!"
"Super Beautiful Girl: If it were me, I'd make that boy love me to death."
"Water Mage: Wait, aren't you two also virgins?"
"Want Ice Cream Today: Feels like the whole group is virgins."
"Water Mage: Wrong - the group leader isn't a virgin."
"Want Ice Cream Today: The group leader hasn't come out. She's probably on a date with her boyfriend."
"Karin: Haven't heard the group leader's romance stories in a while."
"Super Beautiful Girl: Did her boyfriend fuck her unconscious?"
"Water Mage: Already became her boyfriend's plaything (sad)"
Seeing everyone missing the group leader, Mikazuki Fuka also felt nostalgic. She used to listen to the group leader's stories while unable to help substituting herself and Hoshino Miru in, making her very red-faced.
Of course, she'd also occasionally see photos from the hardcore childhood friend faction, imagining the person in the photos was Hoshino Miru while she was his childhood friend, the two living a sweet and beautiful life.
Every morning, she could wake Hoshino Miru, just encountering the boy's morning reaction, then with a red face she'd be pulled onto the bed by Hoshino Miru...
Mikazuki Fuka desperately shook her little head, even her ears blushing red.
She must have spent too much time with this group of perverts. Her head was full of such lowly thoughts that only knew how to do it - too shameful!
"Want Ice Cream Today: Does Little Kitty really want to conquer that boy?"
"Pure Little Kitty: Yes!!!"
"Want Ice Cream Today: I'll teach you a method. Next time bring a remote to school, then ambush him on the road. When you see him come out, crash into him and pretend to accidentally drop the remote."
"Pure Little Kitty: Eh?"
"Want Ice Cream Today: No boy can remain unmoved. When he picks it up and sees your shy appearance, even an idiot knows what to do!"
"Karin: You're simply a genius!"
"Pure Little Kitty: Eh eh eh, wait, eh?"
"Want Ice Cream Today: All doujinshi act like this. Trust me, Little Kitty just needs to be threatened by him, then obediently do it."
"Water Mage: Then confess while being creampied, right?"
"Karin: Actually after finishing, you can turn around and threaten him - Student, you don't want your threatening a girl exposed, right!"
"Want Ice Cream Today: From today on, you have to do it with me every day, and without protection!"
"Karin: Drain him dry in advance so he won't cheat!"
Facing the increasingly excited group friends, even though she'd long gotten used to their talk, Mikazuki Fuka still felt her face burning.
After all, group friends only talked dirty - it wasn't them who had to act. Of course they'd say whatever terrible ideas came to mind. Fun-seekers feared nothing.
At this moment, Mikazuki Fuka was thinking whether to stop their discussion when she turned to see a familiar figure walk into the classroom.
...
Eriri had just sat in her seat and pulled out her phone. First she saw the romance guidance group chat had a pile of messages. Clicking in to look:
"Pure Little Kitty: O-okay, I'll try next time."
"Want Ice Cream Today: Little Kitty don't worry, boldly do it. Boys all like this."
"Karin: Remember to come back and tell us your impressions after."
Eriri's face was full of confusion. What were they chatting about?
After reading all the chat records, Eriri also felt particularly shocked. But thinking about it, this seemed not bad - letting cannon fodder test whether this idea worked.
If it worked, she could also try...
No wait, what was she trying!
Eriri's face turned red. She must have drawn too many doujinshi. This kind of thing didn't fit her character at all!
To do strange things, she'd at least have to wait until after Hoshino Miru confessed before she could reluctantly agree, right?
Making a move so early on Hoshino Miru, and actively bringing a remote herself - did she want face or not?
Damn it, couldn't that bastard Hoshino Miru be more proactive with her?
Like tricking her into a room, then becoming beastly, grabbing her twin tails no matter how she called for help, finally rolling onto the bed.
That way, she'd have reason to scold Hoshino Miru as a shameless bastard, then take the opportunity to demand dating and marriage.
Eriri felt somewhat indignant, especially thinking Kasugano Sora definitely took advantage of spring break to cling to Hoshino Miru every day. Though she kept comforting herself that they hadn't done anything, she was still somewhat upset.
But thinking she'd thoroughly NTR'd the sister... the older sister in her doujinshi, Eriri now had some psychological superiority over Kasugano Sora.
Speaking of which, Kasugano Sora came to school today too, right?
Wonder if this coward could adapt to the unfamiliar environment. Best not to just cling to Hoshino Miru like before.
Eriri planned to take advantage of lunch break to properly tease Kasugano Sora.