Amane waited until Wang Meiyu had put on her swimsuit.
Only then did she step away from in front of Wang Meiyu.
If anyone else had seen Xiao Yu exposing herself just now, it wouldn't have been good.
Anyway, she had already had her fill.
Naturally, she couldn't let others have their fill too.
One must learn to eat alone.
Yes.
That's right~!
"Thank you very much. Thanks to you, Amane-san, otherwise... I would definitely have been bullied for a while longer."
Wang Meiyu thanked Amane in a soft, timid voice.
"It's nothing. We're all classmates playing together, so helping each other is only natural. But do Karuizawa and her friends often bully you, Xiao Yu?"
Amane was a bit curious.
Why would Karuizawa bully Xiao Yu for no reason?
Such a delicate girl.
It was impossible for her to turn around and bully Karuizawa or anything like that.
At the mention of this, Wang Meiyu's eyes dimmed slightly.
"Amane-san, don't you think my accent is a problem?"
"Accent? It does seem a bit off, but if they're bullying you just because of that, then that's a bit too much."
Amane didn't expect Karuizawa and her friends' reason for bullying Wang Meiyu to be her accent.
What kind of bizarre idea was that?
"Their original intention might not have been to bully... maybe they just wanted to tease me, but my personality... I just couldn't play along with them."
When Wang Meiyu said that, Amane understood.
It was probably that Karuizawa would tease Xiao Yu, but Xiao Yu didn't cooperate by showing embarrassment or playing along with their teasing.
As the leader,
Karuizawa probably felt she was losing face.
That's why she kept teasing Xiao Yu.
However, in Amane's opinion, it might also have something to do with Xiao Yu being close to Kushida.
"If they bully you again, come find me. Don't let this appearance fool you, I'm actually very strong!"
Amane showed what she thought was a very bright smile.
But in Wang Meiyu's eyes,
Looking at the silly smiling Amane,
She was a bit worried.
Is Amane-san really that strong?
She didn't look like it.
If she rashly asked Amane-san for help,
It might end up with Karuizawa and her friends bullying Amane-san too, which would be even worse.
"Mm-hmm, I understand. Then, another day... if you're free, could I treat Amane-san to bubble tea as thanks?"
Wang Meiyu nervously invited Amane.
Her eyes looked at Amane expectantly.
This was her first time inviting someone.
Before, Kushida had always invited her out to play.
If Amane refused... Wang Meiyu would probably lose the courage to invite others out in the future.
Seeing Wang Meiyu's expectant look,
Amane readily agreed.
"Of course! Just text me when you're free. You'll have to treat me, Xiao Yu."
"Amane-san, you're too kind. It's just bubble tea, it's not a big expense. So it's a deal then!"
After getting Amane's confirmation,
Wang Meiyu happily covered her face and ran out of the changing room corridor.
However, what she didn't know was that
Amane had no intention of being polite with her.
"Suzune~ How was it? Wasn't the task completed excellently?"
Amane blinked her big eyes at Horikita.
"Mm-hmm, Amane-san is the best."
"Eh, Suzune, your praise is so perfunctory."
Amane pouted and hugged Horikita's waist.
"Hey! Amane! What are you doing!!"
Horikita, suddenly embraced, tried to pull Amane away in a panic.
But Amane held on so tightly that she couldn't pull her away for a while.
Did you use all the arm strength you gained from practicing archery here?
A flush appeared on Horikita's face.
She looked incredibly cute.
"Hehe, Suzune, if you don't reward me, I'll just have to take it myself."
Amane rubbed against Horikita's back.
The next second, pain shot through her ear.
"Ow, ow, ow, stop pulling! My ear will be pulled off!"
Amane let go in pain.
Horikita immediately let go as well.
"Does it hurt a lot? But I didn't use that much force."
Horikita looked at her hand in confusion.
Then she checked Amane's ear again.
Only after confirming it was just a little red did she breathe a sigh of relief.
She was afraid she had used too much force and injured Amane.
"Wuwuwu, my ear still hurts so much."
Amane clutched her ear.
She buried her face in Horikita's embrace, whimpering and looking incredibly pitiful.
However, what was curious was that Amane cried for a long time without shedding a single tear.
This was quite strange.
"Hmm? Amane-san, you're not faking it, are you? If you dare to pretend to be hurt to trick me, you'll be punished, you know."
Horikita vaguely sensed something was off, so she decided to test Amane.
"Wuwuwu, what's punishment?"
"Of course, I'll give you..."
Horikita originally wanted to say she would give Amane her favorite hand chop attack.
But on second thought,
Amane also exercises regularly.
A mere hand chop might not scare her.
So Horikita thought for a moment.
Finally, she came up with a good idea.
"The punishment is that from now until graduation, you're not allowed to sleep with me, not allowed to pester me to eat together, and not allowed to enter my dorm room."
Horikita crossed her arms.
She awaited Amane's reaction.
"Suzune, you're a devil! How could you come up with such a malicious punishment!"
For the first time, Amane felt immense pressure.
Not being able to sleep together, not being able to eat together, and even being shut outside her door.
Damn it.
These were all of Amane's pain points.
Horikita Suzune.
This woman.
Had she already grasped Miyako Amane's weakness?
Hmph.
Don't underestimate her too much.
She was Miyako Amane.
How could she back down because of a mere punishment?
"Is it still not too late if I say it doesn't hurt now?"
Amane tilted her head, trying to bluff her way through.
"What do you think?"
Horikita showed a very dangerous smile.
Amane suddenly felt a chill blowing down the back of her neck.
It seemed like in the next second, she would be knocked down by Horikita's unexpected hand chop.
"Eh hehe, just kidding, my ear still hurts a lot right now."
There was no other way; it seemed she could only continue to pretend.
Amane covered her ear and continued her act.
Pretend.
Go ahead and keep pretending.
Amane-san's acting talent was getting better and better.
After a week of getting to know each other,
Horikita had a general understanding of Amane's personality.
However, she was mischievously not exposing Amane.
Because she wanted to see Amane trying to act spoiled with her.
Watching Amane, who was trying hard to act spoiled and clinging to her, swaying back and forth,
Horikita played along as if she were coaxing a child.
She was starting to like this kind of atmosphere.
"How about you blow on it for me, Suzune? My ear still feels a bit painful."
Amane's big, watery eyes were captivating.
However, Horikita knew this was just her little trick.
But she still cooperated, leaning in as if to blow on Amane's ear.
Horikita wanted to see how this idiot planned to take advantage of her next.
Suddenly,
Amane directly pressed her face against Horikita's lips.
"Suzune!!! I can't believe you're like this! I just asked you to blow on my ear, and you actually stole a kiss from me!!"
Horikita: ????