Meanwhile, on the other side, feeling Uika standing nearby without moving, Donut Lady's nervous heartbeat became increasingly uncontrollable.
Combined with experiencing this unfamiliar burning sensation for the first time, the girl's brain had already basically lost the ability to think from the overwhelming impact.
However, faced with this currently extremely fanservice-like scene, besides nervousness, the girl strangely also felt…
A mysterious thrill?
There was even a slight sense of regret in her heart. What a pity it was only Uika—if Sakiko had been here too, then…
Wait, what kind of random nonsense was she even thinking?!
The bashful girl hurriedly erased those bold thoughts from her mind.
Wasn't Kamijou Mutsuki the one who said this method would work?
Then why was Uika still standing there without moving?
And also, this guy's kissing…
Why was he so skilled at it?!
For some reason, Donut Lady suddenly felt a little displeased.
In truth, Kamijou Mutsuki's plan itself theoretically had no problem.
But what he hadn't calculated was that Uika—a girl who, comparatively speaking, wasn't even that close to him—would actually be able to recognize his silhouette from behind.
Even though she couldn't fully confirm it, it still created many complications.
Fortunately, Tomori—the planetarium's regularly respawning NPC—suddenly appeared and attracted Uika's attention.
Taking advantage of that opportunity, Kamijou Mutsuki directly dragged away the already dizzy and muddled Donut Lady and escaped.
"Tomori?"
Looking at the suddenly appearing Tomori, Uika was surprised, yet also felt it was perfectly normal.
After all, Tomori's love for the planetarium was practically common knowledge.
However, after greeting Tomori and chatting briefly—
When the girl turned her head again, she discovered that the kissing couple who had originally been in their seats had completely vanished.
Gone?
"Tomori? You're here too?"
But before she could think further, Sakiko just happened to return at that moment, looking at Tomori with surprise in her eyes.
Seeing this, Uika also withdrew her thoughts and turned her attention back to chatting with the two girls beside her.
How could Kamijou Mutsuki and Donut Lady possibly appear here?
It was probably just her imagination, right?
Meanwhile, standing between the two girls, Tomori looked toward where Kamijou Mutsuki and Donut Lady had originally been sitting, unable to suppress a bit of confusion in her heart.
The people sitting there just now were Kamijou Mutsuki and Mana, right?
Since when had their relationship become this good?
And why did they run away?
But perhaps because of spending time with the girls recently, along with the teachings of a certain Miss Anon, although Tomori felt confused, seeing that the two seemed to be deliberately avoiding Uika, she also chose not to mention Kamijou Mutsuki and Donut Lady to her.
On the other side, Kamijou Mutsuki had already pulled Donut Lady out into the hallway outside the planetarium theater.
"Great Demon King, you…"
At this moment, Donut Lady had finally regained her ability to think.
Recalling what had just happened, she looked at Kamijou Mutsuki with embarrassment and indignation written all over her face.
"How could you…"
"That was all to avoid being discovered by Uika. I'm sure Donut Lady can understand, right?"
Who could understand that?!
And did that method even really work?!
"You tell me, didn't we get out safely?"
Although they had ultimately relied on Tomori, if Kamijou Mutsuki hadn't done that, the two of them probably would have been caught red-handed by Uika on the spot.
"Besides, didn't Donut Lady agree too?"
"How was I supposed to know it would be that kind of…"
The girl said this with flushed cheeks before glaring angrily at Kamijou Mutsuki.
"Ehehe~"
"What do you mean 'ehehe'?!"
Even Miss Mana at this moment couldn't help but feel speechless.
"Well, since we were on a date, I thought—"
"You're not allowed to say it!"
With her face bright red, the girl directly covered Kamijou Mutsuki's mouth.
Only now did Donut Lady realize just how many outrageous things she had done with the boy before her during this date.
Intimate hugs like lovers, and most importantly, she hadn't shown even the slightest resistance to any of it.
Even the final kiss had felt strangely natural to her.
No, everything before this had all been the evil Great Demon King's conspiracy. It had absolutely nothing to do with the pure and spotless Donut Lady!
"Anyway, it's not allowed!"
The girl crossed her arms and declared angrily.
She felt that she couldn't keep being led around by the nose by Kamijou Mutsuki. She had to take back the initiative.
"This is obviously Mana's date, so what happens should be decided by Mana!"
Yet somehow, halfway through, things had unconsciously become…
"And just now, without Mana's permission, how could you…"
"So as long as Donut Lady gives permission, then…"
"I would never allow something like that!"
Kamijou Mutsuki's words once again made the girl's cheeks heat up in embarrassment and anger.
"Great Demon King, keep this up and Mana-chan might really step on you!"
Realizing she seemed unable to win against Kamijou Mutsuki verbally, Donut Lady decided to resort directly to threats.
"…"
Looking at the girl's innocent appearance, Kamijou Mutsuki's feelings became strangely complicated for some reason.
"Great Demon King, what's with that expression?"
"I was just thinking that Donut Lady is so innocent and cute that my conscience hurts a little."
"Even if you call me cute, that still—"
Halfway through becoming shy, the girl suddenly reacted.
"You bastard, you don't actually think Mana-chan is an idiot, do you?!"
"Mutsuki, Mana, did you two also come here to look at the stars together?"
At that moment, a suddenly raised voice interrupted the two's bickering.
Kamijou Mutsuki and Donut Lady turned their heads, only to discover Tomori standing nearby, curiously observing the two of them.
"Tomori? / Tomori?"
"You, how did you…"
The girl's appearance also surprised the two of them.
After all, although each showing at this planetarium wasn't very long, it still lasted over half an hour.
So how had Tomori come out already at this time?
"I didn't watch it."
In response, Tomori softly explained in her concise manner.
Because she was somewhat curious about Kamijou Mutsuki and Donut Lady's situation, Tomori unexpectedly chose not to watch this planetarium show.
"After telling Sakiko and Uika, I came out."
Although Sakiko and Uika had been somewhat surprised, they hadn't thought too much about it.
After all, Tomori would occasionally do unexpected things like this.
And although Uika liked Tomori very much, right now she wanted even more to experience that childhood feeling of lying together and watching the stars with her childhood friend.
"Tomori,"
After hearing her explanation, Donut Lady suddenly revealed a nervous expression as she asked: "You didn't tell Uika about me and this guy… right?"
"I didn't."
Tomori's answer made Donut Lady quietly sigh in relief, but her words did not end there.
"Then why were Mana and Mutsuki hiding from Uika?"
The somewhat airheaded Tomori tried hard to think. Based on the knowledge she had learned from Anon, as well as during this recent period, this sort of behavior between the two should probably be called…
"Could it be that Mana is secretly cheating with Mutsuki behind Uika's back?"
"Hah?"
Looking at the innocent expression on the girl before her, Donut Lady's face instantly froze.
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