As the saying went, lies don't hurt people—truth is the sharpest blade!
And when a pure and airheaded girl like Tomori said such outrageous words with an utterly innocent face—
The shock value was indescribably powerful!
No, that wasn't the truth at all!
Although she really was secretly dating Kamijou Mutsuki behind Sakiko's back, even so, she was only behind Sakiko's back with the Great Demon King—
No, she had almost gotten led astray by Tomori!
"That's not what Tomori thinks at all!"
With her cheeks bright red, the girl grabbed Tomori by the shoulders.
"Just who taught Tomori all this weird stuff?"
"Then… why was Mana hiding from Uika?"
Tomori didn't answer Donut Lady's question, instead directly striking at the heart with another question, leaving the girl speechless.
"..."
How was she supposed to answer that?
Although the truth wasn't what Tomori imagined, Donut Lady had never been someone skilled with words.
And now her mind was completely blank, leaving her totally unable to think of a response.
In the end, she could only shift her gaze toward Kamijou Mutsuki beside her.
Stop just standing there and hurry up and explain things to Tomori!
Meanwhile, after watching the entire exchange from the sidelines, Kamijou Mutsuki's feelings were somewhat complicated.
Back then, when he told Tomori to go learn language skills from Taki and Mutsumi, he had only been joking.
Surely Tomori hadn't actually taken it seriously, right?
Faced with Donut Lady's plea for help, Kamijou Mutsuki stepped forward and gently patted Tomori's head.
"Tomori, this is a secret between the three of us. Don't tell anyone else, okay?"
Naturally, Tomori immediately nodded in agreement to Kamijou Mutsuki's request.
However, Donut Lady beside them almost couldn't hold it together anymore.
No, I asked you to explain things to Tomori, not make her keep it secret! Isn't this basically just directly admitting it?!
Are you deliberately here to make trouble?!
But in the end, under Donut Lady's death glare, Kamijou Mutsuki still explained things clearly to Tomori—that the situation was not what she imagined.
"Mutsuki,"
After the explanation, Tomori directly grabbed Kamijou Mutsuki's hand and asked expectantly: "Later, can you watch the stars with me?"
Clearly, Tomori leaving the theater earlier wasn't because she had given up on today's plan, but because she wanted to invite Kamijou Mutsuki to join her.
"About that…"
Under normal circumstances, Kamijou Mutsuki naturally would have wished for nothing more.
After all, who could refuse the world's cutest Tomori?
If Tomori said that invitation to Taki, she would probably carry a train on her shoulders and rush over immediately.
But unfortunately, someone had already reserved his time today.
However, when Kamijou Mutsuki cast an inquiring look toward her, Miss Mana directly agreed.
No one could refuse the world's cutest Tomori, and that naturally included Donut Lady as well.
Still, very quickly, the girl couldn't help but feel somewhat regretful.
Though it couldn't entirely be called regret either.
Watching a full showing at the planetarium took quite a while.
Naturally, they couldn't just stand around waiting during that time.
And so, what had originally been a date between two people suddenly gained one extra airheaded little penguin.
Donut Lady didn't dislike Tomori. On the contrary, she liked her a lot.
Or rather, it was basically the same for everyone in Kirara-style anime.
In fact, Donut Lady ranked relatively high among them.
After all, even though she was an Anon fan, who could resist such a cute and airheaded little penguin?
But right now, she wasn't quite happy about Tomori's presence.
Mainly because the atmosphere between Tomori and Kamijou Mutsuki was simply too intimate and harmonious.
Even though this was clearly a date for three people, she somehow didn't seem to have a place in it, almost like an outsider.
I should be under the car, not inside it, watching just how sweet you two are~
No, wait, this is obviously my date (I'm supposed to be the protagonist)!
Originally, Donut Lady had still been on guard against Kamijou Mutsuki, but Tomori's presence directly awakened her competitive spirit.
And the first step…
"Donut Lady?"
Feeling Miss Mana's way of holding his hand change from a normal handhold into interlocked fingers exactly like Tomori's, Kamijou Mutsuki couldn't help showing a puzzled expression.
"What?"
With reddened cheeks, the girl spoke a line that sounded strangely familiar.
"Aren't we on a date? This is perfectly normal, right?"
Wait, wasn't that his line?
And afterward, perhaps because of Tomori's stimulation, Donut Lady became even more proactive than before.
As for Tomori, the "culprit" behind all this, she didn't think anything was strange at all. Instead, she felt the atmosphere between the three of them was very harmonious.
Very soon, it was time for the next planetarium showing.
After confirming that Sakiko and Uika had already left, the three of them also entered the theater together.
This time, nothing unexpected happened, and the three smoothly found suitable seats.
Kamijou Mutsuki lay in the middle, while Donut Lady and Tomori were on either side of him.
And even after entering the planetarium, Tomori still didn't let go of her hand interlocked with Kamijou Mutsuki's. Because of certain subtle thoughts, Miss Mana naturally didn't let go either.
Thus, the three began watching the stars projected across the planetarium in this rather ambiguous posture.
Both Kamijou Mutsuki and Donut Lady were here for the first time, and both found the scene before them somewhat novel.
It really was quite beautiful.
It felt as though they had truly been placed within a sea of stars—mysterious and magnificent.
They suddenly understood a little why Tomori liked coming here so much.
Meanwhile, while admiring the stars, Donut Lady felt the warmth of their interlocked fingers, and her cheeks couldn't help growing hot once again.
It was almost like they were real lovers…
Wait, what exactly was she even thinking?!
However, the one most deeply affected wasn't her, but Tomori on the other side.
She was practically a regular at the planetarium, but this experience felt completely different from every previous visit.
Feeling the warmth transmitted through their joined hands, feeling her own somewhat uncontrollable heartbeat, the girl turned her head to look at Kamijou Mutsuki's profile, her gaze becoming slightly unfocused.
So this was the feeling of having one's heart race that Anon talked about?
As long as he was by her side, it felt as though her heart had been completely filled.
"Tomori…"
Thus, once the planetarium show ended and Kamijou Mutsuki had just sat up, he immediately saw the moist-eyed Tomori beside him.
In his impression, she had always been cute, yet at this moment she somehow looked rather alluring.
"Mutsuki~"
Tomori's personality actually resembled Kamijou Mutsuki's a little.
Whenever either of them thought of something, they would directly act on it.
Just like now, the girl pressed her hands against Kamijou Mutsuki's shoulders and directly kissed him while following her heart.
Donut Lady: ?
Wait, weren't we just watching the stars a second ago?
How did you two suddenly start kissing?!
The girl had the feeling she had somehow skipped an entire episode.
Moreover, watching the scene before her, Donut Lady felt inexplicably uncomfortable inside.
Even though she and Kamijou Mutsuki had no relationship whatsoever, and she absolutely, definitely didn't like him at all!
But today was supposed to be her date with Kamijou Mutsuki, wasn't it?!
And yet Tomori just did that right in front of her…
"Mana,"
However, it was as if Tomori sensed Donut Lady's resentful gaze.
After expressing the feelings in her heart, she released Kamijou Mutsuki and turned toward the girl.
"Do you also want to Kiss… Mutsuki?"
Though the girl looked somewhat reluctant, she still said:
"Then next is your turn."
"Hah?"
Because Tomori's tone sounded so natural, the girl didn't react at first.
Only after finally understanding the meaning behind Tomori's words did her eyes widen uncontrollably.
"Hah?!!"
Donut Lady's brain directly crashed from Tomori's statement. Meanwhile, Kamijou Mutsuki's feelings also became somewhat complicated.
Seriously, what exactly did Tomori think he was?
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