The train glided smoothly along the tracks, its interior bathed in warm yellow light.
Natsuhi and Yui stood side by side, leaning against the corner near the door. The girl beside her seemed to mutter something in a voice as faint as a mosquito's hum:
"Omelet rice..."
"What?"
"I said I want to eat omelet rice."
Yui's voice rose slightly. After speaking, she immediately buried her face in Natsuhi's sleeve, leaving only her flushed earlobe exposed.
"...W-with ketchup..."
[It's over, my image is completely ruined! This rude woman is definitely doing it on purpose!]
That's what Yui thought, but she had no idea Natsuhi already had her completely figured out. The way to deal with a tsundere is to not let her be tsun, then she'll crumble on her own.
"Although it wasn't among my previous options, seeing how adorable little Yui is, I'll reluctantly agree."
"I told you not to call me that! I'm so mad!"
Suppressing a smile, Natsuhi deliberately used her fingertip to lightly tease the ends of Yui's hair that were still visible.
"Lift your head up, or people will think I'm bullying you."
"Hmph! Aren't you bullying me right now?!"
Yui pouted, looking like a little aggrieved bun. Her adorable appearance made Natsuhi unable to resist poking her cheek.
During this quiet exchange, an intangible magic began to spread through the train car.
The overwhelming presence of the two beautiful girls was impossible to ignore. The scene was too beautiful.
"Wow..."
One of the female students unconsciously let out a soft sigh.
Watching Yui's soft cheek puff up slightly when poked, then looking into Natsuhi's eyes filled with doting amusement, they simultaneously gripped each other's sleeves tighter.
It really felt like watching a youth campus drama.
Many middle-aged men even shifted their gaze away from the coquettish beauties on their phone screens, because right before them were two even more beautiful girls.
Sensing the overly concentrated stares from around them, Yui instinctively shrank back behind Natsuhi.
It was this small action that made someone gasp—the scene of the blue-haired girl shrinking timidly behind the black-haired girl, under the warm yellow light, was as beautiful as a movie close-up.
Natsuhi clearly enjoyed everyone's admiring gazes.
Being the center of attention was something she had gotten so used to in her past life she couldn't be more used to it. There were plenty of scenes more exaggerated than this. Feeling flustered just from being watched simply didn't exist for her.
Far from toning down her actions, she deliberately leaned close to Yui's ear and flashed a mischievous grin:
"See, everyone's envious that I get to take such a cute little kid out for delicious food."
"Y-you shut up!"
"Honestly, will you die if you don't tease me?"
Yui stamped her foot in flustered anger, but trapped between Natsuhi and the train door, she had nowhere to escape.
Her ice-blue eyes grew misty, and the tear mole beneath them trembled slightly with her furrowed brow.
"Yes, I would. If I couldn't see little Yui's shy expression, I'd die of misery."
"Then please go die. Now, immediately!"
"So cruel... How could you."
"From now on, I won't say another word to you!"
"Really?"
Yui didn't answer, turning her head away as if truly ignoring her.
Seeing how serious the other seemed, Natsuhi also reined in her playful mood. After all, she understood the principle of going too far.
You have to know how to pull and push to become an emotion master. With a personality like Yui's, she'd probably come sniveling back to her before long, and then she'd be the one ignoring her.
[Feels a bit too green. Mature older ladies are more to my taste.]
A middle-aged man in the crowd swallowed hard, shifting his lecherous gaze to the buxom office lady in a pencil skirt standing before him.
His body leaned closer and closer, and a sleazy smile crept onto his lips.
At the same time, the familiar sound of a system notification chimed in Natsuhi's mind:
[Ding Dong!]
[H-Scene Discovered: Train Wolf!]
[Huh? Again? Can't you let me rest for a bit?]
Natsuhi was truly speechless. They really were working this poor horse to the bone...