The vast twilight quietly enveloped the surrounding fields.
With Elf waving and leaving, the riverside quickly fell silent.
"It's been so long, why hasn't Komari come back yet?"
Anna gripped the hem of the school uniform jacket, occasionally peering in the direction Komari had left.
"Don't worry, Komari-san has only been gone for a little over ten minutes."
Although Sora was hiding in the small river, he had more patience than Anna.
"Over ten minutes is a long time, enough time to eat a meal." Anna paced anxiously while looking out with worry.
"Could Komari have tripped on the road and gotten amnesia?"
"Don't jinx it."
Tripping is one thing, but getting amnesia is a melodramatic plot from a Korean drama!
"It's getting dark." Sora looked around and saw the buildings in the distance had quietly lit up with neon lights.
"I'm getting out."
"Sora, be careful."
Anna's pretty face quickly flushed crimson. She hurriedly turned around, not forgetting to instruct:
"Wipe your body clean with the towel first when you get up. Sora, put on your pants first, I'll borrow your jacket for a while."
"No problem."
Sora naturally agreed outright.
When he went into the water to rescue them, he had taken off all his outerwear and shoes. Just wearing pants temporarily was fine; the jacket could certainly be lent to Anna.
What?
No boxer briefs?
Boys absolutely do not care about that kind of thing!
"I'm coming up."
Sora gave a heads-up and quietly walked from the small river onto the bank.
"Sora, here's the towel."
Anna had already turned her back to him. Blushing, she handed the towel over, but her gaze wandered, constantly feeling the urge to turn her head and sneak a peek.
(Sora has turned into a super terrifying boy now.)
(If I were to do couple things with Sora... I-I'd break, wouldn't I?)
(Ahhhh! Don't let your imagination run wild, stop it right now!)
Although Sora noticed 'Inmate Eight's' ears burning crimson red, he just thought it was ordinary shyness. He quickly reached out to take the towel and began drying his body.
But the next second, Anna's nervous cry suddenly rang out:
"Sora, watch out!"
"A passerby has appeared!"
"..."
Sora paused his movements and looked over warily. Sure enough, he saw a girl with a bun hairstyle walking a dog coming down the steps by the river.
Damn it! Speak of the devil! You really are a jinx!
The situation was critical. Sora didn't have time to put on his clothes. He quickly grabbed the towel and hid behind a rock by the river.
The rock wasn't very big, but in this urgent situation, he couldn't afford to be picky.
"Sora, crouch down, I'll use my body to shield you."
Anna quickly hid with him, preparing to use her body as a shield.
"I'm counting on you."
Hearing this, Sora quickly crouched down and hid behind Anna.
"That girl walking the dog is still playing on her phone and hasn't noticed us. Don't worry, Sora, we're very safe..."
Holding onto the rock with one hand, Anna leaned her body forward to look out.
The cool evening breeze brushed past gently.
The faint, elegant fragrance from the girl quietly drifted into Sora's nose.
Sora subconsciously looked up and saw a full moon almost thrust right into his face. A phrase involuntarily popped into his mind:
"Fat 'Inmate Eight'..."
"Eh, eh, eh! That girl walking the dog is coming over!"
Anna cried out softly, her body instinctively shrinking back.
The rock on the bank wasn't very large. Hiding two people was quite a squeeze, and the distance between them was originally only a fist's width apart. With Anna nervously shrinking back, she naturally crashed directly into Sora's face.
Sora only felt his vision suddenly go dark, followed by a sharp ache in his nose.
Simultaneously with the soreness, the fragrance at the tip of his nose abruptly intensified.
When squeezing backward, at least pay attention to what's behind you!
"Ah..."
The girl's shameful, soft cry abruptly rang out.
"Sora, you can't..."
Don't play the victim! You're clearly the one who bumped into me, alright!
Sora took a deep breath, decisively reaching out with both hands to grasp Anna's slender waist, gently pushing 'Inmate Eight' away slightly to win himself some breathing room.
"W-We're going to be discovered... Sora, what do we do?"
Seeing the passing girl approaching, Anna abandoned her shyness and hurriedly turned her head to look pitifully at him.
"Don't panic." Sora's voice was steady, his brain working rapidly.
"She might have noticed the schoolbag and clothes on the ground and is coming over to check. It doesn't necessarily mean she saw us."
"I hope so... Sora, you must stay hidden well. It would be terrible if we were discovered."
"..."
As they spoke, the girl with the bun hairstyle walking the dog had already approached, muttering to herself in confusion:
"There's a schoolbag and clothes on the ground, but I don't see anyone... Could someone have fallen into the water? Should I call the police?"
"Hello, those are my things."
Hearing the girl with the bun hairstyle muttering to herself, Anna hurriedly spoke up.
"Ah...?"
The girl with the bun hairstyle jumped in fright, nervously taking a half-step back.
"Listen to my explanation—"
Anna coughed lightly twice and began to bluff:
"I came for a walk by the river and happened to see a little kitten struggling in the water. In my panic, I took off my clothes and went into the river to save the kitten."
It had to be said, Anna was quick-witted, and her excuse sounded reasonable and logical.
"I hope she can fool her."
Hiding behind Anna, Sora silently gave 'Inmate Eight' a thumbs-up in his mind, then waited patiently for Anna to bluff the person away.
Unfortunately, plans can't keep up with changes.
In the dim twilight, Sora suddenly heard an annoying buzzing sound.
Immediately after, a large, black-and-white striped mosquito appeared before Sora's eyes, its target clearly being Anna's snow-white thigh.
Sora instantly frowned.
This thing was different from an ordinary mosquito. Not only was its bite super painful, but the swelling it caused was also super huge.
Seeing the striped mosquito land on Anna's thigh, Sora hesitated for half a second before quickly making a decision and swiftly reaching out his hand.
The mosquito must die!
"Mmm~ Nn!"
The girl's trembling, soft hum abruptly sounded in the twilight.
The thighs, like the waist, are common sensitive areas for girls. Being suddenly attacked just now, the ahoge on Anna's head trembled in a panic, and her body tensed up abruptly like a bowstring.
Good news.
Sora successfully crushed that striped mosquito, sparing Anna from the miserable fate of being bitten.
But there was also bad news...
His hand was tightly clamped, completely unable to be pulled out!
"Eh?"
The girl with the bun hairstyle was originally preparing to leave, but suddenly hearing Anna's terrible voice, she only felt her heartbeat inexplicably accelerate. Unable to resist her curiosity, she looked over, and suddenly saw a figure faintly hiding behind Anna. After being stunned for two seconds, her face rapidly flushed crimson, and she fled in embarrassment:
"I-I'm sorry! Pardon the intrusion!"
"..."
With the girl with the bun hairstyle rapidly leaving, Anna's body abruptly went soft. Her pretty face was burning hot, her voice shameful:
"Sora, y-you can't touch there..."
Can't touch what?
I'm just helping you swat a mosquito, alright!
Anna turned her head to look, her eyes misty, her pink lips slightly parted, her breathing rapid:
"A-At least wait until after we start dating..."
After dating, then anything goes?
Try to be a bit more reserved!
Sora silently extended his right hand, stating expressionlessly:
"Look clearly, I was just helping you swat a mosquito just now."
"What's that, it was just a mosquito..."
Anna widened her eyes, looking at the striped mosquito in Sora's hand, couldn't help but feel greatly disappointed.
"Eh, wait!"
Anna suddenly widened her eyes, a flash of lightning crossing her mind.
Sora wasn't wearing any clothes, I didn't have my skirt, and the intimate contact just now... It should be considered fulfilling the wish for closeness, right?
So a series of unfortunate events was actually all the diary's fault?