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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Nekorune
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The next day at lunchtime…
I was heading to the meeting place with Chinami and Miyuki when I heard an unexpected sound.
“Matsuda-kun, Inoo-senpai asked if she could eat with us too… And I said it was okay…”
“The captain?”
“Yeah.”
An uninvited guest was joining us? If it had been Tetsuya, I would have told him to get lost for being so clueless, but since it was Renka, I’d let it slide.
“Yeah, it’s alright.”
“Okay.”
In fact, considering Chinami’s current state, it seemed okay for Renka to be there.
I expected the situation to be quite awkward, and Renka might be able to ease that. She was an uninvited guest, but thinking about it again, I considered her a welcome one.
We parked the car in the bustling department store parking lot and took the elevator. After getting off on the restaurant floor, we immediately ran into Chinami and Renka.
“Hello, senpai!”
Miyuki bowed deeply.
Renka, who returned the greeting, said,
“Thank you for having me, even though it was a sudden suggestion.”
“Don’t worry about it. You’re always welcome. How have you been, Nanase-senpai?”
As Miyuki asked about her well-being with a smiling face, Chinami nodded with a bright expression.
“Ah…! I’ve been well, Hazanawa-senpai… Ah, it’s Hanazawa, not Hazanawa. I’m sorry…”
Although she was stammering due to nervousness, she was interacting with Miyuki more naturally than I had expected. I had expected her to be nothing but a completely stiff, babbling mess, so this was a relief.
The fact that I had reassured her that everything would be okay must have helped.
Fortunately, there was no significant change in Miyuki’s complexion. What she was guessing would be turned into a certainty by night, but at least for now, we seemed to be able to finish the meal in a harmonious atmosphere.
I was looking at Chinami and Miyuki with a pleased expression, then glanced at Renka, who was standing with her arms crossed. Her elegant attire was the exact opposite of Chinami’s cute get-up.
It’s a mystery how two people with such seemingly incompatible appearances and personalities could have become best friends.
Perhaps feeling my gaze, Renka mouthed, ‘What are you looking at?’
Wanting to tease her, who was acting prim, I stepped back half a pace from where Chinami and Miyuki were conversing. Then, I subtly moved next to Renka and whispered in a quiet voice.
“Why are you here, Captain?”
“What? Was I not allowed to be here?”
“Originally, no. None of this was agreed upon in advance, so you’re being a bit of a nuisance.”
“Today’s also the day Chinami and I were going to meet, and I thought time would be tight, so I asked if I could join her instead. Hanazawa and you both agreed. If you had refused, I would’ve waited for her somewhere else.”
“I’m just joking. You came at a good time.”
“But you’re funny, you know?”
“What do you mean?”
“You acted friendly in front of me, but you’re really excluding me behind my back?”
Was she upset that I hadn’t asked her to join us? Didn’t she dislike me? She could have just ignored this meeting whether I excluded her or not.
For her to say that, our relationship had become a little… just a little closer.
“It’s not like that…”
“Then what is it?”
I couldn’t say that it was a gathering to ease the awkwardness of the situation, a meeting to promote friendship before a threesome.
At least not now.
“It’s nothing.”
“Yeah, right. Be honest.”
“It’s nothing, really. You’ve been overly obsessive since yesterday. Did you want to be punished?”
At that, Renka snorted.
“Punished? And how exactly are you going to punish me?”
Oh, I can think of many ways.
Starting from basic things like whipping, to tying you up and forcing a vibrator on you until you cum… All sorts of things come to mind.
Did she feel an unknown sense of unease from my face as I was imagining all these lewd things?
She swallowed and continued.
“No… actually, don’t tell me.”
“Why? I really want to tell you.”
“Don’t.”
“Then can I punish you however I want?”
“You really…!”
Renka raised her eyebrows and glared at me.
I admired the flashy earring dangling from her fair neck and grinned, showing my teeth.
“I’m just joking, you know?”
Was it weird that we were bickering in whispers? Miyuki, who had been talking with Chinami, turned around and tilted her head.
“What are you two doing?”
Then Renka replied with a bright smile, completely opposite to how she treated me.
“It’s nothing. Shall we go in?”
“Ah, yes…”
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The sight of innocent, cute, and mischievously foxy styles gathered together.
It seemed like it would be very unfamiliar, but surprisingly, it made for a good picture. It would be perfect if the free-spirited Hiyori was added to this scene.
“…So I visited Momo-chan’s website once, yeah? But the homepage was a bit…”
“Ah…! You’re going to say it seemed too hastily made, right?”
“Um, yes… that’s right.”
“That was a fake site. It was made by scammers riding on Momo-chan’s popularity.”
“Oh, really?”
“Yes. I can tell because I’ve been tricked once too. Every time I saw it, I reported it several times, and each time it was shut down, but it quickly revived. You’d probably feel more at ease just going to the site that appeared at the top when you searched.”
“I see… Could you show me the real one?”
“Yes, just a moment…”
Miyuki was talking with Chinami.
The same reaction as before entering the restaurant.
It’s really great of her to be this friendly with her despite being vaguely aware that Chinami had a suspicious relationship with me.
Could it be that she’s figured that if she can’t avoid it, might as well enjoy it? Or was she actually burning inside but trying hard to act calm? I hope it’s the former.
I did want to see Miyuki having a subtle power struggle with the other female protagonists.
But Chinami should not be the target.
Miyuki treating the gentle Chinami well, and subtly creating a confrontational dynamic with the strong-willed Renka… Just imagining this scenario made me feel aroused.
The sight of her, guarding the main gate, mercilessly imposing penalty points on the late Renka… That would be fun.
Anyway, the closer the two became, the better it was for me, so I picked up the menu, glancing at the two who were chattering without even ordering food.
I think Renka joining in was a good move in the end. If she hadn’t, I would have just been awkwardly staring at the menu.
“What would you like to eat?”
As I handed her the menu, Renka quickly scanned the menu and replied.
“Chinami will have Neapolitan spaghetti and peach iced tea, and I’ll have chicken karaage donburi.”
It was a menu selection perfectly suited for Chinami, who had the taste buds of an elementary school student who liked sweet things.
“Alright. Then Miyuki will have yakisoba, and I’ll have oyakodon.”
“Oyakodon? Isn’t that too simple?”
“It’s not too different from neapolitan spaghetti and chicken karaage, isn’t it?”
“True… But was it okay to just order for Hanazawa without asking her?”
“She was singing about wanting to eat yakisoba on the way here today.”
“Really?”
“Yes.”
“You two must be very close. But didn’t Miura come?”
“Why Miura?”
“The three of you often hang out together.”
Why would you include that nuclear waste here? To make the air murky?
But her observation made me wonder… What kind of face would Tetsuya make if he accidentally found us?
Miyuki and Renka, whom he had feelings for… and me mixed in the middle. He would probably be very shocked, wouldn’t he?
I confirmed that Miyuki was still focused on her conversation with Chinami and spoke very quietly.
“There was no need to call him, was there? He didn’t have any connection with Master.”
“That’s true, but…”
Renka trailed off and began to give me a suspicious look.
Since Miyuki and I had met before the appointed time, she must be thinking there’s something fishy going on between us.
Moreover, although it can’t be called close contact, we are sitting quite close together, so her being suspicious of us is perfectly understandable.
I wondered if she would faint if she knew we had agreed to have a threesome.
If Renka were to throw a tantrum and ruin this atmosphere… Then I would have no choice but to give her a very, very big punishment.
To avoid that, let’s just talk and eat calmly today.
Just then, seeing a waiter passing by our table, I raised a hand to change the subject.
“We’d like to order here.”
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“Then… Hanazawa-senpai, I’ll see you next week.”
Chinami bowed deeply.
She showed excessive courtesy, almost touching her head to the floor. It took both Miyuki and I by surprise, so we helped her straighten up.
“Y-yes, see you next week. Today was really fun.”
Chinami, who gave a beaming smile to the flustered Miyuki, said,
“Me too. I’ll bring my cherished peaches on Monday, so I hope we can eat them together.”
“Oh, that would be lovely.”
“Yes, then… Matsuda-senpai, you have a good day as well.”
Chinami, with half her lips covered by her scarf, raised one hand. Her tiny but well-proportioned fingers pressed together as she waved was pretty.
Come to think of it, she wasn’t wearing the mittens I gave her?
When I asked her later, she wouldn’t say she was keeping them safe because they were too precious to her, would she?
“Will do. Have fun with the Captain.”
“Yes…!”
“Captain, you have a good one too.”
A completely different tone from when I addressed Chinami.
At that, Renka narrowed her brows and gave me rough nod.
“Uh-huh.”
As if to get revenge for the attitude I had just shown, she bid farewell to Miyuki in a soft voice. She was sulking, despite herself. She kept making me want to tease her.
Still, she got along well with Miyuki today and didn’t say anything unnecessary, so I’d let it slide.
I watched Renka’s back as she went to the shopping corner with Chinami, then I took the elevator with Miyuki.
On the way to the car parked in the parking lot, Miyuki, who had been mulling something over, looked up at me and asked.
“Do winter peaches come out separately? I think I saw it on the news…”
“Well. I don’t know either… Why winter peaches?”
“No… Nanase-senpai said she would bring peaches.”
“Ah… that? I heard last time that she bought them in early autumn and froze them. There are several varieties, but it seems Nanase-senpai has a particular favorite.”
“Ah… that’s amazing…”
“I think so too. So, how was today?”
“It was fun.”
It wasn’t bad, but it was a little bland answer. Was that all?
“I think I need to keep in touch with Nanase-senpai more personally.”
No, it wasn’t. Miyuki also seemed to have felt a lot in her own way.
As she had said, she wasn’t directly talking to me about the threesome. This seemed better than constantly bringing it up.
I squeezed her hand tightly as a thank you for not complaining. And then I gave it a little push.
At that, Miyuki let out a small, scoffing laugh. She had noticed what I was thinking.
Just once, just once. She might have been thinking about the same thing.
That might be why she was showing such a calm reaction.
But what would she talk about if she contacted Chinami personally?
I hadn’t told Chinami about the threesome yet… Surely they wouldn’t exchange conversations on that topic, would they?
It bothered me a little, but I decided to just stay quiet and not ruin this moment for no reason.
Miyuki, who was much wiser than me, would surely handle it well on her own.
“Shall we watch a movie at the cinema next door before we go?”
“Yeah. Sounds good.”
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Thanks neko! It’s getting better and better i swear you’re a master writer
Mods… pack him up
Thx for the chapter ❤️