Stealing Spree

It’s unexpected, yes. However, that’s the best answer I hoped to hear from Fuyu. It saved us both the time and effort to push back and forth or be very stubborn with our decision.

That’s why my head nodded right away which allowed me to witness Fuyu’s satisfied smile. With that, we resumed to the platform and I saw her off after finding her a seat on the train.

It’s like a breath of fresh air to not be subjected to her hateful glares or unnecessary suspicions. Escorting her yesterday as well as our conversation before Akane woke up somehow closed the gap that was filled with a misunderstanding between us.

Although what Akane revealed last night still lingered in my mind, I could only wait and see whether Fuyu would really act on it or not.

Just like with Rae and Yoko-san, I probably passed the first hurdle of befriending Fuyu. I could only hope that he wouldn’t bring up the girls she saw with me back in middle school.

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Upon returning home, I received a message from Mizuki that they were already on the way.

Naturally, Suzuki-san would drive her here and stay the night as well.

That’s why to prepare for their arrival, Akane and I busied ourselves preparing a room for the loyal chauffeur as well as tidying our room where Mizuki would also sleep tonight.

While we were at that, I also checked on the girl. With her period about to end, the pain she occasionally felt from her lower abdomen had started to ease up. Still seeing spare time on our hands, I massaged it for the girl while we talked about our day.

Since she’s a little out of it, the girl could only talk about what happened around her. Observing everything and picking out important details were left out.

In any case, it’s still fun to hear it and I could imagine the headache she gave Fuyu and the other two.

And according to the girl, Yae also helped her today. She went down to check on her, easing up the weight on Fuyu’s shoulder. However, halfway through it, Akane and Yae silently quarreled.

Well, not a physical quarrel but just a verbal one. Furthermore, they could only do it in whispers.

As for the reason, Yae told Akane that she’d take care of me while she was still out of commission. And so, as a counter, Akane revealed that we did it twice last night, leading to a stealthy battle of words between two of my lovely girls.

That’s a silly story and no one actually won. In the end, they treated each other to their favorite drink at the vending machine. Fuyu and the others also got a treat.

Once we were finished, Akane went to the kitchen to prepare snacks for Mizuki and Suzuki-san. On the other hand, I checked my phone again, updating my girls and also reading new messages from Koizumi-san, Ohori-senpai, Miura-senpai and Komoe.

Koizumi-san went to Satsuki’s house. And since that girl also updated me about it, I already expected the content of her message.

“Onoda-kun. I look forward to it. I will be free for the whole day on that date so, I’ll leave it to you to decide the time and meeting place. The earlier the better though. We don’t want to be caught by nightfall out in the wild.”

Yep. It’s really what I expected. Even the detail that she’s leaving the time and place for me to decide.

It will be on Saturday. And if one of the places we’re going to is picked for the venue of the camping trip, they will present it the following Monday and hold it the weekend after it.

Satsuki granted her permission, yes. But the decision actually came from everyone in their group. They talked about it and somehow... they came to the same conclusion as Akane... Koizumi-san’s interest in me was seen as abnormal to them and so, using that scouting trip, they hinted at me that I should gauge the level of that interest.

Well, they wouldn’t dictate to me what to do but those hints were enough for me to infer that they were not hostile to the woman. Unlike Hana who openly declared hostility, they’re pretty chill with the girl. Especially those who already interacted with her during the basketball match.

However, since it’s Saturday. It would conflict with my part-time job. Before I could reply to her, I better talk to Ayu first. We will have to decide whether to postpone the restart of the training program with the new enrollees for a day or another week.

Next, Ohori-senpai’s reply to my message only contained a single word. “Yes.”

I sent two questions and both of them could be answered by yes or no. I wonder which one she’s answering? Either way, I found it a little interesting. And so, I first sent a message to Aoi before replying to the girl.

“Alright, see you soon, senpai.”

That’s all I said. No time, no place, or any other indication that I understood her message. Let’s see how long she’s going to act like that.

Lastly, the Miura siblings...

Miura-senpai simply sent a rather outlandish sticker that was probably meant OK, so there’s no need for me to reply. Putting a reaction to it was enough.

Komoe, on the other hand, had sent multiple messages. However, when I opened it, it was just her impulsively sending messages without thinking about it. So, it all looked like a murmuring of someone who couldn’t decide. The only real message was the last one.

“Pick me up... Won’t it be bad for you? I will be mistaken as your...”

Yeah. The girl once again went into overthinking. Is she trying to beat me in that regard?

I left it in ‘seen’ and didn’t reply right away. I decided to make her a little anxious for now. Naturally, with how I planned to finish that task, it would be until later before we go to bed.

She’s the overthinker type, after all. Who knows what other kind of conclusion she would arrive at?

Following that, I resumed chatting with my girls, especially with Rae who’s updating me in real-time on the progress of her attempt to reconnect with Yoko-san.

She’s hopeful that I won’t need to act like a villain again and properly introduce me to her older sister the next time I visit their mansion.

A few minutes later, I soon stopped when I heard Suzuki-san’s car pulling up in front of our house.

After excusing myself from the girls, I immediately went down to receive them, carrying Mizuki’s change of clothes and inviting Suzuki-san in.

While Akane led Suzuki-san to a room we prepared for her, Mizuki and I didn’t waste any second.

After settling down in the living room, Mizuki brought out the documents that needed my seal, completing the transfer of the unit to my name. It was an easy process and we broke no sweat from it.

That’s why as soon as that was finished, the girl let go of any inhibitions and turned into an affectionate girl, wanting to be spoiled by me.

“We still have half an hour before my mom calls. Why don’t we review everything you learned from me? We never tested the knowledge you acquired from me, right?” After a bout of kisses which ended with the two of us lying down on the sofa, Mizuki put on a rare smirk as she poked my chest.