I watched Riran and the Golden Retriever with the Shiba Inu for a while.
Eventually, she seemed satisfied and finally came over to us.
“Hafu... I'm satisfied... ♡”
“...That's good.”
“...You're in a bad mood. Are you jealous?”
“No, I’m not.”
Well, it's not like she's entirely wrong.
“What? You're getting along just fine with the Kuro-shiba-chan yourself,” Riran said as she tried to pet the Kuro-shiba sitting next to me, but it slipped under her hand and moved to the other side.
“O-Oh? Hey, let's be friends!”
“Grrrr!”
“Hie?!”
It was growling intensely. It seemed to resent the culprit who took 'that girl' away.
“There, there, calm down. This person is important to me.”
“Kyuun.”
The Kuro-shiba obediently accepted my petting. Seeing that, Riran puffed out her cheeks in a pout.
“Akito, that's not fair! I like Shiba Inus too...!”
“It's because we're bound by the strong bond of Team Netorare.”
“Huh?”
Please don't make such a scary face.
“...I don't really get it, but I'm not giving up!”
Riran didn't lose heart and started chasing, while the Kuro-shiba ran away. They chased, ran, chased, ran, chased, ran, chased, ran...
“Ahaha! Wait up!”
“Wan wan!”
“Wait, why are you guys getting along now?”
Hey, Kuro-shiba. What happened to the strong bond of Team Netorare?
The Kuro-shiba seemed to be having fun running away, and Riran was having fun chasing it. Influenced by them, other dogs and children started running around happily as well. The game of tag continued until the staff finally cautioned them.
“Haa— I'm exhausted. I'm covered in sweat.”
“Well, after running around that much, of course you are.”
We had moved from the front of the station to a small shopping district. It was quite hot, so she was pinching the collar of her shirt and fanning herself to get some cool air.
As she fanned, a citrus scent mixed with a suggestive aroma of sweat wafted past my nose.
............
Hey, hey, hey, Riran-san, please be a bit more conscious of the fact that I'm standing right next to you! It's erotic! Your chest is peeking through! Your cleavage! The slight sweat pooling there! This is bad! That's... really bad! (My vocabulary failed me.)
“Wait, Akito. You're looking too much.”
“! I-It can't be helped...! Wait, you noticed?”
“Of course. I was showing you, after all.”
“Bleah.” She stuck her tongue out slightly and laughed like a child who had successfully pulled off a prank. What is this? Just how much does she want to make my heart race?
“Hey, Akito.”
“W-What is it?”
“What do you think of my body, Akito?”
“...What do you mean, what do I think?”
“Do you feel lust?”
“Pffft?!”
Y-You... wait, what...?! What are you suddenly saying?!
I reflexively looked at Riran's face. She had that same mischievous look as before. This girl... she's enjoying watching my reaction.
“Riran.”
“W-What's with that scary face... wait, eh...?”
I slowly closed in on her. Riran backed away accordingly, but she hit a wall and couldn't go back any further.
I performed a so-called kabedon to keep Riran from escaping. I know it's an old trick, but this was the best move right now. Riran was panicking, her face turning bright red.
“Riran, don't underestimate men too much. ——I'll eat you.”
“Hiu...?!”
Ah, crap. Did I scare her too much...?
“...Just kidding. But you really shouldn't tease like that.”
I hurriedly backed away and tried to play it off. Man, that was bad. What was that just now? That wasn't like my character at all.
“S-So, where should we go next? It's really hot, should we head back home? ...Huh, Riran?”
When I looked back, Riran was leaning against the wall with her eyes spinning.
Uh, is she okay?
“E-E-E-Eat... Eat... Devour...? Devour means... eh, am I going to be eaten? Am I finally going to climb the stairs to adulthood...? Today, I... I, I... wa-wa-wa-wa...?!”
“...Hey, are you alright?”
“Ahi?! I-I'm fine, deshu...!”
You don't look fine at all though?!
“If it's too much for you, should we go rest somewhere?”
“Rest?! E-Ecchi! Pervert!”
“Why?!”
“R-Resting in a place like this, what are you saying...!”
A place like this? I looked around the surroundings.
...Ah, this is... the h-hotel district?!
“N-No! It's just that you looked like you were suffering, so I only suggested it for that reason...! I don't have any hidden motives or ulterior thoughts at all!”
“I... I see...”
Wait, why do you look disappointed?!
“A-Anyway, it's hot. Even if it's not here, let's go into a shop. Or, you can come to my house to cool off.”
“...In that case, Akito's house is better.”
“I-Is that so. Understood.”
Let's just get away from here. Being alone with Riran in a hotel district is way too bad for my heart.
Feeling somewhat embarrassed, I started walking toward my house without being able to look Riran in the face.
That must have been why. I didn't notice that Riran had a look on her face as if she had made a firm resolution.