I relaxed on the living room sofa for a while.
From the direction of the hallway, I heard the sound of pitter-patter. Most likely, Riran had finished her bath.
As I waited, there was a knock on the living room door, and it opened.
"I-I borrowed these..."
"Oh. ...Why are you only poking your head in?"
She was only showing half of her face. Riran looked down bashfully and slowly walked inside.
"Um, well..."
"Hmm? What's wr— *pfft*!?"
The person who walked in was definitely Riran.
But her appearance was...
The hems of the pants were rolled up because they were too long.
The T-shirt was so big that the neckline hung wide open.
The hoodie, which was baggy with moe sleeves, had its zipper stopped below her chest.
"H-Hey, zip that thing up properly!"
"I-It's tight if I zip it all the way to the top!"
Are they really that big!? Are you seriously a high school student!?
Riran entered the living room and sat down next to me.
Perhaps from the bath or the nervousness, her cheeks were flushed.
On top of that, the scent unique to someone fresh out of the bath mixed with Riran's citrusy fragrance, wafting toward me.
T-This is... bad. Extremely bad.
You get why it's bad... right?
The girl I love is right next to me after a bath.
And she's wearing my clothes.
Now, just imagine it.
A top-tier half-Japanese beauty of a girlfriend is sitting next to you, wearing men's sized clothes, and her chest is so big the zipper won't go all the way up.
See? It's dangerous, right? That's the situation I'm in right now.
...Wait, who am I even talking to?
"Uh... d-do you want some juice? You must be thirsty after your bath."
"Y-Yes, please!"
Moving to the kitchen as if fleeing from Riran, I took some juice out of the fridge.
Calm down, calm down, me.
Even if no one is home until tomorrow, doing that is way too premature.
Well, some people might say they're going to climb the stairs to adulthood during a single summer, I guess.
But our relationship isn't normal.
What connects me and Riran is the Dark Scarlet thread.
It's said to be dozens of times better than the Peach Thread, which is known for having perfect physical compatibility.
If we were to cross the line...
...Without a doubt, a baby would be born a year from now.
No, no, no! At the very least, not until high school graduation! Having a child while in high school would look bad to society, and I wouldn't be able to face Riran's parents!
Ah, wait, her father was actually welcoming of it... No, that's not it! This is all for Riran! For her sake, I won't lay a hand on her!
"Akito? I'm thirsty."
"O-Oh. Coming right now."
"I also want to eat some chocolate."
"You're getting bold, aren't you?"
Well, whatever.
I brought over a tray with two glasses, some Cola, chocolate, and just in case, some potato chips.
"Here you go, thanks for waiting."
"Thanks. ...Wait, what is this!?"
Eh, what?
"Cola, chocolate, and potato chips...!? The devil's combination where your hands never stop moving...! A-Are you planning to make me fat...!?"
"I'll put them away if you don't want them."
"I never said I didn't want them!"
That's basically the same thing as saying you want them.
She crossed her arms and let out a low groan.
To get this serious over snacks... Riran is surprisingly childlike.
She agonized over it for several minutes.
"........................I-I'll have some...!"
"That was quite the conflict."
"But it's delicious! Going back and forth between sweet and salty, then letting the carbonation of the Cola pop in your throat... It's a devilish level of deliciousness!"
What an unimaginable child-like theory! But thanks to that, my impure thoughts subsided. ...Well, she's still sitting right next to me, so I can't let my guard down yet.
She seemed quite thirsty; as soon as she put the Cola to her lips, she gulped it down.
"Gulp, gulp, gulp... Pwah—! Cola is the best!"
"You sure can drink."
"It's no exaggeration to say that nothing tastes better than Cola after a bath!"
"I think that is an exaggeration."
She drank the Cola with gusto and ate the chocolate and potato chips alternately. I'm the one who provided them, but... you're going to get fat eating like that.
"Sweet, salty, sweet, salty, sweet, sweet, salty, sweet, salty, salty... Phew. It's nice to occasionally relax and spend time being lazy."
"Oh, so Riran has finally learned the wonders of idleness. Let's take this chance to fall into depravity together."
"I won't fall for such devilish temptations. Today is the only day I'm taking it slow."
What a dutiful girl. It's very like Riran, though.