As a result of the meeting, we decided to meet on the next holiday.
The location is a café in front of the station.
Surprisingly, it seems he’s going out of his way to come here.
According to Ichijoji Asahiko, "I'm the one who wants to meet you, so I won't do something like summoning you to me."
Is he even an ikemen in his personality? Just go ruin yourself in various ways.
Hiyori decided to head home since she was meeting Ichijoji Asahiko after this.
I watched Hiyori head toward the station with a skip in her step and then returned inside the house.
"Seeing her with such a happy face makes me feel relieved."
"That's true. She must really like Ichijoji-san."
"Well, they are connected by the 'Red Thread of Fate' after all."
The vermilion thread is a thread with excellent economic compatibility, and because of that, romantic feelings are usually thin.
I thought that was still the case... but it seems it was a needless worry.
I sat on the sofa and let out a sigh.
Riran sat down next to me and rested her head on my shoulder.
"Fufu. From the perspective of someone who was liked by Hiyori, is it complicated?"
"Don't be stupid. For me, all I need is Riran."
"What a coincidence. I was thinking the same thing. ...As long as Akito is here, that alone makes me happy."
Rub-rub. She snuggled up to me just like a dog.
When we're with someone else, we maintain a certain distance as lovers.
But when it's just the two of us, she becomes incredibly clingy without a care in the world.
She really is a cute girl.
I dropped a kiss on the crown of Riran's head.
Noticing this, Riran reacted with a twitch and started rubbing her head against me even more vigorously.
"...Akito, your scent is strong today."
"Eh, do I smell bad?"
Ah, that's right, I just got back from the Jissoji Dojo and haven't taken a bath yet.
"S-Sorry. I'll go take a bath right now."
"N-No, that's not it. How should I put it... it's a scent I like."
Changing her position, she knelt on the sofa and buried her face in the crook of my neck.
She started sniffing my scent as if she were taking a deep breath.
W-What is this girl? Is she a scent fetishist?
"Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu... Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa... Bliss♡"
"That's way too loooong!!"
Just how much do you intend to humiliate me before you're satisfied!?
I never thought I'd have someone sniff me this much!
"R-Riran, so you were a scent fetishist. This is the first I've heard of it."
"Eh? Hmmm... accurately speaking, that might be slightly different. Kunka-kunka."
"What do you mean, different?"
"It's not that I like scents in general. Kunka. It's not like these impulses happen with anyone other than you. Kunka-kunka."
"Stop adding 'kunka' to the end of your sentences."
Just how much do you want to sniff me?
"That's right... if I had to say, I guess I'm an Akito-fetishist."
"Huh? An Akito-fetishist?"
"There are various fetishes related to the human body, like hair fetishes, nail fetishes, or collarbone fetishes, right? I love Akito's hair. I love your eyes. I love your nose. I love your mouth. I love your ears. I love your skin. I love your voice. Your hands, your feet, your nails, your scent. Your kind personality that can't ignore people in trouble. Your slightly lazy side. The way you love me. ...I love every bit of you."
"P-P-Please stop."
I'm going to die of embarrassment at this rate.
And while she's humiliating me with her words, she's shrewdly sniffing my scent too.
"T-That's enough, okay? I'm going to the bath."
"No. A little longer."
"How long is a little longer?"
"...Two hours?"
"That's too long!"
I don't have the mental strength to endure two hours of this living hell!
I forcibly pulled Riran off me and stood up from the sofa.
But she clung tightly to my waist area.
"Kunka-kunka. Su-ha-su-ha. Nuhehe."
This girl's no good. She's a pervert. A total pervert.
...It can't be helped.
"Riran, listen well."
"What is it? Kunka."
"Don't say 'kunka.' Also, realize your own charm more. If you do something like this, my patience will reach its limit too. If you think I'll be the 'kind Akito-kun' forever, you're dead wrong."
"You're giving me that warning precisely because you're actually kind, aren't you?"
Ugh, this girl...
"A-Anyway, let go!"
"An-n. Jeez..."
I pulled Riran off me and headed toward the bathroom as if I were escaping.
Sigh... she really should learn a bit more about what men are like.