Hiota no Kanojo ga Ore no Motteru Eroge ni Kyoumi Shinshin Nanda ga…… Volume 2 Chapter 2 part3

While such a thing was happening, the school ended.

“…..So you guys really just play eroge everyday huh.”

“W-Who are you to judge?! This is how we get along!”

Just as she declared yesterday as well as today, Ruri really came to the clubroom.

And following yesterday, Kazuma who wants to play eroge too, looked as if he is in shocked──no, with completely shocked eyes.

“Geez. I had thought of this before, but you should go out more, Kazuma. Keep staying indoor is not good for your body. Even your personality will become dark.”

“It's none of your business!”

“Odagiri-kun, it looks like the PC can be operated now.”

“Eh?”

As he looked at the screen like she said, the setup had already been done. Taking advantage of this, Kazuma took a mouse.

“So Odagiri-kun, which eroge are we playing today?”

“Err, let's see…..”

Towards to the both of them discussing, Ruri send forward her gaze.

Because.

“……Ruri, do have one you want to play?”

“Fueh?!”

It seems she didn't think that the conversion would moved to her. Ruri jumped up with a shocked, almost falling off her chair.

“You don't have be that surprised.”

“S….S-Sorry, but can I choose?”

Even though they are playing, Ruri's eyes look alternatively between Ruri and Kazuma.

That's why Kazuma said this.

“What are you saying? Aren't all of us playing together?”

Because of that word, Ruri was hardened for a moment as if being stunned.

“……I see. Well….”

After that, she showed a fine smile on her face as if making those who seen it to be attracted to her.

………Somehow it feels like behind him, Honoka's gaze kinda hurts, but that probably just his imagination, probably.

“…….Hey, then I would like to continue playing the one from yesterday. Ah! I-It's not like I'm interested in how the game continues, “if we going to play it” then let's just play that!”

“….Bad news for you, the president had already uninstalled that trial version.”

“Ehhhhhhh!? Why!?”

“Maybe so you would make that reaction, probably.”

If Yuna was here, she will no doubt be laughing while holding down her stomach.

“Ehh…..no way….”

“Well, you can always download the trial version at their official website and the released version can be brought in general. Why don't you just play it on your personal computer at home?”

“Really!? Then let's──no! I-It's not like I want to play eroge!”

As promising too much, Ruri stood up from her sit as if to change the subject and looked at one of the shelves.

“Err…then why don't you choose one from this side?”

“Ah, hey! Stop looking!”

He stopped Ruri in a panic who is carelessly looking at the eroges on the shelves. There are many packages and titles of eroges that were left behind. It would be unbearable if she carelessly found that and something happened again like yesterday.

“Let's see…….I think one that Ruri can play, would be around here though.”

He chose among the shelves that are considered safe and showed it to Ruri.

“Hmm…..this should be enough. The pictures are cute and I don't understand the English title…..”

“That's not English, it's in latin. In Japanese, that means 『Dies Irae』.”

“Woah there it is, the latin language! Guys like those kinds of thing right? You might think it's cool, but to the girls it's a pain okay? I'm fine with it, but you shouldn't said that in front of other girls.”

“Don't look down on chuunibyou! Isn't it cool regardless it is German or Latin!” [TL: should I put it as eight-grade syndrome?]

Putting aside the digression,

Ruri have choosen a romantic comedy which titled 『Shura☆Para！』 [TL: Original title: 修羅☆パラ！]

As the name suggest it, the story is about the heroines constantly surrounds the protagonist, unfolding into a heroic bloodshed, but unlike the one Honoka played recently, there isn't any yandere element in this one, it's simply a game to be 『caught by multiple girl』, to enjoy the protagonist's popularity.

“This one? Alright. Misaki-san also haven't played this yet right?”

“That is right……it is my first time.”

“Then shall we?”

Since Honoka nodded, Kazuma immediately put the disk into the drive and started playing.

When the prologue began, two pretty girls soon appeared on the screen.

One of the girls is a honor student with long black hair named Mihasi Nanoka and the other is the protagonist's childhood friend: Ninomiya Yuri. These two girls are the main heroines of the game. While the protagonist 『Odawara Kazuya』are being sandwiched between these two girls, he was being sent to enjoy a noisy yet enviable popular school life.

…..Although it seems like the characters name bears a similar resemblance, he chose not to dwell on it.

『Hey, Odawkun. If you like, do you want to go to station together?』

『Kazuya! Hey let's go home together okay? That's fine right?』

As soon as they appeared, the both of them had a serious atmosphere surrounding the main character.

When there were doing that, the first choice appeared on the screen with a bling.

『Go home with Nanoka』

『Go home with Yuri』

“What's with this?! It's too straightforward! Isn't there a bit more?”

“D-Don't tell me that!”

As usual, Ruri was over exaggerating.

……..Or rather.

(S-She too close…..!)

Placing her hands on Kazuma's shoulders, Ruri leaned her body forward from the side and looked at the laptop. Thanks to that, the bursting elasticity and softness were directly transmitted to him and Kazuma honestly thought that this wasn't eroge.

Then, a shadow suddenly came in separated them.

“…….”

“…..Eh? M-Misaki-san…….?”

Starring blankly between Ruri and Kazuma, Honoka silently pulled the chair towards them and sat down.

Then,

“……..B-Because, I am Odagiri-kun's girlfriend.”

“Eh?”

“S-So I am not jealous………! Not jealous at all……but I have to be beside Odagiri-kun! Have to be me!”

“O-Okay…….”

With a faintly red face, Honoka said it as if she was fretting.

Although she said that yesterday as well, but after listening to her, he was carelessly relieved. However, this was something else.

While Kazuma was pondering about it, Honoka took the mouse. The cursor was moving towards the option 『Go home with Nanoka』.

“Odagiri-kun, errm…….if able I would like to play Nanoka's route first.”

“Eh? I'm fine with it though…….how about you, Ruri?”

“I'm fine with whatever.”

“Well then, let's us play her route first.”

“Thank you…….then I will choose that.”

When the option was clicked, yuri's appearance had disappeared in an blink of an eye and the standing picture of Nanoka was displayed on the screen.

“Eh? What's this? Where is Yuri? Doesn't she says goodbye or something like that?”

“Well, if that didn't happened means there wasn't any.”

“Eh!? What the hell? Normally even if they are not going home together, they should at least greet each other! What's with the game, it's too irresponsible!”

“Don't blame the game! It's probably a necessary move to improve the tempo by shortening it!

While the both of them are making a fuss, the game has proceed to the next scene. Nanoka had invited Kazuya to come in after he had walked her home.

Furthermore,

『Erm……To tell you the truth, everyone of my family went out today……

“Fueh!?”

The next moment, Ruri's face turned red with a puff to the point as if steam was coming off of her head.

“Kazuma, you pervert!”

“Why me!?”

Is there an even more absurd accusation charge on him than before?

“B-Because they are both alone in a house! I-It means that right?!”

“Stop assuming it! You are the one with a lewd mind, always fussing that it will always led to something 『dirty』!”

Well in most cases, the development will proceed down as what Ruri assumed though.

“Ah….!”

Ruri stole the mouse away from Honoka who was tried to accept the invitation normally and clicked on the option 『Refuse』with unnecessary strength.

Bluntly rejected Nanoka had a seemingly sad face and after leaving with a few words, the screen faded out.

“Wa…….! Hey, don't just choose the options without permission! If the likability drops, we can't proceed with her route!”

“Eh? I-Is that how it is……?”

Didn't thought that would happened, Ruri completely changed her stubborn attitude and let her sight wandered about as if the punishment was hurting.

“……Nanoka's route.”

“Urk”

“……I really wanted to play it.”

“Uu…..”

“…….If this keeps up, it might end up as a bad end. Poor Nanoka…….she was supposed to be happy…….but because of Shinomiysan…….”

“Uuuuu………!”

Towards the prickle of words lunging little by little, Ruri was finaaly overwhelmed.

However,

“I think we can still probably go back to it if it's just one mistake.”

“……True.”

“Fueh?”

As Kazuma said so, Honoka readily nodded. She said that as if she knew that from the beginning.

(…..Could this be a joke? Is it……a payback for choosing the wrong options?)

“Well then, can we return to the previous options and choose again?”

………Was what Kazuma thought at that point of time.

『Yahoo Kazuya, are you in?』

(…….Huh?)

It seems that the game was somehow in auto mode. The screen was changed into another scene before she knew it and the picture of Yuri was displayed.

『What's wrong? You look tired……..huh. How about I give you a massage?』

With a satisfying smile, a smile was shown on the character's face.

The next moment, the screen got darker. Ruri noticed that, looked at the laptop and then she stiffened.

“……Eh?”

What followed the darkening of the screen was the familiar event scene of an eroge that was being displayed.

The heroine Yuri was in a state of thoroughly 『messaging』 Kazuya's──a certain part of Kazuya's body drawn with plenty of pixelated juice.

“──────”

Not knowing that mosaic in front of her for a moment, Ruri blinked with a gullible face.

Then the next moment, that face flushed bright red with the momentum as if she was erupting.

“W-Whaaaattttt is this!? Why did it turned out like this?! I didn't choose it for this to happen! All I did was refuse going into her house!”

“Ah…..this is probably some event that is about to happen. When you deviate away from Nanoka's route, it will automatically become Yuri's route.

“T-T-T-T-T-That's unheard of…….!!”

Ruri shouted with her face like a boiled octopus.

However, no matter how much weeping and shouting a third dimensional person make, that has nothing to do with the two people on the opposite side of the screen.

“Waaaaa!? Wa, hold……! Wa! Wa!”

“H-Hey, if you don't be quiet, other people can hear it from the outside.”

He tried to tell her to be careful while beware of the hallway, but Ruri wasn't listening. As usual, she had a red face but was starring at the screen while making a fuss.

Then──

“………….Childhood friend.”

“Eh?”

The isolated and spilled voice belongs to Honoka.

She looked alternatively at both Kazuma and Ruri before starring at the screen. Honoka then said quietly.

“………Odagiri-kun and Shinomiysan are, childhood friends, right……?”

“T-That's right…….”

“Then…..does the two of you also do something like this…….?”

「「Like hell we do!!」」

Both of their retort are perfectly in harmony.

“O-Of course not! Kazuma and I are just childhood friends──!”

『O-Of course not! Kazuya and I are just childhood friends──!』

As if imitating Ruri, the Ruri in the game also said the exact same thing. Apparently, it seems like the scene changed once again. Yuri was denying her relationship with Kazuya with face blushed because of her classmates' teasing. (What was that previous massage for anyways?)

However if you look at that flushed face, it is obvious that the remark was false. Having the exact same face, Ruri panically cause a commotion again by saying 「N-N-N-N-N-N-Noooo!!」

“T-That's just a game! A game is different from reality! Just because we are childhood friends, all these about love and dating are just inside of the story, not real. Just in the story only!!”

“I-I know…….”

Not wanting to be greatly misunderstood, Ruri repeatedly continues to say “No” and “Don't be misunderstood” for a while afterwards.

(Well…….that's right)

If this is a eroge, it would be a tusndere heroine cliche though. However this is 3D unfortunately, different from eroge.

First of all, it is impossible to imagine that Ruri and I would end up “like that”──

『──Kazuma』

(Nonononono. Why am I imaging it already……)

Don't forget. I have a girlfriend now. Must refrain from dishonest conduct.

──Let's return to main subject.

“………………Again”

Grumbling discontentedly, Honoka looked at the laptop.

Before her eyes, is the childhood heroine Yuri reflected on the game window.

This was the third consecutive time that they are on Yuri's route for a while now.

Kazuma and the others are currently trying to conquer Nanoka's route with hope for Honoka, but even though they kept changing their choice, the route is accessible at all. Perhaps other than options, a special kind of condition might be necessary.

“…..Why I can't enter Nanoka's route anymore? I didn't even chose a single option leading to Yuri……..”

Honoka stared motionlessly at the screen, turning down her mouth at the corners in displeasure.

Then, Ruri nonchalantly dropped a bomb.

“Hmm…I'm fine with continuing Yuri's route though……they are childhood friends after all and I think they are right for each other, better than Nanoka.”

With her shoulders trembling, Honoka turned and faced Ruri. Meanwhile, Ruri casually turned the other way as to not make eye contact with Honoka.

However,

“…….! B-But the main heroine of this game is Nanoka, not Yuri!”

When Honoka turned around from the laptop and said that, this time Ruri glaring at Honoka looking offended. However Honoka fired back against Ruri's behavior, ignoring Ruri's gaze.

Saying “Not again”, Kazuma quietly sighed so as to not allow them to notice it.

It seems that these two people cannot come to an agreement. Although they are not arguing in public, but they were indirectly getting on each other's nerve by frequently clashing into one another.

(Never knew this was going to happen……..)

I thought they would surely be more straightforward. Ruri is more sociable type in the first place, even Honoka, although she is easily misunderstood, but she is really a good girl.

At least the both of them are not one who will hate another person without any reason, not the type who will start a fight.

So…….how did it turn out like this?

Upon thinking, Honoka launched the menu and returned back to the title. Apparently she plans on starting from the beginning again.

“Ah, wait Misaki-san. About Nanoka's route, I think it will do no good even if you change the selection of your choice, probably. I'm sure there is another flag.”

“…….〝Flag〟?”

Ruri was the one who asked again. Honoka was also looking strangely at Kazuma, asking the same thing as her.

(Ah, I see. “Flag” is a terminology for nerds……)

Because it is a term generally used between people who loves eroge……or rather otakus, although they are interested as if it's a common noun, if you think about it, that is not a term that is being used in everyday life.

“Err……in short, it's a sign that “we have clear the condition to enter the heroine's route”, maybe like a passport? Like a ‘gate' that connects the common part with each heroine's route and if you don't set the required flag, you will be sent away from that gate and unable to enter that route……..”

He tried to explain it, but Honoka and Ruri doesn't seems to understand one bit. Personally Kazuma can't explain it well enough, but that was obviously clear.

“…….In other words, it means how much “memories” you have with that heroine…….I think it indicates how strong your bond is with that heroine, like a reference. For example, the protagonist's childhood friend ‘Yuri' has a lot of ‘memories' with him…..Although she have a flag even before this game is played, but ‘Nanoka' do not have that. You have to trigger an event in order for you get along with her even more, I'm sure.”

Honoka nodded while eagerly listening to Kazuma's poor explanation.

Then as if she noticed something,

“Then……….are we in the middle of setting up a flag……?”

“Eh!? T-That's, err…….”

Being inquired with that surprised attack, he became disordered on reflex.

Honoka's face was clouded with anxiety.

“Am I, wrong……….?”

“N-No you're not wrong! It's just too sudden that I was surprised, or rather embarrassed to hear it………..”

“So….I am not wrong?”

“Y-Yeah……I think so.”

“…………I see.”

As if breathing a sigh of relief and smiling broadly, Honoka happily showed it to Kazuma. While his heart was throbbing, he was laughing if being attracted by her smile.

“Stop making everything related to eroge!”

Bam! Ruri came in between them and scolded the both of them.

“Or rather, it's funny to be playing eroge every single day! Normally if you guys are dating, don't the both of you have various places you want to visit?

“But……….right now it's getting late already.”

He looked up the clock on reflex. Although the day is just barely falling, but it's about time. Even if they were to go anywhere now, it will probably be dark immediately.

However, as if Ruri read his mind

“It's not like anywhere far, just making a detour on the way. If it's the arcade or karaoke, we can go there now if you want? Or rather it's normal to make a detour after club activities.

“But Shinomiysan, doing that is against the school regulati──”

“I-It's at least better than sitting here and playing eroge!”

Interrupting a refusal from Honoka, Ruri strongly asserted.

“…………I mean if I were you, I will do that. Going on dates is special after all. No matter how cute it is, don't you think it's irregular to be playing games everyday? Even if dating, I guess it can't be help thatー”

Whether it was to drag on the quarrel that they had not long ago, it's obvious that Ruri's attitude had an atmosphere as if she is provoking Honoka. She is not that dense to not notice that and her gaze towards Ruri has became more critical. Kazuma who was caught in between, can only be kept in suspense.

“Y-You don't have to put it like that………..Firstly, [normally], and speaking of [normally], you don't even have a boyfriend right? So what give you the right to say what's is normal?”

“T-That's……….!”

When Kazuma made a quip, Ruri showed a state of shock.

As he thought that, her face turned red this time and began arguing vehemently.

“B-But I have listened to friends who are dating so I know what's is considered as [normal]! At least they are better unlike you, who always play eroge!”

“Hey, you're making it sounds like eroge has no benefits at all!”

“How is there any benefit?! Isn't that's why you are not going anywhere and shutting yourself inside the clubroom?!”

“T-Those are two completely different things!”

Already ignoring Kazuma's refutation, Ruri took her bag in her hands.

And looked at Honoka by accident.

“………If Misaki-san is against it, I can go with Kazuma alone though. So?”

“Wha…….!?”

Kazuma was rushing to say “Why did it turn out like that?!” , but someone said faster than him.

“………..! I-I didn't say I won't go!”

Kicking the chair with a clunk, Honoka stood up.

────Then

The place where Ruri took them was the game center which was at the next station.

“Hmm….who knew there's a game center at a place like this.”

“That's right, you didn't know?”

Towards the high-spirited Ruri, Kazuma obediently nodded.

According to Ruri, although the place is small, but there are plenty of games for couples such as photo booth, fortune-telling games and games oriented towards couples, which seems to be a recommended place for an after school date. Even now, there are two people who seems like couples were having fun in front of the UFO catcher that is on the table.

“But won't you be spotted playing around in a place so close to school…..?”

“It's fine. The students of our school don't often come here. The majority would rather go to the one at the next station. It's bigger and has even more types of games compared to here.

“Heh……..”

To begin with, the fact that there are so many game center near the school was news that the loner Kazuma is hearing for the first time. If Ruri had not tell him today, he might have never know it's existence until graduation. Once again, Kazuma knew the difference in communication power between him and his childhood friend.

“……..So this is a game center.”

Honoka curiously looked at the building. Because she is a honor student, this is probably her first time coming here.

“……Hey, what are you doing?”

“Eh?”

Suddenly he pushed against Ruri's shoulder. As he looked back, Ruri frowned as if she was angry and pointed towards the game center like she was urging.

“Date! Isn't that why we are here?!”

“W-Why is it a date……aren't you coming too?”

“My role is just to stand watch!………I'm still in doubt whether the both of you are really having a 『healthy relationship』okay? If you guys can do that, then prove it right here.”

Apparently, it seems from the beginning that Ruri had planned to have Kazuma and Honoka to enjoy their 『date』 here. Kazuma who thought the three of them will be playing together, was greatly panicking due to the sudden development.

“W-Wait a moment! T-That's too sudden, I need to be mentally prepared first…….!”

“Stop being so pathetic! I'll be watching the both of you from afar, okay?! So if what you said was a lie──if the both of you can't have a proper 『relationship』, even I will not support you anymore.”

When she was unilaterally rattling on , Ruri didn't wait for Kazuma's response and dragged him into the middle of the game center while leaving both Kazuma and Honoka over there.

“Odagiri-kun……”

Honoka was beside him looking as if she was puzzled, as if to say “Now what?”

Kazuma looked towards the game center. Over there was the previous couple who had won a plush toy were laughing happily.

(Ohh, normies indeed…………!)

That's right, this is how a couple should be. Kazuma have always wanted to spend time with Honoka, his『girlfriend』just like that………!

“Err…….Misaki-san, if you want, since we are here anyways, do you want to play?”

Even though he knew that she might refuse due to violating the school regulations, Kazuma daringly asked her while in anxiety.

And sure enough,

“……..If Odagiri-kun is going to, then I want to go too.”

“Great! Then shall we?”

While he was celebrating in his heart, he urged Honoka to enter.

Ruri was nowhere to be seen, perhaps she might be hiding somewhere.

The interior of the shop is limited and to top it of, because the cabinets of games lining up is a hindrance, they can't find it just by looking around.

(No, let's forget about it…………! Putting Ruri aside, now it's time for date, a date!)

Since it's an after school date, let's enjoy as much as we can and don't think of anything necessary. He also wanted Honoka to have fun as well.

That way, Ruri will know as well.

That we are having a 『proper』relationship.

(Err……….this is a date after all, so the first game should be UFO catcher)

Although it's not often that they came here, but if it's a prized game, he had played it several times in Akiba and Ikebukuro. He have studied a few trick of playing after all, so he needs to get a prize and show Honoka his good side………!

As soon as he looked around upon thinking, Kazuma found it.

(T-That's…….!)

『Maris・Fighters』・commonly knows as 『Marisfi』。It's an arcade fighting game developed by the well-established bishoujo game maker, 『Maris soft』. In the so-called 『festival』, the heroines of the same makers participate as operational characters. Kazuma who is a fan of their brand is thinking of challenging it once.

(To think that this game would at a place like this……….this store is amazing)

Could the staff be interested in eroge? If that's true, he would love to make friends with them.

“………Odagiri-kun?”

It also seems that Honoka noticed what lies ahead of Kazuma's line of sight. Since she did played the eroge from [Maris] with Kazuma, she went “ah……” , leaking her voice after watching the heroines being displayed on the screen.

“Wow…….so eroge is not only on computers.”

“No, that itself is for all ages!”

Although the original is for eighteen and above without question.

“Then, since we are here, do you want to play that?”

“Eh? N-No, but………..”

As expected, playing that game during a date is a little inappropriate…….as he thought that, the normie couple from before entered the store. While the couple are still flirting lovey dovey as usual, they played the difficult fighting game naturally.

Just finished saying『Normie won't be able to see it』, they looked aside and headed towards the casing of the photo booth.

“….Let's go, Misaki-san. That's fine…..”

“……?”

Urging Honoka who oddly slanted her head, Kazuma turned his back to the fighting game.

Not having regrets, before Kazuma is an eroge otaku, he is now a normie who came to have a date with his girlfriend. Now it's not the time to play an eroge heroine fighting game, but to play that UFO catcher with her. That's what he said to himself.

“Ah! Hey, Misaki-san, how about that one? This assortment of marshmallow is──eh……?”

Turning around, Kazuma stopped. He thought Honoka was next to him, but she was no where to be seen.

“Eh? E-Eh? Misaki-san?”

Thinking that they have been separated, Kazuma searched the interior in a panic.

Fortunately Honoka was found immediately. At the back of the center, she was ardently gazing at the casing of the game in doubt where she was located, in her a place hidden from view.

“Misaki-san!”

“Ah…….Odagiri-kun.”

When Kazuma ran up to her, Honoka noticed that and raised her head.

Then she said this.

‘Right on time…….I was just about to ask Odagiri-kun to come here.”

“Eh? Ah, do you have a game you want to play?”

Nodding, Honoka then pointed to the cabinet that she was staring earlier.

However, looking at the screen, Kazuma solidified.

“…..Eh? M-Mahjong……..?”

Honoka nodded once again.

What Honoka pointed ahead was the arcade game mahjong. Although it's not the undressing type, but a highschool girl, what's more it's not a genre a honor student like Honoka would be interested in.

Not to mention that this is not the game that a couple should be playing together on a date.

Although Kazuma was taken aback, beyond unexpected in an instant, but he suddenly recalled.

‘Ah, could it be from the recently eroge?”

As he questioned, she nodded for the third time.

This so-called stripping mahjong is also one of the genre in eroge.

…….However, Kazuma didn't played much of that game. Although he did played it once before, but he can't win no matter how many times he tried so he stopped playing halfway. Somehow it seems that he himself didn't think it was such a misfortune.

Although ever since then, he was constantly well aware of his weakness……..

(Come to think of it, Misaki-san is strong at mahjong………..)

The trigger was because of the president's usual suggestions. Yuna suggested the mahjong game to Honoka who remembered the rules in no time, have completely cleared the game which Kazuma had completely given up on. By showing off her demon-style skills and winning every match like a joke, she have etched a legend in the history of the sub-culture department.

Perhaps Honoka might have take that chance and realized the pleasures of playing mahjong.

In order to verify that conjecture, Honoka shyly looked at Kazuma.

“…….Erm, if Odagiri-kun don't mind, I would like to compete in it. Can I?”

“Sure you can. Erm, but I'm not good at mahjong…….won't it be boring playing against me, Misaki-san?”

When Kazuma asked her, Honoka was astonished to the point that she was shaking her head sideways with great vigour.

"I-It's not boring at all…..! I-I rather prefer Odagiri-kun to be my opponent, no one else…..!"

"Eh? Why?"

"T-That's…..! Anyways, take a seat!"

"O-Okay……."

Having his back being forcefully pushed by a oddly flustered Honoka, Kazuma was put into his seat. Honoka also sat on the opposite side and the two of them immediately began to play.

(Somehow…..this is different from the date I knew…..)

Normally, if a couple goes to a game center, they will be talking around the UFO catcher, flirting at the fortune-telling game, is what he thought. So why mahjong?

(N-No it's not good to be swayed by stereotypes. The important thing is that Misaki-san enjoys herself)

In this situation, if he interpreted this as a『respond to her coaxing』, it would be nothing more than acting much like a normie.

In order to meet her expectations, Kazuma restrained his feelings and focus on the competition.

That being said, his opponent was the honour student Misaki Honoka. He thought she would have wiped the floor with him……but.

(…..Eh? I won?)

While he was reading the words 『Ｙｏｕ Ｗｉｎ！』that was displayed on screen, Kazuma slanted his head. He thought clearly it would be Honoka's complete victory.

“Congratulations….Odagiri-kun!”

“Thank you…..it's feels somewhat happy, to win.”

Honoka stood up from her seat, came over to Kazuma and applauded him. Although it was different from the first schedule, if I did showed Honoka his good side, then this is not bad at all.

When he was optimistically with pleasure,

“Well, then……..come here for a while……”

“Eh?”

With her cheeks lovely flushed, Honoka pulled Kazuma's arm.

Kazuma was dragged by her, moved to the corner of the shop, all while still being unable to apprehend the situation. They secretly moved to a nearby casing where the place is a blind spot from the aisle.

Hiding over there, Honoka was staring intently at Kazuma. Like a ripe apple, her face was flushed red.

Eh? The moment when he somewhat remembered a certain situation, he slanted his head,

──And Honoka begun to strip.

“Wha──!!”

Kazuma used all his strength and stopped the hand which is removing the ribbon on the blouse. Just before he was about to, he feels like he had saw something he shouldn't. However, let's just leave that to the matter of the mind.

“Misaki-san! Why?! What!? What are you doing all of a sudden?!”

“B-Because……!!”

Honoka was blinking with her face not knowing why he stop her.

After that, she shyly said in a lower voice,

“B-Because…….if one loses in mahjong, the rule is to strip naked right? I-I lost to Odagiri-kun, so I thought I should be taking off my clothes……….!”

“How so?!”

Who the hell taught that kind of eroge to Honoka?”

(….Ah, it was me…..)

Anyway, this position is troublesome. Even if he can persuade Honoka, I have to go somewhere more private……..!

While he was broke out into a cold sweat, Kazuma surveyed the surroundings.

His eyes stopped at the corner of a store that was installed, as if it was being forgotten, it was the photo booth store.

“M-Misaki-san! L-Let's go there for the time being and play that!”

“Eh?”

Fortunately, he pulled Honoka into the dull-colored curtain.

“Haaa……”

There shouldn't be any worries about being watched by anyone for now. Next he just have to ask Honoka to put on her clothes and──

“A, Ahh Odagiri-kun……!”

“Eh?”

Heard an odd voice nearby, Kazuma blinked in surprised.

As Kazuma suddenly look over, Honoka was in his arm.

“E-Err……….!”

With a flushed face, Honoka looked at Kazuma in a panic, while still being hugged tightly within his arm.

“Waaa………!? S-Sorry……..!”

Perhaps it was during that momentum when he pulled her that led to this position.

Kazuma tried to remove his hands, but the warmth and feeling of Honoka were left on his arms and chest, his heart was not completely contained.

Is Honoka feeling the same? The voice that softly called out to him sounded a bit shy and shrilled.

“Ah, erm, Odagiri-kun…..where, are we?”

“E-Erm, hey! Since we are here, why don't we take a picture at the photo booth……!”

“Photo booth……O-Okay….! If Odagiri-kun wishes to do so, then I will do my best…….!”

“You don't have that enthusiastic about it. We are just going to take photos──”

Honoka's exaggerated way of speaking was charming, making Kazuma gently smiled,

Immediately after that, his smiling face and body became rigid.

Honoka started taking off her clothes once again.

“O-Odagiri-kun……..is this okay……?”

He almost got to see it and unable to see it, a state of barely exposed. While embarrassingly hid his hands, her chest can be slightly peek into from that gap. That exquisite sense of rhythm was instead making his heart thumping frantically.

Furthermore, while in that position, she came closer towards him, as if entrusting her body to Kazuma. A fragrance lightly brushed against his nose. As her pale-skinned finger gently touches his chest, it was making him giddy.

“W-What do you mean by o-okay…..!?”

“B-Because………..you said you wanted to take a photo………”

“I-It's true that the flow of events will definitely go down like this when someone is brought to a secluded place in eroge!!”

『──Let's take a picture！ Please gather in front of the screen！』

Outside of Kazuma's impatience, the laid-back announcement was reverberating from the screen.

However if this continues, this situation will become exactly like an eroge.

“W-Wait a moment Misaki-san! I had no such intentions──!”

──At that moment,

“H-Hey, I have been hearing a strange voice since just now, what the hell are you guys doing!?”

The curtain flipped over with Bam! and strike Kazuma's face.

The one who rushed in at the last minute with her violent pace was Ruri. She was probably watching from afar, noticed something odd and came here in a hurry.

In an instant, Kazuma showed god-like reflexes which he never had and quickly stopped the buttons on Honoka's blouse. And if there is a 『Button closing World Championship』, he might break the world record with that speed.

As a result, the part where he can barely took a peek was over──

“Fueeeeehhh!! W-W-W-Wh-What are you doing what are you doing, you idiot!!”

“H-Hold on Ruri! If you make such loud noise, other people will──come!?”

“Odagiri-kun!?”

Towards Kazuma's face which was trying to gain composure himself, took a direct hit from Ruri's bag when she turned around.

『Well then, let's go! Say cheese!!』

Somewhere the sound of the shutter could be heard with a snap.

“………………Even though this was not what I planned.”

With a face as if to say 『truly a disappointment 』, Honoka looked down at photograph she was holding with a grunt. Shown on the photograph were Honoka, Kazuma and Ruri making a 『> < 』face.

On the other hand, speaking of Kazuma,

“…………Were you really not trying to do any lewd?”

“I wasn't. Really. I swear.”

He was breaking into a cold sweat while appealing for his innocence in front of Ruri who is staring at him with disgusted eyes.

“H-Here, you can tell from this photograph! No matter how you look at it, this is a normal couple's date!

“T-This can't be shown as evidence! In the first place, if I'm in it then this isn't a 『date』!”

Grabbing the photograph that Kazuma held out, Ruri stared grimly at it shortly after.

“……….I-If you don't mind it, do you want one?”

There are actually three sheets of the photograph. Whether it has three sheets initially or not knowing if Honoka got the setting wrong, nevertheless there is an extra.

Since Ruri is in it, let's keep one as a memory to an extent………is what he thought.

“Of course if you don't want it, it's also fine.”

“…………I didn't said, I don't want it.”

Then, Ruri took a glance at Honoka. Kazuma also noticed that. If you think about it, Honoka was the one who paid for the photos.

“Sorry Misaki-san! I didn't asked for your confirmation and did it on my own………”

“It's fine. I don't mind though. I can give you one.”

Towards the panic Kazuma, Honoka gently shook her head and looked at Ruri after that.

Their line of sight intersects, for a moment.

「「─────Hmph」」

However within a few seconds, they divert their sight once again. Ruri ended her mixed expression and Honoka being Honoka who can't read feelings, concentrated her attention towards her feet.

Kazuma didn't quite understand what were they thinking.

For the time being, the relation between the both of them are disagreeable to a point where it has been circulated to him.

Chapter end