Kawaikereba Hentai demo Suki ni Natte Kuremasu ka? Volume 2 Chapter 5

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I am a master

Part 1:

This is a story from when Keiki had barely joined the calligraphy club. In his first year of high school, he went to visit the club as often as possible.

"Oh, you came today as well? It would've been fine if you were just a member in name, but this feels like you really are a real member. This might sound weird coming from me, but shouldn't you be enjoying your youth a bit more?"

"It's fine. I can relax when I'm in here, anyway."

"Is that so? Kiryuu-kun really is weird sometimes."

"Ah, am I distracting you from your work, by any chance?"

"No, don't worry. It's a bit too quiet for me when I'm in here alone, so I'm actually really happy when you're here," She said and showed Keiki an honest smile.

Seeing the girl smiling like that, Keiki also was happy. Now that he thought about it, that smile was probably the main reason why he still came to this club. Simply because he didn't want to see a sad expression on her face. She was a girl who liked playing pranks on others, and often scribbled on his face. But when she was writing calligraphy, she looked like an adult. In that one year, he spent a little bit of time every day after classes in that room. The two of them exchanged words and slowly grew closer to each other. And before he had realized it, Keiki had started looking up to his Senpai.

Part 2:

The day after Keiki had stated that he would become Sayuki's master. It was after class, and Keiki was currently in the library. Not as a librarian, but merely as a patron. He was sitting at a table near a window, and reading a certain kind of manual.

"—Ah, to think that I would find Kiryuu-kun in a place like this."

"Fujimoto-san."

With one eye hidden by her bangs, the female student Fujimoto Ayano walked over to him. And all of a sudden, she hugged him from behind.

"Huggg~"

"Hey, Fujimoto-san? You're making it rather hard for me to breathe…"

"…Mhm, it's been a while since I got a good sniff of Kiryuu-kun. Ahhh, this is the best…!"

"Fujimoto-san is the same as always, I see…"

It completely ruined her beautiful appearance. She leaned forward and took a look at the book Keiki was reading.

"What are you reading? …Dogs? Kiryuu-kun, are you going to adopt a dog?"

"Not exactly. I'm just reading it for research."

"Hmm?"

"Are you here because of your student council work, Fujimoto-san?"

"No. Tests are soon, so I came here to study."

"Ah, thanks for the reminder. Finals are pretty soon, aren't they?"

Just what you would expect from the vice president of the student council. Fujimoto Ayano really was a diligent student, going to the library to study like this. But sadly, she was also a pervert who gets aroused by the odor of a man's body. She really look a liking to Keiki's body odor for some reason, and even now she often clings to his neck like this. Keiki could only shudder at the thought that other people might mistake them for a lovey-dovey couple.

After all, Keiki also thought that Ayano might hold some sort of affection towards him. Having enjoyed his smell, Ayano stopped clinging to his back and sat down next to him.

"Kiryuu-kun, let's make a competition out of our test scores. The loser gives their underwear to the winner."

"Don't wanna. And you still haven't given up on my underwear?"

"That's just how much value they hold for me. I want to sniff them all night long…!"

"At least you're really honest with your desires."

"It just shows how good your smell is, Kiryuu-kun."

"So you're complimenting me on how I smell?"

"Kiryuu-kun, haven't you ever gotten excited by a girl's smell before?"

"Now that you say it… Well, I have from time to time, I guess."

For example, when he was surrounded by the girls in the calligraphy club.

"Why do girls always smell so good, I wonder…"

"And it's the same for girls. They also get excited by smelling a boy's odor."

"Though I don't think that very many would get excited by my freshly-worn underwear."

He didn't want to compare Ayano to a normal girl. While said girl took out a school workbook, she spoke in a nostalgic tone.

"That reminds me, did you see it? It's about to end, it seems."

"Eh? What do you mean?"

"Oh, you haven't heard?" She asked in a surprised tone of voice.

What Ayano told him after that was completely new information to Keiki.

That evening, Keiki was reading a manga inside his room. However, it wasn't his usual shounen manga, but rather a sparkly shoujo manga. Mizuha came into his room while he was enthusiastically reading said manga on his bed. She looked like she had just taken a bath.

"Oh, Nii-san is reading a shoujo manga. How rare."

"Koharu-senpai lent it to me."

"Koharu-senpai was that tiny third-year, right? I often see her together with Shouma, if I recall correctly."

"Yeah, that Koharu-senpai."

"That's a lot of manga she gave you. How did she get all that here?"

"She brought it in her car. It really was a lot of work to carry them all the way up here."

"I can imagine. That's gotta be at least a hundred books."

Next to the bed was a box that was filled to the brim with manga. Apparently Koharu was quite the shoujo manga fan. Out of her personal collection, she had decided to lend Keiki a careful selection. Just what you would expect from a company president's daughter. She was brought here by a driver with a black suit in a Peugeot.

"Anyway, this is perfect timing. I want Mizuha to lend me some of her shoujo manga as well."

"I don't really mind, but why are you reading them all of a sudden?"

"To become a perfect man. To achieve that, I will do anything, even if it makes me want to die from embarrassment!"

"Ohhh. I don't really get it, but I can tell that Nii-san's all fired up."

"Yeah, Today your Nii-san is more motivated than ever before."

"By the way, the bath is free, okay?"

"I'll go in after I read a bit more. Tamami and Kyousuke are at a good spot right now."

"I see. But don't take too long or the water will get cold, okay?"

"Understood."

After that, Keiki continued to read Shoujo manga every single evening. It was a particular kind of research that would greatly assist in his search for Cinderella.

Part 3:

After school, he read books about dogs, and in the evening, he read shoujo manga. Like this, a week passed since Cinderella's panties had disappeared from Keiki's room.

When Keiki arrived at the plaza in front of the train station, Sayuki was already waiting for him. She was wearing a tidy blouse and a high-waisted skirt, which gave her a very adult-like impression. In addition, she had a small shoulder bag on her shoulders. Her expression looked happy, as if she were a dog waiting for her owner.

"Good morning, Sayuki-senpai."

"Hello, Keiki-kun."

"You're very early. I came here ten minutes early, and you still beat me here."

"I'm a faithful dog after all. I cannot make my master wait."

"I like that attitude at least."

Normally, he would always respond with "I'm not your master, though," but today was different.

"Then, like I said before—" As he stood in front of his black-haired Senpai, he declared. "For this whole day, I will be Sayuki-senpai's master!"

Yes, the theme of today's date was 'Being a master for one day'. Just as the name implied, Keiki would become Sayuki's master for this one day, and try his best to make her heart flutter with hardcore sadism. With that, he would be able to understand Sayuki even better, and he had the chance of finding out if she really was his Cinderella. That was why he had read all of those shoujo manga: To get a better understanding of what it means to be a sadistic character.

I will not fail after so many nights of reading shoujo manga!

"Though it's only for one day, it feels like a dream to have Keiki-kun as my master!"

Sayuki for her part was excited for a completely different reason.

"That being said, let's go!"

"Senpai, stop!"

Keiki stopped Sayuki, who happily started walking in front of him. As he grabbed her by the collar, she let out a voice like a strangled frog.

"What are you doing? You're going to stretch out my clothes."

"The dog cannot walk in front. He should walk next to his owner."

"Ah… that's right. I'm sorry, Keiki-kun…"

"Keiki? Today, it's supposed to be 'Master', right?"

"Y-Yes! Master!"

The two of them were already attracting cold gazes from the people around them, but they didn't pay them any heed. After all, today the two of them were owner and pet.

"Now then, Senpai, let's go," With these words, Keiki grabbed his pet's hand.

"M-Master? Why are we holding hands?"

"Since we don't have a collar or a leash, we at least have to hold hands. Is that no good?"

"It's not impossible, but it still feels a bit embarrassing…"

"I've been confused about this before, but why do you get embarrassed about that, and not about me treating you like a dog…?"

She doesn't think twice about letting Keiki touch her breasts, and she often talks about deflowering other boys, but as soon as he touches her hand, her cheeks get red. Keiki really didn't understand girls at all.

"Girls have a lot going for them. Like preparation, courage, and so on. But you're right… today I'm just a pet," She muttered to herself, and tightened her grip on Keiki's hand.

"…Don't let go, okay?"

With that, they finally started walking, their connected hands a leash. Keiki glanced at Sayuki walking next to him, and she had a very relaxed expression, which he thought was really cute.

After they took the train and then the bus, they finally arrived at the amusement park. In the shoujo manga that he had borrowed, the rich boy (hardcore sadist) took his exclusive childhood friend maid heroine (tsundere) to an amusement park.

"There's quite a lot of people here," Sayuki said.

"It's a school holiday, after all. Senpai, is there anything you want to ride?"

"Hmm… I'll let my master Keiki-kun decide."

"I see. Then the first thing we'll try will be—"

Keiki focused his gaze on a certain attraction.

"When it comes to amusement parks, the roller coaster is a must-ride."

"Eh?!"

The moment he said the words 'roller coaster,' Sayuki raised her voice.

"Sayuki-senpai? Are you not good with that sort of thing?"

"No, uhm, today… I'm wearing a skirt."

"I don't think that that will be a problem. Other people wearing skirts are riding it too."

"Yeah, but there's that one in a million chance, right?" She fiddled with her hands as she looked down at her skirt.

Something is off.

Don't tell me?!

A certain possibility entered Keiki's mind.

Might Sayuki-senpai actually be wearing the Cinderella panties?

The pair of pure white panties that were left behind with the love letter. If Sayuki really was Cinderella, she would want to hide these panties from Keiki at all costs. But that was only if she were a normal girl, which sadly wasn't the case. After all, she was a hardcore pervert. She might actually be wearing those panties today to get a thrill out of it. For Keiki it might be impossible to understand, but for her, it might be a logical idea.

This was all just theoretical. There was no concrete evidence, but it was worth investigating.

"I understand that Sayuki-senpai is trying to avoid the roller coaster."

"…"

"But we're still riding it."

"Ehhh?!" Sayuki looked like a dog who had just been denied his food. "D-Do we really have to…?" A fearful voice. And her watery eyes basically screamed out "I don't want to ride it."

Seeing that made him want to be kind to her, but right now he sadly was a hardcore sadistic master. Even if the gods were to give in, he wouldn't.

"Today, I am Sayuki-senpai's master, right? Are you really going against my command here?"

"Uuu… okay. As your pet, I would go through hell for you."

"That's what I wanted to hear~."

With that, they headed towards the roller coaster. Since it was a rather popular attraction, a lot of people stood in line for it, but luckily it wasn't that long of a wait until it was their turn. And, after listening to the staff's instructions, Keiki and Sayuki both sat down. The safety bar was dropped down to guarantee the safety of the passengers, and the ride slowly started to move. Slowly but steadily, it moved upwards on the rails.

This calm before the storm was something that Keiki really enjoyed. When he looked at Sayuki next to him, she was pale, and was constantly checking her skirt.

"…H-Hey, Keiki-kun?"

"What is it?"

"Do you think that people's glasses would fly off if they rode this?"

"Eh? I don't think they do?"

The moment he answered that random question, the roller coaster accelerated. With great speed, it raced down the rails—

Of course, the conversations of the passengers stopped immediately. Keiki wondered if the ear-piercing scream he was hearing was coming from the girl next to him, or from somebody else. The only thing he knew for sure was that, even on this roller coaster, the girl's skirt wasn't lifted up at all.

"T-That was scary…"

A few minutes later, Sayuki had tears in her eyes as she stepped off of the roller coaster. It seemed like she was actually just afraid of it, and it had nothing to do with her skirt. But he had learned something new about her, which was good enough in Keiki's eyes. While they were contemplating what to do next, they saw a small girl walking towards them with a witch's wand in her hand. And, as she walked past them, the wand got stuck on Sayuki's skirt.

"Hya?!"

Shortly after that, the girl hurriedly pulled the wand away.

Ugh…! So close! I could almost see her panties!

There was actually a high school boy here who was frustrated about not being able to see a girl's panties. The girl with the wand immediately ran away as if nothing had happened. As the victim pushed down her skirt, she looked up at Keiki.

"…Did you see?"

"Sadly, I did not."

"I see…" She let out a sigh.

And the master standing next to her mentally confirmed once more that something really was off.

"What's wrong, Sayuki-senpai? Hurry up and eat it."

"B-But, in a place like this… how embarrassing…"

"But Senpai was the one who wanted it."

"That's true, but… Keiki-kun is such a tease. I'm getting even more embarrassed…"

"So you're not going to obey to your Master's orders?"

"T-This isn't fair…"

"But Senpai, you actually enjoy this, right?"

"So mean… I know."

After pulling it out, it slowly came closer to Sayuki's beautiful face. His long, thick meat stick. The girl looked at it in awe, gulped once, and slowly opened her mouth.

"Ahh, that's great. Get a good taste with that lonely mouth of yours."

"Y-Yesh…"

"Now now, that's only the tip."

"N… Nnn… Cheeky…"

"Ahahaha. That face of yours is pure gold."

"B-But…"

"If you want more, you have to beg for it."

"Y-Yes. I-I want to eat more of Master's meat…!"

"Fine. Eat as much as you want. Sayuki-senpai, is my meat that delicious?"

"Yes… T-This is… so delicious… I love it… Master's, long, thick… I love it…."

With an expression like she was in trance — Sayuki was biting on a hot dog.

Even though it was something completely normal, it felt incredibly erotic. This kind of scene was something that you shouldn't show to younger children.

Keiki and Sayuki were spending their dangerous lunch time at a food corner in the amusement park, at a table under the blue sky.

They also had ordered some takoyaki and yakisoba. Though Keiki was the one who ordered the hot dog, Sayuki had said "Let me have a taste? Like you would feed a dog," which is why he had decided to share. And, as Keiki obliged, Sayuki was in an extremely good mood.

"Fufu. Being fed by Master like this in front of all these people really gets me excited."

"I'm happy that you're enjoying yourself."

"But why were you teasing me at the start?"

"I read that in a 'How to keep a pet' book. You can't spoil them too much. When you feed them, it's important to make the dog wait a bit so that they learn not to go on a rampage every time — it said."

"Keeping a dog seems very complicated."

"But the prices here really are crazy. I paid 400yen for one hot dog. Just what you would expect from an amusement park."

"It can't be helped. The park maintenance must cost a lot, after all."

"Is that so…"

"Well, the more the adults pay, the more the people here can put a smile on a kid's face."

"I see. When you put it that way, I might actually forgive them for the high prices."

"Though, the more kids come here, the more management will laugh."

"That's…"

He happened to imagine an old man sitting in a bathtub full of money with champagne in his hand. That scene almost made him lose his appetite.

While eating takoyaki, he reminisced about the date so far. He had made Sayuki cry by forcing her to ride on the roller coaster, he made her eat a thick hot dog, and he was acting like a hardcore sadist with no concern for others. Everything that he had done so far wasn't scorned by the girl, though, but rather welcomed.

"But that really was unexpected. I didn't think that Sayuki-senpai would be bad with roller coasters."

"Yeah. It feels like my heart is jumping out of my chest, and I really don't like it."

"But even so, you rode with me when I ordered you to."

"It really makes me excited when I'm forced to do something. I hate it, but it feels really good. When Master is mean to me, I feel shivers of excitement."

"Uwaa…"

She hated it so much that she cried, but still liked it because she was forced to do it. Sayuki really was a pervert through and through.

…But Senpai looked really cute that time…

He really thought that the sight of Sayuki shaking from fear wasn't too bad either. Though it was only acting for now, he thought that developing sadistic tendencies might not be so bad after all.

"Wait, developing those would be really bad, right?! —No! This is just for my investigation!!!"

"Keiki-kun? What's wrong?"

"Ah, no, it's nothing," He had happened to speak his prior sentence out loud. "Now then, since we've finished eating lunch, how about we keep going?"

"…Are we going to ride the rollercoaster again…?"

"I think Sayuki-senpai should be the one to decide now. If I keep up like this, my pet might start sulking."

"My pet, huh… Fufu."

Here was a girl who was actually happy to be called a pet. She's a pervert, but he was still finding it troublesome because she was so cute.

"Hey, Master? I want to try this thing."

What she pointed to was an attraction close to the roller coaster.

"We're really high up, Master."

"Well it is a Ferris wheel, after all."

Since you could enjoy the open scenery from these windowed gondolas, this ride was popular for a reason different from the roller coaster. Of course, a lot of couples would ride this attraction. Inside this small gondola, no one would be able to bother them.

"In here, I can be as much of a pet as I want," Sayuki stood up and sat next to Keiki. And, as if she wanted to be spoiled by her owner, she rested her head on his shoulders. "Fufu, I have Keiki-kun all to myself now."

The sweet aroma of shampoo. The feeling of a girl's soft body, and her marshmallow-like soft voice assaulted Keiki. To Keiki, being like this with a cute girl like her was a dream come true. But this wasn't the main reason why he had come here with her. To find out the identity of Cinderella, he had to steel his heart and become a complete sadist.

"…I actually planned to come here later, but now is fine I guess."

"Keiki-kun?"

"Senpai, did you bring the collar with you?"

"Y-Yes. Keiki-kun said that I should bring it with me."

"Please put it on, right here."

"What are you going to do?"

"Punish you, of course."

A few minutes later, the gondola they were riding in was wrapped in a bizarre atmosphere. Around the black-haired girl's neck was a bright red collar. The leash connected to that was in the hands of Keiki, and Sayuki was kneeling on the floor in front of him.

"Even though I didn't you any permission, you clung to me. Sayuki-senpai really is a bad girl."

"I-I'm sorry! Sayuki is a bad girl…!"

The girl was attacked by the smiling boy's harsh words. Even so, when she looked up at him, there wasn't the slightest trace of sadness. On the contrary, she looked like she wanted to be insulted even more. Her eyes were glittering with excitement.

"Now, Senpai. If you're really reflecting on your actions, then lick my finger to show me."

"Y-Yes."

She put her mouth on his finger and kissed the fingertip countless times. Then, she opened her mouth to completely take in his finger. Every time she did so, her breasts shook.

"Aren't you embarrassed to have such huge lumps of meat on your chest?"

"Y-Yesh… I'm sorry for having these lumps of meat."

"Senpai really is a perverted sow if she's getting so happy just from licking my finger."

"Y-Yesh! Sayuki is a hopeless sow!"

While she continued to lick Keiki's finger, she was bathed in insults. A perfect example of an SM play. According to Keiki's research, being forced to lick a boy's finger was quite the humiliation for a prideful woman. Of course, it was a perfect reward for a hardcore masochist. Sayuki looked extremely happy, after all.

…This is actually pretty bad…

This was even more erotic than the hot dog scene. The soft, wet feeling on Keiki's finger made his head all wobbly, and the immoral feeling made his heart beat faster.

This isn't good. Did I become a hardcore sadist…?

Even though he was supposed to only be doing this for his investigation, he actually felt himself enjoying it to a certain extent. While Keiki was feeling like he had awakened to something evil, Sayuki once more kissed his finger.

"Ahh, so happy… I'm so happy. Licking Keiki-kun's finger while being insulted like this, it feels like I'm dreaming." She wholeheartedly smiled at Keiki. "Thank you, Mast—"

She unconsciously lifted up her body as she thanked Keiki. In this tiny gondola, they drew close to one another for a moment. And, in the next second, she accidentally — liked Keiki's lips.

"Eh?"

Did her tongue just touch my lips—?

"Wai-?! E-Ehhhhhhhhhh?!"

Keiki's brain couldn't keep up after this almost kiss, and he jumped up. Because of that sudden movement, the gondola shook, and he hit his head on the glass behind him.

"Guha—?!"

Along with a dull sound, a sharp pain assaulted Keiki's head. He found himself sinking back down in response, his vision turning blurry.

"M-Master?! Masterrrrrr?!"

In the distance, he heard the girl's faint screams. But Keiki's body wouldn't respond, and he merely shut down.

Part 4:

It was a day in April after classes, shortly after he had entered high school. While he was walking down the hallway to make his way back home, he spotted something from the window. A female student was sitting on a bench in the courtyard. Her skirt was blue, indicating that she was a second-year.

"…That person… her breasts are huge. Is she really a high school student?"

Even though he was quite a ways away from her, he could clearly see her two melons, barely contained within her uniform. Before he even came to know her as 'Sayuki-senpai', he decided to name her 'Big breasted-san' inside his head.

In addition to her big breasts, she had beautiful, long, black hair, and her skin was as white as snow. And most important of all, her eyes looked like she was about to cry. Before he had realized it, he was already standing in front of her.

"Uhm, is something wrong?"

As he raised his voice, the girl looked at him with a bewildered expression. After that, she told him the story of all the senpais leaving the calligraphy club. With her as the only member, they would soon shut down the club. That's why she decided to hand out handmade flyers. Even to an amateur like him, the flyers looked really well-made, but nobody was showing much interest in joining. Not to mention that most new students had already found a club to join.

Considering the circumstances, it was a small wonder that she wasn't getting any new members.

"Then how about I join?"

"Eh? …R-Really?!"

"If that would make Senpai stop crying, I'll gladly do it."

"I-I wasn't crying at all."

This was the first time that Kiryuu Keiki and Tokihara Sayuki met. He had just happened to see her when she was crying, and happened to join the calligraphy club as a result of that.

Part 5:

When he woke up, he was greeted by two big mountains.

"Oh, you're finally awake?"

"Yes… how do I say it, the view is impressive as always."

The true identity of the two big mountains were the big breasts of Sayuki. They were as big as always. Apparently, Keiki was being given a lap pillow by the big-breasted beauty. He didn't know how much time had passed, but when he looked outside, the sky had already turned bright orange. And it seemed like most of the people visiting the park had already gone home. Keiki guessed that he had been out for quite some time. Maybe because he was sleep-deprived from spending the whole night reading shoujo manga.

"Ah, it's fine. You can stay like this for a bit."

He was about to get up, but Sayuki pushed him down again.

"It seems like I was sleeping like a god…"

"Yes. You wouldn't wake up no matter what I did. After you didn't wake up even when the Ferris wheel stopped, a staff member carried you over here."

"I'm sorry. Even though this was supposed to be a date, I completely ruined it."

"It's fine. As your pet, I'm happy that I can give Master a lap pillow like this. While you were sleeping, you were saying stuff like 'I'll forever be Sayuki's master!'."

"I didn't say that, did I?"

"You were asleep, right? How would you know that?"

"Even if I did, it doesn't count because I was talking in my sleep."

"That's a shame. But one day, I'll make you say these words on your own," Her smile was full of conviction.

"I saw a dream when I was out cold. It was about the first time I met Sayuki-senpai."

"I see."

"Sayuki-senpai, why were you so adamant about protecting the calligraphy club?"

"…I'll be honest with you. I didn't like calligraphy that much."

"Eh? Really?"

That confession was something that Keiki would've never expected.

"Our family was always rather fond of calligraphy, which is why they always forced me to write with a brush. Since my father was a professional, though, he was rather strict. Though I have a certain degree of freedom right now, I never really had the time to go out and play with my friends. I mostly spent my days writing, writing, and writing."

"That sounds like a really strict childhood…"

"Because of that, they didn't allow me to join any clubs, except of course the calligraphy club. That's why I just sort of joined. And the Senpais were all really nice. They were always praising me, saying that even though I was just a first-year, I was already better than them. They even patted me on the head."

"Is that so…"

"Ah, but don't worry. All the Senpai's were girls, so Keiki-kun was the first boy to ever pat me on the head."

"Nobody was worrying about that, though…"

That was a lie. He actually thought it for a small moment. He had just so happened to imagine a scene where another boy was patting her on the head.

Huh…? Why am I feeling so irritated because of that…?

He felt a weird pain in his chest. Not knowing what exactly that was made him feel restless.

"Since my father was always so strict, I wasn't accustomed to being praised like that. All of a sudden, the calligraphy club turned into a very important place for me."

The club he had joined just on a whim. In her first year, Sayuki was already surrounded by kind Senpais and fell in love with the club.

"…But since the club didn't have any second-years, I would've been the only one left once the Senpais graduated."

"So that's why you were crying in the courtyard."

"I-I wasn't crying."

"Yes, yes. You said the exact same thing back then."

"Muu… Keiki-kun really is teasing me a lot today."

"But you like it when your Master teases you, right?"

"…Yeah. Ehehe. I love it when Keiki-kun teases me."

Though she was without a doubt a pervert, Keiki was still happy that he found out something new about the girl's past.

"Hey, Keiki-kun? There is something that I want to know as well."

"What is it?"

"Why did you suddenly decide to become my master for today?"

"Well… I thought that I wanted to know more about Sayuki-senpai."

"Why?"

"Because Senpai is always so serious. When you're fighting with Yuikchan, when you're jealous of Fujimoto-san… That was all because you honestly wanted me to become your owner, right? That's why I decided to be serious as well."

He thought about Koharu, and how hard she was trying to get Shouma's affection, even though she was a pervert like Sayuki. That's why he had decided to get serious about the girls as well.

"…So that's why you were studying?"

"Eh? W-What do you mean?"

"There's no use hiding it. You've been studying about dogs and how to keep them, right? Kogsan told me that you were reading books in the library. And the sadistic character you were acting out before was because you've been studying for my sake, right? Since it's Keiki-kun we're talking about, I imagined that you'd be studying through the whole night."

"…So you knew already."

"Should you really be forcing yourself to this degree even though you always tell me not to?"

"That's my privilege as your master."

"What an arrogant master you are… But I'm happy. You gave your best for me after all. Thank you for always being so kind to me," As she spoke these words with a soothing voice, she started stroking Keiki's head.

Since this was the first time a girl other than his sister had done that for him, he felt really embarrassed, and his heartbeat accelerated.

"Thanks to Keiki-kun, the club got more members too."

"The two of them really only do what they want though."

"It's fine. My Senpais weren't very hardworking, either. It's fine as long as we have fun."

"That really does sound like Sayuki-senpai."

When she's working, it's like nothing can enter her ears, and when she's playing around, it's like she's just a kid. Maybe that's why he always had fun whenever he was with her.

"Ah, it seems like the amusement park is about to close. Should we ride something to finish it off?"

"That's right… Hmm? Finish it off…? Ahhh?!"

"Kya?!"

He suddenly shot upright, and his head bumped into Sayuki's breasts. But he didn't have the time to enjoy that.

"Keiki-kun, you really are so bold sometimes… Doing this in front of other people."

"I'm sorry, but that's not important right now. Sayuki-senpai, please come with me!"

"Eh, what? Why are you panicking all of a sudden?"

He hurriedly took Sayuki's hand, and pulled her off the bench.

"There's one more special place I would like to go to with Sayuki-senpai."

Keiki brought Sayuki to a big concrete building outside the amusement park.

"This is…"

"We don't have much time, so let's hurry."

It was almost the end of normal business hours, so they hurried to their destination. After receiving a pamphlet from the reception desk, he continued inside the building. Nobody was inside that room on the second floor. And in the most prominent place, a single work of art was showcased. The plaque next to it read 'Special prize: Tokihara Sayuki'. And on that long calligraphy paper was written: 'Evil spirits of rivers and mountains.'

"I really can't read this. What does it say, Senpai?"

"Evil spirits of rivers and mountains, it says."

"So basically apparitions? Why would you go with that choice…?"

"Though I was in a good mood, I couldn't think of anything. I happened to fall asleep a bit later, and small apparitions appeared in my dream, saying that I should hurry up and write. All of a sudden, they jumped into my paper. When I woke up, it was already written."

"No no no, what kind of apparitions are you talking about?"

That's the problem with geniuses. They can never explain anything normally. But Keiki set that thought aside for now. The words written on that paper were without a doubt created by the girl standing next to him. This work was the reason that they had to thoroughly clean the calligraphy clubroom back in May.

The building they were in was a public culture assembly hall. On the way in, there was a sign that indicated that they were currently showcasing works from the 'Calligraphy contest.' This was why Keiki had decided to go here on their date.

"Today is the last day they have this in their exhibit, right? I'm glad that we managed to get here in time."

"Why do you know of that, Keiki-kun?"

"A certain vice president told me. She's the one responsible for everything club-related."

Though she had shamelessly tried to take Keiki's undergarments after knocking him out cold, she still was kind enough to tell him this.

"But to think that you actually get the special prize… Sayuki-senpai really is amazing."

"This time I actually won, yeah."

"That's so awesome. You should've told me earlier about it."

"…But I didn't want to seem like an arrogant girl…"

"I wouldn't think of you that way. After all, whenever Mizuha got a good grade in a test, she would always come running and say 'Praise me praise me!'."

"It feels a bit weird being compared to your little sister, though…"

"You really are conscious about the weirdest things."

"That… is not the case, maybe?"

There are actually a lot of people who feel weird being praised, and don't know how to react to it. But Sayuki herself said that she was happy whenever she was praised by her Senpais. That basically screamed out that she's the kind of person who wants to be praised.

"I know that Sayuki-senpai really worked hard," He slowly started patting her on the head. "You really worked hard…"

"…Yeah." The girl softly nodded and closed her eyes. Both embarrassment and happiness mixed into one smile. "Fufu. Being disciplined is good and all, but being praised isn't all that bad either."

"I'm glad to hear it."

"Though I do like the teasing Master, I also love the kind one."

"Uhm… thanks for that."

When the word 'love' popped up in their calm conversation, Keiki was shaken. Though he did know that what she felt wasn't a feeling of love, but merely her feelings for her master, he still couldn't help but recall the words from the love letter. He knew that he shouldn't be getting excited about it still, but he couldn't stop himself from harbouring expectations.

He knew that she was a pervert, but he couldn't stop the blood rushing to his cheeks.

"…There's something I want to ask you, Senpai. Why did you decide to make me your master?"

The reason why she chose Keiki, and not anyone else. After all, he was just a normal boy, with no outstanding capabilities.

Why would she be so obsessed with Keiki—?

Maybe she is still holding some sort of special affection towards him?

"I know that I'm not normal. A woman who gets happy when boys do hideous things to her is more than just abnormal. So is someone who wants to actually become a pet."

"I wholeheartedly agree."

"That's why I continued to hide it from everyone except my family. Of course, from Keiki-kun as well."

"I never suspected that Sayuki-senpai was a hardcore masochist."

He thought that her most prominent points were her teasing attitude and her talent for calligraphy. She had the looks of an unobtainable flower, and at times the attitude of a child.

Who would think that such a girl was actually a hardcore perverted masochist?

"The trigger was probably when Keiki-kun joined the calligraphy club. Since you always showed your face in the club room, I started opening up to you I guess."

"Sayuki-senpai…"

He could completely understand that feeling. It was the same feeling that Keiki held towards her this past year.

"I thought that maybe if it's Keiki-kun, he might actually accept the real me."

"Sadly, I'm normal."

"It looks like it, yes. But I do think that having a girl like me as your pet might have its benefits."

"I don't need those abnormal benefits."

"Well, it does seem like I was a bit too hasty with my confession. It seems like I'd gotten the wrong impression."

"………It seems like it."

Under the impression that Keiki would accept Sayuki's fetish, she had showed him her real identity. And even though she knows that it was nothing more than a misunderstanding, she still is keen to make Keiki her master.

"I don't regret saying that I want to make Keiki-kun my master."

"Eh?"

"Even if the trigger was a mere misunderstanding, my heart always wanted you."

"That's…"

"Even after you found out about my fetish, you still stayed in the calligraphy club, right? I was worried that I would be all alone again, and I was really happy that you stayed with me."

As she tried to put her feelings into words, she broadly smiled and said the following phrase:

"Even now, I still want Keiki-kun to be my owner."

"…?!"

In that moment, seeing Sayuki's expression with these words was a bullet that shot Keiki right through the chest. Sayuki's smile was just so cute, so charming, and as sweet as honey.

Her name was the first one to come up as a potential Cinderella candidate. And as the result of his investigation, he found out that she was a pervert. At the time, Keiki had thought that Sayuki only wanted to become his pet, and didn't hold any sort of actual affection towards him.

But was it really like that? Would she really be able to show such a smile if that were the only reason? Kissing Keiki on the cheek, and showing him her belly; maybe Tokihara Sayuki really was his Cinderella? Or was she really only acting as a pet? Whatever it was, there was no way for Keiki to find out just by thinking about it. After all, only the girl herself knew the answer to that.

"S-Sayuki-senpai, uhm—"

How does Tokihara Sayuki feel about Kiryuu Keiki?

The moment he went to ask for her answer to that question, an announcement inside the hall informed them that the building would soon close for the day.

"It seems like it's time to go home."

"…That's right…"

The atmosphere for asking the question had completely vanished. But the flower-like smile that Sayuki had showed him was engraved inside his brain, and it continued to bloom even now.

Chapter end