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That night I was relaxing on my bed.
We kissed and I thought to myself, this is not far off from the day I’m going to fall in love with her.
Part of me wants to get sentimental about what happened today, but I can’t do that.
I have an offline meeting with Sara in a week on Saturday.
Let’s play a game or something.
[Good evening, and thank you again for your time today]
[Good evening, Araya kun.]
[Yeah, good to see you.]
Araya is the name I use online.
The first girl I talked to was Asa-chan, well, Aizawa Sara.
The next person I talked to was Arashi, or Arayama Shio , if I remember correctly from the game.
This guy is the asshole (college student) who messes with Sara.
After about an hour of playing the game
[Oh, by the way, are you guys coming to the offline meeting next Saturday?]
[Uh, no, I’m not coming.]
[Ehh~, Asa-chan, you’re not coming again? Can you come just this once? I’ll be there.]
[I-I understand. If it’s just this once, I’ll join you.]
[Well~, what about you, Araya kun]?
[Well, I’m thinking of going.]
[Okay, then I will be there~]
I ended the call with these words.
To be honest, I could have offered a helping hand in the middle of the conversation.
But that would have been a good idea this time, but it would not prevent the next time.
Sara is the type of person who is weak against pushy people and cannot say no if they come on too strong.
Besides, it would be a good lesson for her to feel threatened.
Monday came and I headed to school.
The test results were posted, so I went to see them first thing in the morning.
First place: Sano Akuru, 500 points
2nd place, Yano Ai, 494 points
3rd place, Maruyama Maru, 464 points
10th place, Aizawa Sara, 440 points
In case you’re wondering, Kamiya is exactly average, and Haruka is 240th, 20th from the bottom.
“Akuru~!”
Haruka called my name and hugged me from behind.
“Haruka, good morning.”
“Morning, no, I mean, you were so smart to get a perfect score of 1st place!”
She said with a surprised look on her face.
“Yeah, I wanted to see your surprised face, so I kept it a secret.”
“Moou~”
As we were talking like that, of course, all eyes were on us.
Then Ai came in.
“Hey, you two? It’s okay to make out, but let’s choose the right place, okay?”
“”Yes.””
The three of us headed to the classroom.
“But Sano-kun, you’re so smart. I didn’t think you’d come first”
“Right~, I’m really surprised.”
“Well, it may look like I don’t study, but I actually do.”
I said with a smile.
“Well, I’ll take first place at the end of the semester.”
“Yeah, I’m not going to lose.”
“I’m kind of impressed with both of you.”
“Haruka, you should study hard too.”
I patted her on the head.
“Muu~”
“Don’t make out!”
We arrived at the classroom with such conversation.
Recess time
Ai, Sara and Haruka were talking.
“Hey, Haruka, you definitely had something going on with Sano-kun, didn’t you?”
“Sure, you’re flirting too much.”
“Fufu, Actually, we kissed♪.”
“”K-Kiss!””
Ai and Sara said so loudly that everyone looked at the three of them.
“Hey, you two are being too loud!”
“”I’m sorry.””
“No, but Haruka chan, you’ve gone too far in such a short time!”
“I know, I’m surprised at that.”
“That’s not all, actually. ……”
Haruka told them about the many kisses, even the deep kisses, the declaration that she would make him like her, and the fact that Akuru said Haruka was someone important to him, all in an open and honest manner.
Ai and Sara blushed.
“Eh? Doesn’t that mean you already have feelings for each other?”
“From what Haruka told us, that’s how I felt too.”
“Yeah, I didn’t really understand that either, but it seemed like Akuru had his own ideas, so I decided not to worry about it, and I’m planning to appeal to him more from now on♪”
“Haruka chan, you seem very lively.”
“Yes, because I’m having a lot of fun right now.”
They had such a conversation.
After that, nothing happened for a week.
~Friday night~
Finally, tomorrow.
I wasn’t touched in depth in the game, so there’s a lot I don’t know about what will happen this time around.
I don’t even know if Arashi is working alone or if there are collaborators.
I tried to think of ways I could help, but the only thing I could think of was to stay with her as much as possible.
The next day
“Is this the venue?”
Today’s venue is karaoke, a private room, so it’s easy for someone to make a move.
There were 6 guys and 4 girls today, and it seemed that all the girls except Sara were in a couple with 3 guys.
All the male members had gathered.
The girls are already inside, and they’re split into 2-2 in two rooms.
I was not expecting this. If they were in different rooms, I would not be able to protect Sara.
“Araya, you’re too good-looking, aren’t you?”
Arashi said.
“Right, When I first saw you, I thought you were a celebrity.”
“Thank you.”
When I smiled back, Arashi looked a little disappointed.
Arashi, by the way, is a college student who is a little over 5 feet tall, slim, and a little good-looking.
We decided to split up and move to different groups.
Me and Arashi were in the same group.
When we got to the front of the room, I entered, praying.
There was a girl who looked like an otaku-friendly gal and Sara, and they seemed to be getting along better than I expected.
I struck a gut-punch in my heart.
“Eh?”
Sara looked at me and said so, so I put my index finger to my lips and gestured to her to pretend I didn’t know her.
We introduced ourselves.
Sara and Arashi were the only two people I had ever gotten involved with in a game.
“Hey, hey, Araya-kun, Araya-kun.”
The one who asked me that was a girl named Kirara, who seemed to be a college student.
“What is it, Kirara san?”
“Do you have a girlfriend, Araya kun?”
“No, I don’t have a girlfriend.”
“Eehh~~! You’re lying, you’re so cool.”
“No, no, no, it’s true.”
This person seems to be touching my body a lot. I wonder if she has a boyfriend in the other room.
But strangely, she didn’t seem to have any ulterior motives.
“Your muscles are awesome, too!”
“I’m in a club and do muscle training every day.”
“Hee~, that’s great!”
We were having this conversation, and when I looked at Sara, she was talking with two guys, including Arashi.
There was no body touch and no sign of doing anything.
Nothing special happened after that and time passed by.
Meanwhile, Sara and I were talking happily, pretending that it was nice to meet each other.
I talked about games and manga, and she smiled back at me, dazzling me.
While Sara and Kirara were singing, Arashi made a move.
Arashi and another guy were putting something in Sara and Kirara’s drinks out of my sight.
I’m glad I was alert, because if I hadn’t been so alert, I might not have noticed.
When Sara and Kirara finished singing
“Araya kun, let’s go check out the next room.”
The other guy said to me.
I somehow understood that the two who took the drinks were going to sleep while we were gone.
And they’re going to take them
I guess they’re taking me to the next room because they’re leaving me in the next room while the four of them go somewhere else.
So Kirara is a victim, not an accomplice.
“Well, let’s go.”
As I was moving around the room, I called Kirara, with whom I had exchanged contact information earlier.
[Arashi and the others put something in your drinks. I think it’s probably some sort of sleeping pill. Pretend you drank it and fell asleep. If you can, set up a camera and take the evidence. Please, if you feel like you’re about to touch me, please scream extremely loud.]
That’s what I sent.
Five minutes passed before I came into the next room.
“I’m going to the bathroom.”
“Ah, I’m going with you.”
That’s what Arashi and the others said.
I left the room after about 30 seconds.
I heard voices coming from inside Sara and the others’ room.
“This time we’ve seriously hit the jackpot.”
“But is it okay? This girl over here is in high school, right?”
“Don’t worry about it. I’m making sure they can’t trace it back to you.”
“Oh, well. Yeah, that’s true.”
“I mean, she’s got a boyfriend, so it’s a little bit of a hassle. Well, I’m gonna film it anyway, so I can scare her with it.”
“Then I’ll take her with me.”
The moment he tried to touch them both.
“Kyaaaah!!!”
I heard Kirara yell.
I charged into the room.
I quickly caught the two men.
The two men were stretched out on the floor.
“Kirara-san, did you get the evidence?”
“Yes! I got it, but it’s a little weak as evidence, don’t you think?”
“Yes, it is.”
I took Arashi’s phone and used Arashi’s finger to get through fingerprint recognition.
Then I looked at the camera roll and found a bunch of videos.
“No, it looks fine, and I’m sure it won’t be a problem once they analyze the ingredients in that cup.”
I said that to them both with a smile on my face.
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