Chapter 71: For Now, I Just Wanted to Be a Good Person!

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The topic of being inserted and… being inserted?!

Dammit, that was way too accurate!

Wait, how could I agree? No, I couldn’t agree!

But… why did it feel so strangely… completely undeniable?!

No! The consequences of being tricked into accepting by this guy’s nonsense would be way too bad!

“Either way, let’s skip this research location for now!” Kasumigaoka Utaha was practically dragged out of the Love Hotel by Himekoji Akito.

“You’re acting really weird today.”

The girl tilted her head, looking perplexed.

“No, I’m the normal one today!”

“Not acting like a pervert at all, how is that normal?”

“Exactly because I don’t act like a pervert, that’s normal!”

Himekoji was really baffled by this senpai’s reasoning.

“No, let’s try one more time…”

“Eh? Try what?”

The moment Himekoji’s voice fell—

A sweet scent drifted over him.

Suddenly, her plump, voluptuous curves pressed right against him. His arm was swiftly caught, and in an instant, he was bundled in fragrant warmth.

“KiKi-kun, I feel so hot…”

Her soft, fragrant, ruby-red lips parted slightly, whispering. Kasumigaoka tilted her head up slightly. Her face was incredibly close, her breath like orchids against his skin.

“If you stick so close, of course you’ll feel hot!”

Damn, stop tempting me to commit a crime!

With no [choices], I just wanted to be a good guy and behave myself!

Without saying a word, Himekoji tried to pull his arm free from her embrace.

“Ah… don’t be so rough…”

“Hey! You stop it! Don’t make noises that get people imagining things, alright?!”

Himekoji’s face was covered in metaphorical sweatdrops.

So, she felt hot, right?

And this was supposed to help? I was burning up too! Completely overheated!

[Pleasure… enhanced! Go for it!]

Here it comes again!

The System always liked to butt in nonsense at times like this.

Seriously, couldn’t it ditch this nasty hobby already?

“Forget ‘Go for it’!”

Himekoji immediately and grumpily rejected the option in his mind.

I’m warning you, don’t underestimate the willpower of a degenerate who’s already done with these lewd shenanigans. It’s strong!

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Kasumigaoka Utaha deliberately waited for quite a while. But nothing perverted, indecent, or pervy-H happened.

Himekoji Akito had thrown away his pervert trade and was actually acting like a block of wood now.

So, thoroughly unamused, she released Himekoji’s arm. Kasumigaoka took a step back, putting a little distance between them, and puckered her lips in a pout.

“There’s definitely something wrong with you today.”

“You’re the one who’s wrong! I’ve told you before, don’t do this kind of thing to me! It’s dangerous!”

“But, nothing happened at all.”

As she said this, she shook her head, looking… somehow vaguely disappointed?

“Do you actually want something to happen? Last time you made me lose control, who was it that wound up crying and begging for me to stop?!”

Himekoji Akito rubbed his temples, extremely annoyed. This was exactly why he didn’t want to be stuck with this troublesome little devil!

“Ahhhh? Crying and begging for mercy?”

Rarely, Kasumigaoka Utaha’s face flushed. Finally realizing what he meant, she turned her face away in a fluster.

“T-that wasn’t me! You must have mistaken me for someone! That must have been the case with that Golden Retriever loser!”

“You don’t get to badmouth others!”

Ignoring his complaint entirely, Kasumigaoka stubbornly kept building her lie.

“Figures it was Eriri, huh? Crying and begging for mercy? Yeah, that totally fits the loser-vibe of a ‘stray dog’.”

She kept talking, convincing even herself. She nodded her head, her expression seeming to fully accept and believe this made-up scenario.

“Heh heh…”

Himekoji Akito could only give a hollow laugh.

Trying to trick him?

Naive!

The [options] in his head had never been triggered for Eriri!

Therefore, Eriri shouldn’t have to shoulder this blame!

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“Let’s go scope out our next research spot.”

Kasumigaoka had a new plan.

“Just so we’re clear – no Love Hotels! I don’t care if it has ‘next place’ in its name, absolutely not!”

Himekoji had learned from experience.

Hadn’t there been a saying like that?

The same move won’t work on a… er, well… ‘different kind of expert’… twice!

“Tch, is your brain filled with nothing but Love Hotels? How gross. Truly a pervert.”

“Hey! Who was the one who just barged into a Love Hotel without a second word earlier?!”

Himekoji was speechless that Kasumigaoka Utaha even dared to call him out for that.

The girl smoothed down her hair near her ear, pretending she hadn’t heard Himekoji’s rebuttal.

“By the way… There’s a place I want to go to… with you.”

“Oh? Also for our project? Then let’s hurry; don’t waste time.”

Himekoji replied casually.

“Too bad, with your attitude and answer, I can only give you zero points.”

“Wow, it must be so hard for you grading me!”

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The place Kasumigaoka mentioned was at the top of a long and steep slope.

The girl in high heels, naturally, was already staggering before even halfway.

“Phew… it’s so hot! Ugh, I’m tired… can’t walk anymore…”

She dawdled behind.

“I mean, do you actually plan to climb this slope?”

Looks like her stamina bar was completely empty, this young lady…

“Mm, huff, puff… that’s the plan.”

Kasumigaoka Utaha answered affirmatively like this.

However, her barely noticeable furrowed brows and the slight swaying of her ankles betrayed her.

“Are your feet alright…?”

Himekoji noticed that after walking all day, her stockings around the heels seemed worn through.

Was it because the brand new high heels were rubbing?

“…It’s fine, just a little further.”

My god, still trying to seem tough at a time like this? If things go on like this, it’ll be dusk by the time we get up this slope.

Can’t do anything about her.

“I’ll carry you.”

Himekoji walked straight in front of the girl and crouched down.

“Huh?”

Kasumigaoka Utaha seemed stunned for a moment, as if she hadn’t expected this “dense blockhead” in front of her to suddenly become so understanding.

“It’s a place you want to reach even if your feet hurt, right?”

Himekoji, crouched with his back to her, asked over his shoulder.

“Idiot…”

The voice was light, covered by the noisy wind.

“What?”

So, Himekoji instinctively asked again.

“I already said at the beginning, it’s a place I wanted to go with you.”

The voice behind him grew closer, until it sounded right beside his ear.

The girl slowly leaned her whole body against Himekoji’s not-particularly-broad back.

…

Instantly, his back gained warmth, and also weight.

It seemed like, other than his Imouto, this was Himekoji’s first time carrying someone else, right?

Taking a deep breath to steady himself, Himekoji then lifted her by the thighs and stood up directly, striding forward.

“Wagou City really has a lot of slopes once you start walking, huh.”

Kasumigaoka rested her chin on Himekoji’s shoulder, her lips moving as she spoke softly.

“Yeah…”

“It’s still quite a way to our destination. Is it okay?”

“Well, don’t underestimate my stamina. At school, I’m chased around all day trying to avoid getting beaten up.”

“Pfft!”

“Sorry, forgive me for laughing.”

Himekoji: “…”

Well, since your laugh sounds so pleasant, I guess I’ll reluctantly forgive you.

“By the way, why did you come wearing such high heels?”

“Because, I thought you would arrange a car to pick me up.”

“Ah, I really let you down, then.”

“But you know, the way I’m being picked up now isn’t bad either. I like it.”

The girl on his back suddenly blinked.

“Hey… wait a second! Ms. Kasumi, stop squirming!”

Her chest was rubbing against my back!

N-nipples… I can feel even the nipples! What the heck? Wear your bra properly!

Pleasure increased! Go for it!

Enough! Stop messing around at a time like this!

“Huff—”

The small head on his shoulder suddenly leaned close to his ear, and the girl let out a soft puff of breath.

“At this rate, I don’t even know if I’m the one being escorted or if I’m escorting you?”

“What do you think… Jijijun?”

M-my ear… so ticklish!