“…Hello, Kai-kun.”
“O-oh… hey.”
“……………”
“What’s up?”
“…Nothing. Just… it turned out the way I thought it would.”
“Huh?”
What did she mean by that?
Saika took one more step closer, tilting her head up slightly as she continued.
“At first, I just went to the bookstore to buy reference materials… but while walking around, I kind of thought maybe I’d run into you.”
“Guh… that’s kinda embarrassing to admit.”
When I honestly called it embarrassing, I could’ve sworn Saika smirked.
But my shock at her uncharacteristic expression was short-lived—because suddenly, she hugged me head-on.
“Whoa!?”
With her face buried in my chest, I couldn’t see her expression.
…But something far worse had just happened—startled by her sudden approach, my left hand, trying to catch her, had ended up grabbing her chest full-on.
(…Yep, still soft.)
Even as I thought that far too calmly, I snapped back to reality and let go.
Luckily, Saika didn’t seem to notice I’d groped her… but seriously, what the hell was this!?
“…Um, I was really happy to see you, and also, actually, I kinda got hit on earlier by some persistent guy, so—”
“Did he do anything to you?”
“Hit on”— that word made me react instantly.
“N-no… I’m fine.”
“You sure…?”
Even though she said she was fine, I couldn’t help but look at Saika’s whole body.
I scan her body for any signs—bruises, marks, anything. If someone had touched her, I’d beat the hell out of them… but thankfully, there was nothing.
“I told you before, didn’t I? I’m not weak anymore.”
“…Haha, yeah.”
When Saika lifted her face, her expression was bright—clearly brimming with confidence. That, or… being stared at this closely was way too embarrassing.
“…Ah, sorry.”
“Nah, it’s fine.”
She jolted slightly and pulled away, leaving us standing there in silence, just looking at each other.
“…Ahaha.”
“…Hehe.”
Even though we weren’t strangers, the awkwardness was so intense it looped back around to being funny.
“So, uh… I’ve got nothing to do. Wanna hang out for a bit?”
“Really? If Kai-kun’s okay with it, I’d love to.”
“Cool. Let’s just wander around then.”
“Okay.”
And just like that, my original plans vanished—I was spending time with Saika now.
That said… right now, I was starving—unable to fully use my partner’s power, and with Saika, the ultimate girl, right in front of me, holding back was impossible.
When I went out with Matsuri after school, I didn’t use my partner… but that was just because the battery was dead. If it’d worked, I would’ve.
“Hey, Saika… mind coming with me for a sec?”
“Sure. If it’s Kai-kun asking, I’ll do anything.”
Huh? Anything…?
As if proving the strength of the bond we’d built, she followed without a shred of suspicion… leading us to a secluded spot behind a building.
“Hypnosis!”
“—!”
Before Saika could question it, I used my partner’s power—putting her under hypnosis.
“Heh heh… C’mon, Saika. Even if it’s me, not being suspicious at all is just bad self-preservation, y’know?”
“I don’t need to be suspicious of Kai-kun. So, what? Wanna touch my chest? Go ahead.”
“…Damn, Saika, you get me.”
“We’ve been together for a long time, after all.”
She said that while pushing her chest forward.
I reached out to the jiggling twin peaks—soft, high-quality fabric of her dress giving way as I gently kneaded.
“So soft… this is the best.”
“You can touch as much as you want, okay?”
“Hell yeah!”
With her permission, I went all out!
Her H-cup bust was too much for my hands to contain—just a little pressure made my fingers sink in, soft flesh spilling between them.
“Matsuri’s big too, but, Saika, you’re huge.”
“Lately, they’ve gotten even bigger… maybe because Kai-kun keeps touching them or burying his face in them?”
“Seriously… just how high is your battle power gonna go?”
“It’s annoying, honestly. They’re heavy, my shoulders hurt… but if it makes Kai-kun happy, I guess it’s fine.”
Still, though—women’s underwear and stuff is crazy expensive, right?
Hearing her say that made me happy, but also a little guilty.
“But… I just can’t stop.”
I buried my face in her cleavage, savoring the bounce against my skin.
Not just the softness—I even took a deep, perverted sniff of her scent. But Saika didn’t resist at all, just accepting everything I did.
“…Hey, Saika.”
“Hmm?”
I lifted my face from her chest and looked at her.
“Nothing really happened earlier, right?”
“Really. So don’t worry, okay?”
“Got it.”
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In this state, she couldn’t lie—so if she said not to worry, I could finally relax.
“By the way… what kind of guy was hitting on you?”
“Some college student asking if I wanted to hang out.”
“Just a normal pickup, huh… well, glad it wasn’t worse.”
And with that, I buried my face in her chest again.
I’d love to stay like this forever, but batteries don’t last—and since Saika wanted to spend time together, hanging out normally wasn’t bad either.
“Actually… is this a holiday date?”
If what I did with Matsuri was an after-school date, then this had to be a holiday date—just thinking that got me even more hyped.
“Alright, let’s head back out.”
“Okay.”
After leading her out from behind the building, I released the hypnosis.
She seemed briefly dazed by the weird sensation, but it passed quickly, and she fell in step beside me.
“Ah, right, Kai-kun.”
“What’s up?”
“About that… mysterious version of you from before—what was that?”
“Saika, I’d really appreciate it if you forgot that day. No, seriously—forget it.”
“?? Okay.”
That’s officially part of my dark history now… so please forget it.
Thanks to my desperate insistence, Saika never brought up the “Ikemen Incident” again… phew.
“Anyway, it’s almost noon.”
Checking the time, it was nearly lunch.
Thinking back, we hadn’t met that early, and after all the fun times, a lot of time had passed.
“Kai-kun, what were you planning for lunch?”
“I was gonna head home by noon… but you got anything you wanna eat?”
“As long as it’s with Kai-kun, anything’s fine.”
“Sweet~”
That said, the only place I really knew around here was a ramen shop.
It was cheap and tasty, so I’d gone with guy friends like Akira and Shougo a bunch—but was ramen too casual for a girl?
“…Is ramen okay?”
“Yeah, sounds fun!”
Whoa, she even said it sounded fun—glad I asked.
We went to the ramen place I frequented, but since it was peak lunchtime, the only seats left were at the counter.
“This is my first time at a place like this.”
“Huh… well, it’s not that rare nowadays.”
“I usually just ate at home… and I didn’t have friends before.”
“……………”
“Hehe, sorry. That was kinda hard to respond to, huh?”
“Yeah, no kidding!”
The current Saika was one thing, but the old Saika—the gloomy girl some called “Plain Jimiko-chan”—really did seem friendless. Hearing her joke about it left me at a loss.
“…But the fact you can laugh about it now means things are different, right?”
“Yeah… now, Kai-kun and Matsuri are my closest friends, and I can talk to Emu too.”
She finished by saying nothing made her happier than gaining friends.
For me, I’d just wanted to mess around with her body… but solving her problems ended up giving her confidence, leading to this positive change—which honestly made me happy too.
“Still though…”
“Hm?”
Just then, Saika glanced around restlessly.
“Are people staring at us, or is it just me?”
“Ah… yeah.”
It wasn’t surprising—we were drawing attention.
Not because female customers were rare here, but simply because Saika’s looks stood out.
“Just means you’re attractive, right? Though some of those looks are probably like, ‘Why’s a guy like that with her?’”
“Excuse me?”
The air instantly turned icy, sending a shiver down my spine.
Saika’s usual blank expression sharpened into perfect neutrality as she slowly turned her gaze toward the ogling middle-aged man… who immediately looked away.
“Kai-kun and I are close friends… so I won’t tolerate those kinds of looks.”
“T-thanks, Saika. Not that I care, but… let’s just order already!”
Scanning the menu together, I got shoyu ramen while Saika went with salt ramen.
“Here you go~!”
Our food arrived quickly, the delicious smell making my stomach growl loudly—earning a giggle from Saika.
“Tch… just means I’m hungry.”
“Don’t worry, mine growled a little too.”
“O-oh… alright! Let’s eat!”
“Yeah.”
We clasped our hands together—”Itadakimasu!”—and dug in.
Slurping down the noodles, I was satisfied as always by the flavor… but I kept sneaking glances at Saika’s eating habits.
(…The way she eats is kinda sexy.)
The way she lifts her hair with one hand to avoid getting it dirty while slurping ramen exudes an irresistible allure that makes it impossible to look away.
“……What’s wrong?”
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