The Carnivorous Beast Beauties Are Dying to Devour This Herbivorous Beast Me - 42

Chapter 42: At Miran’s House

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“Now then. Let’s begin the first school festival committee meeting.”

One day after class, Seira-san and I gathered with the other school festival committee members in a conference room at school. Just like what Sumeragi-senpai had said, this was the first school festival committee meeting. Two representatives from each class were present in this room and many students were focusing their attention on Sumeragi-senpai, while…

“”…..””

While several students seemed to be paying attention to Seira-san. The school festival would be held in October. We still had half a year to go, but this school had many students who were pretty gung-ho about the festival. Because they wanted to have more time preparing for the festival, the first meeting was held in April. 

“I’m Haruku Arisugawa from Class 2-1. Nice to meet you.”

After introducing myself, I glanced at Sumeragi-senpai and she gave me a wink as a way to acknowledge me. Feeling somewhat embarrassed, I gave her a light nod and sat back down. 

“….”

I had a feeling that Seira-san, who was sitting beside me, was staring at me. Seira-san? Was that small exchange a no-go for Seira-san…?

“Haruku-kun, you seem awfully close to Arisa-senpai.”

“Re-Really? We’re not that close or anything. We’re just normal though…?”

“Is that so…”

Seira-san narrowed her eyes, staring at me intently. But I only returned Sumeragi-senpai’s wink with a small nod. It seemed that recently, Seira-san had become more easily jealous…

“Alright. Now that we’ve finished all the introductions, let’s start our first discussion. The theme for this year’s school festival is─”

Although the actual event was still six months away, there was plenty of stuff we had to do. From submitting the project proposal, applying for the budget and coordinating with other classes. In this meeting, we would be planning our schedule leading up to the event. 

“Haruku-kun, good work today.” 

“Yeah, you too, Seira-san.”

I sighed a sigh of relief. The meeting was finally over. Seira-san and I headed to the classroom to pick up our things. Because there were so many enthusiastic students, the meeting turned out to be quite heated. The meeting went on and by the time the meeting was over, it was already getting quite late. The sun was starting to set, but the sky visible from the window looked quite cloudy. The weather felt a bit chilly today. 

“It looks like it’s going rain tonight. We should hurry up.”

“Hm? That’s…”

When we arrived at our classroom, there was someone inside. Noticing our presence, the figure inside the classroom moved. Gold hair with loose waves swayed and her vertically slit pupils seemed to pierce through us. 

“Haru, you’re late.”

“Miran? You were waiting for us?”

“I already said I would wait for you… I didn’t think it would take this long though.”

“So-Sorry….”

“It’s fine. I’m not mad. Anyway… Haru, good work today.”

As she said that, Miran smiled and took my arm into hers. Her small hand fit perfectly in mine and I could feel her slightly cooler body temperature. 

And then…

“…!”

Miran looked up at Seira-san, giving her a mischievous grin like she was trying to provoke Seira-san. Maybe Miran was feeling a sense of rivalry toward Seira-san since I had been together with Seira-san during the meeting. Clearly taking the bait, Seira-san countered by grabbing my free hand and stared at Miran. The two of them locked eyes, engaging in a silent challenge. Sparks seemed to fly between them.

…Please, stop glaring at each other with me in the middle…

We were finally on our way home, but…

“Hey, it’s hard to walk like this. You should let go of Haru soon.”

“I’m the one who should say that. If you keep holding his arm like that, Haruku-kun won’t be able to walk.” 

“That goes for you too, Seira!”

Seira-san was holding my right arm firmly, pressing my shoulder in between her chest… Yeah. She was definitely pressing her boobs against my shoulder. Meanwhile, my left hand was being held by Miran. Her grip tightening around my left hand like a snake, showing her intention to never let me go. Indeed. It was really hard to walk like this. We were taking twice as long to walk. 

“We should hurry before it starts raining.”

“That would be bad… I will walk Haruku-kun alone. Miran-san, you should go ahead and head back first.”

“You’re acting like you’re trying to be considerate, but you just want to make me leave! In the first place─Ah!”

A single raindrop landed on my face. Although the warmth of spring had finally made its appearance, but of course the weather would get cold when the rain hit. More importantly, it would be bad if Miran got caught in the rain. After all, she was a cold-blooded snake. 

“Wai─Ah!”

“Ah─!”

“…This is not the time to be joking around.”

I said and true enough, the rain quickly grew heavier. Raindrops poured down on us, soaking our bodies. I had to get Miran home before she couldn’t move because of the cold…!”

“Seira-san!

“Hm…!”

“Huh…?”

Seira-san nodded firmly in return and much to my surprise, she swiftly carried Miran in a princess carry. I had planned to carry Miran on my back and had Seira-san hold my bags, but… Seeing the displeased look on Miran’s face, it was clear to see she had been expecting me to carry her, but Seira-san’s quick thinking had prevented that from happening. 

I guess their sense of rivalry is still going strong…

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“Welcome back… Oh! Everyone is soaked! Come in, come in! Hurry up, before you catch a cold!”

“No, we’re just—”

“You’ll catch a cold like this! Come on! Hurry up!”

After taking Miran home, we were (forcibly) invited inside by Miran’s mother. 

“Our bath should be big enough for all three of you, but—”

“NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO! Absolutely not!”

“Fufufu~ I’m just joking. Miran and Seira-chan. You two go warm up in the bath first, okay? Haruku-kun, I’m sorry but can you wait for them? Here, wipe your body with this towel first. Okay?”

“Tha-Thank you… The towel is more than enough though…”

“I’m sorry for the inconvenience, you even have to offer your bath to us…”

“Oh, no, no. What are you talking about? You already helped our Miran. This is the least I could do for you two. In fact, I should be the one thanking you.”

Seira-san gave a polite bow to Miran’s mother, who smiled sweetly, before Seira-san headed toward the bath with Miran.

Wait. With Miran?! They’re going to take a bath together?!

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