The Carnivorous Beast Beauties Are Dying to Devour This Herbivorous Beast Me - 85

Chapter 85: The Hot Summer Shows No Signs of Ending

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The day to attend school. It was that “mysterious day in the middle of summer break when we had to come to school.”

Even though it was only for the morning, most of the students wore tired expressions, already talking about their plans to hang out right after the closing greeting. As for me, I was casually chatting with Shuuya and Kento, whom I hadn’t seen in a while since the summer festival.

“Both of you really helped me out with the festival.”

“Don’t worry about it. We’re friends, aren’t we?”

“Yeah, it’s only natural to help each other when we’re in trouble, right?”

“…Were you guys always like that?”

“Hahaha! What are you talking about, Haruku-kun?”

“This year’s summer festival became a wonderful memory for me.”

While acting somewhat theatrical, Shuuya pulled out his smartphone. He fiddled with it for a little bit and showed me his wallpaper. On it was a photo of Miran in a yukata, blushing in embarrassment as she glared this way while biting into a candied apple.

No way… 

I thought, and glanced toward Kento. Sure enough, his phone wallpaper was a picture of Seira-san smiling softly under the glow of fireworks…

“Eh, you guys took these secretly?”

“Like hell we did!”

“We begged them and they let us take them!”

Those two? That was unexpected…Though, I guessed they couldn’t refuse after I half-forced Shuuya and Kento to help out at the festival. Even if it was only one photo, letting them use it as their wallpaper was a pretty big deal for them.

Ah, so that’s why… 

Afterward, I ended up with a flood of pretty risqué photos they’d apparently taken later: Seira-san and Miran not just in yukata, but as cheerleaders, maids, and in all kinds of costumes. If Shuuya and Kento ever found out that my phone was loaded with all those revealing selfies of the two of them, I wondered how they’d react…

Of course, I had no plan on saying anything.

“Hmm, but it still kind of bothers me that someone else is using their pictures as wallpapers…”

“Oh? Sounds like you’re acting like their jealous boyfriend.”

“I am their boyfriend, though…”

““Damn you…!””

“Eh… You both knew I’d say that, you were just baiting me.”

“Yeah, we knew… We knew, but still!”

“You’ve got such a cute, doting little sister, and on top of that, Seira-san and Miran-chan, right? And even your kouhai Anjuu-chan likes you too, doesn’t she?”

“As for the class president’s feelings… I’m not sure, but during the festival you seemed pretty close with Arisa-senpai too, didn’t you?”

“You’re basically holding onto three of the Top Four Beauties already, and now you’re going after the last one too? Don’t you have any shame?!”

“Wait, wait! I don’t have anything going on with Sumeragi-senpai, okay!?”

“Really?”

“Then what were you two doing alone that time?”

“I already told you, Sumeragi-senpai said she had ‘something difficult to talk about with other people around,’ so I just listened. After that we were with you guys again, and nothing happened, right?”

“Well, yeah, but still…”

“So there really isn’t anything between you and Arisa-senpai?”

“Yeah, there’s really nothi─”

“Hey, Arisugawa-kun. I found you.”

“─!?”

Just as that voice rang out, two arms stretched over my shoulders, and an indescribably soft, heavenly sensation pressed down on my head.

That voice, this size, this softness…!

“Sumeragi-senpai!? Wh-what are you doing!?”

“Ah, sorry. Your height was just perfect, so I couldn’t resist.”

Laughing lightly, Sumeragi-senpai finally let go and moved to stand at my side.

“I’m here because I have a request for you, Arisugawa-kun.”

“A request?”

“Mm. Ah, it’s nothing major. I realized after the summer festival that I forgot to exchange contact information with you. I figured we’ll probably need to talk personally now and then, so I’d like to do it here and now.”

“Contact information? Sure, I don’t mind…”

“Fufu, then it’s decided.”

While keeping an eye on her cheerful smile, I pulled out my phone and went through the motions. My LINE list now had a new entry for Sumeragi-senpai, and when she saw her own phone confirm the addition of my LINE ID, her smile deepened.

“Thank you, Arisugawa-kun. I’ll message you later.”

“Y-yes…”

With just that, Sumeragi-senpai gave a quick wink and after she flipped her long black hair with elegance, she left the scene. The rest of us were left behind, staring blankly at her retreating figure.

“…Hey, Haruku.”

“…What?”

“I’ll ask again. You clearly said there’s nothing going on with Arisa-senpai, right?”

“……”

“You little…!”

“There’s no way nothing’s going on if she herself asked to exchange contact info!”

“Hey, Haruku-kun, what does she mean by ‘talk personally’?”

“Her body temperature clearly went up just now, you know? Doesn’t that look way more than ordinary?”

“Onii, with all these girls around you, you still want more?”

“Haruku-senpai… Am I not enough for you…?”

“Seira-san, Miran!? Even Chinatsu and Anjuu-chan… You all saw that!?”

“You made such a scene, of course we all saw it.”

“Haruku! Are you planning to add another one!?”

“W-wait─”

“So what’s the truth!?”

“Hey, Haruku!”

“Haruku-kun, answer us clearly.”

“What is it, Haru!?”

“Onii!”

“Haruku-senpai!”

“How did it come to this…”

My muttered words were swallowed up by the uproar of the girls, their excitement overwhelming me. And so, it felt like the upcoming second semester was going to be even noisier…And even more fun.

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