The Case of Me, a Guy With Zero Dating Experience, Getting Mistaken for a Stalker by the Angel I Fell for at First Sight, Only to End Up Living Together With Her in a Harem Share House With a 1:9 Gender Ratio - Chapter 47: First Kiss

Chapter 47: First Kiss

In a silence where the world’s sounds seemed to vanish, Yuuki felt a sweet, soft sensation, as if in a dream.

How long had their lips been pressed together?

A few seconds, or perhaps longer…

As they parted, Sakura looked away from Yuuki, touching her lips with her left hand and smiling shyly.

The two were abruptly pulled back to reality.

(I kissed Sakura-san.)

(I kissed Yuuki-san.)

Their hearts raced, yet strangely, they felt no panic.

“Wanna sit over there?”

“Yes.”

Yuuki and Sakura sat side by side on a nearby piece of driftwood.

“Not cold?”

Sakura, in short sleeves, looked a bit chilly.

“A little cold.”

Yuuki took off his mountain parka and draped it over her shoulders.

“Sorry…”

“Huh… Why are you apologizing?”

“Oh, uh, because I kissed you…”

“Don’t apologize.

I wanted it too…”

“…Thank you.”

“Fufu, that was my first kiss, you know…

I’ll take those words gratefully.”

Basking in the afterglow of their first kiss, the two gazed up at the starry sky.

“Ugh, it’s getting chilly…”

That night, perhaps due to radiative cooling, the temperature dropped more than expected.

“Let’s head back.

Everyone might be worried.”

Yuuki wanted to stay alone with Sakura longer but reluctantly decided to return.

“Yeah, let’s go.”

Using their phone lights, Yuuki and Sakura retraced their steps.

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Miku was worried that Yuuki hadn’t returned.

(Yuuki, isn’t the restroom taking too long…?)

It had been over 20 minutes since he left.

(Could he be drunk and sleeping somewhere…?)

“I’m going to the restroom.”

Miku called out to the group, left the tarp, and headed to the administration building’s restroom.

The campground at night was cool, with a crisp air.

But Yuuki was nowhere near the administration building.

(Where did he go…?)

Looking around, no one was by the brightly lit vending machine.

Only the sound of wind rustling the trees echoed.

Miku glanced toward the lakeshore.

Then, she saw a faint light swaying in the darkness, approaching.

Instinctively, Miku hid behind the administration building.

It was likely a phone’s flashlight.

She watched the slow, swaying light, holding her breath.

As it entered the range of the building’s exterior light, two figures emerged.

It was Yuuki and Sakura.

What were they doing by the lakeshore in such darkness?

They were holding hands affectionately.

Looking at each other happily, whispering, they seemed like a couple.

(Why… Why are they together…?)

Miku had come to find Yuuki, but she saw the last thing she wanted.

Feeling pathetic for worrying, she was consumed with jealousy, her clenched fists trembling as she stared.

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Yuuki and Sakura returned to the screen tarp.

“You two were gone a while.”

Akane remarked.

“We were looking at the stars by the lakeshore.

You can’t see a sky like that in the city.”

Yuuki told everyone.

“Huh, that amazing?”

Everyone in the group stepped outside the tarp to look up at the night sky.

“It’s true~ This is incredible.

I want to take a photo, but will it show up?”

Asuna took out her phone and snapped the sky.

“Ugh, probably need a digital camera.”

As everyone gazed upward, Miku returned.

“Oh, Miku-chan, you were late too.”

Akane said.

“Miku, you look pale, you okay?”

Kotoha asked with concern.

“I’m fine. It was hot in the tarp, so I cooled off a bit.”

Miku smiled to brush it off.

It was past 10 p.m., and the campground night deepened.

“I’m going to bed.

We’ve got tomorrow, so don’t stay up too late.

Oh, Yuuki-kun, lock up the tarp when you sleep~”

Asuna said.

“Yes, got it.”

“I’m sleepy too, so I’m off~ Good night~”

Akane chimed in.

“Me too, sleepin’~”

Mizuki, clearly drunk, was unsteady.

“Drunkards, go sleep~”

Riona, her cheeks flushed, was also quite tipsy.

Asuna, Mizuki, Akane, and Sena left to brush their teeth and sleep.

Left were Reina, Riona, Miku, Sakura, Kotoha, and Yuuki—six in total.

“Let’s sleep by 11, okay?”

Reina, the eldest, told the younger members.

Then, Riona blurted out,

“Hey, Yuuki…

Is it true you went to a love hotel with Miku?”

Her words froze everyone present.