An Affair Date With Marin Shiozaki

“Could I at least wear underwear…?”

“Huh? You should be grateful I’m letting you wear a skirt.”

“That’s cruel.”

“And to think, you make those lewd noises every night when you’re begging for me. Do you still have any shame left?”

“Please don’t say that…”

“Why are you blushing? You pervert.”

“…I’m sorry. I’m sorry for being a pervert.”

What is this? Do I have to spend the whole day like this?

“Um… today… where are we going?”

“Huh? Just shut up and follow me.”

“Y-yes…”

Alright, what should I do now…? We headed towards the park.

If I say something lukewarm, she’ll blow that whistle again…

Then I noticed a few dogs running around in the park.

“…Hey. Go join those dogs.”

“…Huh?”

“Get on all fours and bark like a dog.”

“I-I can’t do that…!”

“Hmm, is that so? Then there’s no reward for a worthless mutt.”

“I-I understand! I’ll do it! Please… don’t leave me hanging…”

With that, Marin-chan walks over and joins the dogs.

“Woof, woof!!” she barked desperately.

Of course, the dogs scatter, and the owners, looking awkward, walked away.

“…I’m sorry. I couldn’t fit in…”

“Pathetic mutt.”

“M-master, please… punish this useless dog! Please punish me!”

“No more, please!!”

“Tweet!!” she blew the whistle again immediately.

“What are you doing? Stay in character!”

“Marin-chan, are you serious? If someone sees us, we’re done for! Seriously!”

“It’s fine! We can just explain that we’re in this kind of relationship, and they’ll understand!”

“That will make things even more complicated!!”

Then, we heard voices from behind.

“Aoi-kun… Marin-chan…? What are you two doing…?”

We turn around to see Umi-chan and Kiyohito standing there.

“…Oh.”

We’ve been caught in the worst possible situation by the worst possible people.

◇ Café

The four of us sat at a table, and were questioning us about the earlier incident.

“So, what were you doing?”

“Um… well…”

“Ah, Aoi-kun ordered me to…”

“Hey, stop!!”

“Ah, if I’d been dating Aoi-kun… I guess I would have been made to do… things like that…” Umi-chan muttered, looking down and appearing almost lifeless.

“Just kidding! We were practicing for a play!”

“A play?”

“Remember? We talked about doing a play for the school festival. We were practicing to help Aoi-kun get back into character and to be able to perform confidently in front of people, so I used the whistle!”

I see. So that’s what it was… But still, there are better ways to practice.

“And also, it’s just my hobby! I’m a total masochist! Honestly, it was really exciting!”

“….”

“Whoa! Looks like I freaked you out!” Marin-chan laughed cheerfully.

“Anyway, we need to start thinking about the school festival.”

“Kiyohito, shouldn’t you be focusing on your entrance exams before the festival?”

He looked away, avoiding eye contact.

He’s definitely not studying.

“So, what were you two doing?”

“We were just out shopping and then hanging out. Then we saw some familiar faces in the park…”

“I see. By the way, Kiyohito, are you really studying?”

“Y-yeah.”

He’s definitely not studying.

“Umi-chan, you’re studying, right?”

“Y-yeah… I’m studying properly…”

“I’m studying too, and so is Aoi-kun. Are you sure you’ll be okay?”

“Honestly, I’m not! It’s really bad!”

“Then why don’t you have Umi-chan help you out?”

“Me?”

“Yes! You’re really good at teaching!”

“If that’s okay with you…”

“Great! That solves the exam problem! Now, back to the school festival!”

“We haven’t really decided on the play yet. It’s just been discussed among us and Honjo-san, right?”

“No worries! If I say I want to do it, I can persuade anyone!” Marin-chan declared confidently, like a dictator.

“….”

“I actually asked my dad to help with the script… so we have one ready…”

Oh, that’s right. We talked about this before. The protagonist… Can I really handle that role now?

And so, the conversation kept progressing.