The Strongest Loner Redo His Youth With Unmatched Prowess!! ~In the Second Round of School Life, He Made Beautiful Girl Friends!~ - Chapter 24: Destination

“Thank youuuuu!!!!” 

“Whoa!? P-Please don’t hug me!!” 

Squish. 

Yuri hugged Yuito. 

She was in her underwear, but covered in slime. 

Since he was holding hands with Kirika, he couldn’t avoid it. 

The sticky, unpleasant sensation was transmitted. 

“Wha!? M-My clothes are melting…”

“I-I’m sorry… I’ll pay for it…” 

It seems the slime still had the ability to dissolve clothes. 

At the very last moment, another victim of the clothes-dissolving slime had emerged. 

“Why did it have to be Yuito?!” 

“What a disaster…” 

“Since this happened, let’s get him to buy an expensive one, lol.”

“It’s all sticky…” 

Yuito takes off his jacket, which is full of holes like a pair of distressed jeans. 

It has even seeped into his shirt. 

He had just taken it off to give it a light rinse.

“Oh, impressive…” 

“Y-Yuito-san!! Please don’t suddenly take off your clothes!” 

Kirika nodded as if impressed. 

Hakari looked away shyly. 

“I-I’m sorry.” 

He showed something unpleasant. 

Yuito hurriedly dried himself off and put his shirt back on. 

“His abs were amazing… a feeling of defeat…”

“Was he a slim, muscular type…”

“I don’t dislike it!”

“Anyway, thank you for saving me from the slime. I’m really grateful to you guys.”

Yuri stood up straight while trying to look cool. 

Her face was still smeared with tears and slime, though. 

“I want to repay you! Just tell me anything.” 

“Anything, huh?” 

“Kirika-san, we should keep the request reasonable, right?” 

“If it’s a request from a beautiful girl, I won’t refuse.”

Yuri turned to face Yuito. 

In her underwear, it was hard to know where to look, so he wished she wouldn’t face him. 

“Of course, you can say any wish you want, young man. If you want, I can even let you touch my breasts.” 

“No, that’s fine…” 

“Oh, I see, you can’t touch what isn’t there! What do you mean by that, you punk?!” 

“Why are you suddenly getting angry?!”

An irate Yuri approached him.

She’s the kind of person who gets angry at herself for what he just said. 

“Hey, please don’t bother Yuito-kun!” 

“You can just thank him with a meal or something!!” 

Kirika and Hakari intervened, and somehow the situation was settled.

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“Today was tough, wasn’t it?” 

Kirika muttered on the return flight. 

Her profile looked somewhat lonely. 

“Yeah, even Yuito fell asleep.”

Hakari glanced at the person next to her. 

Yuito was snoring softly. 

There were about twenty minutes left until the plane returned to the city. 

They should just let him rest peacefully.

“In Yuito-kun’s case, he seems more tired from human relationships than from exploration…”

“It’s mainly Yuri-san’s fault.”

“That person was definitely getting a kick out of bothering Yuito-kun, right…”

There were various troubles, but the exploration was a success. 

Hakari also thinks she gained good experience. 

However, there was one thing that was bothering her.

“Do you remember Yuito-san’s body?” 

“His muscles were amazing, right? I might even like that!” 

“That’s not what I mean!” 

Hakari denied it, blushing. 

It’s not that she disliked it, but she didn’t have any particular preference for muscles either. 

What she wanted to talk about was something else. 

“Yuito-san was covered in scars…” 

Yuito’s body was scarred all over. 

There were vivid marks left everywhere.

“Maybe those scars are from training or something.”

“That just shows how much effort he’s put in, right?” 

Hakari looked over at the person beside her. 

Yuito was sleeping with an innocent expression, but he must have gone through a lot of hardships. 

Hakari gently stroked Yuito’s head. 

“Yuito-san is stronger than us, isn’t he?” 

“Yeah. I think he’s always been stronger. He’s on a whole different level.”

That strength is enviable. 

But at the same time, Hakari thought it was pitiful. 

Strength breeds loneliness. 

The reason why Yuito keeps others at a distance might be his strength.

Thinking about it, Hakari’s heart tightened. 

“I want to become strong enough to catch up with Yuito-san.” 

“That’s right. Let’s work hard together.” 

The sunset sky visible from the window stretched far into the distance.