The Villain Who Got Pinned Down Until He Ran Out Of Stamina ~ This Time I Raised The Protagonist's Affection Too Much And Everyone Fell For Me~

“…”

I could only stare at Hibari for a while.

But in my head, I clearly recalled her words.

“Because if you came home early… we could be alone together sooner.”

This was more than just her usual bombshell statement…

The destructive power was insane.

Well, anyway. I was shaken.

Of course, I was happy that Hibari had said that to me.

Those words must have come out because she thought spending time with me was enjoyable.

Recently, I had become somewhat able to read Hibari’s emotions from her face… but fundamentally, she was expressionless and cool.

That’s exactly why I was happy that she expressed it in words like this.

…I was happy, but.

I wondered what this was. This helpless confusion.

Usually, the words “Thank you!” would come out immediately…

Was something wrong with me today?

Maybe it was because of the sight of Hibari in casual clothes, which I wasn’t used to seeing that I felt my heartbeat getting faster than usual.

I glanced at Hibari.

“…”

When I stayed silent, that meant Hibari stayed silent too.

She was looking up at my face intently, as if waiting for my next words.

Well, of course. She must have been curious about my reaction.

“Hibari… do you, um, want to be with me?”

What I somehow managed to say was… words of confirmation.

“Yes.”

“I-I see.”

She answered immediately.

Well, I hadn’t thought it was flattery from the beginning, but being answered so quickly… made me feel shaken again.

“…”

We both fell silent.

This wouldn’t do if it continued forever!

If I stayed like this, I’d end up making Hibari worry about me again, just like with the casual clothes thing earlier!

After taking a breath, I said:

“S-so we came home early… is there something you wanted to do together with me?”

This was also an important matter so I asked her myself.

Hibari had specifically asked me to come home early. That meant I had to put what she wanted to do into practice quickly!

“Something I want to do…”

“Yeah, something you want to do.”

“…”

“…?”

Hm? This time, it was Hibari who fell silent.

“H-Hibari?”

“…I haven’t thought of anything.”

She said it with a straight face.

“Ah, I see. Then… let’s think about it and decide together.”

“Yes.”

When I said that, Hibari smiled and nodded.

“Though, saying that, it’s hard to decide what to do, huh.”

I crossed my arms and thought.

You know that phenomenon where just when you have free time, you think “Ah, what should I do?” and couldn’t think of anything to do? I wanted to give it a name.

Hibari was probably feeling the same way.

If we couldn’t think of anything to do… we should work through the things we hadn’t finished!

“Hey, Hibari.”

I called out to Hibari.

“Hibari, is there anything you didn’t get to do this summer?”

“Something I couldn’t do this summer…”

After thinking for a while, Hibari quietly spoke.

“I suppose it would be the pool.”

“Ah, the pool.”

“Are you planning to become some kind of pervert? You should keep that sort of thing to your own home.”

During summer vacation, I had gone to the pool with Yuito and the others.

Hibari had delivered a swimsuit to me, but… in the end, she didn’t swim at the pool, and she wasn’t in a swimsuit either.

“Next year we’ll definitely go together!”

“Yes.”

It seemed like Hibari nodded more enthusiastically than before.

I really had to go to the pool with her next year. It would definitely be fun. The liberating feeling of the ocean would be good too.

But still, Hibari in a swimsuit. What kind of swimsuit would she wear…

Wait, this was bad! What was I trying to imagine!

Hibari wouldn’t want me to look at her that way—

“Would Yuji-sama like to see me in a swimsuit?”

“…! Eh, Hibari?”

My heart skipped a beat.

She had asked me directly about exactly what I was just thinking about, and this time I couldn’t hide my confusion.

“You seem so surprised, as if you were thinking something improper.”

“N-no! I stopped my thoughts just before anything improper!”

“So you were trying to imagine me in a swimsuit.”

“Ah…”

I seemed to have dug my own grave. Feeling somehow awkward… I looked away.

“Would Yuji-sama like to see me in a swimsuit?”

“Eh?”

Reflexively, I looked toward her.

Hibari was… looking straight at my face.

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Despite asking him to come home early, when we finally had time alone together, I couldn’t decide on what to do.

Even someone like me…

“Ah, I see. Then… let’s think about it and decide together.”

Yuji-sama didn’t make an unpleasant face, didn’t blame me for anything.

As always, he gave me that guileless smile.

That’s right, that was the kind of person he was.

Even when I was not being myself, even when I made bold statements… he immediately smiled and properly looked at me, this good-natured, unconsciously very dense person.

That was who Kasajima Yuji was, the person I loved.

“Yes.”

And so I nodded to Yuji-sama’s words, naturally feeling the corners of my mouth turn up.

Next, Yuji-sama asked me a question.

“Hey, Hibari. Is there anything you didn’t get to do this summer?”

“Something I didn’t get to do this summer…”

After thinking a little, I honestly said:

“I suppose it would be the pool.”

“Ah, the pool.”

The summer staple, the pool. I had entered the pool facility to deliver Yuji-sama’s swim trunks, but we’d never swam together.

I’d never worn a swimsuit in front of Yuji-sama.

“Next year we’ll definitely go together!”

“Yes.”

To Yuji-sama’s words, I nodded more naturally and enthusiastically than before.

But…

—Having Yuji-sama see me in a swimsuit couldn’t wait until next year.

I suddenly thought that. And it came out of my mouth too…

“Would Yuji-sama like to see me in a swimsuit?”

“…! Eh, Hibari?”

I myself was surprised after saying such bold words.

But even more than that… Yuji-sama in front of me was flustered. Rather than being surprised by my statement… it was more like I had hit the mark, that kind of startled surprise.

“You seem so surprised, as if you were thinking something improper.”

“N-no! I stopped my thoughts just before anything improper!”

“So you were trying to imagine me in a swimsuit.”

“Ah…”

Yuji-sama let out a sound and looked away from me somewhat awkwardly.

But I… felt the corners of my mouth turn up slightly.

There was no woman who would dislike being imagined by the person she loved. Much less would I hold back.

“Would Yuji-sama like to see me in a swimsuit?”

“Eh?”

This time, I asked that question of my own will.

Even when our eyes met, I didn’t take back those words.

If I could wear a swimsuit, and we could be alone together…