While Wandering Around Naked, I Met An Exhibitionist, The Most Beautiful Half-Nordic Girl From School.

Chapter 23: If You Do It to Me, I’ll Do It Back

At the sound of the doorbell for the second time, I raised an eyebrow. Shirogane had just arrived, and Shuuichi was supposed to come tomorrow. So I had no idea who was here now.

“I don’t remember asking for anything, but it’s probably a delivery… I’ll just go check.”
“Okay!”

I’ll just leave Shirogane lying on the floor, rolling around as if she’s at home. Checking the door every time is a hassle, so I’ll just open it. Putting on some clothes and heading to the front door, I saw—

“Hey, are you okay?”
“—Shuuichi?”

The culprit was Shuuichi. The fact that he was here meant the match must have been canceled due to rain. But why was he here today?

“Man, the match got canceled, and I had nothing to do. Since it’s a holiday, I thought I’d come over whenever I wanted.”
“I wish you had told me beforehand.”
“I thought the same thing, but hey, don’t be surprised, okay?”
“I won’t be surprised.”
“Actually, we never exchanged contact info.”
“…!”

Oh, right. Even though we became friends, I don’t remember any event where we exchanged contact information.

“Frankly, there’s no problem meeting at school, and I’m usually busy with club activities anyway. If we’re just going to hang out, there’s no need to use a smartphone. I guess I just never found the chance to bring it up.”
“Same with me—I never had friends like that before, so the idea of exchanging contact info never even occurred to me.”
“Man, that’s hilarious!”
“…?”

We both had a sort of dry attitude toward friendship, and maybe that’s why we weren’t the type to be overly familiar with each other.

Well, in my case, I actually wanted to get closer, but since I wasn’t used to it, I wasn’t sure how far I could go, so I ended up backing off.

“Anyway, I came over to exchange contact info too! Did you manage today?”
“Completely fine—”

I froze mid-sentence. This was bad. Right now, Shirogane was at my house, rolling around in her underwear. If Shuuichi saw her, it could cause an embarrassing misunderstanding.

“Wait a second.”
“Sure!”

Closing the door quickly, I rushed back to the living room. I told Shirogane, who was rolling around on the floor reading a manga from the bookshelf, about the emergency situation.

“A friend is here. If we keep going like this, your presence might get exposed. Okay?”
“…Seriously?”
“Seriously serious.”

His expression was stunned.

Of course, getting him dressed was a given, but now the question was, what should be done next.

Even if he tried to go out to the balcony, it was on the third floor—there was no way he could. That meant he’d have to hide him somewhere, wait for Nakai to pass by, and then send him back.

“The toilet… that’s out. There’s a risk Nakai might go in there.”

If that wasn’t an option, then the bathroom or the closet.

The bathroom was cold, but considering the plan of hiding for a while and sneaking out when Nakai was in the living room, it was the best option. However, that would carry the risk of having to sneak out without being discovered.

On the other hand, the closet was in the living room, had heating, and was warm. But in that case, he’d have to stay hidden inside the whole time Nakai was around.

Alright, after considering all these factors, the former was the best solution. I was about to give Shirogane instructions when…

“I’ll be hiding in this closet for a while, okay?”
“Wait, what?”
“Since there’s nothing else to do until it’s over, is it okay if I borrow a manga?”
“That’s fine if you want.”

No, that wasn’t the point.

Shirogane had every intention of staying put. She was so shamelessly persistent, her face was layered like a mille-feuille.

I couldn’t understand at all why she was thinking like that, and she smirked mischievously.

“I’m just curious about the kind of conversations you usually have with your friends.”
“…Oh, so that’s how it is. That’s pretty tasteless.”
“Too late for that. I’ve been through enough embarrassment, so you should show off a little of your own too.”

That’s right. I had just recently experienced the humiliation of exposing an unfinished work to the public.

That said, I couldn’t deny her point either.

Even if it was just a coat, it was bad enough, but after the mall incident, I had taken her out several times for training. For someone like Shirogane, who was sensitive to being seen by others, that had been a painful experience.

As a way of returning the favor, she probably wanted to enjoy watching me exposed in a spiritual sense. While being physically exposed was something I was used to, being exposed mentally was something I wasn’t, so I might have felt a bit embarrassed and flustered. In fact, this kind of direction was just plain awkward.

“Alright then. Make sure you don’t get caught. It seems like Nakai has feelings for you.”
“Don’t worry. I wouldn’t go that far either.”

The matter was settled.

I tidied up the closet a bit, creating a space where one person could move around comfortably, and watched as she settled into it.

All I need to do now is be careful not to get caught until I finish playing with Uchi no Kawa.

Opening the door again, I invited him inside.

“Sorry to bother you!”

“You’re welcome.”

Well then, let’s see what happens next.