In Tokyo: They are heavily dependent on me

Chapter 92. A True Understanding of Dating

"Hoshino-san, what's for lunch?"

When it was lunch break time, Kaoru had just taken out the bento box Rin had made from his seat when a familiar voice came from beside him.

This kind of thing happens so frequently it's frightening; I've lost count of how many times it's happened.

Every day at noon, the two would exchange lunch boxes. Perhaps influenced by Rin's cooking, the young lady's food preferences gradually began to shift towards "spicy".

"Beef stew with potatoes".

Kaoru opened the bento box, and Mizukami pulled a chair in front of her and sat down at the desk.

He reached into his lunchbox with his chopsticks, picked up a piece of potato, and put it in his mouth. His eyes immediately lit up.

"That's amazing. Potatoes aren't exactly a rare ingredient, and they don't even look very appealing..."

Words that don't clearly express what kind of viewpoint come out of her mouth naturally.

Kaoru picked up the eel from her bento box and put it in her mouth to chew.

"Um, the fireworks festival is next week, does Mizukami-kun plan to participate?"

"no."

The refusal was quite decisive... Kaoru's lingering hope quickly vanished.

The young lady doesn't lie; if she says no, then she definitely doesn't.

"Having no real friends, cutting off all social interaction with peers, and never experiencing love—if you think about it that way, the world is really fair, Miss."

"So, this is what makes Hoshino-kun so annoying."

Although the young lady remained calm on the surface, she had already ruthlessly stepped on Kaoru's shoes and even twisted her body a few times.

Even though being stepped on was a humiliating act, he didn't want to pull his foot back. He felt surprisingly good being stepped on by the young lady in such a gentle way.

Well, it would be even better if we could step on it in a different spot.

Of course, he wouldn't say such a thing to the young lady in front of him.

"I'm just pitying you, Mizukami-kun."

Xun quickly swallowed the food in her mouth and poured the tea she had brought from home into her mouth.

Dark tea dripped down his chin, which he casually wiped away with the back of his hand, his gaze fixed on the face before him.

Move closer and lower your voice as you do so.

"If you feel lonely, I'd be more than willing to be your plaything for amusement. How about that? Tempting, isn't it?"

next second.

The pressure on my feet increased, as if I were concentrating all my weight on one point.

No, this force is absolutely not enough, it's really not enough, it will definitely break because it can't withstand the pressure.

"Since Hoshino-kun says so, then that's fine."

The unexpected happened.

Scenes from their last time together flashed quickly through Shui Shang's mind.

The sensation of kissing... the burning heat that kept slapping against her cheeks, as if trying to scorch her body. Even though she was doing that kind of thing with a man, she didn't feel any shame at all, and even thought it was not bad.

My thoughts lingered on these things for so long that by the time my body reacted, my cheeks were already quite hot.

"I'm talking to you..."

Xun frowned, looking at her with a disbelieving expression, her gaze seemingly trying to pierce through her skin and see what was hidden deeper inside.

"You agreed so readily... Are you really the yakuza heiress I know?"

"Proving this is quite simple: Hoshino-kun, would you like to experience a day trip to Tokyo Bay without any diving equipment?"

"...That would be murder, and besides, Mizukami-san wouldn't do that."

"Who knows? Maybe I really do have that thought."

As far as Kaoru knows, the young lady doesn't have a habit of lying, but she's very good at concealing the truth.

When faced with situations where they don't want to answer but cannot violate the principle of "telling the truth," they skillfully use the art of language to resolve the issue.

Mizukami is the kind of person who is very good at hiding her true thoughts.

In Kaoru's heart, it has always been this way.

"Let's go buy yukatas together this weekend... Speaking of which, does doing this kind of thing between opposite sexes count as a date? I don't think I've ever done this with Minakami-kun... This so-called date... Am I just having a bad memory?"

"No, it's already been done."

The young lady's answer was very calm, as if such a thing had really happened.

Kaoru tried hard to recall, but in his memory, the situation of "a date with a young lady" that he understood had never happened before.

While he was deep in thought.

"Hoshino-san, isn't that right? As long as the two of you are alone together... that counts as a date, right? You don't necessarily have to meet up in person to make it a date."

The young lady's words seemed to have a deeper meaning, and possessed a kind of magic that could be clearly perceived but could not be described.

Kaoru could clearly sense that her original ideas had been misinterpreted.

"That makes some sense, but if this is what dating is... I've dated... way too many women, haven't I?"

"This kind of thing is normal, isn't it?"

Use a paper napkin to wipe the oil off your lips while floating on the water.

"Hoshino-kun, you're just like that, always wanting more."

Am I really that kind of person?

Xun was so engrossed in her thoughts that she didn't even realize when food was accidentally poked into her nose.

The last class of the afternoon has ended.

The air was filled with the sounds of discussions about the "fireworks festival." With the humid heat of summer becoming increasingly pronounced, even through the glass, the temperature of the 4 p.m. sun could be clearly felt.

Under the dark blue sky, the chirping of cicadas never ceased.

Even the air in the distance was distorted by the effects of the high temperature.

"Riding your bike home in this weather...you'll get heatstroke."

Everything she touched was frighteningly hot. As soon as Xun sat on the bicycle seat, she felt that the black leather surface was full of heat, hot enough to fry an egg.

To make matters worse, after riding for only a short distance, he felt it becoming increasingly difficult to pedal, so he stopped the bike on the side of the road, squatted down, and began to check it.

He touched the front wheel with his finger and applied just a little force, and the tire dented in.

Although this bicycle lasted a long time before developing quality problems, the timing of the problem was really inconsiderate.

It's summer now, and the temperature is frighteningly high. Considering the physical exertion and the intense heat of pushing it back...

"What bad luck!"

As Xun was complaining and preparing to push the car back, she heard a horn blaring behind her.

He turned around and saw Ms. Shoko wearing a helmet.

"Hoshino-san, is there something wrong with your bicycle?"

The moment she heard the sound, Kaoru understood perfectly.

Ah... I'm saved.