597 I confessed to Mika (1/2)

The intimacy lasted for quite a while.

But in the end, Chiaki only did a few things without crossing the final line.

She was someone who knew how to take relationships. Going too fast right from the very start wouldn't be a good thing.

It was just like how Seiji started a harem but was still taking things slowly. There would be time for everyone to experience things as well as make their own choices.

”Chiaki… us being like this… is wrong, isn't it?” Mika asked weakly.

Even if Seiji didn't actually object, she still felt like something was wrong about this.

”If there's anything wrong, I suppose it's indeed wrong, but it's just at the degree of a minor having some alcohol.” Chiaki smiled.

A minor having alcohol… Mika fell silent. She felt that this analogy was rather subtle, and she wanted to retort but didn't know how to retort.

”Just feel free to relax yourself. If you feel awkward about it, I'll tell Seiji about our new relationship.”

”That's not what I mean…”

”You're such a serious type, Mika,” Chiaki commented. ”It's good to be serious, but sometimes you'll bring pain upon yourself if you're too serious.”

”…I somehow feel like being as casual as you is a major problem as well.”

”Well, I'm just such a casual girl, teehee~”

”Stop teeheeing!” Mika retorted.

”Then how about I change it to 'heehee'?”

”That's enough out of you!!” Little kitten Mika waved her claws and caused zero damage to her target.

Chiaki giggled. ”Let's have some drinks next time. We can do even better things while drunk.”

”I don't want that at all!”

”We could even drink together with Seiji and complain about him.”

Mika fell silent upon hearing his name.

Of course not.

Mika knew that he wouldn't, but…

”Rather than being 'wrong', he wants to know about what we really think more. That's why you really don't need to think so much into things,” Chiaki told her gently.

Something flashed in Mika's eyes.

She felt like she now understood everything that Chiaki was trying to tell her.

Her earlier bad mood from knowing that Seiji was having a date with Natsuya had completely disappeared.

Later that night.

Seiji was playing a video game with Reo. They both controlled cute loli characters that jumped all around, shooting sticky fluids out of water guns at each other as they faced off in fierce competition.

Shika watched them silently as she sipped some tea.

This was a normal scene just like always in their apartment—happy and peaceful.

At the conclusion of the video game battle, Reo's orange-dressed loli barely managed to defeat Seiji's blue-dressed loli. She emerged victorious.

The little girl started shouting happily as she proudly tilted her face upwards.

Seiji chuckled at her cute behavior.

”Not bad, but I'm going to get serious now, ehehe…” Seiji intentionally acted like a cliché antagonist.

”I won't lose to you!” Reo was filled with fighting spirit.

They immediately began a new round.

Seiji really did do as he said he would. He swiftly took shortcuts with his blue loli and used difficult angles to shoot liquid at the orange loli!

Reo hurriedly had her character dodge and counterattack to deal with the unexpected ambush.

”You're too naïve!”

Seiji's blue loli character picked up an item which modified the water gun to shoot bouncing liquid bullets. He used excellent shooting skills to suppress Reo!

The orange loli was constantly splashed with sticky liquid and could only pitifully wail.

”Onii-chan, you're so mean! Stop!!” Reo could only constantly run with her character.

”Hahaha, there's no use even if you beg for mercy!” Seiji made what he perceived to be an evil expression.

On the television screen, the orange loli ran for her life while the blue loli chased after her past various obstacles. It was a heartpounding chase where her life depended on it.

At this moment, someone knocked on the door to Seiji's apartment.

Shika put down her teacup and went to open the door.