Chapter 249: Natsuno / Half a Return (2/2)

「I mean straight up, do you like her or dislike her」

「I still……don’t know. We haven’t known each other for long after all」

「I see」

「But」

「But？」

Aoba stirred within his arms.

She was more relaxed than earlier, entrusting her body weight to Taiyou.

All of it.

「If it’s someone who likes Natsuno-kun, then I think I could probably like them」

「Because they like me？」

「Mhm, because they like Natsuno-kun. I think that sort of person might be okay」

「If it’s someone with the same interests as you, you can trust them. I wonder about that…」

「What do you mean？」

「Hmmm」

Taiyou tilted his head, smiling.

He understood the sentiment of wanting to trust those who share your tastes, and even nearly “agreed”, but would that truly hold the same weight when it came to love?

At the very least, Taiyou didn’t consider that to be common sense.

But Taiyou didn’t pay it much heed. Life is full of unknown things in the first place.

Unknown things had increased at a particularly explosive rate after meeting Kohaku.

After receiving additional “instruction” from her, he had become further unconcerned about it.

Which was why he decided not to care.

Instead, he decided to “grant” it.

「Alright, let’s think about it together. Cause I actually dunno what to do either, so let’s enlist Kotone, Suzune, Kazane, and Kohaku for assistance」

「Kay！」

Nodding vigorously, Aoba conveyed her joy.

Taiyou was becoming happier and happier.

「And I have one more thing I wanna ask you. Or rather, I’d like you to work with me」

「With me? Kay, I’ll do whatever, so ask away」

「It’s about what Youran said to me. Or rather, asked me for……uhhh, or threatened me?」

「Eh? Wh-What did she say？」

「Yeah, about that……」

「Mhm……」

「Actually, you see……」

「M-Mhm……」

Taiyou put on airs with a grave tone.

Aoba was lured in by that, holding her breath in anticipation.

Taiyou was inwardly chuckling.

He’d been able to have his fill of her cute side, so he figured he’d disclose it about now.

「She told me to pull your ponytail」

「Eh？」

「Said for me to pull it」

「You mean……mine？」

「Yeah, this ponytail」

He pinched the tip of her hair, not quite pulling it but tugging it.

「You’re going to do that……」

「She apparently wishes for it.《Haven’t the foggiest idea of why though》」

Taiyou inwardly questioned, then spoke again.

「So she was wondering if I’d help grant that」

「……Mhm. Please do」

Aoba timidly nodded in his arms.

She got up, making it so that he could pull on her ponytail.

Taiyou gently pulled on her sweet, lovely ponytail.

That was all it took for her to jump.

That was overwhelmingly cute to Taiyou, and he became eager to do more.

「Natsuno……kun」

They would then proceed to have reckless sex.