"Can I help you?"
Nanaya's tone was unfriendly. After all, who would be in a good mood after being interrupted while making out with a girl?
But Aki Tomoya was different. Perhaps because he was eager to voice his desires directly, or maybe because his brain had been completely corroded by otaku culture—he had absolutely zero emotional intelligence.
How could someone like him possibly read the atmosphere?
Aki Tomoya stepped forward, glancing at Kato Megumi, who was still buried in Nanaya's arms.
Yes—this was it!
He adjusted his glasses, then, under Nanaya's condescending gaze, bowed deeply.
"Please join my club!"
Even while bent over, Aki Tomoya's voice was startlingly loud, echoing through the empty hallway.
"...?"
Kato Megumi wasn't sure if this classmate of hers had something wrong with his brain.
Ignoring why he would suddenly invite this man—who wasn't even from their school—how could an outsider join a school club in the first place?
Megumi felt her breathing stabilize slightly. Her hands had instinctively settled on the man's waist earlier, and now, held tightly in his embrace, she couldn't pull them back.
Why was he being so intimate with her?!
She struggled slightly again, only for his large hand to slide down from her waist and give her buttock a firm squeeze.
...!!!
Megumi's entire body stiffened.
Clearly, this was a warning.
Nanaya released his grip, returning his hand to her waist, gently stroking as if considering how to slip beneath her clothes.
Finally, Megumi stopped resisting. She didn't want anything even more embarrassing to happen in front of her classmate.
At that moment, she noticed something cool at the corner of her lips.
She tentatively licked it.
...Hm?
Only after doing so did she remember—after their intense kiss, when they abruptly separated, a silvery strand had stretched between them before snapping midair. Half of it had clung to the corner of her mouth and cheek.
So what she just licked was—
"Please join my club!!"
Seeing that Nanaya hadn't responded, Aki Tomoya—still bowing—repeated his request even louder.
"Oh? Why invite me?"
Nanaya paid no attention to his posture. To him, the boy was just an NPC.
He was merely curious about the invitation.
"Because—I want to create a revolutionary game that will surpass everything on the market!"
The moment he spoke of this, Aki Tomoya's eyes lit up with passion and ambition.
"And so, I've decided to make your girlfriend the heroine of the game—to let her shine brilliantly within it!"
After hearing this, Nanaya took a deep breath.
To put it simply—it made him hard.
Hard in the fists.
Never mind that Kato Megumi wasn't his girlfriend—even if she were, for Aki Tomoya to say something like this so blatantly…
What kind of intentions did he have? Wasn't it obvious?
Who knew the guy had such a talent for pissing people off?
"Get lost. I'm not interested."
With that, Nanaya wrapped an arm around Megumi and headed for the stairway.
"I won't give up! Once you understand the significance of this game, you'll definitely agree!"
Behind them, Aki Tomoya remained undeterred, shouting with the determination of a shounen protagonist, declaring his refusal to back down.
"What an annoying guy. What do you think, Megumi?"
Nanaya carried Megumi to a small grove behind the school.
The trees here were lush and dense—a perfect spot for a date.
Standing here, the energetic shouts from the sports field were barely audible. From deep within the grove, faint, kitten-like sounds could be heard.
"Please let me go. We're not close enough for this."
Megumi's cheeks puffed up slightly.
Despite normally not caring much about how people addressed her, she couldn't help but resist Nanaya's words now.
After being forced into this situation twice, it was only natural she wouldn't be in a good mood.
"That guy really loves to talk to himself, huh? So irritating, yet completely unaware."
Nanaya pretended not to hear Megumi's words.
Instead, he guided her to a secluded bench and sat down, hands still on her waist, forcing her to sit on his lap with no chance of escape.
You're the one talking to yourself...
Megumi silently grumbled in her heart.
Right now, she was like a large doll, obediently perched on Nanaya's lap.
To anyone passing by, they'd look like a couple skipping their way home to make out in the grove instead.
Neither spoke, and the air grew quiet.
The only sound was Nanaya's large hand slowly moving along Megumi's waist, rustling the fabric of her uniform.
"So… can you let me go now?"
Megumi finally broke the silence.
She could feel his hand pressed tightly against her, the heat from his palm seeping through to her stomach.
Unlike last time, when she'd managed to escape while he was distracted—
This time, there was no chance.
"Nope."
Nanaya rejected her request outright.
While stroking the soft skin of her slender waist, he pondered how to secure his "first time reward" from her.
That [Invisibility] ability—
If he forced it, he could certainly obtain it. But what then?
He wanted all the rewards this world had to offer.
Whether it was Kato Megumi, the golden-haired Tohsaka Rin lookalike, Eriri, the black-stockinged Kasumigaoka Utaha, or even the tomboyish Michiru Hyodo...
If Megumi alone could grant him such a substantial reward, the others surely wouldn't disappoint.
But since this was a slice-of-life world, it was better not to go too far before securing enough power.
With that in mind, Nanaya's gaze toward Megumi softened slightly.
No need to rush—he had plenty of time.
Megumi noticed the change in the handsome man's expression.
No longer did he look like a wolf eyeing a plump rabbit in its grasp, but more like… a shepherd observing a lamb in his care?
"What do you think about that guy wanting to make you the heroine of his game?"
Nanaya kept one hand on Megumi's waist while the other played with her delicate fingers.
Her hand was cool to the touch—very pleasant.
This wasn't just for teasing her, nor simply to make her grow accustomed to his touch.
Mostly, it was to prevent her from attempting anything drastic.
Better safe than sorry.
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