Chapter 271: Sakurai Saki Holds Firm to the Limits
Shopping done, beside the elevator.
"Sakurai-senpai, bye bye."
ヾ(＾ ∇ ＾).
Ishigami Yuu carried the gift, bidding farewell to Sakurai Saki.
In the end, he still chose a gift that absolutely would not go wrong, pushing the defensive strategy to the very end.
This was a very good choice, better to be safe than to take risks and make mistakes.
Even though there were only four months left before Koyasu Tsubame graduated, Ishigami Yuu still wanted to advance step by step slowly.
Sakurai Saki and Ishigami separated, walking in two different directions.
He prepared to go check out the book section. Recently Sakurai suddenly became fond of reading, but only traditional literature here, not counting those light novels he used to read before.
Books came in many kinds. Sakurai Saki slowly searched, for the moment not seeing any book of interest, but instead spotting an interesting person.
A simple hint: broken-hearted, twin tails, tsundere.
Answer revealed —— Shijo Maki.
"Yo, isn't this Maki~ haven't seen you in a few days, why do you look so miserable?" Sakurai Saki spotted the familiar figure.
Wandering alone in a shopping mall before Christmas Eve, pitiful, truly too pitiful.
Maki: ૮(˶╥︿╥)ა
"Saki-chan, aren't you also alone?"
Sakurai Saki smiled, stepping closer to her: "Me being here alone is because I want to be alone, not because I can only be alone. This reasoning, do you understand?"
"Does anyone have a date with you on Christmas?"
"Hmph! I've already given up on this kind of love stuff. Sure enough, human progress requires reading books." Shijo Maki folded her arms in front of her chest, she nodded.
Maki: <(￣へ￣)>
Sakurai Saki raised his eyebrows.
Shijo Maki successfully switched from broken-hearted to study maniac. This change could only be described as terrifying.
Without being broken-hearted, could she still be called Shijo Maki? Like a tsundere character that loses its tsundere traits, there's completely nothing interesting left!
"You seem to be thinking strange things..." Maki looked at him expressionlessly.
Maki: (≖_≖)
She was just about to say something more, when she noticed a familiar figure.
"Over there, aren't those the Nakano sisters, Ichika and Miku, and also Yotsuba."
"Umu, that's right."
"Should we go say hi?"
"Forget it, I'll head back first." Sakurai Saki said goodbye to Shijo Maki, picking up a Paradise Lost by Watanabe Junichi. This book was also quite famous, telling the story of a middle-aged man and woman having an affair and then committing double suicide.
Walking a while, he saw a clothing store, in which Christmas outfits were being sold, red-and-white color schemes, with both male and female models.
He stared at them for a while.
"Tap tap."
Behind him suddenly came the sound of footsteps.
"Saki-kun."
A somewhat calm voice, Sakurai Saki turned his head and saw that it was Miku, wearing those blue headphones she almost never took off.
"What is it? Suddenly coming to find me."
"I just saw you earlier." Nakano Miku said, her cheeks slightly red.
"You guys came to buy gifts?"
"Umu. Nino and Itsuki already bought their gifts for the exchange, so it's just the three of us left." Miku finished, then turned and asked Sakurai Saki: "Saki-kun, do you want to walk around with us?"
(⸝⸝⸝-﹏-⸝⸝⸝)
She saw that the other party seemed to be alone.
"I just went with my junior to buy gifts, was about to head back."
Before he could finish speaking, the enthusiastic shop staff came forward.
"You two customers, the outfits in the store are on promotion, couples will get a discount. Young lady, would you like to consider it?"
"Umu." Miku nodded.
Sakurai Saki felt a bit helpless, but he didn't refuse.
Miku had some feelings for him, this Sakurai Saki more or less realized, but he had already taken a wrong step, he couldn't take another wrong one.
All five sisters without missing one, it might sound fun, but that was way too scummy. Sakurai Saki only wanted to be a scumbag, not interested in being Shishio.
But if he refused too harshly, making Miku sad, Sakurai Saki also didn't want that. After all, she was the student he was most proud of.
...
Ten minutes later.
Miku took out her phone, snapping a photo of Sakurai Saki in a Santa Claus outfit.
"Doesn't look much like it." She evaluated.
"If I were to go hand out gifts to kids, they'd probably be scared." Sakurai Saki took off the hat on his head.
Miku gave a faint smile, then went to get clothes.
She looked very happy.
Miku: ( ˘͈ ᵕ ˘͈♡)
A moment later, Miku came over holding a very short Christmas dress, along with matching white stockings. It didn't look like an outfit to liven up the holiday atmosphere, but more like something to wear in bed.
"Isn't this one too short?"
Miku didn't answer, instead going into the changing room.
A few minutes later, Miku opened the door of the changing room, then used the curtain inside to cover the lower half of her body.
She also realized this dress was excessively short.
Before she could finish being embarrassed, she saw several figures walking this way.
She hurriedly pulled Sakurai Saki into the changing room.
"What's going on?"
Sakurai Saki lifted his eyes and casually asked.
"Ai-san, do you know which dessert is the sweetest?"
"Probably white chocolate?"
"Eh! They have Santa Claus outfits here! So cute! Kaguya-san, let's hurry and try them out." The cheerful voice of Secretary Fujiwara entered Sakurai Saki's ears.
At this moment he understood.
Worst of all, their voices were getting closer, even going into the changing room next door.
"Saki-kun, don't say anything, or we'll be heard." Miku's slender finger lightly brushed across Sakurai Saki's chest, her tone full of ambiguity.
"..."
Then, why did you pull me in here?
Sakurai Saki really didn't know where to look.
The dress on Miku's body was too short, only covering half her fair thighs.
So he simply closed his eyes.
"Don't you want to take a look?" Miku stepped back a little, then asked with a blushing face.
Miku: (⸝⸝๑﹏๑⸝⸝)
By now she had completely thrown away her shame.
Right next door was his girlfriend, and this situation even carried a bit of excitement.
"If Saki-kun won't look, then I'll just change back into my old clothes."
Very quickly, Sakurai Saki heard the rustling sound of clothing against skin.
"Why are you changing right in front of me?" He asked quietly.
"Because Saki-kun won't look."
Sakurai Saki helplessly opened his eyes, then lowered his gaze from the ceiling.
What entered his sight was quite a lot——
A lovely blushing face, full and unhidden breasts, a seductive belly laid bare, and also…
"Where's the dress?"
Only the pair of white stockings was properly worn.
"Took it off." Miku, being stared at, rubbed her thighs together and said shyly.
"So cute, this Christmas outfit is really adorable!" In the changing room next door, Chika's voice was very loud.
"Can't deny it, Ai-san really suits this outfit." Shinomiya Kaguya commented.
Sakurai Saki also really wanted to take a look.
But the situation in front of him was not easy to handle at all.
Seeing him dazed, Miku felt a bit upset. She had mustered this much courage, and yet he had no reaction at all!
"Why isn't Saki-kun standing up?"
Miku: ( ,,⩌'︿'⩌,,)
Sakurai: ∘ ∘ ∘ ( °ヮ° ) ?
"…What?"
"Here." Miku pointed at Sakurai Saki's pants.
Are you some kind of female pervert? Sakurai Saki grumbled inwardly.
"Miku, hurry and put your clothes back on."
"Already standing up." Miku blinked her eyes.
Miku: (｡✪o✪｡)
Don't look at me like an elementary schooler observing mushrooms, okay?
"I heard holding it in too long isn't good for the body." Miku's hand rested on the waistband of Sakurai Saki's pants.
Sakurai Saki's will wasn't so weak as to give in just from someone touching his waistband.
He couldn't follow the male lead of Paradise Lost and go have an affair! Moreover, his girlfriend was right next door!
"There could be surveillance cameras here."
Miku's hand paused for a second.
"I just checked earlier, there aren't any."
"That's not the main issue here, is it?"
"Give up resisting, Saki-kun." Miku's voice was serious.
Don't use your determination on this kind of thing, okay?
Over ten minutes later, Sakurai Saki still held on to his final boundary.