What Horikita Suzune was thinking, perhaps only she knew.
Kaoru Mitoma's "Emotion Perception" could only detect her dissatisfaction, though the exact reason remained unclear.
Given her conditions, Kaoru had no choice but to take out a handkerchief.
He then tied it around Kushida Kikyo's head, covering her eyes.
"Don't tie it too tight," Kushida whispered in warning, her gaze hinting at lingering displeasure from earlier.
Kaoru remained silent, sealing Kushida's lips once more.
With her eyes covered, hands bound behind her back, and seated on the bed, the sight grew increasingly suggestive.
"What exactly were you two planning to do earlier?" Horikita asked, eyeing the gag with curiosity—it was her first time seeing such a thing.
"Are you taking this all the way?"
From an outsider's perspective, Kaoru and Kushida did appear particularly intimate.
It was hard to imagine what a man might do to a bound girl in such a state.
"Honestly, I prefer taking my time," Kaoru admitted, his hand drifting to Kushida's thigh.
The texture of her stockings was incredibly smooth, exuding a delicate, youthful aura unique to girls her age.
Perhaps because her vision was obscured, Kushida's senses sharpened.
Her body tensed instinctively, her cheeks flushing deeper.
Unable to speak, she could only let out muffled whimpers.
Horikita had initially been skeptical, but seeing Kaoru's hands wander over Kushida just as freely quickly dispelled her doubts.
"This might be forward, but… could you tell me just how many 'close friends' you have like this?" She paused.
"People like me and Kushida."
"My dream is all of you," Kaoru replied smoothly, his fingers sinking slightly into Kushida's thigh as she pressed against him.
"Whether it's you or Kikyo, letting either of you go would be a waste."
"Will what happens tonight become a regular occurrence?" Horikita's voice grew colder, mirroring the now equally frigid Kushida before her.
"I won't go too far with you." Kaoru reached for Kushida breast with his other hand, his true nature seemingly laid bare.
"Frankly, I'm surprised you stayed. You must know what staying entails—ending up like Kikyo, completely at my mercy."
Kushida instinctively arched her back before collapsing weakly into Kaoru's arms, her chest heaving with ragged breaths.
"Running away is pointless. You already let her see me, which means you want me to fulfill your desires alongside her." Horikita remained composed.
"No matter how unwilling I am, I have to accept reality—just like yesterday's sports festival. I knew I couldn't catch up to my brother, but I still had to run my hardest."
"What did the student council president say to you?" Kaoru glanced down at the girl in his arms—her damp, rosy lips slightly parted.
Though he couldn't see her dazed eyes, her expression was unmistakable.
Horikita ignored the question. "What do you want me to do?"
Kaoru gave Kushida's ass a light pat before turning to Horikita.
From a nearby box, he retrieved a pair of cat ears and a fluffy tail.
Seeing these items, Horikita Suzune clearly froze for a moment.
"You don't actually expect me to wear such embarrassing things, do you?"
"I told you, tonight was originally Kikyo's task."
"...I understand."
At this point, even regret was too late.
Steeling herself, Horikita Suzune took the cat ears and tail from his hands, only to immediately show confusion in her eyes.
She had never worn such things before—how exactly was she supposed to put them on?
She removed her outer jacket, fully revealing her short-sleeved gym shirt and shorts.
Taking a deep breath, she placed the cat ears on her head as if marching to her doom.
"Adorable. More stunning than I imagined," Kaoru murmured.
Nothing was more eye-catching than a girl in gym clothes wearing cat ears.
Behind him, Kushida Kikyo shifted slightly.
"What a strange fetish," Horikita Suzune said, trying to suppress her emotions, though her ears were already burning red.
She fiddled with the tail in her hands—it was meant to be tied around her waist, hanging behind her hips.
Right, not an insertable type.
Both of them had worried Horikita Suzune might not be able to handle that, potentially backfiring.
Lifting the hem of her gym shirt, she exposed a section of soft, pale stomach as she fastened the tail around her waist.
Immediately, the slender, fluffy tail arched slightly as if extending from her backside.
Though such outfits were common in anime, witnessing it in person still made his heart skip a beat.
Especially seeing the normally aloof Horikita Suzune wearing cat ears and a tail—the stark contrast with her usual demeanor made the cuteness all the more striking.
Kaoru Mitoma suddenly thought of Sakayanagi Arisu.
A cat-eared loli wouldn't be bad either.
Maybe he could have her wear a school swimsuit to fulfill another fantasy.
"Is this enough?" Horikita Suzune asked uncomfortably.
Not only was this her first time wearing something so unlike her style, but his gaze was also unbearably intense.
"You're adorable. It's making my heart race," Kaoru Mitoma chuckled.
"But one correction—from now on, you have to end your sentences with 'nya.'"
Horikita Suzune stiffened.
Not just cat ears—she had to meow too?
"Can't do it?"
"J-just this much... I can indulge you... meow..."
"Didn't catch that."
"Ugh... Understood, nya."
As if mustering every ounce of willpower, Horikita Suzune forced out the meow, her face burning crimson.
Her usual composure and aloofness vanished instantly—now she was just a flustered catgirl.
"A few more," Kaoru smiled.
Behind him, Kushida Kikyo subtly poked him, signaling to record this.
"Nya nya nya nya~" Horikita Suzune desperately suppressed her shame.
Why did this feel so humiliating when Kaoru hadn't even done anything bad to her?
It was even more mortifying than their previous encounters.
This guy really was a master at playing with people's hearts!
"Stand up, spin around, then act cute—you know what that means?"
"Act cute?"
"Strike the pose you think is most adorable."
"Ugh..."
Horikita Suzune barely held back from shouting "Just kill me already!" She knew Kaoru was deliberately trying to make her squirm.
Then, the catgirl Suzune silently stood up, her fluffy cat ears twitching slightly.
The girl's long hair cascaded down to her waist, and as she turned, her slender tail swayed playfully over her perky bottom.
Moments later, she gritted her teeth and struck what she thought was the cutest pose, letting out two embarrassed meows.
"You're so lewd, Suzune," Kaoru said sincerely.
"It's all because of you! Whose fault do you think this is?" Horikita Suzune glared at him, barely restraining herself from kicking him, thanks to the remnants of her rationality.
"You should be glad I can withstand your test," Kaoru replied, rummaging through the cardboard box again.
Horikita Suzune eyed the box—likely a delivery package from an online purchase—wondering what strange item was inside.
Soon, Kaoru Mitoma pulled out a cat teaser wand.
"Y-you've got to be kidding me…"