☆ Shota Komori ☆

“Excited by cuckoldry… Please don’t joke around too much. I’ll kill you.”

“I-I’m sorry. I’m aware that I’m saying strange things, but–Whoa, scary! Didn’t you just now utter an outrageous remark!?”

“Rude. I’m an angel, just like my name. How could a young maiden possibly say she’s going to crush you? I’m going to kill you.”

“I told you already! You’re already ranting like you’re breathing! Of course, I can understand why Izumi-san is so upset.”

“Ah, waiter. One extra large parfait for him too.”

Izumi-san ignored me and ordered another parfait.

She said it was for me, but she’s the only one who will eat it.

Apparently, she developed this ordering method out of a single-minded desire not to be thought of as a glutton.

Of course, I will be the one to pay for it.

…Inexplicable.

“…Hah~. Izumi-san, despite your figure, you’re a really big eater, aren’t you? What on earth is the matter with you?”

Although I meant it as a casual remark,

“Eh? Are you perhaps interested in my body?”

“Wording! Mind how you word these things!”

“No, no. That was naturally a sexual harassment. I demand 30 billion in damages.”

“That’s too high!”

“Let’s see, Shota-san’s financial ability is…probably only five. Garbage.”

“WHAAA.”

“How does that make sense?”

“You’ve broken your own story…”

I puffed out my cheeks and turned away.

“Well, well, don’t say that, Shota-san, and let’s hear your guess.”

“…This is assuming it wasn’t a miracle that we encountered each other. If it was not a coincidence, Sunagawa-kun was either following me and Natsukawa-san or had our location information, as we discussed earlier.”

“Yes.”

“I believe the latter to be particularly strong.”

“What makes you think the former is unlikely? If we assume that Kengo-san has special sexual tendencies, it’s quite plausible that he may have followed you.”

Izumi-san made a U-turn after having the whipped cream with an “ahhn”. Her hands were placed on her cheeks to show off the delicious taste.

…Well, sometimes you have to have something sweet in your mouth to keep you going.

I can’t help but feel sorry for her.

After hesitating whether or not to tell Izumi-san face-to-face…

“Because Sunagawa-kun was really pissed off when he confronted me.”

“Ughh…!”

As soon as I told Izumi-san, she choked on her parfait, which she had been chomping down with great relish.

Her face is turning blue from the lack of oxygen.

“Blabber, blabber.”

“!?”

Izumi-san with teary eyes and nasal voice.

I really can’t stand it!

I hurriedly stood up and rubbed Izumi-san’s back.

“…Gugh.”

“Um… Shall we leave it at that for today? For the sake of Izumi-san’s mental health, let’s not go any further–“

“Blabber, blabber.”

“Ah! Izumi-san started to speak a different language out of sheer desperation!?”

By the way, the first was “Why are you still only looking at me?” and the second was “Did I really get betrayed?”

Five minutes after I began rubbing her back. Izumi-san finally seems to have calmed down.

“I’m sorry to have shown you something so unsightly.”

“No, it wasn’t unsightly…”

“Shota-san likes beautiful girls who are getting sick, huh? Rather rewarding, was it?”

“I’ve been thinking about it for a while, but you don’t have to look down on me, you know!?”

“…You want to die for me?”

“Trying to kill me for your peace of mind!? What a sickening therapy!”

“I understand that the theory that he was following you isn’t very plausible. So, you’re saying that no matter how particular his tendencies are, he would have stopped it from the beginning rather than get riled up after that, is that what you are saying? …Gugh.”

“Ah, yes, that’s right.”

What the heck is this!? It’s supposed to be Izumi-san who’s in pain, but my heart hurts like crazy! It’s to the point where I’m already traumatized to present my deductions!

“By process of elimination, you’re saying that the latter is more likely–that Kengo-san had your location information?”

“…No, well, it’s not a process of elimination. The latter has its own reasons.”

“Devil! Demon! Animal! After messing with me so much, what more do you have in store for me!?”

“…Shall we call it a day?”

“I’ve come this far, I’m all ears! On the other hand, it would be more despicable if the damage were divided up into smaller pieces!”

“I’ll tell you then, but please let me know if it turns out to be really difficult, okay? That night, I was being monitored by you, but you lost track of me in the middle of the operation, didn’t you, Izumi-san? I was taking care of Natsukawa-san when I fell into a puddle of water and my phone got submerged.”

“…Yes. What about it?”

Izumi-san muttered to me in a sulky, insincere manner. Even if you stare at me with such bloodshot eyes…

“Naturally, I wasn’t the only one who got soaked. Natsukawa-san, too, was soaked.”

She must have thought of something from those words.

Since a lightbulb has lit up above Izumi-san’s head.

“The phone that was the source of Natsukawa-san’s location information was submerged in water, making it impossible for Kengo-san to track her down. She was walking in the love hotel district. So he rushed there as I did, and you ran into each other. I see. That makes sense. But then why did you think that Kengo-san is into cuckoldry? If he was only looking at the location information, he would have rushed to the place where he lost sight of you and encountered the scene in the example. He attacked Shota-san–That’s how it happened, right?”

Well, that’s the general idea. I don’t think Sunagawa-kun would ever reach the idea that he likes to be cuckolded.

But there is something that I–and only I–know. Sunagawa-kun and Natsukawa-san are tired of each other.

They’re finding that their normal relationship is no longer stimulating enough.

Of course, I don’t think it would be appropriate to tell Izumi-san that things aren’t going well between Natsukawa-san and Sunagawa-kun. I don’t even know what the right answer is any more.

But I also have some suspicions.

I’m beginning to suspect that I might have been forced to go along with Sunagawa-kun and Natsukawa-san’s special play.

No, I get it. I know those two are unlikely to do such a thing.

But how do I say this… Seeking new stimulation to break their lethargic phase, they’re trying a new genre! This is the feeling I’m getting.

Of course, this is just speculation… I’m also afraid that Sunagawa-kun may have been listening to our conversation that night with a wiretap or something.

Of course, I agree with you that this is a bit too far-fetched for a thought.

However, how do I explain this to Izumi-san? To be frank, it’s just a hunch!

As my mind wandered through the stream of explanations, my phone vibrated.

I received two messages.

I turned away from Izumi-san, and when I launched the app,

Shizuku Natsukawa: [I’m sorry about the other day. Kengo really wants to apologize, so he wants to have a double date with you this week on the holiday. What are your plans?]

Mayuka Takamine: [Natsukawa-san asked us to go on a double date with her, but what are your plans, Sho-chan? Why don’t we all go out together to have fun?]

“…Huh?”

As soon as I saw the screen, my gaze slipped away.

I can read and understand text, but I don’t understand it.

What’s this?

A-Anyway, Izumi-san must not find out.

The more strongly I think about it, the more it shows on my face.

As the result of her continuous pursuit, I was pushed to disclose the information like usual.

Izumi-san, who saw the messages…

“Blabber, blabber.”

Fate is so inescapable! She said.