Ch.224Riding with Taiga (2)

Anyway, Taiga and I rode our bicycles side by side.

Normally, riding in single file would have been proper etiquette, but there weren’t any other cyclists around anyway.

“Wow. This feels great. It’s not as fast as a motorcycle, but it has its own charm.”

Taiga said with a smile.

“Yeah, you’re right.”

Just pedaling was fun. So this is why hamsters just run on their wheels!!

Before we knew it, we arrived at the entrance to the hiking trail. It seemed bicycles weren’t allowed on the trail.

Well… these weren’t mountain bikes anyway.

“Let’s park here.”

Taiga smiled and parked her bicycle.

Click!

Afterward, Taiga locked her bicycle with a padlock.

“Sigh… Shota always attracts more girls whenever he goes out. I wish I could lock him up with a padlock like this.”

Taiga sighed as she spoke.

“………”

It was scary how genuinely she seemed to mean it.

“But… you love me, right?”

I asked, looking at Taiga.

“Of course. That’s exactly why I want to lock you up.”

Taiga looked at me with desire-filled eyes.

“Let’s… go hiking! Hiking!!”

I clapped my hands to change the subject.

I felt like I had one more reason to become stronger. If I didn’t get stronger, I’d end up being subdued and imprisoned by my girlfriends. I needed to become stronger just to maintain my dignity as a human being.

“Sure.”

Taiga sighed and began climbing the hiking trail.

Mount Shiroishi.

It was one of the few large mountains on the outskirts of Emoshita. They said it was named because the mountain’s rocks were supposed to be white. But I didn’t see any particularly white rocks.

The trail itself was gentle, and we mostly climbed while chatting with each other.

Wiggle! Wiggle!

With Taiga in leggings shaking her butt right in front of me as she climbed, I was honestly a bit turned on.

“Taiga… your panty line is way too obvious.”

I cleared my throat as I spoke.

“Shota, you’re such a pervert. Were you looking at that?”

Taiga giggled and seductively wiggled her hips.

“Other guys would lose sleep over the impact.”

That’s what I said. Plus, her large breasts peeking out from behind her slender back were another turn-on point.

“Shota, are you jealous?”

Taiga seemed quite pleased that I was showing jealousy.

“Yeah, I’m super jealous.”

I nodded. It was the same at school. Guys looking at my girlfriends with impure eyes. Well… as a guy myself, I understood. All my girlfriends were nationally-ranked beauties after all.

“Hmm… I want to adjust my underwear a bit, but I’m not sure how the panty line formed?”

Just then, Taiga spoke in a seductive tone.

“I want Shota to touch it with his hands to see how the panty line formed.”

Taiga said with a mischievous laugh.

“………”

I swallowed hard as I looked at Taiga.

“Go ahead.”

Mere seduction wasn’t Taiga’s style. True to her former delinquent background, she spoke in an authoritative tone.

“It’s right here like this.”

Finally, I ran my finger along Taiga’s butt, tracing the line formed by her underwear.

“Mmm…!”

Taiga let out a sensual moan every time I touched her.

Damn. This is seriously hot. It seemed like Taiga had come prepared today.

“Shota… there’s no one around here.”

Just then, Taiga spoke to me in a suggestive tone.

“Yeah. Just the two of us in nature.”

I swallowed hard as I spoke.

“Want to do it?”

Taiga made an offer too tempting to refuse.

“Um… Taiga… can you hold onto that tree over there?”

I found a suitable tree.

“Mmm…”

Taiga blushed slightly, then placed her hands on the tree and stuck out her butt.

Swoosh!

Taiga pulled down her leggings, which were slightly stained with sweat. Her butt, which had completely swallowed her sweat-soaked panties, appeared. Though sweaty, that aspect only intensified the arousal.

“Shota. Hurry.”

Taiga cooed.

“TAIGA!!!”

I immediately threw myself toward Taiga.

———

Though we had started enjoying our happy time, we couldn’t continue for long.

After one round, someone rushed out.

“Hey!! Young students!! You shouldn’t be doing that on the mountain!!”

The mountain caretaker blew his whistle as he rushed out.

“Ah… yes.”

“We’re… sorry.”

Finally feeling embarrassed, we hurriedly put our clothes back on.

“Goodness. This happens a lot these days. This place is frequently visited by couples having affairs. It’s gotten the infamous reputation of being an adultery sanctuary. Really.”

The caretaker sighed, then waved his hand at us.

“If… you want to enjoy yourselves, go to the summit and use the glamping site. It’s allowed there.”

Only then did we resume our wholesome hiking date. Yes, wholesome is good. We were both too excited.

———–

“Ugh… so many branches.”

Taiga soon realized the problem with the hiking trail. Since it wasn’t a famous mountain, there weren’t many hikers, and as a result, some routes were left unmaintained.

Vines that had grown beyond mere weeds were everywhere.

“Can’t be helped.”

I immediately picked up a branch.

“Haaah…!”

As I charged my breath of the flash, I swung the branch like a sword.

Slash! Chop!

The vines were all cut down at once.

“Better now?”

I smiled at Taiga. Honestly, I wanted to show off to my girlfriend.

“Shota…..”

But Taiga’s eyes were filled with bewilderment.

“Sometimes I feel like… you’re no longer human. Like you’ve gone too far.”

That’s what Taiga said.

“Well… I have become excessively strong.”

Plus, being in an otaku world setting played a part. There were too many superhuman monsters around us.

“I’m quite confident in my health too… if we have a child together, they’ll grow up super healthy!”

Taiga looked at me with desire-filled eyes.

“The caretaker won’t follow us, right? If we quickly do it one more time…”

Taiga seemed to have flipped her switch again.

“Now, now. Let’s just go to the summit.”

I flicked Taiga’s forehead as I spoke.

If we got caught again, it would be extremely difficult to overcome the embarrassment.

Anyway, Taiga and I held hands tightly as we climbed the mountain.

———-

We quickly reached the summit. It was a mountain that could be climbed in about an hour if one walked diligently.

“What? I haven’t done enough cardio yet.”

Taiga seemed dissatisfied with that.

“Whatever.”

I looked around. Indeed, there was a place for glamping. There was a space with various tents set up. Being glamping, all the tents were already set up. There was also barbecue equipment. You could even buy ingredients from the store next door. This system showed some real thought.

“Ah. Welcome.”

But the store owner looked familiar. It was the caretaker from earlier.

“Wait… when did you get up here?”

Taiga looked at the caretaker with surprised eyes.

He was almost like the merchant from Biohazard 4. The one who’s always ahead of the player no matter where they go, which was terrifying. It seemed like if you talked to him, he’d say “Welcome!” in a hearty voice.

“I’ve lived on this mountain for 10 years. I know all its paths.”

The caretaker said.

“Anyway, welcome. You’re lucky. There are no other customers. No reservations either. You can have this place all to yourselves. An opportunity you can’t buy with money.”

The caretaker chuckled and spread his hands.

Hmm. That is nice. Just a man and woman in nature. It seemed like romance would naturally bloom.

“Alright. I’ll give you a good price. 10,000 yen for one night. How about it?”

The caretaker said with a smile.

“….That’s expensive.”

Taiga clicked her tongue. True, if the only goal was lodging, a motel at the foot of the mountain would have been much better. But… glamping at the summit had its own special charm.

“This is cheap. The experience of enjoying the mountain isn’t common.”

I just opened my wallet.

Now that I was earning some money from my novels, I could afford this kind of expense. Still, it stung a bit… but what can you do.

“Hahaha! This guy knows what’s up!”

The caretaker immediately snatched the money.

“I see you didn’t bring barbecue ingredients. Mushrooms, vegetables, meat! I’ll include all of that for 7,000 yen!”

The caretaker said with a smile.

7,000 yen for two servings… Ah. I should have brought them in a cooler. No, would that have been too heavy?

But we couldn’t go back down the mountain to buy ingredients. In the end, we had no choice but to buy them, albeit reluctantly.

“Have a good time!! Don’t worry!! I won’t be here!! I won’t disturb you!”

The caretaker said.

“But… there are so few people. It’s quite a nice place.”

That’s what I said.

For a local mountain, I’d expect to see elderly people coming to get spring water and such.

“There were many a month ago… but these days, only strange folks come. There’s a weird rumor going around.”

The caretaker said.

“Weird rumor…?”

Taiga showed interest.

“NO!! TAIGA! DON’T LISTEN!!!”

I shouted loudly.

Damn. I immediately had a feeling. If we heard that story, we’d definitely get involved in some incident. This is a flag!!

“Yeah. It’s become a haunted spot with ghosts. Two people went missing… and people made a fuss about it. Goodness. They were clearly people who came to commit suicide. But when ghost sightings started being reported, it’s driving me crazy.”

The caretaker clicked his tongue.

“As a result, people stopped coming. Only YouTubers trying to film ghosts and such come now.”

The caretaker spoke in a frustrated tone.

“Hmm… so there are ghosts.”

But Taiga spoke more calmly than expected. Yes. Since we hunt monsters together every night, she’s become quite desensitized to such things.

“Ghosts are all nonsense. So just enjoy this beautiful nature.”

The caretaker said that and then went down the mountain.

Well, every mountain tends to have ghost-related legends. We decided to just enjoy camping.