Ch.288Fashion Guy Shota (4)

“Then… don’t flirt with our boyfriend. And don’t fall for him either.”

That was the condition for victory that Umi had set.

Well, from Umi’s perspective, having one more heroine wouldn’t be good at all. I understand that feeling! Umi!

However, the situation took a different turn.

“That… might be impossible.”

Aki said, twisting her body nervously.

“Hey. What the hell does that mean?”

Umi’s expression immediately hardened.

“I… I’ve never been in love before… but I think I’ve fallen for him. For Sho-Shota.”

Aki said.

“Hey!! Shota!! How are you going to take responsibility for this?!”

Umi grabbed me by the collar right away.

“Wh-What?! Why are you coming at me?!”

I protested to Umi, unable to bear the injustice.

“This happened because you said something cool!!! Again!!! You did that Shota thing again!! That thing where you say something decent and charm women!!”

Umi shouted.

“That’s how I fell for Shota too!!”

Umi yelled loudly.

“Huh…? Umi. Didn’t you fall for me because of my passionate singing at the karaoke?”

I seriously asked her that.

“What nonsense! You otaku!!”

Umi shouted.

“But you looked impressed by how well I sang…”

“How delusional are you?! Honestly, you’re not bad! But you’re just average!!”

Umi yelled.

“A-Average……”

That hurt more than being told I couldn’t sing!!

“Anyway… what are you going to do about this? Tell me straight.”

Umi said, moving her hand from my collar to choke my neck.

“Umi… let go.”

“Answer properly. Otherwise… I’ll kill you and then myself. I allowed a harem, but no more.”

Umi said firmly.

“Umi…!”

“At least we could go on our honeymoon to the afterlife. Right?”

Umi smiled sweetly.

“Of course!! I won’t add any more! Really!!”

I shouted loudly. Honestly, I had mindlessly added too many heroines. Adding more would cause various problems.

“Sorry, Aki. Honestly, we’ve known each other for less than an hour. It’s a bit much.”

I said.

Honestly… she was a gyaru to my taste. I’d already completed my gyaru collection with Mika… but the desire to collect another was growing strong.

“Why do you look disappointed?”

Umi made a sharp observation. Our Umi’s intelligence always spikes when she’s jealous.

“Well… yeah. I guess it can’t be helped.”

Aki surprisingly backed down easily. With that, the pressure of Umi’s grip lessened. Th-Thank goodness…

“But… I’m free to have a one-sided crush, right?”

Aki said.

“One-sided crush?!”

Umi was taken aback.

“Yes. I won’t make any direct moves. Maybe after some time… Umi might allow it.”

Aki said.

“The nerve of this girl!”

Umi was about to get angry.

“At least allow me that… You can’t control people’s hearts.”

Aki immediately put on a sad expression.

“………”

Umi fell silent.

“Sigh. Fine. Do what you want.”

Umi eventually accepted it. Umi was surprisingly weak against persistence.

“Thank you! Umi!”

Aki immediately hugged Umi.

“Oh… youth is beautiful.”

Behind us, Andre had appeared out of nowhere. He clapped his hands while shedding tears.

“No. Anyone can see this is just a messy love drama.”

A staff member next to Andre immediately contradicted him.

Anyway, with that, the filming ended smoothly? Well, something like that.

“Ah. Right.”

As the filming was ending, I finally remembered my business.

“Aki. Your home is Miyokoshidera, right?”

I addressed Aki. Umi was clinging to me like a baby kangaroo, trying to monitor me. The way she subtly rubbed her firm bottom against my lower body was so tempting. Just wait, Umi. I’m going to give you a proper lesson tonight.

Anyway, Miyokoshidera was the only temple in this Emoshita City. Usually, Japan is full of temples and shrines, but that’s only in big cities. In Emoshita, there was just one temple and one shrine, neatly placed as landmarks.

“Yes… that’s right.”

Aki said.

“Wow… first time meeting someone who grew up in a temple.”

Umi said.

“Right. You asked me to introduce you to my mother at the beginning. What’s that about?”

At that moment, Aki’s expression stiffened.

“D-Don’t tell me…!!! You’re interested in my mother?! I’m… becoming a love rival with my own mother…!!”

Aki seemed to have a talent for indulging in sticky fantasies.

“No. It’s not like that. I just want to try a temple stay. You have that kind of program, right?”

I said in a friendly manner.

“Yeah… we do. Though no one ever wants to do it.”

Aki said.

“I want to try it.”

I said decisively. Yes. In the original community story, a connection with Biwashima Aiko begins during a temple stay. Since I have to complete Sasitsu’s community events… I had no choice.

“Ah!! Then I want to go too! Should we invite the others?”

Umi immediately brightened up.

“Hmm… should we?”

A temple stay with all the harem members… it’s a bit much, but not impossible.

‘Honestly… I’m addicted to sleeping with them.’

I can’t sleep unless I’m in my girlfriend’s arms. It wouldn’t be bad to bring multiple living dakimakuras. Some sensitive people always bring their own pillows when traveling. It’s the same principle. You don’t think so? What do you know.

“Hmm… alright. I’ll get permission.”

Aki said that, and then added one more thing.

“But… it won’t be free.”

Aki said.

“Have… coffee with me. Okay?”

Aki mumbled hesitantly.

“Hey!!! You girl!! Come at me!!”

Umi immediately tried to jump out of my arms. Our baby kangaroo… already grown up.

“Well, let’s allow that much.”

I stopped Umi.

“Mmm… okaaay. One-sided love is sad after all.”

Umi finally gave permission due to my intense skinship. Well, Umi was the type to easily sympathize with girlish things like the pain of unrequited love. She secretly loves romance manga. Moreover… perhaps because she’s already experienced a harem, she’s become accustomed to sharing one man.

Anyway. After somehow shaking off Aki, Umi and I enjoyed a date together and returned home late.

We ate, went to a cafe… did various things, but something was missing.

“I see. Karaoke, huh.”

My soul was craving music…!!

“Not going.”

Umi flatly refused. Hmph.

——–

The weekend passed, and soon it was Monday.

The school Shota attends is Natori High School, and the school Mika attends is Kishi High School.

“Mika!! I have something to tell you!”

Aki immediately pushed her desk next to Mika’s. Being in the same gyaru circle, the two were close friends.

“Hmm…? What is it?”

Mika looked at Aki with drowsy eyes.

“Mika. You look much sleepier than usual these days.”

Aki said.

“Ah… my boyfriend won’t let me sleep…”

Mika said with a little laugh.

Despite having many other girlfriends, Shota passionately devoured them all like a man obsessed. Mika was reliving the lingering sensations from the previous night.

“Mika… you’re such an adult!!”

Aki’s eyes shone with admiration.

‘Well… I haven’t been on the adult ladder for very long either…’

Thinking that, Mika gave a bitter smile.

“Mika! I need your advice!”

Aki finally got to the point.

“Ad…vice?”

Mika tilted her head.

“Yeah… I’ve fallen for someone. A guy from another school.”

Aki said.

“That’s surprising… you have such high standards.”

Being a fashion model, she wouldn’t be satisfied with anyone below her level.

“Hmm… he’s the coolest guy I’ve ever seen…”

Aki said with a distant look in her eyes.

“Wow… he must be really handsome.”

Mika said.

“But… it seems like he has a girlfriend. I heard he has several girlfriends. So I guess it’s just a one-sided crush… anyway.”

Aki said.

“That’s complicated…”

Mika said that while thinking of her boyfriend Shota. Shota was also unrivaled in his complicated relationships with women. He was famous throughout Emoshita for it.

“But it’s a harem anyway. Just push your way in. It’s also good to get close to the other members of the harem.”

Mika gave advice based on her own experience. Mika had also been incorporated into the harem in a similar vague way and just melted in.

“Hmm… Umi… seems quite jealous… I wonder if it’ll work out somehow?”

Aki quickly muttered something.

“Anyway! Thanks! Mika really is an adult! Calmly saying such trashy things!”

Aki gave a thumbs up.

“No… you’re subtly saying harsh things to me. Besides… isn’t Aki’s impression of adults too pessimistic?”

Mika immediately objected. With the recent increase of eccentric people around her, Mika’s skill at objecting was improving daily.

‘Alright… this temple stay is my chance!’

Aki renewed her determination.

At that time, Mika had no idea that the man Aki was talking about was the same person as Shota.

———–

Back to Shota’s perspective.

“Therefore, I’ll be staying at the temple this weekend, Saturday and Sunday.”

I declared to my girlfriends.

“Shota… are you becoming a monk?”

Eri asked.

“This guy can’t. He’s a bundle of worldly desires. Hehehe!”

Taiga said with a laugh.

“…Want to taste some worldly desire?”

Prepare yourself later, Taiga.

“……..”

At those words, Taiga’s face turned slightly red. This girl… she deliberately provoked my anger. What a temptress!!

“Anyway. It’s a temple stay. If anyone wants to come along, tell me in advance. I need to report to Aki.”

I said.

Snap-!! Snap-!

All my girlfriends, including Kirtan who had joined at some point, raised their hands.

“Hmm… no exceptions, huh.”

I nodded with satisfaction.

“Should I invite Sasitsu too.”

With that thought, I made a call.

“Hey! Sasitsu! This weekend…”

Beep-!

Sasitsu immediately hung up.

“Hahahahaha!! He just ignored you!!”

Umi stomped her feet and burst into laughter.

“Shota. Don’t you think this is starting to feel like your karma?”

Kana admonished me.

“Tch. Can’t be helped. Then we’ll go with this group.”

I decided.

Anyway, on my way back from the kendo dojo, I immediately set up an appointment with Aki.

‘That coffee shop from before…’

It was the place where I had a project meeting with Eri’s brother, Shotaro.

“Ah! Shota! Did you wait long?”

Just then, Aki ran towards me.

She was quite dressed up. She stood out even on the street. It was like negative ions were emanating from her, purifying everything around.

People around all turned their gazes toward Aki. And then those gazes shifted to me.

“Damn it…! Is that Arigiri Shota…!! Another woman…!!”

“Once caught in Arigiri Shota’s clutches, it’s already too late. That woman is just another harem member…!!”

“Again, that guy…!!”

I could hear some unknown guys’ reactions. No. They’re treating me like some woman-eating monster. It’s unfair. Really. Plus, I’m… famous in this neighborhood!! The fact that it’s infamy makes me even more upset!!

Anyway.

“Ah, Aki! You’re dressed so beautifully.”

I said that first. I’ve never seen anyone who dislikes being complimented. Even Sasitsu became a slave to my compliments (purely my personal opinion).

“Y-Yeah… since it’s someone I like. I wanted to look good.”

Aki murmured, brushing up her hair.

“Gaaah!!! A shy gyaru… too powerful!!!”

I unconsciously clutched my heart. I almost fell for her for a moment.

“Ah, anyway. Let’s talk about the temple stay.”

I took Aki to the cafe.

After a smooth conversation, we would make a reservation. That was today’s plan.