Ch.45Amusement Park (3)

“Hey. Is it wrong for me to like you?”

Taiga immediately grabbed my collar.

“Taiga… hey. You seem a bit too heated… let’s calm down first, okay?”

I tried to reason with Taiga right away. Please!!! Stop!!!!

“Calm? I am fucking calm. I’m calmly and seriously confessing to you.”

Taiga said.

“Are you treating my determination like shit? Huh?”

Taiga immediately exuded murderous intent.

Shit…! This is seriously fucking scary!!!

“U-um, since when?”

I tried to throw out a question to cool down the atmosphere.

“I don’t know!!! I don’t know either!! At first, you were just a lackey who’d take off your shirt and do funny stuff…”

Taiga continued, face reddening.

“But suddenly, at some point, you caught my eye, and every time I see you, I smile!! I want to stroke you!! I even want to do dirty things with you!! And when I see you hanging around with that bitch Umi, my chest feels tight!!”

Taiga shouted.

This is… not really a topic for a public place… I desperately looked around.

Of course, a crowd of otaku onlookers had gathered.

“Whoooooa!! Confession event kitaaaaa!!!”

“This guy’s getting confessed to by a hot girl wwwww”

“A normal guy getting confessed to by a delinquent girl… this is delicious wwwww”

They were completely in spectator mode. These bastards… they were just watching like it was some romance event.

“M-maybe you’re mistaking human affection for something else?”

I voiced a reasonable doubt.

I wasn’t some handsome guy, nor was I a protagonist who exudes pheromones just by walking. I couldn’t understand how I suddenly had girls flocking to me.

“I want to fuck you, is that simple affection?”

Taiga spoke in a very direct manner.

“…Well, there’s Umi and Eri, you know? They also confessed to me.”

I revealed that.

“Hmph. So I have two competitors? That’ll make the conquest more satisfying.”

Taiga laughed confidently instead.

I had meant to discourage her… but it didn’t work at all. Her mindset is way too aggressive.

“But… I turned them down. I decided to give my answer after we turn 20.”

I said.

Well… we ended up having sex every day, but we’re not dating. It’s become an ambiguous relationship where I don’t know what to call it.

“For someone who says that, you’re all over each other, biting and sucking. You even kiss casually.”

Taiga immediately made a displeased face.

“Well… I guess they became ‘girlfriend candidates,’ so to speak.”

I finally admitted.

“You piece of trash…”

Taiga said.

Hmm. I have nothing to say to that. But… I’m the victim here. I’m the one who lost my chastity!!

“Well, it can’t be helped. Everything in this world is a competition anyway. You have to step on corpses to get what you want.”

Taiga convinced herself with her own logic.

No. Stepping on corpses… what a horrible and terrifying thing to say. Taiga was living in her own different worldview.

“I want in too. As a girlfriend candidate.”

Taiga said.

“A-are you okay with that?”

Honestly, I had expected to get hit for my messy relationships with women.

“Yeah. Shota, you blessed bastard… I’ll join your harem!!”

Taiga shouted.

“If I eat all the other fish in your pond, I’ll become your girlfriend, right?”

Then, Taiga’s eyes gleamed.

“…….”

I was taken aback because this was honestly the first time someone had such an idea. It’s a different concept from the “harem” I know… is this what being the leader of a biker gang is like?

“When I enter a competition, I always win. That’s how I’ve lived. So!”

Taiga released her grip on my collar.

Chu-!

And she suddenly stole a kiss from my lips.

Slurp-! Chu-!

Only after what felt like an eternity but was actually a brief moment did our lips part.

“I’ll definitely make you fall for me!”

Taiga shouted.

“S-sure.”

I nodded. Somehow, an atmosphere had been created where refusal seemed impossible.

After Taiga’s insane confession was over:

“Wooooooooh!!!!!”

“Oi oi!!! Be happy!!!!”

“Mattaku… is this what youth is?”

Everyone around us cheered.

“Congratulations~!!”

Even a nearby employee clapped.

In this kind of atmosphere, I can’t pretend nothing happened… I reluctantly put my arm around Taiga’s waist.

Only then did Taiga seem to realize she had said embarrassing things. She was looking at the ground with a bright red face.

“We usually charge for this, but I was moved by your passion! I’ll take a commemorative photo for free!”

The staff immediately brought a camera.

“Let’s take it. It’s a memory, right?”

I said with a smile.

“Y-yeah…”

Taiga nodded.

Then, Taiga and I took a bunch of cosplay photos.

“Here you go!”

Since it was taken with a Polaroid camera, the photos were developed immediately.

Taiga and I split the photos between us.

“Hehehe…”

Taiga chuckled, fiddling with the photo. She seemed happy. Seeing Taiga’s girlish expression, my worries disappeared.

Somehow… I need to make Umi, Eri, and Taiga all happy. That’s what I thought.

——

Taiga slipped the photo into the back of her transparent phone case.

Well, this should satisfy Taiga. We did cosplay and acted like a couple.

“Hey… want to ride that?”

Taiga pointed to a corner. There was a Ferris wheel there.

Ah… the Ferris wheel, known as the sacred place for couples. Taiga seemed to secretly like these things.

“Sure. Let’s ride it together.”

I said. Taiga didn’t have much time allocated. At 5, I needed to meet up with Umi for dinner and hang out with her. This was perfect as a final event.

Taiga and I got on the Ferris wheel.

“Eek!!”

The moment she sat down, Taiga jumped up from her seat.

“Ah… something spilled on the seat.”

I said, touching the seat. Fortunately, it wasn’t juice but water.

“Ugh… this feels gross. It’s all wet.”

Taiga immediately revealed the rear line of her pants. What Taiga was wearing were hot pants with no waterproofing, and because they were wet, one phenomenon was occurring.

Yes. Due to the fabric clinging because of the water, her panty line was visible.

Being a guy, I couldn’t help but follow it with my eyes. She also has quite the lower body… ahem. Good thoughts.

“Hehe. Shota. Turned on?”

Taiga laughed and immediately climbed onto my lap.

Well, there was no need to ask. Since Taiga was sitting on top of me, she would know about the changes in my lower body.

“You punk. You know what’s pretty.”

Then, Taiga turned her body and hugged me from the front.

“Until my clothes dry… shall we go somewhere private?”

Taiga whispered in a seductive tone while kissing me.

“Well… since it’s noticeable… I guess we should?”

I ended up giving a noncommittal answer.

The Ferris wheel made one round and stopped again.

Taiga and I got off the Ferris wheel.

Since Taiga’s rear was embarrassingly wet, I had to help hide it.

Squish-!

With no other clothes available, I wrapped my arm around Taiga’s butt.

“Shota. You’re naughty.”

Taiga chuckled.

“I can’t help it. It’s a gentlemanly action.”

I defended myself.

“For something so gentlemanly, you’re kneading quite well?”

Taiga giggled and leaned her body against me. Well… it’s a volume that can’t help but be touched.

Under Taiga’s direction, I found a secluded place to dry her clothes.

We went to a remote bathroom in a corner. It was even the women’s bathroom. Taiga and I went inside one of the stalls.

“Won’t I get in big trouble if we’re caught?”

I asked.

“I’ll chase them all away.”

Taiga said, shadow boxing. It was reassuring, but… I thought we’d end up dealing with the police either way. For assault.

“Ugh… this is sticky.”

Taiga then took off her wet pants.

“W-wait!! If you suddenly take them off!!”

I immediately blushed and backed away.

“They’ll dry better if I take them off.”

Taiga said calmly, hanging her pants on the hook on the bathroom door.

“Are you embarrassed? You don’t need to be.”

Taiga smiled and sat on the toilet with her legs crossed. This emphasized Taiga’s sturdy lower body. Honestly, I couldn’t help but look.

“There’s nothing to do until the clothes dry…”

Taiga said, deliberately exposing her defenseless rear slightly. Yes. She was openly seducing me.

“………”

“……….”

Taiga’s and my eyes met. The sound of our pounding hearts began to harmonize within the bathroom stall.

Without anyone giving a signal, the distance between Taiga and me became zero. Then, passionate kisses followed.

Afterward, Taiga and I mixed our bodies until the clothes dried.

By the time the clothes were fluffy and dry, Taiga and I came out completely satisfied.

The clothes were completely dry.

———-

At that time, Sasitsu and Umi were enjoying their own tour of the amusement park.

Umi was taking a short break on a bench, and Sasitsu was ordering five drinks from a nearby cafe. The reason for ordering five was simple. If you drank all the menu items from the cafe, you would get three stamps as a completion commemoration.

“Hey, high school boy? Want to hang out with us?”

Sasitsu was quite handsome, and many girls approached him.

“Sorry, I’m busy.”

Then, Sasitsu took out his stamp sheet. Thanks to walking around all day, he had filled more than 80% of it. It was no exaggeration to call it Sasitsu’s treasure. Shota’s analysis was somewhat correct. Sasitsu loved achieving challenges like this more than anyone. This stamp collecting was the optimal content for Sasitsu.

“I need to fill all the stamps by today. So, excuse me.”

Sasitsu said with a dead serious expression, then headed to the bench as soon as the five drinks came out.

“……….”

The rejected girls looked at Sasitsu with disbelief.

“You really ordered five drinks?!!”

Umi immediately complained to Sasitsu.

“Yeah. They give three stamps.”

Sasitsu immediately started drinking the beverages with tremendous momentum. Umi eventually helped Sasitsu by sipping some of the drinks.

“By the way, Sasitsu. You know that Eri and Taiga in our club like Shota, right?”

Sensing an opportunity, Umi spoke up.

“Yeah. I know.”

Sasitsu answered calmly.

“Sasitsu. Who are you rooting for?”

Umi asked.

“Rooting or not, isn’t that Shota’s choice?”

Sasitsu said.

“Cowardly neutrality!!”

Umi immediately gave Sasitsu a look that said he was being too harsh.

“Hey… won’t you help me? You’re really close with Shota. You could gently brainwash him with ‘Umi is the best.'”

Umi said.

“That’s a really crude gaslighting method. I don’t think it would work at all.”

Sasitsu looked at Umi with an expression of disbelief.

“Anyway! Help me!!”

Umi just kept insisting stubbornly. She thought that recruiting an ally within the club would give her an advantage in the competition.

“I’m… okay as long as it doesn’t interfere with club activities.”

Sasitsu said with a sigh.

He was slightly worried that the club might collapse because of Shota.