Unfortunately for her, Rei Ao had already noticed her hiding there.
Since she'd set up an ambush, he felt obliged to respond in kind.
For example, as he was doing now.
""
With visions of a romantic "accidental collision," Iroha found herself dumbfounded.
Her mind went blank.
She felt her cheek slam into something with a somewhat exaggerated shape.
All because Rei Ao made a slight sideways dodge at the critical moment.
This caused Iroha, in her tumble, to lunge headlong for his abdomen.
And that resulted in the bizarre scene before them:
Rei Ao stood there, perfectly upright, facing Iroha.
Meanwhile, Iroha was bent over at almost a right angle, pressed up against Rei Ao.
She hadn't fallen, but this momentforming an "H" shapelooked utterly awkward.
Even Rei Ao hadn't expected his quick dodge to lead to this.
"Hey, classmate, don't you think this is a bit embarrassing? Maybe it's best to stand up while nobody's around."
"!!!"
Snapping back to reality, Iroha hurried to straighten herself.
But in her extreme embarrassment and panic, she rebounded so forcefully she almost seemed like a wind-up toy springing upright.
Such a huge motion
Her lips ended up brushing Rei Ao's as he leaned his head down to see if she was okay.
""
Even Rei Ao hadn't foreseen this particular development.
"Ugh!!!"
Iroha clapped a hand over her mouth.
Her flushed face and red earlobes were undeniably cute, and her eyes glimmered in a flustered confusion.
That unexpected combo attack instantly wrecked all the expressions, lines, and details she'd prepared in her plan.
Even her rational thought turned to chaos.
She could still feel the warmth of his lips.
She could even sense the shape of his torso through her face.
And now, the little devil Iroha found herself completely at a loss, her brain short-circuited.
Rei Ao recognized her, at least by her looks, and decided to break the awkwardness:
"Iroha Isshiki, right? That was just an accident."
"Yes! A-an accident!!!"
She latched onto that line at once.
No matter what, labeling it "just an accident" would lessen her overwhelming embarrassment.
"It was an accident, haha"
Iroha rubbed the back of her head.
"R-Rei Ao-senpai, II'll head back to class now!"
Plan aborted!
Mortified, she decided to flee.
She lifted her leg to run.
But Rei Ao, noticing the direction, chuckled, "That way leads to the bathrooms."
"Uh"
Her body went rigid.
Another embarrassment!
But at this point, Iroha couldn't worry about that.
Running away was the priority.
"I need to use the stall!"
She blurted the bizarre line without thinking.
Then she actually ran off.
""
Rei Ao watched her leave, momentarily unsure how to evaluate this Kouhai's "maneuver."
Deliberately planning a run-in with him?
He was curious about Isshiki's intentions.
A new "target" had basically delivered herself to him.
Rei Ao wasn't in a hurry to do anything about it.
If she'd set up one deliberate chance to approach him, she'd likely try again.
He'd wait to see what this younger girl was up to.
However
Rei Ao glanced down at the spot where her entire face had just crashed into his well
"I hope she's not so embarrassed she avoids me from now on."
"I won't be defeated!!!"
Fortunately, Iroha Isshiki wasn't one to give up or surrender so easily.
She wasn't actually using the bathroom.
She was just washing her face with cold water to calm down.
Staring at her reflection in the mirror, cheeks still faintly pink, Iroha bit her lip.
She had no intention of giving up on approachingor, more accurately, "conquering"Rei Ao.
But she absolutely couldn't forget what had just happened.
Her fingertips hovered over her reddened lips, as though she could still feel the lingering warmth.
Her first kiss, lost in such a way.
She wanted to cry, but no tears came.
And that wasn't even the worst part!
Her fingers slid along her cheek, recalling the distinct shape she'd felt pressing against it, like a contour carved into fine jade.
Lowering her gaze, she lifted her shirt to reveal her pale stomach.
Then, she measured upward with her hand from below.
Normally, it was just a single handspan. But if
Imagining a certain possibility
Iroha's face grew red all over again.
She shook her head wildly. "Ahhhh, I can't even think about it!"
She'd read quite a few entertainment magazines, so she knew a bit about this stuff.
Yet her impression was that "that" felt too too unreal!
Nothing like what the books described.
Because of that, Iroha's embarrassment and annoyance made her hesitate.
If she truly managed to date Rei Ao, they'd eventually do what couples do
Which included that sort of thing.
At that time might she actually die?!
"Gah!"
The mental image of "it entering" made Iroha gulp reflexively.
Not out of desire, but fear
No matter how she pictured it, she couldn't see how it would "fit."
While she was struggling with her tangled thoughts
"Ding dong!"
Her phone chimed.
She opened it to see a new group chat Yukino had created specifically for working on Iroha's request.
Yukinoshita Yukino: "Care to share your progress with the first step?"
They all knew about the plan, so Yukino was checking in around the expected time.
Iroha stared at Yukino's icon, her eyes lighting up.
"Maybe I can ask them for advice?"
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Chapter 395: Gossip about Couples...
Iroha Isshiki: "Cough, cough. The first step of my 'accidental meeting' plan had an unexpected mishap."
And it was one that led to the ultimate social mortification.
She was too embarrassed to share the details, only admitting that the plan had failed.
Iroha Isshiki: "Everyone, my accidental meeting plan failed. And it was a massive failure."
Yumiko Miura: "Heh, you call that a plan? It's a clich straight out of anime. It'd be weird if it didn't fail."
She was clearly in high spirits.
After all, Isshiki was aiming for her man.
Yui Yuigahama: "Eh? It failed?! Yukinon, do something!"
Yumiko Miura: "??? "
(Yui, what's with you? You're helping someone chase your own boyfriendwhy are you so eager?)
Every time Yumiko saw how personally Yui took this matter, she almost couldn't keep a straight face.
Yukinoshita Yukino: ""
Sigh.
Yukino let out a deep sigh.
She felt this was utterly ridiculous. Why had she ever agreed to such a request? It was just making trouble for herself.
Yukinoshita Yukino: "I'd like to know what kind of 'unexpected mishap' you're talking about."
Iroha Isshiki: "Uh basically my unexpected behavior ended up inconveniencing Rei Ao-senpai."
Her cheeks were flushed pink.
It might have caused him troubleshe wasn't entirely sure.
She only clearly remembered her cheek hitting somewhere inappropriate, and feeling a strong, distinct pulse for a split second.
Yukinoshita Yukino: "And then?"
Iroha Isshiki: "Cough, cough, cough. Then I ran away. It was really embarrassing."
Yukinoshita Yukino: ""
So even this Kouhai, who usually wore a good "public face," had run away.
Given the situation, it must have been quite an incident.
Yui Yuigahama: "What exactly happened?"
Iroha Isshiki: "Cough. In short, I wasn't very nice to Rei Ao-senpai."
Yui Yuigahama: "Ugh I want details!"
Yukinoshita Yukino: "If she doesn't want to talk about it, we should let it go."
Yui Yuigahama: "Okaaay~"
Yukinoshita Yukino: "If you did something offensive to him, just apologize. That's the best solution."
Iroha Isshiki: "Sigh, I guess it is."
Yukinoshita Yukino: "Seems like you already knew that."
Iroha Isshiki: "Haha, I just wanted to gather opinions to confirm my thoughts."
Iroha Isshiki: "I'll apologize, but I have a few questions I'm curious about that I'd like to ask you all first."
Yukinoshita Yukino: "Go ahead."
Iroha Isshiki: "Have any of you been in a relationship before? Or are you currently dating someone?"
Yukinoshita Yukino: ""
Yui Yuigahama: "Eh? Umm yes, w-we do."
Yumiko tugged at the corner of her mouth.
Of course they did. Their "someone" was exactly the person Iroha was after!
Yumiko Miura: "So what if we do? What are you trying to ask?"
Iroha Isshiki: "Wow, so in the Service Club, aside from Yukino-senpai, both Yui-senpai and Yumiko-senpai have boyfriends!"
Yukinoshita Yukino: ""
(Did she really need to single me out at a time like this?!)
Yumiko Miura: "Why do you ask?"
Iroha Isshiki: "Hehe, I just want to know how real couples communicate day to day."
Yumiko Miura: "They're just a bit more intimate than normal people, obviously."
Yes, more hands-on contact, among other things.
Recalling how, with Rei Ao, his hand would wander beneath her skirt before she realized, Yumiko's lips curved smugly.
(After all, I'm so irresistible.)
Iroha Isshiki: "Oh, oh!"
Too bad that wasn't the only thing she wanted to ask.
Iroha Isshiki: "So, you two senpais probably have experience with 'that,' right?"
Yui Yuigahama: "'That'? What do you mean?"
Yukinoshita Yukino: ""
Yukino's brows rose. She'd guessed what Iroha was about to askan inappropriate topic.
She wanted to stop her but it was too late.
Iroha Isshiki: "I'm talking about doing it, you know. Don't most couples do that?"
Yui Yuigahama: "E-eh?!"
Yumiko Miura: ""
Even Yumiko hadn't expected Iroha to bring up such a bizarre question.
Iroha Isshiki: "Hehe, I heard the first time can be really painful. Is that actually true?"
(Can people really just ask that?)
Yumiko didn't think anyone would be silly enough to answerbut someone did!
Yui Yuigahama: "Uh, w-well, not for me If he's gentle, there's no problem."
She was speaking from personal experience. Rei Ao had been very gentle at first.
Though once she got used to it, he'd gotten pretty wild, but Yui had never felt painon the contrary, she really enjoyed it.
Iroha Isshiki: "Woow!!!"
Iroha's eyes sparkled. This was some serious gossip!
Yumiko Miura: "Yui, do you realize what you're saying?"
Yui Yuigahama: "Huh? I'm just being honest for Isshiki-chan's sake."
Yui Yuigahama: "Wait, Yumiko, does it hurt you?"
Yumiko Miura: "Of course not! He's super gentle with me, okay?!"
Yumiko Miura: "Hold on! That's not even the main point here!!"
Yumiko felt exasperated. She'd let clueless Yui drag her into this conversation.
Yukinoshita Yukino couldn't take it anymore.
Yukinoshita Yukino: "Yui, you really don't have to answer such private questions"
Yui Yuigahama: "Huh?"
Iroha Isshiki: "Cough, I'm not trying to force you, senpai, but I'd really like you to clarify things for me. Otherwise, I'm still pretty scared of that 'special' sort of thing."
Iroha Isshiki: "I understand that if he's gentle, it shouldn't be painful."
Iroha Isshiki: "But what if he's really huge, so much so that there's just no way it would fit?"
Recalling the shape she'd felt, Iroha's face reddened as worry rose within her.
Yui Yuigahama: "It'll be fine, really. As long as he's gentle, you'll slowly get used to it."
Iroha Isshiki: "Oh? Does that mean Yui-senpai's guy is that type of 'way too big'?"
Yui Yuigahama: "U-uh y-yeah, talking about it like this is embarrassing."
Iroha Isshiki: "Hehe, we're all girls here, Yui-senpai. And I don't even know who your boyfriend is."
Iroha would keep such matters confidential.
But that still wasn't the final question she intended to ask.
~~~
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Chapter 396: Itching for more...
"Thank goodness Yui-senpai is so easygoing. That's the only reason everything can proceed in my favor, step by step."
Iroha Isshiki curved her lips into a smile and asked her final question.
Iroha Isshiki: "Yui-senpai, could you tell me roughly what size it is? That way I can be mentally prepared."
Yes, that was it!
What she truly wanted to verify was that thing, which sparked both her curiosity and a tinge of fear!
Yui Yuigahama: "U-uh maybe a bit over twenty, but I'm not really sure."
Yukinoshita Yukino: "Enough!"
Seeing how off-track the conversation was heading, Yukino cut it short.
Yukinoshita Yukino: "From now on, this group is not allowed to discuss these kinds of topics!"
Iroha Isshiki: "Eh? But whyyy~"
Yumiko Miura: "I agree!"
If this went on, Yui would reveal every detail of Rei Ao's shape!
Iroha Isshiki: "Fine."
Iroha decided to leave it at that.
But she was so shocked that her own mouth fell open.
She'd just discovered that Yui was apparently coping with something "twenty-something" in size.
"Hiss!"
She sucked in a cold breath.
"Over twenty wouldn't that reach up to her stomach?"
Iroha recalled Rei Ao She had a hunch it'd be around the same.
"Gulp That really wouldn't hurt?"
Judging by Yui's words, it didn't sound like a lie.
Iroha looked at her flushed face in the mirror.
Alright, enough was enough.
Everything was getting weirder by the second.
She hastily splashed her face once more and prepared to return to class.
Meanwhile
Rei Ao didn't experience the same "internal upheaval" from Iroha's "accidental contact" that she did.
He simply went on with his day: attending class, chatting during breaks.
Just after class ended, someone couldn't help but come find him.
Michiru Hyoudou.
"Rei Ao-kun, um, there's something I'd like to talk about."
"It's about Kanna, right?"
"Yes."
Michiru nodded, looking embarrassed.
"It's about what Tohru mentioned when she came to my place that day."
At that, Rei Ao already knew what she meant.
"Kanna wants to go to school?"
"Mm."
Michiru nodded emphatically.
She'd heard from Tohru how Kanna had been banished, how she lacked same-age companions, and felt lonely. Tohru had suggested enrolling Kanna in elementary school.
Michiru believed it was possible.
