Taking out his phone, Hikari sent messages to the two girls, asking when they'd arrive and where they were.
As expected.
Both replied that they'd be there soon, already on their way.
Seeing their familiar replies, especially the one from Mashiro Chisato who actually lived in the same building, Hikari felt a little speechless.
They were both tenants of Asou Apartments, and Hikari had originally thought to call Mashiro Chisato to come together.
But Mashiro Chisato said she'd sweat after class and didn't want to come in her uniform.
Since this meeting was with another "Chii", a meaningful coincidence, she wanted to shower and change into something nice before coming.
Hikari felt he could only believe half of that explanation.
The bubble tea shop was doing good business; besides Hikari, there were a number of customers. Opposite him sat three or four female college students drinking milk tea.
Just as Hikari held his phone and kept nudging the two Chii's to hurry up, one of the college girls at the table across suddenly stood and walked over toward him.
Hikari was messaging Shiina Chizuru and Mashiro Chisato, urging them to hurry because they were being annoyingly slow today.
Suddenly one of the girls from the opposite table got up and walked over to him.
Standing before Hikari, the girl abruptly demanded, "Have you finished taking pictures?"
"Huh?", Hikari raised an eyebrow, puzzled.
The college girl's tone was displeased, "Don't play dumb, little brother. You were holding your phone facing our way just now and must have taken a lot of photos. Hand over your phone!"
At that, Hikari glanced down and immediately realized what she meant.
While he'd been chatting with Shiina Chizuru and Mashiro Chisato, he had been holding his phone up; the camera probably happened to be pointing that way, so this plain-looking but confident college girl had mistaken him for someone taking sneaky photos.
The thing was, Japanese phones make a shutter sound when they take photos, did she really think he was using some illegal phone?
Hikari looked at the girl dumbfounded.
But she took his dumbfoundedness for silence.
Yet she didn't press it further; instead she suddenly smiled, "Actually, little brother, you're so good-looking, it'd be fine if you took pictures of me. Just admit it, I hate men who lie."
"So if you confess honestly, I'll even give you my LINE ID."
Hikari immediately shook his head, "No thanks."
Hearing his decisive refusal, the plain, somewhat chubby college girl flushed with embarrassment, "Are you planning to have me call the police?"
Her words only made Hikari more speechless.
Just as he was about to speak, footsteps came from the side.
"Hikari-kun~ sorry to keep you waiting!"
At the familiar voice, both the college girl and Hikari turned to look; a carefully made-up pretty girl was striding toward them.
She wore a bright short skirt whose hem fluttered as she walked; the skirt was just the right length to show off long, elegant legs.
On those long legs she wore fine black stockings that made them look even smoother, like delicate porcelain, accentuating the graceful lines and making her more alluring.
But most eye-catching was the delicate choker around her neck — a silver chain that looked both refined and sexy.
That swan-like neck, encircled, provoked a strong impulse to clip on a leash and claim her.
Overall, she looked like a refined doll, full of sensual charm, impossible to ignore in looks or presence.
Under the college girl's gaze, this obviously prettier and better-figured beauty walked straight up to Hikari and greeted him warmly.
"Chisato-chan," Hikari returned the greeting to Mashiro Chisato.
Clearly they knew each other well, maybe even a couple.
Seeing this, the college girl who had assumed Hikari was a peeper blushed and quickly left without saying more.
After all, facing Mashiro Chisato she felt ashamed, and someone with such a beautiful girlfriend wouldn't be secretly photographing her.
Hikari, watching the departing girl, didn't bother to respond and turned to look at Mashiro Chisato, who was dressed much more carefully today.
Seeing her pretty outfit and refined makeup, Hikari finally understood why Mashiro Chisato had been so late.
"Sorry to keep you waiting, Hikari-kun~", Mashiro Chisato said, sticking out her tongue in mild embarrassment and apologizing.
"You know you were late," Hikari shook his head.
"Hehe!", Mashiro Chisato gave an awkward laugh.
Before more could be said, another pretty figure walked up to them.
"Hikari-kun~", a purple-haired beauty greeted as she came hastily over.
"Chizuru," Hikari nodded to her; since Mashiro Chisato had arrived first, this newcomer had to be class rep Shiina Chizuru.
The college girl who had returned to her table saw another attractive girl now by Hikari's side.
This new girl was as pretty as the first, clearly outperforming her in looks.
"I said that boy was too handsome to be lacking a girlfriend; he wouldn't be taking sneaky photos."
"Right, Koharu, you were overconfident~"
"Aiya, how embarrassing~"
Hearing the teasing from her friends about the two beautiful girls around Hikari, her face turned a deep liver color with embarrassment.
"Also, that boy is out on a date with two girls at the same time, and both girls are wearing chokers… they look like high schoolers, right? High schoolers these days really know how to play…", the plain college girls murmured.
On the other side, noticing Mashiro Chisato and Shiina Chizuru arriving together had attracted many glances in the shop, Hikari immediately took them outside.
On the street, Mashiro Chisato and Shiina Chizuru sized each other up.
"Hello, you must be Chizuru-chan? I'm Mashiro Chisato. You can call me Chii-chan~", Mashiro Chisato greeted with a smile, using the habit she had of talking to girls.
"I'm Shiina Chizuru. Chiizu-chan is fine too, hehe," Shiina Chizuru smiled back.
They looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh.
"See, like Hikari said, if we all call each other 'Chii', it gets confusing. So Chizuru-chan, you can call me Chisato," Mashiro Chisato laughed.
"Agreed. Chisato-chan can call me Chizuru~", Shiina Chizuru also smiled.
"You two really look alike," Hikari, who had been comparing them while they talked, interjected at a good moment.
"Yeah, not just faces and figures, even tastes and styling are similar to mine, Chizuru-chan," Mashiro Chisato said with a smile.
They examined each other and found it true.
Both had smooth long purple hair, similar faces and bodies, and even their carefully chosen meeting outfits were close.
Both wore a somewhat bright, pretty short skirt and a choker around the neck.
Although the chokers were different in style and color, Mashiro Chisato's silver, Shiina Chizuru's red, it was quite a coincidence.
Both also wore stockings: Mashiro Chisato's black stockings filled out the legs under her skirt, and she even had a lace garter on her left thigh adding a touch of sexy allure.
Shiina Chizuru wore pure white stockings that compressed slightly, producing a small exposed band at the top of the thigh beneath the skirt, a perfect "absolute territory" that looked innocent yet enticing.
In short, while their looks and figures were quite similar, like they could be sisters, on closer inspection they each had distinctive charms that dazzled the eye.
Clearly both had put thought into their appearance; when they locked eyes, each found a competitive spark in the other.
Mashiro Chisato couldn't help asking Hikari first, "Hikari-kun, do I look good in this outfit today?"
"Looks good. That silver choker and the garter suit you," Hikari nodded slightly.
Shiina Chizuru quickly followed, "What about me, Hikari-kun? Do you like how I look?"
"Yes. Chizuru suits white stockings, they look so smooth I want to reach out and touch them; the texture must be great," Hikari nodded approvingly.
Hearing that, Shiina Chizuru suddenly grabbed his hand and placed it on her white stockings, "If you want to touch, then touch, Hikari-kun. It's not like you've never touched before."
Though her face flushed a little, she still pressed his hand onto her white-stockinged thigh.
Feeling the silky slide beneath his palm, Hikari didn't hold back and gave a few exploratory squeezes.
Seeing this, Mashiro Chisato couldn't help but feel jealous.
After all, they were both "Chii"s, similar in looks and figure; she didn't want to be less captivating in Hikari's eyes.
Not to be outdone, while Hikari examined Chizuru's white stockings, Mashiro Chisato rummaged in her small bag and confidently handed Hikari a palm-sized device.
"Hikari-kun, hold this," Mashiro Chisato's cheeks were a bit flushed as she spoke.
Hikari held it up and found a strange remote control.
It was simple, two buttons: one like a power symbol to turn it on and off, and another wavy icon that seemed to switch modes.
"Hmm?", Hikari raised his eyebrows, a little surprised, looking at Mashiro Chisato.
Mashiro Chisato thought he might not understand and explained clearly.
"Hikari-kun, I joined a high-tech club. Our club recently developed a device that can manipulate a person by altering brainwave patterns, that's what I gave you." [T/N: The f*ck of Doofenshmirtz?]
"With that, you can control me to some extent. Want to try?"
Nervous as this was the first experiment, Mashiro Chisato blushed.
"Alright, I'll try," Hikari, seeming unfamiliar with such tech, experimented a bit.
And indeed, just as Mashiro Chisato had said, the high-tech device proved very effective.
Soon Mashiro Chisato frowned and trembled slightly, as if Hikari were controlling her by thought.
Hikari, rarely having fun with such novel gadgets, happily ran various tests.
Walking with the two girls, Shiina Chizuru noticed that since Mashiro Chisato had taken out the gadget, Hikari's attention had been almost entirely on Chisato, which made Chizuru a bit unwilling.
Shiina Chizuru suddenly linked her arm through Hikari's and coquettishly said, "Hikari-kun, I actually prepared similar high-tech stuff today too; it can also manipulate brainwaves so people act like they were shocked. I just didn't attach the connector at first, I wanted you to put it on me with your own hands when we met."
Saying that, Shiina Chizuru led Hikari into a nearby public restroom.
After coming out of the restroom,
Hikari found she had been truthful.
So it went.
Hikari walked down the street with two "Chii-chan"s.
Mashiro Chisato hooked her arm through Hikari's left, Shiina Chizuru through his right.
In each of Hikari's palms was a high-tech brainwave remote.
Seeing Hikari holding a pretty girl on each arm, many passersby turned to look; plenty of men felt jealous.
"Damn! Is one-man-two-women dating the trend now?"
"So is a triangle relationship the most stable?"
"No way, those two girls look alike; maybe they're sisters."
"Sisters? I'd die! I want to tie him up and burn him AHHH!"
Hearing the murmured comments, and especially the assumption that Chizuru and Chisato were sisters, the three glanced at each other and couldn't help laughing.
"Pfft! Chizuru little sis~ oh!", Mashiro Chisato called lightly.
"Hehe! Chii-nee~ ah!", Shiina Chizuru responded with a laugh.
Watching the two girls play-act as sisters and greet each other, Hikari found it amusing.
After fiddling with the remotes for a while and seeing both girls' faces flush and sweat a little as they walked, Hikari grew bored and stopped.
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