"Eh... what does 'break' mean?"
"I feel like there's a story here."
"Anna, tell me quickly."
Anna: "..."
I acted impulsively today and actually wanted to help him with my hands. How could I possibly tell you such a shameful secret!
Anna quickly denied it:
"It's nothing. I just think reverse-pushing is definitely not okay... You can only go all the way after officially dating!"
Strategist Girl: "That's exactly where Anna falls short. A single reverse-push would completely conquer Izumi-kun."
Anna: "Sora and I are childhood friends! Even if I don't reverse-push, I'll still be the final winner!"
Strategist Girl:
"That's not necessarily true. I always feel like a mortal can't defeat Angel-sama..."
"Anyway, anything other than going all the way is fine, right?"
"As long as a boy is still breathing, his head is entirely filled with lewd thoughts. So Anna can start from the lewd angle."
"Boys seem to all like looking at legs."
"Anna can send a leg pic, Izumi-kun definitely won't be able to resist."
"Trust me, Anna's legs are so pretty, Izumi-kun will definitely want to lick them in his heart!"
Anna: "..."
Isn't that just a seduction technique?
Suggesting sending a leg pic right off the bat, can you be a slightly more reliable strategist!
Anna pressed her legs tightly together, her gaze shifting downward to her own legs. Some terrible images involuntarily surfaced in her mind, and the temperature of her face rose rapidly:
"Yoshino-chan clearly doesn't even have a boyfriend, your advice always feels very unreliable."
Strategist Girl: "I've read two hundred romance manga and three hundred school life light novels, I'm super experienced, alright!"
Anna: "That's just armchair strategy."
Strategist Girl: "It's not! I don't have dating experience because I haven't met a boy I'm interested in. If Anna doesn't mind, I can demonstrate. I could conquer Izumi-kun in a week!"
Anna: "...No!"
Better safe than sorry.
Even if there's only a one-in-ten-thousand chance, I can't let Sora be conquered by another girl, let alone my best friend.
The Strategist Girl continued to offer schemes: "By the way, aren't you guys going on a date tomorrow? Anna can suddenly get a 'leg cramp' and have Izumi-kun massage your leg for you."
Anna: "I've never had a leg cramp, I don't know what a cramp feels like. I'll be exposed, right?"
Strategist: "That kind of thing doesn't matter, what matters is intimate contact!"
Anna: "L-Let me think about it..."
Meanwhile.
On the other side.
After the message was sent, Kuroneko quickly replied.
"Image.jpg."
Sora thought it was an emoji and casually tapped on the message. After seeing the picture clearly, he was instantly shocked.
In the photo, Kuroneko was sitting on a tatami mat in a duck-sitting posture, wearing an ordinary little dinosaur sleep dress. The hem of the sleep dress was visibly quite short. Almost the entirety of the girl's legs was exposed to the light—snow-white and slender, the skin lustrous, gleaming with an alluring shine under the light, completely appetizing.
Sora's fingers twitched slightly, silently saving it to his favorites.
A few seconds later.
The picture was rapidly unsent.
Immediately following, text messages popped up rapidly:
"The person who sent the message just now wasn't me! It was Tamaki!"
"Tomorrow is the weekend. Tamaki is super energetic and refuses to sleep. She even just snatched my phone to take a picture!"
I see.
With Kuroneko's shy personality, she definitely wouldn't do something like sending a leg pic in the middle of the night.
Kuroneko: "Um... Sora didn't see anything just now, right?"
Sora naturally chose to tell the truth:
"I'm sorry."
"Eh?"
"Thank you for the meal."
"..."
Kuroneko: "Foolish mortal, hurry up and forget it, ahhhh! Otherwise, I will place a dark curse upon you! I curse your phone to only have one percent battery when you wake up tomorrow morning!"
Sora: "This is a reward bestowed by the Witch of the Night. I will definitely remember it for a lifetime."
Kuroneko: "I-Idiot Sora! What do you mean a lifetime... Tomorrow I will use the physical amnesia method to help you forget!"
"..."
After chatting for a bit, Kuroneko didn't shyly evade the topic but agreed to go fishing at the beach tomorrow:
"Since it's the weekend, I was preparing to hold the [Forbidden Ritual to Summon Creatures of the Dark Night], so going to the beach to collect some sacrifices is perfect."
Sora pondered for a moment: "Ruri means cooking?"
Kuroneko: "Mortal! Cease prying into my thoughts!"
So it is cooking, right?
The so-called sacrifices clearly refer to the sea fish we'll catch!
Sora: "Hinata and Tamaki can come along to play too."
Kuroneko: "Better not... Mom has the day off tomorrow and will take care of them at home. If I bring them to the beach, I definitely won't be able to fish in peace."
Unknowingly, the time reached ten o'clock.
Kuroneko: "Tamaki finally fell asleep. It's getting late, and I need to sleep too... Goodnight, Sora."
Sora: "Goodnight."
"..."
After exchanging goodnights with Kuroneko, Anna still hadn't replied to his message.
Sora couldn't help but ask about the situation:
"If Anna has things to do tomorrow, then serious business comes first."
Smack.
Anna slapped her forehead: "I forgot to reply to Sora's message."
'Inmate Eight' quickly rolled over, hurriedly picking up her phone to explain:
"A friend was chatting with me just now, and I forgot to reply to Sora's message... I'm free tomorrow, let's all go fishing together!"
In the dim room.
Anna's pretty face was flushed. She hesitated, but ultimately didn't send the leg pic she had just taken.
"I've already done so many shameful things today... I'll send the leg pic tomorrow. Anyway, besides me, no other girl would definitely send a leg pic to Sora, right?"
"..."
The night passed without words.
The next day.
Sora woke up on time as usual, brushed his teeth and washed his face, and then began preparing breakfast.
Needless to say, Sagiri was definitely sleeping in. She never needed to be woken up in the morning.
Just after eating breakfast, the doorbell rang.
"Sora, good morning."
Elf stood outside the door with her hands on her hips, her radiant blonde hair sparkling blindingly in the sunlight:
"Fishing, fishing! My thirst is already unbearable!"
Behind Elf was Angel-sama, who had tied her hair into a high ponytail and looked very refreshing:
"Sora-kun, good morning."
"Good morning..."
While responding, Sora looked out and saw two bicycles parked at the door.
When they discussed it last night, they originally planned to take the train to the beach together, but Elf was enthusiastic and insisted on riding bikes. Naturally, they agreed to her request.
Elf had bought a bicycle a while ago, so there was no need to illegally carry a passenger.
After chatting for a moment, the doorbell rang again.
"I'll open the door."
Yamada Elf ran over with a thump thump thump to open the door. A blue-haired girl with an ahoge on her head stood outside; it was exactly Anna.
"Elf, good morning."
Anna's smile was bright and radiant. Wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and a blue skirt, she looked sweet, cute, and full of vitality.
"I'm here."