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Sequel 1

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The next day, Monday morning——.

Yuuma tried to pick her up with the same feelings as usual, but as expected, it didn’t work.

Even though it would fall apart when he rides the bicycle anyway, he’s conscious about his hairstyle and whether there's something wrong with his clothes.

(She’s... my girlfriend right?, even if I can't say it in public...)

Moreover, she is Yuuma's first girlfriend, and an exceptionally beautiful one at that.

He needs to pull himself together so that he doesn't get carried away and do weird things.

——But.

(...This is no time to be grinning, if people find out, the Japanese economy will be in trouble.)

He slaps his cheeks in front of the mirror, tightens his lips that try to loosen at every opportunity, and heads out into the cold, early morning winter air.

It wasn't that bad until last week, but it seems that the effects of the cold wave have gotten stronger since last night, and it was rapidly getting colder this morning.

It's already December, so this is where the real winter begins.

(Ah——that’s right, I should bring this too.)

Last night, before returning from Himeouji——Ryou's apartment, Yuuma talked about how since  it's going to be cold tomorrow, she should get cold weather gear, but he missed the chance to tell her exactly what she needed.

They exchanged messages on the messaging app, but the conversation ended up being strangely innocent from the beginning to the end, as if it were from a romance novel, which made it hard to start a business communication.

In conclusion, for his girlfriend who isn't used to commuting to school by bicycle, Yuuma decided to bring some spare cold weather gear, which she likely has not prepared.

Ultimately, it's just a stopgap measure in case she didn’t prepare, tomorrow she'll probably be prepared with something that matches her, but even so——

When he thought that she would use his old gear, his cheeks that he had tightened earlier became loose again.

…

“You’re la—te.”

“No, my bad… it took some time to get out.”

Raising one hand in response to Ryou, who greeted him in the lobby, he looked at her clothes.

A half coat with a refreshing silhouette and gloves, which is appropriate for riding a bicycle, but it gave an impression that it was for more than that.

(...This is bad, my girlfriend is too cute.)

Saying a teasing word like ‘You’re la—te’ with an expression that might as well be pouting, with the coat design that matches her uniform, her figure looks like a woman if you don't know her.

No, in fact, she's actually a woman, so that’s only natural——but since they’re stressing on the fact that she’s disguising as a man, is it really okay for her to be this cute?

“What’s wrong?”

“...I’m just looking in fascination.”

Since he has to treat her as a boy, as a friend at school.

He wanted to praise her clothes here at least.

With that in mind, when he honestly told her, Ryou's white skin turned red and she gave an ambiguous smile as if she was troubled

“Ah—... yeah, thanks… ehehe”

“Aaah, no…”

It's strange——until last week, the feeling was completely like talking with a male friend, but in just three days, it became like this.

Boys——no, girls, if you don’t see her for three days, maybe that saying can apply here?

(T/N: an idiom from the romance of the three kingdoms.)

(...Is it okay for such a cute girl to be my girlfriend? What's more, I kissed her, you know?)

Perhaps because it is a dry winter season, her lips are sweetly drawn with a fresh lip balm, which induced Yuuma's gaze.

As if noticing this, Ryou widened her eyes and looked around, confirming that there were no people around, she leaned closer.

“...You’re staring too much.”

“Uu… I-I got it… I’ll be careful in school.”

Yuuma replied like that, but the girl who looked at him with doubtful eyes was also cute, and frankly speaking, he didn't have the confidence that he could be careful.

“Nn—............Chuu.”

“——!!?”

As he was thinking about that, she put her lips on his in a surprise attack.

Although it was released in an instant, its warmth and softness left a strong sensation.

“You-... Wh-what if someone saw it?”

“I've confirmed it properly... or rather, I do it because Yuuma is watching.”

Yuuma could tell that his cheeks were loosened, but it was clear from Ryou's bright red face that she couldn't hide her happiness.

Isn't this just like an idiot couple——?

“——It’s not ‘just like’, it’s unmistakable. You two.”

“Hia!?”

“Ouwaaa!?

As if reading Yuuma's mind, the one who cut in between the two of them was her housekeeper——at the same time, her older sister, Reiko-san.

“Fortunately, I was the only one here… but, please be deeply careful outside.”

“Ye-yes… Of course.”

Yuuma nodded repeatedly under the pressure of Reiko-san, who was standing in front of him and glaring at him.

Before long, perhaps because she was convinced, she relaxed the pressure in her eyes, satisfied——she slowly lifted her face up and closed her eyes.

“——Wait, what are you doing, Reiko-san!”

The flustered Ryou tried to tear her off, but Reiko didn't budge.

“I thought that if Ojou-sama couldn't do it, I would be the one to do it for you.”

“Why did it come to that! Well, of course we couldn’t do it outside… b-but then we can just do it in my room,”

“Calm down Ryou, you’re saying something strange.”

He pretended to be calm and threw a tsukkomi, but even Yuuma was agitated.

Although her type is different from Ryou, Reiko-san is also a cool secretary-type beauty.

Seeing her kissing face up close as she was saying that it was okay to do it to her, it's hard not to be conscious of it.

Moreover, her bust is 101 cm.

“——Yuuma.”

“Yes”

“Let’s go now, we’ll be late.”

“Yes”

Following the indescribable force, he was about to get out of the lobby——.

“Ah——that’s right, Ryou, you should put this on.”

“Eh, what——ah, an earmuff?”

“Yeah. This morning is pretty cold after all.”

This temperature would make one’s ears cold even in normal situations, it's even more essential if you're riding a bicycle.

“This thing, is it ok to wear this while riding a bicycle?”

“Yeah. And you can't use earphones or headphones because the sound comes out of them so you can't hear what's going on around you.”

If it's a cold weather gear that isn’t plugged in, there's no problem as long as you can hear the sound normally.

“...As for the design, it's my old one, so please give it up. If you find something you like, you can just switch with that one.”

For the time being, this is just for today, he said as he put it to her ears.

“Yosh, well then, shall we go?”

“...Hey?”

When Yuuma tried to head outside once again, she called out to him from behind.

“What’s wrong?”

“Setting aside whether I’d be buying a replacement, I can… have this, right?”

“Well… I don’t use it anymore, if you’re fine with something like that.”

It is a simple design with a single color and passes over the back of the head to cover the ears.

There are various types if you look for them, such as a mask type that covers the front of the face, and a knitted scarf type for women.

She should choose what she likes from those——.

“...Yeah, this one is good.”

“I see. Then, I’d like you to have it.”

Unable to hide her embarrassment, she rubbed the bottom of her nose and replied, then she held the earmuffs tight with both hands.

“Nn, I’ll treasure it ♪”

If she smiled at him with such a happy smile, he might not need a coat on the way from here to school——.

Yuuma whacked his face to hide his burning sensation.

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