"Ah, he won't study with you today?"

  "Why?"

  Tsubame looked at her two best friends and said calmly, "He is going out with his girlfriend now."

  "..." Shizuku and Yume.

  The two didn't say anything and tried to observe Tsubame's expression.

  Usually, Ishigami would be in the library, studying until the library was about to close, and naturally, Tsubame would be by his side, teag him all the things that he didn't know, but today was an exception since he would go back with his girlfriend.

  Still, fortunately, he told her that he would tio study tomorrow, tellihat today was an exception.

  At the same time, while Tsubame had an idea why Ishigami decided to postpoheir study session, she had to say Onodera was so bold and ceous.

  However, even if Ishigami didn't io go on a study, Yume and Shizuku asked Tsubame to go with them to take a peek at him, which made Tsubame feel speechless, but she didn't say mubsp;and just stared at Yume, who had said something so eous before.

  "So, that's him..."

  "Hmm..."

  "What's with that "hmm"?"

  "No, I uand why Tsubame seduced him somehow."

  "...'t you not say something so seductive?"

  "..."

  Only Tsubame fell silent, realizing that it was better not to tell everything to her best friends, even if she wao talk about what she had hidden, since if she didn't say anything, would her best friends even show an i in him?

  Yet, when she looked at Ishigami's handsome face, somehow, even if she didn't say anything, she could tell that many girls would be attracted to him since even now, even if he held Onodera's hand, many girls were stealing a gn his dire.

  Meanwhile, in the opposite direoeha brought Kei to the high school area, trying to search for Chika's boyfriend. Unfortunately, they had missed Ishigami, who had left, and in the end, they just wandered around until they found Chika.

  "Huh? Moeha? Kei-? What are you doing here?" Chika was surprised when she saw the two.

  "Nee-!"

  "Chika-nee."

  While Moeha trotted toward Chika happily, Kei greeted Chika politely.

  "So, what's wrong? Do you need anything in the high school area?'

  "Ah, we're just looking for your boyfriend, Nee-," Moeha said with pure iion, without hiding anything.

  "..."

  Chika was so speechless and uo say anything. "...did you stalk me before?"

  "Te-he~!" Moeha stuck out her toely.

  "....." Chika.

  Still, as Chika tried to educate Moeha not to do something so naughty iure, especially when she khat it was hard to discuss her retionship with Ishigami, Kei was looking around, trying to search for Ishigami's presence, but unfortunately, she couldn't find him.

  Oher hand, Ishigami knew nothing about what had happe the school, and if he knew, he would say that it was fortuhat he didn't stay at the school for so long.

  "But is it really okay for me to go to your home?"

  While Onodera wished to go to Ishigami's house, she couldn't help but feel nervous whehought about meeting his parents.

  "It's okay." Ishigami looked at Onodera and said, "You saw my chats with my mother, right?"

  "Well..."

  "But really, you don't have to worry."

  "Why are you so fident?" Onodera asked with doubt.

  "It's because, like you, they are also nervous."

  "Huh? Really? Aren't they adults?"

  "Of course. I brought my girlfriend home to meet my parents. Isn't it obvious that they will be nervous? Imagihat you are a parent; how would you feel if your child brought their partner home?"

  "...if you say it that way."

  "Moreover, being an adult means that you realize that you are not perfect. You might have more experiences, and because of that, you have a lot of worry, but because they have a lot of experiehey are good at masking their expressions, unlike you, who shows everything on your face."

  Feeling the geou her pointy nose, Onodera blushed as her eyes melted, staring at him with affe, hugging him tightly, then leaning into him.

  "You know a lot."

  Ishigami only smiled and didn't say much, but then, this also made Ohink about what he had entered in middle school, which made her g to him tighter.

  "Rei?"

  "I am here."

  "..."

  Ishigami eechless, but he then smiled, thinking that his girlfriend was cute.

  "You are right. I am not alone now."

  Showing a sweet smile, Onodera asked, "Yoing to the gym nht?"

  "If you don't want to, we go to my house right away."

  "No, it's fine. I have never seen you w out, so I want to see."

  Unlike when Ishigami was studying, Onodera khat there wouldn't be ale senior who would teach him gently in the gym, right?

  "It's b, though."

  "I don't mind."

  "I want to see it at least once."

  "Okay."

  Ishigami didn't bother to persuade Onodera anymore since when he was w out, he didn't bother to talk with others, and it was rather an iioween him and his body, so he would probably ignore her a her do her own things.

  Still, that robably fine on its own sihe attention wasn't something that a girl sought all the time.

  When men focused on their work or hobby, it was an attractive se on its own for the opposite gender and for the same gender, who had... let's not discuss this matter.

  "Ishigami, wele~!"

  "Hello, Arihahara-san."

  "You came so early this time."

  "I pn to go home early."

  "Is that so?" The cute female staff of the gym then realized that Ishigami wasn't alone and noticed Onodera, who was by his side. "This is...?"

  "My girlfriend." Ishigami introduced Onodera and said, "She wants to observe the gym. Is that okay?"

  "...sure." Arihara showed a bitter smile at Ishigami, then looked at Onodera with a gentle, professional smile. "If you want to, there is a free trial that you try. Do you want to try it?" heless, even if she was sad by knowing the truth, she didn't fet to istration for the gym to Onodera since if she could get Onodera into a membership, she could get a ission. At the same time, frankly, even if Ishigami had a retionship, it didn't matter si was normal for others to make a move on a man who had a retionship, especially when an attractive man was such a rare resourbsp;

  "Ah..." Onodera was surprised, but she shook her head and said, "No, I am a little unfortable today, so I will just watch."

  "That's fine. If you need anything, please call me."

  Onodera nodded and didn't seem flustered. Instead, she was calm since her personality was extroverted, and her parents had brought her to their family's pany, so she was all fine and didn't feel awkward whealked with strangers.

  The only problem was that her boyfriend was too popur!

  Whenever Ishigami walked, there were many people who greeted him, especially those married women who had nothing to do iernoon and evening, spending their time in the gym before they went home to prepare dinner for their husbands and children.

  So, during those times when their husbands and children weren't around, what were they doing?

  heless, when Ishigami started to work out, Onodera couldn't help but say, "You are so popur."

  "Is that so? I think it is okay. Moreover, they are married women, okay? Do you think I will do something weird to them?"

  "...no." However, Onodera was afraid that those married women would make a move on her boyfriend, so—

  "Should I join a gym?"

  "No, you shouldn't."

  "Why?"

  "Your breasts might bee smaller."

  "...."

  Uhat silence, Ishigami thought that Onodera would get angry, but—

  "Huh? Really? Will they get smaller?"

  "..."

  Ishigami thought that it would be hard for him to have a quiet workout session.

  heless, after he expihe ins and outs, Onodera was all quiet and just observed him w out. While some people tried to approach her boyfriend, he was retively calm and just tio work out quietly as she talked to him, but then became quiet whe all of his focus on his workout.

  Onodera's eyes never wandered; she kept staring at him as she blew hot breath from her cherry lips and licked her lips with her toh a scorg gaze; she almost couldn't hold her urge when his strong, virile body showed its power.

  "...." Ishigami.

  Then, they spent their time like this after he washed his body and ged into spare clothes that he had brought before, whily sisted of a simple white shirt, loose-fit gray sants, and an Adidas Samba.

  Onodera smiled when she saw him ging his clothes and stu all the time, thinking that he was really good at dressing up, but then again, when he was so handsome and fit, all his clothes could be perfectly worn by him.

  "Should I buy something before we visit your house?"

  Onodera felt like it would be too rude if she didn't bring something when she visited his pbsp;

  "Sure."

  "What should I buy?"

  "How about cake? My mother likes it."

  "Okay, let's get that."

  As they bought several cakes near his house, the two went to his house, and naturally, as Onodera was so nervous, she held his hands and talked endlessly about what to do.

  "It's fine. I am here."

  "Um..."

  Feeling his hand on hers, tapping her softly, Onodera felt secure and wished for this time to tinue forever with him until their old age.

  Ah, but if possible, she wao pass away first since she definitely would be miserable if he passed away first.

  Still, all of her thoughts quickly disappeared since—

  "I am back."