Chapter 9: Not Yet Ready to Ask the Second Female Friend

Her cute cheeks were puffed up.

The black-haired, pure beauty sitting beside him had been silent for a while.

“Um… Serina-san?”

“…You call Aoi-san directly, don’t you?”

“Serina… san—Serina.”

“What’s up, Minato-kun?”

“Could you maybe stop being mad, ojou-sama?”

“Don’t call me ojou-sama. And I’m not in a bad mood.”

“…”

Really? Minato thought but didn’t dare say it.

The day after he’d skipped school and had Hazuki fulfill his massive wish—

Today, Serina was in a foul mood until school ended.

After school, Minato mustered the courage to invite her to a café, and she agreed. That suggested she wasn’t that mad…

“Oh, this matcha latte’s so good.”

“Yeah, this place is a bit pricey.”

They sat at a bar counter by the wall. Minato ordered an iced café au lait, Serina a matcha latte.

This was a high-end café, free of classmates.

Minato didn’t want other students seeing him alone with Serina, so he picked this spot.

“Maybe a tasty matcha latte will cheer her up…”

“I can hear you. I said I’m not mad. Just thinking you and Aoi-san went off to have fun alone, probably had a blast, right?”

“…”

It felt like a cheating boyfriend getting scolded.

Hazuki was out with her girl friends after school today.

That girl’s out playing every day, yet I’m the only one Serina’s scolding—how’s that fair? Minato swallowed the complaints piling up.

“I didn’t mean to leave you out, Serina. It was, like, spur-of-the-moment.”

“…If you’d invited me, I might’ve skipped class for the first time.”

“Tch, that’d be bad, right? If it’s me or Hazuki, fine, but you, a model student, skipping—”

“I’m not some model student. If I were, I wouldn’t have let you do that…”

Serina’s face flushed bright red. Too cute.

Minato couldn’t help recalling the feel of her chest, struggling to suppress his excitement.

“U-Um… How’re those PC parts you bought?”

“Trying to butter me up?”

“No, no, I’m into computers too, genuinely curious.”

Though it sounded like he was pandering, he was actually interested in Serina’s PC.

“With exams lately, I haven’t assembled it. I’m still picking out some parts.”

“Right, you said you’d reuse parts from your old PC, but some still need replacing.”

“Yeah, I might end up swapping everything out.”

“So meticulous.”

Minato gave a wry smile.

This pure ojou-sama and building PCs felt like such a mismatch.

“My PC runs Legend fine, but some games lag.”

“Oh, you’re using a laptop, right? For resource-heavy games, a desktop’s better value. High-end laptops get pricey…”

“Yeah, there’s the space issue… But maybe you could help me build a cost-effective gaming desktop, Serina.”

“If you need help, just ask! I can even share spare parts—wait, you are buttering me up with my favorite topic, aren’t you?”

“N-No, I really want a PC.”

“Can’t your current laptop handle editing Aoi-san’s adult videos…?”

“Why assume I’m filming my friend’s adult videos?!”

“Huh? I-I’m wrong?”

“I haven’t done that… yet.”

Serina had a massive misunderstanding.

Even more shocking, she knew he loved gaming but thought his PC was mainly for editing adult videos.

“I thought guys collect videos they like and edit them…”

“Serina, I can’t tell if you’re clueless about guy-girl stuff or secretly an expert.”

Minato had no hobby of filming real women.

With Hazuki always around, he didn’t need to watch others’ videos.

“No, I’m legit building it for gaming. I heard in Legend, better PC specs give you an edge.”

“Oh, right. Frame rate issues, yeah. But the monitor matters too; just a good PC isn’t—wait, stop changing the subject.”

“…You sure you’re not mad?”

“I rarely get mad.”

That’s why Minato was trying to cheer up the clearly unhappy Serina.

He wanted to say that but didn’t want to add fuel to the fire.

“When you skipped with Aoi-san… did you, um, do that?”

“What’s ‘that’… Hey, whoa!”

Serina suddenly ducked her head, making Minato’s gaze follow.

She was pulling up her knee-length skirt under the bar counter.

The hem slowly rose, revealing her fair, slender thighs—

“W-Wait, that’s not okay.”

Minato instinctively glanced around.

The café had few customers, and no one was near the counter.

Still, someone could sit nearby any moment.

“Tch, it’s embarrassing… but I want to know what you and Aoi-san did…”

She kept lifting, now revealing a glimpse of white panties.

The smooth, white lace panties, barely peeking from under her skirt, felt extra provocative.

In a café with other customers, Minato was staring at her sleek thighs and pure white panties—

This unusual situation made him especially thrilled.

“D-Did you make Aoi-san… show her panties again?”

“I-I admit it! I asked her to show me, so please spare me!”

“O-Okay…!”

Serina quickly dropped her skirt, covering her panties and thighs.

Honestly, he wanted to look longer, but timing and place mattered.

“What was that, Serina?! You keep shocking me…”

“S-Sorry.”

This prim classmate’s bold streak was surprising.

Like when she shed her bloomers in the park, she might be even wilder than Hazuki.

“Since you confessed… I-I’m not mad anymore.”

“You were mad.”

Minato vaguely felt like he was the one getting the better deal.

Seeing her panties—ones he’d seen before—in this public setting felt outrageously erotic.

“You’re right… Hiding things from you isn’t good. We’re friends, after all.”

“Friends… Yeah. Since we’re friends, I want you to be honest.”

“I-I get it.”

Minato let out a breath.

“Guess I’ll just accept my fate. We’re friends, so…”

“Huh? Is there more?”

“Oh, hold on a sec.”

Minato pulled out his phone and tapped quickly.

As expected, the reply came fast.

“Alright, let’s go.”

“Where?”

“My place.”

Minato chugged his iced café au lait and stood.

Serina had finished her matcha latte too.

“Huh? B-But, going to your place so suddenly… I mean, it’s fine…”

“No, no weird intentions. I mean, we’ll go to my place, then Hazuki’s.”

“Huh? But Aoi-san’s not home today… Do you have a spare key?”

“No spare key… but look.”

Minato showed his phone screen to Serina.

Minato: “Can I tell Serina where my place is?”

Hazuki: “OK.”

Hazuki: “No point hiding it anymore. Fine to tell Ruka.”

Hazuki: “Seven left.”

“…What’s ‘seven left’ mean?”

“Tch, don’t worry about that.”

It was, of course, the number of condoms left from the box of twelve.

They’d used several, including one this morning, leaving seven.

Hazuki was probably reminding him to use them all on her.

Minato led a puzzled Serina out of the café, and after a short walk—

“Here it is.”

“Huh? Isn’t this Aoi-san’s apartment?”

“It is…”

Minato gave a wry smile, leading the way into the lobby.

Serina followed, still confused.

Normally, people would’ve figured it out by now. But this airheaded girl seemed completely clueless.

Seeing is believing—showing her would be faster than explaining.

Plus, if Serina came over, it’d be convenient for Minato—

“Tch, this is really your place, Minato-kun…!”

“Sorry for keeping it from you.”

Bringing Serina to his living room and serving tea, she finally grasped it.

Though they’d had drinks at the café, not offering something to a first-time guest felt rude.

“I know you won’t blab, Serina, but I kept it secret from others. If classmates knew we live in the same building, they might get weird ideas.”

“Y-Yeah… That makes sense.”

She seemed to get it instantly.

Though their relationship was already suspicious, they didn’t plan to advertise their living situation.

“It’s not something to broadcast. But I’m sorry to you, Serina.”

“I-It’s fine… I really don’t mind. So when Aoi-san said someone from our class lived in her building, she meant you, Minato-kun.”

“I only found out late myself.”

Even in the same building, some people rarely cross paths.

Without Momo’s escape, they might never have connected.

“Oh… Since you’re so close, you can hang out anytime.”

“Yeah, pretty much. Our parents come home late, so it’s easy.”

“Aoi-san’s actually pretty lonely, isn’t she? Momo’s cute, but just the two of them can feel empty.”

“Exactly.”

Serina had picked up on a side of Hazuki she didn’t show easily.

Was she dense or sharp? This ojou-sama was hard to pin down.

“So that’s the deal. Hazuki will ditch her friends with some excuse and meet us here. Just wait a bit.”

“Um… Can I ask something?”

“Hm?”

“You play games on your PC, right, Minato-kun? Can I see?”

“Oh, you’re curious? Sure, let’s go to my room.”

“Okay, pardon the intrusion.”

Minato and Serina, drinks in hand, moved to his room.

This was the second time a girl had been here—when he moved to this apartment, he never imagined girls would visit.

And now, after Hazuki, another super gorgeous girl—

“Though, my PC’s specs aren’t anything special.”

“Other people’s PCs are always tempting to tinker with.”

“Really? Wanna play a game?”

Though nervous, Minato hid it, nudging the mouse to wake his laptop from sleep.

As usual, the game was the popular FPS Legend Heroes.

“I’ve played this a few times too. Also used it for performance tests.”

“Oh? Show me what you’ve got.”

Performance tests meant stressing the PC to check its capabilities.

Since Legend Heroes was reMinatorce-heavy, it was a common test game.

It wasn’t surprising that PC-savvy Serina had an account.

She deftly handled the keyboard and mouse—

“Oh, I think we won.”

“TOO STRONG…!”

The screen flashed a bold “CHAMPION.”

With calm precision, Serina picked off enemies, leading the team to victory.

“How are you that good…!”

“Huh? I just play casually.”

“Are you a genius?!”

Minato’s spirits plummeted.

“Even your tactics were pro-level… You’re ruthless about winning, Serina.”

“Huh? Do you need a reason to chase victory?”

“…No.”

Their approaches to gaming clearly differed.

This seemingly prim Serina’s hunger for victory was shocking.

“Oh, but I’m totally the ‘play for fun’ type.”

“Play for fun… I play daily and still can’t match you…”

“S-Sorry.”

Her apology only made him feel worse, but she looked genuinely remorseful.

Dejected, Minato stared at the floor—

Serina, the type to move a lot while gaming, had a slightly disheveled skirt.

“…Huh?”

“W-What’s wrong?”

“Come to think of it, you were only in panties just now, right, Serina?”

“O-Only panties—don’t notice now!”

Blushing, she quickly pressed down her skirt.

“I gave you my bloomers… so I’m not wearing any now.”

“I-If that’s the case, you could wear safety shorts or something…”

“Those don’t really suit me… Oh, but I lengthened my skirt a bit.”

“Huh, really?”

Minato hadn’t noticed at all.

Her skirt was already knee-length, longer than most girls’.

Even if slightly extended, dense Minato wouldn’t spot it.

“This way, even if someone looks up from below stairs, they won’t see, and it’s less likely to flip in the wind.”

“Ugh… But it might show by accident, so wearing something’s safer.”

“It’s fine, I’m careful. I won’t let anyone but you see, Minato-kun…”

“…”

Minato was baffled why she’d only show him.

The only reason he could think of was “because we’re friends,” but even so, she was too bold.

“D-Do you prefer short skirts, Minato-kun? If so, I could shorten it…”

“No, no, just panties with a short skirt’s too risky! Long skirts are nice too. I mean, only I get to see your thighs usually hidden by a long skirt! That makes me happy.”

“You explain it so thoroughly…”

“Ugh, what am I even saying…”

“I-It’s fine. If my thighs satisfy you… t-then feel free to look?”

Her words made Minato swallow hard.

“Or since you saw earlier, maybe today—”

“No, I wanna see! No matter how many times, I want to see your panties, Serina! And earlier was just a glimpse—I want a closer look!”

“I think I said thighs… B-But panties… t-that’s okay too…”

Seeing Minato blurt out his desires so bluntly, Serina looked a bit troubled.

“I want you to show me your thighs and panties slowly, teasingly…!”

“Y-You’re so specific… L-Like this…?”

Serina stood, slowly lifting her checkered knee-length skirt.

Her snowy, slender thighs appeared, followed by silky white panties—

“G-Geez… Don’t stare so hard…”

“Just… a bit more… Let me see clearly…”

Minato couldn’t help leaning toward the pure girl’s cute white panties.

His nose was almost touching them—

Unlike the risky glimpse in the café, this up-close view of her panties thrilled him.

“Eek…”

Serina plopped onto the bed.

But she kept her skirt lifted high.

“Geez… Your face is in my skirt, Minato-kun… Your breath’s touching me…”

“S-Sorry. Just a bit more…”

Minato shamelessly buried his face in her knee-length skirt, staring straight at her white panties.

Sadly, he wasn’t some saint; faced with this, he couldn’t hold back.

“…Oh, my panties are already… Um… Minato-kun…”

“Oh, uh.”

“Ahh… You’re not even thinking… Um, Minato-kun? I-If you keep staring at my panties, I’ll get really shy… Can we do something else…?”

“Huh, for real…?”

“Y-Yes… Um, anything too embarrassing is no good…”

“Tch, then… a k-kiss or something?”

“A k-kiss…? O-Okay… L-Like this…?”

“…!”

Sitting on the bed, Serina slowly pressed her lips to Minato’s.

Her movement showed no hesitation.

Amazed by her boldness, Minato was further aroused by her soft lips.

“Mmm… chu♡ J-Just this isn’t enough, right…?”

“H-Hey… Whoa!”

Serina gave bolder chu, chu kisses—

“Mmm… Mmm♡”

“…!”

Her tongue slipped into Minato’s mouth.

Her warm, soft tongue swirled around inside.

“Mmm, chu♡ Mmm… Mmm, mmm, chu…♡”

Serina kissed him passionately, her extended tongue wrapping around his.

This black-haired, pure beauty was making such a bold kiss so suddenly.

Overwhelmed by her intensity and the comfort of her soft lips and hot tongue, Minato couldn’t pull away.

No, it was almost like he was being taken by her.

“Chu, chu♡ Mmm, churu… Minato-kun… Mmm, chu♡”

“H-Hey… You don’t have to kiss that deep… Mmm…”

“Huh?”

Though she seemed ready to cut him off with another kiss, she pulled back at his words.

“K-Kissing’s like this, right? It’s like that in movies…”

“No, no, movies have lighter kisses too…”

“M-Maybe…”

Serina’s face flushed red instantly.

“S-Sorry… Even though it’s my first time, I did something so shameless…”

“No, no need to apologize! S-Serina, your kiss was amazing…”

“Tch, really…? Then just once more… chu♡”

Smiling shyly, Serina gave a light, pecking kiss.

Though she said “just once,” she kept kissing, pressing her lips to his again and again—

“Ah… It’s my first time… but kissing’s incredible…”

“F-First time? Your first and it’s that intense…?”

“S-Sorry… Doing something so shameless for my first time…”

“No, I said don’t apologize. And it felt insanely good for me too.”

“Making a friend feel good… I-I’m so happy.”

Her lips were impossibly comfortable.

And to think he’d taken the pure Serina’s first kiss…

“I want to get better at kissing… Since my chest size loses to Aoi-san…”

“Don’t worry about that.”

“…I’m worried about other things too.”

“Huh?”

Serina gently grabbed Minato’s arm, and—

Their positions swapped instantly, Minato landing face-up on the bed.

“Huh, what just happened?”

“It’s a simple self-defense move. I’m not strong, but with a hip twist, even a guy can be thrown.”

“…You’ve got too many surprising talents. I didn’t even feel it.”

He just felt his body float briefly, painless.

“Can you tell me… what you and Aoi-san did after skipping yesterday?”

“Tch, that…”

“I want to be your friend too, Minato-kun, so I want to play the same games as Aoi-san…”

“…”

Serina likely sensed what he and Hazuki did yesterday.

Did she figure it out after coming here, or… earlier?

“Well, I asked Hazuki to… um, just a little…”

“Just a little? What did you do?”

Before he knew it, she was leaning closer.

No escaping now.

“I-I asked her to let me sleep with her… Tch, that’s awful, right?”

“S-Sleep with…! I-I see.”

Even Serina blushed at the term.

She was probably picturing her two friends skipping school, doing that at home.

“B-But… whether it’s awful is up to Aoi-san… and me.”

Serina shed her blazer, unbuttoning her white shirt with a snap, snap.

Through the gap, her white bra and well-proportioned cleavage peeked out.

“I don’t think it’s awful… A-And if I were asked like that… I couldn’t refuse. Because, like Aoi-san, I want to have fun with my favorite friend…”

“…C-Can I… ask you too, Serina?”

“Y-Yes…”

“Actually, from the start, I had something I wanted to ask you…”

“Huh? What…?”

“Tch, it’s not a big deal. I’ll tell you later.”

As soon as he said it, Minato thought, Crap.

The mood was perfect, and he’d ruined it with an extra comment.

If Serina changed her mind now, it’d be bad—really bad.

“It’s not hard for me… to do what you ask, Minato-kun.”

The shy Serina said with a smile.

There was still a chance to salvage this.

“C-Can I… see it again?”

“Sure.”

Minato gently pulled down her white bra, revealing cute pink nipples.

“Yours are big too, Serina…”

“M-Mine… are at least… D-D-cup…”

“that big?”

Even if not Hazuki’s F-cup, that was plenty.

Hearing the specific size sent Minato’s excitement through the roof.

“B-But… it’s not just looking at my chest today, right…?”

“Probably can’t stop at looking… But, Serina, let me just—”

Minato’s face inched toward her pink nipples, his lips nearing—

“Take your eyes off this guy for a second, and he’s already cozying up to someone else.”

“…H-Hazuki…?”

“Aoi-san…!”

“Hey, Minato, Ruka♡”

Minato and Serina scrambled off the bed—

Turning to face the glamorous gyaru beauty standing before them.

“Oh… So it’s still seven left, huh?”

“Seven? You said that in LINE too…”

Sitting back on the bed, Serina tilted her head in confusion.

Minato nodded furiously in silence.

He explained why they were alone here to Hazuki.

“Next time, I’ll buy some for Serina…”

“This guy’s way too eager!”

“But since you’re keeping count, Hazuki, if we use them for Serina, separate ones would make tracking easier, right?”

“That’s true, but that’s not what I’m worried about! And since when did you start calling Ruka by directly?”

“After seeing her chest and panties, calling her ‘-san’ feels weird, doesn’t it?”

“Talking to you, Minato makes my brain go haywire. I can’t tell what’s normal anymore…”

“Does it?”

Minato felt he was facing his two female friends quite earnestly.

Because both were willing to grant his requests.

“That’s weird. Is something wrong with me? Ugh… The more I think, the more confused I get.”

“You okay, Aoi-san?”

“You’re part of why I’m confused, Ruka. But, ugh… fine. It’s still seven for now.”

“I’ll make good use of those seven.”

“They’ll probably be gone in a day or two… No, I get it! You two were sneaking around to have fun!”

“…Let me say, didn’t you and Minato-kun sneak off to have fun yesterday, Aoi-san?”

“Oh, Ruka, you’re sharp. You’re right. Guess we’re even.”

“Y-Yes. Even.”

Hazuki reached out to Serina on the bed, and Serina mirrored the gesture, clasping her hand.

Minato had already crossed that line with Hazuki, but not with Serina—so it wasn’t exactly even.

Of course, Minato wasn’t about to point that out and add fuel to the fire.

“Hmm~ Ruka’s so cute, after all. No wonder Minato wants to ask her for stuff,” Hazuki teased.

“Eek, Aoi-san…!” Serina squeaked.

Hazuki pulled Serina off the bed, planting chu, chu kisses on her cheeks.

“So cute~♡ You’re so adorable, it’s making me feel all funny,” Hazuki giggled.

“Wait, hold on, Hazuki! I wanna kiss her too!” Minato interjected.

“Why?” Hazuki shot him a dumbfounded look.

Though her expression was skeptical, for Minato that intense kiss earlier wasn’t enough.

Wanting to savor the softness of Serina’s tender cheeks with his lips was only natural.

“Geez, fine. Go ahead and kiss her,” Hazuki relented.

“Do you need Aoi-san’s permission…?” Serina mumbled, flustered.

Minato cupped Serina’s cheeks and kissed her, tempted to claim her rosy lips again.

After thoroughly enjoying their softness—

“Hey! ♡ I didn’t say you could kiss me! Mmmph! ♡” Hazuki yelped.

Minato swiftly kissed Hazuki next, sucking on her lips with equal fervor, savoring every moment.

Having relished the lips of both beautiful girls, Minato finally pulled back.

“Phew… You kissed me longer than Ruka…” Hazuki panted.

“No, mine was more intense…” Serina countered.

What are we even arguing about? Minato nearly blurted but held back for the sake of peace.

“Both your lips are amazing. From now on, I can kiss you both whenever, right?” Minato grinned.

“When did we agree to that?” Hazuki snapped.

“I-I don’t know… Minato-kun’s surprisingly pushy…” Serina murmured.

“If that’s how it is, then tell us whose lips you like better!” Hazuki demanded.

Under the intense gazes of both Hazuki and Serina—

“Both your lips are the best, and you’re both super cute, Hazuki and Serina,” Minato declared.

“Such a smooth answer… But since you said it quick, I’ll let you off this time,” Hazuki huffed.

It was his honest truth and a diplomatic way to defuse the situation.

No, normally that line would’ve made things worse, but this glamorous female friend didn’t seem to mind.

“But even if me and Minato are cool with it, Ruka wouldn’t be, right?” Hazuki prodded.

“N-No, it’s not like that…” Serina protested.

Clearly, the two weren’t quite even.

The world wasn’t that convenient for Minato.

“Well then, guess it’s time to put that plan from before into action,” Hazuki announced.

“Huh? What plan?” Minato asked, unable to resist chiming in.

“Didn’t I tell you, Minato? We’re going next time.”

“Going? Where?”

“I was gonna go with just you, but now Ruka’s gotta come too. So—let’s hit up Fairy Tale World and stay the night!”