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「Wait, wait, wait!」

I slid in front of Ruka, defending her with the umbrella in front of me like a horizontal bar.
The two pick-up guys look at me like they’re wondering who the hell I am.

「*Ah*, Misaki!」

Ruka quickly flashed a bright smile before hugging my arm from behind.
As always, her boobs are touching me. Nice scent.
While I grin on the inside, I glare at the two guys.

「What do you want with our Ruka?」
「*Oh*, a friend? They came; well, isn’t that nice?」

One of the guys smiled; no signs of shame at all. However, from Ruka’s reaction, it should be obvious that she doesn’t appreciate this. I assumed that she’s used to handling these kinds of people, but she seems to be terrified.

「F̲u̲c̲k̲ off before you get smacked.」

I raised my middle finger to the two, but Miyu, finally catching up to me, said, 「Stop that,」 and pulled my whole arm down.

「*Ahaha*, aren’t you feisty? Are you her friend, too?」
「Nice legs～ Great figure, to boot.」

The pick-up boys showed a slovenly smile.
I expected some aggressive, 「You want a f̲u̲c̲k̲i̲n̲g fight?」 response, but it was completely different. They scanned at us up and down, as though appraising our looks.

「Are you three high schoolers? That’s nice; you’re all super cute～ Crazy how pretty you three are.」
「*Oh*, sorry～ He’s kind of a pervert.」

Playing amicably to the bitter end.
They’re not compelling us like, 「C’mon girlies, let’s play!」 as seen with yankee manga delinquents.
I’m not good with these types. I can’t deliver the fists of judgment like this.

「Then after that, let’s go to karaoke, karaoke. We’ll pay for everything. Hell, we might give you some allowance, too!」
「C’mon, that’s being a sugar daddy. He’s cooked, guys; don’t follow people like him.」

And now they started an unfunny two-man bit.
*Eh*, lame. Do we really have to hear this?
　
「But seriously, we’ll treat you. If you haven’t had a meal yet, why don’t we-…」
「*Um*, we’re busy right now; if you keep being stubborn, we’ll call the cops.」

Blocking his next words, Miyu spoke with a low tone.
A weird silence broke out.
The relatively harmonious mood immediately froze up.
　
「*Hah*? F̲u̲c̲k̲i̲n̲g killjoy.」

One of the guys scowled at Miyu, clicking his tongue as he left. The other guy let out a sigh as he followed after.

「You two, thanks a lot! That was so scary〜!」

As their silhouettes left our sight, Ruka heaved a sigh of relief. After shaking my arm up and down, she then approached Miyu.

「You were so cool earlier, Miyu! Got me a bit surprised!」

Like an otaku in an idol handshake event, Ruka vigorously grabbed Miyu’s hand next.
Seemingly shocked by the sudden body contact, Miyu’s eyes darted wildly.

「The gap is crazy! It’s like you were possessed by a different person!」
「R-Really? *Ahaha*…」

Despite not having a good impression of Ruka, Miyu showed a smile.
*Oh*, that’s heartwarming. My cheeks naturally form a grin.
　
「Miyu, your clothes today are so cute～! They really suit you!」
「T-Thank you…」

*Oh* my, seems like they’re getting along well.
She’s not Miyu-sama this time; she’s a bit more genuine than usual.

「Still～ Miyu really came along! I’m so happy～!」

As Ruka gripped Miyu’s hand open and close, Miyu was perplexed.
She’s like an introvert left speechless by a gyaru’s kindness.

… Huh, wait a minute?
Isn’t she being a bit too touchy, though?
And Miyu, too; what’s with that embarrassed but happy-satisfied look on your face? Are you some easy girl?
You never make that face with me, though? You never show that kind of expression with me, though?

… Just kidding.
I was Yandere-ing for a bit.
This much doesn’t bother me at all; doesn’t shake me up any bit, well, maybe just a bit.
Hear me out. I’m not feeling jealous or anything; I’m just pissed off.
Not at those guys earlier, and obviously not at Miyu, but at myself.
I feel pathetic for letting Miyu go through that scary experience.
I should’ve chased them off immediately. Going with the Ya◯cha-style was a mistake. The guy was a clown, after all¹.　
　
「… Misaki, is there something wrong?」

While I was spiraling by myself, Miyu called for me.
I took Miyu’s hand and held it tight.

「That was pretty scary, wasn’t it? Are you okay?」
「*Eh*? Not really, I’m completely fine…」
「I’m sorry, Miyu. I should’ve immediately stabbed them with the umbrella…」
「No need to go that far.」

I should’ve smacked them silly at first sight.
While I was feeling deflated, Miyu put her hand on my upper arm.

「Misaki, it was because you were there that I could be so assertive. Alone, it would’ve been impossible; I can’t do it.」
「Miyu…」

I stared at Miyu. Unable to bear it, I put my hands around her and hugged her tight.
　
「Miyuuuu～」

Copying me, Ruka clung to Miyu from the other side.

「Miiiyuuu～～」
「Miiyuuuu～」
「Both of you, stop being so weird!」
　
Ruka and I squeezed Miyu into a hug sandwich. With her trapped between our bodies, the Miyumon Master Miyu turned bright red in the face.

「I-I get it already, enough!」
「Miyu, your face is super red～ Adorable～」
「You’re too close!」

Ruka peered closely into Miyu’s face, causing her to be even more shaken.
… *Huh*? Isn’t she reacting too much? Come to think of it, Miyu said that she likes cute girls, didn’t she? In other words, isn’t Ruka in her strike zone? Right? Is NTR happening right in front of my eyes?
Actually, isn’t today supposed to be me and Ruka unintentionally flirting, causing Miyu to become jealous? And then, in one way or another, everything will settle peacefully in the end, or at least that’s how I assumed it would go. I was wrong?

「Your face is so red, Miyutan, you’re so cute, you little you～～」

Not to lose to Ruka, I nudged Miyu’s cheek at high speeds.
This is a battle I cannot lose.
　
「I f̲u̲c̲k̲i̲n̲g said stop, can you not hear?」
「*Yesh, I’m shorry*…」

After gripping my jaw hard, Miyu pushed me away.
She’s pretty harsh against me. Still, that’s the proof of our intimacy. I still have the upper hand.
*I won’t lose,* I glared at my rival.
　
「*Hm*?」

Completely ignorant of my inner machinations, Ruka tilted her head a bit before revealing a bright smile.
*Grrr*, that’s cute.