Actually, what she just said was… not entirely the truth.
The reason she went to the baseball club for the handover procedures without bringing along Natsuha, who recently had been coming and going with her like a pair and had a good relationship with her, was because she had her own considerations in mind.
It's just that… those considerations were not really something she could easily talk about to others.
Anyway, it was fine as long as she muddled through it.
Akane let out a sigh of relief.
And seeing the two girls come to an agreement, Hikari, who had been watching on the side, also spoke up at the right moment, "Then it's settled, the three of us will go to the baseball club together."
"Okay!", Since even Natsuha had come over on her own and Hikari had also said so, Akane naturally agreed.
After tidying up a little, Hikari walked out of the classroom with a top-tier busty beautiful girl on either side, under the jealous and envious gazes of the other boys in the class.
However, just as they stepped out of the classroom, three people happened to walk straight towards them.
These three walking side by side were all girls, and they were all pretty girls.
But when he saw them, Hikari got a bit of a headache.
Because these three pretty girls were none other than the gyaru trio: Reina, Yukina, and Ruri.
It seemed they had discussed earlier about playing with Hikari, and the moment they saw him now, the three gyaru immediately ran over quickly and surrounded him.
"Hikari-kun, we're going to your house for a party after school today, right?"
"Hikari-kun, you haven't played with us three beautiful girls for a day or two. We're so lonely."
"That's right, that's right. Ruri's body has gotten all stiff, like a little train that's lost its energy. You have to insert the winding key and turn it a few times so I have the energy to keep going…"
"Hikari-kun, where are you all going?"
The three gyaru surrounded Hikari, directly ignoring Natsuha and Akane beside him, bombarding him with one line after another.
At one point, Natsuha said "make way," but the three gyaru turned a deaf ear and continued interacting with Hikari.
Ruri and the others weren't blind, and Hikari wasn't dumb either. He naturally knew they couldn't possibly not see Natsuha and Akane.
This complete ignoring of the two was most likely a way of asserting dominance.
An atmosphere of a "battlefield of love" slowly spread through the air.
Natsuha now had a good relationship with Akane, they could basically be considered close like sisters.
But the two of them and the gyaru trio weren't that familiar; on the contrary, there even seemed to be a hint of hostility.
Listening to the gyaru's barrage of questions, Hikari also felt a bit of a headache.
If nothing physical or deep had ever happened between them before, he could have just driven them off directly.
But they had held parties together and played all kinds of games.
Even though the gyaru trio were now completely ignoring Natsuha and Akane, the way they spoke to him was sweet and flirtatious, with well-behaved expressions on their faces.
For someone like Hikari, who had a soft spot for softness rather than toughness, he couldn't just tell them off directly.
While Hikari was thinking about how to respond to the gyaru trio's enthusiastic greetings, Natsuha, standing to the side, spoke up first.
After all, Natsuha was naturally a bit jealous, and with the three gyaru deliberately provoking her, she immediately said with an unfriendly tone, "Hey, you three girls, we have things to do with Hikari-kun, can you move out of the way? Don't block the road. If you've got something to say, wait until we get back."
Hearing Natsuha's words, Reina laughed and said, "Oh my, it's Shinomiya-san. What, aren't you tired of being around Hikari-kun all the time?"
Yukina also laughed, "Yeah, we're just taking up a little of Hikari-kun's time, and you're already mad? You spend way more time with him than we do."
Ruri: "Come on now, Natsuha-oneechan, don't be so impatient. Every time Ruri plays games with Hikari-kun, it's always very gradual, you know. Could it be that he doesn't cherish you at all and just goes straight to the stomach?"
Listening to the three gyaru taking turns with their passive-aggressive remarks aimed at Natsuha, Hikari was getting a bit of a brain cramp.
These three girls had sharp tongues, talked a lot, and kept veering into racy territory. It was really exhausting. Luckily, no one else was around.
Akane, who wasn't usually the jealous type, also couldn't stand it and spoke up for Natsuha, "You three fe… fe… fellow classmates, we really do have things to do, so don't say that about Natsuha-chan…"
The gyaru trio's verbal jabs had truly annoyed Natsuha.
She could tolerate bantering with Yukino, because Yukino was genuinely talented and well-liked by Hikari, and she often needed to coordinate north and south. So whenever Yukino threw barbs at her, she just shot back and that was the end of it.
But these three gyaru, what gave them the right to be so nasty to her?
She was clearly the one who came first. Were they trying to outnumber her and steal Hikari's affection?
Seeing the gyaru's mocking expressions, Natsuha placed her hands on her hips, straightened her back and chest, and her full, bouncy assets trembled slightly.
Even Reina and the other two girls, though they were also girls, couldn't help but feel a bit shaken at the sight.
Taking advantage of this, Natsuha sharply scolded, "I've known Hikari way longer than you three fox spirits."
"Tch tch tch, don't think I don't know what dirty thoughts you're harboring."
"The reason you three are getting close to Hikari-kun is plain as day to me."
"Three fox spirits!"
As she shouted, she stood tall with proud curves, her beautiful eyes filled with disdain.
It had to be said. When it came to that department, none of the gyaru trio could match Natsuha.
To even come close, it would have to be Akane, who stood next to Hikari and was also exceptionally gifted.
The gyaru had to admit, in terms of cup size, they were indeed a few sizes smaller than Natsuha.
Combined with the smug yet disdainful expression on her face, the gyaru trio started to feel irritated.
Hearing her accusations, Reina and Yukina were both furious and wanted to shoot back immediately.
But Ruri suddenly reached out and stopped them.
Natsuha had been ready for a verbal war, and seeing Ruri stop the other two made her a bit suspicious. But she still crossed her arms and said to Ruri, "Don't pretend. I saw right through your intentions long ago. Stop clinging to Hikari-kun, it's so annoying."
But faced with her sharp words, Ruri didn't get angry at all.
She just glanced at Natsuha, then flipped her twin-tails over her shoulders and turned her head to gaze lovingly at Hikari.
Staring at him, Ruri slowly said, "Actually, it's not strange that Shinomiya-san could see through Ruri's feelings."
"Because Ruri's love for Hikari-kun is like wetting my pants. Everyone can see it, but only I can feel the warmth…" [T/N: DAMN!]
Hearing this insane declaration, both Natsuha and Akane were stunned. Even Reina and Yukina looked dazed.
Even Hikari was momentarily speechless.
If anyone else had said something so outrageous, he wouldn't even believe it.
But since it came from Ruri's mouth… somehow it felt kind of reasonable?
And aside from the cringe, it was… kind of touching?
Looking at Ruri, who was now like someone confessing her love, Hikari was left at a loss for words.
Then, Ruri suddenly dove into Hikari's arms.
He instinctively caught her soft little body and even patted her little head.
Receiving his touch, Ruri immediately narrowed her eyes and showed a look of bliss.
Seeing her little head and twin tails swaying cutely, Hikari chuckled and patted her forehead.
Watching this scene, Akane had a strange expression.
And Natsuha's eyes were practically shooting flames, her face full of fury.
Clearly, Ruri's bold move in front of her had shattered her vinegar jar of jealousy.
With Ruri in his arms, Hikari could also feel the growing tension in the air.
As expected, when too many women gather, it's a recipe for a battlefield.
Looking at the standoff between Natsuha and the gyaru trio, Hikari felt his head ache again.
But actually, resolving it wouldn't be that hard.
Because they were only at odds over Hikari's affection.
If he just rode on top of them and dominated them thoroughly, they'd probably all behave.
But still, this was school, people came and went. No way he could "administer justice" right here.
Hikari pondered a little…
While Hikari was thinking, Natsuha was also considering how to pull the shameless white-haired twin-tailed girl out of Hikari's embrace.
This girl was getting all lovey-dovey with him right in front of her. It was unbearable.
But before she could act, Reina followed up and said: "My feelings for Hikari-kun are like poop in my pants. It may smell bad to others, but I'll keep it tucked in close, afraid it'll scare others if it leaks out. As long as he keeps giving me warmth, that's enough for me…"
As she spoke, Reina and Yukina also threw themselves into Hikari's arms, joining Ruri in the cuddle pile.
Hearing that, both Natsuha and Akane's pretty faces twitched.
These three gyaru… really were off the charts. How could they say something like that!?
Natsuha just couldn't understand. These girls were pretty and had great figures, standard beauties. But why were their words so insane?
Even Hikari had a strange expression after hearing their outrageous comments.
Still, he gave each of them a head-pat to appease them all.
Looking at the stunned Natsuha and Akane, Hikari reached out and patted their smooth jade backs in comfort.
Then he said to the clinging gyaru, "Alright, alright, get up now. Don't be clingy. We really have things to do. We need to go to the baseball club. You girls head back to class first."
Hearing this, the gyaru trio looked up and asked, "The baseball club? We want to go too! Can we go with you, Hikari-kun?"
"Absolutely not!"
Before Hikari could respond, the vinegar queen Natsuha snapped back.
Reina snorted, "Shinomiya-san, we weren't asking you. What are you piping up for? If anyone's going to pipe up, it should be Hikari-kun."
"Exactly!"
"We're talking, only Hikari-kun gets to butt in."
Hearing their sarcastic and provocative remarks again, Natsuha clenched her fists tightly.
If Hikari weren't there, she'd really want to let these three gyaru taste her Aikido skills.
Looking at their hopeful gazes, Hikari felt another wave of headache.
After thinking for a moment, he said, "Ask Akane-chan about it."
Hearing that, the gyaru trio immediately ran over to Akane, linking arms, draping shoulders.
"Akane-chan, let us come too!"
"Akane-sis, we've never been to the baseball club before. Take us with you."
"That's right, sis. We want to spend more time with you and get closer to you, Akane-sis."
The gyaru trio sensed that Akane wasn't like Natsuha. She didn't show much hostility toward them. And since Hikari had left the decision to her, they sweet-talked her just like they did with him.
And Akane's personality was indeed different from Natsuha.
Seeing their enthusiastic requests, she was actually pretty happy.
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