His Childhood Friend is a Beautiful, Reclusive Girl, So He Spends His After-School Hours in Her Room (But He’s Not Her Boyfriend!) - Ch. 64: Emergency! Childhood Friend Meeting! [1 Minutes Left]

Yuika was currently being given an iron claw by me, making her shiver in many ways.
But I’m not going to let her get away with it.
Changing her mindset, Yuika tried to take advantage of the moment to launch a counterattack.

“If this happens…I will return the Iron Claw!”

She declared in a high voice and raised her hand.
Then she shoved her finger into my mouth.

“Hmm!?”
“Hey, hey. How about that? If you don’t let go of the iron claw right now, I’m going to pull this finger out!”
“Uhaa, stop it! You’re going to look like you’re doing something weird!”

I pulled my hand away, spat out her fingers, and hurriedly retreated, getting some distance from Yuika
The enemy, on the other hand, proudly displayed her chest.

“Heh, justice will prevail!”
“Who’s justice, who? The other day you shoved your finger in my mouth, are you into that kind of thing?”
“I don’t have such an interest. But if Souta is going to try to make me do something weird, there are things I want him to do during s*x too.”

She stood on the bed and said something that I couldn’t help but ask back.
I asked, trying not to let him know how agitated I was inside.

“W-What is it? What do you want me to do, Yuika?”
“Ah, yeah, that’s…”

I tried not to let her know, but it seems she got the message.
As I toned down, Yuika lost her momentum.
Her shoulders became smaller and smaller from where she was standing on her bed, and she began to wriggle her fingers together.

“I…guess I’ll stop talking.”
“No, if you stop here, I’ll be too worried to attend the meeting. I’d really like to hear about it. I mean, what, you want me to take you on a trip?”

I’ll take her to the other side of the world if that was what she want, even if it was not erotic. I’ve been working part-time to save up money for just such an occasion.

“I-I know I said something about a trip on the spur of the moment, but you don’t have to push yourself like that. Just because it was the first time doesn’t mean you have to spend a lot of money and do a lot of exaggerated things. …Souta being next to me is enough for me.”
“I-I see.”
“Yeah…”

I felt so embarrassed.
It was becoming weird…
I coughed to cover it up.

“But when it comes time to do it, there’s something you want me to do, right? You tell me. That’s the kind of thing I…want to know.”
“Y-You won’t laugh?”
“No, I’m not laughing. I swear on my hyperagent access code.”
“Okay, I’ll say it then…

She looked away from where her fingers were laced together, this time she was fiddling with her black hair.

“When we do that, it’s a special time for both of us, right? So, I wanted to use…a special name for that occasion.”
“A special name…”

It was a very cute request. Well, somehow, I’m ashamed of myself for shouting about wetting…

“Souta? What’s wrong? Cover your face with the palm of your hand…”
“…Sorry, it’s nothing. So what do I call you when we’re like that?”
“Well, I hadn’t thought that far ahead, but for example…”
“Like what?”
“Like…YuiYui?”
“…”

…That’s pretty embarrassing.
Damn, if I hadn’t sworn to be the hero of her dreams, I might have at least gushed.
I couldn’t help but shut up, and I instantly looked away from Yuika..

“Ah, you’re drawn back! Didn’t you just look away? You totally just looked away!”
“No, I didn’t, I didn’t. What do you call me on the other hand?”
“Eh, umm…Kanade-chan?”
“I have one important piece of advice.”
“W-What?”

“Your mother calls me Kanade-chan…”
“!? Why!?”
“She has been calling me that since we were kids.”
“…Oh yeah! I’ve been a recluse for a year and a half and I forgot about it…”

Yuika held her head angrily and writhed in anguish.

“Calling you the same thing as what my mother addresses you when we’re having s*x, that’s a little…! Why is this happening? I’ve decided a long time ago to call YuiYui and Kanade-chan for such special occasions…
“No, didn’t you say earlier that you hadn’t thought about it? But now you give off an air of ‘I just thought of it and said it’?”

“That’s a cute lie, of course!? I’ve been thinking about how to call you, just like Souta has been thinking about how to get me to do something weird.”
“I-I see…If I may say so myself, I don’t think you need to lump my insignificant wishes with your cute little scheme. Well, ummm…”

I turned to the day after tomorrow and scratched my head.

“Cheer up, YuiYui.”
“—!?”

My cheeks turned red.
A slight warmth in the eyes.

“Eh, a…yeah.”
“W-What. Did you not like it?”
“It was not that I didn’t like it, not at all. But…”

Her eyes wondered around busily, she hid her mouth with the hem of her pajamas and mumbled.

“Are we…going to now?”
“We’re not! That is absolutely not happening right now!”

I denied it as fast as I could.
She looked as if she had just come back to herself and flapped her red cheeks in embarrassment.

“I-I see. That’s right. Ahh, I’m so surprised.”
“I’m the one who was surprised….What were you going to do if I pushed you down by reflex?”

“I-I’ll give you a warning? You know, I try not to drink too much water during the day so that I don’t run into my mother…I won’t be able to let you enjoy yourself to the fullest.”
“…”

“Souta?”
“…Time.”

I bent down awkwardly and covered myself with the futon at Yuika’s feet. So that she can’t hear my voice, I shout with all my might.

“Heeeeyyyyyyyy! Why do I always come to this wetting thing!? You said you don’t like it, but when it comes down to it, you responded without a problem. You’re a saint! You’re a selfish princess, but also a devoted saint at heart! For a moment, my heart almost wavered as I thought, ‘If I can just have a little bite of her…!’ Work, reason! Work like a horse and carriage! Aahhhh!”

I’ve finished letting out my evil thoughts and conflicts, and I peel back the covers to return to reality.

“…I’m back.”
“W-Welcome back. What was that? Your voice was muffled and sounded like a wild animal’s cry.”
“It’s nothing. I was just trying to remember the smell of your bedding and use it as an excuse for tonight.”
“…Y-Yeah. Well, I don’t mind that much.”
“You’re a saint!”
“So sudden!? What? A saint? …What does that mean?”
“It’s nothing. Let’s get back to the topic.”

I pressed my temples together and tried to calm down.
Take a deep breath and calm your mind. Calm, calm.

“Anyway, for the time being, I’m not going to do anything erotic. Let’s make that vow to each other here.”
“I-I understand. It was just that I almost misunderstood you when you called me ‘YuiYui’. If you think about it, Iori and Aoi are coming over now, and there’s no way I’m going to do that next to them…Ah, wait a moment.”

Yuika’s face suddenly became thoughtful.
Then she clapped her hands quickly.
What’s wrong? ‘This is it,’ she murmured, meeting my gaze.

“What is it?”
“So this is it! How to prevent Iori and Aoi-chan from starting to do naughty things!

She jumped off the bed, looking as if she had just come up with a great idea.

“When they start making out, we’ll do the same thing to teach them a lesson! What they’re trying to do is such a big ‘no’!”
“What!? Wait, wait, wait, wait! That’s dangerous!”
“Why is it dangerous?”
“No, not really anything that dangerous but…”

I stammered.
You can’t just say, “I’m about to turn on the ero switch.”
In contrast to my reluctance, Yuika said it without hesitation.

“It’s not that I’m going to do anything naughty. It’s just a matter of countering the flirting when it starts. Just put out the fire when it’s about to start.”
“I understand what you’re trying to say. You’re going to tell them that they need to learn how not to behave by looking at others, right? But that one’s probably in the process of becoming a lover, you know? Can we do something lover-like to compete with that…?”

“But there’s no other way, is there? They’re both coming home.”
“It’s true that we don’t have much time, but…”

There are too many things to worry about.
After all, I’m not the only one who was about to be turned on by something strange, but also Yuika, who’s been called “YuiYui”.

If we were to go up against a new pair of lovers in this state, wouldn’t that be a terrible thing…?
But despite my worries, Yuika was already in the mood for it.
She patted me on the shoulder with a carefree face.

“Yes, yes, be prepared. It’s for the future of my cute little brother and his girlfriend, you know?”

With that, Yuika declared with a flippant wink.

“—Let’s get started! Souta and I are going to carry out ‘Operation Lovers Counter’!”

At the same time, Iori and Aoi-chan finally showed up in front of Kisaragi’s house.
A few minutes ago, Aoi asked him, “How are things?” Iori simulated the situation of his sister and brother. Iori said the result.

“It looked like onee-chan and Souta Nii-chan were going to pretend to be lovers against us.”
“Ah. That means…”
“Yeah.”

Iori said with a pose that had a slight lingering of chuunibyou.
From the gate, he looked up at the window of his sister’s room.

“It’s all going according to my plan.”