Footsteps halted outside the door.
"Ah, you're here."
As Ichika poked her head out of the door and saw Shinichi sitting alone in the classroom, she smiled sweetly and waved at him.
"Hello, Shinichi-kun~"
"What kind of familiar greeting is that?" Shinichi asked uncertainly.
"Ichika, why are you here? No, how did you know I was here?"
Ichika entered the classroom and complained with a sad expression.
"I've been looking for you for a long time. I've been searching for you since school. I wanted to surprise you, so I didn't call you, but it took a lot of effort to find you. Witnesses who know you said you came to the old teaching building."
*Click*
She closed the classroom door, placed her hand behind her back, and quietly turned the key.
Shinichi didn't notice her small movements but gazed at her face with a hint of confusion.
"A surprise? What do you want from me? You finally have a day off today. I feel like you've been very busy lately."
"Yes, I've been preparing for auditions every day. I'm really tired~"
With a heavy tiredness, Ichika pulled the desk in front of her and sat down.
Based on the height of her eyes, Shinichi's eyes focused on her knees, and his expression became strange.
"Why don't you take a seat?"
Resting her elbow on her thigh, Ichika propped her face with one hand and smiled.
"It's a surprise. Are you happy or surprised?"
"I'm very happy, very surprised." Shinichi clearly displayed his disguise.
"You just want to see me, right? Do you talk to my photo every day but feel lonelier?"
"How did you know..."
Ichika blinked several times in panic, then her face reddened, and she exclaimed in dissatisfaction.
"Shinichi-kun, Onee-san never taught you such insensitive behavior! Are you going to hate me?"
"Yes, yes, it's my fault." Shinichi smiled in a way that made people angry, "Ichika wouldn't secretly miss someone but not dare to say it. That was me misunderstanding without permission."
"Mhm--!"
Ichika glared angrily, but her slightly shy expression made her lose momentum.
Seeing her temptation almost over, Shinichi was about to change his words to comfort her, but seeing Ichika's expression showing a very charming smile.
"Hey, Shinichi-kun, I'm really lonely and really want to meet you... I want to keep chatting with you, like the old days."
Shinichi didn't feel moved by this. Instead, he gradually felt a bad premonition.
Ichika raised her pinky finger and placed it on her glistening lips. Her smile mature and unexpected.
"But that's just one reason why I came to you. Do you know why?"
She crossed her legs despite wearing a short skirt. To avoid being caught and laughed at, Shinichi still looked at Ichika's face and said positively:
"I have no idea!"
"Really? Well, I'll just tell you."
Ichika swung her calf and took off her shoe, revealing her socked feet. She then bent down, took off her sock, and set it aside, regardless of the beauty of her breasts, whose two buttons were not fastened.
This unintentional movement was made very provocative as if she were teasing the man in front of her.
Shinichi's mood dampened with her next words.
"Have you done this with Nino, Miku, and the others?"
"!?"
Shinichi unconsciously held his breath, and he stared at her indifferently smiling in front of him.
After a few moments of silence, he kept his voice calm and explanatory.
"...I didn't make it to the final step. Did they tell you?"
Ichika shook her head and quickly said, "No, I heard they exchanged information last night, including about you hesitating before the final step."
She made a circle with one hand, and the index finger of the other hand stopped in front of the circle, back and forth, back and forth, but did not poke it.
Shinichi moved the corner of his mouth, what kind of bad attitude was this with so many shortcomings?
"Don't worry, I won't do anything strange to them out of jealousy like before." Ichika put her hand down and leaned on the table, smiling helplessly.
"Shinichi-kun chose us, which is actually a kind of security for me."
Her expression pretended to be relaxed, but her tone was slightly sad.
"I don't have to be afraid that Shinichi-kun will leave me, and I don't have to be afraid that someday you won't want to see me anymore... I can't be your only one, nor can I be your number one, but you will always have me in your heart, that's the best ending for me."
"Because this way, even though I don't have to hurt anyone, I can still be with the person I like."
Although she looked lonely, she still smiled softly.
"So, Shinichi-kun, thank you!"
"Thank you for stepping on many boats, thank you for never giving up on anyone. I love you very much!"
"Ichika..."
Shinichi clenched his fists slightly.
His love sounded very humble, but he was not eligible to apologize.
All he could do was to stare directly into Ichika's melancholic and gentle eyes and solemnly swear.
"As you said, as long as it's someone I like, I won't let anyone go! I'm a greedy man."
"Ichika, you can't run away. I will make you like me more, and I will make you many times happier than now."
"...So, don't be afraid anymore."
Ichika stared at him with empty eyes.
Suddenly she turned her face away and raised her hand to cover her eyes with the sleeve.
"...Really! It's just you that make people unbearable..."
Her tone was clearly joking, but the corners of her mouth were slightly unstable, and her voice trembled slightly.
Shinichi was about to stand up and hug her to comfort her.
He stopped and slowly bowed his head to look down, his whole body stiffening.
At some point, a smooth leg stepped on his thigh.
Shinichi's eyes twitched.
"Um, Ichika-san?"
"W-What is it? Shinichi-kun..." Ichika was still crying, the words from earlier moved her until now.
Shinichi stared at her without saying a word.
"Stop acting, it would be too fake if you acted again."
"Oh, has it been found out?"
Ichika slowly lowered her hand, her eyes showing no trace of tears at all, and she smiled mischievously.
"It's a pity, Onee-san has long passed the age where I could be moved by a man's words~"
"I'm a bit older than you, okay..." Shinichi couldn't move hastily, could only focus on the upper body, and his expression became very stiff.
"What I want to ask is clearly just casual conversation, why did you suddenly step on my leg?"
"...Hm?"
Ichika's smile froze on her face, then she spoke slowly.
"Do you need to ask?"
Her voice suddenly became colder.
She expressionlessly increased the strength under her foot, and at the same time used her fingers to lift Shinichi's face, which he didn't know whether it was painful or pleasant, and leaned down indifferently.
"To be honest, I'm still just an ordinary girl. I know you've been intimate with other girls. Of course, I would feel jealous?"
However, this jealousy was no longer directed towards the other girls.
"I don't have what others have, so it's uneven."
"That's why I want to ask for more."
Ichika licked her lips and slowly revealed a dangerous smile.
She leaned her body forward and hugged Shinichi's neck.
Ichika nibbled on his earlobe, licked his earlobe, and whispered softly in his ear:
"...You're not allowed to rest until you satisfy me, Shinichi-kun."