Meat isn't the only source of a protein

Kiss. 

Probably, this was a big step for their relationship, and because of that, after Satoshi went home, Kaho felt at a loss, and the day she spent alone felt so uncomfortable without him by her side, so when she woke up in the early morning, she directly went to the school to meet him, but as expected, Satoshi wasn't a guy that would go to the school early if he wasn't forced to. Moreover, as he wanted to improve his physical ability, he wanted to work out, so when he came to school, he came five minutes before school started, which made her stare at him for so long in silence. 

"...what's wrong?" 

"Are you not missing me? Why didn't you go to school early? You might be late, you know? Do you want to become a troubled student so much?" 

"....." 

As Kaho sent him a barrage of questions, Satoshi sighed helplessly, wondering when a girl learned how to control their emotions, but then again, it was because they relied on their emotions that... they were so good at comforting people too and played with man's heart, he thought. 

"Why don't you tell the truth about why you want me to go early so I might go early next time?" 

Still facing her, Satoshi didn't waver or lose his calm, just staring at her with a knowing smile, which made her blush, feeling embarrassed as her dirty thought was discovered. 

"I..." 

"I...?" 

"I want a kiss..." 

As she said those words softly in a voice that could only be heard by him, meekly, her eyes looked up at him, clearly begging. 

"...then, quickly set up that Fortune Teller Society, so..." 

"Leave the rest to me!" 

Even if Satoshi didn't finish his words, Kaho understood everything and made up her mind to complete the Fortune Telling Society as soon as possible. 

"Ah, please don't misunderstand; I just want to research the fortune-telling industry as soon as possible, especially when you tell me it has a two-billion-dollar market in the world." 

Pushing the frame of her glasses, Kaho said, "As the daughter of the shrine owner, I think that it is necessary for me to learn about this industry as it is one of the main pillars of income for my family. I am definitely not interested in having a place where we might be able to do things together, okay? Please, don't misunderstand." 

"Yes, yes." 

Rolling his eyes, Satoshi didn't bother to argue since the more he talked, the more she might make an excuse. The better way to shut her was to kiss her lips, but as he still had decency, he wouldn't do it openly. 

Watching his reaction, Kaho pouted, but she moved closer and asked, "So, are you free later?" 

"Sorry, I might be busy later?" 

"Is it Eru?" 

"Why is it Eru? You are my girlfriend, not her, okay?" 

Feeling his firm grasp on her hand, Kaho smiled and grasped his hand back. 

Nevertheless, while Kaho wasn't the most beautiful and appeared plain, she was beautiful, without a doubt, so their classmates couldn't help but envy Satoshi's luck, who could get her, and at the same time, they were also curious, wondering how he could turn such a grim, pushy, and rigid girl into such a loving and full of smile girl. 

Even from afar, they could see how much she loved him, and he just confidently held her like it was the most natural thing to do, causing them to sigh, feeling jealous as they wondered whether they could do the same with the one that they loved, which caused them to think about the girls within their hearts, wondering whether they should confess to them. However, what they didn't realize was that the girls in their hearts were all looking at Satoshi curiously with a slight blush, realizing that he appeared more handsome than before. 

Yes, he might not be tall, but even so, the majority of girls in this school also weren't tall either, as they were mostly less than 160 cm. 

If there was a reason why Kaho and Chitanda could be above 160 cm, it was because they could eat well as they came from a well-off family. 

Meanwhile, Satoshi, who came from a normal family, couldn't help but sigh, thinking how hard it was to get a protein source, especially meats, considering how expensive they were. Still, Takayama was located in the mountains and mostly isolated from other cities, so even if the logistics might cheapen the food price, it couldn't be said to be so cheap that he could ask his family to buy as much as he knew well his family's income wasn't much. 

Fortunately, meat wasn't the only source of protein, so he had been eating bean-related foods, such as tofu, bean sprouts, miso, and natto, which made him realize how hard it was for people with an average income to live. 

"I have to go to the Executive Committee. I will try to get a good room for the Fortune Teller Society." 

"Please!" 

Satoshi might be only a member of the Executive Committee, and he couldn't judge an extracurricular matter, but he could ask or give advice (begged) the leader of the group to give him a good place for the Fortune Telling Society so—

Anyway, Kaho was happy that their society would be formed, and by then... 'Fufufu.' Still observing her boyfriend, she asked, "Did you get taller?" 

"Did I?" 

"Yes, I think that your height has increased about 1.746 cm." 

"....." Satoshi. 

Smiling, Kaho said, "Don't look at me like that. I was just joking, but I can tell that you are slightly taller than me." 

Yes, while it was just a small 0.25 cm, Satoshi had become taller than Kaho. "I will be even taller in the future." Yet, he wondered whether Kaho's words carried the truth or not as he hadn't checked his current height and just roughly guessed it when he stood side by side with Kaho. 

However, if 1,746 cm was really the height that he had increased, then Kaho could guess it correctly...

"...." 

'If we have a child, she or he must be good at mathematics.' 

Satoshi decided to think positively. 

Still, as he grew taller, he also needed to think about his uniform as a uniform wasn't cheap, and as the factory shouldn't be focused on making the school uniform as it had passed the school entrance time, the price would be even higher, which made him sigh inwardly. 

"How cheeky~!" 

Still, if Satoshi was even taller, it was good she thought, but then again, was he going to bully her like yesterday?

When she thought about how he would push her onto the tatami ground as they kissed each other, her eyes became blurry as she stared at him. 

"...don't be a pervert." 

"Who made me like this?!" 

'I think that you are the one who is lewd.' Satoshi thought inwardly, but never expressed it. 

"Did you think something rude about me?" 

"The class is about to start. Go back to your seat." 

Feeling his gentle touch on her back, Kaho could only pout, but then, watching his lips from his side, she couldn't help but feel the urge to kiss him. 

Yet, as they had fun, studied, and spent their time together, as time came, Satoshi went to the Executive Committee meeting to discuss a topic about school clubs within Kamiyama High School. 

Frankly, this school is nothing special and has neither big school grounds nor a large number of students (about 1000). It isn't that hard to enter, and the percentage of the Kamiyama High School graduates who went to college or university is average. What makes this school special is the large number of strange clubs like the India-ink Painting Club, the Acapella Club, the Classic Literature Club, etc.

This was probably also the reason why Oreki's older sister went directly to India instead of studying. 

As for Satoshi, the original one would directly work after he graduated and probably followed his father's path, working at the company where his father worked directly, which made him understand why he wanted to have a full youth experienced since he graduated from the high school, what was left was only a dry life filled with working and sleeping. 

Regardless, as he came to the meeting, he was directly surrounded by his friends. 

"Hey, Fukube, how did you find a girlfriend?" 

"Yes, tell us your secret!" 

"Did you use a secret technique that you learned secretly?" 

As men, it was impossible for them not to have an interest in the opposite genders, and if possible, they wanted to have a girlfriend like Satoshi, too! 

Still, Satoshi sighed and said, "I did nothing special." 

"Huh?" 

"Don't lie!" 

"Yes, you must have a secret, right?" 

Facing the urgency, Satoshi was speechless, then said, "Be handsome."

"....." Everyone. 

Watching their stunned expressions, Satoshi didn't care about their reactions and said, "Look, the members of the student council and all the leaders of the clubs are coming. Let's get prepared." 

Hearing his answer, they sighed, but they knew that they could only give up since the time wasn't right. Still, despite Satoshi's short height, they had to admit that this guy was freaking handsome, which made them sigh helplessly, especially when they touched oily, full of pimple face. 

Meanwhile, Satoshi never thought to share his experience with others since he knew that as long as he talked about his experience to all of them, the next day, he might get the nickname of the "Master of Love" directly, causing his relationship with Kaho became something like a game that he did as he just played around with her feelings, considering his expertise in the area of feelings. 

The countryside had nothing interesting, so gossip was one of their ways to entertain themselves, which made him snort, thinking that even if they were all guys, they acted like females. 

Regardless, as he just quietly thought about how to get a good room for the Fortune Teller Society, he noticed the existence of a heroine that triggered his system. 

'Oh?'