"What should we play next?"
"How about an adventure in the forest?"
"Huh? But if you go into the forest, your clothes will get dirty, right?"
Haruto followed behind the girls, not wanting to be involved in their conversation at all.
*Poke—*
Suddenly, a familiar prickling sensation came from his arm, the same frequency and intensity as before.
It was Miku!
She had been ahead, so when did she fall behind?
A few lines of annoyance appeared on Haruto's face as he turned around to look.
He saw Miku lagging behind, but she reached out her hand toward him.
Haruto raised an eyebrow: "Is something wrong?"
Miku stared straight ahead and whispered, "My legs hurt."
Haruto raised his eyebrows and said, "Do you understand the concept of an equal exchange?"
Miku blinked: "What do you mean?"
"It's simple."
Haruto said, "For example, if your legs hurt, I could massage them for you, but you'd have to give something in return."
"A massage?"
Miku tilted her head slightly and asked, "Is that a foot fetish?"
Haruto put on a blank expression: "Yes~ everything Miku says is correct."
He kept a casual tone: "Yes, yes~ everything Miku says is correct."
Miku puffed out her cheeks slightly and reached out to pinch him.
Haruto smirked.
One after the other, do all five sisters love pinching people?
With a serious face, Haruto said, "This is the second time. This can only go one of three ways."
Miku wondered what he meant, and after hesitating for a moment, she gave him a light pinch.
After all, Haruto wasn't using any force.
But the next moment, Miku's hand was gripped by a pair of warm, large hands and pulled, but it didn't move.
"The third time."
"Huh?"
Miku looked at him, confused.
Haruto still expressionless and said, "Everything only happens in threes. Do you know what that saying means?"
Miku: "😐"
'Is he really angry? I heard guys can be really particular at certain times, but I didn't even use any strength.'
Feeling guilty, Miku turned away and said, "I didn't use any strength."
"So what?"
"So… it doesn't count?"
Haruto pulled Miku closer: "Don't get distracted while walking, or you might bump into someone."
"I'm not distracted." Miku replied instinctively, realizing that the passing women were giving her strange looks.
Her face flushed slightly, and she whispered, "Haruto, let go of me quickly, or people will notice."
"Don't worry, you can't see them."
"Huh?"
Miku looked at him and puzzled.
By now, the girl hadn't realized they had walked onto a narrow path in the forest beside them. The only woman who had passed by earlier had looked at them strangely before hurrying away.
There were very few people in this place.
Haruto said slowly, "Thanks to Miku, we've fallen behind."
Miku: "Guilty!"
"Yeah, yeah."
Haruto stopped, his eyes fixed on her face, and said, "There's no one here now."
Miku looked around, gripping her headphones tightly, and suddenly became nervous, hesitating: "Really, are we lost?"
'Sorry, we're not lost. But I did intentionally bring you to this secluded place!' Haruto thought mischievously.
He said seriously, "Yes, it's exactly what you think. I deliberately brought you here."
"Right, I'm just thick-skinned, okay?"
Miku's eyes filled with embarrassment, and she bit her lip hard, trying to open her eyes wide and glare at him.
"Haruto, you're so reckless! I'm angry!"
"So what?"
Haruto's deep voice came through: "You know what it means to follow through, right?"
"I don't know."
Miku turned away, her cheeks already flushed, and her heart pounding fast.
An empty forest. What did he plan to do?
Haruto didn't waste any time: "Now, I'll give you two choices. The first is to go back and write five papers. The second is to write ten papers. Your choice."
"I refuse!"
Miku gritted her teeth and said, "I choose the third option."
She knew very well that since he said it, he would do it. She had no choice but to retreat for now.
Once she reached a crowded place, he wouldn't bother her anymore.
However, her plan was idealistic, but reality was much less so.
As soon as Miku ran two steps, she immediately tripped and fell to the ground!
How many times has this happened?
Haruto covered his face with his hand, sighing deeply inside, then extended his hand to pull the clumsy girl back up.
"Careful."
"Hmm~"
Miku bumped into Haruto's chest, looked up at him, and said with a pitiful expression, "My right foot kicked my left foot."
Haruto's eyes fixed on Miku's face, and after a moment, he said, "How about another punishment? Like suffocation?"
Haruto reached out to straighten Miku's head and said seriously, "Don't move. Now, it's punishment time."
After a few moments.
Miku snapped out of it and couldn't help but pinch him: "You're reckless!"
"I protest!"
Haruto said seriously, "Miku, this is the punishment you chose. As the judge, you must learn to distinguish right from wrong."
Miku puffed her cheeks, feeling oppressed, but he was the one saying he didn't know right from wrong.
Haruto grabbed Miku's pinching hand and looked outward.
Miku sensed something and instinctively followed his gaze, then shivered: "N-Nino."