Walking out of the school.
The group of four met up with another group of girls, who seemed to be hanging out on a crossing section of the main road.
A spot where Akuto and his group were able to notice them easily within the bustling road filled with students and cars.
At that precise moment, Akuto—who did not usually show much interest—reacted after noticing a unifying personality among those girls and experiencing a buzzing feeling in his head.
Akuto had experienced this feeling of familiarity many times before, and it was also the reason that at that particular stage, Akuto selected Chihiro Sengoku over a great number of other candidates.
Yes! Along with that.
Akuto recalled the memories of his previous life more clearly. It was obvious that the girl in front of him was a character from an anime that his past self had seen.
It may seem strange, but the mechanism that causes him to buzz whenever he sees a female anime character was similar to a set-up that he was reincarnated with.
And because of that, he can greet these characters with appropriate etiquette, considering that they are the main characters in those anime, and he also knows what lies ahead for them.
'Thanks to that, I can also plan ahead.' Given, by joining the Sengoku family, he will be able to meet world-renowned artists like Shiina Mashiro.
So, a situation like this can also be helpful for him, and hence Akuto had developed a habit of helping these characters out to gain favorable opinions of theirs.
And the fact that most of the female leads tend to be beautiful. Akuto might also have a chance to date them in the future, which is another nice prospect for him.
"Hello!" Mizuto was a fun guy. And having him helped the group to liven up the atmosphere; plus, Akuto was also an old soul, so he was able to crack some jokes, which took other girls by surprise given his looks only made him look introverted.
But on the way, Rui Tachibana kept her silence all the way to the karaoke.
She was beautiful for sure. But her silence look only made the girl look distant, kind of feel to it, and thanks to that, other boys only shrank off, even though how beautiful she was.
'This girl is as aloof as in the anime. But her true character really opens up in the later part of the show, which is rather caring & possessive.' Akuto thought within his mind as he looked in party mode and soon got tired, so he told his friend to walk out.
While Tachibana Rui was also out, Mizuto also thought it would be best to let Akuto leave to even out their numbers.
"Thanks, man, we will make it up to you later!" Though knowing that his intention was taken too deeply, Akuto did not try to talk it off.
"Hmm!" But the moment, he walked out. Akuto almost fell due to the sudden appearance of Tachibana Rui, who seemed to have come back for something. "You are leaving." Tachibana Rui asked in a low tone.
Akuto nodded at her. He stared at the girl for a moment before asking, "Are you going to join them? If yes, I might have to go back in to even out." Although it was a pain, Akuto has to go through all that for his friends sake.
After all, enjoying high school is also one of his primary goals in this life. And for that, in his definition, having some friend is must.
Though there might be others who would have a different way of enjoying high school than him. 'Example. Hachiman, Houtarou Oreki, etc.'
"Then I will also leave. After all, I was called by a friend. And with you leaving, I can also leave the team." Rui also appeared to receive a callback from her friend.
So, with that in mind, she texted back to her friend, telling her that she would also go back home with Akuto, which seemed to be 'Ok.' by the other side group members.
"Allow me to escort you back. Otherwise, the audience will perceive Japanese gentlemen negatively." Akuto cracked in. Tachibana Rui, although she had a bit of a cool side to her, hearing Akuto out, she also started to smile a bit at his jokes.
"Who is the audience here?" Her next words only left Akuto a bit speechless.
"Well, the minion of the underworld, I guess."
"Yeah, right!"
Along the way!
Akuto remained silent as he continued to walk beside Tachibana Rui. "Say! Akuto-kun. Do I look beautiful in your eyes." Though the moment she opened her mouth, the question of her left Akuto stunned for a moment. After all, normally this is not something most normal people would ask a guy they had met for the first time on a group date.
But he still needed to answer her question, and he thought it would be best to be rather blunt about her question.
"It is the first time I have been asked this directly. But if I had to be rather blunt about it. Then, I would definitely think you are beautiful within your group." Tachibana's lips curled at Akuto's answer, and she just smiled before continuing.
"Then, I look beautiful in your eyes, right?" She again asked, being rather direct. Plus, Akuto was having a weird idea creeping within his mind. As he remembered Tachibana Rui's initial encounter with the anime's main character.
"Yes!" But Akuto still decided to be rather blunt and obvious about her question. And for some reason, Akuto had a feeling. That this set-up might turn out to be a life changer for him, though he had no concrete reason to back these feelings of his.
"Then, I had a request to make. Akuto-kun, will you have sex with me?" Akuto's mind remained still, as he had been predicting something like this from the beginning.
But still, having a beautiful girl asking for something like that. It only made Akuto experience an odd sense of fulfillment, as he began to appreciate that he had decided to accompany her rather than squander time on group dates and karaoke.
Akuto did not show much hesitation. After being asked like this, there was no way Akuto would have rejected something like that, and taking into consideration that it will be after 5 long years that he was having a sexual affair with a girl after his death in previous life. Akuto's little brother was also quite active about his first proper activity in this life.
"My home is empty. We still had a lot of time, so shall we go there." There was no way Akuto could bring a lone girl back to his house because it was on the next station, and since he was making a good living, he was also good to go with the motel.
However, Tachibana Rui proved to be anything but a frivolous girl, offering to do it right away from her room because her sister was also quite busy and the majority of her parents had left.
"Hmm, if it is alright with you. I hope it will not cause you much of a problem." Akuto was also quite okay. Not to say, he only got a bit excited thinking about being able to do in a girls room and all.