CH 187

Chapter 187 – Just A Bit Yuri

“You don’t need to thank me. I received a reward for it after all.” (Torimoto)

“See, that’s what he’s saying too. It’s fine now, isn’t it? Besides, there’s nothing you’d need to thank a man for!” (Shakuhara)

“…N-No… But… He saved my life… It doesn’t matter… if they’re a woman… or a man.” (Riwa)

“Then hurry up and do what you need to do! I don’t want to be in the same place as this man forever!” (Shakuhara)

“Wuu… Sorry, Kei-chan. I’m always troubling you to keep me company…” (Riwa)

“I’m the one who caused you trouble! Ugh, come on. You should just shut up and go along with whatever she wants!” (Shakuhara)

Good grief. Then hurry up and get this over with.

As Shakuhara pushed Riwa forward, her eyes swam about as she avoided my gaze.

“U-Uhh… Er… Umm, umm…” (Riwa)

Riwa took several deep breaths and timidly met my gaze. Then, she suddenly bowed vigorously.

“T-Thank you so much for saving me!” (Riwa)

Behind her, Shakuhara’s gaze became warm as if to tell her she did well.

“As I said earlier, don’t worry about it. I just accepted the request and did what I had to do.” (Torimoto)

“S-Still! …Still, it’s thanks to you that… I can continue to be with Kei-chan.” (Riwa)

“…I see. Then I will accept your thanks. That way, maybe the fierce animal behind you won’t eat me alive.” (Torimoto)

“Hey, what is that supposed to mean?! Are you joking?! Why would I want to eat a man like you?!” (Shakuhara)

“Oh, then you’ll help yourself to a girl? …You’re homosexual then?” (Torimoto)

If she was, it would be my first time meeting someone like that.

“No, I’m not! Ah, but I don’t like men either! Men are monkeys who only think about getting laid!” (Shakuhara)

No, that’s not true.

I didn’t have anything against yuri or yaoi. I thought it was fine either way. But perhaps because I was a guy, I felt better about girl-girl than guy-guy. I wondered if I would feel the same way if I were a woman.

“Should a woman like you be throwing around words like ‘getting laid’?” (Torimoto)

“Shut up! It’s none of your business!” (Shakuhara)

“K-Kei-chan… Do you also think of me as vulgar…?” (Riwa)

“W-Wha—?! Whose side are you on, Riwa?!” (Shakuhara)

“Ah… S-Sorry.” (Riwa)

It was quite apparent that Shakuhara had the upper hand in the relationship.

At that moment, Shakuhara suddenly turned a sharp gaze towards me.

“Listen. I will never trust a man! Never!” (Shakuhara)

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But she continued.

“…But… for her sake, I’m grateful. ….Thank you.” (Shakuhara)

“…Hoh.” (Torimoto)

Outside of all expectations, she managed to properly convey her gratitude… to a man of all people.

“W-What’s with that face?! Don’t get the wrong idea! This is the obvious thing to say! Come on Riwa, let’s get out of here!” (Shakuhara)

“Ah, wait a second Kei-chan! U-Umm, my name is Saniwa Riwa. Thank you so much!”

After hurriedly introducing herself, Riwa—Saniwa ran off after the already departing Shakuhara.

What a noisy bunch. At any rate, I was just relieved that they hadn’t caused any trouble in the end.

“Aah, but… I didn’t get to check out her skill.” (Torimoto)

It would have been too suspicious to use the [Appraisal Looking-Glass] in that situation, so there was no helping it.

Well, as long as I was here, the opportunity would eventually arise. For now, I just needed to wait patiently for that moment.

However, it might turn out to be a pretty difficult mission with Shakuhara always being around her.

Besides, there could still be surveillance cameras around the area. If I made any careless moves, I would be suspected and interrogated immediately.

“Well, let’s just take it slow.”

And thus, I ended up spending some time at the base of the Maiden’s Rebirth cult.