Yanami Anna was discussing the equipment of the Track and Field Club with Lemon, "When Lemon buys running shoes and sportswear, she compares them to her own size, right?"
"..."
Shioyaki Lemon was speechless.
Seeing her looking like she was about to start smoking, Yanami Anna knew she had pushed enough; if she pressed any further, Lemon might actually faint on the spot.
"It was... very impressive..." Lemon responded to Yanami Anna in a muffled voice, "It felt... a bit beyond the standard specifications..."
Of course it was.
She had inspected the goods herself; otherwise, she wouldn't have accepted Lemon so calmly!
Thinking of Imaizumi Keita's handsome allure and his heroic vigor when comforting her, even though she had been cheated on, Yanami Anna could proudly puff out her chest in front of the third party, Lemon.
"That's a given."
Yanami Anna looked at Lemon's ashamed and watery eyes and whispered into her ear.
"Since you already know," Yanami Anna's tone carried the composure and guidance of someone who had been there before, "then you should be able to imagine how comfortable it feels when actually doing it, right?"
"...!!!"
Shioyaki Lemon's pupils dilated instantly.
Her brain uncontrollably began to link her own recent evaluation with Anna's description, and some vague yet impactful images began to form in her mind.
"Re-really?" Shioyaki Lemon's voice was full of yearning, "B-but I heard that the first time... doesn't it hurt a lot?"
"It hurts a little,"
Yanami Anna admitted frankly, then began to show off with a touch of tenderness and sweetness.
"But that guy Keita... is actually quite gentle in that regard. As long as you don't get too tense, he'll be very patient in... guiding you."
As she reached the last few words, her voice also gradually lowered, and a blush appeared on her face.
Yanami Anna and Shioyaki Lemon huddled together on the sofa like that, one asking with eyes full of curiosity and the other answering half-reluctantly, turning what was originally a serious "criticism session" into a private seminar about a certain man.
Just as they were getting into the conversation, footsteps came from the direction of the kitchen.
"How's the chat going? I've prepared some warm barley tea for you."
"If you don't like barley tea, you can have some hot water. Drinking more hot water is good for your health."
Imaizumi Keita walked over carrying a tray with two cups of barley tea and a hot water kettle.
He looked at the two girls, who were almost stuck together on the sofa, and asked curiously, "You two seem to be chatting quite happily. What are you talking about?"
"!!!"
"!!!"
Yanami Anna and Shioyaki Lemon instantly pulled apart, each scrambling to opposite ends of the sofa with surprising speed.
Both girls had a look of guilty panic on their faces.
Imaizumi Keita raised an eyebrow, setting the tray on the coffee table while observing them.
"N-nothing!" Shioyaki Lemon waved her hands frantically, the blush on her face spreading all the way to her ears, "W-we were just talking about... school stuff! Yes, school!"
"Y-yeah!" Yanami Anna chimed in, not daring to look Imaizumi Keita in the eye, "We were talking about... the Literature Club's next activity! Yes, the next activity!"
"School stuff?"
Imaizumi Keita looked at them and questioned.
"Um... yes! School!"
Shioyaki Lemon answered Imaizumi Keita, not realizing her tone sounded guilty, "The Track and Field Club... the Track and Field Club needs to purchase new equipment for the new semester. I was thinking about what brand of spikes would be better! Anna was giving me some advice!"
As soon as this clumsy excuse came out, Lemon regretted it a bit, wanting to knock her own stupid head...
Anna is a member of the Literature Club and knows nothing about sports; how could she provide advice on sports equipment?
Yanami Anna also silently called her a "dummy" in her heart, but the current situation forced her to push through and smooth things over.
"Yeah, yeah," she said steadily, using the thick skin she'd developed from sweet-talking Keita, "Lemon said her feet have been feeling... um... a bit uncomfortable while running lately, so I suggested she change her spikes or try switching insoles. We were just discussing that."
Imaizumi Keita actually knew what they were talking about.
Although he had given them private space by staying in the kitchen, he was still very attentive to what was happening in the living room to prevent any accidents.
His hearing was very good, so he had inevitably caught fragments of the discussion and the surprised sounds from their overreactions.
Combined with their current reactions, the answer was obvious.
But there was no need for him to expose them, as it might make them feel embarrassed.
"I see,"
Imaizumi Keita nodded, sat down on the sofa, and poured himself a glass of water, "It seems Anna is even more capable than I imagined."
Hearing this, Yanami Anna subconsciously straightened her back. The "main girlfriend" aura she had just established in front of Lemon felt a bit difficult to maintain in front of the master of the harem.
"Th-that's a given..."
Yanami Anna responded, her gaze averted from Imaizumi Keita, "I-I've read a lot of books, after all. It's normal to know a bit about all sorts of things, right?"
"Yes, yes,"
Imaizumi Keita nodded along with her, pushing the two cups of barley tea toward them, "So the two of you have probably finished exchanging information, including the fact that I have superpowers, right?"
"Eh?!!"
Shioyaki Lemon cried out in surprise, looking at Yanami Anna in disbelief, "Kin-chan actually has superpowers?"
"..."
Yanami Anna's face turned beet red instantly.
The two of them had been so engrossed in their private talk that she had completely forgotten to tell Lemon about that.
Imaizumi Keita looked at the reactions of Yanami Anna and Shioyaki Lemon, finding it a bit hard to believe, and questioned Yanami Anna.
"Anna, you haven't told Lemon about that yet?"
"Did you really spend all that time just bragging to Lemon about how great I am and how good you felt?!!"
"No..."
Yanami Anna's face was full of guilt and embarrassment, feeling as awkward as if she'd been caught red-handed stealing something.
How on earth did I forget that...
It's all because I got carried away while showing off...
"I-I was obviously going to say it! I-I was just... just thinking about how to start in a way that would be easy to understand! Yes, that's it! For something this important, I definitely had to set the mood properly first!"
Yanami Anna chose to make a desperate struggle to save face in front of Lemon...
"Setting the mood? So all that talk about 'equipment specs' and 'user experience' just now... was your way of setting the mood?"
"Ugh—!"
Yanami Anna let out a cry of distress, rendered speechless.
She grabbed a throw pillow from the sofa and buried her face in it, leaving only a pair of bright red ears visible to the two of them.
This girl... she definitely heard everything!
Shioyaki Lemon's brain was still stuck on the word "superpowers," already struggling to keep up with their pace.
"W-Wait a second!"
She stood up, grabbed Imaizumi Keita's arm, and questioned, "Superpowers? Kin-chan... you have superpowers? Is it, like, the kind in manga?"
Imaizumi Keita breathed a sigh of relief seeing how quickly Lemon accepted the premise.
He glanced at Yanami Anna, who was still acting like an ostrich in the pillow, and decided he could no longer count on this "main girlfriend" who dropped the ball at critical moments.
"Yeah, something like that."
"Lemon, sit a bit closer. I want to hold you."
"Eh? O-Okay!"
Shioyaki Lemon obediently shifted her body, no longer caring about Anna's reaction as she snuggled into Imaizumi Keita's embrace.
Yanami Anna nuzzled her face against the pillow but still didn't lift her head.
Hmph!
If she didn't see it, it meant the two of them weren't hugging!
"My superpower isn't like the setting of a hot-blooded manga. You can think of it as... my constitution being that of a'Succubus'."
"Succubus?!"
Having been 'baptized' by Yanami Anna earlier, Shioyaki Lemon didn't quite understand, but it sounded like... things would be very blissful in the future.
"Yeah," Imaizumi Keita continued to explain. "My ability makes my constitution exceptionally healthy. Additionally, I can obtain certain special abilities through various means."
"But for you and Anna, when you're in close contact with me, you'll have sensory experiences far beyond the norm."
"Eh?!!!"
Shioyaki Lemon was completely stunned.
It was already amazing, but it can be even more amazing?!!
Shioyaki Lemon thought about the image of a succubus in her mind and curiously asked Imaizumi Keita.
"The succubi in my head are all female. I don't think there are many male ones..."
"Kin-chan, do you have a tail?"
"No. Maybe the enhancement went in the wrong direction."
"Then what about those succubus skills from anime..."
"I suppose I have them..."
"Ooh!!!"
In her surprise and anticipation, Shioyaki Lemon couldn't help but nuzzle around in Imaizumi Keita's arms.
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