Yusuke and Shiyu didn't know what happened in the light novel editorial department.

After leaving the Immortal River Building, the two of them arrived near the Jimbocho station together.

At dusk, there was a lot of traffic in front of the station, and there was a lot of noise everywhere.

During this period before entering winter, the sun sets much earlier, and the sunlight shining on the streets is much dimmer than before.

Kato Yusuke stood still and asked the girl next to him: "Then I will go get the bicycle. Senior sister, please wait for me here."

"okay."

After two seconds, he failed to take a step forward.

"Senior Shiyu?"

"Hmm~?"

"That, hand."

"hand?"

A bright voice like humming responded to him.

"What happened to my hand? Yuu-chan~"

Kato Yusuke raised his right hand and waved it back and forth in front of the two people's eyes. The two hands were glued together.

"Senior, can you let me go? I can't get the car like this."

Shiyu tilted his head slightly, looked sideways and raised the corners of his lips slightly, saying: "I won't let you run away~?"

"... Even if you say so, I have no such plan."

"Really~?"

The beautiful face approached quickly, easily crossing the safe distance in the ordinary sense, like a couple asking for a kiss.

"...It's too close, senior." Kato Yusuke moved his head back a little distance and asked, "And what do you mean?"

"You really won't leave me?"

"...Just picking up the bicycle shouldn't be considered leaving, right?"

"Even if I suddenly turn into a zombie and have to rely on absorbing Yu-chan's energy to survive, otherwise I will be burned up by the fire of karma, won't you leave me?"

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"...This is a wonderful metaphor."

"The slave will skillfully inject poison with his teeth and exhale pink smoke. When you fall into a deep sleep, mysterious patterns will appear on my belly."

"Don't you think there are too many settings? It feels like "zombies", "vampires", and "succubi" are mixed together abruptly, and the world view is too confusing."

"Then you will never be able to leave me again, and you will live happily with me, "Lilith Shiyu" until your death."

“Unknowingly, it turned into a horrific ending of kidnapping and imprisonment??”

"Haha, I'm glad, I'm glad, I'm glad~"

"--Hello."

Before she could say more, Kato Yusuke stretched out his free left hand and pinched the cheek that turned red due to reverie.

"……it hurts!?"

Shiyu's smile froze on his face, and then he furrowed his eyebrows angrily, and said resentfully: "You have completely mistaken the position. I don't want the pain here, but another place."

"Stop it, senior sister, you laughed like a crazy person just now. Also, it's time to let me go, right? I feel like my palms are already sweaty."

"Sweat? Then...wait a moment, I'll help you clean it up~"

While raising his hand, his head slowly moved up.

"——!"

Kato Yusuke's back felt cold when he saw this, he forced his hand free and whispered a warning:

"Even if it's just a joke, don't act like you're about to lick it as if it's nothing! Senior."

After finishing speaking, he quickly ran towards the parking lot.

Looking at his fleeing back, Shi Yu bit her lower lip reluctantly and muttered: "Didn't I clearly promise not to run away, you liar..."

After he finished speaking, he laughed happily again.

The smile that bloomed in an instant made many people around him lose their minds. They unconsciously slowed down and couldn't help but want to take a second look.

Normally, when faced with these gazes, the girl would crush them with her bone-chilling eyes, giving those people a warning.

But today she was in a good mood, and she didn't care about the people around her. She just tapped her toes excitedly, making her shoes giggle.

He lowered his head and stared at the shiny paint surface of the small leather shoes, which vaguely reflected a peach-like smiling face...

Kato Yusuke did not spend too long, and quickly retrieved the stored mountain bike, and returned to Shiyu with a cautious attitude.

The camouflage green mountain bike was relatively clean overall, and it was still in exactly the same condition as when I sent her home that day.

Shiyu couldn't help but sigh: "I miss you so much~ You were here to take me home last time."

"In terms of actual time, it's not memorable enough, right? And wasn't the senior sister sitting in the back when we came?"

"This is different."

"Is it different?"

"That's right, at least that's the case for me. Just think I'm exaggerating."

Kato Yusuke nodded slightly, stepped onto the mountain bike seat, and stepped on the pedal with one foot.

"Then, sit down, Senior Sister Shiyu."

"Well, before that, I have to ask, where are you taking me?"

"It's not going to the Dragon Palace anyway."

"Then the choice of going to a love hotel..."

"--No."

"whispering sound."

"It's no use clicking your tongue."

Shiyu lowered the corner of his mouth openly and said gloomily: "A man with no future."

Kato Yusuke selectively ignored this sentence and just pointed his thumb behind him, making a "come up" gesture.

"I said, can I sit in the front this time?"

"Senior, do you want to take me on a bike?"

"No, I just want to sit in your arms, can't I?"

"That would seem a bit crowded."

"...You didn't mean to say I was fat, right?"

"The word that comes to mind is plump."

Shiyu raised the corners of his lips slightly and asked, "Wouldn't that be just right? Depending on the situation, you may encounter a lucky soft collision accident?"

"It feels like a very tempting proposal."

"Of course, after all, I am Kasumigaoka Shiyu."

"Does anyone usually introduce themselves like this?"

"Why are you asking me these things? For me who hates getting along with others the most in the world... Even if you give an answer, it is probably far from "normal"."

"Senior, there's no need to dislike yourself so much!"

"Is that so? Sorry, maybe I've been rejected by you too many times, so I've become a little less confident~?"

Kato Yusuke replied with a wry smile, "Only he is still good at sarcasm."

"Of course, after all, I am Kasumigaoka Shiyu."

"I am Kato Yusuke, please give me your advice."

After finishing speaking, the two of them laughed at the same time.

"So what?"

After laughing for a while, Shiyu then asked: "Can you let me sit in front today?"

"Your butt may hurt if you sit in front for a long time."

"It doesn't matter, I will ask you to stop and change seats when the time comes."

"That's also an option."

"So, what's your answer?"

Kato Yusuke pondered for a moment, and then spoke seriously.

"Logically speaking, I should have rejected you. After all, from a probability perspective, soft projectile accidents are more likely to happen later..."

After a pause, he changed the topic again.

"But of course, just choose the seat you like and sit where you like, Senior Shiyu."

Shiyu blinked slightly, then smiled brightly, and stepped forward.

"Then I'm sorry to bother you~"

Kato Yusuke lowered one arm, and she adjusted her posture to sit across the crossbar in front of the mountain bike.

The protruding body moves forward and backward, and the two slender legs hang down naturally, hanging in the air.
To be continued...