The Experimental Spirit of Science Girls

Kashima waited at the turning point at the top of the mountain for about twenty minutes.

"If they don't come down the mountain, people will get suspicious..." Hiding in a corner, she looked at her watch and glanced around anxiously.

The Thorn Club wasn't almighty. They could use their connections to get some teachers to take advantage of the situation and exploit a small gap. They could also use many members to control messages and gather intelligence, but they couldn't control everyone's actions.

For example, if Kirisu Mafuyu saw that both groups hadn't come down the mountain for a long time, would she be so worried that she would climb the mountain to look for them?

Very likely. If it were her, no matter which of her students it was, as long as there was a possibility of an accident, she would never act recklessly.

The Thorn Club couldn't control Mafuyu's actions unless they used small methods to divert the attention of others, but that took time to prepare.

Shinichi had agreed with her earlier that he would only bring the two of them to Lake Star to see the night scenery and talk, and it wouldn't take too long.

Therefore, Kashima hadn't prepared another plan, and it wasn't her style to let the Thorn Club attack at will and increase the risk of being discovered by unrelated parties...

She could only pray that Shinichi would keep his promise and bring them back within the specified time.

Kashima took out her phone, considering whether to disturb their threesome date and call to ask about their situation.

She heard faint footsteps on the hidden forest path.

Kashima immediately perked up; it was the shortest route from Lake Star, and now perhaps only the three of them knew this path.

Sure enough, not long after, the flashlight illuminated the darkness, and Shinichi's figure walking in front slowly became visible.

"Welcome back, you three finally returned..." Kashima stepped forward to greet them, breathing a sigh of relief. "The three previous groups have already come down the mountain. There's not much time left. Let's hurry back."

As she said this, she looked at Fumino behind Shinichi, her expression stunned.

"Furuhashi-san, why is your face so red?"

Fumino turned away, scratched her cheek, and laughed awkwardly.

Kashima looked at Rizu behind her again, with even greater confusion on her face: "Ogata-san too... Did something happen?"

Rizu raised her glasses and stared straight ahead without answering. She blushed in silence.

"Huh?...Ah!"

Kashima blinked for a long time, then her eyes widened, and she glanced at Shinichi, and the corners of her mouth moved slightly.

"Asada-san, I remember you told me that you just wanted to take them to see the night scenery and talk..."

Opening her fan, Kashima slowly narrowed her eyes, and a dangerous atmosphere suddenly filled the air: "So while you asked me to wait, what did you do to Furuhashi-san and Ogata-san?"

"Ahem."

Shinichi looked up at the sky, the starry sky still beautiful on the mountaintop.

"Things you can't say to your friends."

"..."

Kashima fell silent for a moment, then put down her fan and sighed.

"Forget it, it's your private matter, and I don't need to interfere..." She turned and smiled at Fumino, "Furuhashi-san, let's go. Each group has a different route home, so we have to separate for a while."

"Yes, I understand." Fumino waved to Shinichi and Rizu, "Then I'll go back with Kashima-san, see you at the foot of the mountain."

"See you at the foot of the mountain." Shinichi nodded.

Rizu thought for a moment, then suddenly stepped forward, jumped up, and whispered in Fumino's ear.

"Fumino, may I kiss Shinichi-san on the way?"

"What –" Fumino almost screamed, but then she remembered that Kashima was still there, so she quickly suppressed her surprised reaction and asked with a strange expression.

"It's okay, I don't mean to be soft... But Ricchan, you can kiss him if you want, why are you asking me?"

Rizu said without hesitation: "I want to keep Fumino's mood. Even if you're not around, I'll let you know beforehand."

"I see… that's Ricchan's style." Fumino touched her head, smiled bitterly a few times with a somewhat complicated mood, then became serious with her expression and nodded.

"Yes, of course! On the contrary, if I find the opportunity, I'll kiss him sneakily too. Is that okay?"

"Of course." Rizu smiled lightly, "We're all the same, we want a unique kiss for ourselves."

"After all, we're girls~!"

Laughter echoed clearly between the two girls. They looked at each other in front of them, and suddenly remembered what happened when the three of them kissed, and they blushed.

Shinichi sniffed the air, as if smelling the scent of lilies.

After the two finished talking, Kashima led Fumino down the mountain along the designated route.

"Furuhashi-san, although I'm a little embarrassed... Can you tell me within the allowed limits what bad things that guy did to you? I'm really curious..."

"Kashima-san, didn't you just say you wouldn't ask..."

Seeing the backs of the two retreating figures, Shinichi also looked at Rizu beside him.

"Let's go too."

"Um."

Rizu took the initiative to hug his arm, her chest gently pressing against his forearm, and their fingers naturally intertwined.

The two walking slowly down the mountain looked more like a couple dating in the mountains than a bravery test meeting.

"By the way, Shinichi-san, stop next to the tree ten meters ahead."

"What's up? Are you going to tie your shoelaces... Ugh!"

"Okay... I suspected it; the feeling of kissing between two people is different."

"You..."

"And it always makes me addicted... Shinichi-san, visit that tree again."

"How many times do you want to stop?!"

"I want to make up for all the kisses I missed in the past... Please be wary of this, Shinichi-san."

Rizu raised her head, and her face turned into a smile.

The noodle shop girl who used to be like a doll could now naturally show such a rich expression.

Shinichi felt a little surprised, then touched her head and said lovingly:

"I understand, then walk ten steps and kiss one step, or else everyone will worry."

Rizu nodded, and the next moment, she immediately leaned her neck and kissed him with an unusual movement.

"Ten steps later, I want to try a French kiss. I've always been curious about how it feels."

Shinichi: "..."

Rizu was truly a science girl; this was the spirit of experimentation...

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Because the students who had left and pretended to be ghosts had all returned, the two of them were almost caught after kissing several times, and they quickly ran down the mountain with guilt.