I am back

"Ah, he won't study with you today?" 

"Why?" 

Tsubame looked at her two best friends and said calmly, "He is going out with his girlfriend now." 

"..." Shizuku and Yume. 

The two didn't say anything and tried to observe Tsubame's expression. 

Usually, Ishigami would be in the library, studying until the library was about to close, and naturally, Tsubame would be by his side, teaching him all the things that he didn't know, but today was an exception since he would go back with his girlfriend. 

Still, fortunately, he told her that he would continue to study tomorrow, telling her that today was an exception. 

At the same time, while Tsubame had an idea why Ishigami decided to postpone their study session, she had to say Onodera was so bold and courageous. 

However, even if Ishigami didn't intend to go on a study, Yume and Shizuku asked Tsubame to go with them to take a peek at him, which made Tsubame feel speechless, but she didn't say much and just stared at Yume, who had said something so outrageous before. 

"So, that's him..." 

"Hmm..." 

"What's with that "hmm"?" 

"No, I understand why Tsubame seduced him somehow." 

"...can't you not say something so seductive?" 

"..." 

Only Tsubame fell silent, realizing that it was better not to tell everything to her best friends, even if she wanted to talk about what she had hidden, since if she didn't say anything, would her best friends even show an interest in him? 

Yet, when she looked at Ishigami's handsome face, somehow, even if she didn't say anything, she could tell that many girls would be attracted to him since even now, even if he held Onodera's hand, many girls were stealing a glance in his direction. 

Meanwhile, in the opposite direction, Moeha brought Kei to the high school area, trying to search for Chika's boyfriend. Unfortunately, they had missed Ishigami, who had left, and in the end, they just wandered around until they found Chika. 

"Huh? Moeha? Kei-can? What are you doing here?" Chika was surprised when she saw the two. 

"Nee-chan!" 

"Chika-nee." 

While Moeha trotted toward Chika happily, Kei greeted Chika politely. 

"So, what's wrong? Do you need anything in the high school area?' 

"Ah, we're just looking for your boyfriend, Nee-chan," Moeha said with pure intention, without hiding anything. 

"..." 

Chika was so speechless and unable to say anything. "...did you stalk me before?" 

"Te-he~!" Moeha stuck out her tongue cutely. 

"....." Chika. 

Still, as Chika tried to educate Moeha not to do something so naughty in the future, especially when she knew that it was hard to discuss her relationship with Ishigami, Kei was looking around, trying to search for Ishigami's presence, but unfortunately, she couldn't find him. 

On the other hand, Ishigami knew nothing about what had happened at the school, and if he knew, he would say that it was fortunate that he didn't stay at the school for so long. 

"But is it really okay for me to go to your home?" 

While Onodera wished to go to Ishigami's house, she couldn't help but feel nervous when she thought about meeting his parents. 

"It's okay." Ishigami looked at Onodera and said, "You saw my chats with my mother, right?" 

"Well..." 

"But really, you don't have to worry." 

"Why are you so confident?" Onodera asked with doubt. 

"It's because, like you, they are also nervous." 

"Huh? Really? Aren't they adults?" 

"Of course. I brought my girlfriend home to meet my parents. Isn't it obvious that they will be nervous? Imagine that you are a parent; how would you feel if your child brought their partner home?" 

"...if you say it that way." 

"Moreover, being an adult means that you realize that you are not perfect. You might have more experiences, and because of that, you have a lot of worry, but because they have a lot of experiences, they are good at masking their expressions, unlike you, who shows everything on your face." 

Feeling the gentle touch on her pointy nose, Onodera blushed as her eyes melted, staring at him with affection, hugging him tightly, then leaning into him. 

"You know a lot." 

Ishigami only smiled and didn't say much, but then, this also made Onodera think about what he had encountered in middle school, which made her cling to him tighter. 

"Rei?" 

"I am here." 

"..." 

Ishigami was speechless, but he then smiled, thinking that his girlfriend was cute. 

"You are right. I am not alone now." 

Showing a sweet smile, Onodera asked, "You are going to the gym now, right?" 

"If you don't want to, we can go to my house right away." 

"No, it's fine. I have never seen you working out, so I want to see." 

Unlike when Ishigami was studying, Onodera knew that there wouldn't be any gentle senior who would teach him gently in the gym, right? 

"It's boring, though." 

"I don't mind." 

"I want to see it at least once." 

"Okay." 

Ishigami didn't bother to persuade Onodera anymore since when he was working out, he didn't bother to talk with others, and it was rather an interaction between him and his body, so he would probably ignore her and let her do her own things. 

Still, that was probably fine on its own since the attention wasn't something that a girl sought all the time. 

When men focused on their work or hobby, it was an attractive scene on its own for the opposite gender and for the same gender, who had... let's not discuss this matter. 

"Ishigami, welcome~!" 

"Hello, Arihahara-san." 

"You came so early this time." 

"I plan to go home early." 

"Is that so?" The cute female staff of the gym then realized that Ishigami wasn't alone and noticed Onodera, who was by his side. "This is...?" 

"My girlfriend." Ishigami introduced Onodera and said, "She wants to observe the gym. Is that okay?" 

"...sure." Arihara showed a bitter smile at Ishigami, then looked at Onodera with a gentle, professional smile. "If you want to, there is a free trial that you can try. Do you want to try it?" Nevertheless, even if she was sad by knowing the truth, she didn't forget to offer registration for the gym to Onodera since if she could get Onodera into a membership, she could get a commission. At the same time, frankly, even if Ishigami had a relationship, it didn't matter since it was normal for others to make a move on a man who had a relationship, especially when an attractive man was such a rare resource. 

"Ah..." Onodera was surprised, but she shook her head and said, "No, I am a little uncomfortable today, so I will just watch." 

"That's fine. If you need anything, please call me." 

Onodera nodded and didn't seem flustered. Instead, she was calm since her personality was extroverted, and her parents had brought her to their family's company, so she was all fine and didn't feel awkward when she talked with strangers. 

The only problem was that her boyfriend was too popular! 

Whenever Ishigami walked, there were many people who greeted him, especially those married women who had nothing to do in the afternoon and evening, spending their time in the gym before they went home to prepare dinner for their husbands and children. 

So, during those times when their husbands and children weren't around, what were they doing? 

Nevertheless, when Ishigami started to work out, Onodera couldn't help but say, "You are so popular." 

"Is that so? I think it is okay. Moreover, they are married women, okay? Do you think I will do something weird to them?" 

"...no." However, Onodera was afraid that those married women would make a move on her boyfriend, so—

"Should I join a gym?" 

"No, you shouldn't." 

"Why?" 

"Your breasts might become smaller." 

"...." 

Under that silence, Ishigami thought that Onodera would get angry, but—

"Huh? Really? Will they get smaller?" 

"..." 

Ishigami thought that it would be hard for him to have a quiet workout session. 

Nevertheless, after he explained the ins and outs, Onodera was all quiet and just observed him working out. While some people tried to approach her boyfriend, he was relatively calm and just continued to work out quietly as she talked to him, but then became quiet when he put all of his focus on his workout. 

Onodera's eyes never wandered; she kept staring at him as she blew hot breath from her cherry lips and licked her lips with her tongue with a scorching gaze; she almost couldn't hold her urge when his strong, virile body showed its power.

"...." Ishigami. 

Then, they spent their time like this after he washed his body and changed into spare clothes that he had brought before, which only consisted of a simple white shirt, loose-fit gray sweatpants, and an Adidas Samba. 

Onodera smiled when she saw him changing his clothes and stuck to him all the time, thinking that he was really good at dressing up, but then again, when he was so handsome and fit, all his clothes could be perfectly worn by him. 

"Should I buy something before we visit your house?" 

Onodera felt like it would be too rude if she didn't bring something when she visited his place. 

"Sure." 

"What should I buy?" 

"How about cake? My mother likes it." 

"Okay, let's get that." 

As they bought several cakes near his house, the two went to his house, and naturally, as Onodera was so nervous, she held his hands and talked endlessly about what to do. 

"It's fine. I am here." 

"Um..." 

Feeling his hand on hers, tapping her softly, Onodera felt secure and wished for this time to continue forever with him until their old age. 

Ah, but if possible, she wanted to pass away first since she definitely would be miserable if he passed away first. 

Still, all of her thoughts quickly disappeared since—

"I am back."