Rui led me to the food court, where I was tasked with picking out everyone's lunch.
It was just the two of us, and Rui was clearly on edge.
There was no way I was getting out of this unscathed.
"Ryouta-kun, what are you in the mood for?"
"Huh? I-I’m... well—"
Having just savored the sensation of Yuria's "cherries" against my back, I was "full" in more ways than one. My heart and mind were so preoccupied with lust that I barely had any room left for actual food.
Maybe just some takoyaki for now...
"Hehe. Or perhaps, Ryouta-kun... have you already had your fill?"
"What? I already ate?"
"For example... let's see—Yuria's 'thing'?"
Rui narrowed her eyes and whispered in a low, suggestive tone.
(N-No way... Is she talking about Yuria's cherries!?)
It was true that feeling them against my back on the water slider had sent my brain into a dopamine-fueled meltdown. But on that ride, the next group can't start until the previous one finishes. There was no way Rui could have seen what happened.
(Then why... why is she being so sharp?)
"Y-Yuria's 'thing'? What are you talking about...?"
I tried to play it cool and threw the question back at her. If she actually said "Yuria's cherries," then I’d know for sure she’d caught me, and that my experience with her bare breasts was completely exposed.
"Hmm."
Here it comes... what was she going to say?
"How about... Yuria’s virginity?"
"Whaaa!?"
Okay, so she definitely didn't know, but her guess was a thousand times more extreme than the truth. Did she seriously think we’d had sex!?
"T-There’s no way we’d do that! I mean, even if something happened on the slide, I’m not doing that with Yuria at those speeds!"
"Hehe. So you’re admitting something did happen on the slide, then?"
Ah, damn it...
I’d forgotten. I’d forgotten how terrifying Rui Kuroki's intuition could be. She was a genius at throwing out wild bluffs to bait the truth out of people.
"Ryouta-kun? If you misbehave too much, I’m going to have to get cross with you."
"I didn't do anything! I swear!"
"...But something happened with Yuria, didn't it? The looks on your faces before and after the ride were night and day."
"O-Our faces?"
"How do I put it... you both had that refreshed look, like a couple in the 'afterglow'."
I see. So the reason she was being so suspicious was that our expressions had given us away...
Seriously, Rui watches us way too closely. It was actually starting to get creepy.
"W-Well... it's not like anything erotic happened, at least not what you’re imagining (total lie). It was just Yuria's thighs hitting my back a little, and I was just... internally excited about it."
"...Hehe. You really are a degenerate, aren't you, Ryouta-kun?"
"D-Don't say that with a smile on your face."
For the sake of Yuria's dignity, I kept the "bare breast" incident under wraps... No, that's a lie. I just didn't want Rui to kill me. It was pure self-preservation.
"And yet, you never look at my body with those eyes."
"T-That’s because..."
"Because why?"
"Because I thought if I looked at you like that, you’d get angry, like you are right now."
To be honest, it was hard to tell exactly where Rui's fuse was, so I couldn't bring myself to ogle her without hesitation... Though, looking at anyone with perverted eyes is technically wrong to begin with (blame the post-nut clarity).
"...Hehe. Oh, Ryouta-kun. So that's what you were worried about."
Rui wore that fearless, enigmatic smile again.
Wait, was she... happy?
"Then how about this? Let's put those feelings aside for today. In exchange, during our next break, why don't we have a private photoshoot with me in my swimsuit at your place? Just the two of us, of course."
"Huh? E-Eeh!? Are you serious!? You mean like... a private session!?"
A high-pitched squeal like a certain pathetic mascot character escaped my throat. I was reaching peak creep-levels.
"I don't mind. On the condition that you don't do anything 'ecchi' with anyone else today. Since we'll be all alone then, nobody will get in the way. That sounds fair, doesn't it?"
A private session... That was basically a gateway to a "private encounter," wasn't it!?
Could I actually end up in that kind of relationship with Rui...? No, get a grip. What kind of logic is "private photoshoot equals sex"?
(But is this really happening? This is Rui Kuroki we're talking about.)
...Well, if she was the one suggesting it, I certainly wasn't going to complain.
"Deal. I won't look at anyone else with perverted eyes for the rest of the day!"
"Hehe... it's a promise, okay? Now, let's go buy that food."
Riding high on the prospect of our degenerate deal, I followed her through the food court with a spring in my step.
Whoa, that staff lady's rack is huge.
"Ryo... ta... kun?"
Rui was more furious than I'd ever seen her.