Thinking about this new baseball team manager, who was also Akane's close best friend, Hikari also felt a bit strange.
To think he had been forcibly kissed by Akane's best friend, if Akane found out, who knew how she would react.
Hikari shook his head, not bothering to think further.
He also didn't continue to hit Takanashi Kou.
After all, Tachibana Yui was still present, and Takanashi Kou wasn't a textbook Minotaur like Kuwahara. It wouldn't be right to go too far on him.
On the other side, Tachibana Yui also slightly turned her head away in discomfort.
After all, even though she was utterly disgusted with Takanashi Kou now and had no fondness left, he had still once been her childhood friend.
Seeing him beaten so badly, with teeth knocked out all over the ground, naturally made her feel a bit uncomfortable for the moment.
Besides having a large chest and being pretty, she wasn't all that different from other high school girls.
Of course, Tachibana Yui wouldn't do something like persuading Hikari to stop.
After all, it was Takanashi Kou who started it, and it was also she who kissed Hikari deliberately to provoke Takanashi Kou.
So both emotionally and logically, she had no right to stop Hikari, and could only turn her head away.
However, seeing Hikari suddenly stop while clearly having the upper hand in the fight, Tachibana Yui quickly realized something, and a trace of gratitude flickered in her beautiful eyes.
"Hikari-kun…", Tachibana Yui suddenly called out in a soft tone.
"Mm?", Hikari withdrew his foot from Takanashi Kou's face, this guy who had just looked bloodthirsty and wanted to smash his head with a bat, and turned his head in confusion to look at Tachibana Yui.
She, the new goddess of the baseball club and his girlfriend's bestie, suddenly walked up to him and wrapped her arms around his.
Not only did she press half her body against his, she even stood on tiptoe and kissed his cheek.
Muah!
A crisp smooching sound rang out.
Tachibana Yui snuggled into Hikari's chest with an obedient expression.
Her tone was soft and adorable, like she was being coy, "Hikari-kun, I… I still want more kisses… That just now was my first kiss, and I didn't expect kissing to feel… so good, I… I want more…"
"Hikari-kun must know even more things that feel better, right? I want to serve Hikari-kun together with Akane-chan…"
Because Hikari had held back, Takanashi Kou was now unable to move, but still very much conscious.
Tachibana Yui's words landed clearly in his ears.
Hearing the sweet, spoiled tone coming from his childhood friend's mouth, a tone he had never heard before, and especially hearing the content of her words, Takanashi Kou felt like he was struck by lightning. He lay there in a daze, limbs twitching uncontrollably, and couldn't help but cough up more blood from shock.
Glancing at Takanashi Kou, his eyes wide open and vacant, lying on the ground like a dead dog, filled with grief and rage, then looking again at Tachibana Yui snuggled in his arms, her face red with shyness yet still so obedient, Hikari understood something.
He smiled faintly and said, "Alright, let's go. Whatever you want, I can teach you."
"Mm!", Tachibana Yui obediently leaned into Hikari's embrace, and the two of them walked off like a pair of lovers in deep affection.
Hikari knew there was a reason for Tachibana Yui's sudden affectionate behavior and tone.
After all, she was a girl. Hikari understood that even if she hated Takanashi Kou, she wouldn't want to watch him get beaten down mercilessly, it just wasn't right to keep hitting him.
Hikari had already planned to stop anyway.
But even as Takanashi Kou's childhood friend, Tachibana Yui's maturity was beyond what Hikari had expected.
She had actually seen through his intentions.
And even went so far as to take initiative with that kiss, just so he wouldn't feel wronged or misunderstand.
Using her words and actions to continue stabbing Takanashi Kou in the heart.
After all, Takanashi Kou had just insulted her multiple times, not only with vicious and degrading words, but also trying to lay hands on her.
So this desire for revenge had probably sparked in her heart.
It had to be said, this was an extremely brutal form of humiliation.
As a fellow man, Hikari understood well that Tachibana Yui's soul-crushing move hurt Takanashi Kou ten times more than another beating ever could, so Hikari was naturally happy to accept it.
Not to mention that Takanashi Kou had already changed from being the victim of Kuwahara's Minotaur behavior to someone trying to make a move on Tachibana Yui, and even attempting to fight him.
And considering he had previously coveted Akane and Shinozomi Natsuka, Hikari felt zero sympathy for him.
Watching Hikari leave with Tachibana Yui, his own childhood friend, Takanashi Kou didn't even know where they were going. A hotel? Back home? Or something else…
No matter what, just this scene alone was enough to make Takanashi Kou collapse from heartbreak.
'Revenge! I will definitely get revenge on that dog couple!'
'What childhood friends? All fake!'
'Tachibana Yui, you're just a bit*h! A filthy sl*t!'
'And that Hikari, what's so great about being a pretty boy with some muscles? Damn bastard!'
'Just wait! I'm the ace of the baseball team. I'll make both of you pay.'
Takanashi Kou clenched his teeth tightly and fainted from grief and rage.
———
On the other side—
Hikari and Tachibana Yui, still snuggled together, had walked out of the deserted teaching building.
Even though inside the building, in front of Takanashi Kou, they had said they'd continue kissing and maybe go even further after stepping out.
After leaving, Hikari quietly pulled his arm back from between the soft, lofty mounds it had been sandwiched in.
After all, when it came to how close he and Tachibana Yui really were, it wasn't that deep.
They hadn't even met before, not until recently. Their only connection was Akane.
He was Akane's boyfriend, and she was Akane's best friend. Getting this close now clearly wasn't appropriate.
All that behavior back in the classroom had just been playing along to get back at Takanashi Kou.
And now, feeling the warmth of his arm being withdrawn, Tachibana Yui glanced at Hikari with surprise, and a hint of awkwardness in her eyes.
Because before this, she never imagined she'd get so close to Hikari.
Even more so, that her first kiss, treasured for over a decade and something Takanashi Kou could never get, would end up going to her best friend's boyfriend, Hikari.
In fact, Tachibana Yui's first impression of Hikari was that he was just a frivolous guy, she even advised Akane to break up with him.
But to her surprise, the more she got to know him, the more different he was from that image.
No dyed hair, no piercings, no dirty talk. He was not only good-looking, but gave off a very reliable vibe.
From looks to personality, even baseball, Hikari was excellent.
And he had saved her multiple times.
These deepening interactions and repeated rescues had left a strong impression on Tachibana Yui.
Especially in those moments of despair, when Hikari suddenly appeared, it moved her deeply.
And just now, he had clearly stopped fighting for her sake. That thoughtful gentleness, girls like her really valued it.
She could completely understand why Akane would fall for him, and not even mind all the girls around him.
Because this guy in front of her... was truly captivating.
Tachibana Yui had always thought she wanted one man for life, someone who would only love her.
But now she found herself falling for the person right in front of her.
Thinking this, she immediately turned to Hikari and softly called out, "Hikari-kun…"
"What?", Hikari glanced at the baseball club's goddess.
"I… do you remember what I said back in there?", Tachibana Yui asked.
"Which part?", Hikari wasn't sure which of the many things she had said she was referring to.
"The part where I said kissing you felt really good, and… I wanted more…", Tachibana Yui blushed as she shyly repeated herself in a low voice.
Watching Tachibana Yui fidgeting with her skirt hem, quietly repeating her words with such suppressed shyness, Hikari smiled gently and said, "Alright, we're out now. No need to keep provoking Takanashi Kou, you can drop the act—"
"No! It really felt good!"
Before Hikari could finish the word "act," a pair of soft cherry lips firmly pressed against his mouth, sealing it tight.
Seeing Tachibana Yui suddenly lean in and kiss him again, Hikari's pupils shrank, he was genuinely surprised.
Looking at this beautiful girl whose cheeks were flushed red, eyes tightly shut, eyelashes trembling from nervousness, yet still so passionate and forward, Hikari was truly caught off guard.
After all, his impression of Tachibana Yui was that of a gentle, obedient girl with a reserved personality.
This kind of fiery, bold move, especially not toward her childhood friend, but toward him, a guy she'd only met a few times (well, technically her bestie's boyfriend), this just didn't feel right.
But Hikari could clearly feel the awkward yet burning passion from her.
Feeling those delicate arms wrapped tightly around his neck, Hikari didn't forcibly pull away.
He begrudgingly accepted her affection. Maybe, he thought, Tachibana Yui just wanted to express her gratitude?
Since he had chosen to accept this token of thanks from his girlfriend's bestie, Hikari began to put his silver tongue to use, gradually guiding this passionate yet inexperienced beauty along…
———
Roughly several dozen minutes later.
Their lips parted.
Panting heavily, Tachibana Yui could no longer cling to Hikari's neck.
Her entire body seemed to have gone limp, sliding downward.
Seeing she was about to collapse, Hikari quickly reached out and caught her.
Then helped her over to a nearby bench.
"Yui-san, are you okay?"
Hearing Hikari's words, Tachibana Yui moved her lips, but couldn't respond immediately.
Her cheeks still flushed with a rosy glow, she panted dozens of times before finally nodding slightly, "Mm… I'm… I'm okay."
"Other than that time earlier inside, this was my first real… real kiss…"
"I didn't expect it to feel so… so good…"
Having been stirred to the point of nearly floating into the clouds, Tachibana Yui sighed softly, unconsciously giving an honest reply, even adding her feelings.
And after she finished, she realized what she'd just said.
Seeing Hikari staring at her, her pretty face turned bright red all at once.
She quickly looked away, tightly gripping the pleats of her skirt with both hands, overwhelmed with embarrassment.
"As long as it felt good," Seeing the girl's bashful appearance, Hikari chuckled warmly to ease her awkwardness.
And hearing his words, Tachibana Yui's face turned even redder, almost like it could bleed.
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