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"...I'll carry Kita over first."
After a brief chat, Kitahara Makoto carried Kita and turned to walk into the field of flowers.
"Kita, are you seeing illusions?"
Kitahara Makoto asked softly.
"No," Kita Ikuyo wrapped her arms around Kitahara Makoto's neck and looked around curiously, "I didn't see Great-Grandma this time."
"Then there's no problem."
With the worries resolved, Kitahara Makoto no longer had any qualms and strode out of the field of flowers.
The field of flowers was not boundless; its widest point was only about fifty meters, and one could walk out of it in less than a minute.
However, after only a few steps, Kitahara Makoto quickly felt his legs grow heavy, as if something was crawling up them.
"Kitahara-kun, so many roots have grown out of the ground!" Ijichi Nijika called out nervously from behind.
"I see them." Kitahara Makoto looked down; white aerial roots emerged from the soil, rapidly coiling around Kitahara Makoto's legs, trying to keep him in place. "Don't worry."
Kitahara Makoto exerted a little force with his legs, and the aerial roots wrapped around them snapped, completely unable to impede his steps.
Aerial roots that two girls could break naturally couldn't affect Kitahara Makoto.
Charging straight through, Kitahara Makoto tore apart countless aerial roots and quickly reached the center of the field of flowers.
"Kind-hearted mister So hungry"
The white-haired, red-eyed Beast Ear Girl knelt on the ground, small and pitiful, her eyes enough to evoke pity in anyone.
Unfortunately, Kitahara Makoto was currently a 'Great Sage without desires,' and facing the white-haired, red-eyed Beast Ear Girl's pleading gaze for food, he merely glanced at her indifferently:
"Scram."
The silver-haired, red-eyed Beast Ear Girl: "…"
Kitahara Makoto, carrying Kita, brushed past the Beast Ear Girl and quickly passed through the field of flowers, reaching the safe zone.
"Finally out!" Kita Ikuyo exclaimed happily, jumping from Kitahara Makoto's arms to the ground. "Kitahara-kun, hurry and rescue everyone else."
Kitahara Makoto patted the dirt off his pants and casually said:
"Given how hard I worked, shouldn't Kita-san give me a reward?"
"Eh?" Kita Ikuyo was startled. "What reward?"
Kitahara Makoto said seriously:
"Give me another Universal Exchange Ticket."
Exchange tickets, the more the better; there's no loss, and they might come in handy sometime.
Kita Ikuyo covered her chest with both hands and puffed out her cheeks, saying:
"Kitahara-kun is taking advantage of the situation!"
"I'm not," Kitahara Makoto retorted. "Stopping halfway through the field of flowers and then asking you for an exchange ticket, that would be truly taking advantage, wouldn't it?"
"Th-that's true…" Kita Ikuyo nodded subconsciously. She was still a young girl after all and felt embarrassed to take advantage of someone. "Then I'll give Kitahara-kun another Universal Exchange Ticket… but you can't make me do anything excessive!"
"Deal."
"…"
After dusting off the dirt from his body, Kitahara Makoto once again entered his Sage Time of no desires and turned to walk into the field of flowers.
The silver-haired, red-eyed Beast Ear Girl seemed to have her own consciousness, her gaze following Kitahara Makoto's movements. When Kitahara Makoto passed by her, she once again pitifully said:
"Kind-hearted mister. Hungry."
"Scram."
Kitahara Makoto uttered a single word expressionlessly, continuing to walk forward without looking back.
In the Sage state of no desires, even if you're a silver-haired, red-eyed Beast Ear Girl, you won't make me pause for a second!
"…"
After a few steps, Kitahara Makoto keenly noticed that the entire field of flowers seemed to have grown angry.
Although there was no wind, ripples appeared in the field of flowers, and the number of aerial roots coiling around Kitahara Makoto significantly increased. While they didn't make it impossible to move, they were incredibly annoying, and Kitahara Makoto's pants were almost pulled off.
"...I'm back."
Kitahara Makoto passed through the field of flowers and arrived in front of the girls.
"Welcome back~"
Watching Kitahara Makoto return from crossing the field of flowers, Ijichi Nijika's eyes sparkled. She subconsciously responded, then belatedly realized that such a response seemed a bit too intimate. She quickly cleared her throat as a cover, her pretty face slightly flushed, and said:
"Ryo-senpai and I will stay for now. Kitahara-kun, please carry Bocchi-chan over first."
"Wait a moment."
As Kitahara Makoto spoke, he unbuckled his belt and pulled down his pants.
"Eh?!?" Ijichi Nijika quickly raised her hands to cover her eyes, both shy and flustered. "What are you doing, Kitahara-kun!"
Yamada Ryo said expressionlessly, her tone flat: "It's said that every boy has a special exhibitionist tendency in their heart, and it seems to be true now…"
That's completely wrong!
How much prejudice do you have against boys to think that all boys have special hobbies!
As for Bocchi-chan, the moment Kitahara Makoto took off his pants, her face turned bright red, and she frantically hid behind Ijichi Nijika.
Sakurajima Mai, however, looked calm, glancing over casually, seemingly completely unfazed by Kitahara Makoto displaying a special hobby.
"There are too many aerial roots in the field of flowers," Kitahara Makoto explained while taking off his pants. "It's too troublesome to walk with pants on. Those aerial roots almost pulled my pants off just now… So, me taking off my pants is quite normal and reasonable, right?"
As he spoke, Kitahara Makoto had already deftly taken off his sweatpants, leaving only a pair of shorts.
Ijichi Nijika's pretty face was crimson. She couldn't help but glance, then quickly averted her gaze: "Even so… Kitahara-kun should have said something beforehand!"
"It's not too late to say it now." Kitahara Makoto tossed his pants over. "Nijika-senpai, please hold these for me."
Ijichi Nijika caught the pants and subconsciously held them in her arms.
"Hitori-chan, come here." Kitahara Makoto's gaze shifted to Bocchi-chan.
Bocchi-chan's face was bright red as she took two steps forward. Faced with the girls' gazes, she was so nervous she couldn't speak properly and frantically tried to hide again:
"I, I, I…"
"You want to stay behind, right?" Kitahara Makoto stepped forward and picked up Bocchi-chan. "Front or back, it's all the same. You're next."
"…"
Buzz!
As a socially anxious girl with an extremely low shame threshold, being picked up in front of everyone caused Gotō Hitori's eyes to quickly spin in circles, her face exploding red, and steam rapidly rising from her head.
(I, I've been picked up by Kitahara-kun again…)
(What should I say now?)
(Where should I put my hands?)
(Will I be too heavy? My weight is now…)
(I haven't showered in so long, do I smell bad?)
(Sob sob… My, my head is so messy, I don't know how to think anymore…)
Before Gotō Hitori could decide where to put her hands, Kitahara Makoto's gentle voice already sounded in her ears:
"You can open your eyes now."
"...Eh?"
Gotō Hitori secretly opened her eyes and realized that Kitahara Makoto had already passed through the field of flowers and was outside.
Putting down the dizzy, almost unsteady Bocchi-chan, Kitahara Makoto turned around and once again went deep into the field of flowers.
"Kind-hearted mister…"
"Scram."
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