Chapter 50: Tsundere, Provocation, and Taunting

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Translator: Soafp

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What I pulled out of the cardboard box was a set of clothes wrapped in plastic.

“Put these on.”

“What is this? A skirt?”

Nodoka and Airi took them and unfolded them.

It was definitely a skirt.

But…

“W-what is this length!? It's s-so short!?”

“I see… a super mini. The kind you'd see in anime or manga.”

“Yeah, something like that.”

“What about a top?”

“That's up to you. Coordinate it however you like. Including underwear.”

“I-including underwear!?”

“With something this short, it's obviously going to show with even a little movement. That's why I said it'd be a bit lewd. If you want to back out, say so now.”

“I-I already said I won't!”

Nodoka huffed, clutching the super mini skirt to her ch*st, and left my room.

Airi watched her and giggled.

Originally, I had prepared two—one white and one black—for Airi to choose from, but I never imagined Nodoka would end up wearing one too.

“Airi.”

“What is it?”

“…You saw these when they arrived earlier, didn't you? And dragged Nodoka into this on purpose, didn't you?”

“Who knows? Anyway, I'll go change too.”

That vague answer—yeah, that's basically a yes.

Still, why involve Nodoka at all?

If Airi liked me and was trying to create a certain mood, Nodoka should've been an obstacle, not someone to include.

It's not like she's trying to give me some kind of harem experience… right?

(…Somehow, I'm kind of looking forward to this.)

Having girls wear revealing clothes I prepared…

The super mini skirts today were bought from a cosplay specialty shop.

If so, maybe this counted as a kind of cosplay too.

Come to think of it, I had never done anything like this with Yuzuki.

I couldn't bring myself to ask her—I thought she'd hate it.

(If I have to keep making “requests” anyway…)

Maybe I should try the things I could never ask Yuzuki.

That way, I'd naturally figure out what Airi was actually okay with—and what she truly wasn't.

Even she couldn't possibly be okay with absolutely everything.

Half excited, half uneasy, I sat on the bed, lost in thought.

About thirty minutes passed.

Just as I started thinking it was taking longer than expected—

“Sorry to keep you waiting.”

The door opened, and the two of them appeared.

Airi stood tall and confident as usual, while Nodoka clutched the hem of her short skirt, face bright red and shrinking in on herself.

“…Whoa.”

“Cute and sexy?”

“Yeah.”

“C-cute and sexy!?”

Nodoka froze like a broken robot, just like before.

I carefully observed the two of them.

Airi wore a black halter-neck cropped top.

It wrapped neatly around her neck, with a large teardrop-shaped opening at the ch*st that boldly exposed her cleavage.

The short frilled hem barely covered beneath her ch*st, emphasizing her smooth stomach and slim waistline.

Nodoka, on the other hand, wore a white off-shoulder cropped top held up by thin straps.

Her shoulders and upper ch*st were fully exposed, and the generous frills stood out even more.

“Ugh… I've worn mini skirts since my high school debut, but nothing this short…”

The black and white super mini skirts barely hung on at the hips, just barely covering the top of their thighs.

The smooth curves of their legs and the delicate lines of their frames were fully emphasized.

There was far more exposed skin than covered.

Honestly, I couldn't understand how Airi remained so composed.

“Nodoka, don't think of this as normal clothes. Think of it as a swimsuit—like a bikini.”

“Huh? A b-bikini?”

“Right? It's basically like a mini-skirt bikini.”

“I-I guess when you put it that way…”

Nodoka slowly started to relax.

At this point, Airi was clearly better at handling her than I was.

“S-so… is that it?”

“Of course not. There's no way it ends with just putting on clothes, right, Ren?”

Nodoka looked at me with unease, while Airi looked at me with anticipation.

This was actually the main part…

Originally, I only intended this for Airi, so I hesitated about involving Nodoka.

“Nodoka, are you really okay with this? You're not forcing yourself?”

“Ugh, seriously!! You scaredy-cat! I've told you already—do whatever you want! If you back out now, I'll tell everyone you're not a real man for life!”

“I was just concerned… fine, don't say I didn't warn you.”

At this point, my hesitation disappeared.

“Put both hands on the wall and bend forward a little.”

“Huh? L-like this? While wearing this?”

“Got it. Nodoka, hurry up. You're the one who begged Ren to do this, remember?”

“I-I didn't beg! Well… not completely wrong… ugh…”

Airi complied without hesitation, while Nodoka fidgeted before turning around.

Just taking that position already revealed glimpses beneath their skirts.

(Airi's pink… Nodoka's light blue.)

Soon, both of them placed their hands on the wall and slowly bent forward.

As they leaned, their skirts lifted.

Even without bending that much, their hips were completely exposed.

“Nodoka's is bolder.”

“N-no, this just happens to be what I'm wearing today! I just picked it randomly!!”

“So you ‘randomly' picked a matching set? I thought maybe you expected Ren might see you.”

“Ah… ahh…”

Nodoka couldn't respond and just stared at the wall.

Airi giggled.

“There's no need to be that embarrassed. Look, Ren's face is completely red too.”

“Huh? R-really?”

Nodoka turned around and looked at me.

“It's true! I've never seen you make that face before!”

I could feel my face heating up.

But what guy wouldn't react in this situation?

“H-hehe… I'm… actually turning a guy on right now… somehow that feels kind of nice…”

Seriously, her introvert switch again?

I really don't get her.

“H-hey, Ren…”

Nodoka suddenly walked over and handed me her phone.

“Use the camera and take a picture.”

“…You want me to take one?”

“I want to see it too! What I look like right now!”

Maybe I should've installed big mirrors like a love hotel…

I never expected that suggestion from her.

Even Airi looked surprised.

“That's impressive, Nodoka. I hadn't thought of that. Ren, take one of me too.”

“I-I mean…”

“Nodoka, let's take lots of pictures together, okay?”

“Y-yeah! Ren, hurry!”

…Am I the weird one?

Isn't this the kind of thing you shouldn't just casually photograph?

“At least don't show your faces. Look straight ahead.”

“Got it.” “You worry too much, Ren.”

I ended up giving in, pointing Nodoka's phone at them and tapping the screen.

Click.

With the shutter sound, their strikingly provocative figures were captured.

(…This feels seriously wrong.)

A jolt ran through my whole body.

It almost didn't feel real.

But when I pinched my cheek, I felt the pain.

Nodoka came over and took her phone back.

“W-wow… it really looks… so… I'm actually being seen like this by you…”

“Nodoka, you actually like being photographed, don't you?”

“Huh? N-no! That's not it! I just…”

“You don't have to hide it. Honestly, I enjoyed it more than I thought too. So, what do you think? Want to take more?”

“Ugh…”

Nodoka closed her legs and fidgeted.

“Y-yeah… Ren, please…”

Seriously?

Were both of them actually way more perverted than I thought…?

…Though, I guess not refusing makes me just as bad.

As I took Nodoka's phone again, Airi made another suggestion.

“How about this time, Ren touches our butts? Like a groping scenario.”

“W-what!? Ren… directly!?”

“Hey, Airi, that's a bit much for Nodoka—”

“Oh? Even though you were fondling my ch*st the other day?”

“W-what!? Then why won't you touch my butt!?”

Why is this suddenly turning on me?

I've never found Nodoka this unpredictable before.

“Alright, I'll do it then.”

“Huh!? W-wait, I need to mentally prepare—!”

“It's supposed to be a groping concept, so no worrying about that.”

“That's so unfair!!”

I set the camera timer and propped Nodoka's phone against the wall.

Then, with a small bit of payback in mind—

I stepped between them and firmly grabbed each of them.

“Ah—!” “Ha—!”

The shutter clicked again.

At that exact moment, their bodies jolted from the sudden grip, capturing the shot.

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All three of us were on the verge of losing control.

Squatting poses, low-angle shots like candid sneak photos, even doing idol-style dances with jumps.

There was even a picture of Airi and Nodoka lying on the bed, their bodies intertwined as they looked at the camera.

(…Next time, I should probably hold back a little.)

Whenever Nodoka showed her tsundere side, I'd push back, and Airi would escalate things even further.

That endless loop kept driving the tension between the three of us higher and higher.

It got late, and I lay down alone on my bed.

By now, Airi was probably starting her usual “monitoring” in the next room.

Normally I'd stay up later on a day off, but after everything that happened today, sleep came quickly.

(Maybe I should start planning the beach trip soon.)

I was thinking something like two or three nights.

A trip with the three of us…

…Nothing weird will happen, right?

I turned off the lights and went to sleep.

At that moment, I had no idea.

That I would end up seeing another “nightmare” at our trip—.