Shinozuka Yuki walked with her head down, exuding an aura that screamed "stay away."
Unfortunately, it had no effect on Haruto.
When she walked fast, Haruto walked fast. When she slowed down, Haruto slowed down too.
When she ran, Haruto chased. When she tried to escape... she couldn't.
By the time they reached the shopping street, Haruto was still following leisurely behind her. Shinozuka Yuki finally stopped.
She turned around and glared fiercely at Haruto. "Why are you following me?"
"Is this road yours?" Haruto raised an eyebrow, his delicate face full of provocation.
Shinozuka Yuki clenched her fists. This face, which could easily win over girls, only made her angrier the more she looked at it.
In short, Shinozuka Yuki regretted it—deeply regretted it. She should have beaten him up last time.
Now, she couldn't out-talk him or out-fight him. With no outlet for her anger, she could only grit her teeth and stare at Haruto.
Haruto remained unperturbed and lifted his chin. "Hey, are you going or not? If not, don't block the way."
Shinozuka Yuki glared at him resentfully but still stepped aside.
As he walked past her, Haruto suddenly stopped. "Actually, I don't feel like going anymore. I think I'll go find Hamazaki and the others instead."
"Ahhh!!!"
Her eyes red with rage, Shinozuka Yuki chose to explode. At worst, she'd get another beating—but if she didn't vent this anger, she wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.
"I'll fight you to the death!"
An enraged woman was indeed terrifying. Caught off guard, Haruto got scratched a couple of times.
But the price she paid was being hoisted onto his shoulder, her soft stomach pressed against his dick. With every step Haruto took, she let out a dry heave.
Ignoring the strange looks from passersby, Haruto carried Shinozuka Yuki straight into a love hotel.
Under the receptionist's amused "kids these days" gaze, he casually filled in some fake details, paid the deposit, and carried Shinozuka Yuki into a small room.
Given the local customs, things like ID cards didn't exist here, and even their school uniforms were conveniently ignored.
Thud!
Haruto unceremoniously dumped Shinozuka Yuki onto the bouncy bed. "Have you calmed down now?"
"Hmph, what do you even want?" Shinozuka Yuki frowned, instinctively hugging herself.
"Relax, I'm not planning to do anything to you." Haruto waved his hand, signaling for her to loosen up.
"I just want to make a deal with you."
"A deal?"
"Yep, a deal."
Shinozuka Yuki looked at Haruto in confusion, completely clueless about what this so-called deal entailed.
Not bothering to keep her in suspense, Haruto cut to the chase. "Do you like one of the girls from Hamazaki Reina's group?"
"No."
Haruto: [?_??]
"I like all three of them."
Well, damn. Haruto had to admit—this little delinquent had some taste.
Even he couldn't have shamelessly said something so brazen with such ease.
"Ahem..." Haruto composed himself and continued, "Well, although it's not exactly what I had in mind, it's not a big issue."
Shinozuka Yuki had a sudden flash of insight and roughly guessed what Haruto wanted to say.
"You can help me?"
"I can help you."
They spoke almost simultaneously.
After a brief silence, Shinozuka Yuki broke the quiet air. "What do you want from me?"
"Nothing much. Just sleep with me once."
Haruto spread his hands, looking completely at ease, as if the request were as simple as eating or drinking.
"In your dreams!"
Shinozuka Yuki didn't even consider it, refusing outright and even sneering, "I'd rather sleep with a dog than with you."
"Female or male dog?"
Shinozuka Yuki: "..."
"A female one! Happy now?"
The outright rejection was somewhat unexpected, but Haruto didn't take it to heart.
Most yuri fans were actually bisexual, but it wasn't impossible to encounter someone who genuinely despised men.
More importantly, Shinozuka Yuki just didn't quite hit his preferences.
Still, to obtain the talent, Haruto decided to push a little harder.
"If you won't listen to reason, then I'll just have to tell Hamazaki-san and the others about what you did before."
If persuasion didn't work, threats were the next logical step.
"You wouldn't want them to find out about your past actions, would you?"
Haruto didn't know how Reina and the other two felt about Shinozuka Yuki, but he was certain they were completely obedient to him now.
If nothing else, the four of them had spent the past few days trying out nearly every position imaginable.
Thanks to these three little vixens, Haruto hadn't even had time to seek out others to use his abilities on.
"You... shameless bastard!" Shinozuka Yuki glared furiously, still refusing to yield.
"Me, shameless? Have you forgotten how you forced me before?"
Haruto scoffed. "Too scared to oppose Hamazaki-san and the others, so you came to threaten me in private. You wouldn't even listen to my explanation—just jumped straight to beating me up. And today, you even tried to do it again."
Shinozuka Yuki had no rebuttal and could only counter, "You pretended to be weak on purpose, didn't you? Just to trick me into attacking you so you could carry out this plan today!"
"Pretend to be weak? I don't have that kind of patience."
"Impossible! There's no way you could've gotten so much stronger in just a week."
Haruto gave her a sidelong glance. "If you want to know what happened, go ask Hamazaki-san and the others yourself."
"Alright, I don't have time to play with you. Give me your answer by Friday after school."
"If you cooperate willingly, I'll let bygones be bygones—and I'll even help you get into Hamazaki-san's bed."
"Otherwise, I'll tell them all about how you threatened me."
With that, Haruto turned and walked away. He had no real interest in forcing people.
Shinozuka Yuki was the exception.
He hadn't forgotten the beatings and intimidation. This was just another form of payback.
The more she struggled, the more he enjoyed it.
Watching her seethe with resentment was far more satisfying than simply beating her up.
The four days passed in the blink of an eye.
During that time, Shinozuka Yuki approached Haruto multiple times to negotiate. Several times, she seemed on the verge of agreeing, but in the end, she still refused to compromise.
Haruto kept his word. The moment the Friday dismissal bell rang, he told Reina and the other two everything.
"So that's what happened. Why didn't you say so earlier?"
"Back then, I was afraid I might accidentally drain you all dry, so I just went along with her."
"That little brat! No wonder she's been avoiding me lately."
Reina placed her hands on her hips and said unhappily, "It's one thing for her to like girls herself, but she actually set her sights on us too."
"You didn't know she liked you?" Haruto asked in surprise.
Ruri clung to Haruto's back, pressing her soft and round breasts against his back, cooing, "Ruri had a bit of a hunch, but I never thought she'd go so far."
They were well aware of Haruto's past physical condition. If Shinozuka Yuki had beaten him up and he hadn't ended up hospitalized, it was definitely because she had held back.
Yukina patted her ample chest and declared, "Leave this to us. We'll make sure Yuki won't bother you again."
Over the past few days, watching Shinozuka Yuki mope around in distress had already dissipated most of Haruto's anger.
As for acquiring new talents… there was no guarantee she even had any to offer.