That boneless little hand landed smoothly on Gwen's shoulder, but such a coquettish pat obviously could not have made such a crisp sound—
Tap, tap, tap...
The black shadow responsible for the sound bounced twice across the desk before finally landing on the floor and revealing its true form—
A tiny, pitch-black button.
By sheer coincidence, it was identical in size and style to the buttons on Raiden Mei's shirt.
More unfortunately, the front of Mei's shirt had opened slightly, and the button bearing the most arduous responsibility had declared a strike.
"..."
Having caught sight of that fleeting glimpse, Gwen's gaze slowly rose to meet Raiden Mei's stunned eyes—
During this time, Researcher Raiden Mei had tried to bury herself in her studies. Though she had noticed that her uniform was getting a little tight, she had not changed it separately, only switching to a larger size during her regular replacements. She had never expected such a "tragedy" to occur now.
When the stunned Mei felt that burning gaze slowly rise to meet her eyes, her pretty face flushed scarlet. She instinctively straightened up, covering the place where the striking button had revealed a sliver of secret scenery with both hands.
However, before Mei could say anything, Gwen, the owner of that gaze, also straightened up. Then he leaned forward, closing in on Mei with an inexplicable sense of pressure that made Raiden Mei, whose legs were still a little weak, instinctively take a step back.
"Mei, is this your invitation to me?"
"Of course not..."
Hearing Gwen's words, Mei felt her calves go weak, and she nearly fell over.
Fortunately, the semicircular office desk served its purpose at that moment—serving as a chair and saving Mei from the fate of falling down.
However, that motion also made the