"Miko being angry is only natural..."
Amamiya Natsuki sighed softly and sat down beside Miko. "If our positions were reversed and you suddenly became super popular, with foreign princes, demons from another world, superpowered people hiding among humans, and aliens from distant stars all fawning over you every day, I'd definitely be furious too."
Miko: "..."
That was obviously the kind of setup you only saw in a light novel with a super-popular heroine!
Amamiya Natsuki continued:
"If that really happened, I'd probably knock you out, carry you off, and lock you in a basement where nobody could find you..."
"Wait!" Miko couldn't hold back any longer and blurted out, "You're going to lock me in a basement? That's a crime!"
Amamiya Natsuki said solemnly:
"If you won't even commit a crime for the girl you like, then what do you mean you like her?"
Miko: "...That's twisted logic!"
It wasn't even twisted logic anymore. It was complete nonsense!
Even if it was for the girl you liked, you couldn't resort to breaking the law!
"That's why people can never truly understand one another..." Amamiya Natsuki took a deep breath and said seriously, "So I've decided that until Miko is truly willing to accept dating me, I absolutely won't bully you again."
"Easy to say..." Miko puffed out her cheeks and couldn't help complaining, "What are you doing with your hand?"
"Hm?"
Amamiya Natsuki looked down and only then noticed that his right hand had somehow found its way onto Miko's thigh.
"My deepest apologies. It was the right hand's own idea."
"Pfft~"
Miko couldn't help giving a little scoff.
"Move your hand, already."
"..."
They talked for a while. Miko was still angry, but she really wasn't as upset as she had been that afternoon.
Just as Amamiya Natsuki