Watching Akimoto Yoichi and Ise Yuri chatting happily in front of him, with Nagase Kumari walking beside him, brimming with excitement...
Fukayama Midori walked down Shibuya's bustling, noisy streets with a gloomy expression.
Nagase Kumari was right beside him, but her attention was fixed on Akimoto Yoichi and Ise Yuri up ahead.
Fukayama Midori had been looking forward to their date today.
But he hadn't expected it to turn out like this.
First, someone had tried to hit on Ise Yuri. He'd stepped in, but hadn't helped at all. Thankfully, Akimoto Yoichi had come to the rescue, and then Nagase Kumari had shown up and argued with Ise Yuri.
And now, somehow, it had turned into a double date?!
This was nothing like the date Fukayama Midori had been looking forward to. Not only were there more people, but the other couple was Akimoto-kun and the head of the Public Morals Committee.
"What's wrong? Are you upset that I suggested a double date, Otaku-kun?" Nagase Kumari wrapped her arms around Fukayama Midori's and leaned in to ask.
He had been a little annoyed, but then he felt her skin against his arm.
All his resentment vanished in an instant.
She'd never been this affectionate toward him before—not even Ayano, let alone Natsuki. The little otaku was completely under her thumb.
"N-no, that's not it! I'm just a little nervous." Fukayama Midori shook his head vehemently.
Seeing Fukayama Midori's flushed, nervous face, Nagase Kumari squeezed his arm even tighter.
"I'm really sorry, Otaku-kun." Nagase Kumari's cheek brushed against his arm, too.
The sensation made Fukayama Midori's body curl slightly, and he walked with a hunched back.
"But I'm so curious about what the Demon Mask head of the Public Morals Committee is like on a date with a guy! And that