Hehehe, I Want to See Legs

Uesugi Hara lay on his bed scrolling through videos, his fingers occasionally swiping across his terminal to exchange a few casual messages with Ayanokoji.

Or he would open the "intel" sent by Kushida Kikyo, which was nothing more than the daily routine of Ayanokoji getting poked by Horikita with a compass or a triangle ruler; though frequent, the content lacked any novelty.

Just as he was feeling bored, the video app suddenly pushed a photo set of Shizuku-chan's old pictures, and he stared at the girl with smiling eyes on the screen.

He was reminded of what happened during the day.

He felt something was amiss; if that store clerk really went after Sakura Airi, given her timid nature, she probably wouldn't dare tell him at all, right?

Thinking of this, Uesugi Hara felt he should do something.

But what should he do?

He racked his brain for a long time, and suddenly his eyes lit up as a "brilliant" idea popped into his head.

But this was a bit unethical, after all, Uesugi Hara considered himself a good person.

"This seems a bit unethical..." he muttered, since he had self-proclaimed to be a "good person," but thinking of Sakura Airi's insecure and cautious appearance during the day, he gritted his teeth, "Fine, if I don't go to hell, who will!"

After building up his mental resolve, Uesugi Hara registered a burner account on the blog with no avatar and a garbled nickname, searched for "Shizuku-chan," followed her directly, and opened the private message interface.

"Hmm... what should I send?"

"Got it!"

"The first sentence should expose her identity to make her nervous." He muttered to himself, typing out a line: "Shizuku-chan, you're a student at Advanced Nurturing University, right!" He clicked send.

He immediately typed the second sentence, deliberately emphasizing the tone: "Don't worry about who I am, the point is you don't want the identity of 'Shizuku-chan' exposed at school, do you?" Sent.

Finally, imitating the tone of a villain from the internet, he added a few lines deliberately crafted to create a sense of terror: "If you don't want your identity exposed, you'd better do as I say! Otherwise... hehehe... you should know the consequences, right? Hehehe..."

After sending it, Uesugi Hara stared at the screen, feeling a bit guilty but also expectant.

This way, Sakura Airi would definitely panic, and when the time came, she would likely come to him for help, allowing him to "protect" her in a legitimate way.

"It shouldn't... be too bad, right?" He rubbed his nose, comforting himself, "After all, it's to help her, and it's better than being harassed by that clerk. I'm also teaching her how to handle these kinds of situations."

"Yes, that's right, exactly." Uesugi Hara was very certain.

On the other side, Sakura Airi was currently sitting at her desk, her fingertips gliding over the blog's comment section and her inbox.

Usually at this time, she would be busy editing the photos she took today, but her camera was broken, so she could only pass the time by looking at comments on old pictures.

Seeing praises like "Shizuku-chan is so full of spirit" or "The lighting in this one is amazing, she's so good at photography," the corners of her mouth would curve up involuntarily, her eyes stained with a faint smile, and even her cheeks would flush a light pink—these warm comments were the motivation for her to keep updating her blog.

But once she scrolled to aggressive comments like "These breasts are so big, I really want to squeeze them" or "Paying a high price for Shizuku-chan's address," she would instantly tense up, her heart rate would accelerate, and she would quickly swipe away, pretending she hadn't seen anything, secretly feeling relieved in her heart: "Luckily they don't know my real-life identity..."

After scrolling for a while, Sakura Airi was just about to close her terminal to go to sleep when a private message notification suddenly popped up at the top of the screen. She tapped it casually, and the moment she saw the content, the smile on her face vanished, her hands and feet turned cold, and she froze in her chair.

"Shizuku-chan, you're a student at Advanced Nurturing University, right!"

The short sentence was like an ice pick stabbing into her heart. With trembling fingers, she opened the chat box, and the next two messages followed, every word making her scalp tingle.

Fear engulfed her like a tidal wave. She wanted to close the chat box, but didn't dare—what if the other person really exposed her identity? How would her classmates look at her? Would they look at her with strange eyes, just like the perverted comments said?

She hugged her knees and curled up in her chair, tears welling up in her eyes, when suddenly Uesugi Hara's words from the day flashed through her mind: "If anyone ever harasses you, tell me anytime, and I'll help you solve it."

After hesitating for a long time, Sakura Airi wiped away her tears, tremblingly opened the chat box with Uesugi Hara, and after tapping on the screen for a long time, she finally sent a message: "Uesugi-san... s-someone sent me a strange private message... he seems to know I'm Shizuku-chan..."

Seeing the message from Sakura Airi, Uesugi Hara felt a surge of joy—he had finally waited for her to come to him! But upon opening the message, a sense of guilt instantly welled up in his heart, and he even felt a bit regretful about his earlier decision; it was clear he had terrified her.

He hovered his fingertips over the screen, wanting several times to just confess "It was me," but then he thought, if he admitted it now, not only would all his previous efforts be in vain, but Sakura Airi might feel he was toying with her, making it even harder for her to trust him. To help her face the problem proactively and become a little braver, he gritted his teeth and decided to keep acting.

"What exactly did the other person say? Did they mention wanting you to do anything?" He tried to make his tone sound calm and reliable.

Soon, Sakura Airi sent a screenshot of the private message, along with a follow-up: "Th-that's all... he didn't say what he wanted me to do, just told me to do as he says, otherwise he'd expose me..." The fear between the lines was almost overflowing from the screen.

Uesugi Hara looked at the "hehehe" he had deliberately typed in the screenshot and felt even more guilty, but he still bit the bullet and replied: "Don't panic. The other person hasn't revealed their identity, so we can't act rashly. Let's first ask what exactly they want to do."

"Okay..."

"W-what exactly do you want to do!"

"Hehe, don't be so nervous! I don't want to do anything, I just want to see more of your 'pretty' photos. Send me more, otherwise... hmph hmph... you know." This time, Uesugi Hara didn't add any strange tone markers.

Sakura Airi stared at the message in the chat box, her cold fingertips gripping the terminal, and even her breathing became rapid.

With the other person's flippant tone and naked demands, she had clearly encountered a pervert.

She didn't dare delay, her fingertips trembling as she took a screenshot and immediately sent it to Uesugi Hara, followed by a message: "What should I do, Uesugi-san! H-he wants me to send him more photos..."

"Don't panic. The other person hasn't made any perverted demands yet. Agree for now to keep him steady. Send the photos to me first, and then I'll tell you which ones to send."

Afraid she was still worried, he added a reassuring sentence: "Don't worry, I'll help you pick absolutely safe photos. He will never get anything that could expose your identity."

On the other side, Sakura Airi looked at the text on the screen, her tense shoulders finally relaxing a bit. Her eyes were red, but she nodded firmly and replied: "O-okay... I'll take them now, and send them to you as soon as I'm done."

Her camera was still being repaired, so she could only use her terminal for now. She took many photos carefully, changed many angles, and after repeatedly checking to confirm there were no issues, she held the terminal like a hot potato and sent the photos to Uesugi Hara.

Uesugi Hara opened the photos, looking at the girl with her eyes cast down and her eyelashes trembling slightly. He felt very guilty, but seeing these photos, he couldn't help but feel that this "operation" was worth it.

He picked a few of the safest angles and replied: "Just send these, don't send any others. When you send them to the other person, don't say much, just say 'this is all I can take,' and keep your tone cold. Don't let him think you're easy to bully."

"Okay!" Sakura Airi immediately followed his instructions and sent the photos over, secretly feeling relieved—thank goodness Uesugi-san was there, otherwise she really would have been scared out of her wits.

"I can only take these." Sakura Airi followed Uesugi Hara's instructions, typed out the sentence, and sent it, her fingertips still trembling slightly.

A few seconds later, a new message popped up in the private chat box: "Hehehe, I'll let you off for today, but tomorrow I want to see your legs, got it?"

Seeing the first half of the message, Sakura Airi's tense nerves finally relaxed, but the words "tomorrow I want to see your legs" hit her like a heavy hammer, instantly throwing her into a panic again—she had sent photos of her legs before and didn't think there was anything wrong with it, but the thought of the other person's lecherous tone and the pestering of "coming back tomorrow" made fear creep back in.

She immediately opened the chat box with Uesugi Hara and sent a message, hurried and chaotic: "Uesugi-san! He said he's coming back tomorrow and wants me to take photos of my legs for him... what should I do? It feels like he's really going to keep harassing me..."

Seeing the message, Uesugi Hara reassured her: "It's normal. He's planning to latch onto you because he thinks you're easy to manipulate. Don't panic yet. Just do as he says tomorrow, but send the photos to me first. Once I confirm they're safe, you can send them to him."

Afraid she might still be worried, he added: "Rest assured, I have a plan. I won't let him push his luck. As long as you do what he says, he won't do anything reckless. For now, just keep him steady and don't let him get suspicious."

Sakura Airi looked at the message, and the panic in her heart gradually subsided. Although she was still afraid, Uesugi Hara's certainty gave her an inexplicable sense of peace. She bit her lip and replied: "O-okay, I understand... I'll send them to you as soon as I take them tomorrow."

Sakura Airi looked at the message, and the panic in her heart gradually subsided. Although she was still afraid, Uesugi Hara's words gave her an inexplicable sense of peace. She bit her lip and replied: "O-okay, I understand... I'll send them to you as soon as I take them tomorrow."

Uesugi Hara then offered a few more words of comfort.

Putting down her terminal, Sakura Airi felt uncomfortable all over at the thought of being harassed again tomorrow, but the idea of Uesugi Hara watching over her made her feel less afraid.

Compared to the times in the past when she couldn't sleep because of comments in the section, she managed to sleep quite soundly tonight under Uesugi Hara's reassurance...

Uesugi Hara: The other party shouldn't have noticed anything, right? The pervert I'm playing should be quite convincing, right?