"Morishita, could you please rein in that look of disgust, contempt, and garbage-watching?"
Morishita Ai immediately made a large X in front of her chest and said decisively, "Denied!"
Not only did she not rein in her gaze, she instead stared at Uesugi Hara even more intensely with that same look.
"Uesugi Hara, judging by the way you are, if I called you a pervert, you might actually get excited, wouldn't you?"
Morishita Ai sounded certain, as though she had reached this "conclusion" after a long period of observation.
"Want to try it?"
The moment she finished speaking, a flash of eager excitement appeared in Morishita Ai's eyes. Clearly, she wanted to verify it herself.
"No."
There was no way he could admit to something like that, even if Morishita Ai's disgusted, garbage-watching expression was strangely appealing.
"Boring." Morishita Ai pursed her lips, shuffled over to sit not far from Uesugi Hara, then simply lifted her leg and placed her black-stocking-clad foot directly on his crossed legs.
The movement was so smooth that it seemed like she had long since gotten used to it.
Uesugi Hara looked down at the foot on his lap, then at Morishita Ai's utterly composed face.
"What are you looking at? You won the bet just now," Morishita Ai said righteously. "Even though my sneak attack failed, a bet was a bet. I said I'd let you touch my leg—but I'm too lazy to move, so just touch it however you want."
Morishita Ai's offer left Uesugi Hara stunned for a moment. Looking at her expression that seemed to say, "I'm being so generous, hurry up and thank me," he did not know what to say.
Before he could react, Morishita Ai's foot started fidgeting again. Her toes curled slightly and lightly reached toward his