"Yeah. Hey, Gari, you..." The words she had originally planned to say stuck in her throat again. "Could you carry me home?"
"Sure."
This time, it was the gentle him and the her who wanted to change.
"Hop on, silly."
Senba Gari crouched down in front of Minami Kotori and said.
Minami Kotori did not say anything to that. She only shyly wrapped her arms around Senba Gari's neck and lay against his back.
"Hold on tight~ We're going..."
After Senba Gari lifted Minami Kotori onto his back and was about to walk forward, he suddenly felt a warm, wet sensation on his right cheek.
He had been kissed. Kotori had kissed him!!!
His mind instantly went completely blank. A moment ago, he had nearly fallen flat on his face. In a bit of a daze, he looked back at Minami Kotori, who had buried her impossibly red face against his back.
"This is just... payment for all the things Gari bought Kotori today..."
"I... is that so..." Senba Gari was still in a state of confusion.
"Hey, Kotori."
On the way home with Minami Kotori on his back, feeling some indescribable softness against his back, Senba Gari put what had just happened aside for the moment and suddenly spoke.
"Wh-what is it?" Minami Kotori was still rather shy after all this time.
"Actually, I'm not the only one by your side."
"Hm?"
Just as Minami Kotori was still puzzled by Senba Gari's words, several familiar figures suddenly appeared in front of them.
"Ah! It's Kotori!"
"Kotori-chan!"
"Huh? Why is Gari carrying Kotori? Did Kotori get hurt?"
"Everyone..."
As soon as she landed on the ground, Minami Kotori was surrounded by several of the μ's girls, who kept asking after her with concern.
"Oho, aren't you blessed by the ladies,