Seeing Mirai's foolish look, the little girl seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. She hastily slipped the book into the drawer, but just as she opened it and was about to put the book away, a voice suddenly rang out.
"Hey, that sounds awfully familiar—Intimate Paradise!"
The little girl's hand froze slightly around the book, and she looked at Mirai awkwardly. Her lips twitched as she opened her mouth, but not a word came out. Still, it was clear that her face was gradually reddening from her neck upward.
Generally speaking, there were several possible reactions to this situation, but for the girl before him, there were only two possibilities: either she was embarrassed, or she was angry.
Although Mirai had been somewhat teasing lately, his emotional intelligence was still intact. Realizing that he seemed to have accidentally committed a capital offense, he promptly shut his mouth and hurriedly said, "Well, actually, I've been looking for this book for a long time, but I could never find it. That's why I was so surprised when I saw you had it."
Mirai paused and thought over what he had just said. Yeah, there was nothing wrong with that, so he continued.
"I never thought you'd like this book. Let's read it together."
The girl's face turned even redder. She abruptly pulled the book she had just put into the drawer back out and slammed it onto the desk. Staring daggers at Mirai, she spat, "Pervert!"
"Pervert???"
Mirai was a little confused, then he thought carefully. When he had gone to the bookstore and asked the owner to order this book, the owner had given him a rather subtle look. On top of that, the book had been out of stock, so Mirai had given up on reading it.
But now,