Lovers Full

"My apologies. It seems my mention of buying elsewhere has agitated you, shop assistant. Is the commission on this single sale really that important to you?"

"No, no, the apology should be ours. We are truly sorry for the trouble caused."

With that, a female shop assistant bowed to U Amakusa, then hurriedly added, "May I ask, is this the camera you wanted? I will wrap it up for you immediately."

U Amakusa rested his chin on his hand against the counter and chuckled, "But what if I decide I don't want to buy it anymore? Someone's service attitude was truly... I hope this store considers hiring more educated staff in the future."

"You!"

"Don't speak yet!"

The one who spoke was another shop assistant behind, holding back the pervert.

The female shop assistant in front could only offer an awkward smile before slowly saying, "Thank you for your suggestion; I will take it into serious consideration."

"Hmm, I've suddenly decided to have it wrapped up after all. Sorry for the trouble."

U Amakusa thought for a moment. He had come out today specifically to buy a camera with Sakura, and he couldn't exactly return empty-handed.

While he could go to another store, buying it right in front of this pervert sounded rather satisfying.

After all, isn't the purpose of a camera to record?

The female shop assistant moved with lightning speed, terrified that U Amakusa might change his mind the next second, and handed him the packaged item.

"Here is your camera."

U Amakusa immediately paid 80,000 personal points and took the camera.

"Thanks." U Amakusa stood up, stretched his body, and feigned a sniff of his own hand. "Smells so good~"

Seeing this, the pervert's eyes looked as if they were about to pop out of their sockets. His entire face and neck turned a deep red, with several veins bulging out.

"Oh my, oh my, shop assistant, your head seems to be suffering from quite a bit of congestion." After offering this reminder, U Amakusa turned to head toward Sakura.

"Oh, right, by the way, my girlfriend is tired, so I plan on letting her rest in a room for a while later. Thanks to this camera you introduced, I'll be able to record the bond between her and me later~ It should be very clear, don't you think, shop assistant~"

Kill you! Kill you! I absolutely have to kill you!

The pervert had completely lost his sanity. All he wanted now was to kill the man in front of him and take Shizuku back.

That's right! As long as I kill him, Shizuku will return to normal! She's been hypnotized by him!

Yes! I have to kill him! If I kill him, Shizuku will come back to my side!

Conversely, unlike the pervert whose mind was filled with rage, the other shop assistants were left completely bewildered by U Amakusa's words.

But that didn't matter; U Amakusa had already achieved his goal.

Thinking of this, the corners of U Amakusa's mouth curled up into an evil smirk, his thick bangs acting like a black curtain, obscuring the upper half of his face in a hazy shadow.

U Amakusa opened his phone, silently sent a message, and smiled as he shook the device at the pervert.

"Remember to check your phone, shop assistant."

Before transmigrating, U Amakusa had dabbled in everything to avoid inheriting his family's martial arts gym, which meant he knew a little bit of everything.

And hacking was one of those skills.

"Sakura, are you alright?"

Reaching Sakura, U Amakusa returned to normal, extending his hand toward her with a caring smile.

"Um... I-I'm okay..."

At the mere thought of what just happened, Sakura was still stuttering. She covered her face, trying hard not to think about it.

But... it seemed impossible to forget!

"Sakura, if you don't stand up soon, my arm is going to get sore. We should go; we can come back to buy things next time."

"Eh, ah...? Um, uh..."

A string of incoherent words left her unable to express herself, until she finally noticed U Amakusa's outstretched hand.

"Um... Amakusa, I can stand up on my own..."

Is Amakusa looking at me as if I'm too fragile?

Well... I guess he might be a little right...

Just a moment ago, I couldn't even stand steadily and fell into Amakusa's arms. I'm so embarrassed...

My face feels so hot...

"I know. I'm not reaching out to pull you up; I want to hold your hand."

Sakura slowly lifted her head, which had been bowed the whole time, and was met with U Amakusa's gentle smile, which felt like the warm sun of spring.

At that moment, it was as if a soft breeze had quietly brushed past, gently causing Sakura's hair to flutter. Her lovely face was fully revealed, and her eyes reflected the image of only one person.

Her previously hunched back straightened up, simply because she wanted to be closer to the standing U Amakusa.

She wanted to be closer, to see Amakusa's face more clearly.

Without realizing it, Sakura responded, gently placing her hand into the one U Amakusa had extended.

Not quite lovers yet? Or perhaps that isn't the case?

"Let's go."

"Mm... hm!?"

"What's wrong?"

"...No, it's nothing..."

Even though he had only been holding her hand to help her stand up, U Amakusa once again interlaced his fingers with Sakura's, not letting her pull away out of shyness.

Sakura did not resist; instead, she closed her hand around U Amakusa's.

She simply pressed her other hand tightly against her chest, turning her face away to hide her embarrassment.

"Are you really sure there's nothing?"

U Amakusa leaned toward Sakura with a playful grin, scratching the back of her hand with his interlaced fingers.

"Amakusa-kun... you're so cunning..."

"Eh? How am I being cunning?"

"Is... is it not over yet? The cooperation..."

If it isn't over yet, my heart won't be able to take it...

Sakura still remembered U Amakusa asking her to cooperate earlier. Although she didn't know what he was planning, she wanted to help him.

"That's right, it's not over yet."

I'm lying to you, of course.

"Sakura-san, do you ever feel like you're being watched on your way to and from school?"

"Huh?"

As soon as U Amakusa brought it up, Sakura immediately recalled the feeling. She often felt like someone was following her, like a stalker.

She wasn't certain, though. Having had similar experiences in the past, she was particularly sensitive to such things, but she had suffered from having no one to confide in.

However, now... she had Amakusa-kun.

"It does seem like there is... sometimes I can feel a gaze, but whenever I look around, there never seems to be anyone there."

"I see. Well, you don't have to worry about it anymore; it was probably just your imagination."

"Is that so? Perhaps."