AM 04:27
Living on an island nation, finding a seaside beach to land on was hardly difficult. So, after Mai Sakurajima finished shouting, Sogo Doma quickly brought her to a nearby beach. Judging by its condition, though, no one had probably ever come here—at the very least, there were no traces of human pollution on the sand...
"Mai, could you please remove your slender, beautiful foot from the top of my foot?" After dispelling the force of their landing, Sogo Doma set Miss Bunny Girl down. She then very naturally stepped on his foot...
"No!" Mai Sakurajima decisively shook her head. "Isn't this the reward you like, Sogo?"
"But..." Sogo Doma prepared to argue his case.
"No buts!" Mai Sakurajima refused to back down. "When spring thunder suddenly roars..."
The corner of Sogo Doma's mouth twitched. "..."
"When spring rain comes pouring down..." Mai Sakurajima continued, grinding her foot against his. Damn it, did this bastard have any idea how scared she had been just now?!
"Sorry..." Sogo Doma wisely conceded. He was faintly beginning to regret it. At first, he had merely regarded her as a lab rat. No matter how special she was, she was still just a lab rat. Once the experiment was over... But when Mai Sakurajima closed her eyes and told him to let go, Sogo Doma thought:
If no one looked after this idiot, she would probably help count the money after someone sold her off. Fine, he would look after her...
It had nothing to do with romance. It was merely a ray of light.
"Mai, this was just an American-style prank. If you'd opened your eyes earlier..." Sogo Doma shook his head inwardly and continued explaining himself to the foot crushing his instep.
"So it's still my fault, then?" Mai Sakurajima ground