Chat Group: Anime Girls are Moist-Chapter 310: Concert

Shinomiya Residence.

"Ai-chan, you're back."

Kaguya Shinomiya, who had been terribly bored at home, perked up the instant she saw Ai Hayasaka—whom she had given a day off—returning.

Ai Hayasaka was both her childhood friend and her personal maid.

"Mhm."

Ai, who had just been lost in thought, reined in her wandering mind and returned to her usual, impassive work demeanor.

Pouting, Kaguya whined, "Ai-chan, I'm so bored. Is there anything fun we can do together?"

The Shinomiya family rules were notoriously strict.

She practically never got to go out. Even if she did leave the house as the Shinomiya family's eldest daughter, she was always accompanied by a driver and bodyguards. She had no freedom at all.

Sometimes, she envied Ai Hayasaka—at least Ai could wander around on her own when Kaguya gave her a day off.

No one at their academy, where Kaguya was known as the "Ice Princess" student council president, would ever imagine she could be so cute at home. Or maybe it was only around Ai Hayasaka that she showed this side.

But even faced with such an adorable Kaguya, Ai remained unmoved. She simply felt it was troublesome: she had barely returned from a single day off, and the young mistress was already roping her into something again.

Of course, Ai herself didn't particularly mind being relied upon this way—except that... being relied on by Lady Kaguya specifically made her feel a deep sense of guilt.

Caught in a swirl of thoughts, Ai Hayasaka proposed, "Do you want to watch a movie in my room?"

"A movie? Sounds good!"

Kaguya's eyes lit up. She wasn't interested in the movie itself—she just wanted to watch it with Ai Hayasaka. In truth, Kaguya couldn't stand being alone. Having Ai as a "good friend" made her very happy.

"What should we watch?" Kaguya asked.

"..."

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Ai's gaze flickered, her mind drifting back to the phantom-like figure she had briefly glimpsed in the commercial district earlier that afternoon during the chaos. After a moment, she slowly named a film that came to mind:

"Look; Superhumans!"

...

Meanwhile...

After dropping off Sumika Fujimiya and Sawae, Rei Ao still hadn't returned home. Instead, like a master of time management, he headed to Michiru Hyoudou's live band performance just in time.

"Rei Ao-kun, over here."

Megumi Katou, who had arrived earlier, waved him over.

"Sorry, something unexpected happened, so I'm a few minutes late."

"It's not really late. The show hasn't started yet."

It was Hiromi Katou, standing next to Megumi, who spoke.

"They're on stage now," Megumi reminded him.

The crowd fell quiet as Michiru Hyoudou and her band members stepped onto the temporary stage. It was slightly more official than a simple street performance. After scanning her surroundings, Michiru noticed Rei Ao and the two Katou sisters; she smiled.

Rei Ao gave a friendly wave. After acknowledging him with a nod, Michiru slipped into performance mode.

At first, during the warm-up, Hiromi Katou didn't feel much. But as the performance progressed, she grew astonished by this student band's skill.

"Megumi, these are really your classmates? You're all seniors—why can't you do this kind of thing?"

Despite her surprise, Hiromi's words came off a bit brash.

"..."

Megumi shot her a look and said flatly, "Sis, you're older than Michiru—can you do this?"

"Ahaha... I was just kidding."

Hiromi laughed it off. But then she realized something was wrong. Lowering her gaze:

"!!!"

She suddenly felt the world was against her. Right there in her line of sight were Rei Ao and her younger sister holding hands, fingers tightly interlaced. While she stood alone, a "single" enjoying the music, her sister was acting all lovey-dovey with him. Hiromi's earlier cheerful mood vanished, and she felt like she'd just been force-fed a massive serving of PDA.

"Ugh, I really shouldn't have come with you two."

"Big Sis, do you want to give it a try? Rei Ao-kun's hand feels really reassuring."

"Huh?"

Startled, Hiromi glanced at Megumi. Her sister's expression remained unreadably calm. Knowing that Megumi sometimes had a tiny mischievous streak, Hiromi guessed this was payback for that teasing comment just now.

Determined not to let her sister have the last word, Hiromi curved her eyes in a playful grin. "All right, but only if my dear little sister won't mind letting me have Rei Ao-kun for myself~"

"..."

Megumi's clear eyes flickered, but she said nothing—she simply took action. Under Hiromi's stunned gaze, Megumi took Rei Ao's hand and placed it into Hiromi's, making them clasp hands. Then Megumi tilted her head.

"Is this okay?"

"...Huh?"

Hiromi felt the warmth of Rei Ao's hand, larger than hers yet somehow radiating safety. Her brain practically short-circuited.

"M-Megumi, what... What are you doing?!"

"Huh?"

Megumi blinked, apparently puzzled. "Isn't this what you wanted, Sis? If you don't like it, you can just let go."

With that, Megumi left Hiromi no chance to respond. She casually walked to Rei Ao's other side and took his other hand. Rei Ao, for his part, wisely chose to remain silent. Megumi's behavior made it seem like she was deliberately pushing him and her sister together, and he had no idea what was going on in her mind. All he knew was that quietly enjoying the moment wasn't hurting anyone—and it wasn't hurting him, either.

"..."

Hiromi stood there rigid, overwhelmed by awkwardness. What's gotten into my sister? Ever since she joined that group chat, she'd become impossible to read—just like how she was now calmly letting another woman (her sister, no less) hold her boyfriend's hand. Could she have been influenced by the group chat's open-minded atmosphere?

Either way, Hiromi couldn't figure out what to do. Letting go would be awkward; not letting go was even more awkward. She remained frozen, wrestling with herself internally for quite a while... until she felt Rei Ao's hand shift. Thinking he was finally about to release her, Hiromi breathed a sigh of relief—certain lines shouldn't be crossed, after all.

But things didn't go as expected. Rather than letting go, Rei Ao threaded his fingers even more firmly between hers. That subtle, skin-to-skin contact sent a tremor straight through Hiromi's heart, causing her to forget all about pulling away. With their hands now fully intertwined, the comforting warmth made it impossible for her to resist. And what made her even more embarrassed was the way Rei Ao lowered his gaze and smiled at her.

"Ugh!"

At the moment their eyes met, Hiromi felt as though she'd been jolted by electricity. She immediately lowered her head. If anyone could see her face, they would discover that it was bright red—flushed all over.

Damn it!

She couldn't handle this overwhelming sense of shame. Hiromi felt her heart hammering faster and harder than the drummer onstage!

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