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Ding dong ding—!

The three-thirty bell rang, announcing the end of the school day.

The math teacher, who was still standing at the podium completely lost in his lecture, paused mid-sentence.

"Although it's unfortunate, our class ends here," he said with some regret. "Class dismissed."

After speaking, the teacher gathered his textbooks, said his goodbyes, and walked out of the classroom.

"Hey, hey! What are your plans after school?"

"Obviously! You know the festival is happening today..."

"Mhm, We can't miss a day this fun!"

The once-quiet classroom instantly became lively the moment the teacher left. Amidst this energetic atmosphere, the girls and I also quickly packed our books.

"Kyoya-chan, should we go home and change before we go to the festival tonight?" Kurumi asked, leisurely organizing her notes as she looked at me.

"A festival?"

"Mhm, they're very lively and fun, What do you think?"

Hearing Kurumi's suggestion, I glanced at the other girls. I saw that they all had expressions of eager anticipation, seeming quite interested in the idea.

I nodded slightly, revealing a warm, sunny smile. "Since everyone is so interested, let's all go together."

"Remember," I added, "you have to change into your best clothes!"

Seeing me agree, all the girls' faces lit up with happy smiles.

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Half an hour later.

"Onii-chan~ Is Yoshino cute?" The group's mascot, Yoshino, was the first to run out. She spun around in a circle and then pulled at my hand, her voice soft and sweet.

She wore a light blue yukata, which, paired with her sweet smile, made her look exceptionally lovely.

I felt my heart stir. I immediately scooped Yoshino up and held her high in the air.

"Yoshino is the cutest girl in the world."

Hearing my praise, Yoshino's face turned a rosy red, making her look even cuter.

At the same time, Yoshinon, the puppet on her hand now wearing a new outfit, spoke up. "Hey, hey, Kyoya-kun, what about Yoshinon? Isn't Yoshinon cute?"

"Of course, Yoshinon is also very cute!" I smiled and patted its little rabbit ears.

"Tch, Damn perverted lolicon!"

Hearing the voice, I turned around and saw that all the girls had finished changing. However, at this moment, Kotori was puffing her cheeks and glaring at me.

Seeing this, I put down the little mascot in my arms and clicked my tongue. "Kotori-chan, Your tone when you call me a pervert is all wrong. It has absolutely no feeling. Origami, show her how it's done, just like that time we were playing!"

Hearing this, Origami was stunned for a moment, then she instantly understood. Immediately, her face turned cold. She tilted her head slightly, looking down on me with an expression of pure disgust, her gaze like she was looking at a piece of trash. "Tch! Pervert!"

'In my previous life, while watching anime, countless otakus dreamed of being called a pervert by a beautiful girl.'

Witnessing this scene, I even wanted to shout, "Origami, please continue."

Of course, if I really did that, Kotori and the other girls would genuinely think I was a pervert. So I suppressed the rising excitement in my heart.

Then, turning to look at Kotori, a slight smile appeared on my lips. "Well, Kotori-chan, did you learn something? Next time you insult someone, it's best to fully express the disgust, contempt, and revulsion in your tone."

Kurumi: "..."

Kaguya: "..."

Shiori: "..."

Sawa: "..."

Mayuri: "..."

Hearing me being so shameless and even showing a look of pleasure, Kotori's mouth twitched.

'As expected of a massive pervert.'

Only Tohka was clueless, instead looking as if she found the whole thing very impressive.

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Immediately, Tohka looked at me with a puzzled expression and said, "Kyoya, do you like being called a pervert?!"

"If that's the case, Kyoya is a big pervert..." Then Tohka, with her hands on her hips, in order to make me happy, started insulting me in front of everyone.

"Pfft!!!"

After a moment of dead silence, everyone was so amused by Tohka that they couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Ahahaha..."

"Oh my god, I'm dying of laughter,"

"This silly glutton completely missed the point, but... pfft."

"Heh,"

"..."

Hearing the girls' laughter, Tohka was still clueless, her face full of question marks.

'Strange? Why is everyone laughing? Did I say something wrong?!'

And I, the person in question, felt as if I had been struck by lightning, my eyelids twitching uncontrollably.

'It's over! How could I have forgotten about Tohka!'

The thought that Tohka might spread this around made my heart sink into my stomach. Because I knew that Tohka was very close with the Date A Live Female Trio, it was highly likely that this news would reach them.

'Then how would the other students at school see me?'

'This piece of gossip is a bit too scandalous!'

Thinking of this, I felt like crying but had no tears.

'My public persona was already questionable. Now, it's probably going to collapse completely!'

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"I can't take it anymore, I can't! My stomach hurts from laughing, I can barely breathe." I saw Kotori beside me, clutching her stomach, tears of laughter welling up in her eyes.

Hearing these words, I gave her a fierce glare.

Immediately, as if accepting my fate, I quickly changed the subject. "Since everyone has changed, let's get going!"

"Wait! Kyoya-chan, you haven't changed your clothes yet."

"Do you think I need to change?"

"Ara~ That won't do. After all, everyone else has changed. Kyoya-chan needs to change into a new outfit too."

They had specially prepared clothes for me. If I didn't go change, wouldn't all their effort have been for nothing?

"Kyoya, everyone specially prepared an outfit for you."

"Onii-chan, go change! It's a very handsome outfit," Yoshino blinked her big eyes, lifted her small face, and looked at me with an expectant expression.

"Agreement. Kyoya, you can't waste everyone's good intentions," Yuzuru nodded and said to me.

"..." Hearing the girls' persuasion, I sighed helplessly.

"Alright, alright! I'll go change now!"

'I really don't understand why they're so insistent on me changing.'

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