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Given that my group and I were already a striking bunch of attractive people, we naturally drew plenty of attention. Combined with our recent feeding scene, the surrounding crowd was completely stunned.

'What the hell is going on here??'

'This guy's relationship with so many girls... and they get along so well together.'

Looking at me with girls all around me, the onlookers were practically green with envy.

'Now that's what I call living the dream!'

Especially when they thought about how they were walking through the summer festival completely alone—yet not only was I surrounded by gorgeous girls, but they were actually feeding me. The hearts of many single guys were filled with indescribable pain.

Honestly, it wasn't just them who were suffering; I wasn't having the easiest time either. While being fed by the girls was definitely something to be happy about, there were just too many of them wanting to do the feeding.

Eating thirteen takoyaki balls in a row was, to be completely honest, making me feel pretty stuffed.

However, out of respect for the girls' feelings, I couldn't refuse anyone. I couldn't play favorites, after all! As someone building a harem, if I couldn't treat everyone equally, how could we all live in harmony?!

So I accepted every offer. No matter who handed me a takoyaki ball, I ate it in one bite.

"Urgh... Hic~"

After finishing all the takoyaki, I cleared my throat and let out a small hiccup.

Seeing this, the girls couldn't help but giggle quietly. Kotori, in particular, seemed to be enjoying my predicament. Thɪs chapter is updated by novel·fire.net

'Serves you right! Who told you to be such a greedy show-off? Now you're dealing with the consequences.'

Although my situation was pretty amusing, the girls actually felt bad for me. I was their beloved, after all.

"Onii-chan~ Are you okay..." Yoshino asked with an adorable, worried expression.

'As expected, Yoshino is the sweetest.'

Hearing Yoshino's concern, I felt warmth spread through my chest. My hand automatically moved to her head to ruffle her hair.

"Don't worry, Yoshino. I just ate a bit too fast and got a little overwhelmed. A little walking around will help. Let's keep exploring the festival. See if there's anything else you want to eat or try."

Seeing that I was fine, the girls nodded. They definitely weren't going to be satisfied with just one round of takoyaki.

"Kyoya, This looks amazing!" Tohka's eyes lit up as she pointed to a chocolate-covered banana.

"We'll take it!" I declared confidently.

"Kyoya, Look! They're selling shaved ice here!" Kaguya pulled me toward a shaved ice stall.

"Boss! Give us the deluxe version for everyone!" I casually threw out a 10,000 yen bill.

"Kyoya, Um..." Yuzuru gently tugged at my sleeve, pointing to a shop selling taiyaki.

"No problem! Let's get some!" I took Yuzuru's hand and led the girls over, buying one for each of them.

"Darling, It's candied apples! They're so red and shiny!" Miku, seeing the candy-coated apples, pulled me to a stop.

"We have to get these!" I ran to the stall and bought a candied apple for everyone.

"Kyoya-chan, I want strawberry daifuku!"

"Boss!"

"Onii-chan! There's cotton candy here!"

"Boss!"

"..."

"Kyoya, do you smell something... special?" Mayuri asked, somewhat curiously.

"A special aroma?"

Hearing this, I sniffed carefully and indeed caught a rich smell. After scanning the area, I finally found the source—yakisoba.

"You all wait here for a moment. I'll go grab some for you."

Saying this, I walked toward the stall alone. By now, all the girls' hands were full of snacks. Only mine were empty, so it made more sense for me to go.

Arriving at the yakisoba stall, I found it was extremely popular, with a long line already formed.

"Phew..."

After a long wait, I finally returned to our meeting spot, carrying a plastic bag in each hand. However, looking around, I found that only Kotori was there.

Just as I was feeling confused, Kotori, speaking with her mouth full, said, "Don't bother looking. They all went off exploring. They'll come back on their own soon."

Hearing this, I set down the plastic bags and sat beside her to rest. Turning my head, I finally had a moment to really look at Kotori in her kimono.

She sat on the bench, her fair legs swinging back and forth. She looked exactly like a sweet, gentle little sister.

"Wh... Y-You... why are you staring at me like that..." Feeling my intense gaze, Kotori got so shy that the chocolate-covered banana in her hand suddenly didn't seem appealing anymore. Her face turned bright red, and she couldn't meet my eyes.

"It's nothing. You just look really beautiful in that kimono, Kotori," I said honestly.

"Eh?! I-Is that so... Well, you have decent taste."

Hearing my compliment, Kotori, though clearly pleased, still replied with her usual stubborn, tsundere attitude.

"Mm, very beautiful. You look sweet enough to eat. Mind if I have a taste?" I looked at Kotori's chocolate-stained lips and said with a grin.

"Fine. Since you've been well-behaved today, consider this your reward."

Saying this, Kotori held out the chocolate-covered banana to me. Clearly, she hadn't caught the hidden meaning in my words, thinking I wanted to eat the treat.

"Why aren't you taking it... Mmph!"

The next moment, before Kotori could react, I had closed the distance and pressed my lips to hers.

A long moment later.

"Hah! Hah! Hah!"

About ten seconds passed.

Kotori was still red-faced and catching her breath. She looked up at my face so close to hers and said with embarrassment and indignation, "You... you actually used eating a chocolate banana as an excuse to secretly..."

"Hmm? When did I say I wanted to eat the chocolate banana? I said you look sweet enough to eat, Kotori-chan. You're the one who misunderstood."

Hearing her words, I looked at the girl before me with a teasing smile. As I said this, I even licked the trace of chocolate from my lips, as if savoring what had just happened, with a satisfied expression.

"!??"

Kotori's eyes went wide. She never expected me to come up with such a shameless excuse.

"Kotori-chan, you're getting better at this. That was about ten seconds longer than last time," I teased, wrapping one arm around her slender waist and gently lifting her chin with my other hand.

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