NOVEL WEB Chapter 169: Holding and Kissing Chiba_2
Coming to participate in the couples event was really the right choice?
She wasn't sure... But once a decision was made, the lady's proud self-esteem would not allow her to back out halfway...
"Mr. Haruka, you're amazing!"
Right after stepping off the stage, Kawada Aika ran over excitedly, her eyes full of admiration as she looked at Haruka.
"Just lucky, I guess."
With that comment, the surrounding boys couldn't help but stumble, their faces saying: doing two hundred squats with a girlfriend is just luck? Then what does that make them, unlucky?
Meanwhile, the girls had a different expression—admiration, respect, joy, and yearning?
"Chiba-san, what do you think the next round will be?" Find more to read at empire
Looking at the pair struggling with squats on stage, Haruka Yuzan couldn't help but mutter quietly to himself.
"I don't know." Chiba Shimizu shook her head.
"However, whatever it is, I have a feeling we'll be the last ones standing!" Haruka Yuzan withdrew his gaze and smiled at the young girl beside him, "What do you think, Chiba?"
"Yeah, probably..."
Chiba Shimizu's eyes had regained their usual calm, but when the boy looked at her, she instinctively avoided his gaze, her rosy lips parting slightly as her voice, carrying a purifying quality, drifted over,
"As long as there's no accident."
Accident?
Haruka Yuzan also fell into thought. He was not afraid of competing in intelligence or physical strength, but intimate gestures between couples were more troubling. He didn't mind, but the real issue was the lady...
They had already hugged in the first round, and now for the second, it couldn't possibly be a direct kiss, could it??!
It should... certainly not...
...
"Alright! Our couples event first round is over! The eliminated couples can go to the reception to pick up a beautiful consolation prize!"
Even if eliminated in the first round, everyone could still get a consolation prize, as this was just a simple event to boost popularity, naturally they didn't want anyone to leave empty-handed.
"Now, we're on to our second round of the event!" The host explained exuberantly on the small stage.
But, when Haruka Yuzan heard the details, he almost spit out blood,
Because the second round for couples was to hug and kiss!
That's right, not only kissing but hugging and kissing at the same time!
Guys were to hold their girlfriends in their arms and start kissing, and like before, the top three couples with the longest duration would advance!
"For a romantic relationship, time is always the key element! Whether it's the time spent on dates, the time in love, or the time in a big bed... To prove the strength of your relationship, guys, make sure you maintain your pride and dignity as men!"
When the host finished explaining the rules, the atmosphere on the scene seemed to be charged, girls bashfully covered their mouths looking very ladylike, while the guys were scanning around as if looking for their competition.
"Chiba-san..."
Only Haruka Yuzan, cautiously turned his eyes to the delicate girl beside him,
"Shall we forfeit?"
At that moment, Chiba Shimizu, standing in the wind, was looking somewhat disheveled. She had never before learned about such couples events and thought that the previous hug was already the limit! Who would have thought that now they even had to kiss??!
The situation was somewhat beyond her control, causing the lady to freeze for a moment until the boy looked at her and asked. She took a deep breath, trying hard to calm her heart, and then said something that surprised Haruka Yuzan,
"Why forfeit?"
"So we... Um?"
To be honest, if Miss had turned around and walked away, he wouldn't have been surprised. Yet, unexpectedly, she agreed, "Chiba-san, are you sure? No pressure... "
"Huh..." Chiba Shimizu let out a slow breath, then muttered quietly,
"Anyway... we've already kissed before, haven't we?"
With her head down, not daring to look at the boy, it was only then that Miss's usually indifferent face finally showed a blush of shyness,
Her clear eyes held a hint of evasiveness but were mostly filled with earnest affirmation,
At that moment, Haruka Yuzan was completely unsettled; the usual serenity and teasing expression had all disappeared with the girl's tender and vague shyness...
That's just so unfair, okay!?
Why can she make such a cute expression???
"Since we've already kissed before, so this time, there's nothing, everything, everything is just for the sake of the coffee shop..."
Yes, since we've already kissed before, so there shouldn't be a big deal about this time... but, there's a fundamental difference between being passive and being active!
Haruka Yuzan sighed quietly to himself, looking down at the girl in front of him blushing, the first time he had ever seen Miss showing such an expression...
If this got out at school, Haruka Yuzan would definitely top the school news headlines. Those guys in the journalism club, who lacked any moral foundation, would certainly have a field day!
This round of the competition required all couples to stand on stage together and start at the same time, then the rankings would be determined.
Of course, there might be a bit of slackness involved, but after all, it was just a small event at a coffee shop, meant more for entertainment and fun.
Haruka Yuzan also took Chiba Shimizu's hand and walked her towards the stage.
To ease Chiba Shimizu's mood, Haruka Yuzan deliberately chose a corner spot, looking down at the girl in front of him and asked softly,
"Chiba-san..."
"Yes, it's fine, Haruka..."
Chiba Shimizu nodded, lifting her head to glance at the boy. Her clear, watery eyes exuded a sense of determination and steadfastness, which felt familiar to Haruka.
Entering the competition was her own initiative. Flee when facing difficulties and shy away? That was not Miss's style, even if... it meant kissing Haruka Yuzan...
Kissing your best friend's boyfriend? For a moment, Chiba Shimizu seemed to return to that afternoon three days ago, her standoff with Otome. In that dusky room, everything now seemed so laughable, about to be shattered in this warm coffee shop...
The other couples were choosing more energy-saving methods of embracing, knowing that they had just finished doing squats while holding their girlfriends and hadn't had time to rest. Now, they also had to embrace and kiss, so everyone's physical strength was tested to the limit.
Today, Chiba-san was wearing a JK skirt. Haruka wouldn't let Miss do any indecent poses,
"Chiba, you just sit on my arm later, and I'll lift you up."
That was Haruka Yuzan's idea, having the girl sit like she was on the back of a bicycle, himself supporting her bottom and lifting her solely with arm strength!
"Okay, sure." Chiba Shimizu nodded.
Such a position was very draining for the boy's strength, and most people simply couldn't do it. But, for a guy who now had a Physical Strength Level of eight, it was not a problem at all!
Seeing that the other groups were beginning to prepare one after another, Chiba Shimizu also straightened the hair by her ear and looked at the boy's extended right arm, slowly sitting on it.
The girl, who naturally carried a bit of a classical aura, still exuded an air of nobility and detachment, even when doing such a thing.
And Haruka Yuzan felt completely different. After all, he was now supporting the bottom of Kanagawa High School's absolutely icy beauty -- Chiba Shimizu, with his hand!!
A feeling of unprecedented smoothness and softness spread throughout his body!
Chiba Shimizu didn't speak, her eyes looking at the boy were full of complexity...