"Tch... so slow... Would an ordinary man really make me wait like this?"
To make Eiji fall for her charm, Mei decided to go out with him.
But he was taking forever to change into his outdoor shoes, so Mei waited impatiently.
She crossed her arms over her generous breasts, almost like she was emphasizing them. She didn’t even realize how irritated she was getting.
Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap. She kept stamping her foot.
Waiting on a man like that was about as disgusting to her as vomiting... but Mei had to make Eiji, the one who had said "Rika is better than you," understand her appeal.
Because I’m the cutest one. I’m the one men like best.
And I’ll never give in, even to Rika as a lover.
"Ah, Mei, Mei-chan!"
"Ah, Tanaka-kun! What’s up?"
A male student came up to her and started chatting her up.
It was a face she barely remembered... but Mei still managed to call him by his surname right away.
She wasn’t interested in him, but if she wanted to stay cute and popular, even that mattered.
"N-no, um... I was surprised because you were by yourself. Mei-chan is usually with Onizuka."
"Ahaha... We do split up sometimes."
Even though most of her attention was on how annoyed she was that Eiji was taking so long, she handled the flirtation smoothly and perfectly.
"I-is that so? Great..."
"Great?"
"Ah, no, um..."
The male student panicked after Mei pressed him.
But soon, his face hardened with determination...
"Mei, Mei-chan!"
"What is it?"
The boy stepped forward and shouted.
Mei stepped back with a smile on her face.
That movement made their relationship plain enough, but the boy, already worked up, didn’t notice.
"C-could you go home with me? I-I want to talk to you... or rather, I want to tell you something!"
The boy was drenched in sweat as he asked her out.
Mei didn’t want to go with him, so she could have turned him down flat, but to keep her popularity up she put on a troubled, apologetic expression.
"Ah... sorry. I already promised to go home with someone else today..."
"Ah, I see..."
After hearing Mei’s answer, the boy looked completely crushed.
But if it ended there, Mei wouldn’t be as popular as she was now.
This time she stepped closer to him and looked up, emphasizing her chest.
"Let’s go home together next time, okay?"
"Y-yes! G-goodbye! Thank you!"
"Bye-bye."
That kind of request was the final blow.
The boy left happily, and Mei waved after him until he was gone.
That way, she could raise her own rating while refusing him, and avoid letting it drop.
That was Mei’s way of living as the cute, popular girl she wanted to be.
"...So what you said about being popular seems to be true."
Eiji finally appeared, his voice dead serious, having at last finished getting his shoes on.
Mei glared at Eiji.
Normally she would never treat him like this, but maybe because he already knew about her secret relationship with Rika, she acted toward him with complete ease.
"Oh. You finally made it, gorilla."
"Don’t call me a gorilla."
The biggest reason was probably Eiji’s personality: even when Mei mocked him like this, he let it slide so easily.
If he had a temper as bad as his build was imposing, Mei would never have used this attitude with him.
Because if she really provoked him, he would pin her down with a strength she couldn’t fight back against.
Thinking about it that way, maybe Mei was the one spoiling Eiji.
She didn’t realize it, but keeping up the act of cute Terui Mei was a huge strain in its own way.
"And? Where to next? You haven’t decided yet, have you?"
"Hmph... Well, well. Maybe a gorilla wouldn’t get it, but normally men are supposed to lead women in situations like this."
"I never realized you were a woman."
"Grrrrrrrr...! That pisses me off..."
So a response like that was easy for Mei to handle.
Because even Rika, as her lover, couldn’t accept being treated that way.
...Well, in terms of affection and intimacy, Rika and Eiji were worlds apart.
And yet, Eiji still sat deep in Mei’s heart, standing a step apart from all the other boys she knew.
"All right, let’s go!"
"So where are we going?"
"Hehehe... of course..."
Mei smiled in satisfaction.
Their destination was...
"An arcade?"
Eiji stopped in front of a large arcade and let out a sigh.
"Huh? You’ve never been?"
"I have. Just not lately..."
If a big, heavily muscled man with a serious face like Eiji walked into an arcade with confidence, every punk in the place would scatter at once, and that would hurt the business.
That was why he was so restrained here.
Besides, a few times some reckless guys had picked a fight with Eiji, and by the next day they were nowhere to be seen.
"Hmph... whatever. Just come with me. I’m going to teach you all about my charm!"
Mei found it strange, but since it was Eiji, she didn’t care enough to dwell on it.
She shoved hard at his broad back and pushed him into the arcade.
Well, with her strength alone he wouldn’t have budged an inch; Eiji walked in on his own.
"...How are you supposed to show charm in an arcade?"
"It’s fine, it’s fine! Come on, in we go!"
Mei said that while quietly cheering to herself where Eiji couldn’t see.
He doesn’t come to arcades often... which means he probably isn’t good at games.
Then... let this man who said I had no charm, the man who said Rika was cuter, taste some pain.
With that thought, Mei headed for a fighting game cabinet.
♡
"Grrrrrrrr...!"
"...What kind of charm is that?"
A woman’s face was bright red, her cheeks puffed out like a squirrel’s. It was Mei.
And Eiji was staring at her blankly.
Fighting game... record: 0 wins, 10 losses. That was Mei’s result.
Right. It was a total disaster. Mei had been crushed. There was no way that could possibly be fun for her.
"Tch... I thought a good beating would make me feel better, but whatever. Oi, come here, gorilla."
【PUMMELING】
Mei grabbed Eiji by the arm.
In her mind she was just pulling him along, but to anyone watching, it looked like a couple having a spat.
Mei didn’t notice the way people were looking at them, and the place she was heading to was...
"A photo booth?"
There was a couples-only photo machine there.
"Oi, get in, get in."
She shoved Eiji into the booth.
Then Mei slipped in right after him... and the two of them pressed close together.
"Guh... you’re huge! It wasn’t this cramped when I took pictures with Rika!"
Mei slapped playfully at Eiji’s hard muscles.
It made him seem manly, sure, but unfortunately for Mei, who loved cute things, that did nothing for her at all.
If anything, she thought she might as well press her soft body against his and make him obsessed with her...
"How should I know...? And how do you use this thing?"
"You really have no experience, huh~? Since I’m already skilled at this, I’ll handle it."
Eiji was as blunt as ever.
But only for now. After this, I was going to make him understand my appeal.
Mei busied herself with all the setup and preparation.
"All right, that should do it! Come on, look over here and smile!"
"I can’t smile when I’m bored."
"You bastard...!"
Mei pointed toward the camera and told him what to do, but Eiji still wore the same deadpan expression.
And then he said something that really set Mei off, until her pretty-girl face started twisting into something demonic.
Fine, then. If that’s how you want to play it, I’ve got an idea too.
"Then... how about this?"
"Huh...?"
Eiji froze.
Mei softly pressed her warm lips to his cheek.
The shutter clicked, and it caught the moment.
The photo came out showing a stunned Eiji, with Mei kissing his cheek.
"Heh! I’m the one kissing your cheek! Now get on your knees and be happy about it!"
"I’m saying..."
Mei smiled smugly as she wiped at her lips with force.
Eiji could only stare at her dazedly.
"Hehehe, I’m going to make your face look ugly! Though honestly, you’re already just a gorilla!"
Mei started using the photo machine’s editing functions to doodle stupid things all over Eiji’s face.
She had completely forgotten about the part where she was supposed to show him her charm.
Right now all she cared about was getting revenge for getting her ass kicked in the fighting game.
"...Hey, let’s take it again."
"Eh...? But I’m already satisfied."
Seeing Mei happily drawing on the photo, Eiji made the suggestion.
She grimaced at that... but...
"You still don’t understand my charm."
"Nothing I can do about that, but I’m not giving you another kiss, all right? My lips don’t come cheap, except for Rika-chan."
"That’s fine."
Hearing him, Mei remembered that she was supposed to be showing him her appeal, and reluctantly nodded.
After resetting the machine, they stood in front of the camera again.
"Okay, then it’s going to take the picture... huh!?"
This time Mei wasn’t planning any prank. She struck a cute pose, but Eiji suddenly turned his face sharply toward hers.
Just as Mei was surprised, his serious face moved even closer... and her lips were stolen.
"Mm, mmf, mmf!? Mmmhmmhmmhmmhmm!?"
Mei stared at him in wide-eyed shock.
But Eiji didn’t care about her gaze at all and kept kissing her hard.
Her mouth was being thoroughly ravaged, and she struggled fiercely against him.
She pounded at his hard chest with both fists, but he showed no sign of being afraid.
He held her cheeks tight and devoured Mei’s mouth.
"Mm... mm... mmm..."
Mei’s fierce resistance from a moment ago was already weakening.
Her limbs still flailed, but now she was only pushing at him weakly.
Not only that, her eyes went hazy and her cheeks flushed hotly.
"Mm..."
When Eiji finally pulled his face away, Mei stuck out her tongue as if reluctant to let go.
Strings of saliva dripped down, and she looked intensely aroused.
It was the look of a woman who had already been properly worked up.
"...That’s a hell of a lot better than the shot we just took."
"...Huh!? Wh-what are you doing, you idiotdddddddddddddddddddddddddddd!!"
Mei’s shout rang out loud enough to shake the whole place when she saw Eiji’s sly grin.