Chapter 373: Do You Have the Confidence to Help Me Put on the Kimono Properly?
Hearing this, Kato Megumi could not help imagining the scene he described.
A faint red flush spread across her fair neck, and she responded in a soft, trembling voice.
"Tearing it is fine... but go easy on me later... My physical fitness isn't as strong as Asuna's..."
"I can't go easy at all."
Asagiri's tone was very serious, as if he were facing a formidable enemy.
"Mercy to the enemy is cruelty to oneself. I won't go easy on you. I will attack in Human Asura Mode!"
"Hu... Human Asura Mode?"
Kato Megumi's body trembled slightly.
Biting her pink lower lip, she said shyly and timidly,
"That would kill me, wouldn't it..."
"Heh heh. If you don't read the walkthrough before fighting a boss, you'll just end up suffering the miserable fate of losing consciousness and lying there like a corpse."
"Uh..."
Kato Megumi was stunned for a moment.
She pondered for a few seconds, and only then understood what Asagiri meant. Her face flushed even redder as she whispered,
"If you wanted me to help you prepare first, you could have just said so... Why do you have to say it in such an abstract way..."
Asagiri replied righteously,
"I get shy too."
Kato Megumi could not help rolling her eyes and muttering in retort,
"You certainly aren't shy when you say worse things."
Asagiri smiled noncommittally, then asked softly,
"Should I put your hair up in a bun?"
"Eh?"
Kato Megumi was stunned at first, then nodded obediently with a flushed face.
"Can't you hold back? It's fine to do it once before putting it on..."
"What are you saying?"
Asagiri looked speechless, unable to hold back a laugh.
"I meant that when wearing a kimono, your neck should be exposed, so I was asking whether you wanted your hair put up in a bun or tied into a ponytail."
"Mmm..."
Hearing Asagiri's explanation, Kato Megumi realized she had misunderstood him.
A blush spread across her face, and she spoke in a voice as soft as a mosquito's hum.
"Ei... either is fine... whichever you like."
"Look at you."
Asagiri shrugged and said bluntly,
"Well, I like mohawks. Why don't you get one? You're the one wearing it, so of course it should be done the way you like. Why would it be based on what I like?"
"A mohawk..."
Although Kato Megumi felt a bit speechless at Asagiri's abstractness, she still replied obediently.
"Then... let's go with a ponytail. Although a bun is more dignified, it feels a bit old fashioned. I..."
"Let me do it."
Asagiri took the hair tie Kato Megumi had removed from her wrist.
His movements were very practiced, yet extremely gentle, as he tied her long, smooth black hair into a ponytail.
"Eh? You know how to tie hair too?"
"I know a little. Back in the day, I..."
"Alright, alright, I know."
Kato Megumi smiled helplessly.
Before Asagiri could finish, she had already guessed what he meant and said with a bit of playfulness,
"An excellent creator of eroge must also be proficient in things like tying hair, right?"
"Precisely."
The process of putting on a kimono was very troublesome.
Usually, before girls went to the Fireworks Festival, they had their mothers help them put it on at home before going out.
The whole process took at least over half an hour.
Since this was Kato Megumi's first time wearing a kimono, and it was a complicated style, it had already taken nearly an hour.
Throughout this long time, Asagiri did not show the slightest impatience or rush.
This could not help warming Kato Megumi's heart.
She thought to herself that although this guy's personality was usually very abstract, and he always said strange things, he was always gentle at critical moments.
Of course, soon...
It would be time for him to be not so gentle.
"It's done. Go take a look in the mirror."
Rooms like these in high end Hotels always had a dedicated walk in closet and a full length mirror.
Hearing Asagiri's words, Kato Megumi nodded obediently and stood up cautiously.
Because it was her first time wearing geta, her steps were a little unsteady.
She walked to the full length mirror in the closet, her figure swaying slightly, and finally saw herself clearly in the kimono.
It was a wide kimono with a floral pattern, with a cherry blossom-like pale pink as the main color and touches of red scattered across it.
The obi was a shade of pink leaning toward red, and the soft, wide hem trailed gently across the floor.
Although it looked inconvenient to move in and easy to dirty, such an incredibly gorgeous kimono was not designed for convenience in walking.
On the left side of the chest, there was a pale pink flower shaped accessory, adding a touch of youthful liveliness to the otherwise dignified and gorgeous kimono.
Kato Megumi, whose hair had been tied into a ponytail, also wore matching hair accessories.
The flower-like hairpins and exquisite tassel-like side ornaments made her already cute face look even more charming.
Looking at herself in the mirror, a glow could not help appearing in Kato Megumi's eyes.
She turned around gently, looked at Asagiri standing there, raised her hand to tuck her black hair behind her ear, and asked with a slightly flushed face,
"Do you think... it looks good?"
"It suits you perfectly..."
Halfway through, Asagiri shook his head.
Looking at Kato Megumi standing in front of him in the kimono, he changed his tone.
"No, saying it suits you perfectly isn't enough. This kimono was simply born for you. It feels like only this garment is worthy of you."
"Geez..."
Hearing Asagiri's praise, the corners of Kato Megumi's mouth could not help curving upward.
She spoke softly, both shyly and happily.
"That's too exaggerated... But..."
Kato Megumi lowered her head to look at her fair feet stepping into the geta, pursed her lips, and said,
"It's my first time wearing geta, so it's not very easy to move around. These shoes really chafe..."
"It's fine. You won't need to walk much anyway. Plus, you can apply band-aids beforehand to prevent blisters."
"You really know a lot."
Kato Megumi took off the geta, her snow-white feet landing softly on the carpet.
Then she leaned close to Asagiri, stood on tiptoe, and kissed his lips.
Their lips touched gently.
Kato Megumi's soft lips parted slightly as she said,
"I'm very happy, so I've decided... to reward you..."
As she spoke, Kato Megumi leaned closer, beginning the reward session for Asagiri.
She was trying very hard, not just because she was happy that Asagiri had helped her put on the kimono.
It was also to weaken the Boss first, so that even if she lost later, she would not lose too miserably.
...
"Cough, cough..."
Kato Megumi raised her neck slightly and pursed her lips. Her fair, pretty face was already flushed red, and tiny beads of sweat had appeared on her forehead.
She looked up at Asagiri, her eyes carrying a mixture of resentment and shyness, and complained softly,
"That's too much... If I hadn't reacted in time, it would have gotten on the clothes. Hmph..."
"Can't help it."
Asagiri picked Kato Megumi up, placed her gently on the bed, and looked down at her cute, shy, bashful face, his eyes filled with amusement.
"You are just too charming in a kimono. It made me even more excited than usual."
Kato Megumi turned her face away, dodging Asagiri's gaze out of shyness, but that coy, half-refusing, half-welcoming posture only made her even more alluring.
"You really know how to coax me..."
Her voice softened.
"But it worked. You can... you can do that now..."
Biting her lower lip, Kato Megumi took the initiative to lift the wide hem of the kimono.
At a time like this, it was naturally impossible to take the clothes off.
Even if this kimono cost over forty thousand yen, it could not be taken off.
"Mmm..."
With a soft moan, Kato Megumi wrapped her arms around Asagiri's neck.
Her breathing became somewhat ragged.
Looking at Asagiri's face, her eyes filled with tender affection as she said in a soft, sweet voice,
"There's still plenty of time... Today... I don't intend to lose to you."
"Are you trying to stir up my competitive spirit at a time like this?"
Asagiri smiled.
Watching Kato Megumi's cute appearance, clearly shy yet still trying to feign composure, he spoke slowly.
"It seems you still haven't realized the terror of the strongest Player."
...
The next morning, at Kyoto City train station.
"Yahallo~ Asuna~ Kotoko~ Megumi~"
Hearing Fujiwara Chika's energetic voice, and watching her run toward them with her usual bright aura, Iwanaga Kotoko could not help clicking her tongue.
A look of frustration appeared in her deep purple eyes as she muttered under her breath,
"I don't know why, but every time I see her, I feel immense pressure. It's an overwhelming feeling that makes it hard to breathe..."
"Do you really not understand why?"
Asagiri reached out and rubbed Iwanaga Kotoko's beret covered head.
Looking at her pouting, defiant expression, he spoke slowly.
"You and Fujiwara aren't even in the same league, so there's no need to try and compete with her. She should be with... well, it seems there's really no one around us in the same league as her."
Hearing Asagiri's words, although Iwanaga Kotoko was unconvinced, she had to admit that he was completely right.
Even Kato Megumi, Yuuki Asuna, and Yamauchi Sakura, whose figures were outstanding among high school girls, were not in the same league as Fujiwara Chika when comparing that particular area.
When they went shopping for clothes last time, they had taken the chance to find out Fujiwara Chika's size.
E.
A simple letter that made the four high school girl members of the strategy group feel an insurmountable sense of oppression.
Was this a size that actually existed in the real world?
She was already E in her first year of high school.
Fujiwara Chika's future...
Could it possibly reach the legendary F?
The key point was that Fujiwara Chika's figure had absolutely nothing to do with being fat.
In fact, relative to her frame, that particular trait could only be described with a classic phrase.
Slender branches bearing heavy fruit.
"Hey, hey, what are you guys talking about? Why didn't you answer me when I said hello?"
Hearing Fujiwara Chika's curious inquiry, Asagiri waved his hand dismissively.
"Oh, nothing. It's just the story of the evil flat-chested God of Wisdom being completely sealed by someone's two heavy peaks. Consider it a mythological legend."
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