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While riding Fenrir and searching for boars, we also found a beautiful girl.

She seemed to be being attacked by a boar.
　We didn't hesitate and rushed in to save her.

Actually, it was Fenrir, Masiro, who charged in.

"Bring it down! Masiro!"

Following the blonde gamer girl, Shouko's orders, Masiro let out a roar and charged at the boar from the side.

It's like in movies where a fleeing criminal gets hit by a truck and gets thrown away.
　Exactly like that.

The sound of something thumping and the jolt of the car coming to an abrupt stop.
　And then, in the distance, a boar was flung into the air, only to crash into a tree.

It fell to the ground and lay still.

"O-Only one hit...?"

――Even Fenrir can kill a boar with a single strike...

"W-What...!? A-A monster wolf...!?"

The girl seemed not to see us and, in her confusion, pointed a stick at Mashiro.
　Or rather, if she were a mage, she should be holding a staff.

"Wait, Chairman! It's me! Kouno!"

I shouted from behind Mashiro, and the girl--Shinbou with four staves--immediately froze.

And after a few seconds, her gaze rose and caught us.

"...K-Kouno-kun?"

Yotou is the class representative of 2-A, and sits to my right.

That's why she could often hear my conversations with Chiyu and Shouko.
　Having overheard our discussion about abilities, Yotou probably thought about what kind of ability she would have.

"I'm here too, Minori-chan." "You're surprised, I know, Yotou-san." "The ride was great."

Shouko, Shion, and Chiyu also greeted Yotou.
　Well, Chiyu's was just an observation.

After bowing to Mashiro, we got off the ground.

"It's okay now, class rep. That boar was taken care of by him."

"That's her name, Mashiro! Remember it, Minori."

Shouko stroked Mashiro and praised her, adding an explanation.

"...C-could it be, that this is what Kouna was talking about, the summoning ability?"

Indeed, the Four Rods had apparently been listening to our conversation in that dream.

"Yeah, that's right."

"W-was I saved?"

"That's right, you don't have to run away anymore."

"Sniff..."

The Four Rods, who was serious, dignified, and never showed any weakness.
　She must have felt relieved, because she started to cry with her face all crumpled up.

I took out the handkerchief Shouko had given back to me yesterday and hurriedly offered it to Shouko.

Of course, it was from my Inventory, and it was clean.
　Shouko accepted it with a "thank you," but without wiping her eyes, she came closer to me.

Then, she rested her head on my shoulder.

"S-Shouko."

"I'm sorry, just for a moment."

"A-Ah."

I had been able to transfer with Chiyu from the start, and Shouko and Shion came to me together.

But if I had spent the night alone on a desert island.
　I would have felt even more joy at meeting my classmates again.

I scratched the air, wondering what to do with my hand, and lightly stroked the back of Shizuka.
　Since Shouko was a friend, I could do that smoothly, but with Shizuka, whom I hadn't exchanged contact information with and barely spoken to, the distance was difficult to gauge.

"Yeah, yeah, I understand, Minori. Being alone in the forest is really lonely and tough."

Shouko seemed to empathize deeply.

"Sousuke-kun, Shouko-chan, and Chiyu-chan are all very kind and dependable, so you're fine now, Shizuka-san."

Shion spoke in a reassuring tone.

"Black-haired ponytail, serious, big-breasted committee chair... Another harem member has joined."

Chiyu, you really are in your usual mode.
　In this situation, she's quite reassuring.

Eventually, Shizuka seemed to calm down and moved away from me.

She wiped her face with a handkerchief and bowed her head to me.

"I'm sorry, I was being so undignified."

"It's okay, don't worry about it."

"That's not true. I was so relieved to see you, Kou, that I acted like a fool... I must have made you uncomfortable."

"No, you didn't. Actually, it made my heart race a little."

She looks so apologetic that I try to reassure her with a joke, but her face turns bright red and she trembles as she shouts.

"Y-Your heart raced? I-I know I shouldn't have thought such lewd thoughts, even if it was because of me...!"

Lewd.
　Is she aware that, in trying not to use dirty words, she's making it sound even dirtier?

Yeah, maybe the problem lies with the guys who make it sound perverted.
　If the president says so, whether you call it a male organ or a penis, guys will react.
　The sad nature of men...

Yotsujo seemed to realize something and lowered her voice, taking a deep breath before clearing her throat.

"Ahem. I'm sorry, I got carried away. Thank you again, Kouno-kun, Iyama-san, Kuan-ah-san, Dokai-san, and Mashiro-san, for your help."

Yotsujo bowed politely.

"It's nothing! We should help each other out in times like this!"

"Heh. I didn't do anything. By the way, are you alone, Yotsujo-san?"

Shouko responded with a smile, while Shion casually probed.

"Yes, I am. Although, I've encountered classmates before, you're the first ones I've met here."

「Is that so?」

「Well, I won’t say their names, but yesterday I ran into two guys in the forest. They asked me to join them, but... their gaze was kind of scary.」

She tried to leave, but the two of them followed her for a while.
　Eventually, they tried to touch her, so Shion used magic to scare them off.

They apparently didn’t have any real way to fight back and ran off together.

「Wow, that kind of thing? There are guys who forget you’re human and just stare at you like that.」

Shouko said with disgust.
　Shion and Chiyu nodded in agreement, looking at Shion with sympathy.

「Ouch.」

「Wh-what? No, no, Sousuke’s not like that, right?」

Shouko notices my injuries and hastily denies it.

「Oh, really...?」

I do remember being conscious of her chest and her panties, but...

「Haha, I don’t think Sousuke-kun is like that either. You see, Sousuke-kun’s reactions are more like reflexes, right? And he even looks away and apologizes if he thinks he made someone uncomfortable.」

「Yeah. What we’re talking about is a deliberate, conscious sexual gaze. People who make lecherous faces without considering whether the other person is uncomfortable are not uncommon.」

「That’s right! I know it’s free to have an opinion, but it’s really annoying when someone just keeps smiling even after you tell them to stop!」

It’s often said that even if someone dresses provocatively, it doesn’t necessarily mean they’re trying to attract the opposite sex.
　They have the right to wear what they like, and it’s rude to leer at them.
　At the very least, one should have the decency to stop if the other person is uncomfortable.

「...All three of you get along well with Kouno-kun, huh?」

Shion smiled warmly.

「But Kouno-kun, it's not very nice to be giving all three of them such lecherous looks so frequently that they notice.」

「Yes...」

「I don't mind if it's Sousuke.」

「He's a gentleman, and he's been taking such good care of me since I got here. I think I'm okay with it.」

「Ugh... I-I'm fine with it too, a little bit at least.」

The three of them had defended me, but their answers made Shion's face twist.

「Kouno-kun, what have you been doing in just one night...?」

Shion's ears were as red as her face, but I don't think she's imagining anything that actually happened.

......Aside from that, however.

"Let's go get the boar and head back to base. If you're not against it, would you like to come with me, Shion? I have some things to talk about, and I can offer you some food."

If Shion doesn't want to be with me, that's her choice.
I could even share resources with her.

Shouko also mentioned the spirit of mutual aid, and I do have a certain level of goodwill towards Shion.

In an environment like school, serious kids who try to enforce rules often get shunned.
But Shion always tried to be right and do her best.

Even though we were only neighbors in class, I didn't dislike Shion.

"......W-Well, please. I-I said some weird things earlier, but I believe in you, Kouno-kun."

Hmm, did something happen that made her believe in me?

Well, it would be rude to ask.

I headed toward the boar and stored it in my Inventory.
　While Yashiro was surprised by the sight of my Inventory for the first time, I approached her.

"Yashiro, can you fit five people? Eh? Even if it's Minori, you'd fit her even if it kills you? Ahaha, you're so perverted."

After that, we returned to our base riding on Yashiro, who showed her determination.

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