...... Despite the fact that the meeting place is very popular, Ike Haruma-san, a fresh and handsome man, is being picked up in reverse by two flamboyant women who appear to be female college students.
"I'm sorry, I'm waiting for someone."
"Eh~, is it your girlfriend?"
"No, a friend."
"Then why don't you bring him along too?"
They seem to be moderately gutsy opponents.
Even though Ike politely refused, the two women showed no signs of backing down.
I approached Ike, who smiled affectionately and repeated his refusal, and I called out to him.
"Sorry to keep you waiting"
At the sound of my voice, Ike turns around with a relieved expression on his face.
"Oh, Yuuji?"
Contrary to Ike, who was relieved by my appearance, the two women looked at me with a look of fear on their faces.
"Ah, it's bad to get in the way your fun with your friends, after all."
"This is my address, so be sure to contact me?"
The two women who had been so enthusiastically hitting on Ike earlier quickly gave him a piece of paper with their address on it and dashed off without even looking me in the face.
After the girls' backs were out of sight, Ike said with a puzzled look on his face.
"I was saved, Yuuji. I'm not very good at that sort of thing."
That's what he said after being reverse picked up by the older women.
It was a word that would make Asakura swoon if he heard it.
"As expected from Ike.... I feel defeated."
Even I, who had never even been approached by a stranger, let alone a reverse pick-up, was shocked.
"Heh, so Yuuji-kun want to be reversed picked up?"
And it was Kana who approached me when I was depressed.
When I turned around, Kana was there, she suddenly tightly entwined her arm with mine.
"Then, I guess I'll pick up Yuuji-kun, then? You are cool. Want to do something good with me?"
Then Kana said, laughing mischievously.
"No, it's not like I'm interested in being picked up."
When I say that,
"That's right, Hasaki-senpai. Or rather, that's my position, so please step aside."
In no time at all, Touka appears.
Forcing my arms apart from Kana's, she stepped in between us.
I said to Kana, who looked annoyed, and Touka, who kept giving her a cold stare.
"Touka is here too, so I guess we're all gathered."
At my words, Touka and Kana gave me dubious looks.
What's going on?
As I was thinking this, they both turned to me and asked.
"Eh, senpai? Is this thieving cat going to join in? I didn't hear that. I don't know what that means?? I was worried that senpai was being stalked by this person, you know?! Please explain to me what you mean."
"I-I'm not stalking him! I also never heard that Touka-chan would be here too! You're the one who just followed Haruma around when he decided to hang out with Yuuji-kun?! Touka-chan is the stalker!! Right, isn't that right? Yuuji-kun!?"
The two of them are heated and I'm questioned.
Then, after looking at them, I remember.
"Ah, I forgot to tell you. Sorry."
Indeed, I had only reported to Ike that the number of participants would increase.
I did something bad, I thought, and I apologized...
"Eh, that's all...!?"
"This is absolutely ridiculous ……"
As the two looked at each other in despair, Ike called out to them.
"Well, it's fine, right, sometimes."
Although Ike said so,
"Aniki shut up for a second"
"Whose side is Haruma on?"
He was attacked by both of them.
After cowering and placing a hand on my shoulder, Ike pulled back.
...... Although it was the seed I sown, I didn't want him to back down if he could help it.
Touka and Kana glared at each other.
Then, Touka made a cat-like voice and leaned over me and said.
"Well, that's fine. Today's love love date is mainly about me and senpai, right? Don't worry about the other two, let's just flirt like usual, okay?"
Touka asks, looking up at me.
It's not like we were always flirting with each other, but she wanted to block Kana thoroughly.
"That's not fair! I also... want to flirt with Yuuji-kun!"
Kana directs a disapproving gaze at me and Touka.
I'm thinking about how to deal with the two people who argue with each other...
"Hey, Yuuji... What did you say about feeling defeated?"
Ike asked with a puzzled look on his face.
You're right, I can never show Asakura the situation I'm in now....
With that thought in mind, I couldn't answer any of Ike's questions――.