Hikigaya's Inner World of Spring

Through a brief chat, Hikigaya learned that the two ladies were taking a stroll in the park.

And—

He also found out that Yui's mother, Mrs. Yuigahama, and Sayuri were extremely close friends.

Of course, that wasn't the main issue right now.

The real problem was...

He was currently sandwiched between two beautiful ladies.

Both Mrs. Yuigahama and Sayuri were stunning women with barely any visible wrinkles, exuding an undeniable mature charm.

Their pleasant, sophisticated fragrances drifted subtly through the air, a scent that carried a lethal effect on any man.

Fortunately, Hikigaya had a strong will.

Otherwise, he might have found himself lost in their gentle embrace.

Taking a deep breath, Hikigaya shifted uncomfortably.

"Um, you two... you're standing too close. I'm drenched in sweat..."

Before he could finish, Sayuri tightened her embrace, chuckling softly.

"You should call me 'Onee-san,' Hikigaya-kun~"

"Eh?" Hikigaya was at a loss.

On the other side, Mrs. Yuigahama shot her friend an exasperated glare.

"You're almost forty, and you still want him to call you 'Onee-san'?"

Completely unfazed by her friend's rebuke, Sayuri smiled.

"Hehe, do I seem old? When I stand next to Hikigaya-kun, don't we look like a couple? What do you think, Hikigaya-kun~?"

"Uh..." Hikigaya felt trapped.

"Sayuri! Stop teasing him!"

Seeing her friend toy with the boy, Mrs. Yuigahama pulled Hikigaya even closer, as if shielding him from harm.

"Hikigaya-kun is still just a child."

"Asuna-chan, you're being unfair, hugging him like that." Sayuri pouted, casting a quick glance at Mrs. Yuigahama's ample figure.

Mrs. Yuigahama had an impressive physique.

In comparison, Sayuri—like her daughter Eriri—was on the flatter side. A natural disadvantage.

"I-I was just making sure you didn't do anything inappropriate," Mrs. Yuigahama muttered, her expression subtly shifting.

At that moment, Hikigaya felt like he was drowning in a sea of marshmallows, unable to escape.

"You..." Sayuri frowned in dissatisfaction.

She was about to escalate things further—

But Hikigaya had already reached his limit.

He quickly intervened.

"Uh, ladies, I'm all sweaty! I'll get you dirty!"

Hikigaya forcefully freed himself from their embrace.

"Ugh..."

Both women froze for a moment.

The instant he slipped away, an inexplicable sense of loss filled their hearts.

"Ahem."

Mrs. Yuigahama was the first to recover, speaking gently.

"Hikigaya-kun... you're not dirty at all."

"Exactly."

Sayuri nodded seriously.

"Even though you're sweating a lot, to me, you don't smell bad at all. On the contrary..."

She instinctively leaned closer and took a deep breath.

"In fact, this scent is rather..."

"Uh?"

Hikigaya quickly backed away, putting some distance between them.

"Why are you running, kid?"

Sayuri teased him and, before he could react, moved in again, shamelessly taking another sniff.

Gradually—

Her eyes lit up slightly, and her cheeks flushed.

"This scent..."

"Sayuri!"

Seeing Hikigaya being played with, Mrs. Yuigahama rushed over to protect him.

However—

As she drew nearer, she too caught a whiff of Hikigaya's scent.

To be honest, she had been too focused on Sayuri earlier to notice.

But now—

Mrs. Yuigahama pressed her lips together, her face showing a flicker of hesitation.

"Hikigaya-kun, your scent is..."

"???"

Seeing the strange expressions on both ladies' faces, Hikigaya's instincts flared in alarm.

"I-I should get back to my run! You two, um, enjoy your chat!"

Without waiting for a response, he turned and fled.

"..."

The two women hesitated to speak, but in the end, they let him go.

"Sayuri, this is your fault. You scared him off," Mrs. Yuigahama scolded.

"Hehe, Asuna-chan, weren't you about to do the same thing?"

"I-I was just trying to protect him!"

Mrs. Yuigahama quickly clarified.

"I didn't want him getting snatched away by a fox like you and ending up with your daughter, Eriri."

"My daughter, huh..."

Sayuri mused.

Her friend clearly wanted to set Hikigaya up with Yui for her happiness.

But as for her...

Something stirred in her heart.

Sayuri suddenly lifted her arm and sniffed it.

Startled, Mrs. Yuigahama widened her eyes.

"Sayuri, what are you doing?!"

"N-nothing..."

Smelling the lingering scent of the boy on her sleeve, Sayuri coughed.

"Asuna-chan, I... I need to use the restroom."

"The restroom?"

"Want to come with me?"

"No thanks, you go ahead."

"Alright."

Sayuri nodded and jogged toward the public restrooms—unaware that Mrs. Yuigahama, behind her, was showing an equally conflicted expression.

"Huuh..."

Taking deep breaths, Sayuri once again discreetly smelled the fabric where she had held him.

"Not good... this is really bad..."

Hikigaya's scent was intoxicating.

It stirred something within her.

Which was precisely why—

She suddenly had the urge to relieve some stress.

It couldn't be helped.

A woman at her age, without a husband... It wasn't easy. The daily pressure could be overwhelming.

Moments later, she arrived near the public restroom.

But—

She hesitated.

Ever since Hikigaya had accidentally walked in on her last time, she'd developed a strange aversion to public bathrooms.

"Hmm... maybe... I could just do it here?"

The park was practically empty anyway.

With that thought, Sayuri quickly slipped behind a large tree.

She glanced around.

After ensuring no one was nearby, she took a deep breath—

And began loosening her kimono.

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Meanwhile—

Taking a bath, Yukinoshita learned that her dear husband had gotten into some minor physical contact with Sayuri and Mrs. Yuigahama.

After all—

With Hikigaya's endurance stat maxed out at 100/100, it was inevitable that more mature women would be drawn to him.

Though she was surprised that Yui's mom and Eriri's mother had chosen the exact same moment to latch onto him, that wasn't the main issue.

The main issue was...

It was too short!

"Sigh, I can only buy one 'Forced Intimate Card' per day... What a shame..."

Yukinoshita felt a pang of regret.

The interaction between her dear husband and those two women had ended too quickly.

It was simply not enough.

"If only it lasted longer... Ahem, of course, purely for the sake of collecting more points."

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