Hikigaya's Inner World of Spring

Some time later.

Hachiman finished his workout and quickly bid farewell to the girls.

Mrs. Yuigahama watched Hachiman leave with reluctance.

Her right hand covered her face.

As she gazed at the young man's sturdy back, she couldn't help but murmur to herself.

"Sigh, Hachiman-kun is such a wonderful boy~"

"Hehe, it seems like Mom is growing fonder of Hikki by the day," Yui said with a smile.

"Uh..."

Feeling her daughter's gaze, Mrs. Yuigahama snapped out of her reverie and guiltily averted her eyes.

"Ahem, Yui, you... you need to work harder to win Hachiman-kun over. Mommy really hopes he can become part of our family."

"Ugh... I'll do my best."

Yui blushed and lowered her head.

Seeing this.

Mrs. Yuigahama sighed, while the strange stirrings in her heart grew stronger. She knew she needed to hurry home.

Just as she was about to leave with her daughter, a phone ringtone interrupted.

"Huh?"

Mrs. Yuigahama froze.

It was her phone.

"Mommy needs to take this call."

"Okay."

Yui nodded, pulling out her own phone and starting to fiddle with it.

"This child..."

Mrs. Yuigahama rubbed her forehead in exasperation before ignoring it and pulling out her phone. When she saw that it was Sayuri calling, her expression subtly changed.

After hesitating for a few seconds, she answered the call.

Immediately.

Sayuri's charming face appeared on the screen.

The two were close friends, so they often preferred video calls.

At the moment.

Sayuri had just finished her bath and was lying in bed, looking completely relaxed.

"Asuna, what kind of poses do you think boys aged eighteen or twenty like women to do the most? You know what I mean, right~"

"Huh?"

Mrs. Yuigahama's face instantly turned bright red.

Glancing at her daughter, who was engrossed in her phone, she quickly walked further away to prevent Yui from hearing Sayuri's embarrassing words.

Yui glanced at her mother in confusion but didn't think much of it, continuing to play with her phone.

"You..."

Once she reached a tree, Mrs. Yuigahama scolded:

"Stop asking me such shameless questions!"

"Well, I'm just out of inspiration again."

Sayuri laughed.

Whenever she lacked inspiration, she often turned to her good friend for advice.

After all.

Her friend occasionally read doujinshi too.

"I don't know," Mrs. Yuigahama said irritably.

"Don't just reject me outright! At least give me a few suggestions," Sayuri quickly added, afraid Mrs. Yuigahama would hang up.

"W-What kind of suggestions can I give you?"

Mrs. Yuigahama said helplessly:

"It's not like I've ever... ahem."

As she spoke, her face turned red, vaguely recalling the scene that had just happened with Hachiman.

"I know you haven't, but you've probably read a lot of that kind of doujinshi, so..."

"Ugh! I hardly ever read that stuff!"

"Liar, you don't read it?"

"If it weren't for you, would I even know about that kind of thing?" Mrs. Yuigahama muttered at Sayuri.

"Don't say that~ We're both women, and we all get lonely. Reading doujinshi helps relieve stress~"

"W-Who's like you!"

"Well..."

The two chatted and laughed.

After some back-and-forth, Mrs. Yuigahama finally offered a few embarrassing suggestions.

"As expected of Nana, it feels like you've actually tried these yourself."

"N-No way!"

Mrs. Yuigahama said irritably:

"Are we done here? If there's nothing else, I'm hanging up!"

"Don't be in such a hurry. We're old friends, can't we chat for a bit?"

"What's there to chat about? I'm exhausted today, so I'm hanging up~"

"Exhausted? Nana, by the way..."

Sayuri said in surprise:

"Your outfit today is so full of energy. Why are you suddenly wearing sportswear? Did you go jogging?"

"Ugh, I..."

"This doesn't seem like you at all. I remember you hate jogging the most. Could it be... wait! Jogging! Hachiman-kun?!"

Sayuri jolted, sitting up straight in bed.

She had gone for a walk in the park with Mrs. Yuigahama the day before and knew that Hachiman went to the park every night to jog and exercise.

"Could it be that you dressed like this for Hachiman-kun? Are you trying to seduce him?"

"N-No! Sayuri, what... what are you thinking?!"

"No? Hehe..."

Sayuri chuckled:

"Asuna, every time you lie, your eyes dart around. You never seem to break that habit. Let me ask you again, you lonely woman, did you... do something indecent with Hachiman-kun?"

"Huh??"

Sayuri had only been testing the waters, but Mrs. Yuigahama's face instantly turned crimson as she quickly retorted:

"T-That's... I really didn't seduce Hachiman-kun, and I definitely didn't do that kind of thing with him in the restroom! D-Don't you dare think otherwise!!"

"Asuna, you—"

Seeing Mrs. Yuigahama's unusually intense reaction, Sayuri was stunned, her mouth agape:

"You two... no way! Come to think of it, you just said you were tired, but your complexion looks like you've been... well, nourished. It's glowing..."

"Huh? N-No, I... I wasn't nourished by Hachiman-kun! Hachiman-kun was... uh!" Flustered, Mrs. Yuigahama's expression changed, and she quickly shut her mouth.

Sayuri's eyes widened. After a moment of stunned silence, she took a deep breath:

"Alright, alright! So you really went for it, huh? And here I thought I was the shameless one, but turns out it's you!"

"N-No, Sayuri, listen to me..."

"Well, if that's the case, I want in too! Hmph! Nana, did you really think you could keep him all to yourself? Dream on!"

With that, Sayuri hung up.

"Huh? Wait, Sayuri, let me explain, let me explain..."

Mrs. Yuigahama's face paled.

This was bad.

The misunderstanding had gone too far.

While it was true that she and Hachiman-kun had crossed a line, they hadn't truly taken that final step.

She had wanted to, but her strong willpower had ultimately allowed her to calm down.

But Sayuri was different.

Her friend was a manga artist in *that* genre.

She had been without a man for a long time.

Her body couldn't handle it anymore.

Therefore.

If Sayuri were to get close to Hachiman-kun again, there was a real possibility she might do something extreme to him.

Mrs. Yuigahama clenched her thighs, praying inwardly:

"Sayuri, you're Hachiman-kun's elder. Please, don't force yourself on him."

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