Chapter 27: How Dare You Bully Miku in Front of Me?
"Mhm..."
Miku held back the pain and said in a slightly trembling voice, "Help me sit in the chair for a bit."
"Alright."
'Since I startled Miku yesterday and caused her to twist her ankle... This is my fault.'
Haruto helped her sit down on the bench. Miku sighed, not looking at him, as she removed her shoes and sat with her legs bent, frowning as she gently pressed her foot.
"Hiss…"
As soon as she pressed it, Miku's body trembled, her face turned pale, and she almost burst into tears. "It hurts…"
"The injury's gotten worse."
Haruto knelt down, looked at her, and said, "Let me take care of it, or you won't be able to walk for a while."
As we all know, when you sprain your ankle, if it's not severe, you just need to rest, and it'll heal quickly. But if you sprain it again during that period, the problem becomes much more serious.
Judging from Miku's expression, this time it was clearly much worse; otherwise, she wouldn't look like she was about to cry.
Perhaps because it hurt so much, Miku hesitated for a moment and then softly said, offering her right leg and wiggling it a little, "Do you want to take off my stockings?"
Haruto replied with disgust, "No need."
'If I ask you to take off your stockings here, imagine the rumors that will spread tomorrow!'
Needless to say, the title of a pervert would be permanently attached!
Seeing the disgust on his face and his refusal, Miku's cheeks puffed up visibly, displeased. "Guilty!"
"Then take them off!"
"Reckless!"
"..."
Haruto said with a straight face, "If you say one more thing, I'm going to kiss you!"
Miku didn't dare speak.
The scene from last time was still vividly imprinted in her mind.
She knew Haruto well enough to realize that if she provoked him again, he just might kiss her.
After all, he'd almost kissed her twice.
Haruto grabbed her foot, and Miku instinctively pulled back, "It tickles..."
"Don't move."
Haruto said angrily, "I'm just checking it for you. Be patient."
"Foot fetish?"
"Hm?"
"Hm~"
Miku quickly covered her mouth with her hands, her face flushed red. She looked at Haruto with wide eyes, not saying anything, but the meaning was clear.
Guilty! Seppuku!
Don't even think about it!
'I'm kindly helping you with a massage, but you're so sensitive and ticklish that you want someone to commit seppuku? Where are you from, dark tyrant!'
Haruto took a deep breath, holding back the urge to complain, and grabbed Miku's foot, beginning to massage it.
He had to admit, Miku's legs were beautiful, the curve from her calf to her ankle graceful.
But that was it.
Why do girls go to the bathroom just to do their makeup?
It's all fake!
Haruto could definitely tell those perverts that girls' feet sweat too, and they don't smell fragrant.
Just like Miku's at the moment.
Though her feet didn't smell, they were clearly sweaty after walking for so long, evident from the damp, warm touch.
As for the smell—naturally, there wasn't any strong odor. At most, there was a faint sweat scent... probably salty.
But even so, there was no strange smell on Miku's feet, which was quite fortunate, and her feet were so pretty that she could sell foot pictures if she wanted.
Haruto had no intention of looking any further.
He didn't plan to lift his head for a peek either.
Otherwise, there'd be another nickname, like 'Dirty Kuromori' or 'Pervert Kuromori!'
However, soon, Miku couldn't take it anymore. She lightly covered her mouth, her eyes sparkling.
"Hm~~It tickles~~~"
"Don't touch my feet~~~"
"Hm~~~"
Her voice was sweet and lovely, but it sounded quite inappropriate.
Haruto's head filled with black lines. "Be quiet!"
This was clearly just a foot massage, so why make strange noises!
If someone overheard, they might suspect something improper was happening!
And at that moment, a thunderous voice suddenly sounded.
"W-What are you doing?!"
Nino's eyes widened as she looked at them in disbelief, her body trembling slightly.
Seeing Miku pulling a guy behind her, Nino became very concerned. She feared Miku would be tricked by the guy and have her feelings played with, so she had said goodbye to her friends and walked over.
And what did she see?
Haruto holding her leg, moving it like some pervert. Miku's cheeks were flushed, her eyes teary.
It was hard not to misunderstand.
"Nino?"
Miku panicked and tried to pull her leg back, but in her haste, she accidentally kicked her leg up, planting it directly on Haruto's face.
Haruto had been about to stand up and prove his innocence.
But now, he was utterly confused, staring at Miku in disbelief with wide eyes.
"I worked so hard to give you a massage, and you stomped on me? And in front of Nino?"
Haruto suddenly felt like the world needed to be flattened. No, the world needed to be destroyed now. Starting with Nino, and then Sobu High School.
"I'm so sorry…"
Miku quickly pulled her leg back and covered her face with her hands. She was so embarrassed she wanted to find a hole in the ground to crawl into.
Oh my gosh!
Why did this happen?
And at that moment, Nino, who had arrived with such intensity, angrily shouted, "Shit, you actually dare 'kiss' Miku's feet?!"
"Urgh—"
Haruto almost spat out a mouthful of blood, his vision going black.
What did Nino just say?
And worse, how perverted did he have to be to kiss a girl's feet at Sobu High?
"Nino... stop talking."
"It's all a misunderstanding..."
Miku's voice trembled, her cheeks red, even her ears tinged with a deep crimson, and her eyes filled with tears, as if she might cry from the sheer embarrassment.
What on earth was Nino talking about!
It was clearly just an accidental kick!
However, Miku's explanation held no credibility. Nino could only assume that Miku had been bullied and threatened.
Nino gritted her teeth, her eyes blazing with fury, and rushed forward, yelling, "You scumbag, how dare you bully Miku in front of me?"
"I'll beat you to death!"
There was no doubt that a sister is the opposite of Nino.
Seeing her sister being bullied, Nino was nearly driven mad with rage, unable to keep her composure.