abnabooks Chapter 505 - 491: Easy to Fool
Chapter 505 - 491: Easy to Fool
Merry Christmas everyone!!!Hope yall a good day!
====
Just when Shinomiya Kaguya felt herself sinking into a vortex of confusion, Haruto suddenly spoke:
"Although it sounds a bit scummy to say it like this… I like Hayasaka Ai, and I also like Shinomiya Kaguya. You are both my wings."
Kaguya's heart—which had been twisting in pain—went still.
What?
Did she just hear that correctly?
The boy beside her… said he liked her?
She had been silently enduring Haruto's explanation about his feelings for Hayasaka.
Kaguya genuinely thought Haruto was preparing to formally clarify their relationship and gently reject her.
She had been on the verge of crying.
But—
Haruto wasn't rejecting her.
He was saying he wanted them both.
Kaguya froze.
Her heartbroken expression hung on her face, but her eyes went blank for a moment, unable to keep up with the sudden change.
Hayasaka Ai watched this with a complicated expression—some helplessness, some nervousness.
In her life, Kaguya was the most important person to her.
Even now, with Haruto having entered her life, Ai's "most important people" had simply changed from one person to two.
Haruto and Kaguya—both were irreplaceable.
Even so, would this proud, noble young lady truly accept being "betrayed" by her own maid?
Could such a prideful girl accept sharing her lover?
…Wait.
Haruto was technically Ai's only lover first.
Oh.
That made it easier to justify.
Ai thought about it for a moment, and everything suddenly felt strangely reasonable.
In that instant, Hayasaka Ai almost wanted to jump on Haruto and bite him.
Too outrageous!
Absolutely outrageous!
Haruto, meanwhile, watched Kaguya nervously.
He confessed because he respected both of them.
If he dated Kaguya while secretly continuing his relationship with Ai, leaving Kaguya in the dark… that would only torture all three of them.
Some things, when revealed early, are accepted as truth. But if discovered afterward, they become betrayal.
Even so, Haruto was anxious.
He knew Kaguya's pride well.
If she couldn't accept this…
He briefly thought of using Tomie-like abilities to manipulate her emotions.
But the thought died instantly.
Never.
He would never twist a lover's will with abnormalities.
He could only wait—patiently—for Kaguya's answer.
And if she refused… then he would simply prove himself with sincerity and change her mind little by little.
At that moment—
"But… is it really acceptable to have more than one lover?"
Kaguya asked in a dazed voice.
Before Haruto could answer, Hayasaka Ai immediately responded:
"Of course it is. In nature, powerful males often have multiple female partners. And even among humans, such an unspoken rule exists. For example—Mr. Shinomiya. Miss Kaguya, isn't Haruto the strongest man in the world?"
Kaguya's views on love were incomplete to begin with.
Otherwise, she wouldn't believe ridiculous things like "the one who confesses first loses." So Ai didn't hesitate—she lied without mercy, all to keep both people she cared about.
Besides, it wasn't even a hard lie.
Shinomiya Kaguya's father did indeed have multiple partners.
Growing up witnessing this, Kaguya suddenly felt that Ai's argument… made sense.
"It does make sense," Kaguya nodded seriously. "Then Hayasaka and I should go together."
Her cheeks turned bright red.
"Let's be Haruto's lovers together."
Haruto inhaled sharply.
Hayasaka Ai really was something else.
She fooled her own lady effortlessly.
Seeing Haruto's look, Ai rolled her eyes.
Thus, the love-brain war of Shuchiin ended with an extremely bizarre conclusion.
Just then, the Ferris wheel carrying the three reached its highest point. The entire amusement park spread out below them like a miniature model.
The sunset had faded, leaving a faint glow, and stars began to appear.
Haruto and I… are already lovers.
That thought repeated inside Kaguya's mind.
High at the top of the Ferris wheel, under the stars, she leaned closer, lifted her face slightly, and closed her eyes—nervous but determined.
Only an idiot wouldn't understand what that gesture meant.
Haruto lowered his head and kissed her.
As it was Kaguya's first kiss, Haruto restrained himself, wanting to leave her with something gentle and unforgettable.
A soft, simple kiss—just enough to savor.
In most stories, a first kiss is described as having a lime-like sweetness.
But in reality?
A first kiss tastes like whatever the other person last ate.
Haruto had eaten orange ice cream.
But he could adjust his body's flavor at will.
He was about to shift it to the classic lime taste—
When something soft and lilac-colored slipped past his lips.
Haruto: "?"
When they finally parted, Kaguya looked dazed, transformed. Her expression glowed with happiness—eyes sparkling with pure joy.
This wasn't the usual Kaguya.
The difference was like refined, noble Kaguya versus silly sand-sculpture Kaguya.
Hayasaka Ai leaned in and whispered urgently.
What she saw just now was real.
Her lady—even though inexperienced—was unbelievably bold.
But after Ai whispered…
Kaguya responded out loud, in her normal serious voice:
"Of course! A first kiss can't end with just lips touching. Hayasaka, listen—it needs to be more passionate. And Hayasaka, did you know? People say the first kiss tastes like lime, but because Haruto ate ice cream earlier… It actually tasted like sweet orange. Hehe~"
Kaguya happily shared random love trivia she picked up somewhere.
She didn't realize how bold she had just been. She even bragged about it to Ai—completely unaware Haruto stood right there.
Anyway, in her mind, Ai was going to marry Haruto in the future too.
So sharing details was normal.
Hayasaka Ai was dumbfounded.
She suddenly realized—
Once Kaguya accepted the relationship, her innocence combined with her lack of normal romantic boundaries made her even more open-minded than Ai.
Ai glared vehemently at Haruto—
A warning:
Do NOT do anything too intense with Kaguya. Too rough is absolutely forbidden!
Ai even considered:
Do I need to teach my lady some things… before something happens…?
Haruto sighed and flicked Ai's forehead.
All the ridiculous, banana-peel-colored thoughts in her head needed to go. Was he the kind of man to push things too far?
…Okay, maybe a little, but still!
At that moment, the Ferris wheel descended.
The three exited.
Fujiwara and the others waited nearby and immediately rushed over.
Then they noticed it—
Shinomiya Kaguya was clearly "not normal."
Her sharp gaze and noble aura were gone.
Instead, she radiated a fluffy, soft, adorable presence.
"Is this… Kaguya-san?" Fujiwara Chika whispered, eyes sparkling.
Under certain conditions (60% happiness, 40% escaping reality, plus sleep deprivation), Kaguya evolved into the extremely rare SRare+ Kaguya.
But this time—
This wasn't the normal Kaguya.
This was—
Love-struck Kaguya.