“Husband, I’ll sleep over at Fuyu’s house later. I won’t meddle with your progress with her but I’ll at least have to find out whether her mother knows about us or not, right?”

That was Akane’s words after I asked her about her plans tonight. Then she even called Fuyu, informing her about wanting to sleep over. With that girl probably roused to sleep by her call, I heard Fuyu’s sleepy voice over the phone.

Sneakily, Akane acted like she was going to get something inside the house and handed me the phone.

Look at that silly girl. And she said she’s not going to meddle with us.

I shook my head at her randomness.

In any case, because she passed it before Fuyu could properly reply, I caught the girl’s voice clearly.

“E-eh? What did you say? Can you repeat it again, Akane?”

Not gonna lie, she has a cool, raspy voice. I wonder if she’s like this every morning. I can imagine her rubbing her eyes, trying to cast off the sleepiness that has yet to wear off.

“Ah. Yuuki-san. It’s me.”

“O-onoda-kun? Wait. I thought Akane called me.”

Upon hearing my voice, that raspy voice that I just found endearing immediately got replied by a high-pitched one. She’s surprised to hear me, alright. That probably made her awake as well.

“Mhm. She did but you know that girl. She said forgot something inside and passed me the phone.”

“I... I see. G-good morning?”

This girl... I’m finding the urge to switch this voice call to a video call and see her morning face. But well, let’s hold back on that thought for now. I’ll have the chance to do that in the future.

“Yes. Good morning, Yuuki-san. Sorry for the inconvenience.”

“N-no. Not at all... But Onoda-kun, isn’t it too early?”

Looking at the clock, it was only four in the morning. So, yes. It’s really early. We were told to be at school before 5 am. With train stations and first bus trips opening at 4 am, the schedule for this camping trip was already cut tight for everyone.

Thankfully, we have Shio. She’s going to drive us to school and given that she’d be accompanying us there, there wouldn’t be a problem to make the excuse that she picked us up on the road.

She arrived early on. Maybe around 3 am. With a spare key to our front door, she’s the one who woke me. Then, while Shizu and Akane were still asleep, the two of us went down to prepare a quick breakfast and of course, took our moment like a newlywed couple in the kitchen.

At the moment, she’s resting in the living room, sipping on her coffee while stealing glances at me. Really, she’s also acting more adorable these days.

Anyway, back to Fuyu...

“Ah. Right. She’s probably going to inform you about this herself but I guess given that I’m talking to you right now, I’ll just do it myself...”

“Uhm... That sounds serious. What is it?”

“Not really. Don’t worry. I hope I won't be troubling you with this but... Our school has a camping trip today until tomorrow night. I won’t be able to come home tonight so... Yuuki-san, can I ask you a favor to look after Akane?”

As soon as I dropped that on her, I could hear from the other side the rustling of her blanket and how she probably pulled herself up from the bed.

Imagining her in her sleepwear, I can see how alluring she is at the moment.

Ugh. Alright. Stop being a pervert, Ruki. I know, the side-effect of the tea hadn’t been fully quelled yet but I guess this is just truly my nature. I’m a pervert through and through, especially to the girls close to me.

“Oh! How nice. Your school has a camping trip... I understand Onoda-kun, I’ll take care of Akane. And you’re not troubling me.”

“Thank you, you’re a lifesaver, Yuuki-san. I owe you one.”

“This guy, don’t be. Akane is my best friend. Looking after her is already second nature to me.”

“How reassuring... Still, I want to thank Yuuki-san in some other way or form.”

I heard her helplessly sigh on the other end of this call. She’s probably facepalming at my insistence.

“Uhm... Since I probably won’t be able to convince you, I’ll accept it. Take care, Onoda-kun.”

“Mhm. You too. Have a nice day. Also, you can go back to sleep. I’ll scold Akane for waking you up this early.”

“... It’s fine. I think? I got to hear your voice...”

“Hmm? What is it?”

That last sentence of hers was probably blurted out by her unconsciously again. And so, I pretended not to hear it.

The girl fumbled to try and correct it but thankfully, Akane came back to save her day. She got the phone back and talked to Fuyu before ending the call right after.

Looking at my silly wife making an ‘OK’ gesture with a mischievous grin, I failed to restrain myself from punishing her for it. Or maybe it was a reward?

I pulled her with me and hid behind a wall where I poured my desire on her for the first and last time today.

Shortly after that, Shizu, who finished preparing, met up with us downstairs. She’s walking a bit weirdly but not so much that it would be noticeable... I guess that part of her didn’t hurt as much for her anymore or she’s just great at hiding her expression beneath her poker face mask.

Nevertheless, I didn’t skip checking on her before we ate our breakfast. Not surprisingly, that eventually ended in the same situation as Akane...

Right... I’m that much of a pervert to be unable to hold back at all.

After Akane inspected my bag one last time, making sure that I didn’t forget anything, the girl kissed me goodbye and sent us to the front door.

If it’s only possible, I wouldn’t mind bringing her with us. Unfortunately, it’s an official school trip.

Not seeing her for more than a day would probably make me miss her so much. The same for my other girls who won’t be joining us at the camp.

Kana, Rumi, Edel, Marika and everyone from the other schools...

And that’s why, I decided to keep my phone in my hand before it gets confiscated later. In this way, I can easily reply to them when they wake up.

Ah. Right. Since Shizu didn’t bring anything with her during this sleepover... Nami went to her house to get her things and would bring them over. Luckily, they’re living on the same street and their families are related. The girl wouldn’t find it difficult to get it.

Nonetheless, I still checked on her, worrying that it might be too heavy for her to carry. Such a worrywart.

Nami met up with Saki and Hina at the bus stop. But given that her neighbor and childhood friend is also in our class as well as that delusional idiot, Tadano, and Ogawa also appeared at the same stop to ride the bus to school.

Well, there’s no reason for them to skip it just because they’re there. It will be inefficient. They’re all in the same club and there’s no hope for them anymore. Will I still be bothered just because of their presence? That’s only what an insecure idiot would feel.

Moreover, aren’t they convenient tools to use? In the end, seeing that Nami was carrying two bags, Tadano insisted on carrying one of them to relieve Nami from its burden.

I’d give him some points for that by refraining from replying to Mei-chan's messages.

Speaking of Mei-chan... I only skimmed through her message and she probably found out about that cosplay account my girls made for me. She recognized me from it... Hence the reason why she’s messaging me. She probably wanted me to confirm it.

Anyway, looks like this will become another long day for us. And I’m starting it with Shizu by my side...

“Numbskull, stop hesitating like an idiot and call them instead of just messaging them. I know you don’t want to start this day without seeing them.”

While resting her head on my shoulder, Shizu who noticed my constant checks on my phone grumbled in annoyance.