About starting a part-time job as a rental boyfriend and then getting a lifetime contract from the most popular heroine at the university - Chapter 28 - The Kidnapper_ Kanon Fuyutsuki

“Shall we get going soon?” At Ran’s suggestion, everyone started preparing to leave the coffee shop. The four of them were completely satisfied with the food and drinks. It was a place they thought they’d like to come again.

“Thank you for the meal.”

“Thank you.”

“Thanks for the food.”

“Thank you so much!”

“We look forward to your next visit.”

Being seen off by the small shop master, they leave the cafe. Then, Akiha, who happened to pull out his smartphone, muttered under his breath.

“Ah, there’s a message from my sister.”

“From Kanon?”

“Yeah… Eh!?”

The strange scream from Akiha not only startled Haruya who was next to him, but also Ryoma and Ran who were walking ahead. Akiha showed the screen of his smartphone to Haruya with wide-eyed surprise.

“What the!?”

Haruya too, like Akiha, let out a strange scream. What was displayed on the smartphone screen was a photo sent by Kanon. In the photo, Kanon, who had light from behind, made a confident V-sign, and Hikari, who was being held, was smiling happily and also making a peace sign.

“Hikari!? Why!?”

“Why are my sister and Hikari…?”

“Eh? Hikari and Akiha’s sister?”

“Let me see.”

Ryoma and Ran also peeked at Akiha’s phone with great interest. Then, a new message arrived from Kanon.

[I kidnapped Hikari!]

[If you want him back, go buy donuts from Starby!]

[Buy them! By Hikari]

“No, why is the kidnapped party making demands?”

Haruya’s perfectly legitimate retort cannot reach his sister who is at a distance. Then, Haruya, upon looking at the photo again, noticed something.

“Huh? This…isn’t this my room?”

The picture of Hikari and Kanon had Haruya’s bedroom bed in the background. Also, the game console he had bought with his part-time job money was there as well.

[Why is my sister in Haruya’s house!?]

[(ΦωΦ) Fufufu…]

[If you don’t hurry, I don’t know what will happen to Hikari~?]

[I don’t know~? By Hikari]

“Again, Hikari is the one being kidnapped.”

After firing off another uncatchable retort, Haruya apologetically said to Ryoma and Ran.

“Something strange seems to be happening…”

“Oh, go ahead.”

“We’ll play on our own and then head home.”

Ryoma and Ran said this while giving the OK sign together.

“Sorry!”

“Sorry both of you!”

Haruya and Akiha start walking towards Starby’s side by side. As they watched their backs, Ryoma muttered quietly.

“You know what”

“What’s up?”

“Those two seem to be slowly filling the outer moat, aren’t they?”

“Well, given that Hikari is such a character, and Akiha’s sister seems like a bright person…”

“Are they about to really get together?”

“It’s possible.”

Ryoma and Ran, who are freely speculating and criticizing. When talking about someone else’s romance, they tend to forget about their own affairs.

“Hmm…”

Against the bright blue sky, Ran stretched largely.

“What are we going to do now?”

“Well, we’ve eaten all we could. Should we go somewhere for fun?”

“Karaoke?”

“Bowling is also an option.”

“Ah, that’s a good idea.”

Thanks to, or perhaps because of Haruya and Akiha, Ryoma and Ran had been spending more time together recently.

“Phew~”

Fuyutsuki Kanon, sitting in Haruya’s room with her legs stretched out, looked up at the ceiling and sighed. Next to her, Hikari was happily playing a puzzle game on Kanon’s smartphone.

“It’s a nice room. Haruya is really keeping it tidy.”

Evaluating the room from a mother-in-law’s perspective, she spoke to Hikari next to her.

“Hey, Hikari.”

“What?”

“Do you think Haruya and Akiha make a good couple?”

“I think so!”

Hikari stopped her puzzle game and spoke with high spirits.

“When he’s with Akiha, my brother looks really happy! Even when he’s messaging, he’s grinning!”

“I see~”

“It’s just like Akiha when she’s messaging.”

Kanon couldn’t help but smile at the two, who seemed so alike. Then, she said triumphantly.

“But you know, I entered Haruya’s room before Akiha did~”

“Eh?”

At Kanon’s words, Hikari tilted her head in confusion. In fact, Kanon didn’t know that Akiha had already been in this room. She only heard about the time when Akiha and Hikari met at Starby.

“Akiha came over to our place the other day, you know?”

“Eh?”

“We played mushroom cart together and had dinner!”

“Really!?”

“Oh, was that the day when she said she would eat dinner and go home…? Hmm… It’s suspicious that she didn’t tell me it was Haruya’s house…”

She was overthinking. It was simply that there was no opportunity for Akiha to mention it. It wasn’t that she was hiding anything.

“Hikari~! Your brother will be home soon~!”

The voice of their mother, who was preparing dinner downstairs, echoed.

“Okay!”

Hikari cheerfully replied, then said to Kanon.

“Brother and the others will be back soon!”

“Oh, I can’t wait~”

“At last, a face-to-face meeting with Haruya…!”

The person she was supposed to meet after the Golden Week was over. Kanon, who was disappointed that she couldn’t interview him at the time, was now grateful to the editor who suddenly set up a meeting.

With anticipation in her heart, Kanon waited for Haruya and Akiha to return.