All Beautiful Girls Want to Stick with Me

Iroha Isshiki pursed her lips in a soft laugh. She was dressed casually in a mocha-brown trench coat over an ivory pleated skirt, with short black socks wrapped around her petite feet and a pair of white sneakers.

The outfit made Iroha Isshiki look full of energy. Of course, the most eye-catching part was still her alluring pair of fair, gleaming legs. Framed by the triple combination of her skirt, short black socks, and white sneakers, they revealed nothing excessive, yet constantly drew Kotomi Izumi’s gaze.

Kotomi Izumi had always considered herself a staunch devotee of pantyhose and thigh-high stockings. Short socks had never belonged anywhere in her catalog of preferences. Yet after seeing Iroha Isshiki now, Kotomi finally realized she had been wrong. Short socks could be this alluring too!

Even so, fascination was one thing, preference was another.

Kotomi glanced down at herself almost instinctively. Beneath the hem of her short skirt, a pair of sheer pantyhose hugged every curve of her legs, the fine fabric following the shape of her thighs so closely that the healthy tone of her skin remained plainly visible beneath it. The delicate tension along the material accentuated the elegant lines she had always taken pride in, giving her legs the refined allure that had long made sheer stockings her unwavering favorite.

Short socks might have earned a place in her appreciation today.

But when it came to what she loved wearing herself...

Pantyhose and stockings still stood at the very top without the slightest competition.

”Senpai, just a reminder. It’s noon right now, not evening. There isn’t any sunset.”

”If I say there’s a sunset, then there’s a sunset,” Kotomi Izumi insisted stubbornly.

”Hehehe. All right, then. If you say there’s a sunset, Senpai, then there’s a sunset.”

Faced with Kotomi Izumi’s stubbornness, Iroha Isshiki smiled faintly and glanced at the cloudless blue sky, speaking as though she were indulging a willful child.

”Hmph.” Kotomi Izumi even gave an adorably haughty snort.

Most people couldn’t see the forest for the trees because they were standing among them. For example, Kotomi Izumi often accused Yukino Yukinoshita of being a tsundere, yet when it was her own turn, she still instinctively became haughty and stubborn.

”Senpai, we should pass a convenience store soon, right? Let’s stop for a moment. I want to buy some canned lychees,” Iroha Isshiki said.

”Sure. I remember you saying you didn’t like canned food. Why do you suddenly like it now?”

”Senpai, I’m going to feel hurt if you say that because you clearly didn’t remember what I told you. I did say I didn’t like canned food, but I also specifically said I disliked canned fish and canned meat. I still really like canned fruit.” Iroha Isshiki cast Kotomi a plaintive look, appearing thoroughly aggrieved.

”Ah, ahahaha... Sorry, sorry. I really didn’t remember that part clearly.”

”A mere apology isn’t enough to heal my wounded little heart~”

Iroha Isshiki had no intention of letting Kotomi off so easily. The corners of her lips curved into a wicked smile that Kotomi knew all too well.

Whenever Iroha Isshiki revealed that mischievous smile, Kotomi Izumi could not help shivering because every time Iroha smiled like that, it meant she was about to start teasing her.

More importantly, little Iroha succeeded every single time.

Kotomi Izumi was also fiercely competitive, so whenever she saw Iroha Isshiki’s wicked smile, she felt both anticipation and nervousness. She anticipated finally turning the tables and defeating the little devil this time. She was nervous because although she felt confident, she still had very little certainty and feared that one moment of carelessness would send her tumbling into the little devil’s trap yet again.

”Th-Then what do I have to do to heal your wounded little heart?”

Kotomi Izumi asked tentatively. She knew perfectly well that her minor mistake just now could not possibly have genuinely hurt Iroha.

Had a girl truly been upset, Kotomi Izumi would have noticed immediately.

Rule Two of The Little Heartbreaker’s Guide to Self-Cultivation: Always notice changes in your lover’s mood promptly. Upon realizing that something you did caused your lover to experience negative emotions, apologize immediately and promise never to do it again. Then, within a short period, use the most effective method possible to eliminate those negative feelings completely.