I, who advocate giving up, feel like a disqualified person

Could she have been serious just now? But...even though there weren't many people here right now, it was still a bookstore after all...and there were surveillance cameras and everything, so any indecent behavior would definitely be discovered...

"There's no chance to observe deviant behavior on a daily basis anymore."

"..."

I knew it. I was overthinking it.

"Well... let's put this aside for now. After all, there's still plenty of time to observe."

Still need to observe...

"How could someone like you who loves muscular men wrestling each other buy a romance novel whose title clearly says it's devoid of substance?"

"...I want to clarify two things. First, I'm not a fan of muscular men wrestling at all... Second, I bought this book for my sister Ye Jin. Do you understand?"

In order to explain it clearly, I smiled at her after I finished speaking.

"Oh..." She nodded, "Ye Jin is really pitiful. He took the blame for you without knowing anything."

"No, it's not..."

Now it seems that I am the one who took the blame for her.

"Life must be so hard with such an irresponsible and perverted brother. It's so sad."

"I don't see you're sad."

She was completely calm inside.

"...Hehe, after all, bugs are just bugs. How can creatures with lower intelligence than me understand my thoughts?" She looked at me seriously. "As the saying goes, 'Love knows no boundaries.' True sorrow should be expressed with a seemingly calm expression, just like mine."

Actually, there's nothing inside, right? I get it, I get it.

"In fact, I want to beat you up."

"There is absolutely no logic to this. Please forgive me for rejecting it."

"Hehe, what a weak man. Are you even afraid of a girl's fist?"

Who did you learn this provocative line from?

"Well, let's not talk about this for now." I took the initiative to change the subject, otherwise she would have the initiative to speak. "Why are you here?"

"Oh haha...what a joke."

She doesn't look like she's smiling at all.

"Wherever there are books, there will be me. This is common sense."

"Don't say that so proudly." I quickly waved my hands to refuse.

"Well...if I have to say, it's the first stop after returning from the trip." She thought for a moment and said...this time it seemed that she was answering the question seriously.

"Ah... you're actually going on a trip, as expected of Miss Rin."

"Hmph, it's good to know."

A smug smile finally appeared on her face.

"Where did you go? Maybe abroad...Hawaii or the Maldives?" When it comes to summer travel, of course, you'd want to go somewhere like this. After all, it's by the sea, and the scenery is beautiful.

"Sadly, it's none of those things."

"...Oh, where is that?"

"Egypt," she replied calmly.

"Eh...it's Egypt, what a surprise." I thought we were going to a place by the sea... "Why Egypt?" If we travel in the summer, there should be better places to go.

"Oh? Just like why you came here, of course it's because I wanted to go, so I went. Do I need a reason?" She responded with an unhappy look on her face.

"Oh...I'm sorry..."

"Hmm, forget it." She blinked slightly, trying to calm down, "I won't bother with you anymore."

"Thank you so much..." It was rare that she didn't take the opportunity to say a few insults to me after she finished speaking.

"Well, actually you should go out more often." She seemed to be giving me advice.

"I do want to, but poverty limits my steps." But my parents left me alone to travel. From this point of view, even if I had money, I still wouldn't go out.

"...If you don't mind, I can take you with me next time I go to Egypt."

She seemed to say something unusual with a calm expression.

"Eh? That... no need for that... You and I are not related at all... Besides, it wouldn't be appropriate for me to go along with your family if they were traveling together."

Wow... I feel so nervous... Talking about these things all of a sudden really makes me feel a little overwhelmed.

"It's okay, I went there by myself."

She seemed to have said something even more outrageous.

"...Did you go there by yourself?"

"Yes, of course." She nodded. "Don't look at me like this. I can still swim in the Nile, climb the pyramids, and shoot arrows at the Sphinx."

After hearing this, I almost understood.

"You went to play Assassin's Creed Origins..."

"Yeah, didn't I tell you?"

Even after all this, she still pretended nothing happened.

"You definitely didn't tell me! Don't tell me you've been staying at home playing Origin these days."

"What if I tell you?"

"...You never travel with your family?"

As a young lady, she is spending her summer vacation at home like a stay-at-home girl playing games... Who else can believe this except me?

"Oh, it seems you have a certain misunderstanding about us." She frowned at this. "Students have summer vacation, but have you ever seen a company have summer vacation? So of course my parents wouldn't just pick a random day to go on vacation. If they wanted to go, only my sister and I could go together. But how could I possibly sit on the same plane with her? Instead of being annoyed by her like that, I'd rather stay in my room."

"..."

It seems like her opinion of Rin Hanekawa hasn't changed... If I could reconcile them sooner, then Rin Hanekawa would have more opportunities to have fun outside of games...

"Yeah, so let's just spend the money and buy an Origin."

"..Are you here to sell something?" Why does it always feel like I'm advertising? (Advertising space for rent in the front row)

"...Heh. An ignorant, inferior creature like you certainly can't appreciate the joys of humanity. You only follow your instincts and regard all foreign things as threats."

There were looks of contempt.

"Oh, how pathetic."

"...You're being a bit too extreme..."

"Hmm, bugs shouldn't have pride. Since you're such a lowly creature, you should just accept it."

"..."

"And I only provoked you with words. Real insects should be trampled under the feet of humans."

"I cannot accept this theory..."

"Ah, what a pity. No one cares what a bug thinks." He sat down a little on the platform of the bookcase and then raised his feet slightly towards me.

"Come on, now please follow your instinct, slowly kneel on the ground, and then ask me to step on you."

"...This doesn't seem like an insect's instinct."

It sounds like masochistic teaching.

"Hmm, you actually talked back. It's just a mere worm."

"...You seem to have a... preference for the term 'bug'?" I was a little confused. "Generally speaking, you should hate it, right?"

"Oh, what? So you disobeyed orders because you don't like this title?" She showed an expression of sudden enlightenment. "If that's the case, why didn't you tell me earlier? I can just change the title."

"No...I won't obey even if you change it, and I've said more than once that I don't want to be called that."

"Actually, I just wanted to avoid using vulgar language." She didn't seem to care about what I said and began to explain herself. "But if this didn't make you feel excited enough and caused you unnecessary trouble, please allow me to apologize."

"Don't apologize for something like this..." I don't know whether she really respects me or is pretending to respect me.

"So... can I call you 'dirty, smelly pig' instead?" She smiled...actually smiled. "Doesn't that sound even more outrageous?"

"If you know it's excessive, then don't tell me..." And I have never said that I like this kind of weird play.

"Do you still prefer the name 'Bug'? I see. I didn't expect you to be such a double-faced person."

"...No, no, I don't like any of them."

"But honestly, I think pigs are more valuable than bugs. After all, size is an advantage. And in terms of species, mammals are much more advanced than arthropods."

"...You're right."

"Then I'm really sorry for calling you a higher animal just now. Please forgive me."

"So don't apologize to me so easily."

"Well, it's very kind of you to forgive me."

"I didn't say I forgive you."

"Oh, I really can't do anything with you." She freed her left hand and covered her left cheek. "Then I'll give you a chance to be stepped on hard by me, and you can just forgive me."

"That's impossible."

What I want is a heartfelt apology from her. That apology just now was so casual, it felt like she was just playing a trick on me...

"Surprised... They rejected me so decisively. It seems this compensation is really too cheap."

What do you call compensation...

"I can't help it, so I'll just reluctantly allow you to lick my shoes." She said, lifting her legs towards me. "I came here in my family's car, so there's no need to worry about getting dust on them. You might even be able to taste the shoe polish."

"...I refuse."

I feel inexplicably that this guy seems to be in a very good mood today. He can be so relaxed when joking with me.

"Oh my, what a greedy worm~"

“Not even in English.”

"Then I'll make an exception and let you take off my shoes and lick them."

"I'll take both of your shoes off."

This is the only response I can give to this.

"Oh... Oh my...? You're so bold... Really... Being too greedy is not a good habit..." She didn't seem to expect me to answer like that. She looked a little overwhelmed, her eyes began to waver, and she couldn't help looking to the side, "You can only take off one at most..."

"No, I'm going to take off both." I deliberately repeated it and gradually moved closer to her.

"Eh? ...But...but..."

She raised her head and looked at me as I was approaching, and a look of hesitation and shyness began to appear in her eyes.

"Then, throw the shoes into the street."

"..."

The way she looked at me at that moment...it seemed like she no longer treated me as a toy, but as a real...enemy?

"You...idiot!"

This was what she said to me after a long silence. Along with the sound of the wind, I felt a pain on my left cheek.

This story taught me a lesson.

Don't try to trick Rinquanchuan, because she seems unable to accept being fooled by someone like me.

Conversation and conversation

“Sizzle—”

For some reason, as I touched my burning cheek, the image of a barbecue suddenly crossed my mind. To exaggerate, it felt like I was pressing my left cheek against a griddle. At that moment, I could almost feel the sensation of the meat itself.

“It seems like no one is coming…”