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“Well, the wording is a bit misleading, but―”

　Understanding what Nagisa is trying to say, Yō tried to affirm Nagisa’s words, though he was dumbfounded by her words.

　But as if to interrupt his words, the girl with the youngest face among the group leaned forward.

“―W-Wha!? Do you even realize what you’re talking about…!? T-That’s so ecchi…!”

　Marin, the girl with the most childish face in their group, began to get angry at Nagisa, while her face turned bright red.

　Seeing Marin react to that suggestion, Yō, Kasumi, and Nagisa looked at each other.

“Eh, what’s with that reaction…?”

　Marin looked at Yō and the others while holding her own body with both hands.

　Kasumi tilted her head with a curious look on her face.

“Why did you think filming a yuri video is ecchi?”

“Eh…?”

“Akimi-san, what on earth did you imagine?”

“W-Well you see, uhh… erm, because yuri is…”

　Marin’s eyes wandered around as Kasumi stared at her.

　She fumbled with her fingertips together and finally looked at Yō in distress.

“In this case, I meant the video of girls getting along with each other, okay?”

　And Yō, who already knew what kind of girl Marin was, replied with a slight sigh.

　This caused Marin’s face to turn red again.

“W-What I was trying to say was… the one in a manga….!”

“Video sites are very strict when it comes to ecchi-related content. I wouldn’t film anything that would get me banned or terminate my channel.”

“Oh…”

　Marin realized her blunder when she heard Nagisa’s warm and gentle smile, which seemed to have a deep meaning.

　In response to Marin, Nagisa smirked at her with a nasty grin.

“Marin-chan, you’re surprisingly knowledgeable, aren’t you?”

“~~~~~Wha!? Y-You’re mistaken, it’s…!”

“I wonder what kind of stuff you usually read?”

“~~~~~N-Nhatsu!?”

　Nagisa, who seemed to be enjoying herself with a smirk on her face, began to tease Marin, whose face turned bright red and her voice sounded incoherent.

　Marin wriggled with her hands on her face, but Nagisa put her mouth to Marin’s ear and whispered something in her ear.

　Marin held her face in her hands and frantically shook her face from side to side in denial.

“Oi, Nagisa, this is getting off-topic, so cut it out!”

　Yō, who was now unable to contain himself, offered Marin a helping hand.

　Nagisa’s lips twitched in disappointment and she returned to her seat.

　Marin, with slightly teary eyes, looks at Yō’s face through the gap between her fingers.

　When their gazes met, Yō smiled, as if he had no choice in the matter.

“Well, I think Nagisa said something earlier that gave you the wrong idea. So don’t worry about it too much.”

“Oh, thank you very much…”

　Seeing Yō’s smile, Marin squeezed herself together with both hands and turned her head down in embarrassment.

　However, her expression seemed pleased, so apparently she was happy with Yō’s follow-up.

　Marin’s outburst (misunderstanding) caused by Nagisa’s comment was now settled.

　It seemed so, but―

“―Muuu!”

“~~~~~Uuuu!”

　Kasumi, who was not amused, muttered to Marin, looking at her with a stern look, and Marin was in agony again.