We’ll Pay for Everything with Points – Part 06

Time to take the train home. It was fully night now, and the train was packed. So crowded I couldn’t even grab a strap.

As I struggled to keep the bags from getting crushed, I spotted a sketchy-looking middle-aged guy behind Hiramatsu.

The train was crowded. You’d expect one or two sketchy guys. But… his eyes were just like Orito’s. The eyes of a snake that had found prey. There was a real chance he was a groper.

He probably wouldn’t do anything—probably—but if he looked at this shy, modest girl and decided he could get away with it…

Someone was after Hiramatsu. What if that creepy gaze wasn’t just sleazy, but actually something much more serious?

Maybe I was overthinking it. But something about it bothered me.

I slipped between them and pushed Hiramatsu deeper into the car. It was cramped, and moving was basically a nuisance to