19 Apologies

"Hi!" Haruki said cheerfully, greeting Miyu-chan with a grin, and helping her to get on her feet.

Miyu-chan raised her chin to look up and see who saved her from crashing to the floor. Upon seeing Haruki, she recognized him immediately. The girl's eyes widened, and she opened her mouth in surprise.

"Oh no! You again!" she said, squinting her eyes.

"Huh... I'm also happy to see you again! And you don't even have to thank me for stopping you from falling to the floor. It was a pleasure to help. You don't have to close your eyes now either. See, I'm dressed," Haruki spread his arms waiting for Miyu to open her eyes and see him fully dressed in his tracksuit.

He continued talking happily,

"I was thinking about you. And I wanted to see you. And now you're here! Isn't that an incredible coincidence?"

Miyu opened her eyes a little. And when she saw that he was speaking the truth, the girl finished opening them completely.

The singer waited for an answer to his question, but Miyu just looked at him quietly. His eyes met hers. He took advantage of eye contact to say,

"I need to apologize for earlier, I acted like a jerk. It's just because I thought you weren't a real girl, but a game tester," explained Haruki bowing respectfully," Miyu-chan can you forgive me for my previous behavior?

She looked surprised again, and stuttered,

"Oh, I ... I don't know."

"So what do I need to do to be forgiven for my misstep?" Haruki made use of one of his secret weapons: puppy eyes!

Nervously, pressing her left hand on her right shoulder, Miyu-chan replied,

"Oh, me, well… I'm not the spiteful type… And since you regret it... Okay, I forgive you," she said finally, smiling at him.

Looking at her so closely, Haruki took pity on this delicate girl in front of him. They looked into each other's eyes constantly and he presented her with his winning smile.

She blushed immediately.

In the girl's eyes, the singer saw pain and fear. And Haruki wondered if he would let her live her last dream, be wooed. What's wrong in being to her,

"Could you stay longer tonight, to chat a little?"

"Yes, I can stay for a while tonight," she replied with a grin, not hiding her joy. Miyu walked around Haruki, looking at him and exclaimed,

"Wow, you are quite a hunk! And I don't know if I'm happy or sad to see you dressed."

"Hahaha," Haruki laughed at her sudden change in attitude. Such a shy girl moments ago, so bold the next. He jokingly said,

"I can fix this."

"I'm dead serious! But you are too young. See, it's not a flaw, per se. It's just that I like older men best. But you are really handsome, "she winked in a very cute way.

"Wow! I see I'm the wrong age," he pretended to be a little hurt.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend you, don't take it personally, "Miyu said sheepishly," I wouldn't like to have to dismiss you as a potential candidate for a romance, "the girl looked at the sea as she spoke. She went on to say, "But yes, I can stay a little longer. If you want my company, that's it," she looked around looking confused.

Haruki asked, concerned,

"Are you tired? would you like to sit? "

"No. But yes," she said quickly and then explained, "I'm not tired, but it would be more pleasant to sit. You are very tall, it's weird to talk to you and not look you in the eyes."

Haruki looked around to find a place to sit.

Abe Miyu was wearing the same clothes as the day before, with a voluminous and light skirt. The singer took off his white T-shirt and spread it on the grass for Miyu to sit on.

"Hm, you have evolved a lot in your etiquette," she said, giving a note to his attitudes and sitting on the shirt.

Haruki, a little uncomfortable about being evaluated, sat down next to him, noticing that she still had difficulty looking him in the eye. However, this time the problem was not their height, 1.82m because they were sitting. Her difficulty in raising her eyes to his was because her defined abdomen, with its 3% body fat, was much more attractive for her to focus on. Her fascination was so great that she even raised her hand to touch him.

"Hm, is there anything about me?" Haruki spoke, looking at her belly and running her own hand before she touched him. He took advantage of the incident and said provocatively,

"So, besides middle-aged gentlemen, what else do you like?"

"Ooh, you're really hopeless, aren't you?"

"Oh, bear with me. I'm very young, I still need to learn. But you said yourself I get the hang of it fast," Haruki made his cute face.

All the faces he was trained in the last few years to participate in Caption-Z. Yes, the training of a Boy Band singer went far beyond singing, acting, and dancing. Their entertaining skills, and ability to look good from all angles were amped up to the max. They were the contemporary version of geishas.

"You are so cute!" she took his cheeks and squeezed in her little hands.

"Ooh no!" Haruki groaned, "Huh, I'm a man, not a baby. Stop this."

"Hahaha," Miyu laughed happily, lying on the grass and looking at the sky. She opened her arms.

Haruki decided to invite her to see the mansion and meet the other boys, but Miyu-chan became translucent and disappeared.

He picked up his shirt, but didn't put it on because it was with bits of grass, and went back to the mansion.

He walked slowly thinking about how to tell the meeting with Miyu-chan to the others. He was still far away when he heard 'the music' and had to run the distance that was missing.

He arrived at the room at the same time that the screen lit up and Honda-san appeared. As soon as he saw Haruki shirtless, Honda-san squeezed his eyes behind his glasses looking blamingly at his bare chest.

"Do you have a problem keeping dressed, Takeda-san?" the engineer's voice sounded contemptuous.

"Who are you to charge me for something, if you haven't fulfilled your agreement to meet at 7 pm?" Haruki countered with a tone more altered than he wished.

"You arrogant brat! How dare you? I'm here now because the server was accessed again with Miyu-chan's login and I needed to know if she is okay," Honda-san responded in a new tone, neutral and low.

"She was great! I was fully dressed. Which caused her a doubt, whether she preferred me in clothes or without them. But taking advantage of your presence, we can hold the meeting now, since the concern for Miyu-chan has been cleared up," Haruki replied, also controlling his tone of voice, speaking as clearly as possible. They needed answers.

The chief engineer twitched his mouth at his words. But Honda-san quickly said,

"If that's the case, great. It was about your relationship with Miyu-chan that I'd like to talk about at the meeting. And I believe that since we are all here, it's not necessary for me to wait until 7 PM..."

" What do you mean Honda-san, wait until 7 PM? It's already 11:15 PM! "

"Hm, how? Our clocks were synchronized," the chief engineer got out of focus a little and came back,"the times are different, this happened with Miyu-chan's first entry. " Honda-san explained adjusting his glasses.

"Hm, so you didn't get in touch because it's not 7 pm yet?"

"Yes, this is what happened. As I said before, each new fact changes everything. And I need to analyze these changes in order to understand and solve this problem."

Mr. Honda looked tired, he had dark circles.

"Honda-san, I apologize for this misunderstanding. But I need to talk about our current needs, which are 1) to know what happened to us out there; 2) where are our bodies? 3) How are our bodies? 4) were our families informed about all these facts? 5 and last) How did they react to the news? " Haruki was very articulate when speaking, he wanted to convey the message as clearly as possible.

Honda-san was thoughtful for a while until he replied,

"I told you earlier, not in the best way, I admit. I depend on Abe-san to keep putting money on the project so I can get you out of there safely. I am saying that I also have needs that depend on you. It's necessary to follow the schedule because at this point the most logical thing is that you will leave when completing the missions. I beg you to not tell the truth to Miyu-chan. Her health is precarious, and any emotional shock can be terrible, " The chief engineer made a strange expression, Haruki was unable to know what he wanted with that. But it sure wasn't pretty to look at.

"We need to think, Honda-san, at the next meeting we will give the answer."

"Why are you just talking about Haruki-san?" he asked, suspicious of the group's silence.

"I am officially the democratically voted group spokesman, Honda-san. This way we avoid unnecessary conflicts. Always looking for the best for everyone, "Haruki explained with a smile, adding,

"Honda-san think of our families. They deserve to know where we are, "Haruki tried to use his most innocent expression and even the chief engineer hesitated before his pleading eyes.

"Huh huh, I can't. You know, the contract, "Honda-san admitted.

"And what happened to us Honda-san?" Haruki insisted.

"Huh huh," Honda-san continued to clear his throat. A habit Haruki understood he did not control, and always came before his apologies.

Before Honda-san said anything else, they heard Miyu-chan's voice calling from the mansion's ground floor.

"Hello?!"

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