[3-Minute Novel] We Are Invincible on Center Street☆ | STEADY - SPEED

Seriously, isn't it hot this summer?
It's July on Shibuya Center Street, and my prized loose socks are sticking to my skin—totally gross~~

I was cooling off in the shade of a vending machine because I was so annoyed, when my cell phone ringtone blared at full volume.

The number that popped up on the LCD screen was one I'd been seeing a lot lately. Yes, it was my beloved Tomoya!

It's our usual calling sign, the one that rings whenever he's had a fight with his girlfriend.

"Rika~~~ listen to me~~"

Tomoya, who had run through the crowd, came up to me with his tanned skin and bright highlighted hair swaying, speaking in a spoiled voice.

The faint scent of a sweet perfume I don't recognize drifts by on the breeze.

Any other girl would be hurt or angry here, but hey, I'm a gal, right?
If anything, I'm ready to take it on??
It just makes me burn even more intensely.

From the moment we first met, my head has been filled with nothing but Tomoya. No matter how much you search the whole world, you'll never find a guy who drives me as crazy as Tomoya!

"What's so good about such a boring girl anyway?"

I pulled Tomoya's arm hard, pressing our bodies together as close as I possibly could.

"...You really don't show any mercy, do you?"

Tomoya gives a mischievous smile. Just like this, he gets pushed over by my momentum and takes my hand.

My win.

We escaped into an air-conditioned karaoke box.
Tomoya sat down heavily on the sofa and,

"She cries all the time, it's seriously annoying."

He started complaining about his girlfriend. I pretended not to hear a single millimeter of those boring words, straddled Tomoya's lap, and grabbed the collar of his T-shirt, pulling him close.
"Hey, Tomoya. Do you think I'm the kind of girl who just waits around quietly like that woman?"

I stared straight into Tomoya's eyes at point-blank range.

"If it were me, I'd make you happy, you know? I'll overwrite your No. 1 with my own ability in a second."
Tomoya was so overwhelmed by my power that he lost his words and his eyes went wide. Even I know that he's a guy who's easily swayed and a bit of a cheat.

Knowing that, I decided I would absolutely make him mine and mine alone.

I forcefully sealed the lips of Tomoya, who looked like he was about to say something.
I can feel a hot impulse pouring in from our pressed lips, and Tomoya's reason melting away in an instant. It's an invincible energy that burns everything up, something that woman could never imitate.

In the morning, the room lights clicked on, and we left the karaoke box.
The asphalt of the scramble crossing still held the heat. I pulled Tomoya's hand and ran with all my might, ignoring the stares of everyone around us.

My fingers, gripping Tomoya's hand, were filled with a firm determination never to let go.
I don't have even a millimeter of intention to end this.

In the best summer that's about to begin, I will definitely become Tomoya's "correct answer."
Because we are the strongest, most invincible pair of destiny.