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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Nekorune
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I, who had been lying stretched out, opened my eyes when I faintly heard the sound of the doorknob turning.
Not long after, there was a rustling sound outside the window, and then it opened with a creepy creaking noise.
A rush of cold air entered.
I frowned and covered myself with the blanket up to my head, and Miyuki patted my butt.
“Get up, you dummy. It’s already seven o’clock.”
Seven o’clock?
No wonder the sky looked tranquil when the window opened.
“Why are you coming so early and making a fuss…”
“Because I wanted to see you.”
No, how can you say something like that?
My annoyance is melting away.
I let out a long sigh, blowing away some of the sleep, and just pulled off the blanket that was covering my head.
Then, I looked up at Miyuki with eyes that wouldn’t open easily.
“Come here and lie down.”
“You smell.”
“What smell?”
“Like sweat.”
I scoffed, grabbed Miyuki’s wrist, and pulled her forcefully.
With a hick! sound, Miyuki fell on top of me.
I put my hand on Miyuki’s waist and caressed her butt, just like she had done to me earlier.
Afterwards, I tapped my lips with one finger.
A gesture to kiss me.
Did she like the way I was acting while still half asleep?
Miyuki smiled faintly and stretched out her lips, painted with a bright red tint, making a sucking sound as she kissed me.
Looking at her, who had poured out a lot of affection, I let out a low laugh and said.
“Did you get permission from your mom to come here?”
“Yeah.”
“Can you get off me now? Let me get up.”
“No.”
“When did you say I smelled?”
“It’s a good smell, so it’s okay.”
“You said it was the smell of sweat.”
“I like your sweat smell.”
She rubbed her face against my chest while playing around, like a cat trying to leave its scent on its owner.
I fixed Miyuki’s messy hair and laid her down next to me.
Then, Miyuki, with her eyes wide open, asked.
“What are you going to do today?”
“I haven’t thought about it. What time did you go to bed yesterday?”
“Hmm…? Around one in the morning?”
“What were you doing until then?”
“I watched a movie with my sister.”
“Then you must be sleepy now?”
“Not really sleepy… Ah, what are you doing…?! I don’t want to lie down again after I take a shower…!”
Miyuki suddenly started making a fuss.
It was because I had spread out the blanket completely and covered her body.
I blocked her flailing body with my arms and legs and whispered softly.
“You can just shower again. You can shower with me when I shower.”
“T-together…? Again…?”
“Wouldn’t it feel good to go into the bath and feel the cold air?”
“…”
Her body became calm in an instant.
Judging by her silence, she must have been tempted.
“Let’s also take a can of beer with us and drink it. How’s that?”
“Are you just going to stay at home? Not going out?”
“After showering and taking a nap, I’m thinking of going to buy kendo equipment… Do you want to come with me?”
“Kendo equipment?”
“Yeah. I want to practice by myself at home.”
Practice like footwork can be done without equipment, but other than that, it’s easier with a bamboo sword or protective gear.
I could borrow the equipment from the clubroom, but I don’t feel like sharing something that others have used.
I wanted something that fit my body better, so I was also a bit eager to buy my own.
So I believe it’s right to buy it around this time.
“Matsuda-kun, you’re surprisingly serious about kendo, huh?”
“Did you think I’d quit soon?”
“It’s not that, but I never imagined you would buy equipment… Yaaaah! That tickles…!”
When I lightly tickled the waist of Miyuki, who was saying mischievous words, she squirmed and let out a sweet laugh.
While tormenting her, I took my mouth to her chest, which was slightly raised through her T-shirt, and swallowed it whole and blew on it.
“Hoooh…!”
Her whole body stiffened.
She grabbed my hair and pulled it tightly, as if she felt a very sensual feeling along with the hot sensation.
I took my mouth off her chest and asked softly.
“You’re coming with me, right?”
“I-I’m… I didn’t say I wasn’t going in the first place…”
“Are you sleeping over here tonight?”
“I can’t… I have to go to the academy tomorrow…”
My mother-in-law keeps trying to interfere with us.
Then what should I do? I should persuade Midori so that she can also enjoy spending time with me, right?
I swallowed those words and wrapped my arm around Miyuki’s waist, which was full of tension.
“Let’s shower in a little while.”
“…Okay.”
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The place I took Miyuki to was a kendo supply store a bit far from the city center.
The reason why I deliberately came so far, leaving a few shops nearby, was because this was the shop that Renka came to.
In other words, it was a place close to Renka’s house.
“The atmosphere is really nice…”
Miyuki’s impression after entering the small shop, which for some reason smelled a bit like an old bookstore.
I put my hand on her back and said,
“You like this kind of smell, right?”
“Yeah. It makes me want to buy something. I wonder if there are any books too?”
“There must be books about kendo.”
We passed by the corner where the protective gear was displayed and headed to the desk, where we met an unexpected person.
“…Matsuda?”
Renka was there, looking at a new bamboo sword.
Actually, it wasn’t that unexpected.
Not to the point of anticipation, but I felt like she would be there for some reason.
However, I really didn’t expect her to have company.
“Miyuki…? Matsuda?”
Her unique voice, which showed both innocence and cluelessness at the same time.
Miyuki and I widened our eyes when we saw Tetsuya next to Renka.
“Tetsuya-kun…? Why is Tetsuya-kun here…”
Tetsuya, who came to his senses at Miyuki’s surprised question, glanced at me and answered.
“Ah… I was going to buy new kendo equipment, and the manager said she would look at it for me, so I came with her.”
Look at this bastard? He’s already become close enough with Renka to contact her personally?
When did he get her contact information? He’s quite something for a coward.
Or did Renka ask for it first?
Whatever it is, it’s unexpected. And it’s very him.
He’s feeling a sense of crisis from me, but because Renka said she’d look at his equipment, he’s grinning and wagging his tail like a dog…
Of course, Miyuki is already out of his reach, but to see that he can get this serious when he needs to focus on one thing.
What a sight. As expected of a loser who couldn’t decide between three people.
I’m proud of you! Miura Tetsuya!
“Really? Then…”
Miyuki looked at Renka, who was standing blankly next to Tetsuya.
Then, Tetsuya came between Miyuki and Renka and introduced Miyuki to Renka with a smile.
“Yeah. The person next to me is the manager. Manager, this is Miyuki, my childhood friend of 15 years. I told you about her before, right?”
It feels like he’s emphasizing the words “childhood friend of 15 years”… it’s pathetic.
I silently observed the reactions of the three.
“I’ve seen you a few times, but it’s the first time I’m formally greeting you. Hello, I’m Hanazawa Miyuki.”
Miyuki bowed politely, like a model student.
Renka, who had her eyes narrowed, accepted Miyuki’s greeting with a fairly courteous attitude.
“I’m Inoo Renka. Nice to meet you. I’ve heard a lot about you from Miura.”
“Oh, really?”
“Yeah. You’re the class leader of 1-A, right? He said you’re a confident and energetic girl… you definitely are. I can tell just by your vibe.”
That’s how Miyuki normally is, huh?
But, you know, she’s very different at night.
Miyuki, covering her mouth and smiling with her eyes, said.
“Are you complimenting me?”
“Of course.”
“Thank you. Tetsuya-kun also talks about you a lot, senpai. He says you’re a great manager…”
“Really?”
Renka’s gaze turned to Tetsuya.
It was a warm expression that was on a different level from the one she had when she was looking at me.
“Yes. Please take good care of Tetsuya-kun. And…”
Miyuki’s gaze turned to the side.
She glared at me with a gaze that seemed like she was looking at a slightly troublesome son, and continued.
“Matsuda-kun too… I know it’s hard, but please take good care of him. He’s going to cause a lot of trouble, so you can scold him severely whenever he does.”
[But he’s a good kid, please guide him well, teacher]
She’s like a mom saying the same thing.
Renka, who had put down the bamboo sword, crossed her arms.
She looked back and forth between me and Miyuki, and then slowly nodded her head.
“I’ll try my best.”
I thought she would try to put me down by saying that I was unnecessarily violent or that I had a strong competitive spirit when sparring…
But surprisingly, she was letting it go smoothly.
Well, Renka isn’t the type of person to talk behind someone’s back when the person is right in front of her.
It would be troublesome if Renka brought up the movie with Chinami here.
There’s a way to get out of it, but it’s annoying when a plan is distorted by a third party and not by my mistake.
So I should jump in and change the situation.
“Manager. Can you help me pick out my protective gear too?”
“You came to buy equipment too?”
“Yes.”
“…Okay. What do you want to buy?”
“Protective gear and a bamboo sword.”
“Why don’t you use the ones in the clubroom?”
“The mask is uncomfortable. And the bamboo sword doesn’t fit my hand well.”
“Do you really have the intention to practice properly?”
Of course. There’s one person I really want to train properly.
“Yes.”
“Okay. Follow me. It was nice meeting you, Hanazawa.”
Renka gave a warm smile to Miyuki.
Miyuki, who bowed her upper body as a reply, looked at Renka’s back as she went to the corner with the protective gear, and then tapped my back.
Then she held up her index finger.
“Let’s talk later.”
Judging by her lowered voice, she didn’t like my blunt attitude towards Renka.
I just shrugged my shoulders and then motioned with my chin towards the pathetic Tetsuya, who had already fallen behind.
“You two talk.”
“Okay. Should I definitely say thank you for helping me choose them?”
“I’ll take care of it.”
“That’s basic etiquette. Got it?”
I nodded to Miyuki, who was making a stern request, and then approached Renka, who was looking at the protective gear with her long legs.
Then, Renka, who had picked up a mask, said casually and quietly.
“That’s an unexpected combination.”
“What do you mean?”
“You and Hanazawa. I heard from Miura that the three of you hang out together… And you can’t really stand up straight in front of Hanazawa? Is she that scary?”
Isn’t the normal reaction to be suspicious of the relationship between Miyuki and me, who came into the kendo supply store alone?
Despite that, the fact that she’s showing such a nonchalant reaction means that Tetsuya must have told Renka.
That I, Miyuki, and he hang out together often.
So she probably doesn’t suspect anything because she thinks we’re just friends hanging out together.
It’s strangely helpful at times like this.
Well, if you don’t even have any use value, what use would you be to me?
“Miyuki can be scary when she’s angry.”
“You call Hanazawa by her first name, but you call Miura by his last name?”
“I don’t tend to call men by their first name.”
“That’s a weird stubbornness.”
“It’s not stubbornness, it’s a matter of personal preference.”
“…Okay, put your head forward. Let me measure your size.”
Renka let out a sigh.
When I poked my head out to Renka, she put the mask on my head and tightened the strings.
My ears and temples became numb.
Judging by the fact that she didn’t even ask if I was okay, it seemed like she was taking petty revenge on me by deliberately tightening the strings more.
She has a secretly cute side. Keep doing that, Renka.
Because the more you do that, the more my desire to conquer you will grow.
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Poor Miura, he really has no idea what’s happening.
Thank you!
He deserves it ngl.