Episode 22 Living with a childhood friend? ②

AN: This may be a little long.

Time goes by and it’s after school.

“I’m home!

“Hey, Tsuzuri-kun, please put your shoes correctly!”

When I arrived home, I spared a moment to put on my shoes and walked straight to the living room. Why am I in such a high mood.

I’m sure many of you know what I mean. Yes, I will start living with Kotoha!

Here is a goal that I thought I would never reach, at least not until I graduated high school, and here it is, albeit briefly!

I’d be crazy to expect you to stay normal with that fact.

I finished changing clothes as fast as I could to maximize the time I could flirt with Kotoha!

I was about to run straight to Kotoha when—

“Oh my God! Tsuzuri-kun, please take your dirty clothes to the washroom!”

A while after I got home, Kotoha and I were having a chat. It was about time, so I brought up an idea to Kotoha.

“Kotoha, do you want to play a game?”

I asked her.

“A game?”

She was puzzled by the suddenness of the situation. However, I wanted to carry out this “mission” no matter what. I talked to her to persuade her.

“Yes, there is a game that Kotoha has played a few times.”

“Which one is it?”

Kotoha peeks at me curiously. So close! So cute! I tried to explain while enjoying her smell.

“It’s this fighting game—”

“……! Tsuzuri-kun, let’s get another one!”

Before I could explain, my words were cut off.

“Yeah, why?”

Before I can explain, my words are cut off.

“No, that game is too difficult, or maybe I’m just not good at it. ……”

Oh! So that’s what it is! I’m sure you’re worried that you won’t have a chance to win and you hate to lose.

At times like this, there are magic words that can incite Kotoha’s will to fight.

“Well, Kotoha. You’re afraid of losing, aren’t you?”

This one word is more than enough to make Kotoha explode. She turned to look at me with wide eyes and—

“What are you talking about!”

Then she got really pissed off and protested.

“Then the condition for victory is simple: defeat the opponent’s character. That’s it.”

“Okay, …I’ll never lose!”

I laughed a little at her still-burning desire to fight. And this is also a great opportunity to execute the “strategy”. I’m going to make a suggestion here.

“Kotoha, since it’s not fun to just play a normal game, why don’t we make a punishment game?

“Punishment game?”

She nodded her head suspiciously.

Actually, Kotoha is not good at playing games. It’s not a normal bad, but a “really bad” type. I’m unlikely to lose, so I’ll pretend to be one.

“Yeah, how about, say…, where the winner gets to do one thing the other person says?

Is this too much to ask? I thought about it, but when I said that…

“That’s a good idea! Tsuzuri-kun, I’m going to give you a hard time, so be prepared!”

She was getting excited. I’m sure she doesn’t think she’s going to lose. …oh, I feel a little guilty for her being so pure!

But I can’t back down here.

“So let’s start now.”

“Of course, please don’t go easy on me or anything, okay?”

Listen to one thing the other person say. This is a very attractive reward. This is where the battle begins.

“Yes!”

I do a gut pose. The result was, of course, an overwhelming victory for me.

“Muuu. …One more time!”

Kotoha turns to face me.

“Hmmm …No, but you only get one shot at —.”

“No, no, no! There is no such a promise! Tsuzuri-kun didn’t say that this game was a one-time cut!”

I’m not sure what to make of it. I’m not sure what to make of this.

Kotoha, who kneads the crap, is like a child. Her usual appearance does not look like her, and I laughed involuntarily.

“Hey! What are you laughing at?”

“No, you can play the game as many times as you want, okay? But, a promise is a promise. There was a punishment game this time, right?”

When I said this, Kotoha had a huffy expression on her face.

“No, no, no, no! It’s still rejected, rejected!”

“One, listen to what the other person says. That’s the promise.”

Kotoha is incapable of breaking a promise. She is that kind of sincere girl. It’s …me who takes advantage of that.

I cornered Kotoha. This time, I have a wish that I really want to be fulfilled. That’s right, “revenge for the lap pillow”! This is the “strategy” and “wish” I was talking about earlier.

“Umm ……. It’s true, but …….”

“Don’t worry. I’m not asking something perverted”

Then her face turns red.

“O-of course not! I won’t forgive you if you do! What would you like me to do, Tsuzuri-kun?”

I answered Kotoha’s slightly anxious question without hesitation.

“What I want you to do is …a lap pillow!”

She immediately shows an alarmed expression. Are you still holding on to the previous face-down incident?

“I’m sorry about before. I’m not going to face down on your lap this time!”

I was getting desperate, and she let out a sigh.

“Hmm … I told you didn’t I?, I believe in Tsuzuri-kun, so I’ll do it.”

“Sorry to bother you …….”

I put my head in Kotoha’s lap.

“Well, please!”

A chance to come down again. It wasn’t the first time, but we were pretty nervous about each other.

But when it came time to put my head down…

“Kotoha’s lap is warm…”

All the tension is overwritten by the warmth and happiness of her knees.

“Hey, if you say anything more like a pervert, I’ll knock you off.

“I’m sorry, please forgive me.”

If it weren’t for the knee pillows, we would be having odd conversations with each other.

I look straight up. Yeah, there’s nothing to block…

Kotoha has a bit of a small chest, doesn’t she? No, I like that about her too.

As I was thinking about this, Kotoha turned her gaze to me.

“Hey that’s a hell of a rude thought, isn’t it?”

“Hmmm, I think you’re imagining things”

Hey, Kotoha, the pressure is too much, the pressure! However, when she is talking about such a thing.

“Oh no, I’m seriously going to fall asleep. ……”

The sleeping demon is quietly creeping up on me. I really want to sleep here! Such a desire came to me.

“Tsuzuri-kun, please stop.”

She says with a disgruntled look on her face. But I really want to fall asleep on Kotoha’s lap. And now I have.

“Kotoha …Please, just let me sleep for a few minutes ……!”

When I begged, Kotoha replied as if she had no choice.

“I can’t help Tsuzuri-kun anymore …Instead, I’ll wake him up when it’s time to prepare dinner!”

I knew she was a very sweet girl.

“Kotoha.”

I talk to her.

“What?, is Tsuzuri-kun stupid?”

As usual, Kotoha is still very tsundere. To her like that.

“…Thank you for everything, I love you.”

I thank her.

The next thing I knew, I was almost asleep.

I slowly closed my eyes, wrapped in Kotoha’s warmth.

“Tsuzuri-kun. ……I’m so nervous when you say that! Oh! …… Tsuzuri-kun, are you perhaps already asleep?”

Kotoha’s straightforward words never reached him.

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