Chapter 22

After school, in the library with just the two of us.

Inside the counter right at the entrance, Yuzu senpai sat on my lap with her face bright red and told me she would let me do anything to her.

…Was this a dream?

“….Slap me.”

“I-Is that the kind of thing you’re into!?”

What kind of thing is that?

Yuzu senpai looked surprised, still perched right on my lap.

She stared at her own hands for a moment before looking up at me.

“…Here goes.”

Pat.

It didn’t hurt.

Instead, it was soft and warm.

This wasn’t a dream!

Even a slap from her was gentle and cute!!

…Wait, does that mean!?

“A-Are you serious!?”

“W-Would it have been better harder…?”

“No, not that kind of serious, I meant the ‘you can do anything’ part.”

“Fwaaah!?”

Her face turned red enough to practically explode.

“…T-That wasn’t it!?”

“Um, well, no…”

I was happy that Yuzu senpai touched my face, no, I was super happy, maybe that actually would’ve been fine… but taking back what I said now and claiming it was a mistake felt way too embarrassing.

“W-Well then… what do you want to do to me?”

Was this some new kind of torture?

I was being interrogated about what I wanted to do to the person I liked.

It seemed like the embarrassment endurance contest was still going on after all.

How did things even end up like this in the first place?

Hmm.

Today, club activities were cancelled, so I missed her and started observing senpai, then after talking with Ayato I ran into Lemon-chan, and since she told me senpai was free I came to the library and met Yuzu senpai, and now here we are.

I see!

I have no idea what’s going on.

“T-This is all for your sake, you know…?”

And apparently, this was for my sake.

To sacrifice her own body for my sake… just how kind could Yuzu senpai get?

Yet that wasn’t what I wanted at all.

If Yuzu senpai was pushing herself even a little bit, I should stop her.

But how?

Remember, I needed to remember.

There had to be some kind of hint… ah.

“…Pat-pat.”

“Eh?”

Ah, crap, I said it out loud.

…No, at this point I just had to go for it!

“A-Am I allowed to pet your head!?”

“M-My head!?”

“Yes!!”

During the lunch break, I had seen it.

While getting mobbed by her female classmates, Yuzu senpai was getting her head petted!

This would stop her from running wild while also satisfying what I wanted to do!

It was a brilliant plan that was a little—no, a lot—envious!

…Would a kouhai wanting to pet his senpai’s head come off as cheeky, or would she find it unappealing?

“…I-It’s fine.”

Tilt.

Yuzu senpai’s head leaned against my chest.

So cute!

“B-But… I-I’m embarrassed… so don’t look too closely…”

Grip.

A tiny hand grabbed onto my school uniform.

CUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUTE!!

“…………”

W-Was this okay?

I was the one who brought it up, but was it really okay for someone like me to pet the head of my senpai, the person of the opposite sex, the person I liked?!

“H-Hurry up…”

Tremble, tremble.

Moist eyes looked up at me from point-blank range.

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CUTE!!

Cute.

Cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute too cute!!

Yuzu senpai was different from usual.

A sight that couldn’t possibly be described by a cheap word like “a new side of her” was right before my eyes.

“S-Senpai…”

My trembling hand slowly reached out toward senpai’s head.

It moved on pure instinct, and there was no stopping it with my own will anymore.

“…Nn.”

Yuzu senpai squeezed her eyes shut as my hand drew closer.

Without stopping, my hand touched senpai’s head.

“P-Pardon the intrusion…”

And petted her.

Pat-pat.

Pat-pat, pat-pat-pat-pat.

Pat-pat, pat-pat, pat-pat-pat-pat.

“…Ehehe, ehehehehe, ehehehehehehehehehehe.”

She was laughing.

She was laughing so much.

She looked like she was enjoying it to an unbelievable degree.

I could watch this smile forever.

That must have been why.

My hand, captivated by the sight, had stopped moving.

“…M-More…”

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So cute.