Chapter 24

I was having my head petted in return by Yuzu senpai, who I was supposed to be petting.

You might not understand if I suddenly say this, but I don’t understand either.

School, after school, the library, the counter, just the two of us, the same chair, on a lap, pat-pat.

The sheer destructive power of Yuzu senpai leaning against me, looking up, and reaching out to stroke my head was off the charts.

“…Fufu, there, there.”

This is bad.

To put it simply, this is really bad.

I’m already a high schooler, you know?

Why am I getting this flustered just from having my head petted!?

Yuzu senpai is my upperclassman, and that upperclassman-like embrace is about to overflow right out of my chest!

What am I even saying… me?

Ah, I want to hold her.

It might sound repetitive, but I want to hug her right now.

We’re still just in a senpai-kouhai relationship, but I want to let go of my reason and hold her tight.

Keeping my right hand on senpai’s head just as it was, I wanted to wrap my left hand around her slender waist and squeeze.

Even if this place was the counter right in front of the library entrance where anyone could walk in at any second, still…

Ah.

“Crap!?”

“Uhia!?”

The split second.

The door made a rattling sound as it opened.

“Oh my? Minato-san. Good work.”

“Eh, ah, hwa…!? S-Senpai… wait, teacher!?”

Th-That was close…!

“W-W-W-What’s wrong, is something the matter!?”

“What do you mean… school’s about to end for the day, you know?”

A flustered voice echoed from above.

I’m sorry, Yuzu senpai. Please hang in there.

Seeing a shadow at the entrance, I instinctively scooped up Yuzu senpai and flopped down onto the neighboring chair.

With two chairs lined up side by side, I twisted my body to lie down across them, with Yuzu senpai riding on top of my waist… on top of my… waist!?

“Is someone in the back?”

“N-N-N-No one’s here, absolutely no one!!”

This is bad, bad, bad, bad, bad!

This posture is terrible!

Right against my lower body, even though we’re wearing our uniforms, Yuzu senpai is sitting right on top!

Being on my lap doesn’t even compare to how bad this is!

“Then I’ll lock up.”

“I-I-I’ll do it!!”

“Eh, but…”

“I-It’s fine! I’m on library committee duty!!”

Plus, because this posture is so weird, my back and waist are in agony!

Though if I move, it’ll get even worse!

But if I don’t move, the awkwardness is going to kill me!

At least, at least let me grab onto something!

“I-Is that so…? Well, Minato-san is reliable, so leaving it to you is fine, right?”

“Y-Yes! Leave it t—”

Ah.

I’m done for.

Reaching out as far as I could, like a drowning person clutching at straws, I wrapped my arms

“…！！！？？?”

It was slim and soft.

“Minato-san, you… your face is really red, are you okay?”

“…Y-Yeah. I’m fine…”

It was Yuzu senpai’s stomach.

“I’ll keep it a secret from the other teachers, but if it’s too hot, you can turn down the AC, okay?”

“…Th-Thank you, very much…”

“Yup. Well then, please lock up.”

Rattle-rattle.

The door closed, and the footsteps faded away.

W-We somehow pulled it off…

“K-Kido-kun…”

…Ah.

“U-Um… it might be… a little tight.”

With large tears welling in her eyes and her face burning red with embarrassment, Yuzu senpai was looking down at me from above.

Not because of the setting sun, but definitely because of me.

Yup.

Seppuku or death.