Chapter 468: Neglected Message

“Well then, I’ll be off. See you later, Akane, Yae.” Kissing the two women who were sending me off at the front door, the two girls happily received it.

My morning ended on a good note after that time with Yae wherein I pampered the girl enough for her to still be somewhat tired from what we did.

Nonetheless, looking at her satisfied face, I felt that it was all worth it. It’s been a week since we did it after all. And back then, it was with Akane, in our bedroom.

Having me all to herself this time got the girl even more eager. And although she made a blunder by trying to please me thoroughly with her mouth, that was erased from her mind as soon as I reached her depths and took care of her like a fine piece of art. I made sure to take her mind away from it by letting her focus on the things I’d done to her while we’re deeply connected.

“Sweetie, take care of Himeko and make this the best day for her. I got to talk to her in our group and I found out that she seldom or never goes out of their house to relax. She’s like a prisoner there. Even Haruko failed to bring her out before. But this time, you managed to make her say yes. That’s a big difference, right?” Yaeko meaningfully smiled as she recounted her conversation with Himeko.

Haruko failed, huh? It’s probably because Himeko was still too much of an introvert before. Apart from Haruko and the other girls from that Poem Appreciation Club, she probably closed herself off to others.

Meeting me and meeting more people that she hadn’t really tried associating with back then successfully changed her mindset. Moreover, she managed to reconnect with her little sister. Something that failed to happen before.

If Haruko tries to ask her out on a date this time, Himeko will surely accept. And if it’s Haruko… that girl will definitely take me with her making it a date with three people. And that’s unlike what’s going to happen today, Itou isn’t going there on a date with me after all. She’s there to watch over her precious Nee-sama.

“That’s right, husband. There’s also that sister of hers. Her hate against you wasn’t just because you made her sister one of your women. I am still in contact with her and as you might’ve guessed… You’re still the topic of our conversation. If I’m not wrong, she’s also upset with you because you’re more interested in her sister than herself. I could be wrong though. However, since it’s you, I know you’ll be able to find out the truth from her own mouth.”

After Yae, Akane also gave her word and it’s not about Himeko since Yae probably already reminded me about everything I had to do for that introverted girl.

That guess of her might be right or wrong. I hadn’t really interacted with her that much ever since that day I brought her to the Book Club to meet her sister.

But looking back to that time when I tried out her club, we did get along well even though she’s aware of my relationship with Akane.

“Alright, thank you both for your reminders. See you later.”

Because Miwa-nee was kind of busy taking care of Minoru, I already went to her earlier to announce my departure.

After kissing me once more, the two girls waved their hands as they sent me off with their eyes.

The time of my return would be at night after that part-time job at the Boxing Gym.

At this time, I wasn’t bringing anything with me apart from myself as well as some money that I was saving for occasions like these.

As for the things I would need for the part-time job, Akane and Yae would bring it with them when we meet up later.

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The place where we’re going to meet up is the public park near that hotel where I stayed for a night with Akane during our date. It’s almost an hour of train ride so I made myself comfortable on the seats and began checking with my girls who surely had already woken up.

However, while scrolling through my Messenger, I noticed a message from someone I hadn’t expected.

Ishida-senpai.

“Onoda-kun, can you pass by the club before going home? I did some changes to the modification I showed you earlier. I want you to look at it.”

It was sent yesterday. I only passed by at the club before going to the Student Council so I never really got the chance to talk to her. And when I picked up Kana and Rae to send them to the bus station, she only showed me some of the changes she made.

She’s truly modifying it properly to better suit our small club that had less than 10 members.

Well, Akane and I went all out when drafting out that plan. To fully maximize the strength of the Literature Club which could entice new members.

Looking at the time when the message was sent, it was after the fiasco in the Student Support Club. That senior didn’t go home after all the members had already left and she probably waited for me in the club room…

I went straight to the faculty to meet Eguchi and Orimura-sensei yesterday and I didn’t scroll further down on my Messenger…

It’s my fault.

She’s probably mad at me now…

Ah. There’s no point mulling over it, let’s just reply to her and apologize for not seeing her message. After that, I would naturally ask for that modified plan.

“I apologize for not seeing your message, senpai.”

Starting with an apology, I hit send before typing my next set of messages.

However, halfway through what I was typing, I saw how the small circle with her profile image popped up at the lower right of my message. And that meant, she already opened my message and read it.

Following that, the indication that she’s typing appeared.

A few seconds later, her reply arrived.

“It’s fine. It’s not like I waited for an hour inside the clubroom.”

This girl… She did wait for an hour. She’s trying to guilt-trip me, huh? However, I could imagine her saying these words in person, that’s the type of personality she had after all. As long as it’s about the club, she could be stricter than even Shizu.

Nonetheless, I continued with my writing my message. It’s quite long since I was not someone who would break down what I wanted to say in several messages. I mostly send it in one huge text block when it’s not as important as me trying to steal a girl like that time with Satsuki, Kana or Kanzaki.

“I won’t make an excuse why I didn’t show up. It won’t erase the fact that I stood you up there. I deeply apologize, senpai. If I can do something for you to make up for this slipup on my part, feel free to tell me. I really want to make it up to you. And… the modified plan, can I see it this time? I’m kind of free at the moment.”

This time, it took two whole minutes before Ishida-senpai read my message and another two minutes sending her reply.

Perhaps, she’s busy with something or I just got too used to my girls replying in a heartbeat as if my message would expire if they left it unread for too long.

“Stop with that. I said it’s fine. I bet you’re just going to use that as a chance to get in my skirt. By the way, I left that plan inside the clubroom. Wait for Monday. I’ll open the clubroom for you in the morning.”

Get in her skirt… This girl, she kept on saying that whenever I was close to her. Is she actually hinting at me to make a move on her? Or she’s just totally wary of me upon noticing how the club’s atmosphere changed completely because of me?

Either way, I still admire her as a senior so… whether it was a hint or not, I’d just act as if I didn’t notice it. I still want to learn a lot from her so… getting in her good graces as a dependable junior she could pass the club onto appeared to be my path this time.