Volume 1 - CH 2.4

I chewed and chewed. The flavor of Shogayaki came out good, and it is very delicious. 

“How’s it going? good?”

“Yes. It’s delicious.”

“I’m glad. Hey~, can I also have some?”

“So in the end, you decided to eat too.”

“After hearing Touma-kun’s praise, I also started wanting to eat this. A~hn A~hn.”

She opened her mouth like a chick bird asking to be fed. 

When I let him eat all of the Shogayaki, Kohaku’s face became entranced. 

“We did an indirect kiss, didn’t we…”

“Oh, now that you say that.”

“Doesn’t your heart thump on that?”

“Well, As expected, not much from an indirect kiss.”

“I see… We have done a lot of ecchi things after all, right? Do you still remember the day we first kissed?”

“Of course, I remember. It was during the first dating at home in our first month of relationship, right?”

It seems I was correct, as Kohaku smiles happily, “You remembered that.”

“When I entered Touma-kun’s room, you suddenly went and kissed me. I was astonished at that time, you know.”

While I really wanted to kiss Kohaku badly, I did not know the timing because it was my first time after all, our relationship had only been a month had passed. 

Since Kohaku and I were already pretty deep, it may have been unlikely to be able to kiss for the rest of my life if I did not act from my side. 

So, I decided, “Let’s kiss if Kohaku comes to the house next time,” and invited Kohaku to the room and kissed her immediately. It was indeed a surprise kiss, but Kohaku happily accepted it. 

“In addition, Touma-kun didn’t just kiss, but also touched my chest along with that … I became really nervous thinking if you were going to go all the way like this.”

“I was sorry to scare you …”

“It’s not because I was scared of doing it. Rather, I was not wearing a cute underwear then, so I didn’t want it to be seen. But now, it’s not the case.”

And Kohaku stared at me with a feverish gaze. 

“It’s cute underwear this time.”

Being hit with plenty of s*x appeal, my heart begins to strike an early bell. I suddenly imagine Kohaku’s underwear appearance as my line of sight is automatically drawn to her chest. 

“… Do you want to make love?”

“Why does it come to that!?”

“I can say that just by looking at your eyes. After all, your eyes have the looks of wanting to make love. If you want Touma-kun, I’ll let you do, you know.”

Kohaku blushed as she tried to seduce me. 

Kohaku is very shy to say such a thing. She must have gathered a lot of courage in doing so. 

I love Kohaku. If she tried so hard to seduce me, I want to at least respond to her courage. … but it’s wrong to cross the line if we are not dating.

“I can’t make love with you.”

“… Then, is it okay if we could just sleep together?”

[TL: the term used here is ‘Soine’. It means: Co-sleeping or Sleeping together. Co-sleeping is a practice in which babies and young children sleep close to one or both parents, as opposed to in a separate room. It is standard practice in many parts of the world, and is practiced by a significant minority in countries where cribs are also used. Bed-sharing, a practice in which babies and young children sleep in the same bed with one or both parents, is a subset of co-sleeping. Co-bedding refers to infants (typically twins or higher-order multiples) sharing the same bed. 

Copied from Jisho.]

“Didn’t we promise to do that every Saturday?”

“That’s right, but… I want to practice sleeping with you, so I do not lose to Akamine.”

Akari would probably be angry if she found this out, but fortunately, we are alone now. Even for Kohaku, who invited me with such courage, I want to respond to her with what she asked. 

“I understand. I will sleep with you, Kohaku.”

“Yay, I did it. Thank you.”

Kohaku smiles happily. 

Then I eat the Udon and wash the dishes with Kohaku. By the time I finished cleaning up, two and a half hours had passed. 

We need to go to bed now. 

“I will go to bed after taking a bath. Kohaku will…”

“I have taken a bath. I entered together with Mashiro-chan earlier.”

So that was why she had the smell of shampoo lingering from her. 

“Is that your pajamas?”

“No~. It might get dirty if I cooked in my pajamas, so I changed into simple clothes beforehand.”

“It’s hard to sleep in that dress, isn’t it? You can get dressed in your pajamas and come after an hour.”

“I understand. I’m looking forward to sleeping with Touma-kun.”

Kohaku made a cute voice play before leaving my room house. 

In preparation for any chance that occurs, I cleaned every nook and cranny of my body. Afterward, coming out of the bath, I headed to my bedroom. 

While I put some citric spray on the bed and prepared a cushion that could be a better replacement for my existing pillow, the intercom rang. 

You’re already here? Aren’t you early? I wonder if that means you couldn’t wait to sleep with me?

The sound of the intercom echoed again. When I went to the entrance and opened the door, a beautiful woman in a jersey was standing. 

It was Akari. 

The scent of shampoo drifts from her long black hair whether I came to take a bath. 

…I have a premonition of an upcoming Shuraba.

[TL note: Shuraba basically defines as a fight over something they both party desire and doesn’t want to let go. Here though, it defines it as a fight between two girlfriends over a boy. My own interpretation. It’s a little different from Jisho, I guess.]

“Is something wrong?””

“Haven’t you seen my message?”

“Message?”

Akari nodded. 

“I called you but didn’t get any answer, so I sent a message. But even so, I couldn’t get a reply, so I came here to see if something was wrong… perhaps…”

Akari glanced inside the house quickly.

“I thought that you might be making love with Shirasawa-sensei.”

“It—obviously, it cannot be that right. Kohaku is not even at home. See, there are no shoes in front of the door as proof, right?”

“Then… why didn’t you answer the phone? Did you lose your love for me… ?”

Seeing her uneasy face, I gently hug Akari. Pat her back.

“I didn’t lose my love for you. I wouldn’t do such a thing if I didn’t like you, right?”

“… Touma, I lub you.”

“Yeah. I love you too.”

When I said so softly in her ears while hugging, Akari smiled happily. Seeing that she has regained her mood well, I feel relieved. 

“I didn’t answer the phone because I was in the bath. So, what do you want to say?”

“I wanted to practice sleeping with you.”

[TL notes: Sleeping here and probably in this whole incident is ‘Soine’]

The premonition hit. 

As expected of my ex-girlfriends, they think alike. 

If it continues like this, it will go onto a double booking … But both of them hope for me to return to them, and they are doing their best for that outcome. 

If they both want to have a relationship with me again and are trying so hard for it. In that case, I must thoughtfully respond to them. 

Rather than thinking of preventing them from going to the path of Shuraba, I need to increase the time I spend with them. 

[TL notes: Shuraba means death match kind of thing.]

By doing so, I should be able to see which time, Kohaku’s or Akari’s, is the time I hold more important and dearer to me. 

“To tell the truth, Kohaku is also coming to sleep with me.”

Akari makes an uneasy face. 

“… Are you going to sleep with Shirasawa-sensei?”

“No, I’ll sleep with both of you together. I can’t?”