Chapter 1854 Kushii's Troubles

Chapter 1854 Kushii's Troubles

1854 Kushii's Troubles

Left with no choice but to stay with me inside the tent while she waited for her foot to be relieved from pain, Kushii remained silent when the other three left again to get what was left in their cabin.

Naturally, I also didn’t try to initiate a conversation. I mean, I’m not so oblivious that the girl was still too conscious of me. Maybe what she saw earlier also played a part. With our current distance, she might just break down from my consideration.

That’s not impossible, right?

Anyway, to take my mind off of the temptation to tease the girl, I focused my senses on what was happening outside. Those professors remained at a distance along with Shiina and the other camp managers but they could still roam and inspect every group anytime.

I could hear the hushed voices of the girls from the nearby groups from our location. They were wondering about my current situation. Still, despite their curiosity, they’re mindful not to be too loud and I appreciate them for that.

Thinking about it, there should be approximately 20 groups here, averaging at least five from each class, more or less. It’s a fact that girls are more populous in our year, after all.

That’s probably why the teachers and professors are more concerned about them.

Even though boys can be rowdy, it’s actually a little easygoing at our side with how Sawano and other college guys managed any commotion. Here, the college girls are probably stretching themselves to properly manage everyone.

Shiina adding ‘spice’ into their monotonous activity wasn’t just because she was bored. It’s also to alleviate some pressure on her colleagues. And thanks to that, it translated into my opportunity to be here.

I guess I owe her more than I thought, huh? At the moment, she’s even busily occupying their professors’ time so that they wouldn’t come and roam around.

Anyway, a minute quickly passed and the situation would probably not change anytime soon.

However, Chii and the other two were somehow taking their time to return. I tried peeking out of the entrance to check but with Kushii at my side, I could only move a little.Witness the debut of this chapter, unveiled through Ñôv€l--B1n.

Looking at the girl whose hands were still covering her flustered expression, she probably couldn’t relax at all because of me. Her body was fidgeting slightly and she was trying her best not to push her weight on me.

Really, what should I do with her?

“Hey, if you can’t relax because of me, I can move away to the other side. Let me pile these bags so you can use that to rest your back on.”

Still, finding out that I was truly the culprit behind it, I kind of felt responsible for that.

“... Chii is right. There’s no limit to your shamelessness. How can you say that so casually?”

“This is just how I am, Kushii. I’m a selfish bastard. Nonetheless, I still cared about everyone, including you. If you’re that troubled with what I said, let’s just forget about it. I miss the playful Kushii from before who won’t hesitate to tease me whenever she can.”

“Psh. If it was that easy, I would’ve done it right away...” Kushii spat in a rather miserable tone. She then bit her lips and lowered her head, breaking eye contact with me.

Processing her response in my head, I found myself standing before a certain possibility... The possibility that I unknowingly pushed this girl in a certain direction.

“Kushii... are you... interested in me?”

“Ain’t that obvious at this point? I won’t be this troubled just because you counter my attempt to tease you with Shinohara-

san. You’re really a bastard, Onoda-kun.”

And there she goes confirming it without any hesitation anymore. Somehow, she already resolved herself to this. I guess that’s her only way to get out of her current state. Because she’s concerned about Chii and the girl’s relationship with me, she’s probably struggling to keep it in check.

But now that I intentionally opened that box she’s using to bottle it up, Kushii released it all without leaving anything behind.

And noticeably, her body relaxed almost instantly. She looked like a heavy weight had just been relieved from both of her mental and physical capacities.

A moment later, Kushii nudged my shoulder before she raised both of her arms. Then she took in a deep breath that her modest chest seemingly got inflated.

And upon releasing it, the girl cheerfully exclaimed albeit in a very subdued voice to not alert anyone outside.

“Woo! That feels so refreshing! Thanks for letting me air it out, Onoda-kun!”

Lowering her arms, Kushii turned her body to face me and the familiar playful smirk rose from her lips, “Surprised? Don’t mind it. I won’t jump at you all of a sudden. But Onoda-kun, I like this expression on you. It’s rare to see you this flabbergasted.”

The girl reached for my cheek and tapped it a few times as her charming grin decorated her face. That playful Kushii returned but at what cost? My defeat, I guess?

Am I flabbergasted? Yeah. I won’t deny that. The huge difference between how she was acting earlier and now put me in a serious bind. My head couldn’t process it right away.