Chapter 2345: Shameless Escape
After letting the three girls leave first, I composed myself and decided to walk out of the shower room without a shred of embarrassment. Given that the sound of our lovemaking had already been broadcasted within the room, trying to act oblivious or sneaky about it was pretty much useless.
My only shot of not being seen was if the girls within the other stalls remained inside, too embarrassed to face me. Or if the door was blocked by their bodies, giving me a chance to leave unnoticed.
But that's asking a lot, isn't it? As I opened the door and began walking on the narrow corridor leading to the door, I caught sight of the other girls peeking out of their stalls.
I don't know what's in their head but as soon as our eyes met, most of them hurriedly retreated inside their stall, shutting their doors closed with a squeak. It was like I was the big bad wolf and they were the little piggies, hiding from the huffing and puffing that could blow their houses down.
As if!
Of course, since I said 'most', there's at least one girl who bravely stepped out of their stall. And it was none other than Umeda.
She had her towel wrapped around her body but her cheeks were as red as a ripe tomato. Nevertheless, her face was anything but embarrassed.
Yeah. Really brave that she wasn't even in her swimsuit right now. Is she not afraid for that towel to slide off of her body?
"I knew it would be you, Onoda-kun." She said with a cheeky grin that could probably make another boy falter.
Too bad, I was too shameless to even flinch at the moment.
"Good job guessing, Umeda-san. Are you going to stop me from leaving?" I replied with a smug smile, not bothering to hide my exhaustion.
"Stop you? As if I could do that. But are you really not afraid to be caught? This is the girls' shower room, you know? And all of us here heard that..." Umeda trailed off, her smugness fading into curiosity.
I shrugged, a bit too casually for the situation. "I know you heard it. What do you want me to do? Try to sneak away? Anyway, good thing you're here... Please tell them not to report me."
"What the hell, Onoda-kun? I heard you're shameless but not to this extent." Umeda's eyes rolled in disbelief as she crossed her arms, squishing her breasts together in a way that was both unintentional and incredibly distracting. "But well, won't you owe us for our silence, then? Personally, I don't think it's worth it to tattle about this but Onoda-kun, you should also observe decency, no? As for the others... well, I can't convince them for you."
This dude... Is he really this naive? Or he's just acting like one to help me out? Whichever the case, it's a good thing for me.
I nodded at them, feigning innocence as I scratched the back of my head, "You two noticed, huh? Maybe it's the payment for being so popular."
"What the heck, Onoda? Are you bragging?" Hino laughed, slapping me on the shoulder.
Maybe I am. But well, it's not important anymore, right?
"Dude. I'm just being honest. Do you want me to say I'm unpopular?"
"Okay. Stop. Now that feels like a slap on my face."
"Haha. That's the woe of popular guys." Shirai laughed.
I turned to him and asked, "Oh? Are you in the same boat, Shirai?"
"Well, not to the same extent as you. You're extraordinary." He shook his head.
Hino looked like he wanted to retort but before he didn't have a chance to do so anymore.
Ryouko-san's eyes locked on us as soon as we emerged from the corner. Everyone was already lined up properly. Most likely, she's just waiting for the rest to return from showering to
dismiss the class.
With this, the three of us silently traversed the remaining distance, joining our classes. But Ryouko-san's eyes silently settled on me. Understanding what she wanted me to do, I walked to the front and stood next to her, taking up the role of her Student Assistant again.
As I faced everyone, I could tell my girls were snickering among themselves. As for Umeda and probably those who were in the stall earlier, they all had this meaningful smile as they stared
at me.
I wonder what they agreed upon?