Hey, Best Friend. How About A Kiss Today Too? - Chapter 56: "Uwageba gabucchaa!?"

“Uwageba gabucchaa!?”

“I, wh-wh-wha!, R-Renji!?”

“What is it?”

“N-No, not ‘what is it’! What are you doing!?”

“…Just hugging you from behind, is that a problem?”

“I-It’s not that It’s a problem! But, it’s not like you! You’re not the type to do this kind of thing on your own!!”

“Shut up. I understand that more than anyone.”

“T-Then why?”

“If I don’t do this, you won’t listen to me, will you?”

“That’s true, but…!”

Among the people I know, Sagiri is at the top of the list of those who don’t listen to others.

Anyway, restraining my half-naked childhood friend squirming in my arms was wearing me down mentally and emotionally.

Sagiri’s upper body, which I’m holding, is bare. It would be a disaster if I touched the wrong place.

I want to touch it of course, I’m a guy too, I really want to touch these… while suppressing such desires, I held onto my friend’s body.

Maybe life is just about restraining oneself.

“…If you’re my friend, then it’s fine, right?”

“…Ahh.”

When I delivered that decisive blow, it was incredibly effective.

Whether it’s okay to restrain a half-naked person from behind and make them behave quietly as a friend, well, that’s a trivial matter not worth considering.

“You’re not playing fair.”

“…Neither are you.”

Sagiri grabs the hand I had in front of her.

“I’ll listen to any of your requests if you want something.”

“…Huh?”

“Sagiri, you have been enduring for a long time. So, it’s okay if I help you enjoy yourself a bit, right?”

Actually, it’s Sagiri who’s been doing the restraining, not me. She’s endured hardship and loneliness for too long. Sagiri deserves to be happier.

“B-But…”

“No buts. If you don’t like it, you’re just a spoiled princess who gives up halfway no matter how cute you are.”

“W-What do you mean by spoiled princess!? D-Did you really think that!?”

“Obviously. Do you think I’ve mistaken you for some saint or something?”

“T-There are better ways to put it!”

“…I want to be beside you, Sagiri.”

“…”

“…Is that not okay?”

“…N-No.”

Alright, finally, she calmed down.

Even though I usually think one thing and say something completely different, it’s so embarrassing that my face feels like it’s on fire.

I’m glad she didn’t notice that I casually complimented her for being cute.

It’s one thing to praise Sagiri’s good points to others, but if I say it directly to her, she’ll get too full of herself.

“…It’s not bad.”

“…huhh.”

Slowly, Sagiri leans against me, and slowly, I tilt my head upwards. With her upper body bare, there was nowhere else for my eyes to go.

“Renji?”

As Sagiri leans back to look up at me, unaware of it, I shift slightly.

And what happens next?

The hidden parts, the unseen parts, become visible to me.

“…P-Please… put some clothes on…”

My earnest plea was delivered with a trembling voice.

“…Huh?”

With a puzzled look and slightly reddened eyes, after a long silence, Sagiri says,

“Uwageba gabucchaa!?”

“Whoa!”

She lets out a mysterious scream.

Not satisfied with just the dirty and incomprehensible scream that doesn’t match the school’s top beauty, she starts thrashing around in my arms!?

“…”

“…”

Both of us ended up back on the bed. I wondered what “ended up back” meant, but it probably fits the situation best.

Anyway, the current situation is more critical than that.

With my arm around her, we turned to face each other on the bed.

It might be typical of us not to have one on top, but more importantly, Sagiri is still shirtless.

“~~~~!!!”

“Sa-sa–sas-s-sa-sagiri!?”

This time, hse screams incoherently and clings to me.

Half-naked, with her upper body bare!!

Through my shirt, there’s a softness I’ve never felt before!

“I-Isn’t this bad!?”

“I-If I don’t do this, it’ll show!!”

Struggling and squirming.

It’s a frantic panic on the bed.

Even if I try to pull away, Sagiri sticks to me, and the only sound echoing is the creaking of the bed.

“Get a hold of yourself, Sagiri! This is really bad!”

“B-B-B-B-B-B-B-But!!”

Creak, creak, creak, creak, creak!!

The duet of screams and squeaks from the bed.

Then, a new sound joins in with a clatter.

“Sagiri? Renji-kun? I’m home. That’s quite a noise, what’s goin—”

“…Ah.”

“…Oh.”

Sagiri’s mother freezes at the door.

And we, too, freeze in each other’s arms on the bed.

“Ara Araa~ Ufuuu~”

With a clatter, the door closes.