Hey, Best Friend. How About A Kiss Today Too? - Chapter 62: "You want to be spoiled, right?"

“You want to be spoiled, right?”

“Sa-sa-gi, sagisagi, sagiri ii!?”

“Hmm?”

“Hmm, it’s not like that, is it!?”

Sagiri sat on my knees, and I was in a state of panic.

My lower body… it’s vulgar to say it that way, but the weight and softness spreading there are extraordinary. Moreover, she leaned against me as if I were her backrest, putting her entire weight on me, creating an unbelievable closeness between our bodies.

Sagiri was right in front of me, and I felt her with all my senses, feeling like I might lose my mind.

“Yo-yo-you… this is the club room, you know!?”

“And so?”

“And so!?”

My panic and words were of no use, she wasn’t listening.

Whether it’s because we’re friends, because it’s the club room, or because my face is hard to see with Sagiri hiding it, regardless of the reason, she showed no sign of getting off me.

“Hey hey, more importantly, if you move too much, I’ll fall, you know?”

“Eh, ah, oh…?”

“Hold on to me tight, okay?”

“Ah, yeah…”

“Hehe, thanks.”

Reluctantly… I wrapped my arms around her thin waist and abdomen from behind.

Even though I told myself it was to prevent her from falling, the warmth and softness made it impossible to focus on that.

“…Th-this, what is this!?”

“D-d-do you know something, Yuzuru-chan!?”

“That’s something my mom and dad sometimes do at home! When they start that, they enter their own world together!!”

“W-what!?”

Yuzuru and Hasegawa were saying something facing each other, but I naturally didn’t have the composure to pay attention to that.

“Geez, Yuzurun, you’re overreacting. It’s not like that at all.”

Rather, in this situation, it’s Sagiri who’s maintaining her composure on my lap that seems strange… huh?

“Come on, everyone, since we can all sit down, let’s start the club activities already.”

…Hey, why are your ears so red?

Because she sat on my knees, Sagiri’s occiput and ears were almost right in front of me. 

They were hidden by her long, white hair, but from my position, they were clearly visible.

“Eh, i-if Sagirin and Renji are okay with it, shall we start…?”

“Y-yeah, it’s fine! Right, Renji?”

“…”

I momentarily choked on my words.

It’s embarrassing, just as I thought it would be. I mean, it’s embarrassing enough to have someone sit on my lap in front of my friends, let alone being alone with them. If it were morning cuddles or arm-wrestling, I could have played it off since I’ve done those before. But having someone sit on my lap like this is a first, so the damage to my composure is greater.

“Oh, um… I guess… this is fine too…”

In this situation, there’s only one thing I can do. I have to go along with whatever dumb thing my childhood friend, who’s now stuck sitting on my lap, says. It’s embarrassing for me too, but thanks to her seemingly being more embarrassed than me due to being physically in front, I can maintain some semblance of composure… or so I’d like to believe! She’s sitting on my lap, of course I’m hyper-aware!

Her waist, which I’m holding onto, is slender, but the sensation of her softness against my hands is making my head spin! And even more so, the sensation of her buttocks through my knees and thighs is… WOOOWWW!

“I see, well…”

My thought process completely glitched out as the activities of the “Selfhood Research Club” were about to begin.

Amidst this newfound chaos, the voice of the girl with her eyes covered, who had been silent until now, spoke up.

“Hina-chan?”

“Ah, um, it’s nothing… hehe…”

Though it’s hard to see behind Sagiri, it seems like Kusakabe noticed something. It’s surprising that it’s Kusakabe who’s initiating the conversation, just like in the morning classroom, but when someone speaks so mysteriously, naturally, everyone becomes curious.

“What’s wrong?”

“Oh, um, it’s not a big deal, but, well… I have… um, a lot of younger siblings at home…”

Sagiri seemed to have a similar situation, and when prompted for more, Kusakabe started to explain her own family circumstances, albeit nervously.

“I, um, noticed that Yakumo-san’s behavior has been similar to something… so, um, sitting someone beside her made me realize something…”

Despite her low self-esteem and concern for others’ opinions, Kusakabe could speak confidently about something related to her family situation, and she managed to connect her words smoothly enough.

“Um, well…”

Taking a breath, then continuing,

“You want to be spoiled, right?”

She blurted out.

“Uh, since you were so similar to my younger siblings who often come to me for comfort, I understood… Ahh, I feel so relieved!”

She smiled satisfactorily. It was an insight based on her own experience for Kusakabe, which made her feel content and therefore considered it a trivial matter.

“…Huh, spoiled!?”

It seemed that wasn’t the case for Sagiri.

“Hi… Hina-chan!”

“Eep!?”

She quickly stood up and grabbed Kusakabe’s hand, startled.

“Le… Let’s go buy some juice or something!!”

“Eeeekkkk!!!”

With that, she dashed out of the club room.