I Accidentally Said “I Want a S○x Partner” in the Class Group on LINE, and the School Idol Responded - Chapter 2

“…You’re not joking about wanting that kind of relationship, right?”

After Shinozaki said something so shocking, I decided this wasn’t something to talk about out in the street. We moved to a nearby park. While the kids played noisily in the distance, I sat on a bench next to her.

“…You were joking, right?”

Yesterday’s accidental message. The one where I typed “I want a s○x partner” in the class group on LINE. If that wasn’t just a mistake, Shinozaki was now saying she wanted that kind of relationship with me. Honestly, I couldn’t process it.

“Do I look like the kind of girl who would say something like that as a joke?”

“That… Not really.”

I answered while looking into her sharp and long eyes. Shinozaki was second in our year and a model student. She has had perfect attendance since last year and great behavior… She didn’t seem like someone who would jokingly propose a s○x partner arrangement.

“Then if it’s not a joke, why did you say that?”

“Stress… If you can understand it with that answer, I’d be glad.”

“Because you have stress, so it’s a way to relieve it… something like that?”

“…Mostly, I guess you can say that.”

She didn’t seem like she wanted to explain more deeply, but maybe she had her own burdens too. Maybe we were kind of alike.

“And Hashiguchi-kun… why do you want a s○x partner? You don’t have to say if you don’t want to.”

“No, at this point I don’t need to hide it… I’m stressed too.”

“…Is it because of your family?”

“Yeah… My dad is a politician obsessed with appearances. I have to be a perfect and behaved genius… First in finals and perfect behavior… It’s exhausting.”

This was the first time I had ever talked to someone about this problem, or more accurately, my complaint. I hadn’t made close friends because studying left no time for that, and I couldn’t talk to my parents about this. I just kept it bottled up.

“That does sound tough… I can see why you’d be stressed.”

Hearing Shinozaki understand me made me strangely happy.

“Having unusual parents makes life harder…”

Her words sounded like she truly understood. I figured her stress probably came from her parents, too. I was curious, but judging by her attitude earlier, she probably didn’t want to talk about it much. I wouldn’t push. It was enough just to get a sense of it from the surface.

“By the way… are you serious? About wanting a s○x partner relationship with me?”

“Yes, I’m serious.”

“Are… you sure you’re okay for that?”

When I asked, Shinozaki nodded.

“I was looking for someone smart I could trust, someone who could keep a secret… and I just happened to get Hashiguchi-kun, a perfect match with a big name. Of course, I couldn’t resist.”

…Big name.

“By the way, is Hashiguchi-kun a v○rg○n? Or not?”

“Eh, yeah… I am.”

“Then it looks like we’ll graduate together.”

“…You’re a v○rg○n?”

“Do I look like someone who plays around?”

“…Not really, but I figured someone with your looks probably had a boyfriend before.”

“None at all. I never had the chance to casually date anyone.”

Shinozaki shrugged as she said that.

“Anyway, I think it’s fine to give Hashiguchi-kun first to me. So, for the first time in our s○x partner arrangement, let’s do it at our joint graduation… When are you free? I can’t do it right now.”

She’s really pushing… I’d like to take the initiative as a guy, but I’ve never really handled this kind of thing with girls, so I’m not good at it.

“Normally… I’m free on weekends.”

“So you don’t just study all the time?”

“The finals are over, so things are easier now.”

“I see. I’ll contact you later with the exact time and place. I have something to do now, so that’s it for today.”

“Ah… see you.”

“Yes, goodbye.”

Shinozaki stood up from the bench, waved lightly, and walked away. Her summer skirt swayed, and her thighs, covered by black tights, peeked out slightly. I followed her with my eyes up to her moving black hair and felt like I was in a dream.

…Am I really going to do that with Shinozaki?

It still doesn’t feel real.

But to make it undeniable, that weekend was about to arrive…