I’m an Introvert, but After Taking Care of the School’s Most Beautiful Girl Who Lives in an Apartment When She Was Sick, She Became Attached to Me and Started Inviting Me Over to Her Place! - Chapter 71

Chapter 71

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“……”

After somehow making it through the horror movie, Sorato spent a relaxed stretch of time with the evening news playing in the background, holding Kaon in his arms.

Ah… this is bad. Kaon feels better to hold than I expected. I might fall asleep at this rate…

Since Kaon stayed quietly nestled in his arms the whole time, and Sorato—as usual—had worn himself out watching a horror movie. He used her like a body pillow and began to doze off, letting the strength drain from his body, but…

“——Hey, hey?”

“Hnh…? Yes? What is it?”

Just before his consciousness completely drifted away, Kaon smoothly lifted her face while still being held and looked up at Sorato with upturned eyes. Startled awake, he found Kaon’s pale-blue eyes right beneath his own.

“Sorato-kun, do you normally speak politely by default?”

“Mmm. I’ve always spoken politely to you, Kaon, so I guess it’s just a habit. I think it’ll naturally fade once I get more used to things.”

“So it’s not like you’re still keeping some distance from me, right?”

“…Ahaha, were you worrying about something like that?”

“Well, yeah~? If I’m the only one using casual speech and you keep using polite speech, it makes me kind of anxious.”

Sorato didn’t miss the loneliness flickering in Kaon’s eyes as she muttered sulkily. Now that they had only just started to really feel like a couple, it seemed that his unchanged manner of speaking had given her a small sense of insecurity.

“Then…”

“Hm?”

He bent down and closed the distance between their faces, gently brushing her long silver hair aside and tucking it behind her ear. He leaned in until their cheeks almost touched, close enough that his breath brushed her ear.

“—I like you, Kaon.”

“~~~!?!!?”

Kaon jolted, her cheeks instantly turning bright red as her body trembled lightly.

“Ahaha. You’ve always teased me by acting all sweet like that, Kaon, but when I push back, you’re surprisingly weak.”

“That was unfair! I can’t even escape when you’re holding me like this!”

She always provoked him herself, yet the moment he went on the offensive, Kaon turned soft and flimsy like tofu. The sight made Sorato laugh, and her flustered expression was so cute that his right hand naturally reached out to pat her head.

“Eh~? I’m not holding you that tightly, though? You could probably get away if you really tried.”

“T-th-that’s because… if I run away, I might not get hugged again, and… Sorato-kun can be kind of unpredictable…”

“If you ask, I’ll hug you anytime. I mean, I probably can’t live without you anyway, Kaon. I think I’d end up sticking to you so much you’d get annoyed.”

Even though she could have pulled away, it seemed that her girlish fear—that she might not be hugged again—kept her quietly in his arms. As time passed, the girl in his arms grew more and more precious to him. The urge to pull her fragile, breakable body into a tight embrace tugged relentlessly at his heart.

“Sniff… sniff…”

“Um… Kaon? Why are you sniffing my clothes? Are you a dog…?”

“No, it’s just… When I’m wrapped up in you, Sorato-kun, there’s this really calming smell. Like a futon dried in the sun?”

Suppressing his urge to cling to her more intensely, Sorato wrapped his body around Kaon as a restrained expression of affection. In response, Kaon pressed her nose near the chest of his sweater and sniffed softly.

“I’m glad… I was worried my body odor might smell weird.”

“That’s not true at all! I’ve thought this for a long time, but I really like how you smell, Sorato-kun~”

For a moment, Sorato nearly broke out in a nervous sweat, wondering if his body odor was strange. But seeing her satisfied expression against his chest, his worry faded.

“I like how you smell too, Kaon. Even before we were dating, you always stood really close to me, you know? When your scent drifted over, it was seriously bad for my heart…”

“You sniff me a lot, don’t you, Sorato-kun? Does my scent really smell that good?”

“I know it sounds creepy, but your scent is ridiculously addictive, Kaon. I used to hold back, but now I’m enjoying it like it’s a boyfriend’s privilege.”

Watching Kaon rub her cheek against his chest like a stuffed animal made her seem almost like a small child—yet she also carried a strange allure, steadily wearing down the reason he was desperately trying to hold onto.

“Fufu~♪ This Kaon is just for you, Sorato-kun~ So go ahead and enjoy as much as you want.”

“I’ll never let you go.”

“I’ll never be let go~! Hey, hey! Next, I want to hug you, Sorato-kun!”

“Sure. Well~ What should I do?”

“Mmm… Then I want to hug you from the front!”

This time, Kaon smoothly slipped out of his arms, stood in front of him, spread her arms wide, and with a cheerful “squeeze~♪” wrapped her voluptuous body around his head and hugged him tightly.

Ah, this is bad… my self-control is getting completely shaved down… my girlfriend… isn’t she too cute…!?

Her powerful hold, rocking her body back and forth, mercilessly ground away at Sorato’s already-weak resistance and self-control. His vision was dominated by the twin curves emphasized by her school uniform, and something primal stirred deep within him as a man.

“Kaon… I’m so, so happy right now…”

“Mmm. Me too—I’m really happy right now~!”

As the two of them spent their private time together, the evening news ended, and night fully fell outside. With lights glowing in the surrounding houses, the couple—who had only just become one that very day—were already thoroughly enjoying their affectionate time together in a single apartment room.

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