The Busty Black-Haired Honor Student And Student Council President Who Likes The Mob-Character Me, Keeps Using “Stress Relief” As An Excuse To Ask For Lewd Things - Chapter 5: A Contract With The Busty Black-Haired Student Council President

And so, after everything, it was finally after school time.

From the first period through lunch break and into the afternoon, Shino had worn her usual perfect honor student mask. Nothing particularly unusual was said or done any further, and the morning’s chaos had long died down.

When I went to the student council room, Shino was already there, acting as if nothing had happened.

“Thank you for your hard work. I don’t have any work to do today, so feel free to take it easy.”

She poured me some Earl Grey, and before I knew it we were sitting side by side on the sofa, sipping tea.

By the way, before yesterday’s “incident”, making tea had been my job as the student council errand boy.

“…”

“…”

No words were exchanged. I didn’t know where to start, while Shino just sipped her tea elegantly, saying nothing.

I gathered my resolve and asked Shino:

“There are a lot of things I want to ask you…”

“I might not answer, but go ahead. At least we’re not in the classroom now.”

“About that classroom thing… Why did you say all that this morning? Honestly, that was dangerous.”

“…”

Shino didn’t answer my question. Instead, she just sipped her tea in silence. She didn’t seem upset, and in fact seemed relaxed and comfortable. I then asked her something else I’d been thinking about.

“Are you really under that much stress? Enough that you need me to be your outlet?”

“You don’t hate it, do you?”

“That’s not the point. I mean… I’m a teenage guy, of course I’ve got desires. Maybe more than most, since I’ve never been popular. But this kind of thing… it’s supposed to be with someone you like. And there’s responsibility involved…”

“That’s such an old-fashioned way of thinking, Mitsuya. Isn’t ‘it feels good’ reason enough?”

I looked at Shino as she spoke. Her expression was calm and gentle, but I couldn’t tell what she was really thinking.

“I don’t want to hurt you, Shino. But at the same time, I don’t want to get hurt either. After all, I’m just a minor character here in school. Being called out like that in class this morning by the school idol… that was—”

“I won’t say things like that in class anymore.”

Shino’s voice was gentle. She even lowered her head slightly.

“I just… got carried away because I was happy. Sorry. I regret it.”

Shino then set down her cup with a soft clink, and leaned against my shoulder.

“Happy… what do you mean?”

“Because you’re my important stress reliever. I need to treat you with care…”

She let out a small laugh through her nose and rested her weight on me even more.

“Yesterday was intense, wasn’t it? Even after I got home, the feeling lingered… but somehow, the heaviness in my heart lifted. I slept soundly for the first time in a while.”

Shino closed her eyes as she said this. I didn’t know what to say, so I stayed quiet.

“About the classroom thing, I didn’t mean any harm. It’s just that my unstable feelings got released, and I got carried away.”

“Released… feelings…”

“This is a request of mine… Could you help me relieve my emotional stress for a while?”

“A… request?”

“Yes. A request.”

Shino raised her head from my shoulder and looked me straight in the eye, so I asked her.

“By relieving stress… Do you mean by having sex?”

“Not only sex. Yesterday just happened to be that way. Sometimes it might just be talking, going out, playing games. But yeah… I’m going through puberty, so sometimes I’ll be in the mood for more intense, erotic things too.”

“So you don’t want a romantic relationship, but just a way to relieve stress…?”

“Exactly. And I’ll let you do it fairly often, so it’s a win–win situation.”

The look in Shino’s eyes as she stared at me made my heart sink. Her expression was smiling, but it almost seemed like a request, a plea.

“…Alright. Let’s call it a contract.”

“Thanks. Here’s your reward.”

She gave me a light kiss on the cheek, then buried her face against my chest.

“Mitsuya, your chest is quite broad, isn’t it?”

Shino put her arms around my back and pressed herself against me. Unsure of what to say, I blurted out:

“Yours is bigger than mine.”

“Sexual harassment is not allowed.”

“Huh? Wait, but what about the stuff you said yesterday while we were… you know…”

“We were having sex yesterday, so anything was okay. In fact, it was actually quite exciting, and I welcomed it. Right now it’s different, though.”

“So right now, it’s off-limits.”

“Exactly. Right now we’re just cuddling for stress relief.”

I still didn’t fully understand the difference, but since Shino seemed satisfied snuggling against me, I kept quiet.

We stayed like that, silent and close, as time slipped by… until the sun set. Then, as always, we walked home together until Kohoku-Chuo Station, as if it were just another ordinary day.