The Case of the Older Woman Next Door Being Way Too Lewd - 26

Chapter 26: At Last, Our Feelings Reached Each Other

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“Taka-kun.”

“Yes.”

“Me… Your girlfriend. You… My boyfriend.”

Mashiro-san pointed her finger as she carefully confirmed it. Even so, it had been such an abrupt confession with no mood at all, but judging from her reaction… That probably meant it was okay.

“Mashiro-san… um, is this really okay? Even though the confession happened like that.”

If she said she didn’t want this, I might actually cry. But as if to blow away all my worries, Mashiro-san nodded vigorously over and over again.

“Of course! …Ah, but is this really real? What if this is actually a dream, and when I wake up there’s nothing—”

Still calling it a dream, I pulled Mashiro-san into a tight embrace. She let out a cute little yelp, something I’d never normally hear from her, but feeling the warmth of my body, she finally seemed to realize this was real.

“Mashiro-san… I love you.”

I told her again as she rested in my arms. Her body trembled slightly, and she slowly lifted her face. Her cheeks were bright red, yet she looked straight back at me, and I almost got lost in her beautiful eyes.

“I love the way you smile beside me. I love how you always make me feel happy. Your smile, your warmth, your kindness… you’ve helped me so many times and given me strength.”

Of course, I’d been put through plenty of embarrassing situations too… but even that kind of skinship was part of Mashiro-san’s charm. She might try to create situations or tease me relentlessly, but… I was captivated by all of it, completely drawn to her. And more than anything, being by Mashiro-san’s side made me happier than anything else.

“…From here on, will you let me support you? Of course, I’m still a student and there are many ways I’m unreliable. But I’ll do my best. So that I can support you, so that I can become a man you’re happy to have by your side—”

Before I could finish, Mashiro-san pushed me down. Even though she had pushed me over, she just buried her face in my chest and didn’t move. After a while like that, she finally lifted her head. Her eyes were slightly teary, but she didn’t cry.

“I love you… I love you, Taka-kun. Normally, I should savor this moment more slowly… but let me confirm this, Taka-kun!”

“Y-Yes!”

She quickly sat up, pulling me up with her.

“Starting today, we’re lovers…Right?”

“Yes. I’ll be in your care from now on!”

“And we’ll get married someday… right?”

“Well… um, I’d be happy if it turns out that way.”

“And that means we can have sex as much as we want, right?”

“…That’s… That’s kind of hard to answer…”

“Fufu… ahahaha!”

Mashiro-san burst out laughing, holding her stomach. After laughing for a while, she took both my hands and looked straight at me as she continued.

“I love you too. I love you… from now on, let’s take care of each other!”

“Ah… yes! Please take care of me!”

And just like that, we finally became a couple. Now then, we had taken a new step forward, but Mashiro-san suddenly said this.

“But it doesn’t feel like much has changed for us, does it? I mean, we’ve already been all lovey-dovey even before officially dating♪”

“That’s true… though the way I feel has definitely changed a lot.”

Whether we were lovers or not, that mindset felt completely different. It wasn’t like anything concrete had changed, but… somehow, Mashiro-san standing in front of me felt even more precious than before.

“Mashiro-san, can I hug you again?”

“…Yes. Please do.”

“?”

For some reason, she suddenly became meek. Tilting my head in confusion, I hugged her again just like before. As always, her softness was still there, and the feeling of holding her was nothing short of bliss. And as expected, just holding her like this filled me with warmth.

“Taka-kun just now… not just your voice, but you were really cool. It made even me, the older one, start speaking politely.”

“Ah, so that’s why…”

“Fufu… ahh, I’m so happy. Taka-kun, I really do love you. I tried all kinds of teasing and ways to push you, but what I truly wanted was you. I wanted you to become my boyfriend.”

“…I made you wait a long time, didn’t I?”

“That’s right!”

But then she added that, and kissed me.

“Still, I’m finally able to become your girlfriend, Taka-kun. That alone makes me happy… ah, no, I can’t be satisfied with just that! Taka-kun, let’s go to the bedroom right away!”

“What are you planning to do!?”

“What do you mean what? What else could it be?!”

In the end, I somehow managed to endure it. After that, once we calmed down a bit, we spent time together in the living room. Without really doing anything in particular, we just held each other… and stayed like that for a long, long time.

“But Taka-kun, I won’t hold back anymore, okay?”

“That means… what I think it means, right?”

“Yes, because we’re lovers now. There’s nothing strange about it.”

I gave a wry smile at her words. It was true that now that we were dating, doing those things wasn’t strange. But I was still not at an age where I could take responsibility if something happened, so I hesitated. When I told her that, Mashiro-san understood and said this.

“That’s true. I can say I don’t mind, but I also understand how you feel, Taka-kun. It wouldn’t be right for me to ignore your feelings just because I say it’s fine.”

“…I’m sorry.”

When I lowered my head, Mashiro-san pulled my head into her chest. She always did this, but the softness and warmth were so comforting that it felt almost addictive.

“It just shows that you’re thinking about me, Taka-kun. There’s nothing for you to apologize for. There’s no need to rush anymore, and you can’t run away from Onee-san anymore anyway♪”

Yeah… it really didn’t feel like I could run away. After getting to know her, I didn’t think I could ever try to escape, no matter what happened. The love she had, like endless acceptance… Honestly, being by Mashiro-san’s side felt like some kind of addictive drug.

“But you know, Taka-kun, I’d be happy if you also think about me. I always want to love you. I want a deeper connection with you.”

“…Yes, I understand.”

“Well, if you can’t hold back anymore, then I guess that can’t be helped either, right?”

For some reason, those words made it sound like she was determined to make me lose control.

Anyway, as we continued being affectionate… no, there was no need to sugarcoat it anymore. Time passed quickly while we flirted together. We had already taken a bath, so we started preparing dinner.

“I should probably tell our parents too, but tomorrow is fine.”

“Yeah… I’ll tell mine tomorrow too. I’m pretty tired today.”

I wondered how they would react. My dad aside, my mom would probably cry tears of joy. She might even get so loud it’d bother the neighbors. It might sound exaggerated, but that was just the kind of person she was.

“Alright then, I’ll make something delicious with lots of love.”

Watching Mashiro-san cheerfully start cooking made me genuinely happy. I had hoped a day like this would come someday, but I never thought it would happen this soon. From tomorrow… no, from today. Things would surely start to change in many ways. But as long as I could stay by Mashiro-san’s side through it all, that alone would make me happy.

However, in many ways, it was inevitable that Mashiro-san would trouble me…. And I would get a taste of that very soon, before going to sleep.

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