The reason why this genius little girl who doesn't get along with anyone, wants to be only spoiled by me - Episode 33

Episode 33: Hime-chan Wants to Grow Up

While chatting with Hime as we walk, we quickly approach the school.

And In just a few more minutes, we’ll arrive. The number of students on the street has also increased, and because of what I was doing, holding hands with Hime, made me stand out quite much.

Hime is already quite famous at school. Until just a few days ago, she only kept to herself, being admired from afar as a lone and untouchable presence.

Maybe that’s why, someone as unremarkable as me walking beside her must feel out of place to everyone else.

I guess it does make people that surprised, huh… All this attention is making me a little uncomfortable.

Hime also seems to notice the stares, but when I thought that she looked reacting to them, —but instead contrarily looked in another direction.

“…About sixth grade, I’d say.”

The place she stared straight at, were a couple of elementary school kids walking along the roadside.

Although she doesn’t seem to care at all about the attention we’re getting. Yet, she’s completely focused on the two girls with randoseru backpacks.

“Is there an elementary school nearby?”

“Un. If you keep going straight and turn at the next street, there’s an old elementary school.”

As this area around is my hometown, so I know the area well.

Well in fact, I know that school particularly well.

“Yohei-kun, you seem quite familiar with it.”

“Well, after all, I also went there.”

Of course, I’d know the school I attended just a few years ago.

“Oh, is that so? I see… Humu, humu.”

Hime nods with interest and then stops walking.

After that, she gawked at the elementary school kids on the other side of the street and murmurs softly:

“…In four years time, do you think I’ll be as grown-up as those Onee-sans?”

As she speaks, she places her free hand on her chest—the one that isn’t holding mine.

Huh?

She looks a little anxious…

Even though she looks like a child, she’s already quite composed. As she grows older, she’ll naturally become more mature physically. So, there shouldn’t be anything to worry about.

“You’ll be just fine. I think you’ll become a wonderful Oneesan as well.”

“Really? Right now, I don’t see any signs of that happening… Do you still really think I’ll grow up properly?”

“Eh? Properly? No, no, I mean… Aren’t you already quite proper and mature in many ways?”

I think she’s already got quite a lot of qualities of an Oneesan.

At the very least, she’s way more responsible than her actual elder sister, Sei-san. I have no doubt that by the time she’s twelve, she’ll be a proper young lady.

At least, that’s what *I* was thinking.

But it seems the perspective of Hime and I weren’t quite on the same page.

“S–so, y-you already think I’m mature?! That makes me very happy, but… um, my just doesn’t bulge at all, so I was a little perplexed…”

…Eh?

Doesn’t bulge at all…?

Just what?

For a moment, I just couldn’t understand what she means. So, I take another good look at Hime.

She, had her soft, round cheeks flushed red, and then, just like before, rest her hand on her chest.

…Wait, chest?

Chest—as in, *that* kind of mature!?

“Y-Yohei-kun, could it be that… you’re *that* kind of person? A lolicon? I mean, I’d be happy if I’m your type, but… I won’t look like this forever, you know? Someday, I might not be able to meet your expectations at all you know?”

“No! That’s not what I meant!”

This was a huge misunderstanding!

When she said she wanted to become more grown-up, I thought she meant *mentally*!

Apparently, she was talking about *physically*!

Realizing this, I suddenly felt incredibly embarrassed——-