The Story of Becoming a Drinking Friend When I Saved the Cutest Senpai in University - Vol 1 Chapter 33

A few days after senpai’s birthday, I was called to work part-time by Ichijou-senpai.

“Yes, yes, it’s so nice! Yes, it’s perfect! As expected of you, Itomori-kun!”

“This is no problem. Do you have anything else you want me to carry?”

“There’s more to come, but let’s take a break. Well, that’s a real help!”

A room in a multi-tenant building that I came to before. Ichijou-senpai’s secret base.

It seems that she decided to open a real bar using the facilities that were originally restaurants, and today I was called to carry in her luggage and arrange the interior.

I was wondering why the secret base was, but it seems that there are no people coming here these days. When I defeated all of Ichijou-senpai’s friends, the rumor spread and everyone was afraid to distance themselves.

I don’t feel sorry or pitiful at all.

Rather, in such a situation, I come to the idea of “Let’s do a bar!” and I yearn for the strength of my courage to involve myself in the opening work.

I’m not being sarcastic, I’m being serious.

This person has caused me a lot of trouble, but the reason I still can’t hate her is because she has something that I don’t have.

“Thank you for your hard work! Shall we take a break? Here, drink this.”

“Thank you… You didn’t put any strange drugs in it, did you?”

Before receiving the offered barley tea, I checked just in case.

This person is a witch of sexual desire. She likes her senpais, she likes me, and she interacts with many other men and women based on their way of speaking. Now that we’re alone, I wouldn’t put it past her to try something.

“That’s rude. Do I look like a person to do such a thing?”

“You don’t think you can see it?”

“Hahaha. I recommend you go to the ophthalmologist.”

“Well then, take a sip of it as a trial.”

“…Tch.”

“Did you really put something in it!?”

Not a single moment’s rest around this person.

The next thing she brought was tea in a plastic bottle, which was not opened, so I think it’ll be alright.

“Come to think of it, I have heard of it. Itomori-kun, did you start dating Tennouji-san?”

“Whoa! H-how do you know that!?”

“I had a mutual friend of Tennouji-san and myself there, and the information was already circulating. It stinks to make a public confession to kick other men around… That got me excited.”

“You know I have a girlfriend, but don’t get carried away with it!? I definitely don’t want to have that kind of relationship with Ichijou-senpai!”

“…I suppose I have no choice but to give you an aphrodisiac.”

“At least not say that out loud!!”

Did she put an aphrodisiac in the barley tea she served earlier?

That was close. I was right to pierce without drinking.

“And I heard you brought Tennouji-san home that night? Woo-hoo!”

“Don’t make fun of me like a high school boy…”

“How far did you go? Isn’t it strange if you don’t kiss?”

“Huh, a kiss?”

When I asked her back with a questioning look, Ichijou-senpai immediately made a serious expression on her face.

She looked as calm as if she were going to the battlefield.

“…Wait a minute. Is that a reaction that comes from the question of what a kiss is, or is it a face that you’ve kissed a long time ago?”

“Uhm, no, that’s…”

“If you hesitate to say so…! W-whoa, hahaha, look at you go. You’ve been kissing even before you started dating, and on the day you started dating, I guess that’s what happened… You mean… Oh my gosh!?”

“Why did you go out of your way to say it again?”

“Itomori-kun, you’re quite something! No wonder I’ve fallen in love with you!”

“Wow, I’m not happy at all!!”

“You gave it to Tennouji-san for the first time, and now you can play with me, right?”

“Absolutely not!!”

“Haa!? Don’t be silly!!”

“Don’t you think it’s strange that I’m one getting yelled at!?”

Before I knew it, my honorifics were flying away.

But I don’t feel sorry at all. Rather, I feel stupid to show such respect to this person.

…Is that her kind of technique, by any chance?

It’s a way of controlling people’s minds to reduce the sense of distance. This person can do it.

“Haa… Alright, alright. Anyway, I’ll just go ask Tennouji-san. She might say yes to me unexpectedly.”

“…Can you stop talking about stealing someone’s girlfriend right in front of her boyfriend?”

“I won’t steal her, that’s rude! I’m just a little interested in her body!”

“Oh, I see. Then it’s all right. Do you think I’ll say… something like that!? No way!”

“But I liked her first. You have only known her for half a year. Shouldn’t I let myself, who has been thinking about Tennouji-san for the first time in my third year, have a taste?”

“…To tell you the truth, if she says she agreed to it, I’ll hold back and stay silent. But Ichijou-senpai, she’ll definitely say no.”

“That’s what we call logical harassment.”

“Don’t talk about harassment when you’re sexually harassing me.”

Ichijou-senpai shrugged her shoulders and immediately made serious eyes and said, “By the way.”

She put a cup of barley tea on the table and lit a cigarette. After seeing the purple smoke flowing toward the ventilation fan, she immediately turned her eyes back to me.

“What color was Tennouji-san’s nipple…?”

“I swear I’ll hit you once!!”

“You can tell me! I don’t think it’s going to cost you anything!”

“At least it’ll lose your humanity! I mean, Ichijou-senpai is also a woman―”

“That’s unnecessary, just in case.”

“Why don’t you invite senpai to a bath or something like a public bath or a hot spring? You can see as much as you like there.”

At the suggestion, Ichijou-senpai shrugged her shoulders, exhaling cigarette smoke. With eyes as if to say, “You don’t understand anything.”

“I think that was when I was in my first year of university. We all agreed to stay at a hot spring inn. Well, I’m very excited. I mean, what can I do?”

“Have you ever taken a moral class?”

“When I was about to take a bath, I stared at Tennouji-san so hard that she got all cautious. I ended up going blindfolded… I was excited then.”

“You really don’t waste any opportunity!?”

“After that, when it comes to situations where I can see her naked, she blocked my vision. Ah, I’m in trouble.”

“…I think it’s senpai who’s in trouble. I’m surprised she hasn’t cut ties with you by now.”

“That’s absolutely true. I’m wondering too.”

With a big smile, she dropped the ash from her cigarette into the ashtray.

Her side hair is hung behind her ears with an empty hand, and her jagged earrings reflect the light.

“Tennouji-san is like the sun to me. I could die for her. I’d die with a smile.”

It sounded like a joke but with serious eyes.

I took a sip of barley tea and shook my head slowly.

“…I agree. I’d die for senpai too. It feels like she’s going to cry later, so I’m scared of that.”

My eyes met with Ichijou-senpai and she smiled a little. “Will you cry when I die?” she muttered quietly.

“But Itomori-kun will be in trouble from now on. You proudly declared that you’re taking their daughter for yourself in front of the Tennouji family.”

“…I am prepared. I hope to see senpai’s father in the near future, as well as an apology for doing such a thing at the birthday party.”

“Her father is probably all right, but that person…”

“Huh? Who is that person?”

“Hmm… Well, do your best! I’m rooting for you!”

“Hey, what is it!? What are you hiding from me!?”

“If you could tell me the color of Tennouji-san’s nipple, my mouth would slip.”

“I’m going home.”

“Woah, wait! There’s still work to do! At least work for your salary!”