"You can't kiss me can you?" When I accepted my childhood friends challenge, she unexpectedly softened and is acting like a love-struck girl [Dropped]

On the rooftop of a certain school, there were two young individuals: one was a tall boy, and the other was a delicate girl resembling a fairy.

“Ibuki-kun…”

The blonde girl approached the boy.

“Do you think I’m just a mischievous girl who would do something like this for just a prank?”

The girl said with a hint of sadness in her voice.

The boy couldn’t hide his unease at her words.

Continuing, the girl asked, “Do you think I would do this to someone I don’t even like?”

As the girl pressed on, the boy seemed to retreat, and she stepped even closer.

“Hey, Ibuki-kun,” the girl said while peering into the boy’s face.

“How do you feel about me? What am I to you, Ibuki-kun?”

“…..”

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Now, let’s go back in time a bit.

‘At last, the sun is coming out…’

Ibuki glared at the sun, which began to peek through the gaps in the clouds.

Today, their high school had a swimming class. Throughout the class, the sun had been hiding, and the wind was strong making the atmosphere cold.

The water temperature was low, making it incredibly cold.

‘Well, at least the pool time is over.’

Today was the last day for the pool. The only relief was that they wouldn’t have to endure the extreme cold anymore.

As Ibuki warmed his body under the sun…

The classroom suddenly became noisy.

The girls who had finished changing came back, and among them was Airi.

“Ahh, it’s so cold! I wish they didn’t make us swim in September. Don’t you think so too, Ibuki-kun?”

As soon as Airi spotted Ibuki, she ran up to him and immediately began complaining about the swimming class.

It was the exact same thoughts which Ibuki just had.

“You’re right. It’s absolutely insane to make us swim in this cold weather.”

Ibuki nodded in agreement with Airi.

“Yeah, it’s cold…” Airi nodded and shivered, seeming to be affected by the cold.

“Fuh~, it’s chilly… Can I stay close to you?” she asked.

“Sure, but it will be like adding water to a heated stone,” he replied.

The sun finally began to show up, but it wasn’t quite warm enough to fully dispel the chill.

“I have an idea…,” Airi said with a mischievous grin. “A method to warm ourselves up. Would you like to try it?”

One could sense that Airi had something in mind, but intrigued by the prospect of getting warmer, he agreed.

“First, like this…” Once she confirmed his agreement, Airi took the curtain and closed it slightly. It created a space where only the two of them could fit inside.

“Like this… It’s subtly warmer, right?”

Indeed, with the sunlight now reflecting slightly off the curtain, it did feel a bit warmer than before… at least, that’s how it seemed. It might just be their imagination.

“Well, it is a bit warmer, but…” he began to say, thinking it wasn’t much of a game-changer.

At that moment, Airi exclaimed, “Hiee!” and embraced him. Though a bit cold, something soft pressed against him perfectly — a combination of the scent of chlorine and the fragrance of Airi’s familiar perfume.

“Hey, wait!”

“See? It’s warm, isn’t it?” Airi grinned mischievously and pressed herself closer to him. The sensation of her soft curves against his upper arm, and her body warmth, made him flustered, and his body temperature rose.

“N-No… It’s just that…” he stammered, protesting, but Airi paid no attention. Instead, she provocatively teased, “Is it possible that you’ve started to see me, your childhood friend, as a girl?”

Airi pressed him toward the window side, positioning her leg between his legs, and he involuntarily shivered.

“T-That’s not… I mean, it’s just… being in the classroom like this… People might misunderstand our relationship,” he tried to explain.

“No one can see us behind the curtain… We’re all alone here,” Airi whispered into his ear.

He tried to find the right words to refute her, but he was too flustered to form a coherent response.

“…Fine, do whatever you want,” he finally said, trying to convince himself that he wasn’t losing.

“I’m just being lenient.”

Meanwhile, Airi wore an enchanting smile and nodded slightly.

“Okay, understood.”

And so, the two of them kept each other warm until the class began.

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