Chapter 5
Chapter 5
A Visit
“It’s alright. It will be over soon…”
“Get some rest.”
“I am… … …therefore…”
“Good night… … …”
Several voices reached me, and then I felt a soft warmth touch my cheek.
This place, enveloped in a fluffy sensation, must be a sweet dream, I thought.
A strange dream, like searching for a slightly bitter spot among a bed of something sweet.
Within that dream, I lost consciousness once again.
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“…Evening, huh.”
I don’t remember clearly what happened after that, but I ended up leaving school early and was absent the next day, which brings me to now.
As I sat up in bed, I realized that my body felt much better. I should be able to go to school tomorrow without any problems.
“Yuichi~”
As I was stretching, Mom came into my room with a knock. That defeats the purpose of knocking. And considering she’s entering her adolescent son’s room, I wish she would be more considerate.
“Oh, you’re awake. How are you feeling?”
“…I think I’ll be fine soon.”
“That’s good to hear. You have a visitor.”
“Eh…!?”
“My, you’re so surprised. Here, sensei, please come in.”
“…Hello.”
Peeking out from behind Mom was none other than Morihara-sensei. It’s not like I expected a classmate to visit, so it wasn’t entirely unexpected, but being suddenly confronted like this, I couldn’t help but be surprised.
“Fufu, isn’t that nice? A beautiful teacher came to visit you. Well then, take your time~”
Mom bowed to the teacher, waved at me, and went down the stairs.
H-hey, you’re leaving me alone? I’m still a bit flustered…
As I fidgeted, sensei turned her hesitant eyes towards me.
“Um… Is it alright if I come in?”
“Ah, yes! P-please…”
Normally, I would want to spend an hour tidying up my room, but it wasn’t the time to be doing that when a busy teacher had gone out of her way to visit me.
Sensei stepped into the room, closed the door, and sat down gracefully beside the bed, peering into my face as usual.
“…”
“…”
…T-this is awkward!
However, sensei’s jet-black eyes remained fixed on me, seemingly oblivious to my discomfort.
Even if she stared at me like that, nothing would come out, and I didn’t know what to do…
Since the silence was becoming unbearable, I decided to speak first.
“Um… Thank you very much for coming… Sensei, even though you’re busy.”
“It’s fine. I didn’t have anything else to do today. And my house is close by.”
“Ah, yes, that’s right.”
A fact I learned recently, and a slight… no, a rather big mystery.
It still felt unreal, but apparently, sensei lived in the house directly across from mine.
But why hadn’t I noticed?
I didn’t know how long she had been living there, but if she was my neighbor, I should have seen her at least once…
Then, I noticed that sensei’s gaze was unusually restless.
“…”
“Is something wrong?”
“No, it’s nothing…”
Why is she looking around so much?!
No, calm down, Asano Yuichi. There’s nothing here that would be troublesome if found… well, there is, but it’s hidden well.
Sensei wouldn’t suddenly start rummaging through her student’s room, would she…?
“Hey, Asano-kun…”
“…Y-yes.”
“Is this the kind of woman you like?”
“Huh?”
Sensei held up my treasured possession number three.
On the cover was a gal-like woman with brown hair and big breasts, giving a seductive, provocative look.
I felt my face flush red at the overly cliché situation.
“W-why do you have that?!”
“It was sticking out from under your bed.”
“Ah, um… I’m sorry!”
“Why are you apologizing?”
“No, it’s just… how do I put it…”
“And you still haven’t answered my question.”
“Eh?”
“Do you like this type of woman?”
Sensei moved her face even closer. Her clear, straight gaze now captured my heart.
I felt like her gaze contained a different emotion than before. Her pale, rosy lips were close to my face, but for some reason, I couldn’t focus on that.
I found myself speaking naturally.
“Not really… It’s not like that… Well, I don’t dislike it, but it’s not like I definitely want to go out with someone like that…”
“…I see.”
Sensei put the treasured book back under the bed. What kind of situation was this?
“I’m sorry for suddenly asking you something strange.”
“…No, it’s okay.”
“This may not be enough of an apology, but…”
“S-sensei?…”
I was speechless.
Somehow… Morihara-sensei… had taken off her trademark glasses.
Sensei without her glasses was still beautiful, of course… but her slightly flushed cheeks were cute… and I didn’t understand why she suddenly took them off…
“S-since I saw something you didn’t want me to see, I’ll show you something I don’t usually let people see… Now we’re even.”
“Even… you say?”
“Yes, we’re even.”
Saying that, sensei quickly put her glasses back on.
“Well then, I’ll be going now. Take care.”
“Ah, yes… Thank you very much.”
“…”
As she closed the door, I felt like sensei murmured something, but I couldn’t hear it clearly. A relaxed air lingered in the room, along with a faint, sweet scent.
Until I fell asleep that night, the unguarded expression that sensei showed me for the first time was burned into my mind, and my heart pounded in my chest.
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