Chapter 162: Heart-pounding Massage Season 3 #2
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 162: Heart-pounding Massage Season 3 #2
After dropping Miyuki off, I returned to the academy and found Renka talking to Chinami.
Judging by her serious expression, it seemed Chinami had told her that the two of us were going somewhere alone...
Chinami seemed to be listening intently to Renka's passionate speech, but when she saw me approaching from a distance, she broke into a bright smile and waved.
“Junior...! Over here!”
I waved back at her and asked.
“What were you two talking about?”
“Ah... well...”
Just as Chinami was about to explain, Renka cut in.
“Chinami. Didn't you say you needed to use the restroom? Go on now. I need to talk to Matsuda for a moment about the tournament.”
“Oh, okay.”
Chinami headed into the club room.
Renka watched her go, and as soon as Chinami disappeared into the restroom, she closed the club room door.
Then she crossed her arms over her chest.
“You're giving Chinami a massage?”
So she told you honestly. Their friendship really is deep.
“That's the plan. But didn't you say you had something to discuss about the tournament?”
“You knew that wasn't it.”
“I figured. So, is there a problem?”
“Yes. I was supposed to go home with Chinami today, but now I have to go alone because of you.”
“Then I'll give you a ride home.”
Was this the answer she was waiting for?
Renka nodded without hesitation and said, “Let's stop for ice cream and cake on the way.”
Nice try. You're just trying to buy time, aren't you?
It was obvious she was anxious about leaving me alone with Chinami and planned to stall at the shop until late at night.
“That's not happening.”
“Why?”
“We only agreed that I'd take you home, not that we'd go to a dessert shop.”
“Those kinds of places are for spontaneous trips. I'll ask Chinami.”
“Someone who hates going anywhere with me suddenly wants to go to a dessert shop... Isn't that incredibly suspicious?”
“....Who said I hate going places with you? I never said that.”
It's written all over your face that you're lying.
Our Renka is a terrible liar.
“Oh, I was wrong? Then let's go together next time.”
“What do you mean, next time?! I want to go today...!”
“By the way, Captain.”
“What...?!”
“Can you do a Santa girl cosplay for me at Christmas?”
Was she stunned by how casually I changed the subject? Renka's mouth fell slightly open.
“....Are you insane?”
“I think it would look good on you. Do it for me.”
“No...! I won't do it...! Not even if I die...!”
If I'd asked her to do it in exchange for getting cake today, there was a high chance she would have agreed.
She's worried about what a creep like me might do to her precious friend, so if she could trade a simple cosplay to keep an eye on us, she'd jump at the chance.
If she refused, it would mean she didn't see me as that much of a pervert.
I could use this to make another memory with Renka, but... I'll have to reluctantly save it for later.
Right now, my relationship with Chinami is more important.
“Why are you getting so angry? Fine. I'll give up for now.”
“....For now? Does that mean you're going to ask me again later? Ah, no... that's not the point... I said let's go get dessert!”
“No. I'll get you something to-go today and give it to you tomorrow.”
At my firm refusal, Renka scowled.
She strode up to me and raised her long index finger.
“You... if you try to force Chinami to do anything, I'll kill you...!”
“Don't you trust me at all?”
“Of course not...! Just look at the things you do to me...!”
“That's because it was a wish, and because you're the captain. Do you think I'd ask my kind and gentle Master to do a cosplay like that?”
“So it's because it's me...? Are you saying I have a bad personality?”
What's this? Is she actually a little hurt that I just implied she has a terrible personality?
She's got some nerve...
A slave like that needs to be whipped until her butt turns red.
“You would know that better than anyone, Captain. But wait a second...”
I trailed off, staring intently at the palm of Renka's hand.
My gaze must have been quite intense, because Renka flinched, moved her hand behind her back, and took a half-step away.
“Wh-what is it?”
“It looks like your fingers are a little chapped.”
I clicked my tongue and took out a small, portable hand cream from my pocket.
I brought this for some subtle skinship with Chinami, but I'll make a special exception and let you use it.
I opened the cap, turned the tube over, and grabbed the bewildered Renka's wrist, pulling her hand toward me.
Then, while she was frozen in surprise, I quickly squeezed a bit of hand cream onto the back of her hand.
“Rub it in yourself.”
“Who said you could just grab me...”
It's cute how she grumbles but still meticulously rubs in the cream.
“You wouldn't have given me your hand if I'd asked, would you?”
“....Well, no, but... anyway, about Chinami...”
“You're so obsessive... Do you really distrust me that much?”
“That's why I'm warning you... Don't you get it...?”
Click.
While we were talking, the club room door opened, and Chinami came out, her hands still wet.
Seeing Renka's scowling face, she shook her head as if to say she was hopeless.
“Friend, you're getting angry with Junior again. The tournament is just around the corner; if you keep pressuring him like this, you might crush his spirit. Please refrain.”
At that, Renka could only glare at me.
Chinami thought we were talking about the tournament.
That's why she couldn't say anything more to me.
She shouldn't have lied. She could have just said she wanted a word with me because she was worried about Chinami... She's being way too overprotective.
* * *
In front of Renka's house, which always had a traditional, elegant atmosphere.
I stopped the car and turned to look at the back seat.
“We're here.”
“....Remember what I said.”
She added one last warning.
Chinami let out a sigh and chided Renka.
“Friend. I know you're competitive, but this is Junior's first time competing in the tournament. You should be encouraging him, not berating him. What are you thinking?”
“Chinami, that's not it...”
“And you should thank him first. It's not a given that Junior would drive you all the way to your house.”
“....O-of course, you're right. Thanks.”
Watching Renka thank me with an awkward smile, I bit my lower lip.
I was trying not to burst out laughing. A flustered Renka was hilarious.
Renka's getting pushed around from all sides today... What an ordeal for her.
“It's fine with me. I see it as something she can say because we're close. Right?”
As I pressured her while pretending to be magnanimous, she quietly ground her teeth and replied.
“R-right... I'm going.”
“Get some rest.”
After getting out of the car, Renka kept looking back as she walked away anxiously.
Once I confirmed she was inside, I drove to a love hotel.
Perhaps because it was a Monday and the sun hadn't completely set, the parking lot was nearly empty.
I made small talk with Chinami as I parked in one of the many empty spots, and then we went into the lobby together.
We got a key card from the kiosk and took the elevator up.
“It's been a long time since we've been here.”
Chinami said, sniffing the cheap air freshener.
I gave her a grin and agreed.
“It has.”
“Should I do what I did last time? Shower, get ready in the massage room, and then text you, Junior?”
“No. Today, you can come to the bedroom.”
At that, Chinami's eyes widened.
“Huh...? Why?”
“The bed in the massage room is hard, isn't it? It's also small, and the room is cramped, which makes it difficult to give a proper massage. It'll be much better on the wide bed in the bedroom.”
“But... the bed sheets will get soaked with oil...?”
Our Chinami worries too much.
They send everything out to be laundered anyway.
But surely she wasn't worried about squirting, was she?
“It's fine. I'll lay down several layers of towels to cover a wide area.”
“Oh, really...?”
“Yes. Just come out wearing the disposable underwear and the gown. Got it?”
“Ah, I understand...”
A blush crept up under Chinami's eyes.
Did mentioning the bed make her feel something strange?
Maybe Chinami is just as much of a pervert as Miyuki.
Or maybe not.
* * *
“-Junioor... where are you...?”
Chinami's cautious voice called out from the bathroom.
I was in the massage room gathering the supplies, so I put my lips to the crack in the bathroom door.
“I'm in the massage room.”
“-Why...?”
“I'm moving the massage supplies.”
“-Aha... I see...”
Why would she ask that all of a sudden? Did she get nervous right before the massage?
Shrugging it off, I gathered the items and opened the door to the bedroom, and—
“Hmyat!?”
I saw Chinami, who was supposed to be in the bathroom, let out a strange yelp and hurriedly turn around.
“Hm?”
She was wearing a gown, but her hair wasn't even wet.
She couldn't have finished showering already... Was there no shampoo?
“What's wrong?”
As I approached her, I noticed the packaged disposable underwear on the bed and figured out the situation.
She must have been about to shower when she realized she'd forgotten to bring the underwear in with her.
“Junior...! G-go away...! Shoo...! Get out of here...!”
Chinami tried to shoo me away, covering her front with a towel.
Even the way she spoke, as if shooing away a dog, sounded cute.
This is like an unexpected fan service scene from a dating sim... It'd be a shame to just back down.
I let out a chuckle, set down the steamer and other items, and walked toward her.
“Myut...!?”
Startled, Chinami's body tensed up.
At the same time, one side of her large gown slipped down, revealing the tantalizing curve of her breast.
It's a bit of a shame. If the gown had slipped a little more, or if she'd come out completely defenseless, it would have been an even better situation.
No, there's no need to be disappointed. I'll be seeing it all today anyway.
“Junior...! Why are you staring at me like that...!”
She didn't seem to realize her important parts were exposed as she questioned me.
She looked incredibly shy. After finishing my appreciation, I gave her a benevolent smile and spoke.
“Sorry for coming out without warning. I'll go back in, so just text me when you're done showering.”
“....Y-yes... Please go quickly...!”
