Chapter 241: Renka Training Log 4 #2
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 241: Renka Training Log 4 #2
"Get some rest. I'll see you tomorrow."
I said, having parked the car in front of her house. Renka, who hadn't said a word the entire ride, flinched and replied.
"...Yeah."
"I'll come pick you up, so be ready on time."
"Ah, okay..."
As Renka fumbled to grab her handbag, she dropped her eyeliner.
Watching her scramble, I said.
"Captain."
"Huh...?"
"Just felt like calling your name."
"R-Right..."
In the past, she would have grumbled about me doing something so pointless. Now, she just frowned but quietly accepted it.
Her reactions are so honest. It makes me want to tease her.
"Got anything to do when you get back?"
"To do...? Not really..."
"Then should we go somewhere else for a bit?"
"Somewhere else...? D-Don't be ridiculous!"
"What's wrong?"
"You were going to take me somewhere weird...! Like a love hotel...!"
Just how deep in the gutter is her mind to immediately jump to a love hotel?
Of course, I did say it with the intention of making her think just that.
"What are you talking about? I meant a park or a cafe."
"Don't lie...!"
"If you want to go to a love hotel, we can go. I'm fine with it."
"Shut up...!"
"Should we do something other than cosplay this time?"
When I spoke ambiguously with a sly expression, Renka, catching my hidden meaning, trembled as if she were about to have a seizure.
"I-I told you to shut up...! Die!"
"I wonder how many times I've heard that now."
Was she baffled by how nonchalant I was, even after such a major incident?
Renka glared at me without a word.
But that, too, was brief. Whether she felt awkward or burdened by my gaze, she soon looked down and opened the passenger side door.
"I'm leaving..."
"Why not stay a little longer?"
"Why would I...?"
"Because I'm bored."
"Th-Then you shouldn't have come home in the first place...!"
"Should I have gone straight to a hotel?"
"Stop being a smartass...! I'm going home...!"
I should probably stop teasing Renka so much on a day like today.
Deciding to leave it at that, I nodded.
"Alright. Go on in."
"...What?"
Renka paused, looking at me with an expression full of suspicion.
She seemed wary because I was letting her go so easily compared to usual.
"What is it?"
"You're thinking something weird, aren't you...?"
"Nope. That's a serious case of paranoia you've got there."
"P-Paranoia?! Who's the one who made me like this...!"
Mmm... that last line was incredibly hot.
She sounded like a female knight on the verge of being conquered.
"It's nothing like that, so go on. You had a rough day."
When I indirectly mentioned what happened at the movie theater, Renka let out a sharp gasp and quickly got out of the car.
Then, she said, huffing.
"You close the door...!"
What's this? Is she trying to get on my nerves?
It's funny, like a final act of defiance.
"But then I'd have to get out. You close it."
"I told you to close it...!"
"I said, close the door."
"....."
As I lowered my voice, she seemed to get scared and obediently closed the door.
Thinking how cute Renka's back looked as she walked away, muttering something to herself, I chuckled when I saw her glance back at my car just before opening the gate and going inside.
I wonder if Renka will be able to sleep properly tonight?
She'll probably show up tomorrow with dark circles under her eyes.
* * *
"You look pretty today."
The next morning.
At my compliment towards Renka, who had shown up in a bright outfit for the first time in a while, she flinched and turned her head away slightly.
"What about it..."
She was being prickly, but her voice held a hint of delight.
Chuckling at her inability to be honest, I started driving to the cafe and tried to make conversation.
"Did you sleep well last night?"
"Yeah."
"You don't sound very energetic."
"I am."
"Your eyes look a little dark underneath."
"You're imagining things."
"Why are you being so cold?"
"Because I want to."
"You're not even answering properly."
"That's my choice too."
"Fine."
At my casually thrown-out informal speech, Renka glared daggers at me.
But since she had been the one to act cold first, she didn't say anything, perhaps feeling it wasn't her place.
At this point, doesn't Renka actually enjoy bickering with me?
With that thought, I arrived at the cafe, parked the car, and we went in through the back door.
I turned on the lights and was about to send Renka to the changing room first, but she stopped just as she was about to go in and suddenly called out to me.
"Hey."
"Yeah."
"...I have something to say."
"What is it?"
"Yesterday..."
"Let's talk after you go in."
"D-Don't you dare try to come in...! Stay right there...! Stop...!"
I naturally started to follow Renka into the changing room, but she frantically held out both hands to block my approach.
It seemed she thought something would happen if we were alone in an enclosed space.
To be fair, she was right.
I scoffed at her pathetic defense and strode right up to her face.
Renka's whole body went rigid, and she backed away into the changing room.
Why even resist if you're going to do this anyway... Our Renka has a habit of acting first and thinking later.
Click.
At the sound of the changing room door closing, Renka flinched and slowly retreated to the corner by the lockers.
How thoughtful of her, heading to the perfect place to be devoured.
I once again walked up to Renka and looked down at her, who was trying her best to put on a fierce expression, before gesturing to her bulging pocket with my chin.
"Take out your phone."
"M-My phone...?"
"Yes."
"I don't want to..."
"Why?"
"What do you mean, why...? Why do I have to take out my phone...?"
"To see if you put on the keychain I gave you yesterday."
"I didn't..."
"Why not? I told you to put it on starting today."
"I-I went straight home yesterday, how could I put it on...! I didn't even have a case to attach it to..."
"So you're saying you couldn't help it?"
"That's right...!"
"It's not that you didn't want to put it on?"
"...O-Of course, there was a part of me that didn't want to...!"
As Renka said that, her eyes avoided my gaze and darted down to the right.
Proof that she was lying.
"Then put it on today."
"....."
"Answ..."
"Fine! I get it...!!"
The answers are coming out reflexively now.
The training is going very well.
Suppressing the smile that threatened to break out at her reaction, I asked.
"So, what did you have to say?"
"Ah... that..."
Renka's prim demeanor instantly dissolved into awkwardness.
Looking straight up at me with a determined expression, she broached the topic of yesterday's incident indirectly.
"Th-That thing at the movie theater yesterday... we both just did it in the heat of the moment, right?"
I knew it.
I could guess what she was going to say next, but I had to stop her.
With that thought, I shook my head firmly.
"No."
"Huh...? N-No?"
"Yes. It wasn't."
"....."
Renka's dazed eyes blinked prettily.
She looked like she had no idea how to continue the conversation from here.
My expression hardening slightly, I looked down at her and said.
"What do you mean, 'heat of the moment'? Are you saying you or I made a mistake?"
"...No, that's not what I meant... Hyaah!"
Renka, who was about to make an excuse in an embarrassed, small voice, suddenly let out a high-pitched scream.
My leg had forced its way between her tightly pressed-together thighs.
In that position, I pressed my body completely against hers, just like in the theater yesterday, and placed my hands on her slender waist.
Then, I moved to capture her lips—her breathing already starting to grow ragged—but stopped just before making contact.
"Hic...!?"
Thinking she was about to be kissed without escape, Renka squeezed her eyes shut.
Then, realizing her lips were untouched, she cautiously opened one eye to observe me.
She looked puzzled by my sudden halt.
She's trying to draw a line with me, but she seems to be secretly anticipating it... She's not some tragic heroine. How absurd.
Letting out a scornful smirk, I tilted my head slightly and pushed just the tip of my tongue between Renka's lips, which were the same color as yesterday.
Then, holding the waist of the trembling Renka, I gently traced the inside of her upper lip with the tip of my tongue before pulling my face away.
"Huaah...?"
Did that new taste of skinship make her lose her mind for a moment?
Renka's mouth hung open, her eyes dazed.
Taking advantage of the opening, I leisurely took out a blueberry-flavored candy and placed it in her mouth.
Just like the first time I gave her candy, along with my thumb.
"Uup...!?"
At that, the focus returned to Renka's hazy eyes.
The finger pushing past her teeth seemed to have brought her back to her senses.
I quickly pulled my thumb out before Renka could bite down.
Then, staring straight at her, I stuck out my tongue, brought the thumb that had been in her mouth to it, and licked it from top to bottom.
"Aaaah...! Wh-What...! What are you doing, you psycho...?!"
Renka cried out in shock at the sight.
I could see her face turning red at an incredible speed.
It was much less intense than the kiss just now, but the suggestive atmosphere of the situation itself must have brought on a wave of embarrassment.
And she must like it, too.
After all, Renka likes cliché scenarios where someone pins her against a wall, all domineering.
"I gave you your candy for the day."
At my nonchalant words, Renka pounded on her chest.
"I-It's not about the candy...! Right now, you..."
"What."
"....."
She started to say something but fell silent as if she'd lost her tongue.
She seemed too ashamed to describe what just happened in her own words.
I grinned at her and said.
"Shall we go?"
"Wh-What...?"
"You need to change, don't you?"
"Ah, right..."
"Get changed and come out."
After giving the order, I pulled my leg out from between Renka's thighs.
I steadied her swaying body to help her regain her balance, and once her panting subsided a bit, I left the changing room and closed the door for her.
I've been making steady progress so far.
Now that the reins are off, I think it's time to pick up the pace to get a firm grip on Renka.
Time to be bold. In fact, that suits my personality better anyway.