Chapter 247: Sorry for Being Rude
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 247: Sorry for Being Rude
“Captain.”
“...”
“Captain.”
“...”
She’s ignoring me on purpose. She must be incredibly embarrassed.
“Hey.”
“...”
Even when I called her like a brat, Renka continued to give me the cold shoulder.
As she started doing the dishes, pretending she hadn't heard a thing, I went up behind her and slid my hand under her fluttering skirt.
“Hyak...?”
Renka jumped, startled by the feeling of a hand on her bare leg.
She reached a hand back to swat my arm away, cleared her throat with a hum, and then went back to ignoring me as she put detergent on the sponge.
“I told you to wear gloves. Why don’t you listen?”
“...”
“Are you a contrarian or something?”
“Ugh... chattering on and on, so damn annoying... I wish he’d just shut his mouth...”
Why is she so cute when she mutters like that, making sure I can hear her?
If it had been Miyuki or Chinami, they wouldn’t have even been able to look me in the face after something like this, but Renka’s feisty reactions are hilarious.
I chuckled quietly at Renka’s timid rebellion and said.
“Are you talking to me?”
“Are your ears clogged...? You have no sense at all...”
“Are you insulting me right now?”
“...”
“I asked if you’re insulting me.”
“I hear a dog barking... Should I go to an ENT...?”
“You have nice legs. I want to touch them.”
She flinched at my blunt words.
I scoffed and moved directly behind Renka, grabbing her by the waist.
“Hic...! Cu-customer...! There are customers...!”
At that, Renka finally started a conversation with me.
“There aren’t.”
“There aren’t...? No way...”
“They just left. The one person.”
“R-really...? Anyway, let go of me... How can you do this during work hours...! If the boss sees us, we’re both out...!”
“I’ll let you go if you say, ‘I’m sorry for being rude, Master.’”
“D-don’t be ridiculous...! Let go...!”
“Say it. It’ll be easier if you do.”
“You crazy bastard... Just let go...!”
“Just say it. It’s not that hard.”
“It’s plenty hard...!”
Seeing her determination to not say it even if she died, I pulled Renka’s waist in tighter.
Then, I rested my chin on her shoulder, putting us in a complete back hug.
“Aaaahhh...! Get off...! Get off me...!”
Renka struggled wildly, either because she was mortified that someone might see us, or because she was embarrassed by the feeling of my groin pressed against her butt and back.
She looked like a five-year-old throwing a tantrum because she didn’t want to eat her vegetables.
I want to stay just like this. I’m curious to see how much more intense her reaction will get.
I deliberately blew a slow, long breath onto her cheek.
Feeling the ticklish sensation, Renka let out a shriek as if she’d seen a ghost—Hiiik!—and shrank into herself.
“Say it.”
“N-no...!”
“Then please say it.”
When my tone shifted from a command to a request, Renka froze and swallowed hard.
Turning only her head slightly, she glanced at my face, which was pressed right up against hers, and asked.
“I-if I say it... you won’t do this crap anymore...?”
“I won’t do it for today.”
“You should be promising not to do it ever again, what do you mean ‘for today’...! I’m not saying it...!”
“Then we can just stay like this.”
“Wh-what are you going to do if I get fired...!”
“I can take orders like this, too. And didn’t I tell you before? If you get fired, I’ll hire you as my maid.”
“Stop joking around...!”
“Does it sound like a joke?”
“...”
Was she dumbfounded by my serious tone?
A stunned Renka stared at me before shaking her head violently, as if trying to snap out of it.
I smirked at her and said.
“Are you not going to say it?”
“...I think I’ve seen this somewhere before...”
“Seen what?”
“N-nothing...”
Renka muttered to herself, then startled at her own words and trailed off.
The training manga MK recommended had a few similar scenes. She must have remembered them.
What is she thinking, bringing that up now? What if she gets caught... She should be more careful.
I clicked my tongue internally and slyly moved my hand to her lower abdomen.
In response, a spasm ran through Renka’s body, from her legs all the way to her face, and she cried out urgently.
“W-wait...! Don’t...!!”
“Then say it.”
“...Hey.”
“Yes?”
“You’ve crossed the line, by a long shot. So let go right now.”
Of all the times to put on a serious face, why now?
It just looks like an act to get out of this situation.
She should at least try to control her trembling voice before yelling... Our Renka wouldn’t make a good actress.
“I told you, it’ll be easier if you just say it.”
“I don’t even understand why I have to say something like that to you in the first place...!”
“Isn’t it normal to apologize after defying your master?”
“Cut the bullshit...!”
“So, you’re not going to do it?”
“There’s no reason to.”
Hearing Renka’s answer, I let out a short sigh and pressed down firmly, just below her navel.
“Hut...!”
Her body shuddered as if she’d been hit by static electricity. Her hips pushed back slightly, pressing flush against my groin.
“Ah...!”
While Renka let out a flustered gasp, not knowing what to do, my hand was already moving toward her inner thigh, near her groin.
My hand moved slowly over her skirt, brushing past the area just below her Y-zone.
The sensation must have been incredibly lewd, because Renka’s mouth fell open and a hot breath escaped.
Her eyes going completely unfocused was a bonus.
It seemed her body had become extra sensitive because of what happened in the changing room.
For a moment, she simply accepted my touch, then—
“Haht...!?”
She bit down hard, letting out an exclamation as if forcibly trying to pull her wandering mind back.
“St-stop... I’ll do it... I just have to say it, right...!”
“You know, on second thought, I think it’s fine if you don’t. I’m enjoying being like this.”
“Well, I’m not...! So I said I’ll say it...!?”
“Go on, then.”
“...”
Even after saying she would, Renka was clearly hesitating.
She was silent for a long time, but perhaps the electrifying sensations running through her body were too much to bear, or perhaps she decided she couldn’t cause any more trouble for the cafe, because her gaze hardened.
“...Sorry... for being... rude...”
“Rude?”
“I-I’m sorry...”
Hearing her voice, thick with humiliation and shame, I prompted her in a gentle tone.
“And what’s next?”
“...I can’t do any more...”
“You said it last time, though. When you made your wish.”
“That was because it was a wish...! I can’t do it now...”
I felt like I could make her say the title too if I pushed a little harder, but I decided to let it go.
This was satisfying enough.
I ended the skinship with one last caress of her outer thigh.
“Haa... haa...”
As Renka, her body free again, leaned her arms against the sink and took deep breaths, I watched her for a moment. Then, I gently stroked her back and spoke in the kindest voice imaginable.
“Alright. I’ll let it slide this once, so be careful from now on.”
“Yes...”
What was that answer? Did she say it unintentionally?
Hmm... she has the makings of an excellent slave. How praiseworthy.
“Ah, no...! Hek...?”
Realizing her mistake, Renka flinched and made a strange little sound.
She seemed surprised and ashamed of herself for using polite speech when she no longer had to.
Her face scrunched up so much that her nose wrinkled, and perhaps finding me, grinning from ear to ear, annoying, she started cursing.
“You, you bastard...!”
“Isn’t it about time you stopped swearing?”
“How can I not swear when you act like this...!”
“It looked like you were the one who made a mistake just now, Captain.”
“...This is all your fault.”
“Does blaming me make you feel better, Captain?”
“Shut up, I was just stating a fact. And as you promised, don’t do this kind of stuff anymore.”
“You know the promise was just for today, right?”
“...”
“Aren’t you going to answer?”
“I-I know...”
I gave a bright smile to Renka, who agreed with a tone full of resignation. I took her hand, still damp from washing a cup, and interlaced our fingers.
She jumped in shock, her eyes widening as she glared at me.
“Hey, hey...! What are you doing...! You said you wouldn’t...!”
“I only said I wouldn’t hug you.”
“What kind of twisted logic is that...!”
“Your nails are pretty.”
“...”
The sudden, sincere compliment, completely devoid of playfulness, shut Renka’s mouth.
I gently touched her shimmering, lavender-colored nails and asked.
“Did you paint them yourself? I remember they were black last time. Did you change them?”
“Wh-what does it matter to you...”
“Answer properly.”
“...I changed them...”
“It suits you, Captain, but I think a deep blue would be even better.”
“Shut up...! Don’t tell me what to do with my nails...!”
“Why not?”
“What do you mean, why not... You’re asking because you don’t know?”
“That hurts.”
“What’s with you always being hurt... I know you’re not hurt at all, so cut the useless act...!”
Even as she acted blunt, as if she hated talking to me, Renka wasn’t even thinking about pulling her hand away.
It was a shame she didn’t interlace her fingers back, leaving them straight, but considering her personality, I could let that much slide.
“Captain.”
“What... now what...”
“What are you doing on your day off?”
“My day off is still a long way away, why are you asking that now? I don’t know either, but one thing’s for sure, I’m not meeting you. And let go of this. I really have to work now.”
“Okay.”
I released her hand and moved away from Renka, starting to take various disposable items from the shelf and restock them around the counter.
Renka’s eyes went wide, as if surprised that I had let her go so obediently.
Does she look a little disappointed? Am I right?
If our relationship develops a little more from here, it might be fun to try something like this.
The image of her, stomping her feet in frustration after I, who was always so clingy and persistent, suddenly act indifferent...
Just imagining it makes for an interesting picture.