Chapter 297: Soft and Hot #2
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 297: Soft and Hot #2
“Mmmngh...”
Letting out her characteristic, languid moan, Chinami’s body pressed even closer.
I could feel the soft sensation of her breasts pressing firmly against my chest.
With one hand on her waist and the other kneading the nape of her neck, I asked, “Feels good?”
“.....”
As if embarrassed by her body growing hotter, she answered by tightening her arms around my neck.
I chuckled at the sight of her dangling from me, then slowly stood up, lifting her into my arms. I gradually applied more pressure with the fingers massaging her neck.
“Ngh...!”
Her body trembled slightly.
Why did it feel so good to slowly walk around the drying room with her, watching her honest reactions to every touch?
If I could, I’d invite Renka, too. That would make Chinami even more bashful, wouldn't it?
And Renka would be just as restless as she was behind the tournament hall.
“Uhm... Junior...”
“Yes.”
“Am I not... heavy?”
“Didn’t you ask the same thing last time?”
“Did I...?”
“Yes. And I believe I said you weren't. It's still true.”
“Oh... I see...”
Chinami’s pale neck brushed against my jawline.
As I moved my face back and forth against it, the friction was incredibly smooth, not the slightest bit rough.
Is this what they call baby skin? It feels amazing.
“Junior... why do you keep rubbing your cheek against me...?”
“Because it feels good.”
“I-I see... Should we start brainstorming some promotional ideas now...?”
“I'd like to give you a massage first.”
“N-No...!? N-No massage...”
“Why not?”
“If I start feeling any stranger in here, I might cause an accident...!”
She must have been worried about how she'd gushed every time she got a massage.
Well, Chinami is incredibly sensitive in that department, and with the other club members in the room, her concern was understandable.
“I can make sure no accidents happen.”
“Could you...? It's very tempting, but for now, I'd rather you just hold me...”
“Not even this?”
“Wha...? What ki— Mmph...!”
Chinami’s half-lidded eyes shot wide open.
Because I had turned my head and captured her lips.
Her mouth was helpless, overwhelmed by my tongue as it instantly slipped inside.
I only teased her, gently tracing the outside of her teeth before pulling away just as all the strength left her body.
“How about it? Is this okay?”
“Hahh...”
I wiped the corner of her parted lips and asked again. Still dazed and unable to hide her feelings, she answered.
“This... is okay...”
“How much?”
“I-I'm not sure...”
“Then should I decide for myself?”
“Yess...”
Chinami agreed in a barely audible voice, squeezing her eyes shut.
At the same time, a cute little wrinkle appeared on the bridge of her nose.
It was adorable, just like Miyuki's and Renka's.
I guess it's a common trait among pretty people.
With that thought, I brought my face to Chinami's as she waited, steeled for what was to come.
Then, I continued the blush-inducing kiss, savoring the feeling of her soft lips.
* * *
“Hah...! Huuh...!”
She took deep breaths, fanned herself with her hand, and even opened a window to stick her face out.
After cooling her flushed body down, Chinami squirmed and said, “Well then... I'll go out first.”
“Already?”
“A-Already...?! We've been in here for over ten minutes. If we keep doing... things that make my heart pound... the other members are going to get suspicious.”
It was funny how she came up with her own way to replace the word 'skinship'.
“What kind of things make your heart pound?”
“What you were doing earlier...”
“And what exactly was I doing earlier?”
“Junior...! If you're trying to tease me, I'll have to give you a lecture...!”
“I'd like that. I want to be lectured.”
“Th-That's...! Anyway, I'm leaving...! You come out in twenty seconds, Junior...!”
“Understood.”
When I nodded obediently, Chinami let out a sigh of relief, cleared her throat to steady her breathing, and left the drying room.
I counted exactly twenty seconds as she'd said, then opened the door to see—
“Nanase.”
a male club member, one of my year, calling out to Chinami as she headed for the restroom.
“Eek! Who's there!?”
Chinami jumped as if she'd seen a ghost.
The male club member looked hurt by her reaction as he replied, “It's me, Tokiyama...”
“Oh, Tokiyama. I'm sorry. You startled me; I didn't sense your presence. Is something the matter?”
Watching Chinami, now back to her usual kind self, talking with the club member, I slipped out of the drying room unnoticed.
Just then,
“Hey.”
Renka, who was nearby, came up to me with a stern expression and linked her arm with mine.
“What were you doing in there? You did something weird with Chinami, didn't you?”
“Yes.”
“.....”
Renka was struck speechless, her face flooding with bewilderment.
She must not have expected me to answer honestly instead of making an excuse.
I looked at Renka as she blinked her big eyes and asked nonchalantly, “Is that all you wanted to ask?”
“Huh...? Ah... Do your manager duties properly. What do you think you're doing during club hours...?”
To think that was the best she could come up with... It was obvious how flustered she was.
“I think I'm doing my job just fine. I've never missed a deadline or put anything off.”
“Shut up.”
“Isn't that a bit authoritarian?”
“Don't talk back.”
“I believe the one talking back is the captain.”
“What?”
“Am I wrong?”
“.....”
Renka shot me a fiery glare, but her spirit quickly deflated in the face of my attitude.
Her eyes met mine for a moment before she found it too much and averted her gaze, saying, “Just get back to work... you lazy piece of trash.”
“What was that?”
“I said, get back to work.”
“After that.”
“...That you're lazy.”
“After that.”
“Ugh, what are you talking about...?!”
As if she'd rather die than admit she'd cursed at me, Renka let out an awkward snort.
Her face was starting to turn red, as if she was imagining what Chinami and I had been doing. I let out a dry laugh, slapped her butt, and turned to head for the storage room.
In that instant,
“Hyaah!?”
Renka suddenly let out a high-pitched shriek that sounded almost like a moan.
I hadn't slapped her hard enough to make a sound, nor had I grabbed her. I'd simply tapped her, but the spankings I'd given her until now had produced a reflexive reaction.
Her training has gone very well. I think it's time to move to the next level.
“Hk...!”
Realizing what she'd done, Renka hastily covered her mouth, but the club room had already fallen silent in an instant.
A silence so profound you could hear an ant crawl, and all eyes were on us.
The atmosphere was far more serious than yesterday, one that couldn't be easily dismissed without an explanation...
It was Chinami who broke the incredibly awkward silence.
“Hm? What's going on?”
As she approached from the restroom with a puzzled look, Renka swallowed hard and muttered, “I-I suddenly got a cramp in my leg...”
Making what was, in my opinion, a completely ridiculous excuse, Renka pretended to limp before flopping onto the floor and rubbing her leg.
At that, Chinami lifted the leg Renka was touching with a worried expression.
“Let me massage it for you.”
“N-No...! It's getting better, I'm fine...”
“Nonsense! Stay still.”
“I'm really fine... Ah, aaah...! It hurts...!”
She's a good actress, I'll give her that. How absurd.
“You have to bear with it. This will help it loosen up faster.”
Chinami placed her arm under the sole of Renka's foot and began moving it around to loosen the muscle.
After feigning pain for a moment in response to Chinami's kindness, Renka forced a smile.
“I-I think it's okay now...”
“Is that so?”
Fortunately for Renka, the other club members seemed to have their suspicions allayed by her pained acting and Chinami's natural response, and they went back to what they were doing.
They probably just thought Renka's scream was a little... unusual.
“Wh-What are you grinning at...?!”
Renka snapped at me as I snickered.
Hearing Renka's quiet voice, Chinami scolded her with a stern look.
“Hey...! My friend, you shouldn't use words like that.”
“...Sorry.”
“You should be apologizing to Junior, not me...!”
“Why are you only picking on me...?! Matsuda was laughing at me first...”
Renka threw her arms up in protest from her spot on the floor.
At her reaction, Chinami turned to me and asked, “Junior, were you by any chance laughing at my friend?”
“No. Of course not.”
Renka let out a scoff at my shameless attitude and grumbled, “Of course he's going to say no if you ask him like that... So annoying...”
“My friend. You need to speak more kindly.”
“...Fine. Help me up now.”
Renka took Chinami's arm to stand up, then turned her back to Chinami so she couldn't see and shot me a death glare.
Then she said she was leaving and walked away.
As a bonus, she kept looking back as she walked away, mouthing curses at me.
I chuckled at her adorable defiance and said to Chinami, “Did you have a good trip to the restroom?”
“Ah...! I think it's rude to ask such a thing...”
Normally, she would have answered obediently, but the way she was being evasive and couldn't meet my eyes told me she must have gotten a little wet when we kissed in the drying room.
It's about time I booked a hotel. I should try to coax Renka into it too, maybe by half-forcing a massage on her.
“I'm sorry. I'll be more careful next time.”
“I wasn't scolding you.”
“I know. Shall we get to work now?”
“Yes...!”
Chinami's spirited reply, her cheeks slightly flushed.
A fond smile spread across my face on its own. The rest of the club activities with her, and Renka, passed without incident.
After parting ways with them, I returned to the school grounds to wait for Miyuki, who was still busy with student council work.