Chapter 304: Hotel Rafia #3
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 304: Hotel Rafia #3
Having finished everything 30 minutes before club activities ended, I left early to take Miyuki home.
After that, I went straight back to the academy. I'd only been waiting a few minutes when Renka and Chinami came out of the school gate and walked over to me.
Click.
“Ah...?”
Renka flinched as she opened the passenger door, noticing Chinami next to her.
“Huh?”
Chinami had a similar reaction.
They've both ridden in my car many times, so I guess they instinctively tried to take the passenger seat.
After hesitating for a few seconds, Renka took her hand off the door handle with an embarrassed look.
“Y-You take it...”
“No...! Please, Friend, you should sit here...”
“I'm telling you to take it...?”
“But I'm telling you to take it, Friend...?”
“Then should we do rock-paper-scissors...?”
“Ah, that's a good idea...”
I wasn't sure whether to call their polite deference, door held open, a nice sight or a funny one.
Without a word, they both clasped their hands, flipped them over, and brought them up to their eyes at the same time. They looked like twins.
In the end, Chinami won the game of rock-paper-scissors.
Even after winning, she glanced at Renka and tried to offer the seat again, but Renka told her it was fine and to get in. Only then did she finally get into the passenger seat and buckle her seatbelt.
Then she turned to me and gave an unnatural smile.
“Did you have a good trip to Junior Hanazawa's house?”
“Yes. When I told her I was going to a cafe with Master and the Captain, she asked me to take her next time.”
“Oh, then let's have the four of us go together next time.”
“Sounds good. Captain, are you in?”
I glanced at the back seat, and Renka answered curtly.
“Can't you see I'm in?”
Heh... What should I do with this slave who's only defiant toward me?
First, I think I'll have to spank her until her cheeks are red.
“Alright, we're off. Master, could you please enter the location into the GPS?”
“Yes.”
And so, the three of us went to a cafe on the outskirts of the city, where I found a quiet corner table and sat down.
Renka scoffed as if to say, ‘I knew it.’
“Just like a pervert...”
“Feeling brave now that Master isn't right next to you? Why are you cursing at me?”
At my words, Renka glanced at Chinami, who was busy ordering, and then flipped me the middle finger.
Why do I find even that gesture sexy? Is it because her fingers are long?
Whatever the reason, the huge gap between her pathetic state at night and her attitude now is adorable.
“Why'd he have to tag along... So annoying.”
Renka muttered, sitting across from me with her arms crossed.
I knew she didn't mean it and was just pouting, so I simply gave a condescending smile and ignored her fake complaint.
A moment later, Chinami finished ordering and placed the vibrating pager in the middle of the table.
She took a seat between Renka and me, then looked from side to side and asked.
“What were you two talking about?”
“We weren't talking about anything.”
“Aha. You were conversing with your hearts, then. It must mean you two have grown so close that you no longer need words.”
Chinami really has a beautiful way with words sometimes.
She can take a potentially awkward atmosphere and air it out with words that stem from her positive mindset.
This must be why Miyuki stays friends with her, even knowing that Chinami and I have been intimate.
“That's... No, you're right. That's it.”
Even Renka, who had been sulking the whole time, seemed to be moved by Chinami's pretty words. She started to deny it, but then agreed.
“Hehe. Then shall we chat until the cake arrives? Ah, I was surprised to hear that you would be getting an oil massage as well, Friend.”
“Huh...? An oil massage...?”
For a moment, confusion filled Renka's eyes.
She blinked a couple of times, her expression blank, and Chinami asked in a puzzled tone.
“You didn't know?”
Just as Renka was about to say something, I stretched my leg out under the table and tapped her on the calf.
Then, with a serious expression, I secretly shook my head so only Renka could see.
“.....”
She stared at me with a look that said, ‘What the hell is going on?’
“Friend?”
Chinami's voice snapped her back to her senses, and she forced an awkward smile.
Then, while sneaking glances at me, she stammered.
“Huh? Ah... I-I knew, but...”
“But?”
“It's just... I didn't know it was... oil...”
“So you just thought it was a regular massage?”
“Yeah... something like that... Excuse me for a second... I need the restroom...”
Excusing herself, Renka stood up and shot me a look.
Her expression seemed to say, ‘Follow me to the corner where the restrooms are.’
She even gave a slight nod. I turned away from her and looked at Chinami.
“May I use the restroom as well?”
“Of course.”
“If you think you'll be bored, I can wait until the Captain gets back.”
“Oh, please... I won't be bored. You must take care of your bodily needs when they arise to avoid getting sick. Go on, hurry back.”
I told the slightly terrifying Chinami I understood and followed after Renka.
The moment I rounded the corner behind Renka, she peeked back out, glanced at the back of Chinami's small head, and then shot me a fierce glare.
“Hey...! When did I ever say I'd get a massage...!! Are you crazy, you bastard...?”
“You said okay when I asked you to come with me.”
“Don't twist my words. If I'd known it was that kind of place, I never would have come...!”
“You made a promise, so you can't back out now. Let's go together today.”
“Stop talking like Chinami. It doesn't suit you at all. It makes me want to punch you.”
“Want to get punished again?”
“.... Even so, this is...”
“I'm not going to do anything weird, so don't worry. If you really don't trust me, you can just watch TV.”
Renka looked up at me, half-convinced.
“I can do that?”
Of course not.
“I told you so.”
“What about Chinami...?”
“I'm just going to give her a massage. Unless Master wants something else, that is.”
“S-Something else...? Are you telling me to just sit and watch you two...?”
“What did you think I meant to come to that conclusion?”
“Ngh...!”
“Anyway, whether you get a massage or not is up to you, Captain.”
“.... If that's the case, you could have just gone with Chinami. What's the point of bringing me along?”
“Because I want to give you a massage, too, Captain.”
“I'm not doing it.”
“Then don't.”
“You're sure? Really?”
Renka asked again, still not trusting me.
It seemed like she was trying to see if I was lying.
“I said I get it.”
“.... You promise? Then can I go home?”
“No.”
“Ah, shit... Are you kidding me...!?”
Renka was far more tense than usual.
And with good reason.
It was called a massage, but Renka was surely convinced that something intimate was going to happen.
An incredibly intense skinship session disguised as a massage.
That's probably what she was thinking, and she was spot on.
She must be dying to go home rather than watch or listen to it, right?
She wouldn't understand why I insisted on bringing her, nor would she get why Chinami was so calm about going to a hotel together.
To put it simply, from Renka's perspective, the whole situation was completely absurd and forced.
And utterly incomprehensible.
She might not understand my true intentions, but once she experiences it, her body will be pleased.
I gently stroked the hair of the girl who was stomping her feet in frustration.
“I'll be good to you.”
“W-What...?”
“I'm going back to the table first. Come back in 30 seconds.”
“Hey...! Hey...! What do you mean you'll be good to me...!?”
Renka tried to grab me frantically, but I was already too far away, and her hand just swiped at the empty air.
Leaving her there with a dumbfounded look on her face, I returned to my seat and made small talk with Chinami.
* * *
After leaving the cafe in a cheerful mood, we got in the car and headed straight for the hotel.
And Chinami, who had been smiling just moments before, saw her expression rapidly stiffen as the car entered the hotel parking lot.
To be precise, it wasn't so much stiff as it was shy.
The blush on her cheeks was so red it looked like it would pop if I touched it.
And it wasn't just Chinami who was reacting that way; Renka was the same.
“Haa... This is crazy...”
Not caring if Chinami or I could hear, she kept muttering that this was crazy. When it was time to get out, she became restless.
“D-Do we really have to get out...?”
“You don't want to? I really want you to come with us, Captain.”
My gentle tone only made Renka's gaze grow more suspicious.
As if preparing herself, she squeezed her eyes shut for a moment before opening them, then got out of the car with a ‘whatever happens, happens’ expression.
Then she pointed her index finger at me in warning.
“I told you...”
She was referring to her declaration that she wouldn't get a massage.
I nodded in acknowledgment and entered the hotel lobby with the two of them.
Since they had both been here before, they followed me without any particular signs of unfamiliarity.
Did she see her friend acting so composed and assume she'd already gone all the way?
Renka stared at Chinami's back and let out a small, silent sigh.
“You bastard...”
She came up to me and cursed in a voice so quiet it was almost inaudible.
In response, I secretly caressed the small of her back. I got the card key from the kiosk and took the elevator up with them.
We went straight to the room number on the card, and I held the key to the lock.
Beep-!
The lock disengaged with a cheerful sound.
I held the doorknob and ushered them inside, hearing Renka's faintly trembling voice.
“I-Is this the massage room...?”
I answered as I followed them into the room.
“Yes.”
“.... Right... I see...”
“I'm going to go get ready now. Since you're her senior, Master, could you explain to the Captain how it works while I prepare?”
Chinami flinched at my words.
“Ah, yes...”
Renka quickly moved in front of Chinami, shielding her.
“I-I'm not curious...?”
“You might change your mind.”
“That won't...”
“Listen anyway.”
After informing Renka, I went into the dim massage room, put a towel in the steamer, and pressed my ear to the door.
The room was fairly soundproof, but I had closed the door most of the way, leaving it slightly ajar. By concentrating a little, I could hear their conversation.
“Uhm... um... I'm not sure how to explain this... but first, you have to change your clothes.”
“Clothes...?”
“Yes. There's special underwear just for massages.”
“Y-You get a massage in your underwear...?”
“Since it's an oil massage... it's only natural... And if you're worried about your bare skin showing, it's alright. He uses a manner towel.”
“What's a manner towel...?”
“The masseur holds a long towel spread out above my head. That way, no matter what I do, he can't see.”
“Doesn't that depend on who the masseur is...? Matsuda would definitely... Ah, never mind...”
That little brat... It's inevitable that I'll see things during the massage, and she can't even understand that.
She trailed off, but I'll make her pay for trying to talk behind my back.
“So... what happens? What do you do first...?”
At Renka's follow-up question, Chinami began to explain in a shy voice.
“First...”
That's enough. Let's have Renka learn the rest with her own body.
With that thought, I quickly opened the door and poked my head through the gap.
“Master, are you done explaining?”
“Ah, not yet...”
“I'm all ready. Should I come in?”
“A-Already...? I haven't changed yet...”
“I'll step out for a moment. I'll finish the explanation.”
“Aha... Yes... Well then... Friend. I'll see you later.”
Bowing deeply, Chinami hesitantly entered the massage room.
I left her there, stepped back out, and closed the door before approaching the still-confused Renka.
“Are you okay?”
“.... Do I look okay? I just can't understand you...! Why on earth are we here...?”
Hmm... I don't like her defiant attitude, but I'll make an exception, considering how conflicted she must be right now.
“Lie down for a bit. Relax.”
“W-Who said I was tense...?! And you're supposed to explain...! You said you'd finish...!”
“I'm going to give you a different kind of massage, Captain, so you'll just have to experience it for yourself.”
“A different massage...?”
“It's not anything lewd.”
Seeing my firm response, Renka put a hand to her forehead.
I watched as she lay down on the bed and picked up the remote, seemingly having given up. When my phone vibrated, I continued.
“It'll take about an hour, so you can sleep if you want. I'll wake you up.”
“A-An entire hour...?”
“It usually takes two or three hours, but I decided to make it shorter since you're here, Captain.”
“I don't mind... I'll just wait outside, so you can do what you normally...”
“If you try to run, you'll be in real trouble.”
Renka's body flinched.
I'd read her mind perfectly, and it hit the mark.
I gave her a grin and told her to let me know anytime if she wanted to watch, then opened the door to the room where Chinami was waiting.