A few minutes after I kissed her in the heat of the moment. When I finally regain my reason, I’m furiously embarrassed and stunned for a while.
「Have you entered a Sage time, Senpai?」
Karen, on the other hand, did not show any signs of embarrassment after such an intense kiss. It was so different from the greedy attitude I had seen earlier that it was a huge gap.
「…Well, something like that」
「I see. I was worried that you didn’t want to kiss me and that you were disgusted with me.」
「Were you worried? No, that’s not true… It was great.」
「Then, that’s good… Since it was my first time, so I was actually worried about whether I was doing it right.」
Smiling slowly, Karen shows her relief. Ahh, what the hell. Even though she seemed calm, I guess Karen was also nervous inside. Really, that kind of thing is adorable.
「So, Senpai. We became lovers, right?」
「…Yeah.」
「I’m really happy. I’m not very good at showing emotion, so it may be difficult to get through to my Senpai, I am, soooo impressed.」
Looking at Karen, who says this with the corners of her mouth a little looser than usual, I could tell that she sincerely felt that way. I can notice such minor differences because we’ve been together for so long.
…But, the fact that she’s so happy about this means that when I was dating Mai, Karen must have been going through a rough time. I have to love Karen for that too.
「But let’s keep the fact that we have this kind of relationship under wraps for a while.」
「…Oh, well, now that’s more like it.」
「Yeah. Although Senpai is in the position of being cheated on, if they finds out that you is dating me, we could be perceived as having been unfaithful to each other. Then things could get messy.」
It’s hard not to be able to do something that is unapologetically loverly, but now is the time to be patient. I have to hold out until we can get away with it.
「But, Karen… The police, don’t they have you in their sights? It’s possible that those two gave eyewitness testimony.」
「It’s not possible. They can’t talk for a while, and they can’t mention something about me in the first place. Besides, I wouldn’t do anything so bad that the police would catch me.」
I honestly didn’t know what the rationale was. Karen is an ordinary highschool girl and should not be used to hurting people. And yet she can say she can afford it and not get caught by the police… But, I decided to protect Karen. I might as well be prepared to escape from here in case of an emergency.
「I am more concerned about my Senpai. Because, Senpai, you went to Hidaka-senpai’s house. It’s not surprising that you are a potential suspect.」
「…Ah! T–That’s for sure…」
I didn’t think about it at all because I know Karen is the culprit, but a stranger could think I’m the culprit. It is also fitting that I committed the crime because I was upset that Mai was cheating on me.
Besides, I have no memory of what happened after I left the house. I don’t know where I was walking until Kare helped me, and I’m sure I would have looked all suspicious from the side.
「Perhaps Senpai will be interviewed.」
「You’re right… What should I do.」
「Let’s keep it quiet that you went to the house. You can cover it up to some extent by saying you were at school or in the park that day. If not, I’ll see what I can do about it.」
「I–I don’t know how to…」
「Yes, I’ll do my best to stay with Senpai forever.」
Karen promised to do a lot of hard work for me. Then I have to be ready to do the same. I have to do everything I can to stay with Karen forever.
「…I understand. Karen, let’s make sure we get away with it.」
「Yes, I don’t want those two to ruin our life. We’re going to be together forever.」
We look at each other and talk about our commitment. That’s, I won’t let those two ruin our future. I will do whatever it takes to get through this so that I can spend many happy years with Karen.
「And senpai. It’s time to finish the club journal.」
「Ah—!」
So much going on, I’d forgotten all about it, but it was almost the cultural festival! Oh no, I don’t know if I can hurry up and make it in time now… No, I’ll make it just in time!
I then worked on the club journal until the very last minute, and although I was almost caught by the media on the way, I managed to escape and return home.
However, I found an unfamiliar car parked at my house.
「Sugahara Akihiko-kun, may I ask you a few questions?」
As Karen predicted, I was to be interviewed by the police.