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Chapter 227
Sendai-san always says unnecessary things — 227
Translated by KaiesV
Edited by KaiesV
I open the front door.
I walk in and squeeze the scarf I just received.
It’s warm.
I’m glad I didn’t ask Maika for a scarf.
「Miyagi, are you going to be at the door all the time? I’m freezing.」
I hear a rushing voice behind me and a poke on my back.
「I know that.」
I take off my shoes.
I gently remove the scarf and coat, and go to the common space. I turn on the light, and Sendai-san picks up the remote control for the air conditioner.
「Aren’t you going back to your room?」
「Is Miyagi going back?」
「It’s late, I’m going to bed.」
The Christmas party was fun but exhausting.
Besides, the date is about to change.
——It will be the 25th.
That means it will be the appointed day.
「Let’s talk a little. I have a question for Miyagi.」
Sendai-san ignored my words about going to bed, turned on the air conditioner, and draped her coat over the back of the chair.
「What do you want to ask?」
「Did you consult with anyone when choosing my earrings? Did you choose them all by yourself, Miyagi?」
「There’s no way I’m going to consult anyone.」
The earrings I gave to Sendai-san are a sign that she is mine and that I control her, so it makes sense for me to choose them and for me to put them on her. It’s not something I would choose to discuss with anyone, and it’s something I shouldn’t.
I don’t need other people’s opinions on what I make so that Sendai-san can know she is mine.
「Okay then.」
Sendai-san says quietly and touches my earring. Her cold fingertips, dragging the cold outside, press down on the piercing and softly caress my earlobe.
「…Did Sendai-san choose my earrings after consulting with someone?」
「I made my own choice. I didn’t talk to anyone about it.」
With a soft voice, her lips are pressed against my ear.
It’s not unusual for Sendai-san to kiss my earrings.
It happens all the time.
But today, I have a lot of strength in my back.
My body stiffens and I involuntarily push her shoulder.
「Are we done talking, Sendai-san?」
I ask, looking at my watch.
The date is still the same.
I am not conscious of it, but I am concerned about the time.
「There’s still more. I’ll make you some tea. Sit down.」
Sendai-san pulls out a chair to hang her coat and smiles.
「You don’t have to do that. If you have something to say, just say it.」
「Okay, I won’t make tea, but have a seat.」
Her tone was light and it seemed like I had a choice, but in reality I had no choice. She tugged on my arm and forced me to sit in a chair covered with my coat.
「If you want to talk, I’ll stand and listen.」
「There’s no need to rush.」
I don’t expect her to ask me to fulfill my promise as soon as the 25th comes, but I am restless about the time. But Sendai-san won’t let go of my arm.
I glare at her.
「I’m gonna sit down, so let go of me.」
I say strongly and the hand that was holding my arm leaves. I place my scarf and coat on the table, then sit down in my chair.
「Miyagi, look over here.」
Today Sendai-san has many orders.
I turned my body toward Sendai-san with my whole chair, as it seemed that doing as I was told would end the conversation faster than resisting by saying I didn’t want to do it.
「What would you like to do tomorrow?」
She made me sit down, but Sendai-san doesn’t sit down and asks in a cheerful voice.
「…I’ll go out.」
I don’t have a place I want to go, but if I stay at home, I will definitely worry about my appointment. So I want to be outside so that Sendai-san can’t do anything.
「Where?」
「I’ll just wander around as I see fit.」
「If that’s what Miyagi wants, fine.」
「We can also eat outside.」
「I’m fine with that. What do you want?」
「Whatever. I’ll decide tomorrow.」
「Okay.」
Sendai-san stroked my hair and unwrapped it, wrapping it around her index finger. The same thing was repeated over and over to kill time, and I kicked her leg lightly.
「Can I go now? I’m tired. I’m going to bed.」
「Stay up a little longer.」
「I’m going to bed.」
I tell her shortly and try to get up, but Sendai-san takes the scarf from the table and wraps it around my neck.
Even though I like the scarf, it’s not something I would use in the room. I try to remove the freshly wrapped scarf, but Sendai-san interrupts me.
「It looks good on you. It’s very pretty.」
She sounds happy, but I’m not happy. The unnecessary words don’t fit in my ears, and I kick Sendai-san’s leg. But she said「pretty」again and put her lips to my cheek.
Once, then twice.
A kiss I didn’t ask for warms my cheeks. I press against Sendai-san’s body, and this time her lips are attached to my temple, and I feel her body heat.
「Sendai-san, what is this? I told you I’m going to bed.」
I complain to Sendai-san, who kisses me on the cheek for the fifth time.
「Because, I couldn’t do it earlier.」
「What do you mean by earlier?」
「When I gave you the scarf.」
「Well, then, you’ve had your fill.」
「It’s not enough.」
「I have enough.」
「One more time.」
Sendai-san smiles and caresses my cheek.
Not much time has passed since I looked at the clock earlier, so it mustn’t be 25th yet. The promised date is near, but only near, and it’s not yet a promise to be kept.
I make eye contact with Sendai-san.
To get back to my room, I have to deal with her standing in front of me.
I’m going to step on Sendai-san’s foot.
She doesn’t move.
She doesn’t move out of my way.
Perhaps she won’t move out of the way if I don’t fulfill her request for one more time.
I stop to look at the clock.
There is enough time for one kiss.
「It’s just one time.」
After reminding her, I pulled on Sendai-san’s clothes.
The hand that had been caressing my cheek touches my lips.
I thought the kiss was supposed to be on the cheek, but apparently not. I closed my eyes and felt something soft touch my lips.
Our lips gently overlap and should separate immediately, but they don’t.
Quietly and slowly, our body temperatures continue to meet.
But the gentle kiss doesn’t last long.
Something warm and raw, different from my lips, touches me and pushes in. It is, without thinking, the tip of Sendai-san’s tongue, which naturally enters me. It was hot, unlike when only the outside of our bodies were touching each other. We exchange, and the body heat that we had been exchanging with each other turns into a one-way pouring sensation, and I choke. I grab Sendai-san’s arm in agony.
A mass of heat entangles my tongue and I don’t know how to breathe.
Soft yet resilient, it feels good, painful, hot, and I’m afraid I’m going to lose control.
When I clawed at the arm I grabbed for breath, Sendai-san’s body finally moved away.
「You didn’t tell me this is where you’re going to kiss me.」
I kick Sendai-san’s leg.
「Any kiss is a kiss, right?」
「Really, that’s annoying.」
When she does weird things to me, I can’t sleep.
The air-conditioned room is hot, and I try to take off the scarf, which is still wrapped around me, but Sendai-san gets in the way.
「…Are you waiting for the 25th by any chance?」
I ask Sendai-san, who doesn’t allow me to return to my room.
「What if I told you I was waiting?」
I hear a hushed voice and I step on Sendai-san’s foot with all my might.
「That hurt.」
「Then get out of my way. I’m going to bed.」
「The 25th, and you’re giving it all to me.」
「That promise, when did——」
I start to say it, then stop.
When is it going to happen on the 25th?
It’s best not to make that clear. If she asks, it will become a new commitment, and even the time to fulfill the commitment will be fixed.
「It’s nothing, I’m going to sleep.」
With the scarf still wrapped around my body, I pushes Sendai-san’s body and forces myself to stand up and take my coat from the table.
「If Miyagi says it’s good to start now, it’s good to start now.」
「I’m not going to tell you. Even if I said for the whole 25th, I’d still need at least some sleep.」
「Yes, I know. Sleep well for tomorrow. Good night.」
As I opened the door to my room, returning a good night to Sendai-san, who spun the words without hesitation, I turned to look back at her when she called me,「Miyagi.」
「Merry Christmas.」
Sendai-san says quietly and smiles.
The 24th and the 25th are no different.
Same with any other day, it’s not special.
I had always thought so, but Sendai-san’s words sounded special.