My Boss, A Clear And Perfect Beauty Who's An Elite Police Bureaucrat, Turns Out To Be My Sweet And Doting Childhood Friend Who Loves Me Dearly At Home. - Chapter 10

It’s just like Maho

It’s a rare opportunity to enter the room of a young woman living alone.

Shinichi was a little nervous. When he took off his coat, Maho took it.

“You’re like a newlywed wife.”

Maho winked.

“Welcome home. Would you like a bath, a meal, or…”

Maho said up to that point, and then, perhaps feeling embarrassed, fell silent with her eyes swimming.

If he thought he had heard a similar line recently, it was from Kana.

After hanging Shinichi’s coat on the coat rack, Maho also took off her coat.

Then the two of them went to the living room.

It was a spacious layout, and looking around, it seemed to be about a 2LDK.

The living room was neatly tidied up. In the center, there was an expensive-looking dining table.

As expected, it reflected Maho’s neat personality, he thought.

“Welcome to my home.”

Maho mischievously placed her hands on her hips and puffed out her chest with a “hehe.” Her chest swayed slightly with the momentum.

Maho had become more glamorous than she was in high school, and even through her blouse, the swell of her large breasts was visible.

Shinichi glanced at her for a moment, but Maho seemed to have noticed and hurriedly hugged her chest with both hands.

“Were you looking at my chest just now?”

“I wasn’t looking.”

“Liar. It’s obvious when a guy is looking at a girl’s chest.”

“…If I made you feel uncomfortable, I apologize.”

“I don’t really mind if it’s Shinichi, but I don’t like other guys.”

“Because we’re childhood friends?”

“That’s right. Because we’re childhood friends.”

For a moment, an awkward silence flowed, and Maho glanced at Shinichi.

Eventually, Maho clapped her hands.

“Um, sit over there. Want something to drink? Oh right, Shinichi likes tea more than coffee, right?”

“I prefer tea, but I can drink coffee now.”

“When you were in high school, you couldn’t drink coffee, right?”

Maho spoke as she sat down in the chair and chuckled.

The dining table and kitchen were not separated, they were right next to each other.

Maho was standing in that kitchen.

Shinichi remembered that he used to be teased by Maho for not being able to drink coffee.

Shinichi decided to try a counterattack.

“So, Maho, you didn’t like bell peppers, right?”

“It’s fine to not like one or two vegetables, right?”

“Do you still not like them?”

“It’s fine. I can just avoid them.”

Maho replied with a childish atmosphere.

Shinichi became nostalgic, as she hadn’t changed since their childhood.

Eventually, Maho brewed tea, put it in a pot and brought it over.

It had a very nice aroma. She prepared a saucer in front of Shinichi and placed a cup on it.

Then, she slowly poured the tea from the pot.

The bright reddish tea filled the cup.

Both the pot and the cup were made of expensive-looking porcelain. Maho, being the president’s daughter, seemed to have used high-quality cups at home, as he recalled.

Maho chuckled, “Fufu.”

“It’s an antique from England.”

“It looks expensive…”

“Not really.”

Maho tilted her head. Maho’s “not expensive” and Shinichi’s “not expensive” probably had different standards.

Shinichi gently touched his lips and tasted the first sip. Then, he sighed.

“It’s delicious…”

The tea that Shinichi usually drank, the 500ml PET bottle that cost 150 yen, was different.

The strong, sweet scent of flowers was not unpleasant.

This must be what they call a high-quality item.

“I’m glad it suited Shinichi’s taste.”

“Maho, are you particular about things like the type of tea leaves?”

“That’s right. It’s the famous Darjeeling. It’s suitable for drinking straight. I’ve been into it lately.”

Maho smiled shyly.

“It’s just like Maho.”

“You think so?”

“Yeah.”

“Since I became an adult and started living alone, I’ve been able to be particular about various things on my own. My job keeps me busy, so I can’t have hobbies that take a lot of time.”

“Well, I imagine a career person would be very busy.”

“When I was at the National Police Agency’s headquarters, I was busy with things like preparing for parliamentary answers, but the field is a bit better. However, the problem is…”

Maho swirled the tea in her cup and stared at her hand.

“Because I live alone, I don’t have anyone to drink tea with like this.”

“Maho has always been surprisingly lonely, hasn’t she?”

Shinichi thought that Maho would deny it with embarrassment, but she nodded honestly.

“For a while.”