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 14

Tln : I made another mistake with the chapters. i forgot this chapter. i’m so sorry. I beg for my reader forgivenes since im translating 3 novels at once back then. really sorry. if  you find any mistake in my translating please do point it out. i’ll be glad. thanks for pointing out my dear reader.

Incident in the Bathroom

That night, Shinichi ended up staying at Maho’s house.

Although he didn’t accept her proposal for a room share, he couldn’t refuse her request to stay over.

“I’m scared since I was attacked by those men.”

Maho pleaded with him, looking up with her big eyes. There was no way he could say no. As Shinichi reluctantly agreed, Maho exclaimed, “Yay!” and happily went to the bathroom to take a shower.

He felt that she was being too defenseless. However, it was his responsibility to accept her request. He couldn’t refuse because he wanted to be with Maho.

They were just childhood friends, but spending the night together would undoubtedly lead to misunderstandings among their coworkers.

It probably wouldn’t be discovered if it were just for one day. But what if they were to room share? Could they keep it a secret?

“It’s impossible…”

The more he thought about Maho’s room-sharing proposal, the more unrealistic it seemed. He couldn’t believe that a smart University of Tokyo graduate bureaucrat had come up with such an idea.

To others, it would look like they were cohabiting. In fact, the dictionary definition of cohabitation is simply a man and a woman living together. If Shinichi were to live in this room, it would undoubtedly be considered cohabitation.

“What should I do?”

Shinichi muttered, sipping his second cup of tea. Maho had brewed it for him.

The tea was delicious, and he thought that living with Maho might be enjoyable. There was nothing to be guilty about. Even if they were to become lovers, they were both respectable adults, and there would be no problem.

However, would dating an ordinary detective have a positive impact on Maho’s career and promotions? If the genders were reversed, it might not be an unusual story. In other words, it’s a common story for a male career elite to marry a young female police officer.

Not being able to imagine the opposite might be considered gender bias. However, many men are reluctant to date women who are more successful than themselves.

(That’s why Maho hasn’t had a boyfriend so far…)

Then, what kind of man would be suitable for the excellent, beautiful, and elite Maho? He couldn’t imagine it at all.

At the very least, he was sure that it wasn’t himself, Shinichi thought.

At that moment, a loud noise, like something being struck, came from the bathroom.

“Kyaaaaa! Help! Shinichi…!”

Hearing Maho’s scream, Shinichi felt a chill run down his spine. He hurriedly got up and rushed towards the bathroom.

He entered the changing room and forcefully opened the door to the bathroom. Normally, he wouldn’t barge into a bathroom where a woman was, but Maho had called for his help.

What if a suspicious man had entered through the window and was attacking Maho? The mere thought of it was terrifying.

“Maho!? Are you okay… huh?”

There was only Maho in the room. There was no suspicious person, nor was there a fire or anything like that. Maho was naked, crouching with her back turned. Her damp black hair hung softly over her body, which was quite seductive.

Seeing her smooth white back, Shinichi felt his heart race, but there were more pressing matters. What on earth had happened?

“Th-that…”

Maho, trembling, pointed at the wall. There was a large spider there, probably a huntsman spider. It’s a beneficial insect that preys on cockroaches, but many people find its appearance quite intimidating.

(Come to think of it, Maho was afraid of bugs…)

Even the perfect Maho had her weaknesses. One of them was her intense dislike of insects. Maho had moved from the city of Nagoya to the metropolis of Tokyo, so her fear of bugs hadn’t been much of an issue. But occasionally, situations like this arose.

Shinichi picked up a bathroom cleaning tool and shooed the spider away with its tip. The spider reluctantly scurried out the window and disappeared.

It was an anticlimactic resolution, but it was better than a major incident. However…

“Maho, are you okay?”

“Eh, y-yes… thank you. Ah…!”

Maho nodded, then seemed to realize her state of undress. In an instant, her entire body flushed red. She had inadvertently exposed her naked form to Shinichi.