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 19

Shall we do something nice?

As if to confirm the sensation of Shinichi’s hand, Maho patted it gently. Her expression seemed filled with happiness, and Shinichi found himself admiring her.

Maho looked at Shinichi’s face and chuckled softly.

“Are you blushing, Shinichi?”

“If a woman passionately holds my hand, wouldn’t anyone blush?”

“Any woman?”

Maho asked, seemingly a bit displeased. Shinichi shrugged his shoulders.

“I think I’m blushing because it’s Maho.”

Hearing that, Maho’s face quickly brightened with joy. Her expression changed rapidly. When seen as a police officer, Maho always had a fixed smile plastered on her face.

Shinichi thought to himself how different the two of them were when alone.

“Hey, Shinichi, do you have time today?”

“I’m off duty today, and I don’t have any plans.”

“Then, won’t you do something nice with me?”

The phrase ‘something nice’ sounded suggestive, and Shinichi felt a jolt.

Alone in the house with a beautiful woman in pajamas, and she says, ‘do something nice’…

Noticing what Shinichi was imagining, Maho’s face turned red, and she glared at him with upturned eyes.

“Y-you just imagined something weird, didn’t you? I’ll have you know, it’s not something perverted!”

“If you say ‘something nice,’ that’s what comes to mind…”

“I-I misspoke!”

“So, what will we do?”

Maho laughed and pointed at the large TV in the living room.

Then, with confidence, she puffed out her chest.

Her ample chest jiggled over her pajamas, causing Shinichi to be flustered.

Unaware of Shinichi’s turmoil, Maho continued.

“Shall we play a game?”

“Eh?”

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Literally, Shinichi ended up playing video games with Maho.

They sat side by side on the couch in front of the TV. The couch was small, so Maho sat close enough to Shinichi to be touching.

Their hips brushed against each other, sending a jolt through him. Maho leaned in to look at Shinichi’s face.

“Sitting side by side like this and playing games, it’s been a while, hasn’t it?”

“Yeah. I mean, I thought these days were over.”

“That’s true. But if we room share, we can do it every day.”

“R-room sharing isn’t decided. Plus, as adults, would we really play games every day…?”

“It’s because we’re adults. Shinichi, have you grown tired of games as an adult?”

“No, not at all. Actually, I play every day at home…”

“Then, there’s no difference between adults and children, right? …Though we might be too busy on weekdays.”

That was true.

Shinichi was busy as a detective, and elite Maho was likely even busier. Both of them dealt mostly with criminals.

Yet, at this moment, everything was peaceful.

They played Super Smash Bros. on the Nintendo Switch. Maho had always been fond of games, and during their middle and high school days, she and Shinichi often battled it out on the Wii version of Smash.

It was… a very fun time, he thought. He could remember Maho’s high-spirited high school self as if it were yesterday.

Maho chuckled softly.

“At 26, do you think it’s childish that ‘something nice’ means playing games?”

To Maho’s question, Shinichi shook his head.

“When I was in middle and high school, I couldn’t even imagine what being 26 would be like. But now that I am, it turns out, not much has changed.”

“That’s right. Both you and I have changed, but at the same time, nothing has changed.”

Maho whispered softly. Their positions in life had changed.

Then, what about the feelings Maho had for Shinichi, and the feelings Shinichi had for Maho? If they hadn’t changed, could Shinichi accept room sharing?

Shinichi tried to organize his thoughts but couldn’t bring them to a conclusion.

For now, he would focus on playing games with Maho.

This moment was undoubtedly a fun time.