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 42

Romantic

“Do you still like him…?”

“Yes. It would be truly romantic if this love came to fruition. But in reality… it probably won’t go so smoothly.”

“If it’s you, Rikako-san, I’m sure it will work out! If I were a man, I would definitely choose you, Rikako-san!”

“Thank you. I’m glad you said that, Kana-chan. Well, we shouldn’t disturb the couple in the fitting room, so let’s use another one.”

“Yes!”

With that voice as a hint, Rikako and Kana moved away.

Shinichi sighed in relief. Maho let go of his arm and collapsed in place.

When Shinichi looked down at Maho, he could see the cleavage of Maho’s underwear from directly above. When they were released from the tension, they began to focus on Maho.

However, Maho didn’t seem to be in the mood for it.

“I’m glad…”

“Maho, are you okay?”

“I’m not okay. I’m really tired…”

Indeed, it felt like they had been ambushed by an unexpected enemy.

Moreover, there was another problem. They couldn’t go to the pool as planned.

If they went, they would naturally run into Kana and Rikako.

“We have to give up on the pool, right?”

“Yeah, it’s a shame.”

“I just wanted to be with Shinichi…”

Maho murmured in a disappointed tone. They couldn’t relax in Asakusa or at the pool.

That was because they were hiding their relationship from those around them.

If they could tell Kana and Rikako that they were together, the problem would be solved.

But right now, Shinichi and Maho were just childhood friends.

Even the proposal of living together had not yet been decided.

In such a situation, how could they explain to Kana and Rikako?

“Um, have Rikako and the others already gone?”

“Probably.”

“Um, then…”

Maho glanced at Shinichi. In that case, it would make sense for Shinichi to leave the fitting room.

Shinichi stepped out of the fitting room for a moment.

“I guess we’ll have to cancel the swimsuit purchase too.”

Shinichi called out to Maho from outside the fitting room.

“…Yeah. It’s a shame… but there’s no place to wear a swimsuit even if we buy it.”

“Can’t be helped.”

“I wanted Shinichi to see me in a swimsuit. But there’s no place…”

Maho spoke in a very disappointed voice. Shinichi also wanted to see Maho in a swimsuit.

That’s why Shinichi inadvertently came up with a crazy idea.

“Well, there’s one place that’s definitely private…”

“Huh?”

“No, forget it.”

“I want to hear it if there’s a place. Are we going to another heated pool? But we might run into someone we know there too…”

“That’s right. So forget my idea…”

“What did you come up with?”

Maho seemed determined to pry it out of him. Shinichi hesitated.

Saying such a thing, he was worried about how Maho would think of him, but he had no choice but to say it.

“Ah, well, I was thinking that maybe your bathroom at home would be okay…”

“Huh!?”

“No, I mean, if we wear swimsuits and go into the bathroom together, well, it might be okay…”

“That’s it!”

Maho burst out of the fitting room, surprising Shinichi. However, Maho had changed into her swimsuit at some point.

The white two-piece swimsuit was dazzling to his eyes. It wasn’t as revealing as her underwear, but it exposed a lot of skin and the top was a crop top.

Maho’s stylish figure was enhanced by it.

Shinichi was captivated when Maho chuckled.

“You don’t have to stare so much. You can see me as much as you want in the bath at home.”

“No, I mean, the idea of taking a bath together is just a thought…”

“You’re the one who suggested it, right? I want you to take responsibility.”

Maho winked at him.

“You’re saying that on purpose, right?”

“What do you mean?”

Maho smiled and bent over, emphasizing the lines of her body. Then she looked up at Shinichi.

“What if I really did something that I had to take responsibility for?”

“Eh!? That’s… um…”

“Don’t take it seriously, it’s just a joke.”

“Hmm. Shinichi, you joke about things like that? That’s sexual harassment…”

“What did Maho imagine when I said ‘something that I have to take responsibility for’? I only said that much.”

Maho kept on questioning, so Shinichi tried to tease her.

However, Maho just chuckled.

“Something like what Shinichi is imagining.”