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 44

The Childhood Friend Heroine

Shinichi takes a seat on the living room sofa.

(If I were to live with Maho, we would have to decide on how to split the chores…)

As he thought about that, Shinichi was surprised that he was considering the possibility of living with Maho.

He had no intention of doing so. Even now, he hasn’t explicitly agreed to room share. However, he had a feeling that his resistance had been completely worn down in just one day.

If he were to say that he wouldn’t live with her now, Maho would probably be upset. And he was the one who chose to stay in her room, go on a date with her, and even take a bath together.

Maho returns from the bathroom. She’s taken off her cardigan and is dressed more casually.

Her white one-piece dress reveals the lines of her body, making Shinichi’s heart race.

Maho comes over to the sofa and sits down next to Shinichi. Then, she moves closer to him.

“Maho… aren’t you a little too close?”

“We’re childhood friends who are living together. This is normal, isn’t it?”

Maho leans her head on Shinichi’s shoulder in a spoiled manner. The sweet scent makes his heart pound.

“Normally, childhood friends don’t get this close.”

“Then, under what conditions do they get close?”

Maho teases him, but her face is flushed red. Shinichi can’t look away from her.

“A closer relationship, I guess.”

“There’s no relationship closer than childhood friends in this world.”

“I…is that so?”

“Yes. I hate it when the childhood friend heroine loses in romantic comedy manga.”

“Why… are we suddenly talking about this?”

“You like manga, don’t you, Shinichi?”

“Yeah, but I don’t particularly care about the heroine’s attributes.”

When Shinichi says this, Maho pouts.

“I’m talking about how it feels bad when a girl who loves the main character, who’s her childhood friend, has him stolen by a beautiful girl who suddenly appears.”

“Well, in manga, the childhood friend often ends up being the losing heroine…”

“I can’t stand it when the childhood friend becomes the losing heroine, in manga or in real life. Or do you dislike childhood friend heroines, Shinichi?”

Maho asks, her eyes filled with anxiety. Shinichi thinks for a moment. No, he doesn’t dislike them.

However…

“I like them, depending on the situation. It depends on the relationship.”

“Relationship…”

“Even if you say ‘childhood friend heroine’, there are various types. There are those who’ve always been together, those who’ve become distant, and those who’ve reunited. There are unrequited loves and mutual loves.”

“I see…”

Maho mutters, looking a little sad. Seeing her fragile expression, Shinichi feels a pang in his heart. He and Maho had become distant too. He shared some of the responsibility for that.

Without thinking, Shinichi tells Maho.

“So, it’s not because you’re my childhood friend, but because you’re Maho that I want to be by your side.”

He accidentally lets his true feelings slip out and immediately regrets it. It’s as if he’s confessing his feelings for Maho. Maho freezes for a moment, then her face turns bright red.