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 7

Shinichi is Fine…

Shinichi was surprised to find out that Maho’s home was very close to the singles dormitory.

Maho laughed amusingly.

“We were so close, and yet we never realized.”

“Well, every neighborhood in Tokyo is pretty big.”

“Living in the same area and working in the same organization, we’ve gotten used to it. When we graduated from high school, I thought our connection had been severed because of me. But to meet again like this, it’s quite fateful, isn’t it?”

As Maho spoke with excitement, she suddenly covered her mouth.

“I didn’t mean anything deep by that…?”

“I know. We’re childhood friends, after all.”

“That’s right. We’ve always been just childhood friends.”

Maho looked up at the night sky. Shinichi followed her gaze, trying to find stars in the winter sky of Tokyo, but clouds obscured everything but the moon.

Eventually, they arrived at Maho’s house.

It was a nice five-story apartment building, but more modest than he had expected.

Perhaps Maho noticed Shinichi’s inner thoughts, as she shrugged her shoulders.

“Just because I’m a bureaucrat doesn’t mean I get an incredibly good salary. I don’t receive any money from my family either.”

“That makes sense. Anyway, I’m glad you’re safe, Maho.”

Maho stiffened, and then, blushing, stared intently at Shinichi. Had he said something strange? Shinichi wondered.

Then, he realized. He had inadvertently called Maho by her first name.

(Was that weird? The other day, I said that at 26, we wouldn’t call each other by our first names. But then again, Maho calls me by my name too…)

He worried, but there was no need.

Maho had a shy smile on her face.

“I’m happy… you called me by my name.”

Shinichi couldn’t help but think Maho looked cute as she blushed like a young girl.

Like a spoiled child, Maho took Shinichi’s hand.

“Hey? Would you like to come in for a bit?”

“Isn’t that a bad idea?”

“It’s fine. It’s you, Shinichi.”

“That means you don’t see me as a man, right?”

“Do you want me to see you as a man?”

“That’s not what I meant…”

“On the contrary, do you see me as a woman, Shinichi?”

When asked, Shinichi was at a loss for words. She was his childhood friend, whom he had liked in the past.

Maho had been a beautiful girl like an idol since she was 18, but now she was even more beautiful.

Her appearance and gestures were completely those of an adult woman, and most men wouldn’t be able to resist her charm.

Maho’s face turned even redder, and her ears were bright red.

“Shinichi sees me as a woman…?”

“Yeah. So, it’s better not to let me into your house.”

“It doesn’t really matter.”

“Eh?”

“If it’s Shinichi, it’s fine…”

Maho said, looking down.

Shinichi was puzzled by her reaction.

Maho appeared as a blushing maiden.