Sweet Cohabitation Romcom With My Senior Girlfriend and Alcohol Starts At Twenty - Volume 1 Chapter 1.6
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Can Legally Drinking Alcohol and Living Together After Turning Twenty
“So, wait for the kiss until morning, okay? I’ll stay right by your side until then.”
“…alright.”
Defeated by the alcohol, I close my eyes as if sinking down, and thus my birthday comes to an end.
Far from the birthday I had fantasized about, I savor the bitterness.
***
“Ugh… my head hurts…”
The brightness of the sun peeking through the gap in the curtains wakes my consciousness that had sunk to the depths.
In stark contrast to the refreshing morning sunlight, my head throbs with a dull pain. It’s a different kind of headache, one that urges reflection. It seems I’m not quite ready for alcohol yet.
“When did I fall asleep…? I don’t even remember getting into bed…”
I scratch my head, trying to distract myself from the pain as I attempt to recall the events of the previous day, but there’s a gap in my memory right around the time I started drinking.
I remember downing one drink after another, recommended by Senpai, in an attempt to drown out my anxious feelings towards them, but I can’t remember what we talked about or how I felt after that.
“Wait, this smell…? Is it coming from the kitchen…?”
As I focus on the source of the nostalgic scent that’s faintly wafting through the room, I see Kureha Senpai, who is completely different from yesterday, standing there, the very picture of reliability.
Even though she’s wearing the same thin T-shirt as the day before, just standing in the kitchen makes her seem like a completely different person.
“Senpai, what are you doing?”
“Hm? What do you mean? I’m making breakfast. Especially after drinking, miso soup in the morning is the best.”
“It’s not that, didn’t you go home…?”
“How could I leave someone who got drunk for the first time on his own and just go home?”
“Well, that might be true, but…”
“You’d take care of me if I were completely smashed, wouldn’t you, Takashi-kun?”
“Of course. There’s no way I could just leave you like that.”
“And that’s what I did.”
“Ah…”
Even though Senpai is usually sloppy, she’s still responsible at the important moments.
It makes my heart skip a beat. It’s even more striking because she’s turning only her face towards me while her back is still turned.
When I look down, I see her thighs revealed by her short pants, and my heart races again at the sight of her backside pushing against the thin blue denim fabric.
“And we made a promise, remember?”
“A promise…?”
“Never mind then, that’s another story.”
Senpai turns around again with that mature expression, and the glimpse of her neat ears beneath her tidy crimson hair makes my heart race even faster.
But life with Senpai isn’t always sweet enough to let me feel this excited for long.
“Why don’t you go wash your face or something? Your bedhead is pretty wild.”
“Ah…!”
I hurriedly pressed down my hair, but it was already too late. I could tell just by touching it how messy it looked. While I was getting all worked up over Senpai’s gestures, she must have been chuckling at my crazy hair.
With that thought, I couldn’t help but blush.
“There’s no need to hide it. You won’t be able to hide it anyway once we start living together.”
“We’re not living together yet.”
“I got to know Takashi-kun’s cute side before anyone else. Lucky me, what a deal!”
“Bed hair is cute? I really don’t understand your standards of cuteness, Senpai.”
“It’s not the bed hair that’s cute, it’s your flustered look that’s adorable~”
Unaware of my feelings, Kureha Senpai teases me as usual.
While feeling a bit relieved that the topic of “living together” Senpai mentioned yesterday hadn’t disappeared, I also countered her teasing in my usual way.
But, as always, I never seem to win against Senpai’s teasing.
“…I’ll fix it right away.”
“Take your time~”
“I’ll fix it super fast!!!”
In the end, I found myself rushing to the washroom.
With Senpai’s carefree voice behind me, I realize I’m grinning as usual.
Even though I know this is why she keeps teasing me.
In front of the mirror stands a black-haired male university student. In his mind was a red-haired beautiful female student.
“I don’t think I’m a good match for her…”
I feel my insecurities smoldering as I compare my appearance with that of my girlfriend, who’s always by my side.
My features are well-defined, and I’m not what you’d call “ugly,” but I can’t help comparing myself to Kureha Senpai.
Do I really match up with her?
Even though I believe Senpai isn’t the kind of person to judge others solely by their looks, there’s a part of me that’s still concerned.
It’s because I’m weak. I’m afraid that the reality of Senpai liking me might one day shatter and become a dream.
Maybe it’s easier to think from the start that we’re not a match.
That’s what I thought until yesterday, when I heard about “living together” and “marriage” from Senpai’s own lips nearly a year later.
“I’ve got to pull myself together…”
Senpai genuinely likes me. Whether her talk of “marriage” is serious or a joke, I can’t be sure, but I know she cares for me. I can’t afford to keep looking backward when she’s right in front of me and showing me such affection.
I must strengthen my weak self, my fragile heart, even if it’s just a little at a time. I need to start now and continue even after we “move in together”.
With that firm resolve, I finished fixing my hair and made my way to the living room where Senpai was waiting.
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