Sweet Cohabitation Romcom With My Senior Girlfriend and Alcohol Starts At Twenty - Volume 1 Chapter 1.7

Can Legally Drinking Alcohol and Living Together After Turning Twenty

The room was filled with the delicious aroma of food, and the dishes laid out seemed to embody that enticing smell.

Fried eggs, sausages, shredded cabbage, and tofu miso soup—a typical Japanese breakfast spread across the table.

The one who prepared it was undoubtedly my girlfriend, Kureha Senpai. As I began to eat, I recalled the image of her in the kitchen this morning.

“You really looked the part doing the housework, Senpai.”

“Really? If so, then it was worth the effort.”

“Did you often help out at home?”

“My mom taught me all the household chores so that I could prepare a breakfast like this.”

“Oh, is that so…”

It must have been preparation with our “cohabitation” in mind. That thought made me a bit unsure of how to react.

The prospect of seeing a scene like this every single day, not just every morning, once we start living together filled me with an indescribable joy. At the same time, I held back my excitement, expecting to be teased about it.

But it seemed she had anticipated even that. Seeing my reaction, she leaned in with a mischievous smile and teased me.

“Are you embarrassed?”

“I’m not embarrassed.”

“Really not embarrassed?”

“I said I’m not embarrassed…”

“Then look at me~”

“That’s… I can’t do that right now…”

“You’re blushing, aren’t you~”

Under Senpai’s relentless charm, I finally fell.

No, seriously, is there any guy who wouldn’t blush when questioned by Kureha Senpai, who perfectly balances cuteness and beauty while she’s peering into his face?

At least, I can’t help it.

Even if I try to act like I’m not embarrassed, my face naturally breaks into a grin, and when she tells me to look at her, I just can’t.

Surely, or rather, undoubtedly, I’d just grin even more and end up being teased by Senpai again. Even when I try to look away, I still end up being teased in the end.

Kureha Senpai never stopped teasing me, so I decided to try a different approach.

“By the way, about the promise you mentioned earlier…?”

“Ah, you’re changing the subject. You don’t have to hide your embarrassment like that~”

“Ugh…”

“Well, I like that about you, Takashi-kun~”

Instead of successfully changing the subject, I’m completely seen through and teased even more.

I realize that I will probably continue to be teased by Senpai in the future.

Strangely, I find that I don’t dislike it at all, something I’m only now coming to terms with.

Just as I come to this realization, a serious voice from Senpai breaks through.

“You don’t remember what happened last night when you were drunk?”

“…I’m sorry.”

“No, don’t apologize. If anything, I should be the one saying sorry. It seems I’ve made you endure it quite a bit. Sorry for teasing you and causing you so much trouble.”

“Does that mean…”

“That’s what you told me last night in your drunken state.”

I apologized reflexively, but despite her serious tone, Senpai’s expression was very gentle.

What intrigued me even more were the last words she said.

―――That’s what you told me last night in your drunken state.

What did I do yesterday? I wonder what I said to Senpai while I was drunk.

How much of my inner anxieties did I end up revealing?

I feel embarrassed for having explained things I didn’t want to be known using my own words.

At the same time, I can’t help but feel affection for Senpai, who worries about me.

“I probably won’t be able to stop teasing you, but I really do like you from the bottom of my heart. That’s why I’ve been holding back all this time. What if you hate me? What if you think I’m easy?”

“There’s no way I would think like that!”

“Right, I knew it. That’s why I like you. You’re just that kind of person.”

For a different reason than before, I now find it impossible to look at Kureha Senpai’s face.

It’s not because I’m trying to hide my embarrassment. Senpai just looks so dear to me that I feel if I keep looking at her, I might lose all my reason, and that’s why I can’t face her.

But when it comes to making important decisions, she always seem to come suddenly, without giving you any time to think.

“Hey, shall we do it?”

“Do what…?”

“Kiss.”

Without waiting for my response, Senpai stands up and gently cradles my face in her hands from across the table.

“Are you going to stop at the last minute again?”

“No, I won’t.”

“Are we talking about an indirect kiss?”

“It’s a direct kiss.”

“…Nose to nose?”

“Mouth to mouth.”

While I hesitantly ask questions, Senpai playfully presses my lips with her thumb.

When I sneak a glance at Senpai’s face, her lips look moist, her eyes feverish.

The teasing Senpai is nowhere to be found. Instead, a lovestruck maiden is present.

I fall in love with Senpai yet again.

“Are you done with your questions?”

“I’m new to this, so please… go easy on me…”

“Hehe, understood. I’ll be gentle for your first time.”

Senpai’s lips, which curved into a smile, quickly drew closer to mine, and soon they gently touched.

It was just a gentle kiss, but it felt more intense than any fantasy I’d ever had about Senpai and about all those things we could do.

It doesn’t matter even if it was a kiss that tasted like miso soup.