Sweet Cohabitation Romcom With My Senior Girlfriend and Alcohol Starts At Twenty - Volume 1 Chapter 3.1

Chapter 3: Wanting to Be Lovey-Dovey After a Day at University

“Alright! Cleaning complete!!”

“It ended up taking quite a bit of time, didn’t it?”

“Well, we got to be all lovey-dovey because of it, so it’s fine. You enjoyed it too, right?”

“Th-that’s true, but…”

It was the third day since Senpai had come to my room, and it was around noon when we finally finished organizing her belongings.

I leaned back on the three-seater sofa that was becoming our usual spot.

The reason it took three days to finish what should have been a day’s work was simple: Senpai kept teasing me every chance she got, making it impossible to get any real work done.

The first day was lost to alcohol and kisses, and we slept soundly in bed until the next afternoon.

That much was unavoidable, but when Senpai started putting her clothes into the empty spaces in my dresser and teasing me, progress halted completely.

Of course, it wasn’t just any teasing that Kureha Senpai was doing.

‘Ah, this might give away that I’m wearing my sexy underwear~’

Every so often, she’d do something that was bad for my heart, making it impossible not to stop working. And if I didn’t stop, there was no telling what more provocative teasing Senpai might unleash.

Well, in the end, it wasn’t just once but two or three times that I succumbed to her…

“Ah, do you want to see it instead…?”

Sometimes she’d even shake her slightly short skirt as if she was about to lift it up.

I didn’t react to just the underwear talk, but the skirt lifting was a different story, and it satisfied Senpai’s desire to tease.

I couldn’t see under the skirt, and Senpai called me a “pervert” to my face. Strangely enough, I didn’t entirely dislike being called a “pervert” with her mischievous smile.

Before I knew it, I was filled with restless emotions and couldn’t look Senpai in the face.

“Come on, don’t look away. Even if you’re embarrassed, don’t look away from me. We’re living together now, so take a good look at me.”

Senpai grasped my face with both hands, holding it in place.

When I looked into her eyes, they were so captivating that I wanted to look away again.

“My face is really red right now…”

“I don’t mind.”

“Senpai will probably tease me…”

“I won’t deny that.”

“Shouldn’t it be ‘I’ll try not to tease’ instead…”

Senpai was always unwavering. No matter how much I tried to look away, or even if I confronted her like I did on the first night, Senpai was always fully committed to teasing me.

There was only one reason for that—

“Because I love spending time teasing the person I love. Takashi-kun, don’t you feel the same? Do you dislike being teased by me?”

Because she loves it.

Whether that love is for the act of teasing itself or for me, I still don’t know, but either way, it doesn’t change the fact that I also love her. And her love is undoubtedly directed at me.

There’s no way I wouldn’t be happy that Senpai’s feelings are for me, and my pent-up emotions turn into a grin on my face.

“That way of putting it is a bit unfair…”

Before I knew it, I had let out a small complaint to Senpai.

Of course, there was no way Senpai would miss the perfect opportunity to tease me.

“Hmm? Why’s that~?”

“I wouldn’t be dating you if I didn’t like it, Senpai.”

“Hmm, I want to hear it louder!”

“What’s with that reaction?”

“I just want to see more of Takashi-kun’s good points~!”

My Senpai, who relentlessly shakes me up, is a lover who begs to see my good side.

However, I couldn’t shake the feeling that there was another motive behind it.

Otherwise, there’s no reason for her to look at me with such expectant eyes, her cheeks relaxing into a smile.

Usually, it’s just her mouth that smiles, but this time, even her cheeks are softening. It’s a different kind of teasing, and at first, I didn’t understand why it was different.

“The good points you’re talking about… Ah.”

No, on second thought, there was one thing that came to mind. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say it was a recent development.

That’s why it took me so long to realize it.

“Excitement and anticipation…”

My “Ah” seemed to heighten Senpai’s expectations.

Determined to exceed them, I mustered up my courage and tried once more.

“If I didn’t want to be teased, I wouldn’t agree… to live together.”

The scent of sweet perfume grew stronger when I put my feelings into words.

“Nnnngh!! I love you, Takashi-kun!”

“I-I love you too…!”

“I know~”

Before I could say more, Senpai pulled me into an embrace and whispered sweet nothings into my ear.

I tried to return the affection, but she easily accepted it.

It seemed it would take some time before I could get ahead of Senpai.

As I was held by Senpai, I caught a glimpse of the current time.

1:30 PM. For university students, it’s a crucial time that signals the start of afternoon classes.

“Oops, we can’t stay like this forever. I’ve missed school and need to catch up!”

“Who would have thought we’d end up skipping three days?”

“But your friends have been covering for you, right?”

“That’s true, but they’re definitely going to probe into what I was doing…”

“Just tell them you were being lovey-dovey with your older, beautiful girlfriend~ I think that would be fine.”

“I’d definitely get beaten up!”

For the past three days since the first night I slept in the same bed with Senpai, I had been skipping university classes.

Whether it was Senpai not letting me go to university or me not wanting to be apart from Senpai, various reasons led to my continued absence.