Sweet Cohabitation Romcom With My Senior Girlfriend and Alcohol Starts At Twenty - Volume 1 Chapter 3.4

Wanting to Be Lovey-Dovey After a Day at University

“Cheers!”

“Ch-Cheers!”

I finally let loose and clinked my mug enthusiastically with Yuu’s.

***

“So, how’s it really going?”

“How’s what going?”

“I mean, living with Ootani Senpai. From what I hear, it sounds like an explosion waiting to happen.”

“Don’t say scary things so casually.”

“Come on, it’s just my usual teasing.”

“That’s taking teasing too far.”

As the meal started to settle down, Yuu, began to grill me about life with Kureha Senpai while still munching on meat.

She still hadn’t taken off her hood, but I could tell she was eager to hear about it. It made me realize that, after all, we’ve been close since the beginning of university.

And because I see Yuu as a best friend before anything else, even though she’s of the opposite sex, I can talk to her about more personal things.

“Well, it’s only just started, but it’s fun. Kureha Senpai is there when I want to see her, and she teases me a lot and clings to me…”

“And then, in your lust, you pounce on her in bed.”

“That hasn’t happened yet.”

“You wimp.”

“Shut up.”

Yuu teased me, and I brushed it off lightly.

It’s our usual banter.

I wondered what all the seriousness in the classroom was about.

Given how normal things were between us now, it was hard to believe that the irritated Yuu was the same person.

But not everything was business as usual.

Now we were at a yakiniku and drinking session. The conversation was bound to take on a different atmosphere than usual.

“Well, if Takashi doesn’t feel inconvenienced by the current situation, that’s fine. But what about that other thing?”

“What other thing?”

“You know… your porn stash. Or rather, your needs in that department.”

The conversation took a dive into even more ‘dirty’ territory.

“Oh…”

“You hadn’t thought about it, huh? And knowing the careless Takashi, that fake wall you made will be discovered in no time.”

“Ugh…”

“That’s why I told you. I said to place a decoy. Put some erotic magazine that you don’t care in front of the fake wall.”

“I was so focused on diverting Senpai’s attention away from the fake wall, I didn’t remember to do that…”

“Seriously…”

Talking about erotic magazines with Yuu wasn’t a first-time occurrence.

In fact, it was usually Yuu who actively brought up the topic.

‘I found a gravure idol you might like!’

‘Show me your latest favorite.’

It felt like chatting with a male friend.

That’s why I had enlisted Yuu’s help with the fake wall behind my bed, the obvious reason being to hide my erotic magazines.

In the end, it was all too easily discovered…

This dynamic made discussions about erotic magazines quite normal between Yuu and me.

However, we never delved into more personal topics.

No matter how much it felt like talking to a male friend, Yuu was still a girl.

Without being in a romantic relationship, I couldn’t bring myself to have deeper conversations, and so, aside from the fake wall being discovered, we didn’t talk about much else.

“Well, if you ever need to talk about something, I’m here to listen. Of course, I’ll expect something in return.”

Without pursuing the matter further, Yuu went back to tossing meat onto her small frame.

***

“Kureha Senpai, please cheer up soon…”

After finishing the barbecue with Yuu, I returned to my room where Kureha Senpai was waiting, finding myself in an unprecedented predicament.

The cause, put simply, was having had a barbecue with Yuu, just the two of us.

“Hmph! A boyfriend who goes out for barbecue with another girl without telling me? I don’t know such a person!”

“There were some unavoidable circumstances…”

“And you drank alcohol, didn’t you? I can tell because your face is slightly red!”

“I only had one drink… I stuck to soft drinks after that.”

“You drank with another girl…!!”

Trying to explain the situation to a sullen Senpai only made things worse.

In hindsight, it was entirely my fault for carelessly returning to my room smelling like barbecue, but I hadn’t expected to be found out so quickly just because I had been with Yuu.

I never imagined that the slight flush on my face would give it away.

After all, Senpai knew I wasn’t the type to go for barbecue alone and although Yuu was a girl, she was pretty much my only close friend.

In a way, it was inevitable that she would find out immediately.

Regardless, I was taken aback by Senpai’s insight into whether I had been drinking.

Despite guzzling soft drinks in an attempt to hide the alcohol, she knew just by glancing at my face.

“Um, Senpai… what can I do to make you forgive me…?”

And so, there I was, sitting in seiza on the living room carpet, waiting for Kureha Senpai’s anger to subside.

She sat on the sofa with her legs crossed, hugging my favorite cushion while burying her face in it, and pondering whether to drink the unfinished citrus-flavored liquor… As I watched her actions intently, it was hard to tell if she was angry or not.

As I contemplated this, Senpai made an outrageous declaration.

“I’ve decided…! Takashi-kun, I won’t kiss you until the alcohol wears off…!”

“What!?”

“Takashi-kun, you have to suffer through the day!”

“No, no, no, no way!! Please, I’m sorry, I can’t stand being tormented all day, please forgive me!”

“No, you need to reflect properly!”

I never would have imagined that Kureha Senpai, who always sought kisses during our lovey-dovey moments, would suddenly put a stop to it.

It seems I’ve been caught eagerly anticipating kiss every time with Senpai.

In other words, as far as I can tell from the current situation… am I about to start receiving a rather severe punishment?

Despite merely having gone to eat yakiniku and drink with Yuu.

And yet, to be punished like this… what else could it be if not utterly unreasonable?

However, all my petty complaints vanish with just one gesture from Kureha Senpai.

“You need to be aware that you’re my boyfriend. That’s all.”

While saying this, Senpai casually licked her slightly dry lips with her tongue. I couldn’t help but feel my heart flutter.

My excitement for Senpai was accelerating in an unexpected direction.