Sweet Cohabitation Romcom With My Senior Girlfriend and Alcohol Starts At Twenty - Volume 1 Chapter 4.5

The First Bar Visit

“Ah, I thought getting a little drunk would make you more honest. Maybe I really need to make you understand with my chest?”

With those words, she slowly moved our clasped hands toward her firmly guarded chest.

I knew what lay beneath the sturdy clothing—I knew it all too well.

The time when my wrist was guided into that cleavage, softly trapped and her fingertips circled around it.

The sensation from that time came back to me without even trying to remember, and another layer of frustration built up.

To shake it off, I began to spill my true feelings.

“Yes, that’s right! It’s my way of hiding my embarrassment! I wanted to go on a date holding hands with Senpai like this, and I wanted to spend a leisurely evening together, so I can’t help but feel incredibly happy right now!”

After speaking my true feelings, I felt as if a weight had been lifted off my shoulders.

“Nfufu, that makes me happy~. When you say things like that, it makes me want to tease you even more.”

Senpai’s teasing smile, our hands still softly joined in a lover’s clasp on the countertop.

The taste of alcohol, coated with a Fuzzy Navel, on lips that casually nudge closer and hips that subtly press against each other.

In this dark, mature atmosphere, I’ve completely fallen.

“It’s okay. Tease me as much as you want until you’re satisfied, Senpai.”

I wonder what would happen if I just let myself get drunk…

As I ponder this, I sink deeper into a mire of thoughts.

“Today, I’m fine with being Senpai’s toy.”

Admitting that even on my memorable bar debut, I’m no match for Senpai.

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“Okay, open up~?”

“Y-Yes…”

“It’s a bit strong, so be careful when you swallow~”

“Y-Yes…!”

“Then, gulp it down.”

“Mmm, phew… It’s sour but easy to drink…”

Surrendering myself to the intoxication of the alcohol, I was at the point where Senpai had to bring the glass to my lips for me to drink by the third drink.

Without feeling any discomfort in being fed, I simply react to the flavor of the alcohol spreading in my mouth as if it’s the right thing for me to do.

Even as I swallow the Hassaku orange liquor down my throat, that feeling doesn’t change.

“There, there, good boy~”

“I’ll do anything for you if it pleases Senpai…!”

Senpai gently strokes my head, and it’s the best reward, making me think, ‘Maybe it’s okay to just stay fallen like this.’

“Nfufu, you’re nicely drunk~. You’ve got me feeling tipsy too.”

“Senpai, you get all wobbly when you’re drunk, huh? It’s a bit of an unusual way to get drunk, but it’s very you.”

“If anything, you’re the one who’s too drunk~?”

“I love Senpai in any state, so it’s okay even if you get more wobbly.”

“…!”

Kureha Senpai, in her tipsy state, seems somewhat restless, and her usual teasing expression is nowhere to be seen.

The redness of her ears has spread to her cheeks, and the warmth I feel in the palm of my hand from Senpai’s body is a little higher than usual.

Our entwined fingers begin to fidget as if trying to escape somewhere.

There’s no sign of turning away, but there’s a sense that Senpai wants to divert her attention.

I recognize this peculiar behavior in Senpai.

“A-ahaha… Well, this is a bit of a problem…”

Kureha Senpai scratches her neck with her free hand, her mouth relaxing into a smile contrary to her words.

That must be what it means.

“Senpai? Are you blushing by any chance~? The Senpai who’s always teasing is actually embarrassed now~?”

Having found a way to tease Senpai, I let myself get carried away by the alcohol, eager to get back at her for all the times she’s teased me.

As a result, I lost control over my emotions.

“That’s right, Takashi-kun, I am blushing. You really have to be careful with alcohol. Even if I try to keep my feelings of happiness in check, I can’t suppress them as well once I start drinking.”

“Don’t you think it’s a bit much to direct your happiness into teasing?”

“But you still enjoy it, don’t you?”

“But I want to see Senpai being honest too~!”

“You’re a bit too honest when you’re drunk, Takashi-kun. Well, I like that about you too~”

“I like you too, Senpai.”

“I know.”

Even when I’m overwhelmed by alcohol, even when I can no longer hide my feelings, even when I get too carried away, Senpai remains calm.

In contrast, I can’t control my emotions well and end up saying exactly what’s on my mind.

I want to see an honest Senpai more than being teased. And above all, I seriously like Senpai.

Even if I say “I like you” in our daily life, I feel like it’s not getting through properly, and I worry that my “like” is being taken as just “like” and not “love.”

Even though we live together, that anxiety doesn’t easily subside.

I still don’t understand why Senpai started going out with me. ‘Because I like teasing you’, she says, but that doesn’t quite resonate with me.

What about when she’s not teasing?

Right now, in this very moment, when she’s not teasing me… does she still like me?

Along with my feelings for Senpai, my anxiety also spirals out of control.

But I don’t show her the negative side because I don’t want to be disliked by Senpai.

No matter what Senpai thinks of me, as long as I’m not disliked, that’s good enough for me.

While I’m thinking this, Senpai casually raises her hand.

“Excuse me, could we get this next, please?”

“Certainly. Please wait a moment.”

Different from before, Kureha Senpai points at the menu and orders something.

Is it my imagination, or does Senpai feel warmer than before?

“What did you order this time~? Another sweet drink?”

“Yes, a sweet drink.”

“You really like them, huh~?”

“Yes, I do like sweet things.”

When I ask Senpai out of curiosity what she ordered, her reply is somewhat monotonous, just repeating what was asked.

The teasing Senpai, looking for an opportunity to tease, was not present.

“So, shall we drink together?”

“Together…?”

In front of me is my older girlfriend, drowned in sweet alcohol.

With her deep red hair tied to the side and an elusive smile that shakes my heart, between us is just a single drink.