What If I Told Tomori-san, The Girl Who's Cold Only Towards Me, That I Knew Her Secret Account? - V2 Chapter 3.6

I Want to Hold You 6

“Sorry for making you wait… uh, what’s wrong?”

“What do you mean?”

“Why is your face so red?”

“It’s because of hugging you. Tomori, your body temperature is unusually high.”

“Hmm… hmmm.”

Tomori peeks at my face with a sly smile, teasing me.

“Did it feel good to hug me, by any chance? “

“… How is that possible?

“Are you sure?”

“What about you?”

” What about me? It wasn’t that effective, I guess.”

Liar!

Should I show you the tweet you posted earlier?

You act all composed, thinking you haven’t been found out, but your true feelings are like full-frontal nudity, you know?!

Unaware of the struggle you’re desperately holding back.

Tomori’s demeanor on her secret account is the complete opposite, and when she looks like this…

“Ah, it’s that time already…”

I feel like teasing her.

“I think it’s time to go home.”

“Huh?!”

“I guess hugging didn’t seem to have much effect.”

“Well, that’s true, but…”

“I’m sorry. I couldn’t be of any help.”

As I put my study materials back into my bag and try to leave the room…

“Wait!”

Tomori grasped the edge of my shirt with her right hand, holding me back gently.

“What’s wrong?”

“Well, um… that…”

“If you don’t have anything to say, I’m going to leave.”

“Uh…!”

Blushing with embarrassment, Tomori timidly looks up at my face.

“…I’ll give you one more chance.”

“A chance?”

“Yes. A chance to hug me. Are you grateful? It’s too pitiful to go home without achieving anything, right? So——”

“Okay.”

Immediately, I dropped my bag to the floor and embraced Tomori’s body tightly.

“Hyahh!”

The surprise attack was a success.

A faint, delicate scream echoed in my arms.

(Oh no, this is bad.)

Her reactions are just too cute.

I feel possessive somehow, and I don’t want anyone else to see this side of the exemplary ‘Everyone’s friend.’

For now, I want to keep this all to myself.

“Hey, wait, all of a sudden…!”

“If you don’t like it, I’ll stop. But I’ve been thinking about it for a while now. I’m the one always hugging you, but you never hug me back.”

“Well, that may be true, but…!”

“Could it be that you actually enjoyed being hugged by me?”

“Sigh…”

“I see. You were just savoring the moment without moving?”

“That’s not true!”

“Really?”

“Of course not! Your hugs don’t mean anything to me! So…”

With cautious movements, as if she’s hugging a wild wolf, Tomori wraps her slender hands around my waist.

“…there you go, I did it.”

“Good job.”

“What’s with that? Such a pompous reaction. Also…”

Tomori hesitates and doesn’t finish her sentence.

“What’s wrong?”

“Well, um… Can you be a little… stronger?”

“Sorry, I couldn’t hear you, your voice was too quiet.”

“!? You’re really mean! You definitely heard me!?”

“I really didn’t hear you. Please say it more clearly.”

After saying that, I felt a bit guilty for teasing her too much.

Tomori’s cute reactions make me want to tease her even more.

(Well, as expected, she can’t do it.)

Even though Tomori is completely open on her secret account, she’s not good at showing her real self in reality.

“…More.”

For a moment, I thought my phone had accidentally read out Tomori’s secret account tweet.

But it’s different.

Tomori’s white cheeks are dyed with embarrassment, and she murmurs in a whispering voice.

“…Please. Hug me more.”

As if pleading, she embraces my body with her delicate arms.

“——Leave it to me.”

In response, I tightly embrace her waist.

It’s warm.

Even though the air conditioning is working normally, I can’t help but feel hot.

It’s like there is summer inside me, and now, I can hear it more clearly.

Tomori’s heartbeat.

A fast-paced melody echoing like a bell.

(Come to think of it, she mentioned it on her secret account.)

She said she didn’t plan on confessing until I confessed first. But…

(This is just like a confession, isn’t it?)

That’s how high Tomori’s heart was beating.

No, wait, maybe it’s my own heartbeat that’s racing…

“Hey, Kagisaka-kun…”

Suddenly, while our bodies were close, Tomori spoke up.

“Do you have a girlfriend…?”

“Huh? Why are you asking out of the blue?”

“Just answer me.”

“There’s no way I do. You should know well how limited my social circle is.”

“Are you not dating one of your otaku friends you mentioned before?”

“We get along, but we’re just friends.”

“I see. Well, that’s good then. There are many things to consider from now on.”

“Is this related to a way to solve secret-site issues?”

“Yeah, that’s right. So, I need you to focus more on our work together than on romance. You and I will resolve the situation together. Don’t forget that, my partner.”

Her expression remains unreadable as always.

However, even so…

In my heart, I felt Tomori was beaming with happiness.