Around the same time as yesterday, Chihiro
returned to the apartment after taking care of all his business.
Before this, after leaving the principal's
office, Chihiro told Suzu where the apartment was and gave her the key.
When he told Suzu to wait here quietly, Suzu
smiled at him as if she had been given the key to her lover's room――which was
actually Maria's room.
『Okay, I understand. I'll be waiting for you』
After parting, Chihiro immediately sent an
email to Maria and the others.
He informed them, "Suzu would be staying
at the apartment until he came back", and then he left for class in the
afternoon.
Fortunately, there was no problem in the
class, the committee meeting, or the student council meeting.
It seems that Principal Ootori does not intend
to take strong measures immediately.
But he doesn't know what will happen from now
on, so he can only hope that Suzu will function as a "hostage" for as
long as possible.
And so, there he is, after he enter the
apartment, he closes the front door and walks into the corridor.
**a
「Welcome home―, Chihiro-kun―!」
「Chihiro~. Do something about this person」
He hears Suzu's cheerful voice and Riko's
screams from the living room.
Thinking something was wrong, he went to the
living room to see Suzu, who was drunk with several empty beer cans lying
around.
Judging from the fact that she is wearing a
sweater and jeans, and there is an unfamiliar trunk in the corner, it seems
that she has brought her personal belongings into the apartment... But did she
bring the beer from the refrigerator in the log house, or did she buy it on
purpose?
He walks up to her, whose face is bright red,
feeling a little disheartened.
「Aren't you drinking too much?」
「It's okay, it's just a little bit. Or do you
want a drink too, Chihiro-kun?」
「No, I'm underage」
「I see. Too bad」
No offense to Suzu, but he doesn't want to
increase the risk of getting caught by the police here.
「...Umm, so, is Riko and the others okay?」
In addition to Riko, the other members of the
group, Maria, Aika, and Hana, are all in the living room.
If Hana's face is disgruntled because she has
been called to the apartment every day, then why does Riko look tired in her
apron, and why do Maria and Aika look so disappointed?
「I'm a high school student, so I don't know how
many kinds of snacks I can make!」
「Uh...」
As it turned out, there are several empty
plates on the table.
Apparently, Riko was the first to return to
the apartment, but Suzu was already drunk with squid and peanuts by the time
she returned.
From there, Riko was busy making snacks while
preparing for the meal.
「So, Chihiro-sama. What the hell is going on?」
「Okay, I'll explain it」
Anyway, they probably don't even know what's
going on with Suzu now.
So, Chihiro quickly changed his clothes, but
when Suzu saw him in his casual clothes, she muttered something about how
"fresh" he looked, and he took a seat and told them what had
happened.
After the explanation, everyone looked
puzzled.
Hana asked on behalf of everyone.
「Eh? Is that all right?」
「It's okay, it's okay」
「Ah, I'm sorry. I didn't ask you, so please
shut up」
「...you bully」
Suzu, who had been making fun of the
situation, was silently cut off.
Apparently, Hana might not like drunken
people, considering that she was the most involved party in the meeting.
So, Chihiro answered instead with a wry smile.
「Well, I guess you could say the original
purpose has been achieved...」
Principal Ootori was questioned and
information was obtained, and as a result, Suzu was quickly recruited to
Chihiro's side. This alone is a great accomplishment.
However, he unexpectedly provoked Principal
Ootori more than he had expected.
「What she nailed down should have a certain
effect, shouldn't it?」
「Well, I guess we'll just have to hope for the
best」
Besides, since Suzu is here, information can
be extracted from her.
He looks back at Suzu who is lying on the
desk.
「Suzu-san, are you in a condition to talk now?」
「I feel terrible...」
She's hopeless.
So, Riko gets up from her seat to get some
water, and Aika tilts her head as if in trouble.
「My abilities are not strong enough to deal
with poison or alcohol, so I don't think I can help you」
「...Don't worry, I'll just get some rest」
Suzu grunted.
And then she gulped down the water that Riko
had poured into her glass and sat down, leaning back against the back of the
chair.
「Well, let's finish our meal and bath first,
shall we?」
As Suzu rests, they take turns taking a bath.
By the time they had finished changing into
comfortable clothes and Riko's main dish was on the table, Suzu's color had
improved somewhat.
Today's main dish was fried pork with cheese.
It was thin pork wrapped in cheese and fried.
「Oh, it looks good with beer」
「Eh? Are you still drinking?」
Riko said in a rather stupid voice.
She called Suzu "you" (Anta) as if
she couldn't recognize that Suzu was older than her because of the first
impression.
But Suzu just narrowed her eyes at her and
muttered something to her.
「If I don't drink, I can't do anything」
Everyone was silent, with subtle expressions
on their faces.
Still, Suzu, who had brought out a new beer
from the fridge, sipped lightly from the can and said slowly.
「Yuu-chan's Onii-san and I were engaged. From
the time I was in high school」
**b
☆ ☆ ☆
Apparently, they've known each other since
they were kids.
Suzu was spoiled by "him" like she
was spoiled by a close relative's brother. So when their relationship turned
into a fiancée, she just thought, "Oh, okay" .
After all, she knew she was going to marry
this man.
Although they were far apart in age, she
didn't dislike it. In fact, it felt like it made sense to her.
She knew that she was going to be in his arms
and get pregnant with his child, as she should have done.
「Ah.... I was serious then, unlike now. At that
time, I was weak and a child who often visited the infirmary」
「You say that to yourself...」
At that time, Suzu, who was once pure and
innocent, has reached the age of a high school girl.
She was interested in erotic thing as much as
anyone else, and she often play with herself while thinking about him.
It was around that time that she realized that
her sexual desire was stronger than others.
She wanted to be embraced by him. So she put
on make-up and tried to approach him.
「But he didn't hold me, he just said...」
"Leave that kind of thing for when you
grow up, Suzu".
He kept refusing Suzu's approach, saying
things like that. Despite the fact that he called and texted her frequently,
and always asked her out on dates when he was free.
Still, he never kissed her, let alone do
"that".
「And on the day I graduated from high school, I
asked him to hold me. I told him I wasn't a child anymore. But it didn't work
out」
After that, this relationship continued after
Suzu entered college.
At the time, she was spending her time playing
with herself every day to release her love and frustration toward him. But then
one day, he informed her that he was "very sick and had no more time left
to live".
He also told her that he did not intend to
marry her and that he hoped she would find someone else.
「He told me, "I wasn't good enough for
you"」
And when she asked him to conceive her, he
stubbornly refused.
In the end, he passed away without even kissing
her, leaving Suzu with a clean body.
