Chapter 3 We Keep Getting Lost




Translated: Sei, MTL-sensei-tachi
Edited: Sei, Grammarly no Danna

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Part 9

    The next day. I had a part-time job at Dawson.

    "Welcome……"

    Of course, the reason I was somewhat absent-minded was because of Shinoaki's attack the day before.

    Even though I was looking through the viewfinder, I couldn't get Shinoaki's erotic pose out of my mind.

    "Hey, what's wrong? I feel like you've been in a daze all day."

    Suddenly, I even heard Nanako call out to me.

    "N-No, it's nothing. I'm just a little busy, you know."

    "Hmm..."

    Nanako looked at me with some suspicion.

    "...Kyoya, weren't you in Shinoaki's room all day yesterday?"

    "Ueh? N-No, I was just checking the CG!"

    "...But, when you came out, your face was bright red."

    "It's heater! It's too hot in Shinoaki's room! I told Nanako about it, right!"

    "Did you say that?"

    "I told you!"

    Oh no. Perhaps it was a hunch, but Nanako was strangely persistent in asking about my condition. I decided to change the subject because I felt like I would fall apart if she pried any further.

    "Nanako, I'm going to go to the back room"

    "Huh? Do you need to restock something?"

    "Drinks. It was gone when I looked earlier."

    This was true. We needed to replenish our supply of sports drinks due to the large amount of drinks bought by the athletic students earlier.

    So, I needed to replenish sports drinks.

    "Ah, I'll go with you then. There are only three of us today, and the manager will take care of the cash register."

    However, Nanako seemed to be determined to follow me.

    "I-It’s fine, I'm fine on my own."

    "Don't be modest, it's faster if two of us do it together."

    In the end, I had to go to the back room with Nanako.

    Because of the food products, the area around the drinks was cool even in winter. If I stayed there for too long, I would get cold, so I usually went back to the store after refilling quickly.

    "... Y-You know, Nanako."

    "What?"

    I was now surrounded by warmth, though not as warm as I had been in Shinoaki's room yesterday.

    "A little, Can you move over just a little bit, please. Your body is going to, you know, bump into me."

    Behind my body, Nanako was standing.

    This was not unusual in itself, and it was a natural division of labor, considering that I was in charge of getting drinks from the cardboard box in the back and putting them on the shelf.

    Now... Nanako's body was pressed tightly against mine.

    This meant that my back would hit her breasts or legs, and every time it happened, I would feel my heart pounding, and since we were basically so close, our faces almost touched each other more than once.

    That's why I asked her to stay away.

    "No way"

    It was simply rejected with two letters.

    "No way you said, what's that?"

    "I don't want to. I'll keep going."

    Nanako went back to work quietly, so I had no choice but to go back to restock.

    As expected, Nanako's body kept hitting me.

    Sometimes I thought she was doing it on purpose, but she kept pressing her body against me.

    (Haa... It’s so soft, Nanako's body)

    Her breasts and thighs were firm and supple. No matter what I did, it was inevitable that my attention would be focused on them.

    I just got to the point where about 70% of my thoughts were taken up by Nanako's body,

    "This has happened before, hasn't it."

    These words came out of nowhere from Nanako.

    "Yeah……"

    I had just started my first job. I was refilling drinks in the back room, just like I do now. I was bent over, and Nanako's breasts, which were leaning out from behind me, kept hitting my back.

    I remember that I was so focused on that that my mind was a bit blank. Well, Nanako didn't seem to be aware that this was happening.

    That's my convenient interpretation,

    "... Kyoya, you knew you were hitting my chest that time too."

    Nanako shattered that with a single statement.

    "Eh……"

    "That time was a coincidence and Kyoya didn't say anything, but I knew."

    W-What do you mean?

    And yet, Nanako didn't say anything, which means that she doesn't hate me, but more than that...

    A lot of things were going through my head. The hug she gave me before the campus festival, the subtle feelings she's had for Shinoaki and me since the other day, and so on.

    No matter how dull I am, this kind of flow seems to lead me to one conclusion.

    As if to seal that conclusion,

    "...I know what I'm doing today."

    Nanako came at me with a strong statement.

    Eh……?

    EH, EEEEEH...!!

    N-Nanako, just now, um...

    "I won't lose"

    There was no way I could ask what. I just knew the answer.

    In addition, Nanako's body is pushed against me.

    The softness of her breasts and the warmth of her body were transmitted through with greater emphasis.

    "Kogure-san or Hashiba-kun, one of you please be the cashier."

    The manager's voice echoed at that moment.

    I even felt as if I had been brought back to reality from a dream at once.

    "Ah, Ye~s!"

    Nanako replied cheerfully and quickly separated her body.

    "...Then I'll go"

    Then, she turned around and whispered in my ear.

    She headed for the cash register with the same cool demeanor as usual, as if nothing had happened.

    "Ah... Yeah"

    I only replied absentmindedly after Nanako had gone.

    It's not just a rivalry with Shinoaki.

    This is obviously... I think it's because of another feeling.

    "L-Let's not think about that right now, yeah..."

    As the production of the project is about to reach its climax, I honestly don't have time to be distracted by romantic matters.

    However, it's almost true that there have been some amazing changes in my surroundings.

    "Haa, I need to consult this to someone..."

    It was a different part from game production, and the burden was even heavier.