"Th-this is rough...!"
"Huff, huff, you just got out of the hospital, senpai, so maybe you shouldn't push yourself too hard. Let's call it a day, okay, Sho-senpai?"
"Haa, haa, so even Sho-san's stamina drops if he doesn't train. I'm happy to keep you company anytime if you'd like."
It was early in the morning. I was training with two young geniuses, Kirin and Einhart. Come to think of it, my long hospital stay had begun after the very first session of this training. After a long time, it felt like I was finally back here.
However, the results were miserable. I couldn't keep up with their pace at all, and as a senpai, it was incredibly pathetic.
Of course, there was a reason for this. Besides my stamina dropping from being in the hospital, these two were boosting their physical strength with magic and other things. The more they pushed themselves to their limits and rested, like with muscles, their magic would grow. So, it was natural for them to actively incorporate it into their training.
When I heard their training menu, my face went blank. There was no way I could keep up with that. The training of these two talented individuals was different from the kind at school, which you could get by with just your body. I didn't want them to lower their level for my sake, so I went along with it, but this was the result.
I also had an ability that used magic, but I couldn't do any of this kind of stuff. I wonder how it works.
Anyway, moving on.
The menu was finished, and we were wiping off sweat with towels and drinking water, a clear sign that we were done. In that atmosphere, I brought up a topic.
"So, Einhart, why were you staring at Kirin's chest?"
"St-staring!?"
"Eh... A-Einhart-san...?"
"Eh, ah, n-no, Kirin-san! Sho-san, don't say weird things!"
You're the weird one. I saw you glancing over during the run. I had a clear view from behind, you know?
Einhart was just a girl her age, I suppose. It's a good thing. Oh, wait. I meant it's a good thing that she's at that age where she's sensitive about the differences between herself and others. I'm saying it's a good thing that Einhart, who was so focused on the Hegemony style, was now paying attention to those kinds of things.
"N-no, it's fine. It happens all the time at school," Kirin said.
"It happens at school?" Einhart asked.
I had a feeling I knew what she meant.
"Yes. I used to spend a lot of time with my uncle until recently, and I didn't have any friends, but... when we're changing for gym class, the girls in my class look at me," Kirin said.
"At your chest, you mean...?"
"...Yes. Not just that, but when we're running in gym class, I get a lot of stares. I just never thought Einhart-san would be one of them."
"I'm sorry, Kirin-san...! Please forgive my lewdness...!"
"N-no, not at all! If anything, I'm the one who should be sorry!"
What was Kirin apologizing for? Was it for the size of her chest, which was attracting Einhart's gaze?
If it was happening during gym class, she must be getting stares from the boys, too. The system wasn't so kind as to separate the boys and girls.
It must be a strong stimulus for middle school boys who are just entering puberty.
Me? As I said before, it was hard for me to keep up with their pace, so I was chasing their backs the whole time. So all I saw was their backs. Understand?
"Even so, Einhart-san, are you, um, curious about it?"
"That's... um... a little bit... It's not that I'm jealous of her size or anything!"
"Well, when it comes to chest size, you can't always say that bigger is better," I muttered, watching Einhart desperately deny it, her face beet red.
Those who have don't know the struggles of those who don't, and those who don't don't know the struggles of those who have. How complicated the world is.
I was watching their interaction with a fond smile, but as the older one, there was something I needed to say.
On a busy weekday morning, after completing our early morning training, we didn't have much time left.
I spoke to the two of them, pointed to my watch, and subtly told them the time.
"It's getting late. Shouldn't we call it quits?"
"I think so. Let's do that."
"Yes. Well then, good work, everyone."
The three of us lived in different directions. Taking them home would take too long, so we split up at the entrance to the park.
I walked a few steps after seeing their backs. Then I stopped.
"Ah, I'll use the restroom after all."
I had thought about holding it until I got home, but I changed my mind. I've already learned that you never know what's going to happen on the way, so I'd better take care of business before I go back.
I headed for the public restroom in the park.
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I finished my business without incident and stepped out of the restroom.
Then, an unexpected person appeared before me.
"S-senpai."
"Hm? Eh, huh? Kirin? What's wrong? Did you forget something?"
It was Kirin, whom I had just parted ways with. She was standing there with a tense expression.
I couldn't help but wonder if she was some kind of new enemy. The traces of the incident were completely gone, but this was the same park and the same time of day as before.
It wouldn't be strange for an enemy with a disguise ability to attack me. It wouldn't be strange, but... it would be hard for anyone other than her to replicate the way she was so stiff with tension and her face was beet red.
"Um, I have something to talk to you about... Is that okay?"
"Hm, sure. What is it?"
"I'm clumsy and awkward, and the only thing I'm proud of is my swordsmanship. Even if I'm good at swordsmanship, that's not really an appeal to a man, is it?"
"W-well..."
She had a point. Unless a guy was a huge swordsmanship fanatic, it would be difficult to use swordsmanship to attract him.
"By any chance, senpai, are you... already dating someone...?"
"Well, dating, you could say... or something like that..."
You could say it's a deeper relationship. You could say it's a relationship that would make you faint if you heard about it.
It made me think. What would our relationship be called in general society? There are multiple of us, but are we lovers? ...It's definitely a hard relationship to explain to others.
"You're jumping the gun, on a lot of things. Kirin, I know you, well, you like me. But what's with this 'yesterday and today' thing?"
The kiss in the hospital was probably the most powerful kind of sneak attack. In a novel, it would probably be a full-page illustration at the end. There was no doubt about it; it was a level of appeal that even a dense protagonist would notice.
But what was I, a guy who had sex with a girl just a week after meeting her, saying? I was doing dirty things "yesterday and today."
"Ah... I'm sorry... But we're in different grades, so we don't get many chances to see each other, and there are so many beautiful girls around you, senpai..."
I thought the only people Kirin had met were Yukina and Asuna... Maybe she had seen others at the hospital or somewhere else.
"Then, then, w-would you become my Senmai Amica...!"
"Senmai Amica, huh..."
Senmai Amica was the teacher-student system among Butei. Aria also had a Senmai Amica, Akari Mamiya.
If it was just about becoming one, it wouldn't be a big deal, but a large part of my strength was so unique that I didn't think I could teach her much. On the contrary, I would probably be the one learning swordsmanship from her.
And if the reason was just that she wanted to be with me, I didn't know what the higher-ups would say. I didn't want to make enemies of the teachers.
Besides, in male-female pairs (especially when the senpai is a male student), there were some guys who would take advantage of their position, so the reporting and monitoring were strict.
But judging from Kirin's assertiveness, even if I refused, she would probably try a different approach. I didn't think she was this aggressive. I should have considered this since the surprise kiss.
"..."
As I was deep in thought, I heard a small gasp from Kirin. And before I knew it, she was standing right in front of me. Seriously, right in front of me. The two mounds that were pushing up her easy-to-move training wear were jiggling up and down five centimeters from my face.
"Ki-Kirin?"
"...Sho-senpai."
She was fidgeting, fidgeting. It was a lie that she had been talking so clearly with Einhart during our morning training today; her gaze was wandering everywhere. Her hands were also restless, twining with each other, or clutching her clothes.
But then, she seemed to make up her mind. She looked up.
"My... my chest... don't you want to touch it?"
"...What did you just say?"
My thoughts froze from such a shocking statement.
"So, um, senpai is a boy, and I thought you might want to touch a girl's chest... and if it's mine, you can do whatever you want...!"
"No, no, no, no, no, no, no! It's too fast! What's with this sudden change!?"
I had said before that she didn't seem like an enemy, but maybe she was. An enemy trying to seduce me with a honey trap... No, that's not it. Her method is too roundabout.
Jokes aside, it was true that Kirin was saying something completely unlike herself.
"I looked it up!"
"You looked it up!?"
What did she look up?
"Men want to see a woman's body and touch her chest, right...?"
I can't deny that.
"If we become Senmai Amica, you can do anything you want with me! Anything you want to do, senpai...!"
Kirin was saying something straight out of a novel. Her lines were very appealing, but she was so stiff that it made me lose my own tension.
Thanks to that, I was able to calm down. For now, we didn't have much time, so I'd put the Senmai Amica thing on hold.
"Huh..."
"Huh?"
"I think a relationship that starts with something dirty is okay...!"
"That's a no-go."
What, what in the world did she look up?
"A-a man and a woman get naked and... pishuuuuuuu"
"No, stop! You don't have to explain in detail!"
I helped the blushing Kirin, who had become a boiled octopus, and sent her home, telling her strictly not to think about using her body to entice a man in the future.
This must be a release from repression. The self that had been suppressed by her uncle must have come out to the surface. Under her uncle's supervision, she probably didn't even have a chance to touch the internet.
Once she started doing her own research, she must have soaked up knowledge like a super-absorbent sponge, thanks to the combination of "the world of the internet with almost no regulations, unlike TV" and "things she was interested in."
I've heard that some shojo manga can be much more explicit than the ecchi scenes in shonen manga, and it's not like girls aren't interested in dirty things.
Even if I was the trigger, it's not my fault. Period.
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"I'm sorry, Einhart-san. Could you go on ahead?"
"Huh? Is something wrong?"
Kirin stopped walking right after we parted ways with Sho.
"Um, it's nothing big, but... I think I'll use the restroom first."
"The restroom? Oh, there was one in the park. I'll wait."
"N-no! It's okay! You must be busy too, Einhart-san."
She shook her head vigorously, denying Einhart's offer. Einhart felt a little strange about how desperate she was, but she didn't sense anything malicious.
"(Is she having stomach problems...?) Is that so? Then, I'll go on ahead."
"Yes! See you at school!"
With that, Kirin turned around and ran back toward the park. Einhart was worried if she was okay running like that when she had to go to the bathroom, but she parted ways and started walking. But then,
"I'm still worried..."
Feeling a strange premonition, Einhart turned around and went back the way she came. It didn't take long to reach the park. This time of day, when the whole island was waking up, there were fewer people out for morning walks or training. It was probably the least crowded time of day when the sun was up.
Einhart didn't hesitate and cut through the park, arriving at the restroom.
"Hm?"
She heard Kirin's voice.
Due to the structure of the restroom, the entrances for men and women were on opposite sides. Einhart had been following Kirin, so she was at the women's entrance. And the voice she heard was coming from...
(Over there? The men's restroom entrance?)
The doubts in her mind grew bigger and bigger.
She crept forward, making sure to not make a sound, and moved toward the voices.
She peered around the corner of the wall.
(Kirin-san and Sho-san?)
She was about to relax when she saw the two of them—and then had to hold back a gasp at Kirin's next words.
"My... my chest... don't you want to touch it?"
(E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-EH!?)
The shock was so great that she felt dizzy. Instead of Einhart, Sho was the one who yelled.
She hid herself again, trying to organize her confused thoughts.
Einhart's gaze fell downward. Her own chest, which was so small you couldn't tell if she had one or not with clothes on. For some reason, Einhart felt like she had lost.
The conversation between the two, who had no idea Einhart was secretly watching, continued to progress.
(Th-that close...! And they're looking into each other's eyes...!)
Even Einhart, who was only focused on martial arts, knew what a kiss was. It was just like a scene she had once seen in a TV drama. The sight of it made Einhart's heart, which was just watching, beat faster.
She was secretly watching a tryst between her acquaintances, people she had just been talking to, and her breathing became ragged.
"If we become Senmai Amica, you can do anything you want with me! Anything you want to do, senpai...!"
(That's not good! That's not good, Kirin-san! Sho-san, you're not thinking about anything weird, are you!? ...Ah, they're coming this way!)
Einhart hurriedly ran into the women's restroom. She finally took a breath.
"Hah... What did I do... To sneak a peek..."
With a floating feeling, as if she were in a daze or had just woken up from a dream, she stared at the ceiling of the restroom.
"!!"
Einhart was brought back to reality in an instant and slightly lowered her tracksuit pants and underwear. A sudden liquid had appeared between her nether regions and her underwear.
(W-what? It's not sweat... is it? It's a little sticky?)
She was bewildered by the liquid she had never secreted before, but she would soon forget about it, overwhelmed by the scene she had just witnessed.
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