"I... I didn't mean to."
Erina Nakiri said, her face flushed, and quickly. She would never scrub Satou's back that way; it was too embarrassing! "Hmm... but it feels really good."
Satou said.
"Oh, is... is that so?"
Erina Nakiri paused, hesitated for a moment, and though she was very shy, she still whispered, "Then I'll help you scrub a little longer... but you're not allowed to turn your head and look, okay?"
"I know, I won't look!" Satou said, thinking to himself that he could look however he wanted after the bath anyway.
Then, he felt Erina Nakiri pressing against his back, starting to scrub him.
"Hey, Satou, how does it feel?" Her soft voice, tinged with a hint of shyness, came from beside his ear.
"Hmm, it's very good, but it would be better if you put a little more strength into it."
Satou said.
"A little more strength?" Erina Nakiri thought for a moment, then stood up and wrapped her arms around his body.
"Hmm... how about now?"
"Now the pressure is just right."
After experiencing her back scrub, Satou offered to help her scrub her back.
Erina Nakiri hesitated for a moment, then agreed, and shyly sat back on her small stool, turning her back.
Satou picked up the towel and scrubbed her back.
"How does it feel?" he asked.
Erina Nakiri sat upright on the small stool, her hands somewhat awkwardly placed on her knees. Inside, she felt both shy and nervous. Since childhood, besides Hisako helping her scrub her back, this was the first time a boy had helped her.
"Hmm... if... you put a little more strength into it, it would be better," she said, her face red, lowering her head, her voice as soft as a bubble.
"How about now?"
"If... you put a little more strength into it, it would be better."
"Like this?"
"Just a little... more strength would be fine, ah! That hurts, be gentler."
Satou thought for a moment and felt that their conversation seemed a bit strange. Erina Nakiri clearly noticed this too, and her ears turned red with embarrassment.
Looking at her flushed profile, Satou mumbled, "It's not the first time you've called out like that."
Erina Nakiri felt a wave of humiliation, her head almost touching the ground.
The two of them finished scrubbing each other's backs, then sat on small stools, applying soap and lathering each other, their bodies covered in foam.
"Don't look."
Erina Nakiri held it in her hand, helping Satou apply it to his body, her face flushing as she saw his gaze constantly drift towards her, and she couldn't help but complain.
She tied her golden hair back, looking gentle and beautiful, with foam still clinging to her cheeks, her small face flushed, and she turned her head away, not daring to look at Satou.
"Didn't you already..."
Just as Satou was about to say something, Erina Nakiri cut him off, slightly annoyed.
"I haven't even said it yet, okay?"
As soon as her hand moved away, Satou said speechlessly.
Erina Nakiri gave him an exasperated glare, huffing, "You don't need to say it, I know what you're trying to say, you guy!"
"Oh? And what am I trying to say?"
Satou looked at her with a half-smile.
"What you're trying to say is, of course, that I've already used..."
Halfway through her sentence, Erina Nakiri suddenly realized, then glared at him, both shy and annoyed.
"Anyway... tonight, you..."
Just as Satou was about to say something, she covered his mouth with her hand again, blushing with annoyance.
The next day, Satou received an invitation from Kasumigaoka Utaha, who wanted to invite him to visit the University together.
Satou thought for a moment; he only had one class in the afternoon, and it was a theoretical one. He, who never liked theoretical classes, could take the opportunity to ask for leave, so he agreed.
The two of them arranged to meet downstairs at his Apartment building.
Today, Kasumigaoka Utaha was dressed as usual, wearing the uniform of Toyosaki Academy, with a white hairband on her head, her long legs encased in black stockings. She was tall and graceful, like a literary girl who had stepped out of a novel.
Passersby nearby couldn't help but turn their heads for another look.
Of course, only Satou knew that this... perfect genius in everyone's eyes, was actually a messy, lazy, and sharp-tongued 'dried-fish' senior.
"Which University are we visiting?"
Satou asked.
"Waseda University."
Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at him with her burgundy pupils and said indifferently. Then, she naturally walked side-by-side with him, like a girlfriend.
"I see."
Only then did Satou remember that she had mentioned before that her ideal University was Waseda University.
"Mhm, I've already been accepted through recommendation, and there's not much time left until graduation, so I wanted to visit in advance today."
Kasumigaoka Utaha nodded and said, "It's like getting a feel for the environment beforehand."
"That's impressive, as expected of the Academy's top genius."
Satou looked at her with admiration.
Kasumigaoka Utaha smiled calmly, as if saying, 'You don't need to tell me that.' "But speaking of which, will you be renting an Apartment by yourself near the University from now on, Senpai?"
Satou rubbed his chin. If that were the case, wouldn't he be unable to see this... Senpai often anymore? "That's right."
Kasumigaoka Utaha brushed a strand of hair behind her ear, her beautiful eyes shimmering as she chuckled softly, "Younger brother-kun, are you perhaps reluctant to part with your Senpai?"
"I'd be glad if you moved out."
Satou rolled his eyes.
"ola, your Senpai is so gentle and beautiful, don't you miss her at all?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha's burgundy pupils narrowed slightly, and she feigned anger, saying, "Your Senpai is very sad thinking about having to part with Younger brother-kun!"
"You're sad because no one will cook for you, wash the dishes, clean your room, or wash your underwear and stockings, aren't you?"
Satou gave her a faint, dismissive look and said.
Kasumigaoka Utaha's face flushed, feeling a bit awkward, and she couldn't help but gently pinch him with her small hand.
Next, the two of them took the train together to Waseda University.
Waseda University was also in Tokyo, but it was a bit far from where Satou lived. It took over an hour by train to get there.
Before Kasumigaoka Utaha enters University, their relationship will be confirmed.
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