Chapter 35: The Pet Girl
Close the door.
Sakurai Saki noticed that the girl he brought home was trembling.
But can't blame her.
Something like this… it really is scary.
He turned on the light, placed his schoolbag down in the living room, and took off his uniform.
Nakano Nino stood beside him, saying nothing.
"What are you going to do to me?"
(ಥ_ಥ)
"What do you think?" Sakurai Saki responded with a question.
(¬_¬)
"That?"
"I'm not that horny, don't slander." Sakurai Saki denied her assumption.
(•̀ - •́)
"I… this is my first time," Nakano Nino whispered.
(ó﹏ò｡)
Hearing that, Sakurai Saki turned to look at her. "Just now I was giving you a step to walk down, got it? You should consider yourself an ordinary girl, not sit here and tell me 'I'm very clean, you can consider making a move on me.'"
"Sorry," Nino apologized.
Sakurai Saki didn't continue the topic. "You don't need to apologize to me. Anyway, I'm going to take a shower. Just sit here in the living room."
After speaking, without giving her a chance to reply, he grabbed his change of clothes and went straight into the bathroom.
He turned on the shower. Warm liquid poured from above, and Sakurai closed his eyes.
Shower time was always the most relaxing part of his day.
'Though I've thought about keeping a pet before, this kind of stray cat is a first.'
What is this even considered? Pet girl?
Hmph, better forget it.
Hopefully, she'll come to her senses tomorrow and go home early.
Sakurai Saki had no interest become sugar daddy of high school girls.
...
In the living room, Nakano Nino listened to the sounds coming from the bathroom, curling herself up on the sofa.
What will happen from now on?
If she still couldn't be seen by others tomorrow, then what would she do?
Would she just keep hiding in his house like this?
Her eyes stung again. Nino looked up at the ceiling, trying not to let the tears fall.
(っ˃̣̣̥ -˂̣̣̥ς)
In a boy's house—a boy she didn't even know—thinking back, why had she wanted to follow him?
'There was no other choice.'
Just like she had answered earlier, did she have any other choice?
Maybe this was the only way to survive. He was the only one who could see her.
...
Over ten minutes later, Sakurai Saki walked out of the bathroom into the living room, lazily drying his hair with a towel.
"Take it off," he said.
Nakano Nino froze.
So it was true—everything he said earlier was a lie.
Seeing that she didn't react...
"I said, take off your clothes," Sakurai Saki spoke again.
Her clothes were disgustingly dirty, almost staining the sofa. What had she even done before meeting him? Rolled in mud?
The tears Nino had held back earlier now came streaming down. She stood up suddenly, letting the tears fall freely, her hands moving to the buttons of her uniform.
From top to bottom.
She unbuttoned quickly.
First button—undone.
Second button—undone.
Third button…
…
After removing her outer jacket, the white inner shirt was revealed.
Beneath the shirt—
A full, round chest looked like it might spill out at any moment.
She had a beautiful figure, long, slender, and shapely legs. Her upper body was slim but not scrawny. Even her choice of underwear was decent. Right now, with her small face wet with tears, she looked even more alluring.
But it seemed she had misunderstood him.
"The rest—go take off in the bathroom. There's a dryer inside, bring your dirty clothes in too. I just want you to take a shower, why are you crying?" Sakurai Saki picked up a tissue from the table, walked up to her, and gently wiped her tears.
( ͠° - ͡°)∘ ∘ ∘?
Between sobs, Nakano Nino asked, "You're not going to… do those things?"
(இ﹏இ`｡)
"Your body is so dirty I don't even want to touch you. Go take a shower."
Sakurai Saki showed clear disgust as he held up her jacket and led her to the bathroom.
He tossed the clothes into the washer-dryer combo and turned the machine on.
Then he pointed at the pile of clean clothes nearby.
"These are for you to change into. Only guy clothes in the house, so just make do."
Nakano Nino nodded.
As he left, Sakurai casually pulled the bathroom door half-shut. Glancing back, he could faintly see the outline of her figure through the mist.
His heart started pounding uncontrollably, and Sakurai Saki quickly returned to the living room.
On the surface, he looked calm—but this was actually his first time being home alone with a girl!
(,,¬﹏¬,,)
A fast heartbeat could have many causes: hyperthyroidism, heart failure, anemia, etc...
But right now, it was probably just because he was still a virgin.
Sakurai Saki felt a little embarrassed—was he really so weak that he couldn't resist this level of temptation?
But still... she really was big.
A esper getting aroused by a girl—how disgraceful. (Note: I used 'psychic' before, but 'esper' sounds better.)
But seriously... she's REALLY BIG!! SUPER BIG!!
( • )( • ) (⊙ _ ⊙ ) OPPAI DEKAI!
Sakurai Saki fell into a spiral of doubting his own willpower.
No, wait... actually, he was already doing pretty well. Facing this kind of "target" and still managing not to make a move—
He turned on the TV, trying to relax a bit.
At the same time, he opened his phone and canceled his plan to play games with Ishigami Yuu.
The two of them had originally planned to play an online game together today, but now that he had a "pet girl" in his house, that wasn't going to happen.
[Ishigami Yuu: Sakurai-senpai, did something happen to you?]
( ╹ -╹)?
A message popped up on LINE, expressing concern.
Sakurai thought for a few seconds, then replied:
[Sakurai Saki: I'm currently struggling with a question about willpower. In order not to fall into the abyss, I'm trying to resist.]
( ◡̀_◡́)ᕤ
"Ting ting~"
A reply came instantly.
[Ishigami Yuu: Senpai... have you entered your 'chuuni' phase or something?]
(ᵕ—ᴗ—)
...No.
Sakurai Saki apologized for ditching him. They chatted for a bit before ending the conversation.
Shirogane Miyuki also sent a message to check in. Sakurai simply replied that he'd gotten home safely.
Putting his phone away, Sakurai turned his attention to a street interview show on TV.
[Excuse me, miss, how far can your boyfriend go with another girl before it counts as cheating?]
The reporter's question was a bit tricky.
On screen, a fashionably dressed girl tilted her head and acted cute:
[If it's just holding hands or hugging a bit, I can still accept it.]
(✿◠ᴗ◠)
[Really? Or are you just saying that?]
The reporter followed up.
[I'm lying. If he so much as talks to another girl, I'll start thinking about changing boyfriends.]
The girl laughed, then added:
[Just kidding~ I'm super chill with my boyfriend.]
(๑>•̀๑)
'Woman☕︎☕︎☕︎.' Sakurai Saki didn't believe a single word.
Lying came as naturally as breathing.
And they had crazy possessiveness too. If they spotted even the slightest hint, they'd go off and break up.
If he had to sum it up in one word—it would be "absurd."
As he watched TV, after a while, the sound of footsteps came from the hallway.
Sakurai Saki turned to look in that direction.
"Um… the clothes are a little loose," Nakano Nino said, blushing.
(,,¬﹏¬,,)
She raised her arms—her sleeves were so oversized that they gave off a cute "moe sleeves" vibe.
"There's no way my clothes would fit you," Sakurai Saki glanced at her height.
Probably not even 160 cm tall.
At least a 20 cm height difference.
"Can you… not stare at me like that~?" Nino turned even redder, covering her lower body with her hands. Even though her vision was a bit blurry, she could feel his intense gaze.
( //>///
There definitely wouldn't be any girl's underwear in a guy's house. In other words, right now she was completely "no armor."
Sakurai Saki's pajamas were just summer boxer shorts. With the weather getting hotter lately, wearing long pants felt a bit stuffy.
Nino cautiously sat down beside him.
She wanted to see his face, yet didn't dare get too close.
Sakurai Saki noticed, but didn't really mind.