After school on the day I returned to school, I was put on duty as a member of the library committee.

When I entered the library, I found Miyamoto-sensei working at the counter.

「Thank you for your hard work, Miyamoto-sensei. I’ll take my turn now.」

「Tōyama-kun, thank you for your hard work. It’s been a while, but you haven’t forgotten what you do?」

「Yes, it’s alright.」

「I’ll ask you to do it then.」

After saying this, Miyamoto-sensei left the library.

As I was putting back the shelves of returned books, I realized that this is the place where I feel comfort the most.

The unique smell that books give off and the books lined up on the shelves soothe the soul.

——I am so glad to be back here.

Before I knew it, Takai was sitting at a table reading a book. I was working in the back of the library and didn’t seem to notice her arrival.

I do not exchange greetings with Takai in the library. I walked straight past Takai and returned to the counter.

I haven’t seen her reading in a long while. This was what was missing in the week I was under house arrest.

What makes me feel comfortable in the library is the smell of books, the rows of books, and the sight of Takai reading.

I was now aroused by the desire to embrace Takai.

But unlike when I was being harassed and fuming, my mind is at peace and my lower body is healed.

——I want to hold you.

I want to touch each other body to body, that’s how I felt right now.

「Please lend me this book.」

After a while, Takai came to the counter.

「It will be returned in two weeks.」

I process the loan and turn in the book.

It’s the usual exchange.

「Thank you.」

She then took my hand without accepting the book.

「I’ll be waiting at home today.」

She then took the book and left the library.

I was going to ask her out myself. But it seems that my feelings were the same as hers today.

I was a little happy and smiled a lot.

「Huh? Is Takai-san leaving?」

A voice that sounded like Uehara-san’s came from outside the library. It seems that Uehara-san Takai who had just left the library had ran into each other.

「There you go, Toyama! I’ve come to return this.」

Immediately after hearing the voice, Uehara-san ran into the library.

「Just now, I passed Takai-san, but she was here earlier, wasn’t she?」

As expected, Uehara-san seemed to have met her just as she left the library. Thanks to Uehara-san’s late arrival today, I was able to make an appointment to meet Takai directly at her house.

「Yeah, she borrowed a book and left.」

「Yes, I know because we passed each other. It was unfortunate I couldn’t come sooner today because I had some business to attend to, so I couldn’t talk to Takai-san.」

Uehara-san has worked hard this past week, but Takai still hasn’t opened up to her.

——I have a feeling she’ll be opening soon.

I thought about Takai, who had told me to protect Uehara-san.



I visited Takai’s house that evening.

「I kind of miss this room too.」

「You’ve only been gone for ten days.」

Ten days was a long time for me, who came to Takai’s room several times a week to see her.

「For me, the ten days that I didn’t see Takai were pretty long.」

「I see.」

As usual, Takai’s expressionless face makes it impossible to peek into her emotions. I also wanted to know what she had been thinking during those ten days when she had not seen me.

「But Yuuki did his best. Thank you for protecting Uehara-san.」

I was happy to be appreciated in this way. It was worth it for me to act even though I was under house arrest.

Takai must be open-minded toward Uehara-san. Otherwise, there is no way Takai, who is indifferent to others, would have asked me to protect her. However, Takai is not the type to express herself honestly with her attitude. I am concerned that Uehara-san will be able to recognize this.

We chatted for a bit, then got naked and embraced each other.

It wasn’t so long ago that even just skin to skin felt so good.

We kissed like lovers do and made love many times like we’re in a relationship.

How many times have we done it? Tired, Takai fell asleep.

I think as I look at Takai’s sleeping face, which is breathing softly and cutely. Every time Takai and I lay skin to skin, our physical chemistry gets better and better. Is this because we both improved our technique?

——Or maybe?

Is it because I am beginning to drown in Takai’s body?

If so …that thought scared me.

I wondered what would happen to me if I were unable to stay away from her. If it works because of our casual relationship, I would be a burden to her.

We have a convenient relationship. Takai said so, didn’t she?

「Nhn…」

Takai seems to have woken up.

「What time is it now?」

Check the time on the smartphone I had on hand.

「Let’s see…. about 7:30 PM」

「I see… Is the time still okay?」

「Yeah, maybe an hour more.」

「Then let’s do it again. I’ll make it big.」

With that, she crawled under the covers.

Will I continue to drown? Even though I knew this was a bad idea, I could not resist the temptation.

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