Episode 55 – Waking up, and koalas

“…… I see, so I stayed at Kohinata’s house. When did I fall asleep?”

The next morning, I woke up and was almost confused for a moment in front of the unusual scene – but when I saw the table propped up against the wall, I immediately succeeded in getting the right answer, “Oh, by the way, it was at Kohinata’s house.”

But still, …… I seriously thought I wouldn’t be able to sleep at all, but it’s surprisingly easy to sleep. I was probably a little brain tired from studying too. It seems that I was able to fall asleep safely even with a cute classmate breathing heavily in her sleep right next to me.

I wonder if Kohinata is still sleeping?

She was asleep before me, so it was not surprising that she was already awake, but when I turned my eyes toward the window, it was still dark outside. Looking at the sky through the curtains, it must not be 7:00 in the morning at least.

With this thought in mind, I was about to turn my attention to Kohinata, who was probably within about 60 centimeters of me when I noticed something strange on my right hand.

I had been in this situation from the moment I woke up, so I probably didn’t feel anything strange about this strange feeling. A rabbit was hugging my right hand.

“I thought it was a …… rabbit, but its gestures were those of a cat, and now it’s a koala.”

Let’s name this cute new creature Usane Koala. H haha — it’s not a good situation to joke around like that!

I’ve been self-tackling in my mind since early in the morning, and then I tried to move my right hand, which was held tightly, and gave up ……. At any rate, moving the arm means touching Kohinata,……, and that part of the body is the front of Kohinata’s stomach, chest and other parts. This is a case where the police officer has to be called.

In fact, it’s safe to say that the area is already in the process of touching my arm, but it’s not an action from me. …… probably safe. Please say it is safe.

“…… Really, why is she so cute, Kohinata?”

She had no idea how flustered I was, and she pressed her face against my arm and sighed in her sleep. I know it’s probably not a good idea to stare too closely at her sleeping face, but I hope she’ll let me off the hook for this one.

For a while, I observed Kohinata, thinking things like, “Her eyelashes are so long,” or “Her mouth and nose are so tiny”. But I couldn’t stay like this forever.

If Shizuka san or Yuka san saw us in this situation, it would be bad.
I feel like it’s just the two of us, but this is Kohinata’s parents’ house and there are other family members here.
And most of all, it would be a nuisance to Kohinata, who would not recognize me as a member of the opposite gender.

“Hey, wake up, Kohinata. It’s morning.”

It’s my day off, so I’d like to let her sleep a little longer, but if she’s going to sleep twice, she should do it after she frees my arm. Both mentally and in terms of the world.

I called out to Kohinata, but she didn’t respond, so I lightly tapped her on the shoulder with my free left hand. Then Kohinata hugged my right hand tightly as if she was nuzzling my face. Oh my god!

“W-wake up, Kohinata! It’s not good for a lot of things!”

My annoyance is already overflowing, you know! It’s like water that’s somehow clinging to the cup by surface tension!

I changed the pounding to bashing and urged Kohinata to get up.

Perhaps that action worked, because Kohinata finally turned her face toward me and released my arm. Then Kohinata opened her eyes and looked at me.

“—Iiiiiiii”

Perhaps still in a daze, Kohinata hugged me without any hesitation. Her hands were firmly behind my back, and judging from the way they felt, she seemed to be holding onto my clothes. It was a koala in its own right.

Instead of the usual head-butt, she pressed her face against my chest as if she was checking my scent. Kohinata’s warm breath is stimulating my sense of touch.

“—-I, A,a.”

I can’t do it anymore. I’m gonna run

I release Kohinata’s bondage, relying on the difference in size and muscle strength, while uttering unspoken words. I didn’t have time to worry about where I touched her, I just slipped out of the futon and crawled to the corner of the room like a weak man running away from a predator.

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Eight o’clock in the morning.

“Tomoki-kun is really …… serious or how can I say it ……?”

Shizuka-san, who opened the sliding door in a brisk manner and invaded the guest room, noticed me sitting in gymnastics in the corner of the room and looked at me with pitying eyes before saying so. Hey, don’t look at my lower abdomen.

“Leave me alone. I mean, the way you just came in, it was more like you came to take a peek than to wake me up.”
“Well, did you feel like I was trying to wake you up while I was peeking?”

After all, that’s your true motive, isn’t it? It was just like Shizuka san to have no intention of hiding it at all.

As I let out a sigh of exasperation, her mother, Yuka san, wearing an apron, came out of the room beside Shizuka san. She was still smiling as she had been since this morning.

“Ufufu, Tomoki-kun is such a gentleman–I feel relieved that someone like you is by Asuka’s side. Breakfast is ready, so when you are ready, come to the living room with me.”
“…… thank you so much for everything.”
“It’s okay, it’s okay. Tomoki kun seemed to think a lot about Asuka, but you yourself are still a child who has not grown up yet okay? You should be more spoiled by an adult.”

Saying this, Yuka-san thumped her own chest with a smile on her face.
Yuka san is as small as Kohinata, but for some reason, at that moment, she seemed bigger than Shizuka san, who was standing next to her……