Can I Still Be Your Heroine Even Though I'm Your Teacher?-Chapter 2Volume .1 - Trapped
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“Welcome back. Good job on seeing her off.
Tenjō-san greeted me in her cute, pastel-colored pajamas.
She seemed to have just taken a bath, wearing a different scent than during the day.
Perhaps still feeling warm from the bath, a faint glisten of sweat adorned her neck.
“May I come in?”
Faced with her unfamiliar appearance, I couldn’t help but ask for confirmation.
“You’ve been coming here every day to take care of me. What’s with the formality now? Come in.”
Tenjō-san smiled wryly and casually invited me inside.
Entering the room, I realized again that even with the same layout, the impression of the space was completely different.
Sitting down on a cushion spread on the floor, I began with thanks and apologies.
“Thank you for everything. And I’m sorry for the many impolitenesses Kaguya has shown!”
“It was a fresh experience and quite interesting. I usually make people nervous when they meet me for the first time, so a girl like Kaguya-chan who isn’t shy was rare.”
“That must be a problem unique to beautiful people.”
Someone as beautiful as Tenjō Reiyu would often be treated specially, for better or for worse, even without asking for it.
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While this can be advantageous at times, it seems the attention can make the person feel isolated or lonely.
Kaguya’s lack of manners sometimes proves to be useful.
Such a positive interpretation left me feeling deeply indebted.
If it were me, I would have been upset and in a bad mood.
“Flattery won’t get you anything.”
“Having pizza treated by you was more than enough.”
“As for that, that’s not enough. You’ve cooked for me while I was sick and even did the shopping.”
Tenjō-san is truly conscientious.
“Before that, you took care of me when I was ill, so we’re even. Let’s leave it at that. We don’t want to get into an endless cycle of debts, which is why we decided on the Neighbor Agreement.”
“That’s right.”
When I had a fever, I was too sick for such a casual conversation.
“With a cute little sister like Kaguya-chan, you must have spoiled her quite a bit, Yuunagi-kun.”
“On the contrary, I intended to be strict with her.”
“Strictness is also a form of love, isn’t it?”
“Kaguya isn’t mature enough to realize that. You can tell just by watching, right?”
Not a day goes by when I don’t wish Kaguya were a bit more understanding and composed.
“She’s happy to get your attention.”
“I thought the same way. So, how about it, Tenjō-san, will you go out with me right now?”
“That’s no good. If we get caught, I could lose my teaching job.”
It’s not entirely unpleasant to be admonished lightly.
“You don’t hate me, do you?”
“Neighbor Agreement, Clause Six!”
Her response was our mutually agreed-upon promise.
【Clause 6: Neither party shall have a romantic partner until graduation.】
“Wow, that’s a sly way to answer.”
“You never know who might overhear us. The walls in this apartment are thin.”
“We’re alone right now. Since my room is next door and this is a corner room, it’s okay to raise our voices a bit.”
“Complacency is forbidden.”
“It’s tough to restrain myself in all sorts of ways.”
Even though we’re physically close, we’re mentally keeping each other at a careful distance.
“That doesn’t mean you’re allowed to let your eyes wander to someone else.”
“I know I’d regret it for life, so there’s no way I’d break our promise.”
I laugh it off as if it’s nothing.
“You say such things so casually.”
“It’s a guarantee of the eternal love you wish for.”
“…Thank you.”
“That’s why, Tenjō-san, you don’t have to misunderstand me too much.”
“There was also the matter of Kuhouin-san’s morning call… And who would have thought your sister would be such a sultry-looking girl?”
Indeed, not many would guess Kaguya is a junior high school student at first glance.
When I first met her, I even thought she was the same age as me.
“If you doubt me that much, I’ll have no choice but to transfer to an all-boys school.”
That being said, being misunderstood by someone important to me hurts.
“No, that won’t do. It wouldn’t be effective.”
“Effective?”
“Because you were sitting in front of the classroom, I was able to get through even when I felt sick.”
What a revelation! It turns out that Tenjō-san was able to work hard until Golden Week because of me.
——I am not just a mere student to her!
Realizing that is the best reward.
“Can I hug you?”
I move closer to her side.
“Don’t startle me like that! You’ll make it impossible for me to sleep.”
“Either way, weren’t you too preoccupied with Kaguya to sleep?”
“Am I that obvious!?”
“I thought it would be better to clear things up sooner rather than later, so I came even though it’s late.”
“You understand me well…”
“Did you imagine I ended up having an inappropriate relationship with my cute stepsister and couldn’t stay at home, so I decided to live alone?”
I speak without mincing my words.
Even without an answer, her slight reaction speaks volumes.
She awkwardly turns her face away. Apparently, I hit the mark.
Her profile and her nape look so charming.
The one I am mesmerized by is Tenjō Reiyu.
I can’t imagine being with anyone else.
“Of course not. There’s no way that could be true. I don’t have the courage to enter into a forbidden relationship driven by desire with my stepsister.”
I make sure to clearly deny any suspicions.
“Then why is Kaguya-chan so clingy with you?”
“I’d like to ask the same thing. I’ve been trying hard to be a respectable Aniki, but when I first met Kaguya, she was even more childish than she is now. Maybe she recognized me as a man before she saw me as a brother? …Uhh, saying it myself sounds seriously creepy.”
I’m repulsed by my own thoughts.
Regardless of what Kaguya truly feels, at least I have no such intentions.
