Kissing My Student, It's Over if We're Caught-Chapter 3Volume 1 .5 - A Place of memories: Senseis room

I was bustling about with the students, serving our mock shop and carrying goods, just as busy as they were. Amidst all this, I was called by the principal, “Hajima-sensei.”

“The students in your class are under my watch for now, so please take a look around the school. It’ll be good for you to see, considering next year.”

I wanted a break anyway, so the timing was perfect.

So, I walked around the lively school grounds.

The students stood out, but so did the middle schoolers and their guardians who seemed to be visiting for an explanatory session.

The session had ended, so the atmosphere was entirely that of a cultural festival.

The students from each class were drawing in visitors, playfully interacting with friends from other classes they happened across.

Some students, seemingly on a break, were visiting shops with their close friends.

…If Kirihara and I had a normal relationship, could we have walked side by side too?

Such thoughts momentarily crossed my mind when I thought I saw Kirihara out of the corner of my eye.

It wasn’t a mistake.

She was walking toward the gymnasium, weaving through the crowd as if to avoid it.

Could she be feeling unwell again?

Concerned, I followed her.

Kirihara passed straight through the main door leading inside the gym and headed towards the back.

As I turned the corner, I saw Kirihara’s back as she waved her hand.

A male student, who seemed to have been waiting for her, was waving back nervously.

“Sorry to keep you waiting.”

“N-no, I’m sorry. Even though it’s break time…”

It was Tanaka from our class.

To put it bluntly, he’s… well, not to speak ill of him, but he has a rather plain, ordinary mob face. Not that I’m one to talk.

…Could they be secretly dating?

“What did you want to talk about?”

“Um… actually, I’ve been thinking I like Kirihara-san for a while now.”

It seems I was mistaken.

“And after seeing you during homeroom and the explanatory session, I was totally smitten… I mean, I always thought you were cool as the student council president, but I fell for you all over again!”

Tanaka was so nervous, you could almost feel it.

But he was trying his best to convey his feelings in his own words.

And then—

“Would you… go out with me!?”

He said it.

I honestly found myself rethinking my opinion of him, he’s braver than I thought.

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At the same time, I felt apologetic for ending up eavesdropping.

I couldn’t see Kirihara’s expression as she was being confessed to.

What kind of face was she making now?

“…Thank you. I’m really happy to hear your feelings, but… I’m sorry.”

Kirihara bowed her head politely.

Tanaka was visibly shocked by her response.

“So, that’s it… Yeah, I guess, I’m not noticeable…”

“No. Your confession was wonderful. And it’s not that I dislike you, Tanaka-kun. In fact, I like you. You’re always doing your best even when no one’s watching. That’s amazing.”

“Really?”

“Yes. …But, I’m sorry. There’s someone else I like.”

“…I see. Is it someone from our class? Someone I know?”

Kirihara didn’t answer. I still couldn’t see her expression from where I was standing.

“Ah, sorry. If you don’t want to answer, it’s okay.”

“No, thank you for your concern.”

“No, it’s nothing… Well, I should be going now!”

Before Tanaka could turn this way, I managed to hide my body. I wanted to find a good hiding spot, but there wasn’t any suitable place.

So, I stood in front of the gym’s main door, pretending to be “just taking a break,” and made an innocent face.

Tanaka, shocked from being turned down, didn’t even notice I was there as he ran off. …However, the next person to come wouldn’t be so oblivious.

“Eh, Sensei?”

A few dozen seconds after Tanaka left.

Kirihara, who turned the corner, looked genuinely surprised.

“…Why are you here?”

Still embarrassed, her tone was in “honor student mode,” maybe she was just being cautious of others around?

“The principal told me to take a look around the school for next year… It’s my break time.”

I explained in a calm tone, but Kirihara kept staring at me intently.

“Did you, by any chance, see?” Kirihara reverted to her mischievous mode.

“See what?”

“Didn’t you see Tanaka-kun running off?”

“Oh, now that you mention it…”

Kirihara kept staring at me, and I silently accepted her gaze.

Suddenly, Kirihara grinned mischievously.

“You saw? Me kissing Tanaka-kun?”

“Hah?, Its different right?!”

“Ah, you did see.”

Damn, it was a trap.

“Peeking, that’s terrible.”

“I didn’t mean to. I followed you thinking you might be feeling unwell again, and it just happened…”

“Eh. You were worried about me?”

“…Well, yeah.”

“That’s nice… You’re kind. Hehe. I’m happy.”

After beaming with genuine joy, Kirihara’s face turned mischievous again.

“You got a little jealous watching me being confessed to, didn’t you?”

I should have just said no, but I couldn’t respond immediately.

When I mistakenly thought Tanaka and she were dating, a feeling akin to panic had indeed surfaced, which wasn’t a lie.

Seeing me struggle for words, Kirihara exclaimed in surprise, “Eh?”

“…You did? Get jealous?”

“No, I didn’t.”

“But you got a bit flustered?”

How does she read me so accurately? Is she some kind of esper?

Or is it that my feelings are just that easy to read without my realizing it?

“Wow… Ah… No way.”

Kirihara covered her cheeks with her hands.

“You seem pretty happy about it.”

She tried to hide her grin, but it was evident she couldn’t contain her pleasure.

“Of course, I’m happy. Because… it means you feel the same way, right?”

She must be referring to the time i went drinking with Kurei-san.

Kirihara smiled happily, stretched a bit, and whispered to me.

“I love you, Gin.”

“…We’re in the middle of school.”

“That’s right. Sorry.”

Suddenly reverting to her good girl mode, Kirihara walked away.

Lately, I think both Kirihara and I have been too lax… We need to be more careful.