Chapter 53 - Kotoha's Side: Counterattack

—Several voices can be heard from somewhere, waking me up from deep sleep.

“Mmm~” 

A sound of waking up. 

It feels like I slept for a long time, and my whole body feels pleasantly numb. I open my heavy eyelids and stretch at the same time.

“Huh? Where is… this?” 

I immediately noticed something was off. 

In my sight was a ceiling I didn’t recognize. Not only that, a brown blanket that I had never seen before was draped over me…

“Hmm…?” 

But, that blanket had a comforting smell, as if I had smelled it somewhere before. 

To confirm? No, because I liked the smell… I pulled the blanket closer and sniffed with my nose.

“What’s this smell… Aah, so cozy~” 

Wrapped in a sense of satisfaction, my fuzzy consciousness couldn’t sort things out. 

I couldn’t hold back a big yawn, and unconsciously covered my mouth with my hand as I sat up.

Huh? My body feels really good… 

It’s as if all the tiredness and stress have been reset, I felt refreshed. 

Feeling fulfilled right after waking up, I wiped away the tears from yawning with my index finger.

By now, I’m fully awake, and my blurry vision clears up.

Anyway… I was about to get up when…

“!?” 

—I saw something unbelievable.

For a moment, I thought it was a ghost’s arm, but that was a misunderstanding. It’s still right in front of me, in my field of vision. It also has weight.

It’s undoubtedly… real.

“Wha-whawhawha…!?” 

While on top of the blanket, a large arm was on my stomach. This must be why I felt a bit suffocated when I was sleeping.

“Guu, guu…” 

“Ah…!?” 

As I tried to change my gaze, I heard such sleeping breath…

“Huh?” 

When I looked at the source of the sound… Souta-san was sleeping soundly next to my bed, lying face down.

For some reason, Souta-san… was there.

“…” 

Why, why is he here!?

I’m so surprised and flustered that no words come out. But as soon as I understood that this was indeed reality, a tension so strong that it made me dizzy hit me.

“Eh, a… eh!?” 

It’s not a deliberate reaction. It’s a genuine reaction from being so surprised.

There’s a man next to me when I wake up. This is my first experience of such a thing…

“W-What’s going on!?” 

I’m in a strange state. My head is full. It’s completely blank… But at that moment, I suddenly remembered.

After drinking—

“Isn’t it shameful for a man not to seize an opportunity?”

“Yes. May I… have you take me home?”

“…Sure, I’ll take you home without reservation. I’m really embarrassed right now, but…”

“I’m embarrassed too, so it’s okay…”

“Heh, so this is what happens when you have a drinking session with a man. It’s a learning experience…”

“The power of alcohol is amazing, isn’t it?”

“Yes… Indeed. I’m already yearning for a man’s body…”

I remembered this embarrassing conversation…

“W-Wha, wha, what is this place!?” 

With minimal information, I concluded that it was a hotel. But then, something happened that refuted that answer.

“Hey, Hiyori!? Why are you making such a huge rice ball!? You can’t eat that much in the morning!”

“I can eat it! Besides, the bigger it is, the more satisfying it is!”

“In the first place, that’s no longer a rice ball! Just make a bunch of small ones that are easy to eat!”

“No way!”

For some reason, I could hear Hiyori-chan and Mirai-chan’s cheerful voices.

My head, which had been so overwhelmed, cooled down, and the situation began to connect in my mind…

“I-Is this… maybe… the dormitory? The manager’s room…?” 

Upon closer inspection, the view through the curtains and the gap between them was of the familiar corridor of the dormitory.

“…” 

Having understood the situation to some extent, I began to check my clothes. However, there was nothing particularly disheveled. There was no muscle soreness as if I had moved vigorously.

At this point, I understood everything that had happened to me. There was no way I wouldn’t understand.

“Sigh, is that so… Souta-san didn’t eat me, huh?”

There’s only one reason for that. It’s because I fell asleep on Souta-san’s back… right?

Not taking advantage of a sleeping partner is truly like Souta-san. 

There really isn’t another man I can trust so much… As expected of Rie-san’s son.

But, but… I was disappointed. I think the other women will understand.

Just like men, women also have sexual desires.

…How should I put it, even though I was drunk, I had every intention of doing that. I even put the square thing in my wallet and prepared for it, you know?

I’m also at that age. I don’t have a reason not to play the “husband and wife game”…

At first, I heard it’s painful, but if it’s Souta-san, I trust him. He’s experienced, and he’ll definitely be gentle and make me feel good.

Ogawa-san also said,

“Drunken s*x feels so good you get wild…… It’s recommended.”

How messed up is messed up?

Honestly, I wanted to experience it… I wouldn’t have minded if Souta-san had desired my body and acted on it, letting his desires take over…

“…Could it be that I’m not attractive to you, Souta-san?”

I understand that you acted like a gentleman. But, how can it be okay for a man not to do it in that situation…?

Choosing to go to the dormitory instead of a hotel makes it clear that wasn’t your intention.

If it had been a hotel, we could have played the “husband and wife game” during the daytime.

There’s not even a chance for that in this dormitory.

“…I feel like I’ve been played.”

I give Souta-san, who is sound asleep, a strong stare.

Being a gentleman is a good thing. I acknowledge that.

But being too much of a gentleman is not good. I think any woman would agree that a man who doesn’t respond to a seduction, even if it’s in the heat of the moment, is no good.

Despite my feelings, I can’t forgive Souta-san’s seemingly comfortable sleeping face.

—Revenge.

Those two words came to my mind.

“Hehe.”

I came up with a good idea to relieve my frustration.

I took out my smartphone from my pocket, turned it on, and moved to the camera screen.

You know what I mean, right?

*Click*

I took a frontal shot of Souta-san sleeping and confirmed that it wasn’t blurry before pressing the “favorite” button and moving it to a folder.

“Hehe, such a cute sleeping face. 100 points.”

However, I won’t stop at this.

I switched to the front camera and slowly moved Souta-san’s arm from my stomach and stood up.

He’s still breathing deeply, so I squat near him… the rest is easy.

It’s cruel, but I poke Souta-san’s cheek with my index finger.

Making a dissatisfied face,

*Click*

This time, it’s a two-shot.

I was able to take another good photo. Speaking of which, Ogawa-san told me, “Show me a picture of your drinking buddy.” I can show this to her tomorrow.

Let me say one thing. I haven’t done anything wrong… Souta-san also had the right to do whatever he wanted while I was asleep, so it’s his fault for not doing anything.

“Ah.”

But, don’t you think this is unfair of me?

During the piggyback ride, Souta-san touched my thigh and leg.

I’m a woman, but that obligates me to touch Souta-san somewhere.

“It’s… okay, right?”

Unconsciously, I aimed at Souta-san’s, um, pants… If I did it now, I could definitely touch… 

I slowly reach out my hand—

“Huh!?”

I came back to my senses just before. 

Am I… stupid! There’s no need to think about going too far.

If I did what I was about to do, I would have been a criminal. I would have been arrested for groping a man…

However, now that I’ve come this far, I want to touch somewhere… It’s a shame to waste the opportunity.

I search for a good spot on Souta-san’s body, starting from his head downwards.

And, I stopped at one spot.

“His back… would that be okay?”

Souta-san’s back felt good… Maybe I could sleep so comfortably because of the piggyback ride.

I decided to touch this spot.

I moved Souta-san’s arm, which was stretched out to the side, and did this.

I placed my head and hand on his back.

It’s a different sensation from the piggyback ride, but the feeling and warmth of his back are the same…

“I haven’t done anything wrong. It’s all Souta-san’s fault for not doing anything.”

This back belongs to me.

I won’t be jealous of Hiori-chan, who was being petted anymore.

Well, I’ll take another nap here…

It’s thrilling to think that Hiori-chan and the others might find out, but Souta-san brought me here.

…Hehe, because of Mirei-chan too, I’ll have to confess if it comes to the worst.

“Suu… The smell of the futon was Souta-san’s scent…”

It’s very warm and comforting.

Gradually, my eyelids became heavy…

Since my head is on his back, Souta-san might feel suffocated, but until just now, I had his arm on my stomach, so it’s the same for him.

So… please endure it.

This is my counterattack against the overly gentlemanly (cowardly) Souta-san. I won’t accept any objections.

Well then, good night…