His Childhood Friend is a Beautiful, Reclusive Girl, So He Spends His After-School Hours in Her Room (But He’s Not Her Boyfriend!) - Ch. 39: Osanazuma's Ear Cleaning

With me on her lap, Yuika was holding an ear pick in her hand and peering into my ear.

“Let’ see~? … Hmm? Souta, your ears are clean.”
“Well, I always clean my ears.”
“Then what’s the point of me doing it?”
“Huh, shallow. That’s too shallow of you, Yuika-san.”

With my face to the side, I looked up at Yuika with only my right eye.

“You see the round part of the ear pick? Now push it towards the outside of the ear.”
“Like this?”
“It’s okay, it’s okay. It’s good.”
“Well, okay, but…”

With a curious look on her face, Yuika brings the ear pick closer.
The groove on the outside of my ear is pressed with just the right amount of force.

Gu, gu, gu, gu…

“Oh~…”
“Oh? Souta looks like he’s comfortable…”
“The ears have a lot of pressure points. It can feel good just to have someone press it.”

“Ah, I see. That’s what ear cleaning is all about, isn’t it?”
“You’re starting to get it, apprentice.”
“Aye aye, sir. Master, guide me! What should I do next?”
“All right! Now go to…”

At my instruction, Yuika’s ear pick moved.
She begins to scrape the outer groove of my ear as if she were sliding it.

Scrub, scrub, scrub…

Oh~…
I felt a pleasant electric current running from the outside of my ear to the base. This is good…

“The change in Souta’s expression is amazing. … I’m starting to enjoy this. Now what next?”
“Well, let’s put the ear pick aside for a moment…”

She rubbed my earlobes and the top of my ears with her fingers.
It was as if she was trying to loosen up the stiffness.

Rub, rub, rub…

Ah, the blood flow is getting better.
My whole body is relaxing and becoming more relaxed.

“Yuika, you might be talented…”
“Really? Genius? I’m a genius?”
“Genius, genius. So let’s get to it…”
“Yeah, yeah♪”

In a good mood, she holds up the earpiece and brings the hook close to my ear.
She starts at the entrance of the ear. She starts scratching softly.

Crunch, crunch, crunch…

Nuh-uh. A slightly itchy feeling is transmitted from my ears to my entire head.
At first, I was afraid it would turn out like “zakk, bushuu~,” but it didn’t.
This is just plain good. I’m glad to be alive.

“How do you feel? Does it feel good?”
“It feels really good. It’s addictive…”
“Eh, overreacting.”
“No, seriously. It’ll take away your daily fatigue…”
“Hmm?”

She stroked my hair with a rustle.
Looking down at me, Yuika smiles benevolently.

“If Souta wants me to do it, I’ll do it every day, okay?”
“Mmm… every day?”

When I stammered, Yuika immediately gushed, “fufu.”
I raise an eyebrow as she scratches my ear.

“Wha-what is it!?”
“Hmm, nothing. I was just thinking that Souta is really bad at spoiling people.”
“No… you don’t want a boy who’s good at spoiling you, do you?”
“Eh, that’s not true!”

Pressing my earlobe with a nip, Yuika said.

“I want you to spoil me as much as I spoil Souta. Isn’t it wonderful to have a relationship where you can truly spoil and be spoiled without being shy…?”
“… Muu”

I understand what you’re saying, but as a man, I don’t really like the idea of a woman I like spoiling me…
When I didn’t give an immediate answer, the ear pick went deep into my hole.

Squish, squish, squish…

“Nufuu..!?”

I couldn’t help but shout.
Oh no, she was touching me in a very comfortable place.
She even rubbed my earlobe together.

Crunch, crunch, squish, squish, crunch, squish…

It’s so comfortable that it almost makes you sigh.
It’s a beautiful thing to be struck by. Then, Yuika piles on the words.

“See? Isn’t it nice to be pampered like this? Why don’t you just say it’s nice?”
“Dang, that’s not fair to threaten me in this state…”
“I’m just trying to make sure that Souta can be pampered honestly. Come on, come on, say, ‘Anzai-sensei, I want to be spoiled by Yuika-chan.,’ or I’ll stop, okay?”
“Don’t bring the great Anzai-sensei into this! You coward…!”
“Oh, you don’t mind if I stop? Can I stop rubbing your ear?”
“Oh, come on…”

What a humiliation.
But my whole body has gone gutless, and I can’t muster up the strength to resist.

“Yu…”
“Yu?”

I look away, feeling like, “just kill me.”

“If Yuika doesn’t want to stop, you don’t have to.”
“Souta has become a tsundere!”

My childhood friend laughed out loud. Please don’t laugh while holding the ear pick, it’s dangerous.
What is this? What are we doing?
I sighed on her knees, while Yuika looked smug like a villainous lord or an evil goblin.

“Good, good. Now the other side. Turn the other way, ojo-san.”
“Who are you calling ojo-san…”

Is this what it means to be spoiled? I’m sure there’s something wrong with it…
But I can’t go against Yuika anymore, because she has mounted my heart.
I turned over and offered my left ear to her.

Dang it, I knew I couldn’t beat the ear cleaning.