I Was Hired As A Tutor By A Cute Little Devilish Junior - Chapter 21 Pay

“Hey, Shiina.”
“Yes? What is it?”
“How long are we going to be in this situation?”
“For the rest of the day.”
“O-Oh…”

I’ve been holding Shiina on my lap for an hour now.
I thought she might get bored after an hour, but I was too shallow to have thought that.

Just as she never got bored, my heart rate showed no signs of returning to normal after an hour.
Why did I have to feel Shiina’s underwear for an hour?

“Senpai, you’ve been getting fidgety since a while ago, could it be…?”
(Oh no.)
“Are you excited by smelling my scent…?”
“It’s not the smell.”
“Eh?”

Oops. I made a mistake.

“I was fidgety, but not excited. How could a teacher ‘touch’ their student?”
“Well, there are teachers who do that sometimes.”
“Stop it.”

No, teachers usually don’t “touch” their students. When did she become a child who thought of such bad things? I didn’t raise her that way!

“If you’re not excited that I’m doing this to you, could it be that you’re…”
“Wait a minute. I’m a normal boy.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yeah, that’s for sure.”

I don’t want her to be mistaken about that. If such a rumor gets out, there would definitely be people who would overreact to it.
To be more specific, my childhood friend, Imai Satsuki.

“…So, am I not that attractive?”
“What?”

Suddenly, Shiina asked with a timid and unsure voice.
Her voice seemed to be shaking more than I had ever heard it before.

She slowly turned her body towards me again.
Her face was downcast, and I couldn’t see her expression.

“I’ve told you many times that I only do this to Senpai. Murakami-senpai is very special to me.”
“…”
“I-I’m also quite embarrassed about it…And yet, for Senpai, I…”
“Don’t be stupid.”

With my right hand, I patted Shiina on the head.
I kept moving my right hand, stroking her head, and told her.

“It’s not like Shiina to get weak over something strange.”
“What w-weird thing? It’s important to me…”
“I know, I know. But I’ll tell you something, Shiina.”
“W-What is it?”
“Shiina is special to me, too.”
“Fueh?!

This was another strange voice that I’d never heard from her before, and Shiina looked up.
…Why do you have such a desperate and sad look on your face?

“For me, Shiina is a kouhai girl and the only student I have. That alone makes you special to me.”
“That’s not what I mean by special…”
“Then, what do you mean by that?”
“That’s…”

Shiina slurred her words at an important moment. I don’t get it, at all.

“It doesn’t matter how special you are. We’re all special in our own way. Is there anything to be disappointed about?”
“I’m not…disappointed.”
“Then don’t give me that look again. It worries me.”
“Yes…I’m sorry, I said something weird. Please forget it.”
“Oh, I forgot all about it.”
“That’s what’s so annoying about it.”
“What am I supposed to do then?”

When I replied to the unreasonable Shiina, she softened her expression and giggled.
I felt relieved by her usual cute smile.

“Here, let’s get ourselves together and study.”
“Yes.”

Shiina turned her body around and resumed her studies.
As I watched over her back, I thought to myself.

(Shiina’s trying to give me a pay…What should I do?)

The pay I was talking about with Shiina earlier…
I was thinking that I could do without it, but Shiina gave me a great lecture.
Once again, I have to think about the pay.

Shiina was always trying to pay me with money or her body, but it was not good. It was especially inappropriate for a high school girl to be paying with her body.
However, I can’t think of anything else to say, and I’m really in trouble…

“What are you thinking about? Senpai.”
“Eh?”

Her voice brought me back to my senses and I saw Shiina staring at me with a mischievous smile on her face.

“Hey, weren’t you concentrating on your studies?”
“I was, very. If Senpai says that, then even Senpai should concentrate on tutoring.”
“Uhh.”
“What were you thinking, that you didn’t notice me rubbing your thighs?”
“I just heard a line I didn’t want to hear. You’re not concentrating at all.”
“Are you thinking about the pay?”
“Listen…”
“You were thinking about the pay, right?”
“…Yes, I was.”

It seemed that the perceptive Shiina-san saw right through me.
If I idle for too long, I would be vulnerable in many ways. I need to make sure to guard my thighs from now on.

“I said I’d think about it with you when it comes to the pay. I’m serious about it, too.”
“S-Sorry. I thought Shiina needed to concentrate on her studies, when in fact she wasn’t concentrating at all.”
“That’s not true. I’ve been concentrating on the pay plan to pay Senpai.”

Hey, go back to studying.

“I’ve come up with a few ideas, so I’ll present them one by one.”
“…Got it.”
“Okay, let’s go. First, I want to serve you in a maid’s uniform.”
“Rejected.”
“Hey! Please hear me out!”
“This is a judgment based on the fact that there will be no change of course in the content from there. No negotiation.”

No matter what I think, I’m out of luck when she wears a maid’s uniform.
Why did she think that I would give her an okay?

“Do you really understand the meaning of service, Senpai?”
“I think I know what it means…well, there may be some misunderstandings, so let me hear you out.”
“Yes. If you ask me what it says, you’ll overturn the judgment. I don’t want to be misunderstood.”
“Sorry, I’m sorry. What exactly are you going to do for me?”
“Well, we’ll have to start with a bath together.”
“Rejected.”
“Why not!?”
“What the heck is that? It’s more than an out, it’s to outer space. What happened to the maid uniform?”
“Ehhh? I thought you’d be happy to see that, Senpai…”
“I’ll knock you out.”

This girl’s head may have been in heaven, beyond the flower garden.
It might be better to give her the education to manage this head rather than study.

Shiina pondered again with a disappointed look on her face.
I have a bad feeling about the next idea.

“Ah, if the maid’s outfit doesn’t work, then the qipao will.” [EDN: Google it, it’s hot]
“Rejected.”
“Hmm, then nurse’s outfit.”
“Rejected.”
“Swimsuit on top.”
“Rejected.”
“Mou, Senpai, you’re so picky. What kind of clothes do you want?”
“It’s not about the clothes.”

This girl’s head seemed to be in a heavenly paradise.
I’m starting to feel that it’s definitely better not to think about this with Shiina, but maybe I’m imagining things.

“Well….how about I give a present to Senpai?”
“A present?”
“Yes. I thought it would be better than handing over raw bills, even though the source would still be money.”
“I see…Maybe Shiina doesn’t think anything of it, but I don’t like the idea of having my kouhai buy something for me.”

I can’t help but feel uncomfortable about letting a younger girl buy things for me.
But as Shiina said, it’s probably a hell of a lot better than getting paid directly…

“You are too humble! If you don’t get an equal return, I won’t be satisfied.”
“So that’s it. Okay, I’ll go with that. However, I can’t accept anything too expensive.”
“Mmm. You’re really humble, Senpai.”
“I’m sorry.”
“It’s okay. I’ll think of a present for you. Please look forward to it.”
“Yeah.”

For now, the matter of the pay was settled.
I still felt a little uncomfortable about it, but Shiina is right.
A tutor and a student. It’s only natural that they have to deal as equals.

It was probably better that Shiina agreed to the present idea.
A present from a girl. I’m looking forward to it.

With that thought in mind, I resumed my work as a tutor.

“By the way, Shiina. It’s time for you to get off my lap.”
“Rejected.”
“I should have seen that coming…”