I Was Hired As A Tutor By A Cute Little Devilish Junior - Chapter 22 Ideal
One weekday after school.
As usual, I was going to the entrance to meet up with Shiina, when she walked in front of me.
“Senpai~!”
“What’s up, Shiina? Did you forget something?”
“I’m here to pick up Senpai. Come on, let’s go!”
“What? Wait, where are we going?”
“To the library!”
Shiina replied cheerfully, and took me by the hand as we walked down the corridor to the other building.
After passing through the various labs, we arrived at the door at the far end.
“Oh yeah, I didn’t know that our library was located here.”
“It’s here. Come on, let’s go in.”
Shiina, holding my hand, opened the door and walked in. I went in with her.
I was briefly introduced to this library when I first entered the school, but I’ve never taken my time to come here, so it was my first time here.
The interior was much cleaner than I had expected, with a relaxed atmosphere.
It was definitely smaller than the library in the city where I went with Shiina the other day, but it felt very spacious as a school facility.
I also felt a sense of nostalgia.
“As expected, there were not many people there.”
“That’s right! It’s a loophole I found!”
“A loophole…well, it’s a good place to settle down and study.”
“Yes♪”
There was a counter on the left side of the door, a bookshelf in the back, and a long desk for studying and reading on the right side.
There was no one sitting at the long desk, only the library committee member at the counter and a serious-looking student at the back bookshelf.
I thought that there would be more people using the library to study for the upcoming exams, but apparently not.
Well, even I, who had been going to the school for a year, had never been in the library, so maybe our students are not familiar with the library.
As I was thinking about this, Shiina, who was standing next to me, asked me again.
“So, I think I’ll study in the library today, how about it?”
“Oh, no problem. It might be a good idea to change the environment once in a while.”
“Great. Then let’s get started!”
And so the study session in the library with Shiina began.
＊ ＊ ＊
“Hey, Shiina.”
“What is it?”
“No, aren’t you too close?”
“Is it? Isn’t it always like this?”
“True, but you’re missing the point.”
We sat down next to each other as usual, which was fine.
I don’t intend to argue with Shiina about it now, but there is a limit to what she could do in a place like this.
In the end, what I wanted to say is.
“You don’t need to be so close to me to study.”
“Did you forget what I said before, Senpai? I’ll die if I don’t stick to you.”
“That’s strange. I don’t think it was that bad before.”
“I thought I told you that you were my source of living.”
Oh yeah, I think I remember that.
“We’ve always done it this way. What are you embarrassed about now?”
“Just to be clear, there are people’s eyes here. If you stick to me as usual, people will misunderstand.”
“It’s okay, I don’t mind. There aren’t that many people here right now.”
“No, there are more to consider. You’ll get kicked out if you do anything weird here.”
“You’re really serious, Senpai.”
Shiina looked reluctant and moved away from me a bit.
Shiina didn’t seem to notice, but earlier we had received a cold stare from the library committee member.
When Shiina moved, he quietly returned to the world of books. I’m sorry. I’m really sorry about my student.
After that, Shiina was concentrating and making progress in her studies.
I finished my assignments for the day, and with nothing else to do, I watched Shiina study.
“You seem to be doing well, Shiina.”
“Thanks to you, I’m improving. It’s just a little thing like this.”
“Haha, I see.”
As a teacher, it’s always nice to hear someone say that.
School teachers may be working hard for this joy.
I think I understand their feelings a little better now.
“Did you finish your assignment already?”
“Yeah, it wasn’t much.”
“Well, in that case, can I ask you to help me with my studies?”
“Help? Of course I will. Is there something you don’t understand?”
“No, not at all…”
Then, Shiina stood up with her study materials.
Then, for some reason, she moved from the seat on my left to the one on my right.
What is this girl doing?
“Senpai, give me your right hand.”
“Like this?”
I put my right hand out on the desk.
“I got it!”
“What?”
At that moment, Shiina’s left hand reached out and grabbed my right hand.
Before I could resist, our fingers are intertwined and I was completely restrained.
“Hey, what are you doing?”
“Fufu, I’m holding hands with you.”
“I know that. I’m asking you why we’re holding hands right now in this situation.”
“Eh? You said you’d help me, didn’t you, Senpai?”
“Did you think holding hands is going to improve your studying?”
“Of course it is!”
“Haa…”
I held my head in my left hand and let out a sigh.
I wish I could open up this girl’s head just once and see what’s going on inside. I really don’t know what she’s thinking.
“Ehehe, I finally got to hold hands with Senpai…”
“You know…”
When I went out with Shiina a while ago, we were talking about this.
What is so special about my hand?
“You’ve held my hand before, right?”
“That time it was a surprise from Senpai, so in my mind it was a no-go. This is the first time I’ve held yours.”
“Besides that, there were plenty of other times Shiina held my hand. What’s the difference?”
“It’s totally different~”
I have no clue.
I don’t understand at all. I mean, I felt like Shiina grabbed my hand before I came here. Is that also a no-go?
I think the last time we held hands was in the library near Shiina’s house.
I wonder why I have to hold hands with Shiina in places like this, whether it’s the library or the school library.
“Fmm, fmm♪”
Shiina hummed in a good mood as she moved her pen.
I looked at Shiina’s cheeks, which were slack and relaxed, as if she was truly enjoying herself, and sighed.
It made me sad to say this to myself, but what did she want so much from such a dull, ordinary high school boy?
I’m not particularly smart, nor do I have any special talents.
What kind of reason did she have for choosing me?
I’ve been thinking about this for a while now, but I couldn’t seem to find an answer.
…Or maybe I was just not trying to find out.
“Does Shiina have a preference for the types of boys you like?”
“Heh?”
I found myself asking Shiina such a question.
In a way, it might be a typical high school topic, but when I thought about it again, I felt it was a rather embarrassing question.
“Ah, no. I didn’t ask it with an ulterior motive. I was just curious, and if you don’t want to answer, that’s fine.”
“N-No, I don’t mind. If you want to know, I’ll tell you.”
“Really?”
“Yes, you can ask me anything.”
Shiina came at me with a glint in her eye.
I was a little confused earlier, but what’s with all the pressure now?
“Well then, I’ll go on. First of all, what is it about boys that attract you, Shiina?”
“Well…it may be a bit cliché, but I think a kind person is good.”
A kind person? I think kindness is important for both men and women.
“What else do you think is good from your point of view?”
“Other than that, I would say that they… should be very good at taking care of me.”
How well they take care of you. I guess they don’t want someone who is too random.
It might be rude in a way, but it was surprisingly normal. It was a little disappointing.
“Then, is there anything, in particular, you are looking for? For example, height or something like that?”
“If you’re asking for height…I’d like for him to be about 15 centimeters taller than me.”
“Fifteen centimeters taller than Shiina? Is that about my height?”
“Yes, that’s about right!”
I see. I was not particularly tall myself, and she was not that particular about my height.
“Is there anything else you are looking for besides height?”
“Other than that, umm… older…”
“Hmm, older. Anything else?”
“Eh. Let’s see…he’s good at teaching.”
“I see. Smart. What else?”
“Fueh. Ah, and also…he’s very considerate of his juniors and takes care of them.”
“I see. You already said you wanted someone who could take care of you. Other than that—”
“Does Senpai even understand what I am saying!?”
“What?”
I couldn’t help but tilt my head when Shiina suddenly gave me an unexpected comment that I couldn’t quite understand.
“Understand? What are you talking about?”
“Ah, no! I-It’s nothing. Please forget about…”
“?”
What was it? I have no idea.
Well, if someone asked you to forget it, it would be kind of you to let it go.
More importantly, Shiina told me a lot more than I thought she would…
“Kind, smart, cares about juniors, and takes good care of them. Someone who has all those things…”
“!?”
“It’s like a ideal lover—”
“He’s like Senpai!”
“Eh…” “Ah…”
The chords of my “eh” and Shiina’s “ah” echoed through the library, overlapping beautifully.
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
Ashles
He is more dense then a block