I Was Hired As A Tutor By A Cute Little Devilish Junior - Chapter 28 Usage

After enjoying the sightseeing in the hot spring town, we checked into the inn and the young proprietress led us to our room.
The room was large enough for four people and had a luxurious feel to it.

Even a layman could tell that even the desk and chair were of high quality, as the brand was famous in this area.
While the four of us were admiring the interior of the room, the proprietress began to explain about the room.

She explained about the room’s electricity, air conditioner, and bedding.

“The spring is on the first floor, but this room is equipped with an open-air spring, which is located behind that door. Feel free to use it.”

In the middle of the explanation, the three girls reacted to the word “open-air spring” from the proprietress and ran to the door at the back of the room.
When the proprietress and I were left alone and wondering what to do, she smiled and said, “You are welcome to join them.”
I took her at her word and followed them.

“Wow! It’s so beautiful!”

When I opened the door, I was greeted with a view like that of a mountain observatory.
Shiina shouted excitedly at the greenery spreading all around.

“Ah, so this is the open-air spring. It’s quite atmospheric.”

Next, Satsuki shouted.
When I turned around, I saw a full-fledged open-air spring full of a sense of freedom.
It was not that big, but it was big enough for two to four people to sit in while chatting and laughing.

“Nii-san. This spring is made of wood.”

Kanade said as she touched the edge of the spring curiously
I followed suit and touched the edge of the spring, which was indescribably comfortable to the touch.
In addition to that, there was a soothing woody scent.

I wondered what this luxurious space was all about.
I’ve never been to a place like this before, even with my family.
I wondered how much it would cost if we paid for a place like this.

I thought about checking the price on my phone, but I was afraid to do so.
In case you were wondering, this trip was supposed to be my pay, but I came to this conclusion to avoid any money involved.
Regardless of the price of the place, I have to respect the feelings of the person who proposed this trip to me.

“That’s all I have to say about your room, but how about mealtime?”
“Ah, dinner time…Is seven o’clock okay for the three of you?”

I asked, and all three of them nodded.

“Then, seven o’clock, please.”
“Yes, understood. I will bring you your meal at that time, so please relax until then.”

With that, the proprietress left the room.
When I checked my watch, the time was still before five o’clock. There was still some time before dinner.

“I’m going to relax in my room a bit more and then take a walk around the inn, what about you guys?”
“I’m going to explore the inn first.”
“In that case, I’ll go with Satsuki.”
“All right. What about Shiina?”
“Then I’ll go explore with them, as well.”
“Understood. Okay, be careful.”

I saw the three of them off and lay down on the tatami mat sluggishly in the empty room.
After lounging around for a while, I turned on the TV and sipped some tea while watching a very local TV channel.

It has been a while since I’ve been able to relax by myself like this.
I was always so busy with the three of them that I didn’t have time to relax.

No one was watching me now, and no one would say anything to me no matter what.
When I thought about it, my body suddenly became weak, and my consciousness was cut off with the sensation of my eyelids becoming heavy.

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“…pai. …enpai. …wake up”

My consciousness began to awaken gradually at the sound of the voice. I opened my eyelids and stared into the blurry vision.

“Murakami-senpai, are you awake?”
“…No, I’m asleep.”
“Hey, Senpai!”

I closed my eyelids again, telling a lie that would be exposed in a second to the annoying kouhai who had disturbed my comfortable sleep.
Shiina shook my body to wake me up, unsatisfied. How dare she interfere with her senpai’s sleep time?

“Mou, Senpai…I’ll kiss you if you don’t wake up.”
“Good morning Shiina, what a beautiful morning it is.”
“It’s already night. It’s almost seven o’clock.”
“I slept that long? Where are Satsuki and Kanade?”
“Right now, they’re taking an open-air bath together. They’ll come out soon.”

The two of them came out of the changing room just as Shiina mentioned them.

“Hmm~, that was a nice bath, wasn’t it?”
‘Yes, it felt very good.”

Satsuki and Kanade came out with their hair wet. Both of them were wearing the yukata provided by the inn.

“Ah, Riku, you’re awake. I took a bath first.”
“Nii-san, you’re up.”
“I’m up. Did you enjoy the open-air spring?”
“Yes, the view was great.”
“It was very nice. You should try it.”
“Yeah, I’ll do that.”

As I was drying Kanade’s hair, the clock struck seven and the proprietress brought us our food.
I wasn’t familiar with this kind of cuisine, so I couldn’t really understand it, but the food started with appetizers, sashimi, grilled fish, and simmered dishes, just like Japanese food.

I don’t particularly care for Western food or Japanese food, but this was the only time I couldn’t help but feel attracted to real Japanese food.
In the end, I ate the entire meal from start to finish without losing interest.
The three girls also ate up their portions, saying how delicious and tasty it was.

After finishing what could only be described as a lavish dinner, Satsuki and Kanade went out again after waiting for the food to digest.
They said that after the open-air spring in their room, they would go to the big spring. I wondered if they were that fond of hot springs.

In the end, Shiina and I were the only ones left in the room.
I was in a daze for a while, feeling full and fulfilled from dinner, but I wanted to at least take an open-air bath.
I was about to get up, when Shiina stopped me.

“Senpai, do you remember the promise you made to me before?”
“Hmm? You don’t mean this hot spring trip, do you?”
“No, it wasn’t. It was in the school library. Don’t you remember?”
“Ah~, you mean…the one where I listen to one order?”

Before the study session at my house, I studied with Shiina in the library.
I was the guy who teased Shiina a little too much, put her in a bad mood, and said he would do anything she asked.

“That’s right. And I’m going to use it right here and now.”
“W-Wow. That was abrupt. So, what do you want me to do?”

Shiina let out a sigh of relief, then opened her mouth.

“I’ll have Senpai take a bath with me.”
“…What?”

The words that came in from my right ear were blown out of my left ear without being processed in my brain.
What did you just say, Shiina-san?

“Please don’t make me say it twice. I want you to wash my body with me in the spring.”
“No, you’ve raised the bar. Don’t change it.”
“You heard me, didn’t you? You don’t like it?”
“First of all, that’s not the point.”
“What’s the problem?”
“Uh, that…ethics?”
“You said you’d do anything for me, didn’t you?”
“I did say I’d do anything within my ability…”

In my ability to do anything for you, taking a spring with a girl kouhai was a complete overflow.
But Shiina didn’t seem to be convinced at all. I wondered where all the education I gave her had gone.

“And Senpai, you’ve taken a bath with Imai-senpai and Kanade before, haven’t you?”
“T-That’s true…No, that was a long time ago.”
“But you and Kanade took a bath together just recently, right?”
“Uh…”

How…did that information get passed on to Shiina?
I was sure Satsuki didn’t even know that Kanade and I had bathed together. I didn’t tell anyone either.
So, the only possibility left was…

“I heard it from Kanade the other day. You can’t fool me, Senpai.”

Why did you say that, Kanade… You have to keep that kind of thing to yourself.
However, it was easy to imagine Kanade proudly talking about taking a bath with me.

“B-But there is a line between brother and sister. Bathing with a person of the opposite sex who is not related to you by blood is indeed…wha?”
“Senpai, you said anything.”
“Geez. I’m just saying, within my ability…”
“After all the horrible things you said to me.”
“Ugh…”
“That’s all I am to you, isn’t it?”
“Gggguh…”
“Then there’s no need for me to be here anymore…”
“Ahhhh…! All right, all right. Just go in, let’s just go in!

I couldn’t bear the growing pains in my heart, and I found myself spitting out such words.

Shiina heard my words.
She looked happy and, deep down, joyful.

“So, it’s settled then♪”

She smiled at me in her usual way.