I Was Hired As A Tutor By A Cute Little Devilish Junior - Chapter 9 Detour
“Senpai, let’s go home♪”
“Hey, I told you not to get so attached to me at school.”
“It’s fine~ There’s nothing to lose.”
“My mentality value has gone down drastically.”
“Mentality?”
Shiina nodded her head while she hugged my arm.
As usual, Shiina’s skinship toward me knew no bounds.
It was not that I didn’t like it, but the way people looked at me hurts.
The people in my class have become so used to this that they just let it go, but when it comes to the school entrance, it was not so easy.
“I don’t want to be stared at by the other students, so please refrain from doing it here.”
“I don’t want to. I can’t live without being attached to Senpai!”
“Then how did you live before? I mean, you’re getting worse than before.”
Before, she was talking about being unable to study without me, but now it was allegey a life-threatening problem.
I wondered if this was the result of overindulgence at Shiina’s house. Lately, skinship outside the house has become a really bad thing.
When we were outside, my heart was pounding in a way that was incomparable to when we were inside the house. Naturally, it was more of a crisis.
I guess my heart was strong enough to keep me sane since I was subjected to this kind of thing on a daily basis.
As expected, the stares at the entrance stung me, so we hurried on our way home.
As we walked along, talking about today’s class, Shiina changed the subject, “Speaking of which,
Murakami-senpai. Is it okay if we take a little detour today?”
“I don’t have a problem, but it’s unusual to take a detour. Where are we going?”
“I’m sorry to be so personal, but I’d like to drop by the supermarket.”
“Supermarket? Is there something you want to buy?”
“Yes, actually…”
Shiina told me that she usually goes to the supermarket on weekends to do her shopping.
However, this week she has lost time in her studies with me and her refrigerator was already in a lonely state.
“It’s my responsibility, too. Let me help you. I can at least help with the bags.”
“Are you sure? Thank you very much!”
Shiina smiled happily. I smiled back at her and said, “Yeah.”
If we were like this, “good friends” would be a good description of our relationship, but if I take into account the fact that she was hugging my arm, we were a little too close.
In fact, what is the relationship between me and her?
Of course, we’re a pair of senpai and kouhai, but as long as we’re good friends, I guess you could say we’re friends. But, she’s not my girlfriend.
However, I have been enjoying our time together lately. I felt a little sad that we didn’t call each other by name.
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The supermarket Shiina was talking about was a nearby supermarket that we always passed on our way home.
We walked into the store together. I thought it would be mentally unhealthy for me to have Shiina remain in my arms, so she reluctantly moved away when we were inside the store.
Shiina picked up the cart and basket as soon as she entered and went around the vegetable section in order.
Even though there were many identical items lined up in a row, Shiina would quickly choose one after looking at it for a few seconds.
It was easy to admire her skill as if she were a housewife.
When I saw her at the fish corner, I couldn’t help but call out to her.
“That’s amazing, Shiina.”
“Eh? What is it?”
“You’ve been picking out things just by looking at them, haven’t you? I thought you were really good at it.”
“I-Is that so? It’s normal, normal. Anyone can do it once they learn the points.”
“No, I think it’s amazing that a high school student can do that much. I honestly respect you.”
“Ahhh! M-Mou, you’re too straightforward!”
Shiina’s face turned red at my compliment.
After laughing at her embarrassed face, I chased after Shiina, who ran away from me at a fast pace.
She said that she only started living by herself when she became a high school student, so it must have been very recently.
I wondered if there was a reason why she was so familiar with shopping.
After thinking that far, another question came up.
“Speaking of which, Shiina. Do you have a minute?”
“What is it?”
“You’re shopping as usual, but what do you do for money? You don’t have a part-time job.”
“─That’s all right. My parents send it to my bank account every month while I’m living by myself. Well, I was indeed surprised when I found 100,000 yen in my account on the day of the entrance ceremony…”
“That’s where the money came from…No, but they’re kind parents. They even let you live by yourself.”
“My dad wasn’t too keen on the idea, though. But I heard from my mom that my dad is the one who sends the money…
“I guess he’s so worried about his daughter that he sends 100,000 yen to a high school student.”
“Ehehe, he’s a worrywart.”
Shiina laughed, her cheeks relaxed and she looked somewhat pleased with herself.
I didn’t see any of the lonely emotions I saw before on her face.
I was a little relieved to see that, and then she got her bearings and resumed her shopping.
I felt bad that I was the only one following her, so I took charge of the shopping cart.
Shiina walked a little ahead of me and put the items she liked into the basket.
“What do you usually make for dinner?”
“It usually varies from day to day, but basically I alternate between fish and meat. There are exceptions, of course.”
“Haha, Shiina really seemed like you would make a good wife.”
“Wh-Wh-What? E-Even if you tempt me with such sweet words, you can’t marry me that easily!”
“That’s not what I said.”
“If you want to, you must first earn a certain amount of stable income… Also, the most important thing is your love for me…”
“By the way, what’s on the menu for your dinner this evening?”
“Listen up! Today’s dinner is Mapo Tofu!”
“Really!?”
I couldn’t help but raise my voice at Shiina’s unintelligible words.
I’d like to add that I’m not talking about getting married.
“You’re having Mapo Tofu for dinner?”
“Yes. T-That’s right. What’s wrong with that?”
“Ah, no, sorry. I personally like Mapo Tofu…or tofu dishes in general.”
“Really?”
“Yeah, that’s why I was curious when I heard Shiina was going to make Mapo Tofu.”
“Y-You like it that much?”
“Yeah.”
I don’t have any particular reason, but I’ve always liked tofu.
I was a little distraught when I thought about what kind of bean curd Shiina, who has such a high level of feminine power (or rather housewife power), would make.
Then, Shiina became silent and started to think about something.
Curious, I asked, “Shiina?” She looked up with a somewhat teasing and happy expression on her face. And then.
“If you’re so curious, would you like to try some?”
“Eh?”
“So, if Senpai doesn’t mind, would you like to join me for dinner?”
“A-Are you sure?”
“Well, I’ve never had anyone else try my cooking, so…how does that sound?”
“By all means. I’d even ask for it.”
“Ah, I see. Well then, let’s have dinner right after we finish studying today.”
“Yeah.”
I nodded, more excited than ever.
When I was in a good mood, I could not hide my grin, and Shiina was also smiling happily.
After Shiina had finished her shopping, we headed for the tofu section.
She spent the most amount of time in the store buying the most expensive tofu she could find.
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SiBoi12
I have a good feeling the author has a housewife fetish, similar pattern showed also in his other works.