Chapter 30 Angel Massage

Angel Massage

Maybe it’s because I talked to Kaori in class right before I went home.

“…”

My mood is heavy and I can’t seem to get excited.

Ichika will come over now and I’m afraid I’ll look gloomy in front of her again.

I don’t want to worry her too much, but…empty cheerfulness will be discovered like yesterday.

So I’ll try not to lie today.

“Takumi-nii, are you there? I got here early today~”

She appeared from the garden that had become completely familiar to me. I had a feeling that she wouldn’t come through the front door, so I wasn’t surprised today.

“Welcome!”

“…Huh? Takumi-nii, you look a little pale.”

“Yeah, I’m a little tired from school…”

I can’t hide my tiredness. I thought Ichika would notice if I tried to fake my mood, so I told her honestly and she smiled at me.

“Okay, I’ll give you a massage. Takumi-nii, can you lie face down here?”

Her smile was angelic and innocent.

It was different from Takeshi and Kaori’s mocking smile, and it was so sincere that my cheeks relaxed a bit.

Ichika might be the kind of person who heals you just by being with you and chatting with you…she is like that.

“Then please…”

“Leave it to me~ my mom praises me a lot, so I’m confident…”

I did as I was told and lay face down on the sofa.

Then Ichika straddled my back as if to cover me and gave me acupressure on my shoulders and neck.

“Sorry, Takumi-nii. It might be a little heavy, but please bear with me, okay?”

“It’s not heavy at all. It’s rather light, so you should eat more, right?”

“Oh, really? Ehehe~”

I wasn’t trying to flatter you.

I told her because I thought it was really light, but Ichika seemed very happy.

“Takumi-nii…You’re pretty stiff. It’s not as stiff as my mom’s, but your shoulders are really tight. I’ll loosen them up for you.”

Saying that, Ichika gently rubbed my shoulders again and again.

I was tense the whole day. I guess my body was also stiff because of Takeshi and Kaori’s presence…but thanks to Ichika, my body and mind seemed to loosen up a bit.

“Alright! I’m done with the back, now can you turn around?”

“Yes, okay.”

Following the instructions, I turned over and lay on my back.

Then Ichika straddled me again and sat on my stomach.

“Um…”

To be honest, I was a little confused.

Is this position really okay?

It’s kinda doing something that’s not right…and I had some strange thoughts.

“I, I get a little embarrassed when our eyes meet.”

On the other hand, Ichika was still pure.

Her reaction was so innocent that I felt ashamed of myself for thinking something strange.

“…sorry.”

“What? Why are you apologizing? It’s not Takumi-nii’s fault. … It’s more like thank you for meeting my eyes”

No, no.

I apologized for thinking something weird, but explaining it might make Ichika feel weird, so I’ll shut up.

“Ah, it’s nothing. Anyway, let’s continue.”

“Yeah. Oh, don’t look at me too much…My face is so red right now, it’s embarrassing.”

Saying that, Ichika-chan continued her massage.

As she said, her face was bright red…and her expression was so cute that I couldn’t help but look at her.

She seemed to notice my gaze.

“Ugh…I don’t want you to look at me, but I’m a little happy that Takumi-nii is looking at me, so I don’t know how to react.”

And because she reacted even cuter, I couldn’t help but laugh.

As I thought, being with Ichika cheered me up.

Unlike Kaori, she was a very kind person——