Chapter 221 Bath Event (2)

Bath Event (2)

The door opened completely.

In front of me stood Senpai, holding a pile of towels. He didn’t notice me because the towels were stacked higher than his eye level.

“Sorry, Ai-san. I’m opening it. Mom asked me to bring the towels.”

I let out a voiceless scream at the sound of his carefree voice. Panicking, I grabbed his shirt.

You can’t just open the door without saying anything first! Maybe he’s being careless because it’s his own house. I need to say something before he notices. I spoke in a trembling voice.

“Senpai, don’t move. I-I'm not wearing anything right now. Just give me a moment….”

However, that only made things worse.

Because, upon hearing that, he became flustered too.

“Eh? Ah, sorry!”

In a panic, as he tried to leave the room, the tower of towels in front of him collapsed from the recoil. Before it could fall completely, I quickly turned around.

Time seemed to freeze.

I shut my eyes tightly. My heart was pounding so hard it hurt.

And then I realized; I was in a terrible state. I was holding his shirt with both hands, and it almost looked like I was smelling it. The feeling of wanting to avoid being misunderstood or hated by Senpai was stronger than the shame of being seen n🬀🬀ed.

“Kyaaaaaa!!!”

I couldn’t help but scream.

Slowly, I opened my eyes to check on him. He was desperately keeping his eyes shut. His panic was so obvious that I couldn’t help but laugh.

“Sorry, I was careless.”

His voice trembled too.

“Did you see?”

I asked, cautiously.

He shook his head, his hair flying.

“Really?”

I asked again to confirm, a little doubt in my voice.

His movements slowed down slightly.

“…Sorry. I saw a little.”

Seeing him apologize so sincerely, I felt strangely affectionate.

“Baka!”

“I’m sorry.”

He shrank further as I cornered him.

“Ecchi!”

He shrank even more.

“You still can’t look, okay?”

I said, then quickly went back into the bathroom.

“It’s fine now.”

Maybe because I was in a hurry, I still had his shirt in my hands.

“I’m really sorry. Anyway, I’ll just put the towels next to the washing machine.”

I heard him quickly leave the changing room, as if trying to escape.

I sighed in relief.

“I was seen….”

I felt a little embarrassed. In that moment, I forced myself to justify my actions.

“This is payback.”

I said, hugging his shirt. It made me feel oddly happy, as if I were being protected by him.

I realized again that I really liked him. Things might get a little awkward from now on, but I guess it has to be a little awkward. Feeling the warmth of the person I love, my heart slowly began to melt.

I slowly slipped my arms into the sleeves of his shirt.