Asobi Otonari

A Sincere and Good Classmate

My baby-faced upperclassman stood behind Miyu-sensei with a smile on his face. A smile, which usually made her look charming, was quite frightening today. When Aki was in a slightly bad mood or just pouting, Aki's cheeks swelled up when she was in a bad mood or just tired, making her look very childish and adorable.

But —— when he's really angry, he smiles.

Since Aki was usually very gentle, she chose not to yell or complain in any situation. And therefore, when he was angry, he tried to restrain himself by trying to smile. However, the anger itself remained, making his attitude and voice somewhat change. As a result, the new Aki was presented with an adorable smile and a strange atmosphere.

Until Aki becomes this angry... What did Miyu-sensei do? Well, half of it was probably my fault.I was late for the tutoring session I did with her, and I didn't contact her either. Besides, I ignored all his messages.

Yes, it was not strange at all for him to be angry, on the contrary, it was very normal. However, she did not look angry when I contacted her after leaving school.I was late and due to a problem with Emma, I told her that I wanted a day off from tutoring, I was late and because of a problem with Emma, and he calmly replied, [I understand. Senpai has always taken care of me, so please rest properly for today.]

Even so, why is the situation like this…? While I was wondering about the reason, I decided to call Aki for a while. After all, if I kept quiet, the situation would probably become even more frightening.

“A-Aki-S. Sorry for the delay. Here, I. I bought some of your favorite chocolate cakes! ”

I ignored Miyu-sensei as I directly called Aki. However, Aki's body suddenly shook, her face showing a puzzled expression.

“S-Pai !? Wh-what !? Why are you here!? I thought you wouldn't come today! "

Apparently, Aki had not realized I was standing here. When she saw my presence, she panicked and picked up a hand mirror, checking her hairstyle in a panic. Aki had always been very neat and tidy, and even today, her hair was not too messy. However, Aki was still an ordinary girl, I guess.

"–Hei."

As I was staring at Aki who was busy tidying her hair, Miyu-sensei whispered to me so that only I could hear. I wonder what happened, Miyu-sensei moved her lips to convey her thoughts to me.

“Com... pli.. ment.”.

I tried to read her lips, and it seemed like she wanted me to praise Aki. I want her not to ask me to be the one to improve her brother's mood, but this is still a good opportunity because Aki's mood is starting to brighten.

Seeing Aki's mood getting better, I think it's good because I brought Aki's favorite food. As expected of Miyu-sensei. He understood that when his younger sister was in a bad mood, the best solution was to give her her favorite food. The fact that Miyu-sensei advised me to praise her, probably implies that my praise will completely heal Aki's mood.

“Aki, you look so sweet in those pajamas.” [T /N: Nyahaha ~

I praised the pink and white polkadot pajamas Aki wore. Honestly speaking, he had a pretty cute design that matched Aki's short and childish face.

However, as I praised her, Miyu-sensei suddenly fainted. He then placed his palm on his forehead and started shaking his head. You're right, but you're not right?, is what he seems to tell me.

Stange .. I do praise him.

As I glanced at Aki, her face started to turn red, and a moment later, it was entirely painted red. I wonder if he has a fever? It's already September, but that doesn't mean there's no cold summer.

“Senpai saw me in pajamas... Ugh... I was very embarrassed... But she said I look cute...!”.

Aki looked down and muttered something, but her voice was too soft to be heard. However, I could see that his facial expression was changing rapidly. Looks like he's feeling better. As expected, following Miyu-sensei's instructions was the correct move.

Speaking of Miyu-sensei, for some reason, she glared at me with denouncing eyes. What the hell am I doing wrong? I followed his instructions and praised him.

As I looked towards Miyu-sensei, who seemed unsure, she closed the distance between us and whispered into my ear.

“Hey, you know? Isn't Aki worried about her hairstyle? In such a situation, you should praise her hairstyle.. Well, complimenting her clothes is also not a bad act... However, you should not praise her when she wears her pajamas, okay? ”

I was amazed by his criticism. I was wrong about what I was supposed to praise. I see, I think Aki was confused because I praised her pajamas. Maybe he was wrong to praise his pajamas.

However, in my defense..I am someone who has not had a boyfriend all her life, so how could I know the correct way to praise the opposite sex?

"…sorry."

Well, there was no way I could give such a pathetic excuse, rather, I was disgusted by the idea of saying it, so I chose to apologize.

“From now on, you should start researching more about women's hearts. This will benefit you in the long run. "

"?"

you can say that..However, what can I do to study a woman's heart? Should I start reading manga? Or should I have Miyu-sensei teach me — No, it won't work.

I felt that I would be poorly educated if I learned from him. Other than not having any kind of romantic experience, she might not even have the heart of a woman.

“Hei, Aoyagi. Did you just insult me? ”

“No, that kind of thing.”

As usual, Miyu-sensei is very sensitive to my rude thoughts about him.

Is this woman really human? I can't help but suspect.

As I was busy laughing to convey Miyu-sensei's statement, Aki looked up and called out to me with trembling hands.

Maybe he believes that I came here for dinner together.

“No, it's okay. I didn't guide you today, so I can't let you treat me, can I? ”

I usually eat dinner at Aki's house, that's how she shows her gratitude for teaching. The bigger reason is that Aki is worried about my health because I live alone.

Needless to say, the cost of materials has already been deducted from my salary, and I have also obtained permission from Aki's parents.

As for Miyu-sensei, she agreed while saying that the dining table would be more lively with three people, not just two.

Since I had dinner with them almost every day, I often talked to Miyu-sensei frankly.

“Both me or my sister don't mind! Please have dinner with us, Senpai! ”

I refused because I didn't want to disturb him, but Aki insisted.I appreciate Aki's sentiment, but I wanted to keep it within the confines of a professional relationship. This is the limit I set on myself when I became Aki's tutor.

“However, I shouldn't have come today, don't we have enough food for the three of us?”

"No problem! I can only reduce my sister's share! "

“Hey, wait a minute!”

As soon as he heard that the portion would be cut, Miyu-sensei immediately interfered. As for Aki, I know this isn't just a threat, as she could easily make it happen if she was serious.

“What, Onee-chan? Didn't I use all my precious time with senpai by encouraging her to do various tasks for you? "

With a sweet smile, Aki looked at Miyu-sensei. It seems like she believes that Miyu-sensei is the reason I was late today. Well, I guess this all started when Miyu-sensei asked for my help, so it might not be wrong.

When I left school, Miyu-sensei did contact Aki, so of course she would know that I was asked to help. Knowing that, he might believe that it was all Miyu-sensei's fault. Moreover, a large part of me was unable to contact Aki, due to all the temptations Miyu-sensei had put on me inside the staff room.

Still, I really feel sorry. Thanks to Miyu-sensei, I was able to meet Emma and have a conversation with Charlotte, and I couldn't just ignore her.

“Aki, you really don't have to worry about dinner. Also, it's not Miyu-sensei's fault that I'm late, so stop blaming her. "

“Senpai..”

When I apologized, Aki looked at my face with a complicated look. Then after thinking for a while, he slowly opened his mouth.

"Very good. I understand that Senpai is someone who appreciates drawing lines at some point .. I think it was my brother's fault that Senpai was late, but if you say so, I think it's my brother's fault, then I won't blame my sister anymore .. That's okay, right? "

"Yes thank you."

I thank Aki for refusing to accept everything. Aki's gaze seemed to imply that it couldn't help.

Aki is a kind and gentle girl, she quickly understood my sentiments. I don't think she's Miyu-sensei's real sister.

Yeah, I'm glad to have such good students.

Miyu-sensei, who was freed from all evil, nodded in satisfaction. Aki's anger had already subsided, and it didn't seem like she was going to be scary anymore.

However, it's not that easy…

Aki looked at Miyu-sensei with a smiling face as if proving my conjecture.

“Fufu ~ Onee-chan? you can have dinner, but I can't change the menu because dinner's already prepared. So —— dinner today is so spicy, aren't you happy? ”

"…You must be kidding."

“No, not at all ~”

Listening to Aki's cheerful reply, Miyu-sensei's face paled. Although a little spicy, the cooking is still delicious.

However, from Miyu-sensei's point of view, spicy food was a fatal weapon because he was so bad with it. It seems like Aki changed the menu as her anger at Miyu-sensei reached its peak. I was originally going to ask Aki to prepare some spicy food, but it seems like I will forget about it now.

Miyu-sensei, I'm so sorry.

While looking at the depressed Miyu-sensei from the corner of my eyes, I handed the box containing the chocolate cake to Aki and walked away.