Ch 170 – 14 June, Rom-com Cliche is too strong

Satomi's apartment was a high-rise apartment that had excellent security. It was difficult for people to get in and out of this apartment, even though Kouta and Mafuyu could easily carry Satomi. Mafuyu herself immediately understood that Kouta was close to Satomi, seeing Kouta's behaviour, which was very used to entering Satomi's apartment. This included recognizing the address and password of Satomi's apartment room.

Mafuyu also saw Kouta, who effortlessly knew where the glasses and cups were as he filled the glasses with water and gave them to Satomi and Mafuyu herself. From Mafuyu's vision, she could understand how Kouta handled the intoxicated Satomi with care. He gave her a drink to help her intoxication and was always gentle toward her.

In the end, after successfully bringing Satomi to his room, Kouta invited Mafuyu if he wanted to change clothes for Satomi and the like before leaving Satomi's room and leaving Mafuyu to do as she pleased. As a serious and upstanding person, Mafuyu, of course, couldn't just let her senior lie around like this. In the end, though, she probably didn't change out of her underwear and just changed into the pajamas that were in the nearby wardrobe.

Mafuyu at least felt relieved after seeing Satomi fast asleep on the bed. She left Satomi's room and thought about going back to her apartment. However, she wondered what she should do to Kouta, who was sitting in the living room. He had taken out his laptop and seemed to be working on something.

As Mafuyu imagined, Kouta seemed to treat Satomi's apartment like his own home. Especially when she saw Kouta sipping a glass of drink like it was his own. It made Mafuyu think that maybe Kouta was a disrespectful child. Still, it seemed unlikely, considering how mature and gentle Kouta was in handling Satomi.

"You're not going home, Suzuki-san?" Mafuyu asked Kouta, who then glanced at her and showed an expression that he did not understand the question.

"Of course not. I'll stay here overnight."

It was an answer that Mafuyu felt Kouta would answer. However, she still felt surprised at how honestly and relaxed Kouta answered like this. As a teacher and one who always acted professionally, Mafuyu felt it was not a good idea to leave a drunk teacher with a student of the opposite gender. Look how bad the lines sound when she never reveals her gender.

"Eh, but I don't think it's a good idea, right?"

"It's just that it's already night, and it's too late to go home."

"I can take you home in a taxi."

"But— what's the difference between going home and being in this apartment? Because in the end, there's no one at home, and it's safer to stay here for the night, right?"

"Ah—" Mafuyu realized why Kouta was trying to stay in the apartment. "However, it is not morally right for male students to stay in the same room as female teachers or vice versa."

"Hm— I understand. Ah—" Kouta clasped his hands as if he had devised a good idea. "Then how about Kirisu-sensei staying here too? Then it won't be a problem, right?" Kouta told his idea to Mafuyu.

"Eh—" Mafuyu was quite surprised to hear Kouta's idea. Because even though Kouta's idea sounded reasonable, there was still something slightly wrong about it. It was just that it was hard for Mafuyu to reject Kouta's idea immediately when he looked at Mafuyu with pleading eyes and a pitiable expression.

"Well, you know— it's feeling wrong without asking Satomi—"

“Pleaase, Kirisu-sensei. I understand, but if I go home now, it will be dark and lonely. I feel better spending the night here."

Although Mafuyu is always shown as a cold and strict teacher, basically, she is a teacher who always thinks about her students and is also kind to them. It's just that sometimes her facial expressions always look serious and scary, giving a different impression from her true nature.

Therefore, Mafuyu was facing one of his students, who was notorious among teachers for living alone because his parents had died and showed a pitiable face. Plus, Kouta's face was already rather cute compared to other boys. It was like her consciousness could not resist because she felt sorry for this poor student.

"Okay— Fine."

"Really— yes. I'm grateful."

Kouta bowed his head in gratitude to Mafuyu for accepting his request. He also showed a happy expression and a face full of smiles. Seeing that made Mafuyu feel like she did the right thing.

"Then Kirisu-sensei, you may take a bath first, as I have arranged hot water in the bathtub."

"Eh—"

Mafuyu was once surprised when she realized Kouta's attitude was so relaxed with what was happening.

"Aren't you going to shower, Kirisu-sensei?"

"Ah, well." Honestly, Mafuyu actually wanted to take a shower. Her body felt a little uncomfortable after carrying Satomi and also after the various activities she had done that day. That's why she wanted to go home as soon as possible. However, it wasn't easy to take a bath in someone's house, and there were male students there.

"Hm— Even though I prepared everything," Kouta spoke with a dejected voice and face.

Once again, it makes Mafuyu's heart ache a little to see Kouta like this. So she ended up in the bathroom and washed her body as well as used shampoo on her hair.

"Haaa— I never thought I would experience something like this." Mafuyu sighed while whispering like that. She did not know why this had happened. Still, she did not remember Satomi, who was also her senior, getting drunk so easily. However, she had heard that the glass the waitress had mistakenly given her had a high alcohol content. Still, it seemed unlikely that Satomi would get drunk like this.

"It feels like something is making this possible-" Mafuyu whispered the words she was thinking. But she quickly shook her head as she felt that what she was thinking was foolish, absurd and impossible.

Mafuyu, who had finished cleaning his body, tried to get into the tub before she suddenly heard the sound of a small insect that she recognized. This increased her eyesight tremendously, and she quickly found the insect she feared and hated. It was a scary cockroach, and it was also walking in this bathroom without any fear and in the open.

"Hmmm— Kyaaaaaa!!!" Then, without holding back or thinking about her image as a teacher, Mafuyu cried out loudly, and it may sound like a childish shriek. Not stopping there as if to challenge Mafuyu, the cockroach, instead of running away, walked closer to her.

Mafuyu couldn't help herself and also because she didn't know where the towels and the like were. She was in a place she didn't recognize at all. She ran away from the bathroom and searched for the first person she could find.

"Please— Please take care of that cockroach!!!" She said while hugging Kouta with her naked body.

It was such a typical romcom event and cliche.