I’ve Been Working My Hardest as Manager of the Girls’ Track and Field Team, but Ever Since I Retired, the Team Members Have Been Coming at Me Like Crazy!?
“Hahaha, that’s exactly it. I totally get it.”
“Seriously, me and Senba-san really hit it off, don’t you?”
I could hear Mom and the others chatting happily from the living room.
“They’re really getting into it.”
“I wonder why adults love alcohol so much.”
“Even though you say that, I bet you’ll be drinking too once you grow up, Mitsuru.”
“We’ll see about that. But I definitely don’t want to end up a drunk.”
Both my parents must be under a lot of stress from work, because they have a drink every night at home.
My mom, in particular, watches a movie before bed until she’s completely wasted, then stumbles back to her room. Every time I see her in that pathetic state, I think to myself, I definitely don’t want to end up like that.
“I can’t wait to grow up so I can have a drink with Mitsuru.”
She took a tiny sip of plain barley tea as if it were alcohol, then licked her lips and looked at me.
“Are Yukimura’s parents heavy drinkers?”
“Hmm, I think they’re light drinkers. They’re always a mess after just one glass.”
“So, will you be okay tonight?”
“I don’t think she get completely wasted at someone else’s house. Oh, but sometimes she drinks at a friend’s place and end up staying over.”
“Whoa, whoa. My mom drinks quite a bit, so you better stop her or it’ll be trouble.”
“It’ll be fine. If it comes to that, I’ll just stay here tonight.”
“Well, I guess that makes sense… Wait, what?”
“Hehe. I mean, there’s no way I can take my drunk mom home by myself.”
“Just have your dad come pick her up.”
“He’s away on a business trip today.”
“……”
I’ve been had.
So that was her plan all along?
I never thought she’d go so far as to use her parents…
“Mitsu, Moe and Masa aren’t here today, so it’s just the two of us.”
“But our parents are over there, aren’t they?”
“That doesn’t bother me at all. Hey, you can do whatever you want with me, okay?”
“I’m telling you, it bothers me.”
“It’s fine. My parents are pretty open-minded about that sort of thing.”
“But my parents… wait, my parents are like that too, aren’t they?”
“Then there’s no problem. Mitsuru, you can do whatever you want with me, okay?”
Gently, Yukimura began to take off the hoodie she was wearing.
“W-why are you taking it off?”
“I’m hot. No, my body’s getting hot.”
“W-wait.”
“Why? Is there a problem with me taking off my jacket?”
Underneath her jacket was a see-through top that revealed her shoulders.
Seeing her looking so alluring—so different from her usual tracksuit—I could feel my own body heating up.
This is bad. If this keeps up, I’ll be swept away.
No, devoured.
But the sweet scent wafting from Yukimura was clouding my judgment.
If I push her down right now…
If she gets pushed down right now…
I might open a whole new door…
“Ding-dong.”
Just then.
The doorbell rang.
“Oh… s-someone’s here.”
“Mitsu’s mom will answer it, won’t she? Hurry up.”
“Ding-dong.”
Again.
The doorbell rang repeatedly, as if urging me on.
But the laughter leaking from the next room showed no sign of stopping.
It seemed they hadn’t noticed.
“H-hey, the two don’t seem to have noticed, so I’ll go answer it.”
“Ah, wait a sec.”
I headed for the front door, brushing Yukimura aside.
Putting some distance between myself and Yukimura, I finally calmed down and took a breath.
“…That was close.”
That Yukimura—what a seductive presence she has.
I’d always thought she wasn’t the type to rely on sex appeal, given her slender build and flat chest and butt.
I really can’t let my guard down with her.
Now then, who on earth is this sudden visitor, my savior?
It’s probably just something Dad ordered from Amazon, like golf balls or something.
I should at least say a quick “thank you” to the delivery person.
“Sorry to keep you wa…iting?”
“Good evening, Sen-chan.”
When I opened the front door, there stood Hayase, dressed in civilian clothes.
“H-Hayase? W-Why are you here?”
“I just had a hunch, you know?”
“A hunch?”
“Sen-chan, you haven’t brought a girl back here, have you?”
She always looked sullen, but now her frown was even deeper, and her glowering eyes held an aura that bordered on murderous intent.
“A, a girl? No, that’s not—”
“What about these shoes by the door?”
“T-that’s because Mom has a guest over.”
“Really?”
“I, I wouldn’t lie about something like that.”
That’s right, I wasn’t lying.
It was true that Mom had a guest over.
But I couldn’t tell Hayase that she’d come all the way.
If I did, it would turn into a total mess…
“Hey, Mitsuru, what are you doing…? Wait, Masa?”
“Huh, Mai-chan?”
“Ah.”
Yukimura and Hayase, who had just come out of the living room, ran into each other.
“…Masa, do you need something from Mitsuru?”
“What about you, Mai-chan? What are you doing here?”
“I’m here visiting with my mom. My parents are good friends with Mitsuru’s parents.”
“Hmm. Well, my grandma’s house is right next door, and since I was over here today, I bought Sen-chan a souvenir.”
“Oh, really? So, are you coming up?”
“Of course. It’s okay, right, Sen-chan?”
“Uh, well, no, um…”
“It’s okay, right?”
“…Yeah.”
There was no way I could refuse.
Hayase took off her shoes and quickly went inside, leaving me behind as the two of them headed into the living room ahead of me.