Oh yeah, I fell asleep because of that scent. I wondered what happen while I was down.
/Hmm? My head is on something soft. What is this? A pillow?/
I gently touched the thing where I felt my head was lying while my eyes were still closed. As I felt it, I heard a reaction from someone. A girly voice.
"Ah~," moaned the girl.
/I-It's so soft and smooth... What is this? I want to keep touching this forever./
"P-Please stop it!" said the girl.
The girl pulled my hair all of a sudden due to the uncomfortable act that I unintentionally did.
"S-S-Sorry!" I said. "I-I thought I was on a pillow or something! It was so soft!"
"Curse you, the moment I woke up you were squishing my thighs with malicious intent," said the girl.
/So I was using her thighs as a pillow?! Thigh-licious! I mean, I need to apologize!/
"You even left an amount of saliva in my thighs," said the girl. "How disgusting."
"I terribly apologize! It was beyond my control!" I said.
"I wonder when will be the time that all men are going to be eradicated or abducted by aliens," added the girl.
S-She's quite a misandrist, isn't she?
"By the way, what were you doing in the science lab alone?" I asked. "It is prohibited to go there without an instructor, you know."
"Experiment," said the girl. "I assumed that the tutor will go there in a while after I went in since I left a note here in the library."
/Wow, her voice is soft. It's kinda cute, to be honest. It has that little touch of moe or something. It's kawaii!/
"What are you doing? You're getting creepier every second," said the girl.
"Sorry, I just thought your voice is so soothingly cute," I said.
/How is that? I bet I got your heart racing even for a second!/
"Screw you, mongrel," said the girl.
"M-Mongrel? That hurts a little...," I uttered. "Since you mentioned the word tutor and you left a note here, then I assume you are one of the Genius Four, am I wrong?"
"Correct, how come you realized?" asked the girl.
/Revelation time!/
"It's because I am the tutor that you were waiting for," I said.
I was hoping that she'll stop badmouthing me if I revealed that I am their tutor but...
"Fuck you," said the girl in English.
/Huh? She said "fact", right? It's "fact", right? There's no way a cute girl will say a bad word like that. Hahaha!/
"Yes, it's a 'fact' that I am your tutor. Teehee~," I said.
"Fuck you again," said the girl.
/What's up with this girl?! You're expressing your expertise in English the wrong way! I want to talk to her parents right away!/
"W-What's wrong with you? Are you planning to badmouth everyone you talk to?" I asked.
"No, I only talk like this to perverts like you," said the girl. "Why are the male tutors in this school are monsters? I-It scares me..."
/I wonder what she is talking about but damn, I am off to a slow start again! Are all the Genius Four a pain in the butthole?!/
"I am the legit tutor of the current Genius Four! You can ask the headmaster!" I said.
"Uh yeah, I'll ask him to fire a perverted tutor like you," said the girl.
My head was still aching at this time so I unleashed a short outburst of thoughts.
"As I said, I apologize! I didn't mean it! How many times I am going to tell you to believe me?! Want do you want me to do?! Kneel? Lick your shoes for your forgiveness?! What, come on!" I yelled. "Moreover, you're measurement on creating chloroform was so off that my head is still in pain right now! At least watch Dr. Stone if you wanted to act like you know much about science! Learn to wait next time that you'll go to the lab, you dumbass pseudo quiet lass!"
I breathed heavily after I ranted. The next thing I saw was the girl was sobbing and shaking.
"I-I'm sorry, I went overboard...," I said.
It's not that I have anger management issues. My head was really aching this time, I couldn't help but be stressed about it.
"Y-You don't need to yell at me like that!" yelled the girl.
/C-Crap, she's starting to cry!/
"I'm leaving..," said the girl. "I hope you get your testicles crushed by a motorbike later!"
/D-Did she just cursed me again?!/
She was crying and tried to ran out of the room but hit her face on the glass sliding door. She could have thought that it was open since it was so clear and it was nighttime already.
"A-Aw...," reacted the girl.
"A-Are you okay?" I asked.
/S-Shoot, if she notices me cringing, I'm gonna be whacked! Haha... Haha.../
"Y-You saw nothing...!" yelled the girl.
She slid the door and completely ran away from the library, still crying. She dropped something from her pocket, though.
"What is this? Her ID?" I uttered. "Kurosaki Luna..., so she's a first-year as well."
/I got to know her name and that's a good thing but the problem is.../
"How am I going to return this to her?!" I uttered.
Ugh, I thought that day would be trouble-free but it was way worse! The next day, I found myself and my class in the gymnasium since it is our schedule for physical education. The other block was in there as well since they had the same schedule like ours.
"Osaka, can you fetch me the net and the ball in the storage?" requested the teacher.
"No problem, Ma'am!" I said.
/Ah~ I feel reliable enough!/
Of course, I proceeded to the storage room. As I was opening the door, I heard a moan from inside. It sounded like a girl.
"Kyah~ T-There! Do it harder~" moaned a girl from inside.
/W-What?! I-Is there something going on inside?! Should I open this now?! Wait, our instructor will scold me if I'm late! I'll try to approach this sex duo calmly./
And then, I finally opened the door. It turns out that the girl was...
"Hey, hey, hey, the storage room isn't the place for your egg cells to be fertilized...?" I said.
"H-Har- I mean, Osaka-kun?!" said Aya. "What are you doing here?"
Aya was there and another girl was behind her. They were both wearing a P.E. Uniform.
"I'm going to fetch some sports materials," I said. "Why are you moaning here, anyway?"
/Wait! Is she into lesbian plays now?!/
"Whatever you're thinking is a big dirty assumption!" said Aya. "This girl is helping me stretch by pushing me at the back."
"Why do it in the storage room? Sounds fishy to me...," I said.
"I-I'm embarrassed to do it in front of many people...," said Aya.
"Who is he?" asked the girl behind her.
"Osaka Haruki, a fellow first-year," said Aya. "He is our tutor, unfortunately."
/U-Unfortunately? That said, this girl must be also one of the geniuses judging from Aya's tone./
The girl smiled at me and got close to me. She started to assess me by looking so close to certain parts of my body! T-To be honest, she's so hot. She's an almost perfect girl body-wise, if I am to describe her.
/W-What a smooth, silky hair! I can smell her shampoo! She smells so good! Her boobs and butt are equally distributed, she's really close to being a perfection!/
"Hmm, he might be the one," said the girl.
"W-What do you mean?" I asked.
/S-She's too close! Her breasts are sandwiching my right arm! I wonder if she can feel my heart racing!/
"Sorry, I am Yuzuriha Ruiko, first-year," said Ruiko. "You can just call me Rui, for ease."
"I-I'm Osaka Haruki, nice to meet you," I replied.
"You're reaction... is cute, Haruki-kun~," whispered Rui right into my ears.
/T-This is insane! My body is feeling hot already! Did she cast a spell on me?!/
"Ahem! Rui, let's go back!" said Aya.
"Aya, are you and this guy were an ex-couple?" asked Rui. "You two seemed to be so familiar with each other once he entered here."
/Oops, I didn't see this question coming from her./
"Well, ye-," I talked but Aya threw a ball into my face.
"N-No, no!" said Aya. "I-It's just we had an initial communication as tutor and student, that's all!"
/C-Communication, my ass! You only gave a lot of rules as if you are the principal of the school the first time we met!/
"Hmm, your reaction interests me quite a bit," said Rui. "You're blushing a bit plus you were struggling to speak. Hmm~"
/She's a good observant!/
"A-Anyway, I said let's go back to the class. They might be starting to group themselves already," said Aya.
"Yes, yes~," answered Rui. "See you later, Haruki-kun~"
"Y-Yeah...~," I replied.
/I better get the materials and come back as well./
I got back in time and the volleyball game between my section, 1-B versus the other section 1-A which included Aya and Rui commenced. I thought it was just an exhibition match but.... Rui played like a professional. She just obliterated our players.
/Hmm, so Aya could play sports well now. I thought she's still the study-type of person. Damn, I'm the one who's conscious right now! I feel that I haven't changed a lot as I expected!/
"Yuzuriha-san sure is gorgeous, ain't it?" asked a male classmate. "That fit body and bouncing bosom, she sure is a complete package!"
"Where the hell are you looking at, Kiyoshi?" I asked.
Uh, I forgot to introduce him all along since this is his first "screentime". This is Kiyoshi, my classmate and a self-proclaimed friend of mine.
"But Natsuki-san sure is on the same level as well!" said Kiyoshi. "Man, it's going to be a dream if one of those girls became my girlfriend. Ah, please don't wake me up!"
/W-Well, Aya's boobs sure grew since the last time I saw her. Damn, why are my eyes following their bouncing puddings?! I'll just act like what that science girl thought me to be!/
By the time that it was the third set and we were down 0-2 in total scored sets, I was placed in to play versus Aya and Rui still in the other section's lineup.
/W-What a worst possible time! I'm the complete opposite of Yuzuriha-san in terms of athletic experience! If I ever served the ball from her spike, I could feel my arms being detached!/
"Clench your muscles, Osaka Haruki-san," said Aya. "I'll give you a hell of a spike that will knock your motivation on being a tutor out of your soul!"
/She still doesn't respect me as a tutor, eh? I'll give her what she wants!/
"Talk back to me when you can translate a sentence properly, you half-witted homo sapiens!" I yelled.
/I got a comeback and she looks so pissed but...!/
Our team and their team went back and forth for the next 45 seconds. Everything looked right except a spike from Aya got me in the face which made my nose bleed a bit but....
"Hey, are you alright?!" asked Kiyoshi. "Your nose is bleeding, dude!"
"Y-Yeah, I'm fine," I said. "Hey Natsuki, you really did it this tim-"
I was about to fire back at her with words but she's down as well, holding on to her left ankle. Her teammates and mine went to check on her.
"Natsuki-san, are you okay?!" said the instructor.
"Aya, hold on!" said Rui. "Help is coming!"
"I-I'm good, I can still... Aw...," reacted Aya.
Without thinking, I rushed to her spot and carried her like a princess.
"W-W-What are you doing...? Let me go...!," said Aya.
"Sensei, I'll bring her to the clinic. Please proceed without us," I said.
"O-Okay, thank you, Osaka-kun," said the instructor.
Aya still resisted a bit, knocking my chest with her hands clenched while I was carrying her up until we got to the school clinic.
"The nurse isn't around?!" I uttered. "Gee, what a typical scene for a harem anime. Anyway, I'll lay you right here for now. I'll get the bandages, crutches and ice pack."
"I can do that on my own! You can leave," said Aya.
"Who says that when they are already pale?" I asked. "At least let me do something for you."
/Bandages.... Bandages.... Got it.../
"Alright, elevate your ankle with this," I said. "I'll apply the ice pack now."
"O-Okay," said Aya.
"How does it feel?" I asked. "Good thing it's just a sprain."
"M-My ankle is getting numb but it feels better," said Aya.
"Idiot, that's the purpose of ice for this situation," I replied.
"Your nose is bleeding again...," said Aya. "Here, I'll wipe it with my handkerchief."
"Y-You don't have to, it's just a minor injury," I said.
"Let me. Besides, it's my fault that it bled," said Aya. "I apologize."
/Huh? Is she being kind to me?/
"This reminds me, I often sprained my ankle whenever I tried to play a sport when I was in middle school," said Aya.
"I was the one applying bandages to your injured foot back then, you know," I said.
"I couldn't help it! All of our other classmates were good at sports and the two of us were the only ones who weren't at least do athletics," said Aya. "I wanted to at least master one."
/I guess some things remained unchanged. She often injures her foot because its width isn't that wide./
"You even sprained your right ankle when we were practicing jump shots at the gym after class," I said.
"Dummy! Don't remind me of that scene! It only reminds me how weak my feet were!" replied Aya.
"And I even nailed a three-pointer before you did!" I bragged.
"Huh? I was the one who made a three-point basket before you!" replied Aya.
"No, it's me!" I said.
"I can remember clearly, it was me!" replied Aya. "Grrr!!"
"Ph-Phew... Hahaha!" laughed both of us.
This was the first moment I had a casual conversation with Aya since when we were in our relationship.
"Wait, why am I talking to you that we were close?!" I asked.
/We were close before, Ma'am!/
"I'll put the bandage so don't move so much," I said.
/I'll press this foot of yours if you say something against me again! Just kidding./
"I-I'm so-sor...," uttered Aya.
"Huh? I can't hear anything below 20 decibels," I said.
"I-I'm sorry," said Aya.
"You already apologized earlier," I said. "I heard it and it's fine."
"N-No, I'm not talking about your nose," said Aya.
"Eh?" I reacted.
/What is this girl referring to?/
"Nevermind! You're done, right?" asked Aya.
"Yes, safe and tight," I said. "By the way, I'll cancel the tutorial session for today."
"Really?!" asked Aya.
/S-She looks so excited!/
"But! Answer this test that I made exclusively for you!" I replied. "Consider this your assignment! Can I expect that you'll return this to me tomorrow?"
Her excitement quickly transitioned into disappointment.
"If I feel answering it," said Aya. "I'll go home for now since I can't focus on class with this injury."
"Shall I help you?" I asked.
"No, I can walk myself," said Aya. "I have these crutches with me and I'll go to the headmaster's office before going home."
/If she says so, then I guess I'd let her./
As Aya was about to leave the room, I suddenly had the urge to ask her an important question.
"Natsuki!" I called. "You know who Kurosaki Luna is, right?"
"Uh, sort of," said Aya. "Did she badmouth you already? Well, someone who slept on someone's thighs deserved it badly."
"You saw that?!" I asked. "You could have woke me up!"
"I was in a rush to go home that time due to a bit of emergency but don't worry," said Aya. "I took a picture of the scene."
/I-It makes me worry a lot!/
"We had a rough first meeting and I wanted to clear some misunderstanding between us so," I said. "I am wondering how am I going to at least appease her anger towards me..."
/Though, I am not expecting a great answer since that girl's attitude can be a pain for everyone./
"You just need to find out a key to her heart," said Aya.
"A key?" I asked.
"You can find it out yourself," said Aya. "It's actually easier than you thought. So, farewell for now~"
"H-Hey, wait...! Sigh...." I uttered. "A key, huh?"
The day went by and I got to leave the school at dusk. Before going home, I stopped by the manga shop that I've always check often.
"Finally, a new release of a Dr. Stone volume!" I uttered. "I should check for other latest releases."
/That takes me back, I should have handed out her ID to Aya when we were together earlier. Argh!! I got caught up in the moment, damn it!/
"A key...," I uttered. "I can't think of any possible hint...!"
/Still, that girl.... She had the guts to call me 'fuck'. Grr! This infuriates me, that Kurosaki Luna!/
While I was feeling irritated while walking around the shop, I stumbled upon Luna, who was humming while holding a manga book.
"K-K-Kurosaki Luna!" I yelled.
"E-Eh?" reacted Luna. "Eek!"
/So this must be the key that Aya was referring to. The key that should reconcile us... Manga!! Yahoo!!/