Chapter 373: Couple Coffee Cups
"Got it, leave it to me."
Upon hearing Hachiman's words, Mafuyu's face lit up with joy.
"Really? Thank you so much, Hikigaya-kun."
"No problem, I'm not busy anyway, and it's not like you're good at tidying up either," Hachiman shrugged with a smile.
Although his words were meant to be kind, they sounded like teasing to Mafuyu.
She pouted slightly, "Yeah, not being good at housework is indeed a shortcoming."
Seeing her acting a bit childish, Hachiman shook his head with a hint of amusement.
"Alright, let's start cleaning up the room."
Getting down to business, Mafuyu nodded.
"Yeah, I'll help too."
...
Cleaning up the room was familiar territory for Hachiman.
Old books were neatly packed, trash was sorted out, and dishes in the kitchen sink were washed clean.
After tidying up, Hachiman stepped back into the room to find Mafuyu dusting the bookshelf.
She was cleaning the top of the bookshelf, standing on her tiptoes since it was too high.
Her cherry-colored hair cascaded down her shoulders, slightly disheveled. Her slender waist narrowed down to a petite figure, accentuated by her pert buttocks. Even when standing upright, her figure remained shapely.
Below, her legs, clad in black stockings, looked especially straight and slender as she stood on tiptoes.
However, while dusting, some particles flew into her eyes, causing her to instinctively rub them.
Balancing precariously on her tiptoes, Mafuyu lost her balance with a yelp, nearly falling.
"Huh..."
Hachiman, of course, couldn't just stand by and watch her fall. He quickly rushed forward to catch her.
However, as Hachiman stretched out his hand, he felt two firm, elastic objects on the palm of his hand.
Hachiman couldn't help but squeeze, causing Mafuyu to involuntarily let out a soft moan.
"No... don't... please don't squeeze..."
Looking up, he saw that she was still clinging to him... no, she was actually sitting on his hand.
The object sitting on his palm was none other than Mafuyu's butt.
Ah...
This situation left Hachiman at a loss.
Not only him, but even Mafuyu seemed a bit puzzled.
["Huh, I didn't fall down."]
["Could it be that Hikigaya-kun is holding me?"]
["That's great, Hikigaya-kun saved me again."]
["But what am I sitting on?"]
As she recalled that there were only the two of them in the room, and that her butt had been grabbed just a moment ago, Mafuyu started to suspect something, her cheeks turning a bright red.
["Could it be that I'm sitting on Hikigaya-kun's hand?"]
["I was touched by my student's hand!"]
["This is humiliating!"]
At that moment, Hachiman's voice rang in her ear.
"Um, Sensei, can you get up for a moment?"
The thing is, Mafuyu was still sitting on his hand. If he let go, she would fall directly to the ground, and he wouldn't have been able to avoid it.
Hearing this, Mafuyu also recalled her current state and quickly got up.
Standing straight, Mafuyu couldn't help but feel a bit embarrassed.
"Hikigaya-kun... I..."
Hachiman, on the other hand, played it cool, pretending as if nothing had happened.
"That was just an accident earlier. Let's continue cleaning, Sensei."
"Oh, right."
Hearing Hachiman's words, Mafuyu also reacted, nodding frantically.
With Hachiman's help, the messy room was once again cleaned and tidied up.
Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Mafuyu let out a deep sigh.
"Phew, it's finally cleaned up. You really are a handful, Hikigaya-kun."
"It's no big deal. Luckily, it wasn't too much trouble to clean up." Hachiman smiled and shook his head, looking around the room. He noticed that there was nothing else that needed his help.
"Since everything is already tidied up, I'll leave now."
"Eh? You're leaving already?"
Seeing Hachiman about to leave, Mafuyu quickly interjected.
"Today, you've really helped me a lot, Hikigaya-kun. How about having a cup of tea before you go?"
Upon hearing this, Hachiman pondered for a moment before nodding. "Sure, why not."
Since he didn't have anything else to do, having a cup of tea sounded pleasant.
Seeing his agreement, Mafuyu's face lit up with a smile.
"Great, just wait a moment for me. I'll go make some tea for you."
With that, Mafuyu got up and headed into the kitchen.
Before long, her voice came from the kitchen.
"Oh, Hikigaya-kun, can I only make coffee?"
"Either is fine," Hachiman responded.
"Got it. Please wait a moment."
...
Soon enough, Mafuyu returned with two cups of coffee.
Not only that, but she had changed into the high school athletic uniform that Hachiman had seen before.
Mafuyu handed one of the cups to Hachiman. "Here you go, Hikigaya-kun."
"Thank you, Mafuyu-sensei," Hachiman said, accepting the coffee cup.
After taking a sip of the coffee and admiring Mafuyu's well-maintained figure in the athletic uniform, Hachiman couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
Indeed, as a former figure skater, Mafuyu maintained an excellent physique.
In terms of body proportion, Mafuyu was definitely among the top girls Hachiman knew.
Sitting across from Hachiman, Mafuyu seemed oblivious to his gaze as she took a sip of her coffee and thanked him again.
"Thank you so much, Hikigaya-kun. If you hadn't helped me today, I wouldn't have been able to tidy up the room by myself."
"My younger sister is coming tomorrow, and if she finds out I couldn't even clean my own room, I'd lose all my credibility as an older sister."
His sister?
Her name was Miharu, right?
Hachiman also vaguely remembered Mafuyu mentioning her sister's name before.
"No problem, it was just a small favor. Besides, as a teacher, you work so hard at school, so helping out a bit is only natural," Hachiman said with a smile and shook his head.
Hearing his words, Mafuyu's face lit up with a smile too.
With that, they continued chatting as they finished their coffee, and soon the cups were empty, and Hachiman took his leave.
After seeing him off at the door, Mafuyu returned to the room and started cleaning up the empty cups.
"These are..."
Seeing the two empty coffee cups in her hand, Mafuyu's face suddenly flushed with a faint blush.
Because the two cups had designs of a Q-version of a boy and a girl puckering up for a kiss.
These were unmistakably a pair of couple coffee cups.
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