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43. Shopping with Aihara Riori

“Hmm? Oh, isn’t that Senpai? What a surprise to see you here.”

Today, I left the office promptly as usual and stopped by the shopping mall to buy cosmetics. There, I unexpectedly ran into Matsunaga-senpai, who had quit the company just the other day.

Yesterday, he helped me out when I got caught up in an uncomfortable situation with some guys hitting on me.

Well, “helped” might be an overstatement. It was more like he grabbed my hand and we ran away together after some higher-up dropped something, but still, I felt relieved from the bottom of my heart when he took my hand. He’s been patiently looking after me, even though I’m quite a handful as a working adult.

At first, I thought he was into me because I’m cute and all, or maybe he was just after my body? But it turns out, it’s not like that at all. If anything, despite still being in his early thirties, he seems so mature. I was curious about that, but yesterday’s incident made me feel kind of… fluttery.

But now that he’s quit the company, we don’t have any contact anymore. I regretted not being more forward during yesterday’s drinking session. I should have made more moves—no regrets, no retreat!

“Hey, Sen—”

Just as I was about to wave and approach him, I noticed a girl running towards him before I could.

Huh? Who’s that girl? Oh no, she’s so cute! Her hair is so beautiful, and she’s so tall! Slim waist, but big chest!

Feeling overwhelmed by her divine beauty, I instinctively hid behind a pillar and decided to observe her from there.

She’s smiling at Senpai, radiating all the beauty in the world. Just looking at her makes my eyes want to close.

She’s wearing a blazer, seems like a high school student. Wait, isn’t that the same uniform as the one from the school I attended? Is she a junior? Seriously?

Everyone around is also mesmerized by her. It’s too much. What good deeds did she do in her past life to roll those genes?

And there’s Senpai, having a normal conversation with this super SSR-grade beauty high school girl. It’s so normal that it’s almost funny.

…So what’s the deal between them? I can’t wrap my head around the situation where a normal Senpai and an extraordinary beauty high school girl are involved.

There’s no way she’s his daughter, and they’re too far apart in age to be siblings. Plus, Senpai, who’s just average-looking, and her with her exceptional genes. Could they be relatives or something? He mentioned helping out with a family business after leaving the company.

…Ugh, it’s bothering me so much!

If I asked Senpai directly, I’d know right away, but I hesitate to interrupt them. They’re talking so seriously, even though she’s holding a cushion.

Alright, here’s the plan. I’ll just follow them!

Despite appearances, back in my high school days, I once followed my friend’s boyfriend and caught him cheating.

I took a bunch of pictures as evidence, but in the end, they got back together, so what was the point of my effort? But I digress. Anyway, I’m good at tailing people. Really good.

I offered to carry the high school girl’s bags for her and followed Senpai and her as they left the shopping mall. I decided to secretly follow them, making sure not to get caught.

They’re walking through town, chatting away. Everyone, not just men but women too, is turning to look at that high school girl’s beauty, but Senpai doesn’t seem to mind.

…Well, Senpai is pretty dense. I mean, it wouldn’t hurt for a cute girl like me to get a little familiar with him, but there was never anything like that.

Lost in thought, I didn’t notice they were heading towards a deserted area, suddenly turning into an alley.

…Huh!? Isn’t this the same alley where I was dragged into yesterday? And what’s beyond that—!?

Wait, could they be—!? She’s a high school girl, Senpai, that’s not good! Senpai, you can’t do that!

Senpai can’t get arrested. I dashed towards them, determined to stop whatever was happening, but when I got there, they were nowhere to be seen. I even checked the love hotel nearby, but they weren’t there either.

Huh? Senpai and the high school girl disappeared? What’s going on? Could it be that what I saw earlier was just a hallucination because I like Senpai too much? No, no way. I don’t like him that much… probably.

Did I misinterpret them going down a different side street? Ugh, I don’t know.

I stood still in the alley for a while, and then decided to head back.

…Well, it’s fine. We just happened to run into each other here, so I feel like I’ll see them again.

After getting out of the alley, I checked the time on my smartphone. Ugh, I wasted quite a bit of time because I spotted Senpai.

Anyway, I need to quickly go back to the shopping mall, buy some cosmetics, then visit Grandma Ji-chan, and in the evening, I have to show up at Castleuchi’s party…

I think I can skip the party since I’m not directly related, but Mom will nag me if I don’t go. Seriously, I’m way too busy.

Ugh, seriously tired. Since Senpai quit the company, maybe I should quit too. Then I could help out at Senpai’s relative’s business or something.

While pondering such thoughts, I walked sluggishly back to the shopping mall.