Seiji saw the dazed and blushing Natsuya and became worried about her.
âWhatâs the matter? Youâre really redâdo you have a fever?â
If her body was weak, then she should be resting in bed.
He walked closer to her and put his hand on her forehead to test her temperature.
âYep, youâre really heating up, you shouldâŠâ
*Whoosh.*
The girl with long, sleek black hair and large breasts suddenly hugged him!
It was gentle, warm, fragrant, and two large lumps of softness were pressing against his chest!!
Seiji fell into a state of shock.
What was with this situation?
Did the president⊠faint!?
He hurriedly took hold of Natsuya.
Wow, this feeling, this softness. This isâŠ
âStop! Now isnât the time to be distracted by idle thoughts!!â
âPresident? Are you feeling alright?â
There was no response.
Seiji felt that the situation wasnât good, so he immediately bent over, placed his hands at the appropriate locations, and exerted his strength⊠for a princess carry!
âHaruta⊠kunâŠâ Natsuya protested feebly.
Natsuyaâs face was flushed red, and her eyes were watery. Her current expression was one of âdiscomfort.â
It seemed that she was still conscious.
âWhereâs your hospital room? Iâll take you back there for a rest⊠no, I should call for a doctor first⊠Er, let me take you back to your room first. After that Iâll call someone for you!â Seiji was lost on what to do.
There was no helping it; the presidentâs current appearance was too much of a distraction for Seiji.
Her typical coolness and strictness had completely disappeared and had been replaced by innocence and weakness!
This contrast combined her beautiful figure as she lay meekly in his arms⊠He felt like he was almost about to have a reaction from his lower half!!
âWhereâs your hospital room, President!?â
The president looked at his face and didnât reply. Instead, she broke out into giggles.
Why the heck was she giggling!?
âDid I do something strange?â Seiji was utterly confused.
Thatâs when he finally realized.
âOh, so she was laughing because of⊠how foolish I am!â
âItâs not necessary to take you back to your room. This place will be fine.â He took several big strides towards the hospital bed.
âEh?â Natsuya was surprised at hearing this.
A somewhat confused Natsuya was placed onto the bed by Seiji.
At this moment, various scenes flashed into her mind, and she panicked as her face reddened even more than before.
But reality differed from her imagination.
After Seiji placed Natsuya on the bed and covered her with a blanket, he pressed a button.
The female nurse arrived rather quickly.
âThis ladyâs not feeling too well. Call for a doctor to see her quickly.â
The nurse nodded and left the room.
Seiji turned around and smiled at Natsuya.
âThis is the right method, isnât it?â He expressed with his smile.
But in Natsuyaâs eyes, she felt something completely different.
Being hugged by him, lying in the hospital bed that still had his faint scent, and seeing his warm and gentle smile⊠the president felt rather embarrassed.
She tugged on her blanket and covered half of her face to hide her embarrassment, but this caused her to smell his scent even stronger than earlier.
âAhh⊠so embarrassing.â
She couldnât help but sneak another peek at Seiji, only to see that he was still gently looking in her direction.
She would never be able to calm down if he kept watching her like this!
The fluttery feeling in her chest wouldnât stop, her face heated up, and her body temperature rose rapidlyâŠ
She was completely unable to deny or ignore it anymore.
âI⊠for Haruta-kunâŠâ
Suddenly someone opened the door and entered with hurried footsteps.
It was a female doctor.
ââŠForget it.â
Natsuya decided to temporarily stop this line of thought as she was interrupted.
âŠ
Seiji left the hospital.
His injuries were light to begin with, and he didnât need to stay in the hospital, nor did he want to stay in the hospital.
After his conversation with the president, he left the hospital.
The sky outside happened to be light currently.
With the sunlight of a fresh dawn greeting him, he walked out the hospital door and saw a black luxury car come to a halt in front of him.
Seiji entered the car, which took him back to Natsuyaâs residence at Genhana High School.
Mai greeted him there.
âIâm delighted to see that youâre well, Junior,â the maid said in a gentle tone.
âThanks for worrying about me, Senpai.â
âI only know that Milady was victorious⊠How are they all doing?â
Seiji took a look at Maiâs tightly clenched hands.
âTheyâre all going to be fine,â he said gently. âThe president, Shuho-san, and Kirin-san are all fine and in no danger.â
Mai heaved an obvious sigh of relief upon hearing this.
An indescribable light flashed through her eyes. âThatâs greatâŠâ
âShuho-san⊠and Kirin-san were both injured, and the president is rather fatigued, but theyâll get better and recover completely. Thatâs why you donât need to worry so much, Senpai,â Seiji reassured the maid while smiling.
âOkayâŠâ Mai also smiled in response. âThank you, Junior⊠Iâm so grateful to you for assisting MiladyâŠâ
She revealed an incredibly soft and moving beautiful smile.
âNo need to be so formal, Senpai.â
Seiji continued to smile as he walked inside after saying that sentence.
The moment he opened the door, someone flew straight towards him.
Shika Kagura embraced him tightly.
âBrother⊠Iâm so gladâŠâ
The girlâs voice was choked up with tears as she greeted him. Her body was also trembling.
Seiji hugged her tightly to himself as well.
âIâm back, Shika-chan.â
âThanks to your protection, I was able to safely return.â
âWelcome backâŠâ
Shika finally began smiling while still crying.
She had always been so worried and concerned about him. Now that he was so close to her, she thought that perhaps a calamity wouldâŠ
But it didnât happen.
He returned safely!
He returned in perfect condition and wasnât harmed by her ability.
Just like he promised.
âWonderful, wonderful, wonderfulâŠâ Shika kept repeating that word in her mind as she felt a heavy burden being taken off her along with endless amounts of relief and delight.
The two of them simply embraced each other without a word for a long while.
Finally, they let go of each other.
âEverything is over,â Seiji said in a soft voice, gently wiping away Shika-chanâs tears. âThe president said that youâre free to go wherever you like.â
Shika fell silent upon hearing this.
While she did have a residence to live in, that wasnât where she wanted to go. Compared to that lonely place, this house⊠the few days she spent here had been much more joyous.
Because of the person before her.
She didnât want to leave this place⊠no, she didnât want to leave him.
Seiji noticed her silence and blinked as he contemplated.
âShika-chan, you have a place to live in, right?â
Shika nodded.
âCan you still live there? Er, what I mean is, does that place have anything to do with Okubo?
âOh, right, about Okubo, what exactly was your contract with him? I heard from the president that for temporary contracts, even if you donât do anything, theyâll automatically expire and donât require the original contractor to cancel the contract. Is yours like that?â Seiji asked to confirm Natsuyaâs information.
Shika nodded again.
âThatâs great, then. As for your residenceâŠâ
Shika gave him an explanation.
She had rented two apartments. One was a single-bedroom apartment near Genhana Middle School, which was used as a temporary residence. The other one, her permanent residence, was a larger apartment at a farther location.
Seiji mulled things over.
âDo you have any attachments to your permanent residence?â
Shika shook her head.
âThen move closer! Move to that temporary apartment⊠no, since it was the place you lived in while working for Okubo, you donât have to live there anymore. Why donât you just come and live with me!â
Shika widened her eyes in surprise at this unexpected offer.
Live together!?
âEr, not live together⊠You can live in the same apartment as me! There are still many empty rooms there, and the landlordâs really nice. Although the apartmentâs not exactly high-class, all the basic amenities are present,â Seiji explained. âThe rentâs quite cheap as well; youâll definitely be able to afford it. The rooms are a little small⊠if you have too many things, you can rent a larger one, as I suspect some of those are empty! If itâs too difficult financially for you to rent a large apartment, then⊠rent one together with me!â
âEh, isnât this still living together in the end?â Seiji only discovered the truth of what he spoke after he already said it out loud.
âTeehee.â
Shika began chuckling.
âBrother SeijiâŠâ She did her best to stop herself, but couldnât help but let her tears drip down again. âI want to move in⊠I donât have many things⊠but⊠I want to rent a big apartment⊠and live together⊠with BrotherâŠâ
Like a family.
She wanted to live in the same place as him like they were real relatives!
âIs this⊠really okay?â
Was it alright for her to be so selfish? Could she really have such good fortune?
âShika-chanâŠâ Seiji was both moved and relieved at hearing her answer. âYep, of course!â
âIâll just do it.â
Even though various problems could crop up later down the road, this wish⊠This pure-hearted wish of hers had to be satisfied at all costs!
Seiji hugged Shika once again.
Shika felt a warmth in both her body and heart while tears still trickled down her cheeks.