Kissing My Student, It's Over if We're Caught-Chapter 4Volume 2 .2 - Kirihara Touka - Current Goal: To Grow Up Quickly

Kirihara clung tightly to my arm.

Even while paying the bill, she wouldn’t let go, making it difficult to get my wallet out.

After leaving the restaurant, Kirihara continued to cling to my arm, staying close.

“Kirihara, we need to separate a bit, or it’s dangerous.”

“No way. I’m going to be super clingy while I still can.”

“Okay, okay…”

“One ‘okay’ is enough, right?”

“Heeey.”

We had come by bus, but decided to walk back to digest the food and enjoy the leisurely stroll.

Both Kirihara and I were in the mood for it.

“Next year seems like it’s going to be a lonely one.”

“…Yeah.”

Kirihara tightened her grip on my arm.

“I wonder if I can really endure it…”

“It’s just perseverance until graduation.”

“Can we keep the phone connected from the moment I get home until morning?”

“…Even when sleeping?”

“Of course. I’ll be lonely otherwise.”

“Is that so…”

While conversing, we continued walking and eventually reached near Kirihara’s home.

Just in front of the apartment building, my phone rang.

“Is it from school?”

“…No, it’s from Yuzu.”

Recently, messages from her had been scarce, and a call was unusual. …Was something wrong?

“Is it okay if I answer?”

Kirihara nodded, and I tapped the screen.

“…Gin?”

“Yuzu, what’s up?”

“…”

“…? Yuzu?”

Something seemed off.

“Gin, where are you right now?”

“I’m outside… Why?”

“Are you with someone?”

“Yeah.”

“Is that… your girlfriend?”

“Yes, but…”

I couldn’t grasp the intent behind her repeated confirmations. Why did she need to keep checking?

“…So it is her.”

The call cut off once. …I was utterly confused.

As I stood there puzzled, the phone rang again.

“Hello? Yuzu, what’s going on since earlier?”

“What’s going on is my line.”

That voice came not from the smartphone speaker but from nearby.

Turning towards where the voice came from, I saw Yuzu standing there with a tense expression.

“Why do you need to meet your girlfriend in that getup?”

She must be talking about the disguise. Blonde wig, sukajan… clothing I’d never choose normally. Pretending to be a different person and playing dumb was likely impossible. My name had been mentioned, and perhaps she had even seen me answering the phone.

“Yuzu, this is—”

“It’s fine, you don’t need to explain. I understand everything.”

Yuzu glared at Kirihara beside me before looking back at me.

“That girl next to you is Gin’s student, the student council president from the other day… right?”

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…I asked Kirihara for a favor, claiming “there are people around,” to let Yuzu into the house.

We moved to the living room where we usually hung out, and although I urged Yuzu to sit, she refused with a “It’s fine.”

Yuzu was showing an expression I had never seen before—fierce and tense.

Kirihara’s expression was rigid too. The atmosphere was strained.

As they both waited for the other to speak, Yuzu finally broke the silence with a heavy voice.

“I didn’t want to admit it, but recently, I’ve been following Gin.” (tln : stalker :O)

She had been tailing me from the time I finished work until I arrived at Kirihara’s home.

The first day, she lost sight of me at the station’s restroom. The disguise worked.

But, a few days later… last night, to be precise.

Because I carried the same bag even after changing my appearance, she finally became suspicious.

“I recognized the shoes too. I finally figured out that Gin was staying here.”

She didn’t pursue into the apartment but used her smartphone’s zoom feature to check the room number I entered.

…Why disguise just to go home?

Growing suspicious, Yuzu went out at dawn the next day, staking out the apartment from the morning.

Although I disguised myself “just in case” when going to work, Kirihara didn’t.

Seeing Kirihara leave the room in her uniform, Yuzu realized everything.

“Gin, why did you go to such lengths…?”

“Don’t you get it? I was worried about Gin!”

Though I asked, I had a vague idea of her answer.

“After the night we drank together, when Gin told me he couldn’t talk about his girlfriend, I felt there must be something more. It’s meddling, but if Gin’s happiness was at stake with that person… I thought I had to stop it.”

Some might call it madness.

But I felt a déjà vu in Yuzu’s motivation.

Right now, Yuzu and I were the same.

When I tailed Kurei-sensei to protect my relationship with Kirihara, it was exactly the same situation.

…It seems I was that kind of existence for Yuzu.

Feelings that would have made me happy years ago now clashed in such a way… it was very sad.

“Hey, Gin. Do you realize what you’re doing?”

“Yuzuka-san, I’m sorry. It’s all my fault. At first, I was the one who forcibly,”

“I don’t need to hear that to know!”

Yuzu sharply interrupted Kirihara who tried to interject.

“I can’t imagine Gin making a move on a student… Probably, you have some circumstances, too. If I heard them, maybe I could understand you both—But I’m on the verge of betraying what’s most important to me, so I won’t ask.”

After her rapid speech to Kirihara, Yuzu’s gaze returned to me.

“Gin. You know, right? No matter the circumstances, she’s your student. If it’s revealed, it’s over.”

“…”

“Even if you disguise yourself and be careful, it’s just amateurs’ attempts. Even I could notice something odd. I could confront you just by tailing you. It’s definitely dangerous!”

“…Yeah. What Yuzu says is right.”

Though I wanted to argue, the fact that Yuzu had reached this point was reality.

It told the whole story.

But it was dangerous, and if revealed, it was over—these were things I knew from the start.

“Still, I want to be with her a bit longer—Kirihara. We just talked about that. Once her feelings settle, we’ll definitely keep our distance until graduation.”

“And if it’s revealed before then? Can you take that back?”

“I can’t… But still.”

“…”

“…”

“…So, you won’t understand, huh… She means that much to you?”

“Yes.”

“…Then, I’m sorry, but I have to threaten you both.”

Was it anger, or sadness? Yuzu’s voice trembled as she strained to speak.

“I’m going to the school and the police now to report you both. I’ll be the one to end it.”

Next to me, Kirihara stiffened. Unflinchingly, I responded.

“Why do you need to do that?”

“For Gin’s sake! You don’t get it at all! Even you said it’s over if it gets out! You know it, yet you…!!”

…No, that’s not it.

That’s not all she really wants to say.

Probably…

“If you don’t want everything revealed, please, Gin—choose me.”

“…”

Ah, as expected—that was my first thought.

“If you don’t choose me, I… I’m really going to do it.”

Yuzu was the one threatening, but she was also the one cornered.

“…I’m sorry, I really didn’t want to do something so pathetic. I’ve already broken up once and I know I’m being selfish… But I don’t want to regret leaving Gin again.”

“…”

“I don’t mind being hated for what I do today… But if you choose me, I’ll dedicate my life to proving that choosing me was the right decision…”

Yuzu, who had been breathing shallowly, took a deep breath.

“I’ll never let go again, and I’ll never leave. …Please, understand.”

tln : SOBS T_T Yuzu is losing heroine, but i’m glad kirihara still win.