The Cheeky Junior Gal Becomes Too Cute When She Gets Attached to Me-Chapter 2Volume 1 .5 - The Too-Cheeky Junior Gal

The Too-Cheeky Junior Gal

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“Well, the most efficient way to ensure an easier future was just doing this.”

“Hmm, but isn’t that quite an effort in itself? I just play around without thinking about anything!”

“I hate making an extra effort. I live by minimizing risks and maximizing efficiency. That’s my principle.”

Nobody sees the process of effort.

If you can efficiently achieve results, there’s nothing better than that.

“With that being said, I’m just going to pretend I did it and head back.”

“Wow, you’re very thorough.”

“I already have a list of all the equipment and have a grasp on them. All that’s left is to gather what we’ll use near the entrance and maybe stick some tape on it?”

“Eh? How is that pretending to have done it?”

Ignoring Monaka’s puzzled look, I head deeper inside.

The warehouse isn’t all that big.

I checked everything during the last school festival, so I roughly remembered where things were.

For the softball game, the school lends out mainly large event tents.

The disassembled frames are sorted by type, so I check the combinations by the color of the tape.

“Help me carry these.”

“Ah, sure! Leave it to me!”

We split up the work, or for the heavier items, we carry them together to the entrance of the warehouse.

We sort by type and attach the assembly instructions that were created last year.

“Wait, aren’t you incredibly efficient!? This isn’t pretending at all!”

“Without prior preparation, this would take three times as long. It looks like a lot of work from the outside, but it actually finishes quickly. It doesn’t take much effort, but the apparent results are substantial.”

It’s almost as if I’ve done nothing.

And the key is never to tell Sensei that it can be done quickly when accepting the job.

“Senpai, are you crazy?”

“Whoa, there comes a straight insult.”

“No, I mean it in a good way!”

“Just because you add ‘in a good way’ doesn’t mean you can say anything, okay?”

“But it’s crazy! Having everything prepared like this, and then saying it’s not effort!”

Even so, I really haven’t struggled much.

Besides the tents, I prepare some miscellaneous items like traffic cones, and the job is done.

“Alright, we’re finished.”

“It was faster than I thought… I feel like I didn’t do anything.”

“No, you were a big help. There were many things I couldn’t carry alone. Thank you.”

Each frame of the event tent is large. Monaka was surprisingly powerful, which was a great help.

“Hehe, I’m glad then.”

The setting sun streaming through the small lattice window painted Monaka’s smile red.

…Well, I’m always alone, so maybe it’s nice to work with someone once in a while.

Turning my back to Monaka, I prepare to leave the warehouse.

“Shall we head back?”

“Eh… I don’t want to yet.”

Monaka pinched the sleeve of my jersey with her fingertips.

When she tugged at it, I turned around to see her looking away shyly.

“Let’s stay here a little longer. It’s rare to find such a quiet place, just the two of us.”

Her cheeks were flushed, and I felt it wasn’t just because of the setting sun.

“Is that a no? Let’s stay a little longer.”

“…Why would you want to stay in such a dusty place?”

“Hmm, just because.”

Monaka let go of my sleeve and crossed her arms behind her back.

“It’s just that, I was looking forward to working with you Senpai, and it ended too soon.”

“Sorry for being so competent…”

“Ahaha, you’re such a jerk!”

“Huh? Wasn’t that the flow of the conversation?”

I thought she was blaming me for being too competent… well, I’m joking.

I can’t gauge her true intentions, so I decided to tease her.

“No, that’s not it. I just wanted to spend more time alone with you, Senpai.”

I wonder why Ooba Monaka is so attached to me.

Not to toot my own horn, but I’m not the type to be particularly liked by people.

I rarely form deep connections, preferring a wide but shallow circle of acquaintances.

That way, I’m less likely to be disliked.

Excessive relationships are just a hassle. They lead to trouble because they involve caring too much about others.

That’s why, even as Monaka got closer, I continued to maintain a proper distance.

Yet, she still forced her way into my comfort zone.

“I am…”

I’ve never had a junior become so attached to me before, and it’s confusing.

It’s not like I did anything significant, just helped her out a little.

“Hehe, why so serious?”

“Yes?”

“Isn’t it too early to go back? I mean, we’re supposed to be doing a tough job, right? If we go back now, they’ll know we finished too quickly.”

Monaka said this casually.

“…That’s true.”

I see, maybe she was just teasing me.

Of course. There’s no reason for Monaka, who has known her Senpai for just two days, to be so invested.

I don’t dislike her, and I do think she’s a cute junior.

But, after all, we’re just Senpai and junior who happened to interact by chance.

It shouldn’t be, and can’t be, anything more this quick.

“Besides, it’s just you and me here. You should be happier!”

“Whoa, I’m super thrilled.”

“Did that make your heart skip a beat?”

“Yeah. Even in a jersey, you look cute.”

“Ugh, gross.”

“Hey.”

I was just trying to go along with it…

I lightly nudged Monaka’s shoulder as she giggled mischievously.

“Kyaa, I’m being attacked by the perverted Student Council President~”

“Seriously, stop it. My life is over if someone hears you.”

“No one comes here, so it’s safe. That means you can attack me.”

“I wonder if there’s a body bag around here that’s just perfect for hiding corpses…”

“Eh, you mean ‘attack’ in that sense?”

This warehouse is unnecessarily large and located on the outskirts of the school grounds, hidden behind the plantings, so no one would approach it unless necessary.

It’s near the spot where I was picking up trash just yesterday.