Hiyori-sensei was coming to my house on her day off……!?
We were second cousins, so it only made sense that she’d want to greet the family properly. I didn’t mind…… at least, not in theory.
That said, it meant I had to do a serious deep clean before the weekend.
More importantly, I absolutely could not let her find out that I was a perverted loner who constantly spouted dirty nonsense in front of everyone.
To Hiyori-sensei, I was still the respectable student good enough to serve as Student Council Vice President.
“Right…… I just have to stay in character whenever Hiyori-sensei is around.”
I absolutely must not stare at those peach-like buttocks or get excited. No matter what.
I tried to fire myself up with that resolve, but in the end, neither my personality nor my room had changed much by the time the weekend rolled around.
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——Saturday
Today was the day Hiyori-sensei was visiting my house.
Naturally, even my usually lazy older sister joined us as we sat in the living room chatting over tea.
“My, my, Anju-chan. It’s been so long~”
“I’m sorry for not keeping in touch, Aunt. Please enjoy these if you’d like.”
“Thank you, dear~ Come on in, come in.”
Hiyori-sensei arrived wearing an outfit similar to the suit-like clothes she wore at school.
As always, her moderately large chest and the beautiful curve of her hips completely stole my gaze.
“Wow, Anju-chan, you’re seriously cute. Did university in Tokyo really polish you up that much?”
“Ehehe, thank you.”
My sister praised Hiyori-sensei with the relaxed confidence of someone who clearly thought she herself was a beauty.
Just so we’re clear, compared to Hiyori-sensei you’re not even on the level of the moon and a turtle—you’re more like fully-equipped armor versus completely naked. So watch your words, sis.
We moved into the living room and sat around the four-person dining table: Mom, my sister, me, and Hiyori-sensei right beside each other.
“I never would have imagined Anju-chan would become a teacher at Ryouta’s high school~”
“Yes, I didn’t expect to be able to step in for the teacher on maternity leave starting in the fall either. I was doing the job I wanted back in Tokyo, but working for a city company is just so busy…”
Hiyori-sensei gave a bitter smile as she continued in a heavy tone.
“To be honest, my relationship with my female boss and various other things wore me out. During the period when I took a break from work, I looked through an old album I’d brought from my parents’ house and found a photo of me and Ryouta-kun together. Seeing that somehow gave me courage…”
“Courage from Ryouta? And that’s why you chose to work at a high school, Anju-chan?”
“Well…… something like that.”
Hiyori-sensei—no, Anju-onee-chan—gave me a faint sideways glance as I sat beside her.
I…… gave Anju-onee-chan…… courage?
The thought was simple.
Seriously, why!?!?
What part of me from my Shota Era could possibly have given her courage or strength!?
They say a prodigy at ten, a genius at fifteen, and an ordinary person after twenty, but in my case it was average at ten, perverted at fifteen, and still just a pervert even after twenty!?
I didn’t say anything out loud, but inside my head I was panicking like crazy.