My Japanese Childhood Friend Is Too Flirty - Chapter 40



39. At Home, With My Childhood Friend, One Night. (1)

After school, at that time when the sun was beginning to set.

Once I got home, I hurriedly started cleaning. Honestly, my place is a bit, no, very dirty.

I’m not exactly the type to make a mess, so why does it get this trashed whenever I let my guard down?

Starting with the living room floor that looks like it hasn’t been vacuumed in days, then the half-eaten food bags, the water bottle with the cap barely on, my clothes I left scattered instead of washing, and all kinds of electronics and school supplies strewn everywhere…

If my childhood friend, who’s super tidy, saw this, they’d absolutely freak.

“Ugh, so much…”

Even while sighing deeply, my hands were busy.

First, I opened the windows to air out the whole place, gathered all the trash into a regular garbage bag for sorting, and then vacuumed and steam-cleaned the floor.

It took about 30 minutes, and since my self-sufficient life isn’t that long, the result is a little rough around the edges.

Still, I guess it’s decent enough to live in now.

There isn’t anything particularly dirty to the eye, so at least I won’t get judged for the mess.

“Wow, though.”

Then this thought suddenly struck me.

I only have to clean like this every few days, but Mom did cleaning, cooking, laundry, meals, and even diplomatic tasks every single day. And for 17 years!

What kind of battle was Mom fighting all alone?

Every day that I live on my own, my respect for my mother seems to grow more and more.

I seriously need to treat her well when she comes back to Korea…

“What time is it?”

Lost in thought, I glanced at the clock.

It was around 6 PM.

It was about the time Aki, who was going to buy groceries for dinner, would be arriving.

The reason I didn’t go grocery shopping with him is, obviously, because I had to clean the house.

Anyway, after finishing the cleaning, I sat on the sofa and waited for Aki.

“She should be here soon…”

*Ding-dong*—.

The doorbell rang at that exact moment.

I pressed the connect button on the intercom to see who it was, and it was a familiar face of a girl standing there.

-Uju~chan, it’s me! I’m here!

Speak of the devil, and Aki appears.

I quickly opened the front door.

“Aki, you’re here? You’re here earlier than I thought?”

“Yeah, yeah, I came straight here after grocery shopping with Mama. Can I come in?”

“Yeah, come on in. Make yourself at home. Oh, give me the bag.”

I took the bag from her and moved out of the way of the entrance.

Aki, while taking off her sneakers, glanced around the house, then smiled, raising her lips in surprise.

“Oh, what’s this? The place is really clean now. Uju~chan, looks like you worked hard at cleaning while I was gone~?”

“……What are you talking about? This is just how it normally is.”

“Heheh, is that so~? …Oops.”

Aki laughed as if she didn’t believe me and stepped into the house.

Just as she said, she must have come straight over after grocery shopping with her mom, because she was still in her school uniform.

But, instead of a school bag, she had some kind of backpack on her back.

“What’s that backpack?”

“Huh? Oh, this? This is what I’m changing into. Can’t very well sleep in my uniform!”

“Ah, change of clothes.”

…So she’s really planning on sleeping over.

What she said in the infirmary wasn’t just a throwaway line, it seems.

‘Come to think of it…’

She’s good at joking around, but she’s not one to make empty promises.

My childhood friend, if she says she’ll do something, she does it. So if she says she’s sleeping over at my place, she really is sleeping over.

“Woo-joo~chan, I’m just gonna go change, so could you put what’s in the bag on the table?”

“Yeah, got it. Go ahead.”

“Okay, okay, I’ll be right back~”

Aki hurried off, going into the main bedroom on the first floor.

Then, *thump*.

The door closed.

And behind the closed door, *rustle, rustle—.*

The sound of fabric brushing against someone’s skin.

‘…I don’t get why she didn’t lock the door.’

“……”

Without even realizing it, I was perking up my ears, and then, thinking what the hell am I doing, I shook my head.

Let’s not think stupid thoughts.

Only good thoughts today.

Be good, just think good thoughts……

“……Let’s see, what’s in here?”

I mumbled awkwardly to myself, pulling things out of the bag.

Guess because I asked for *jeyuk* for dinner, there’s a whole lot of stuff, starting with pork.

Onions, scallions, peppers, oyster sauce, minced garlic, chocolate that I’m guessing is for dessert, Aki’s favorite brand of drink. And…

“Huh?”

*Thunk.*

Something hard caught on my fingertip.

Wondering what it was, I checked and it was some kind of long box.

[unidus]

An unfamiliar brand logo.

The letters ABC were on the outside of the box.

“……”

What the hell is this, is it edible?

Some kind of offshoot of ABC chocolate, or something…

Aki bought it, so I can’t just rip it open myself, so I picked it up a little, out of curiosity.

*Screeech─.*

“Uju~chan, I’m all changed~!”

But right at that moment, the bedroom door opened and Aki came out to the living room.

This… I’m gonna get accused of secretly eating it if I just stand here with it.

I quickly set the box down, slipped it into the envelope, and turned my head.

“Yeah, I changed quick…”

And, trying to greet Aki like nothing was amiss.

‘……Huh?’

My words caught in my throat the moment I saw Aki’s outfit.

“Woo-joo~chan, I got some chocolate! Wanna eat it together later?”

Black dolphin shorts.

And what she was wearing on top of them was…

Lace-trimmed, underwear…?

“…….”

No, it couldn’t be.

Even if Aki was comfortable with me, there’s no way she’d come out in just her underwear in front of me, a guy she wasn’t related to.

‘Right, that’s right…’

Still, my pupils were shaking without me meaning for them to.

Compared to her usual school uniform or casual clothes, Aki now was showing too much, it was too good looking.

No, I couldn’t look away, that’s the reason.

Is it okay to keep looking at this, um, is it, I mean, is it okay…?

“Woo-joo~chan?”

“……Ah, um.”

What am I supposed to say about this?

I couldn’t even ask why she was dressed like that.

My inner conflict churning, I just hesitated, and Aki tilted her head, puzzled.

“……Ah-ha.”

Then, as if she noticed where my gaze was lingering.

She tapped her smooth lower belly with a finger, and lifted one corner of her mouth in a slight smile.

“Maybe… you’re worried about me showing my stomach?”

“…….”

A bit higher than that, but…

I couldn’t say it.

It was practically the same as saying I was looking at Aki’s chest.

“Heheh, don’t worry. I always wear this kind of thing at home, okay?”

“Oh, really…?”

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I haven’t been to Aki’s house since we started high school, so I didn’t really know.

My Aki.

She’s gotten bolder than I thought.

She definitely used to dress so modestly, until the end of middle school.

“Why? Is it bothering you, Space~chan?”

“No, um…….”

“If it bothers you, should I go change into something else?”

“……!”

Aki’s words snapped my eyes open.

The fact that she was going to change into other clothes meant she’d be standing in front of me wearing something with much less exposure.

For once she was wearing something nice. No, no, for once she was wearing comfortable clothes, and I couldn’t just take away Aki’s freedom because I couldn’t figure out where to look.

This country has something called freedom of dress, after all.

…And well, if you really think about it, dolphin shorts are almost the same area as men’s briefs, but are strictly classified as outerwear, right?

So, the precarious, stringy outfit Aki was wearing is also outerwear, then.

I genuinely thought that, and immediately shook my head.

“Ah, no! Just, you can keep it on….”

“Keep it on means you don’t want me to change?”

“Huh? Ah, well…… Yeah, I guess?”

My true feelings blurted out unintentionally.

“……Heh.”

Aki looked at me and gave a meaningful smile.

“……”

It felt like she’d seen right through me, and I felt incredibly embarrassed, subtly averting my eyes.

‘As if I’d ever let her know I’m a man….’

It’s not like I’m trying to make it obvious that I’ve never dated a girl, I’m just being plain naive and exposing my inner thoughts.

At this rate, I can’t say anything even if Aki keeps giggling at me.

“……I’ll prepare dinner, Uju~chan?”

“Ah, yeah.”

“hhh, let’s see….”

Aki, smiling pleasantly, reached a hand towards the table.

Aki, who was much better at housework than I, living alone, folded the plastic bags with fluid movements, *chop chop*.

About halfway through, she realized something was inside the bag and tilted her head, puzzled.

“Woo-joo-chan, what’s inside?”

“Ah, sorry. Guess I missed one.”

Well, not exactly missed one, more like put it *back* in, but Aki, having no idea, innocently muttered, ‘Ah, is that so….’

“But Aki, what is that? Is it chocolate?”

I’d only seen the ABC on the wrapping, too busy hiding it quickly to notice anything else.

So I asked out of curiosity, without giving it much thought.

“……Huh?”

Suddenly, Aki’s cheeks flushed, *wham*— a deep red.

“Th-th, n-no, it’s, wh-why, why…?! “

Stumbling over her words.

Aki, with her red face, was stammering severely.

She looked so clearly flustered, that I thought, ‘Why is she like this…?’ and took a step forward.

“Aki, why? Is there some kind of problem…”

“……D-don’t, don’t come any closer!”

Aki yelled at the top of her lungs.

Aki, who hardly ever raised her voice, had me caught off guard for a moment, so I hesitated.

“N-No, not now…. O-Oh, you can’t come, no…!”

“Huh? Why?”

“….I-I don’t know! Just, you can’t come!”

*Squeeze*

Aki clutched the box tightly with both hands.

“….I, I never bought something like this. …I really didn’t, why, why is this, here? …N-No way. Mom must’ve—”

“Aki, are you okay? Your face is really…”

She kept talking to herself, so I gently approached and tapped her shoulder.

Then.

“….?!”

*Leap!*

Aki jumped up from her spot like a fish out of water.

“Whoa, whoa, whoa…! W-Where are you touching, Uju-chan…?!”

“Ah, sorry. Did I scare you…?”

“O-O-Of course I got scared! Suddenly, like that, just, groping and groping…”!!

This level of touch is something we do frequently with each other, but today, Aki is reacting especially sensitively.

Her attitude suddenly changed so drastically, I sensed something was off and stared intently at the box Aki was holding.

‘….What’s inside there?’

Judging from the ABC written on the surface, it’s just a box of chocolates.

“Aki, give it here.”

“……Wh-what?”

“That thing you’re holding in your hands now, the red box.”

“……..Why?”

“……”

Wow, it’s so obvious.

Aki absolutely can’t lie.

Certain that there was something in that red box, I smirked and slowly approached.

“Give it to me, quick.”

“……N-no way!”

As if determined not to let it be taken, Aki hugged the box to her lower belly with both hands, hiding it tight.

She was trying to show her will to fight to the death, but in this kind of standoff, it’s just a waste of time.

“You know you can’t beat me if it comes to strength, Aki.”

“……Ugh.”

“So, why not just give it instead of wasting your energy?”

“……”

Shake, shake.

Aki shakes her head vigorously left and right.

This ends the diplomatic negotiations between us.

I carefully reached out my hand.

“Aki, I definitely gave you a chance…?”

“……Ugh!”

Aki tenses every muscle in her body.

I’d been waiting for just that moment.

‘Using brute force is just dumb…!’

I place my fingers on her erector spinae and lower abdomen.

“Hup…!”

And tickle her hard.

“……Ah, huh?!”

“You thought I’d use force, Aki…?”

“Ah, ah…! Heehee, ahng…! W-wait a m-minute…! T-this is, unfaaair…!”

“Let go, quick, let go. You not letting go…?”

“W-wait, st-stars, ah, haah…♡ Ah, aahng, there, ah…. if you touch, ah, aah…♡”

‘……Why does she sound like that?’

I’m clearly just tickling her with my fingers, but for some reason, these strange, suggestive breaths keep escaping her.

Hearing it, I start feeling a little weird, so I just pull Aki into a tight hug and snatch the box away using brute force.

“Ah, ugh…!”

The tickling stopped and Aki seemed to snap back to herself, breathing raggedly, she reached for me with both hands.

But, there’s about a 20cm difference in our heights.

If I’m really trying, she can’t reach me when I raise my arm.

“Aah…! D-don’t, you, dare look…!

To stop Aki from clinging so fiercely, I used my left arm to pull her close while raising my right arm high.

“Ah, no! No, you idiot…!!”

And then, I examined the surface of the box Aki had been desperately hiding.

unidus.

ABC.

CONDOMS.

“……?”

Had I seen that wrong?

I blinked, then read it again.

unidus.

ABC.

CONDOMS.

‘Unidus, ABC, Condoms…?’

“…….”

Could it be *that* condom, the one I knew?

Without even realizing it, I looked at Aki.

Aki was.

“…….”

“…….”

Her face was redder than I’d ever seen it.

“……”

“……”

Head bowed low.