Volume 2 - CH 8

An Elementary Schooler’s Guide to Gravure Magazine

“Nee, Jumonji-san.”

“Umm…..you’re Akechi-san’s friend, Sasaki-san right.”

“Nice to meet you.”

When Hideyori-kun snuck off somewhere with Juumonji-kun I mustered up my courage to talk to Juumonji-san.

“Juumonji-san, ……you are actually in love with your brother, Juumonji-kun right?”

“Ha? Haa!? N, N, N, NO WAY.”

“It’s as clear as day you know.”

Her eyes are the same as mine when I looked at Hideyori-kun after all.

I can tell.

“……I know that it’s bad to look at Nii-san like that but…..I don’t know what to do…….”

“I heard that it’s impossible between real siblings but I think it depends on how you two feel about each other you know.”

“You’re……right…….. Sasaki-san!”

“Ye, Yes?”

“Please help me find someone I can fall in love with other than Nii-san!”

“…..eh? Me?”

I planned to support the love between the Juumonji siblings though. How did it end up like this I wonder……..

“Hideyori……”

“Takeru……”

I’m currently sitting facing Takeru.

A book is spread open between us and I am showing him its content.

“This girl is cute right.”

“This is some amazing stuff.”

We have formed a duo.

One is the useless protagonist, another is his scumbag best friend.

In this class, the only ones who are willing to discuss this gravure magazine are just the two of us.

“Oi, Hideyori! The boobs! The boobs!?”

“How childish……look closely at her pose. Instead of her boobs, it’s her armpit that you should be looking at isn’t it.”

“OOH!? You are a guru at this Hideyori! Then according to the girl’s pose on this page, we should be looking at her butt right?”

“Are you stupid! Haven’t you learned anything! You should be directing your eyes toward her armpits obviously!”

“Then what about this page!? My eyes just go straight to her navel!”

“Fool! The highlight here is clearly her armpit.”

“Guru, aren’t you just focusing on their armpits all the time!”

The Wakipai Connoisseur

I was teaching Takeru how to properly appreciate a swimsuit gravure magazine.

He has potential.

While every other boy in our class refused to take a look because they were too shy, Takeru alone was willing to appreciate it with me.

As expected of the protagonist of this world.

He’s going to grow up healthily.

“The next page is a little difficult you know. Now, where do you think you should look?”

“Her knee?”

“Close one, her knee was the second best. What you should pay attention to is here, her armpit.”

“Guru……you really are–!?”

Men’s talk like this is nice since I can’t have a conversation like this with my uncle.

Whether it be my previous life or this one, the topics that can deepen the friendship between men are obviously games, love talk, gravure, and stuff like that.

“……Hideyori-kun.”

“Guru, what about Sasaki who’s standing behind you?”

“Armpit, obviously.”

“Hideyori-kun!!”

“Uwaahhh!?

I hurriedly pushed the gravure magazine against Takeru.

It’s too embarrassing being seen reading such a magazine by Emi after all.

“W, What’s wrong?”

“Un, I have a serious thing I want to consult you about……after we go home, can you come with me.”

“Y, yeah. Got it.”

She could have asked me once we got home, what an upright girl she is.

When I turned back to Takeru, Emi also walked up to him.

“Juumonji-kun, what’s that?”

“O, oh, this is, Hideyori’s–……”

“That book, can you lend it to me a little?”

“S, Sure……”

Accepting the magazine, Emi skimmed through it and immediately shut it close.

“I’m throwing this away.”

“NOOOOOOOO!!!!”

Emi was about to throw it in the trash so I hurriedly stopped her.

“Ah, Hideyori-kun? What’s wrong?”

“T, That book……you don’t have to throw it away right……”

“The trash can it is.”

“NOOOOOOOO!!!!”

I certainly don’t want Emi to think that I read that kind of magazine but that doesn’t mean I won’t feel anything if she throws it in the trash either.

“This kind of books and games are still too early for you, Hideyori-kun.”

“Is, is that so……..for the record, how old should I be until I read these things……?”

“50.”

“I’m definitely going to be dried up by then right!?”

Why does she suddenly say such a horrible thing.

Not knowing the reason is just too scary…

“If, if you want to see the swimsuit that much then I can wear it you know.”

“There’s no need so you don’t have to do that.”

“No need? I don’t really understand but I think I’m being made fun of.”

“It’s too early for you. See Emi-chan, you will be a lot cuter when you grow up, you know.”

“Muuuh, I want to grow up now!!!!!!”

In Emi’s case, she would still look like an elementary schooler even when the game’s story starts though……

It seems I will have to observe her over a fairly long span of time to see her growth.

Thinking so, I sneakily retrieved the magazine and handed it to Takeru.

After that, using the confusion, we managed to elude her by saying [Ah, the magazine’s gone now] and the magazine was secured.

“So, where are you bringing me after school?”

“The playground!”

“The playground…….the one where Emi started saying [FUN~] immediately after you got on the swing?”

“You remember it like that? I want you to forget it though.”

Apparently, it’s a serious request.

Well, it’s her request so I agreed to come with her immediately. She still hasn’t told me what it’s about yet though