Sendai-san will be no different this year — 241
Translated by KaiesV
Edited by KaiesV
There is no need to do so.
There really is, but I don’t want to do it now, so there is nothing to do.
I know I should study for the exam, but I’m not motivated to do so because of Sendai-san.
「Uh-uh, at your part-time——」
I almost say, “Why don’t you take a break?” and swallow the words.
On the bed, I slump under the covers in my sweats.
Sendai-san’s only days off are New Year’s Day and the 4th, and today, the 2nd, she is preparing in her room, saying she has a part-time job in the afternoon.
I knew this was going to happen, but I was still feeling a little hazy. I ate lunch with her, but she told me to eat first because she would be late at night. Eating dinner alone is not alright.
I hope that people who go to cafes from January 2nd will perish, and that cafes themselves will disappear.
Everyone should spend the three days of the week at home.
In general, there is a friend of Sendai-san whom I have seen at the café, Mio-san, who is a part-time worker. I know she would never do anything to Sendai-san, and I know she would never do anything to her, but the thought of the two of them happily working part-time in a place where I am not makes my temple ache.
「It’s somewhat frustrating.」
I exhale and pet the black cat sitting next to my pillow. It was given to me by Sendai-san, and it was comfortable to the touch, making me feel a little more at ease.
I pull the black cat under the covers and turn my body around. I pick up my phone, which I had left by the wall, and search for the shoebill. Immediately, a strange bird with long legs and a large beak appears on the screen.
I would like to see a shoebill, which is said to be a bird that doesn’t move, in motion at the zoo. But maybe even a sleeping one. The previous video I saw of a sleeping civet was cute.
Come to think of it, Sendai-san, too——.
I show Sendai-san sleeping with a penguin in her arms on my phone screen.
She is different from usual, but still interesting.
One by one, I show past pictures of Sendai-san.
Before I know it, there are more Sendai-san in my phone than there were any in high school. Sendai-san, who is not only in my memory but also in my records, has become an existence that cannot be easily erased, and all I can think about is her. I hate to think that if I keep this up, I’ll be thinking about her all the time after college, when our roommate relationship is due.
Sigh, I exhale loudly and jump up when I hear a thump and a knock on the door.
「Miyagi, can I come in?」
「I’ll open it, so just wait there.」
Before she can say “okay,” Sendai-san doesn’t come into my room, but I hastily grab the black cat under the covers and put it back on the bookshelf. As I go to open the door, I remember the existence of my phone and return to bed. After changing the image of Sendai-san, which had been left displayed, to the lock screen, I breathed in and out, regained my breath, and opened the door.
「…Miyagi. Are you going to wear a sweatshirt all day? Why don’t you change?」
Before I can say anything, she, dressed in a knit and skirt, lets out an exclamation of dismay.
「I’m not going anywhere and I’m going to stay that way.」
「It’s not fine. You’re too much covered.」
「I’m fine being covered like this. This is New Year’s.」
「It’s New Year’s, you should at least change your clothes.」
「Sendai-san, shut up. Go to your part-time job as soon as possible.」
「I’m going, so let me in. Don’t you want to mark me?」
Sendai-san looked at me as if she wanted me to get into my room as soon as possible, saying that she had a different promise than the one she made yesterday.
I have no reason not to let her in, so I honestly let her in. I close the door and let out a small breath.
When Sendai-san said she would work part-time during winter break, I made a promise to her.
She must not go anywhere during winter break except to her part-time job, and she must wear earrings when she goes to her part-time job. And she must be marked by me before she can go to her part-time job.
That’s the promise.
「So, where do you mark it?」
After saying this, Sendai-san took the liberty of sitting on my bed.
「Stand up and turn around.」
I lean against the door and look at Sendai-san.
「You mean you’ll put it on my back?」
「Just do as I say.」
「Is that the order you mentioned yesterday?」
「No. It’s not an order.」
Now’s not the time to use the promise that Sendai-san will listen to any order. It’s a right that should be used when I come up with an order that will cause more trouble for Sendai-san, and it is a waste of time to use it today.
「Then, can I say that I don’t want to?」
「If you want to say it, just say it.」
「…Can I just stand up and turn around?」
「Fine.」
When I answered shortly, Sendai-san obeyed my words without compulsion, just as I thought.
Really, Sendai-san is boring.
The only thing she willingly rejects me for is her part-time job, and she accepts most other things. I don’t know where I left it, but I have forgotten most of my intentions somewhere.
How can I annoy her like that?
I am not sure.
Why doesn’t she just say she didn’t like it sometimes in these situations?
I take a towel from the closet and grab one of her hands, which is maturely turning her back to me, and pull it.
「Put your hand behind your back, too.」
Sendai-san, who seems to have understood the meaning of the words with that, silently follows my words and puts her hands behind her back so that they can be easily tied with a towel. I tie her wrists tightly with the towel and call out to her.
「Turn around and sit on the bed.」
Sendai-san turns her body and blurts out,「Pervert.」
I think Sendai-san is the pervert who listens to that pervert, but I pushed her shoulder without saying anything and sat down on the bed as if I had no choice.
Sendai-san is wearing a turtleneck knit, perhaps expecting me to mark her neck.
That expectation is correct and incorrect.
The place I am going to mark is the neck, but I’m not going to mark a place that will be hidden by the knit. I will bite below the ear, where the knit covering the neck will not hide it.
Sendai-san shakes her shoulders and pulls back. Her wrists are bound, so she can’t resist any further. I grab her arms and pull her close, pressing my lips to her neck and sucking hard.
The place I am trying to mark will probably be hidden by her hair.
So I leave my mark where it won’t be hidden by the turtleneck.
Sendai-san doesn’t even try to resist.
Her body moved only at first.
I quickly parted my lips so that the mark wouldn’t be noticeable even if she didn’t hide it.
「Miyagi. I didn’t say you can mark it where anyone can see.」
「You promised me I could put it anywhere.」
「Sure, that’s what I promised, but…」
“Haah,” Sendai-san sighed.
「Stand up, Sendai-san.」
「Why don’t you take the towel off first?」
「Not yet.」
「Where are you going to put it this time?」
「You’ll know it when you stand up.」
When I say so, Sendai-san stands up honestly.
「So, where is it?」
I place my hand on Sendai-san’s chest as she looks at me probingly.
It’s just above her heart.
I pressed my hand lightly against it, and Sendai-san looked surprised. But I silently slid my hand down and stroked the soft bulge.
Sendai-san never complains.
She silently looks at me.
Looking at Sendai-san who doesn’t defy me in this way, I feel as if she has become a very distorted form.
It’s not the first time recently that Sendai-san accepts most of my words. Still, the reason I think this is because she looks different from before.
She want orders, and she willingly do things that she would do via orders.
Such things are clearly increasing.
I am both delighted and frustrated that she, who was not that kind of person, has become that kind of person.
「Turn around. I’ll remove the towel.」
I remove my hand from her chest.
「Are you done?」
I grabbed her arm and forced her to turn around, and when I removed the towel, Sendai-san stroked the area I had marked.
「Take care.」
I blurted out and kicked Sendai-san’s leg.
「I’m off. Eat your dinner properly.」
「I’ll eat without being told.」
「I’m going then.」
Sendai-san chuckled and walked out of my room.
