Chikasugiru Karera no, Juunanasai no Tooi Kankei [LN] V1 Chapter 5.10
Chapter 5 - The Taste Of Rain And Sweat
The thunderstorm gradually subsided, but the ground was sloppy because of the heavy rain, so we soon broke up the club activities. I took off my soaking wet clothes, wiped myself off with a towel, and changed into my uniform. Then I moved away from the club members and held my knees alone, staring at the lightly falling rain on the ground.
Yuriko's touch remained on my lips and on my tongue. The softness of her body touching me came back again and again, with a fresh sensation, as if I was experiencing it right now. In contrast, my sense of reality was very weak. It was hard to breathe, as if even the air had become thinner. The current sensation and that time were mixed up so chaotically that I felt like I was losing my mind.
"Hey Sakamoto, are you feeling sick?"
I suddenly heard a voice, and, "Eh?" escaped my mouth as Nagai, along with several other members of the club, asked me with a worried look on their faces.
"......It's nothing."
When I said so, "I see," they moved away from me, though they seemed to be concerned about it.
After a while, the rain stopped and the sky brightened rapidly. The sky after the black clouds had gone was a ferociously red evening sky of summer. Puddles of water all over the ground reflected the light sharply, and a thin rainbow appeared in the sky above.
As the club members were leaving, I was still unable to move and kept staring up at the summer sky.
As the rainbow, which had been shining brightly while scattering the yellow setting sun around me, gradually faded, and eventually completely melted into the evening sky, I finally stood up.
There was no one around anymore. Not only the soccer club members, but also the athletics club, tennis club, and other club members who play on the field had probably all gone home.
I grabbed my luggage and walked to the bicycle parking lot. I looked around, but I did not see Yuriko's bicycle among the much smaller number of bicycles than in the morning. With a heavy feeling, I took off the key and rode home alone on my bicycle in the city in the evening.
When I arrived home, I found Izumi's leather shoes neatly arranged and lined up at the entrance, as usual. When I saw them, for some reason, a heavy breath escaped my mouth.
I took off my shoes and stuck on my own slippers.
When I opened the living room door, the lights were not on and there was no sign of anyone. It was the end of a long evening at the beginning of summer, and the living room seemed to be sinking into darkness, moment by moment, with the outlines of all the shadows blurred.
Then, I felt the presence of someone.
Izumi was sitting on a sofa positioned next to the door. However, her head was tilted back and her eyes were closed. In the silence of the evening, only the sound of her well-regulated breathing was faintly heard.
---She is asleep.
The light always leaked from her room until late these days. As I recall, her test was over today. I wondered if she felt relieved and exhausted.
She was sleeping in her school uniform, so her skirt was slightly rolled up and her thighs were peeking out. Izumi's always been full of openings, but just now, for God's sake, I thought to myself.
I opened the blanket that was folded next to the sofa and wrapped it over her body quietly, so as not to wake her up.
I exhaled deeply and slowly. Looking at Izumi sleeping peacefully, the incident with Yuriko in the dark seemed like a dream. But at the same time, the taste of her sour sweat and the soft sensation of her tongue were tremendously real, even now.
I left the living room and quietly closed the door.
Then I went to the bathroom and took a shower head first. When I closed my eyes, the image of her drenched in the rain came to me, and it became hard to breathe.
I knew she was the opposite sex. I knew it. But never before had I felt so strongly, with my body, that she was a girl. Droplets of water dripped from my body and were sucked down the drain in a swirling stream.
I got out of the bathroom, wiped myself off, and changed into loungewear. With my body softened by the shower, I went up the stairs, trying not to wake Izumi with my footsteps.
As usual, the long July sun has yet to set. Deep orange light shone in through the window, filling the room and casting deep shadows on the many books lined up on the bookshelves.
The quiet early summer evening seemed to slow down the flow of time, and it seemed as if the sunset would last forever.
I opened the window and stepped out onto the balcony. The wet city was shining. The sky was colored in gradations of every evening color, and the air was sultry and hot.
Somewhere, cicadas began to chirp.
The rainy season was over, I could feel it.
She's not featured on the cover, but I wonder if Yuriko could even possibly have a chance of winning...? 😮
ReplyDeleteshe is featured on the cover of volume 2, so let's hope she can win
DeleteDoubt, she's not the titular character in title name and Izumi is the main heroine (considering the story centers around her). The story centers around the MC and Izumi's life under the same roof. The typical love triangle with yamato nadeshiko main love interest, designated loser tom boy childhood friend and the awkward MC.
DeleteI thought so. But maybe this novel might try to subvert that trope. 🤔
DeleteBokuben and 5toubun did that, but those were harem and did not have a main heroine. When the author of this story seemingly masturbates to Izumi in his writing style and has such a big focus for her, it would be so jarring and feel awkward to "subvert" it instead of telling a complete story from start to finish. You can tell who's gonna win by how the author treats certain female characters, in the narrative and focus.
DeleteThanks for the chapter
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