ichika part chapter 2 part 2

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS UNEDITED, SO MIND THE GRAMMAR AND TENSE INCONSISTENCIES



"Ah, eh, the door...?"

Kei pulled away in a panic, her cheeks tinged with a blush,  but I didn't even have time to take a closer look. Indeed. The ringing wasn't coming from the hall, it was coming from the entrance.

The internal phone clearly showed that this was a call notification coming from the entrance. Unlike the front hall, there are no cameras installed here, so it's impossible to know for certain who it was. Although I could lie that I wasn't home, if someone sees that Kei had come into my room, that would be bad.

Better to know beforehand who is coming to me and for what purpose.

"Give me a moment."

"Mhm."

Kei nodded, slightly nervous. Because of the last conversation with Amasawa, Kei's shoes were already placed in the cabinet, so at first glance, I seemed to be the only one inside.

Only that this method is not perfect.

The optimal solution would be to stand and chat in the hallway.

But as soon as someone asks to come inside the room, it would head in a bizzare direction. Bringing a girl to your room and then even going as far as to hide her shoes, that kind of bizarre scene would be revealed.

Just in case, locking the U lock on the door was the right thing to do.

This way, they won't be able to see the shoes even if they look through the opening, and we won't be exposed that easily.

I could prepare the reason for why I locked the door when talking to the other party.

On top of that, going to the other person's room afterwards will be fine.

But who is the person coming directly to my room?

Horikita? Or is it one of the boys? As I thought of this, I confirmed who the visitor was through the peephole.

The first thing that came into view was the red hair.

"Senpai~"

Followed closely by her sweet voice.

It's as if she knows I'm watching her through the peephole.

"It's me~"

From the sound of her voice coming in through the door, she seemed to be convinced that there was someone in the room.

The girl in the casual clothes was smiling.

Both her hands were free, she looked like she didn't bring anything with her.

I slowly unlocked the door and opened it.

I hadn't been in contact with Amasawa Ichika from the 1st year Class A since the end of April.

Because of the fact that she hadn't contacted us as well, this could be considered a surprise appearance.

In order to assist Housen, she took the same knife from my room, and through that, I knew that she was in cahoots with Housen, so she would keep a certain distance.

However, Awasawa who appeared right in front of my eyes again, didn't seem like she had done anything bad.

Did she think that the fact that she was an accomplice wasn't known to me?

No, when Housen's plan was implemented, it was essentially revealed that Amasawa was an accomplice.

"How did you get into the dormitory?"

"There was another senpai who was returning, so I went in with him. I thought I'd give you a surprise."

If she used the phone in the lobby, no matter what, her identity would be revealed to me.

So she used another student in order to avoid that situation.

"So what's the problem?"

"Is your hand alright now? I was worried so I came to see you."

The clever Amasawa didn't consider the situation where her role in the plan had not been discovered.

Instead, she hinted that she was related to the matter.

She touched the U-lock softly with her right index hand.

"This, can you open it for me?"

While keeping her devilish smile, she confirmed  the shoes put at the entrance.

Did she predict that someone was here because of the U-Lock? Or was it...

"It's late in the evening already, so can we talk tomorrow? It'll be a problem bringing in a kouhai in my room without any issue."

If she came to visit just for the reason of my hand, she would have left after hearing that.

However, Amasawa didn't have any intention of leaving.

Her left hand was placed on her lip, an action that seemed to show her thinking.

"Senpai, you look like you are alone anyway, so cook for me."

In order to find a way to get into my room, Amasawa suddenly changed the subject.

"I have that right, right? The thing about teaming up with Sudou-senpai, you haven't forgotten about that have you?"

If she wants to force herself into the room, she would naturally use that method, I already expected it.

In that case, I'll have to go along with her.

"I'm sorry, but I ran out of ingredients. There's nothing in the fridge."

"Eeeh—— Is that so—? You should have reserves~"

Awasawa showed an expression void of embarrassment and voiced her dissatisfaction.

"If it has to be today, how about I go and get ready now, and we can buy the ingredients together?"

Although the date with Kei was over, there was no need to add unnecessary trouble.

Since they had already met once, I didn't want her to know that I always called Kei to my room.

"I see, you don't have any ingredients~That's too bad~"

Amasawa showed a slightly amused expression.

"Please don't close the door, okay?"

After saying that, Amasawa disappeared from my vision for a split second.

After that——she used her left hand to lift the plastic bag she placed on the hallway floor, so I could see through the gap of the door what she was holding. I confirmed that she wasn't holding anything with her using the peephole, but it would be difficult to see anything that had been placed at her feet from the beginning.

It seems like she had prepared a plastic bag full of ingredients out of my sight.

She saw right through my escape route.

My reason for denying her entry because of the lack of ingredients had been shut out.

I knew that Amasawa had a sharp mind , but this was far more than what I had imagined.

After this, should I admit that I was lying, and then look for another way out?

Saying that I was in a bad mood today, and that I lied because I wanted to reject her should be fine.

After what happened with Amasawa last time, I made a lot of plans, but in the end, the first person to put these plans to the test was still Amasawa.

However, whether Amasawa would believe me or not was another matter.

I had more confidence with regard to other students, but Amasawa also knew that I am smart.

"Did you lie to me because you didn't want me to come into the room?"

It took less than a second of silence for Amasawa to push me to the wall.

So it seems that it's no coincidence that Amasawa picked this time to visit me today.

"Senpai is not alone right?"

"Why do you think that?"

As expected, she took action after she was sure  that Kei had entered my room.

Kei must have been targeted somewhere.

"Because~ I saw it. I've been watching Karuizawa-senpai since she came back to the dormitories~"

As if proving this point, Amasawa spoke the truth. After secretly confirming that Kei went into my room, she bought the ingredients. Braving the risk of the lobby’s automatic lock locking her out twice, she made such a strategy.

"From the fact that you've hidden your girlfriend's shoes, were you two doing lewd things?"

"It was just a precaution because I didn't tell anyone that we are dating."

"Ah, are you finally admitting it? Well, it's not like I don't understand your feelings of wanting to hide it, but I know about it already, so there's no need to lie to me, OK?"

As if expressing her displeasure at being hidden from the matter, Amasawa showed a disagreeable expression.

"I can keep it a secret for now out of goodwill... But, could you change your mind?"

Even the fact that we weren't publicly dating seemed to have been investigated by Amasawa.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have used it as material for negotiation.

In other words, this conversation was only a formality.

If I refused her now, there is a real possibility that she might blab.

If Amasawa revealed that Kei and I were dating, it would not be good for Kei in the future.

In the end, only revealing our relationship ourselves is the sensible thing to do. With what just happened, I'll just have to leave it to fate. I admitted my defeat under these unfavorable defense conditions.

"Hold on, I'll unlock the door."

"Okay~"

Amasawa replied bluntly. I then closed the door and used my eyes to convey a message to the uneasy Kei that it’s alright. Amasawa had already taken the steps to get here justly. We'll have to face her straight on. Unlocking the U-Lock, I let Amasawa in the room.

After matching her gaze with Kei, who she had met before, Amasawa smiled slightly.

On the other hand, Kei was standing there with a sour expression.

"This isn't good, a young couple alone with the door locked~"

Amasawa who was filled with energy said that as she took her shoes off.

"It's not like we can't. There's a lot of couples out there."

"Well~ that's true. But when I look at you two, I feel something lewd between you."

Although I wanted to argue with her, I couldn't get angry at the accusation she had made, as I remembered the atmosphere during the kiss.

As soon as she entered the living room, she set her eyes on the bed.

"Your clothes aren't messy, and the bed is tidy, so it doesn't look like you were doing anything."

"Well that's a given! Anyway, why did you come here all of a sudden!"

Because of Amasawa's appearance, Kei, who had been nervous up until just now, became angry.

The anger also contained a little bit of anxiety as well.

I don't think she knew that if she made Amasawa unhappy, she would make our relationship public.

"I thought you would have an illicit sexual relationship… I mean
having sex,"

Although it was a lewd conversation, Amasawa still relentlessly pursued the topic.

And it wasn't me she was aiming at, but Kei instead.

Kei couldn't help but choke at that, and her face couldn't be described as simply very red anymore.

It was a twisted expression that said, "what was this person talking about?"

It was like Amasawa was probing out our situation all along, as whenever she checked, she would look at Kei's face.

After understanding that she couldn't dig up any useful information from me, she started to gather it from Kei.

I couldn't burden Kei anymore, so I interrupted and said.

"That's something forbidden by the school rules."

I calmly responded to Amasawa, using it to try and calm Kei down.

But even after hearing that, Amasawa didn't show any signs of backing down.

That going against the rules is just a decoration. There are a lot of couples that are doing lovey-dovey things in the school. If you go to the convenience store there are contraceptives there. I even tried to buy it once and the employee didn't care. Well, if a young man goes berserk with it being forbidden and someone gets pregnant that would be the real problem."

After saying that, Amasawa used her left hand to take the contraceptive device out from the plastic bag and onto the table.

As if to prove that she really did buy such a thing.

Indeed, without the existence of these goods, the result of an impure relationship would be pregnancy.

The prohibition by the school was just saying that if you were going to do it, use contraception and don't expose it.

Kei didn't know what to say, while me and Amasawa's gaze went back and forth from the contraception.

"Take this as a gift from me... No, take it as an apology."

"I don't remember you having anything to apologize for."

"Quit playing dumb, the wound on your hand, I had a part in that right? Because I teamed up with Housen."

Amasawa wasn't afraid of telling the truth.

She didn't want me to force her to admit so she admitted it first herself.

"Is...that so?"

Hearing that, Kei was surprised.

I hope she doesn't say anything unnecessary at a time like this.

A suprising statement like that was the same as giving information away to her.

Amasawa could tell from this how much I've told Kei, and whether or not Kei was someone worth talking to.

"Ayanokouji-senpai, are you misunderstanding me?"

"Misunderstand?"

"I'm not your enemy, Ayanokouji-senpai."