Chapter 205: Giving Chabashira Sae a Massage!
Airi's reply sounded soft and slightly hoarse, carrying a soul-stirring meaning.
Hearing her voice like this, Chabashira Sae knew that Airi and Yuto had done some things only adults would do again last night.
However, Chabashira Sae's pretty face didn't show any unusual expression, because she was already used to it. After all, it wasn't the first time Chabashira Sae had come to the detached apartment on a weekend.
Because she had to open the door for Chabashira Sae, Airi endured the soreness in her waist, put on her underwear and nightdress, then left Yuto's room in small steps and opened the door for Chabashira Sae.
Chabashira Sae looked at Airi behind the door. This girl's cheeks still retained a certain alluring flush, her originally bright eyes held a hazy look, and the fiery red hair casually draped behind her was slightly messy.
"Good morning, Chabashira-sensei." Airi gave her a shy smile.
"Mm. Good morning." Chabashira nodded and entered the detached apartment, changing into the pair of slippers that had practically become hers.
The smooth, natural way she changed shoes made it look almost as though she lived here herself.
Ever since Yuto had dragged Chabashira into helping take care of the apartment, she had started spending more waking hours here than she did in the faculty dormitory.
"Is Yuto still out on his morning run?" Chabashira casually asked.
"Mm-hmm. Chabashira-sensei, sit down for a while. I'm going to wash up."
"Go ahead."
Airi headed off to get ready.
After washing up, she passed the guest room and saw Chabashira sitting properly at the desk, already grading exam papers.
Airi didn't interrupt her.
Instead, she went to the kitchen and prepared a cup of hot cocoa for her.
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Yuto returned from his morning run not long afterward.
He noticed Chabashira's heels at the shoe-changing area, switched into slippers, and headed toward the guest room.
"Sae-chan, you started grading papers this early?"
Hearing his teasing voice, Chabashira turned toward the doorway and gave him an irritated look.
"Shimizu, hurry up and eat breakfast. Then come help me grade these papers."
"Okay, okay~" Yuto smiled. "By the way, Sae-chan, where's Airi?"
"Sakura brought me a cup of hot cocoa and left. I don't know where she went." Chabashira answered calmly.
Actually, Chabashira Sae roughly knew where Airi was; she should be resting in her room... From Airi's unsteady steps just now and the gesture of rubbing her waist, Chabashira Sae knew she was very tired.
But if Airi was that tired, how come Yuto, who made her that tired, didn't seem tired at all, and even went for a morning run... Was this bad boy's stamina really that abundant?
Bah, bah, bah, why was she thinking about these inexplicable things!
Chabashira Sae hurriedly ended her random thoughts and focused on grading the papers, but her mind constantly recalled Airi's cheeks that retained a flush, as well as Yuto's upright posture and radiant spirit...
Now Chabashira Sae's whole heart was in a mess, and her chaotic thoughts continued until Yuto finished breakfast and entered the guest room.
Strangely enough, once he sat down and started grading papers beside her, her thoughts became much calmer.
Though every now and then, her eyes still drifted toward him.
Under that subtle and strange atmosphere, the two continued grading while time gradually passed.
At around eleven in the morning, Airi finally emerged from her room after getting some more sleep.
She came to the guest room and looked inside.
"It's almost lunchtime. I'll go prepare lunch."
"Sakura, I'll help too." Chabashira stood and stretched after sitting in the same position for so long.
Her body had grown stiff from hours of grading.
Because of her mature figure, even the loose casual clothes she wore shifted noticeably when she stretched.
"No need, Chabashira-sensei. You and Yuto have both been working all morning. I'll handle lunch by myself today," Airi said seriously.
"Then I'll leave it to you, Airi," Yuto replied with a smile.
"Mm! Leave it to me!" Airi gave him a sweet, shy smile.
Since she insisted, Chabashira allowed her to handle lunch alone.
There were still plenty of ingredients left from the previous night, so Airi didn't need to go shopping.
Once she left for the kitchen, Yuto noticed Chabashira rubbing her shoulders.
"Sae-chan, are your shoulders sore?"
"Mm. I've been grading papers all morning. Aren't yours sore too?"
"I'm fine. I don't really feel anything. Maybe it's because I'm younger."
Chabashira immediately glared at his smiling face.
"You troublesome brat, are you calling me old?!"
He was young, so sitting there all morning didn't bother him, while she was supposedly old enough to get stiff?
"I never said that." Yuto laughed. "Besides, where exactly do you look old? You look so young and pretty that I've always thought you and Airi could pass for sisters."
"Smooth talker. Save lines like that for Sakura." Chabashira rolled her eyes, then pressed her lips together to hide the smile threatening to appear.
Being told she looked young and pretty had genuinely pleased her.
That realization itself left Chabashira slightly confused.
Why was she this happy just because one of her students complimented her?
More precisely, she suspected she wouldn't react this way if the same compliment came from just anyone.
"Sae-chan, want me to massage your shoulders for a while?" Yuto asked.
"You?"
"Yeah. You've voluntarily spent all this time helping us grade the diagnostic tests. I should repay you somehow."
Chabashira Sae considered it.
That actually made sense.
She had been cooking for Yuto and helping him with various problems for quite a while.
It wouldn't hurt to let him return the favor for once.
"Fine. Come massage my shoulders."
"Coming."
Yuto came to Chabashira Sae's side and placed his hands on her fragrant shoulders. Chabashira Sae, who had been quite looking forward to it, immediately tensed her delicate body, because the palms resting on her shoulders were simply too hot.
The scorching temperature from Yuto's hands passed through the casual clothes Chabashira Sae was wearing and reached the skin of her shoulders.
The scorching warmth felt on her shoulders made Chabashira Sae tense her body, and her breathing became slightly rapid. She didn't expect that she would feel nervous and constrained after feeling the temperature of Yuto's palms.
Because Chabashira Sae tensed her body, Yuto's hands felt her tense fragrant shoulders.
"Sae-chan, relax a bit, don't tense up, otherwise it'll be hard for me to massage you."
"Oh..."
Chabashira Sae suppressed the nervous and constrained emotions in her heart, trying her best to control her body and let herself relax.
With Chabashira Sae's effort, her tense fragrant shoulders softened accordingly, and Yuto's hands began to knead her shoulders.
Actually, Yuto was quite willing to massage Chabashira Sae for a bit, after all, this teacher not only took charge of his and Airi's three meals a day, but also helped him a lot when ruling the class and solving troubles.
Since July was a hot summer, the casual clothes Chabashira Sae wore were very thin. Through the thin casual clothes, Yuto could clearly feel the smooth and tender touch of her skin.
Yuto felt the smooth and tender touch of Chabashira Sae's skin, and she also felt the warmth of Yuto's fingertips. The comfort brought by the massage and the warmth of Yuto's fingertips made Chabashira Sae's heart slightly restless.
Chabashira Sae had never been massaged by a man like this before...
With her breathing gradually quickening, Chabashira Sae slightly closed her round, straight, and slender legs. Her jade hands gripped the edge of her casual clothes, her eyes were closed, and her interlocking eyelashes were trembling slightly.
Now, being kneaded on the shoulders by Yuto, Chabashira Sae felt both comfortable and tormented.
About five or six minutes passed, and Yuto asked Chabashira Sae, "Are your shoulders still sore and stiff now, Sae-chan?"
"Much better. Thanks, Shimizu."
"No problem." Yuto withdrew his hands.
Chabashira lightly rotated her shoulders and found that the stiffness really had eased considerably.
She stood up.
"Shimizu, let's go outside and rest for a while. We'll continue grading after lunch."
"Sounds good."
Chabashira left the guest room at a slightly hurried pace.
Yuto watched her go with mild surprise.
"Sae-chan is unexpectedly shy. It was only a shoulder massage, but she actually got embarrassed."
She always carried herself with such mature composure outside.
Seeing her become awkward over something so minor was genuinely surprising.
...
Once she left the room, Chabashira Sae gradually calmed down.
She heard the sound of cooking coming from the kitchen.
Hearing these movements, Chabashira Sae immediately felt guilty and uneasy. Airi was busy in the kitchen, but she had developed feelings for her boyfriend in the guest room...
During lunch, Airi looked at Chabashira in confusion.
The teacher seemed distracted, her eyes shifting around from time to time.
"Chabashira-sensei, does the food I made not taste good?"
"It tastes great. Why would you ask that?"
"You seemed distracted, so I thought maybe my cooking wasn't very good."
Airi sounded slightly embarrassed.
"No. You're overthinking it. The problem isn't your cooking. It's me."
"Right. It isn't Airi's problem. It's Sae-chan's own problem," Yuto added with a smile.
Chabashira immediately glared at him.
In her mind, this was absolutely his fault.
If that troublesome brat hadn't offered to massage her shoulders, she wouldn't have gotten so distracted in the first place.
The three finished lunch in a slightly unusual atmosphere.
After resting for a while, Yuto and Chabashira returned to the guest room to continue grading.
This time, Airi joined them.
Since they had Manabu's completed exam papers as an answer key, even Airi could help grade. She only needed to compare each answer against the correct one.
With Yuto and Airi helping, the remaining papers were soon finished.
"Whew~"
Chabashira let out a breath and smiled with satisfaction.
She turned toward Yuto.
"Shimizu, everyone's diagnostic test results are excellent. None of the papers I graded scored below sixty. How about yours?"
"Same here."
"Mine too," Airi added.
Chabashira smiled.
"If everyone can perform this well on the actual final exam in three days, then nobody should be forcibly expelled."
"Mm."
...
On Monday, Yuto brought the graded papers back to the Class C classroom and distributed them.
That afternoon's study session focused entirely on reviewing wrong answers and understanding the questions each student had missed, allowing everyone to target their weak areas.
And just like that, the days passed until the final exam finally arrived.
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