Kissing My Student, It's Over if We're Caught-Chapter 2Volume 1 . - Things I Dislike: Cheating, Thieving Cats

“Hmm…? What?”

She’s one of those with sharp instincts.

“I just realized it’s the first time you’re studying in front of me.”

It was just a random topic I brought up to divert the conversation, but Kirihara nodded without suspicion.

“During the midterms, the scope wasn’t very wide, so yeah. For the finals, I figured I should at least do a bit.”

It’s so like an honor student to get by with just a little study.

Silently focusing on my work for a while, I occasionally found myself glancing at Kirihara.

She had a cushion spread out on the floor, but her posture changed every time I looked over, perhaps due to discomfort from maintaining the same position. She’d either collapse her legs, stretch them out, or lean forward.

Kirihara’s legs were toned but also soft at the same time. She really had beautiful legs.

…Come to think of it, I used to study like this with my ex-girlfriend during college. We were in the same faculty, so we’d exchange notes and when bored, tease each other and maybe share a kiss.

Such nostalgic memories.

“What? You keep peeking, are you frustrated?”

“No. Just reminiscing about the past.”

“About your ex?”

“…How did you know?”

“You told me a bit about her when we talked on the phone, remember? From your college days.”

“Did I?”

“Yup. You were drinking then. You always forget things when you drink.”

“Only when I drink too much. I don’t get drunk off one or two drinks.”

“You’re weak then.”

Laughing, Kirihara continued to fervently copy her notes onto a blank loose leaf. It seems she’s the type to learn by writing.

I shifted my gaze back to my work and resumed.

“Sensei, when you said you were making the final exam questions, did you do that alone?”

“Of course not. It’d be impossible for a newbie to do it alone. Kurei-san has been helping me.”

“Kurei-sensei, huh? She’s super popular with the guys. They say she looks like she’d be really sexy…”

“Don’t just make things up…”

“Is your assessment about her different?”

“She’s a colleague at work. I’ve never looked at her that way. Though I guess she would stand out if she dressed up.”

“Or so you say, but aren’t you always nervous around her? Just the two of you in the staff room… Ah, no, Kouhai-kun! Like that?”

“Not at all…”

“Really? Not even a little bit of hope? Not even once? Never thought about what it would be like to be lovers with such a senior?”

“Not at all…”

…Well, to say not at all would be a lie.

“How boring.”

It wasn’t said teasingly, but rather with genuine disappointment.

“Kirihara, you’re quiet at school but surprisingly romantic, huh? You like love stories.”

Occasionally, I’d see signs of her watching love dramas or reading romance manga.

“Because, when it comes down to it, conversations between a man and a woman often lead to that, right? Whether it’s at school or work, that doesn’t change.”

“I wonder.”

At the company I quit, there were seniors who ended up marrying after an office romance. Now that I think about it, my ex’s current boyfriend was also a colleague.

“In college, when guys and girls got together, they often ended up in such relationships.”

“It’s the prime time for wanting to hook up, right? Did you have your share?”

“Well, somewhat.”

“Gross.”

“You’re the one who brought it up.”

Even as we joked, the work progressed.

It seems we both concentrate better on our tasks when exchanging casual conversations.

“You might not make moves on me, but you have your own history, huh, Sensei?”

“What’s that supposed to mean? Are you jealous?”

“No, not really?”

Suddenly feeling her gaze, I looked towards Kirihara.

She smiled satisfyingly, almost wickedly.

“Because right now, I’m almost entirely yours.”

…

I turned my attention back to my work, trying to focus.

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“Sensei, your face is a bit red.”

I was laughed at but ignored it.

…She really is troublesome.

●●●

As expected when I barely made the deadline for the exam questions, the period for the final exams came in no time.

“Creating them is tough, but once the exams start, having no classes makes things a bit easier,” Kurei-san said, and I found that to be true.

At first, I was nervous about whether there were any mistakes in the questions… but as the exams proceeded without any questions or complaints from the students, I felt relieved.

There were no comments about the exams being too difficult or too easy.

It seems everyone thought Kurei-san made the questions for this exam. Kirihara was the only student who knew I had made them.

…I secretly asked for her feedback.

“It was just normal? The questions were usual.”

Before I finished typing my response, Kirihara sent several messages in a row.

“It means Sensei did a great job. Well done.”

I couldn’t help but feel a little happy.

When I graded the returned answer sheets, the average score was almost the same as the midterm’s. Kirihara’s feedback was correct.

By the way, Kirihara’s score, despite supposedly not studying much, was near perfect. Just like during the midterms.

As expected the honor student, I thought.

Not just in studies, but Kirihara is smart overall.

She’s even better at games than I am, and whenever there’s new content or an update, she quickly finds the correct approach. She solves game levels even before strategies begin circulating online.

Not only is she good at studies, but she’s also favored by other teachers. Kirihara, unlike me, will likely live a future without making mistakes.

…So why is she so fixated on someone like me?

“─sei, Hajima-sensei?”

I was snapped back to reality by a somewhat stern call, and turned to see Kurei-san looking at me worriedly next to my seat.

“Are you okay? Lost in thought again?”

“No, it’s nothing.”

I had gotten lost in thought while grading the exams.

“Did you hear what I said?”

“No…sorry, what was it?”

“It’s about tomorrow’s drinking party. Can you make it?”

The final exams ended today. And tomorrow is the much-awaited Friday.

Although there are still exams to grade, a break was in order, and I had been invited to the drinking party several days in advance. I heard that almost everyone plans to attend.

“Yes, I plan to participate.”

“That’s good. After all, Hajima-sensei, you’re the guest of honor.”

I heard that this drinking party would also serve as my welcome party. I couldn’t miss it.