Chapter 91 - Manga Reenactment Play (1/2)

“… Haruka-san, what did you purchase?”

We were on our way back from a book store. When I told her that I was going to go buy the new volume of a manga from the bookstore, Hiiragi-chan insisted on tagging along.

“Eh? I didn’t buy anything, did I?”

Hmm? I saw her line up at the cash register, did she decide not to buy it…?

Once we returned to Hiiragi-chan’s place, I immediately started to read the new volume, and Hiiragi-chan also pulled out something to read. Normally. she sticks close to me. However, while I was sitting on the sofa today, Hiiragi-chan ended up sitting at the dining table instead.

…That’s suspicious.

As I sneakily peeked over, I saw that she was reading a cooking book. What’s with that? It’s not like she needs to hide something like that.

“Ah. It’s already this late? I’ll go make dinner, okay? Do you have any requests?”

“Maybe something Chinese?”

“Roger that ♪”

Hiiragi-chan equipped an apron and headed over to the kitchen.

Patan, as I closed my book, I noticed something weird. The cookbook is slightly expanded.… It was as if something was sandwiched inside of it… Ah. She was using the cookbook as a way to hide what she was actually reading…?

Without Hiiragi-chan noticing me, I went to the table, stretched out my arm, and grabbed the cookbook. As I thought, it’s strangely thick. When I opened it, sure enough, another book fell out.

It had a brown covering that you would get from the book store, so I couldn’t see the cover. Well, that’s fine. If I just read it, I’ll figure it out.

When I opened and looked inside, I realized that it was the fifth volume of a shoujo manga. This isn’t something to be embarrassed about… then why…?

As I tilted my head and flipped through the pages, I finally understood why she wanted to hide it.

Even if it’s a shoujo manga, I guess it would be one that is aimed towards the late teens? There were a few lewd scenes. I see. Haruka-ojousama is a lady that shouldn’t be reading lewd mangas like this.

But wait? In her bedroom, weren’t there multiple other books with the same cover? Is it possible…

Sneaking around so as to not be noticed, I went into the bedroom. I found a shelf with books for work and 2 or 3 self-improvement books. Apart from that, I found four books, with their book covers unremoved.

“… This is it.”

I thought that maybe it was some sort of novel, but to think that inside of it was a shoujo manga aimed at those in their late teens. As I flipped through them, it was just as I thought. However, there were some tags in it.

One, two, three, four… seven places in total.

“Tagging a manga… it isn’t a reference book though…”

While wryly smiling, I opened up to a tagged page. It was quite the erotic scene.

[Doki doki ♡]

That comment was written down on the tag as well.

“Ah. So, she tags the scenes she likes, and then writes down a thought about it?”

Well, people enjoy things differently.

The next tag had the comment, [I might die if Seiji-kun did this to me ♡]

…Is that? What you would call a kabedon in modern times?

I opened it up to the page and it was quite the erotic scene.

“… It can’t be.”

Checking the tagged pages in other volumes, they were all quite erotic scenes.

S-she’s completely interested! She was like a middle school boy that would look up sex in a dictionary and mark it!

The comments were all things like [Haaauuu], or [Kyuun ♡].

So she’s been studying by reading things like this.

“Seiji-kun? Mapo tofu or eggplant, which…”

Ah. I was found out.

While repeatedly looking at the manga in my hand, Hiiragi-chan dropped the ladle in her hand.

“I-It’s not… Seiji-kun, i-it’s not that…”

“Eh? What is it not?”

While grinning, I opened up a tagged page and approached Hiiragi-chan while showing it to her. A weird switch inside of me flipped on.

“This scene, what’s with this ‘Kyuun ♡’? Heeeh, so this is the type of stuff you like, Haruka-san?”

“I-I’m telling you, it’s not that!”

While panicking and blushing, Hiiragi-chan slowly backed off.

“Na-Na-Natsumi said that it was interesting, so I just bought it to try it…”

“Did Natsumi-chan also tell you to tag all the erotic scenes?”

“She said, Haru-chan needs to study too! That’s why… the tags…”

“You’re completely interested in this, Haruka-san.”

Ugugugu… as her mouth turned into the shape of a frown, she ended up with teary eyes before I knew it.

Ah, this is bad. I overdid it.

“That’s right! I am interested! But, it’s forbidden to do something like that in reality right now, so I’m reading manga to study!”

“S-she turned defiant!”

While taking deep breaths, Hiiragi-chan appealed with teary eyes.

“While thinking about how I would die if Seiji-kun did this to me, I grinned while hiding myself in the futon! I know it’s improper!”