I am that male friend in the harem story
Chapter 354: Last time with you

Chapter 354: Last time with you

What Hiratsuka thought was handsome wasn’t the way Tobe ate his instant ramen, but how he dressed to match her.

Instead of dressing like a young man, which would have made the two stand out due to the difference in their impression, age, and appearance, Tobe tried to match her, dressing in a casual manner yet still exuding a manly and classic look.

"Where did you get the aloha shirt?"

Still, Hiratsuka quickly entered the convenience store and walked toward him, who was sitting in the eating area, where Tobe was eating his instant ramen, which he had mixed with boiled egg and other condiments.

Yes, even so, Tobe wore an aloha shirt, a pair of light blue Levi’s 517 denim bootcut jeans, and a pair of Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66 shoes in ivory and black. While it might seem strange that a pair of bootcut jeans would be suitable to wear with flat sneakers, paired with a playful burgundy-colored aloha shirt, everyone would subconsciously stare at him from time to time.

(It might seem weird, but I have tried this style in reality, and it works for me.)

Naturally, he wore a simple cap so that people wouldn’t see his face that much.

Still, if someone saw him at this moment, they would think of him as Tom Selleck from Magnum PI.

"RJC."

"RJC? Have you been to Hawaii?"

"No, but it is pretty popular." Tobe, who slurped his instant ramen, also couldn’t help but stare at Hiratsuka in a daze for a moment.

"W-What is it?"

"No, you are just beautiful, Sensei."

"..."

Hiratsuka blushed, feeling her face was so hot, yet this was the truth since she was just attractive in his eyes now. Unlike at school, where she dressed in a simple white shirt, white gown, and loose black trousers, at this moment, she wore a loose linen burgundy and white striped long-sleeved shirt, which she tucked in inside her skinny jeans that perfectly displayed her shapely and toned legs and child-bearing hips.

Her dress was so simple, and it wasn’t even feminine since she even wore Converse white sneakers, yet, even so, no one could deny that she was a beautiful woman.

Still, like him, she also put on her cap, seemingly prepared, so no one would notice her.

"Stop saying something stupid. I will buy ramen, too. Wait here."

"Okay."

The instant ramen might not be filling, but it should be enough to make them wake up and be prepared for their date later. More importantly, as long as they didn’t drink the soup and just ate the noodles, the calories wouldn’t be much, and when they arrived at their destination, they would have enough space to eat another breakfast.

Yet, as Hiratsuka curiously went to choose her cup of instant ramen on the display, Tobe lost his chance to ask where she would bring him, but in exchange, he couldn’t help but gaze at Hiratsuka’s round, and lewd arse that snugly wrapped by her tight denim.

"What a pervert..."

Hiratsuka muttered as she noticed Tobe’s gaze on her back, yet while she said so, she was happy inwardly, thinking that her effort to dress up had paid off.

"Here."

As she picked up her cup of ramen and poured hot water inside, Hiratsuka returned, and Tobe offered her the boiled egg, pickled ginger, tempura flakes, and even sausages as he drank his instant iced americano.

"Thanks."

Hiratsuka wasn’t polite and took everything, making Tobe a little helpless, thinking that this woman really lacked a womanly charm when she acted, yet she was cute. Frankly, in his mind, he thought that she would dress up like a guy with cargo pants, boots, and a simple t-shirt, like those in the army, but unexpectedly, she could appear like a woman, too.

"...did you think something rude about me?"

"Isn’t it hard to eat with your hair like that? Don’t you want to tie it?"

"I didn’t bring a hair tie." Hiratsuka sighed as some of her hair fell near her face when she slurped her instant noodles. Fortunately, she was careful enough, or else the broth would have stained her hair.

"Here."

"Thanks."

Tobe had long hair, so he prepared a simple hair band, and Hiratsuka, once again, wasn’t shy enough to accept his offer, but what if he helped her tie her hair?

"How about I help you?"

Hiratsuka was startled, blushed, then lowered her head as she looked at her instant ramen. "...okay, thanks."

"..."

Tobe was in silence, wondering whether this woman tried to seduce him, but probably like before, Hiratsuka acted like this, so he decided not to overthink and grabbed a handful of her long, silky hair and tied it in a simple ponytail.

Yet, as he grabbed her hair, he had to say, unexpectedly, it was soft, and smelled nice.

"Done."

"T-Thanks..."

To hide her embarrassment, Hiratsuka decided to focus on eating her ramen, ignoring the gaze of some people who had woken up this morning and looked at her with envious gazes.

Yet, the more she pretended not to care, the more she cared, which made her say, "But how did you know that we’re going to go to the beach?"

"Ah? We’re going to the beach?"

"...you don’t know?"

"I don’t know."

"Then, why did you wear an aloha shirt?"

"Isn’t it good?"

"Well, they are good."

It was unique, playful, and with his handsome face, it suited him well, which gave him a different impression than how he usually was at school, especially when the short sleeves of his aloha shirt gave her a glimpse of her muscular and strong arms and chest area, thinking that his body was good.

"..."

’What the heck am I thinking?’

Yet, when she thought that Tobe was a soccer club member, she also felt that it was nothing surprising, and somehow, she understood why Yukinoshita could fall for him, which caused her to become gloomy once again, sighing, wondering why she was much, much older than him.

And... why was she his teacher?

As she lamented their fate, Hiratsuka felt helpless, yet nothing could be done, and she thought to just focus on the last moment since she knew this would be the last time they could be together like this since when everything was over, she would think of him as her student, nothing more and nothing less, which was why, she thought that she should give her everything and not have any regrets, so that way, she could no longer be troubled by this forbidden yet immoral feeling.

"So, where are we going?"

Hearing that question, Hiratsuka smiled and said, "Katsuraa City. Have you been there before?"

"....."

"Katsura City?"

Yet, as Tobe never expected his destination to be in such a city, Hiratsuka glanced at him again, staring at the direction of his bottom that formed perfectly with his jeans, and had an urge to touch his part somehow.

"....." Tobe.