Convenient Semi-friend ch36

Let's start dating, shall we?
R-Right...
Then from now on,

we can do what we did during the summer festival every night<3
...Hm!?

Come on.
Wai-
Suuna.
Ruka-sa...ng

Hur
ry
up.

...Haeh?

They say dreams are a manifestation of the depths of your psyche.

...Huh? A dream...?
F-From where to when...?
That was quite the noise.

Woah.
Suuna.

So that was you falling out of your bed.
You okay?

P-P-P-P-Please put something on!
Don't phrase it like I'm naked!

Honestly... You're so noisy first thing in the morning.
S-Sorry...
On her knees for some reason.
It's the same Ruka-san as ever...

I guess that really was all a dream just now...
Well,

seeing you turn all red even when wearing something like this
makes me feel truly blessed to be your lover.

...........So it wasn't a dream.
What was?

Since that day,
Ruka-san and I have been dating... apparently.

Even though it's been a few days, everything feels the same as before, so I was sure it was just a dream...
Suuna.

Don't lag behind. Walk alongside me.

...What does Ruka-san
O-Okay.
want from me as her "lover".

What do I want from you?

Nothing much... You can just do whatever you want to do, Suuna.
I-Is that so...?

Is something worrying you?
Sorry. It's my first time having a l-lover,
s-so I thought there'd be a more, y'know... dramatic change.

Haha. So what, you were imaginging we'd be doing lewd things every night?
Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-You're not wrong!
Phrasing it that way means you're not denying it.

No, um, you are wrong!
So you're denying it after all?

I said what I was thinking out loud again...
...Just to let you know,

this is also my first time
dating someone I love.

I'm not that different from you, Suuna, so just relax.

I-Is that so?
You're so kind, Ruka-san.
No, I wasn't saying it cos of that...

...Ruka-san?

Say, Suuna.
Why do you always act so polite?

...Because humanity should be respected...?
You're human too.

I-I haven't had that many friends up until now,
...
so I shouldn't really speak so thoughtlessly around others...

...Can I ask you to do one thing for me?
? G-Go ahead.

I want you
to talk casually to me.

I can't.
An immediate response!?

Why not!?
I can't! R-Right now, Ruka-san, you're the one I should be showing the most respect to!!
What am I, a God??

We're humans of the same age.
I can't.
We're roommates.
I can't.

We're lovers.
...

I can't.
The long pause got my hopes up!

Then at least drop the honorfics around me.
W-Why do you want me to speak casually so badly anyway, Ruka-san?

It feels like there's distance between us,

even though we're finally dating.
...Well,

that's just a me problem.

But you should just go with what you're comfortable with, Suuna.
I'll just wait patiently for the day you stop treating me like a god.

...Ru-

Ah, that was refreshing~

Woah, deja vu from this morning? You okay?

(Heartbeat noises)

I-I'm perfectly fine.

Hmm, that so?
H-Hyesh.

? R-Ruka-sa...

...I-Isn't this a bit sudden...?
You didn't seem all that aware that we're lovers,

so I figured I'd get a little closer to that lover relationship you've been imaginging.
Y-You mean...

Wanna do it every night?
Lewd things, I mean.

We're in the same room, so we can do it all we want~
E-Every night is a little...
So the lewd stuff itself isn't a problem, huh?
...

You've got all the pervy stuff nailed down too, don't you, Suuna?

You're not melting at all anymore either.
...I-I've been working on that.
Haha. You have, huh?

I-I mean, if I were to melt,
I wouldn't be able to see the Ruka-san I saw back then...

Aha.
The heck?
Ah
You're totally eager for it.

Mm...

Hah...

Suuna.

Mm.

...Um.
Hm?

p10

Having your name called
makes you happy, right?
Haha. What's this all of a sudden?

Ru-

...Ruka.

p11

...The heck?

Saying that now
isn't fair.

p12

...Suuna.
...R-Ruka...
Suuna.
...Ruka.
Hahaha.
...Yeah, this is way better.

Yes.

A small step towards something special.

Warning