Hasumi, who had interrupted my good moment with Koharu and tried unsuccessfully to call her back, asked me hesitantly:
"Um, sensei, did I… interrupt something between you two?"
I shook my head.
"Rather than that, you actually showed up at just the right time."
This wasn't just polite talk. Hasumi's arrival really was perfectly timed.
Teasing Koharu was fun, but she wouldn't admit her feelings and was a bit airheaded. Even if I went along with it and something actually happened, it would still feel like something was missing ngl.
"I'm glad to hear that," Hasumi said after a pause. "Sensei, I'm sorry. You know how easily that girl gets embarrassed. I hope she didn't cause you too much trouble."
"Not at all. That kind of Koharu is cute too, isn't she?"
"Hehe, I'm glad to hear you say that."
Hasumi smiled brightly.
"Speaking of which, sensei, you're here for the Eden Treaty meeting, right? I thought you had already gone back. I didn't expect to run into you here. What good luck."
Something stirred in me.
"Yeah, I'm free at the moment. What about you, Hasumi? Do you have any plans next?"
At that, Hasumi's eyes lit up.
"Ah, I just finished work for the Justice Task Force. I was planning to go to a dessert shop after a long time! Would you like to come with me, sensei?"
I resisted the urge to ask whether "a long time" meant one day or two, and instead asked something less awkward.
"Hasumi, aren't you on a diet?"
"Hehe, actually…" she smiled even brighter. "My efforts are already showing results!"
"Really? Congratulations."
"Yes! Mashiro said I look slimmer today! To make sure she wasn't just flattering me, I asked others too, and they all said the same thing!"
…So she hadn't actually weighed herself, and was relying purely on subjective opinions.
I looked at Hasumi, who didn't seem much different to me, and chose not to point out the possibility that everyone might simply be flattering her.
"Yeah, you do look slimmer."
"Right?" Hasumi looked delighted. "As they say, balance between work and rest is important. The same goes for dieting. Apparently, occasionally consuming a proper amount of sugar improves mood and helps you lose weight more efficiently!"
That sounds exactly like the kind of excuse people who can't control their eating habits use. And "occasionally" is a very vague word for someone with weak self-control.
After thinking it over, I decided to be straightforward.
"Honestly, I don't think you're fat at all. Compared to other students, Hasumi, you're just… bigger. So weight isn't really a useful standard here."
"Eh…?" Hasumi hesitated. "B-bigger? I guess… I can't deny that, but there are students bigger than me too…"
"Please don't be modest. You're the biggest I've seen since coming to Kivotos."
I added, "And not just big, but also very beautiful. The texture is soft too."
I was sincerely praising Hasumi's wings.
"Huh?! Texture?! When did you even… no, you did touch them before… but you were thinking about that in that situation?"
"That couldn't be helped. It was my first time touching them, so it left a strong impression."
I couldn't help but recall the sensation from when I first arrived in Kivotos and Hasumi had wrapped me in her wings.
Hasumi looked conflicted.
"Maybe I just don't understand adult common sense, but hearing you say that so confidently is kind of shocking…"
"Ah, sorry. Is this supposed to be a private topic in Kivotos?"
As far as I knew, whenever I touched Mika's wings, her reaction was always quite strong.
Hasumi quickly waved her hands.
"N-no, it's fine, sensei. I should be the one apologizing for making things awkward."
I couldn't help but think that Koharu really should learn from her senior. Hasumi was completely normal and didn't have strange ideas at all.
"But…" Hasumi hesitated again. "That… should decrease along with weight loss…"
"What?!"
I was genuinely shocked.
"There's that kind of setting?!"
"W-well, generally speaking that's how it is, I think… everyone's body is different, but it shouldn't be that surprising…"
No, it absolutely is surprising.
By that logic, do Trinity students' wings actually store energy? That would explain everything.
Maybe all students have similar organs, which is why everyone I've met in Kivotos is a beautiful girl.
I thought for a moment.
"So that's why you're trying to lose weight, Hasumi. It must be inconvenient having them so big."
Hasumi hesitated.
"T-there are some inconveniences… like shoulder pain if I stay in the same position too long, or being unsteady when running…"
How fascinating. My understanding of Kivotos physiology is still far too limited.
And as we talked, I couldn't help but feel a bit curious.
"If I ever get the chance, I'd really like to touch them…"
"You… want to touch them?!"
"Sorry, that was a bit sudden. But yes, I do."
Hasumi looked flustered and confused.
"T-that's… not really appropriate… is it? But… I'm not sure…"
She glanced around, then leaned in close, her face slightly red.
"S-sensei… since you've gone this far… j-just a quick touch is fine… but please keep it a secret!"
"Really? I appreciate it. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."
"Then let's go somewhere empty…"
A few moments later, in a secluded spot, I finally realized that the conversation we had been having was completely misaligned from the beginning.
My hand, guided by the shy girl, was already sinking into something soft.
But it was too late to correct the misunderstanding. I could only quietly endure it so as not to embarrass her further.
"Please don't press too hard," Hasumi said shyly. "And please be quick… in case someone comes…"
But before she could finish, a shocked voice came from nearby.
"H-Hasumi-senpai?! And sensei… WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!"
At that moment, the roles were perfectly reversed.
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