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Sequel 15 - We Sniff Each Other

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“Your back should be fine now.”

“Thank you, Hiori.”

As Hiori finishes wiping my sweat, I put on a new inner shirt and sleepwear. Thanks to Hiori, I feel refreshed. I feel no different than when I was healthy.

“Then, I'll be taking the inner shirt you were wearing and the bath towel I used to wipe your sweat. Should I put them in the washroom?”

“Yeah. Do you know the place?”

“It's visible from the front door, isn’t it. There have been a few times when the sliding door was open and I could see the washbasin when I went into the house.”

“I see. Then, it looks like you’ll be okay. There's a light blue laundry basket there, so could you put it in there?”

“I understand. I’ll be going.”

Hiori takes my inner shirt and the bath towel and leaves my room.

“Geez, you showed me something good-ssu. It was a good reference for my future works-ssu.”

“That's amazing, Saaya. My heart was just pounding.”

As she says that, Himura-san’s cheeks turn red. It looks like her heart is still pounding now.

Also, to think seeing Hiori wiping my sweat would make a good reference for her future works. As expected of Hazuki-san. Someday, I want to read the story she’d write about what happened just now.

“...I'm going to go to the bathroom for a moment.”

“Take care.”

“See you-ssu.”

I leave my room and go to the restroom on the second floor.

Even while standing up and relieving myself, my body doesn't feel sluggish and my head doesn’t feel dizzy. I'm glad that my condition has improved to this extent in just a few hours. If it’s like this, I should be able to go to school tomorrow.

When I finish using the bathroom and return to my room... I don’t see Hiori there.

“Huh? Hiori Isn't back yet?”

“Yeah. She hasn't come back."

“Is she lost-ssu?”

“Our house isn't so big that she can get lost, though. And Hiori also seems to know where the washroom is. I'll go take a look. You two can relax.”

“Roger-ssu.”

“See you─.”

I leave the room again and head to the first floor where the washroom is.

I wonder if she's talking to Mom in the living room. Like about my current physical condition. ...But I can't hear their speaking voices. Hiori, where are you? Are you really lost?

“For now, I’ll check the washroom...”

When I get to the washroom, I see that the sliding door of the washroom is slightly open. From inside, I hear Hiori's sweet voice, “Haa...” What on earth is she doing?

When I gently open the sliding door of the washroom,

“Akito-san...”

I see Hiori whispering my name while sniffing the inner shirt I was wearing earlier. The Hiori reflected in the mirror of the washroom looks just as entranced as when she wiped my body.

“Umm... Hiori?”

“Hyai!”

As she lets out an uncharacteristically high-pitched voice, Hiori's body jerks and her eyes widen. When our eyes meet through the mirror, Hiori's face quickly turns red.

Hiori puts the inner shirt and bath towel into the light blue laundry basket and turns to me. This brings her into direct eye contact with me this time.

“Um, this is... how should I put it? Ah, Akito-san’s Akito-san is Akito-san...”

“Hiori. For now, let's calm down. Let's take a deep breath with me. In three.”

Suu... haa... I take a deep breath along with Hiori. This seems to have diminished some of the redness on Hiori's face. Also, even breathing was painful for me this morning, but now I'm able to breathe as usual.

“Have you calmed down a little?”

“...I'm still nervous in various ways, but compared to before.”

“I see. If you can talk that much, then it seems like you'll be fine. Well then, let's get straight to the point... I feel like I saw a pretty amazing sight. If I'm not mistaken... you were sniffing my shirt, weren’t you?”

“Auu.”

Hiori lets out a cute voice. The blush on her face gets stronger again. Was it a bad idea to get straight to the point?

“...Y-yes, that’s right. Ever since I was wiping Akito-san's body, I've been thinking that Akito-san's sweat smells good. Of course, Akito-san is the only man I think of that way! So… when I brought the towel and inner shirt here, I was secretly sniffing it.”

“I see...”

Looking back, Hiori looked entranced while she was wiping my sweat. So it was because she thought my sweat smelled good.

“After Hiori left, I talked with Himura-san and Hazuki-san for a bit, and then I went to the bathroom. And Hiori didn't come back even when I’m done, so I came looking for you.”

“So that’s how it is. I thought about going back after sniffing it a little. But when I smelled it, I could feel Akito-san. That made me happy. That's probably why I lost track of time. But, to think that Akito-san found out... do you hate me now?”

“No, not at all.”

“Eh?”

Hiori looks at me with tears in her eyes.

“R-really?”

“Really. Well, I was surprised when I saw you sniffing my shirt. Besides, I'm happy that Hiori thinks I smell good.”

Saying that, I put my right hand on Hiori's head and gently pat it. Perhaps cleared of her uneasy feeling because of that, the usual cute smile returns to Hiori's face.

“I’m glad. That Akito-san doesn't hate me.”

“I wouldn’t hate Hiori for something like this.”

It was shocking to see her sniffing my shirt, but that sight was also quite cute. Besides, I'm honestly relieved that she likes my scent.

“Then, shall we go back to my room?”

“...Before that, can you also smell my sweat?”

“He?”

Having heard something unexpected, I let out a stupid sound.

“We walked here from school on a sunny day. So I sweated a bit. When I was wiping Akito-san's body too, my heart was pounding and my body was getting hot... so I am a little sweaty now. I was having my fill of sniffing Akito-san's sweat, so I also want Akito-san to sniff mine too. It’s also to maintain fairness.”

Hiori pleads me with a serious look on her face. Her serious face is blushing because of the content though.

Sniffing a girl's sweat smells like a crime, but my lover is asking me to do it. If someone finds out, I should be fine. ...I’m going to be fine, right?

“I got it.”

I put my hands on Hiori's shoulders and sniff the nape of her neck.

The person herself says she’s a little sweaty, but it's not much different from Hiori’s usual sweet scent. I’m sure this is how Hiori's sweat smells like.

I pull my face away from the nape of her neck and look at Hiori's face.

“It smells good. It's my favorite scent.”

I look into Hiori's eyes and tell her my honest impressions. The fact that we seem to like each other's scents might mean our compatibility is truly high.

Then, Hiori pats her chest and gives me a relieved smile.

“I'm glad you said that. Thank you very much.”

After saying that, Hiori hugs me and kisses me. I was absent from school today, and I wasn't able to meet Hiori until just a little while ago, so I find the sensation of our lips overlapping even lovelier than usual.

After a few seconds of putting our lips on each other, Hiori parts her lips away from mine and buries her face in my chest.

“Perhaps because you are wearing the same sleepwear. I can slightly smell Akito-san's scent. I like not only your sweat, but also the scent of Akito-san himself.”

“I’m glad to hear that. ...I also like the scent of shampoo coming from Hiori's hair.”

“...I’m glad.”

When she slowly removes her face from my chest, Hiori looks up at me and smiles. Partly because of our exchange just now, I find her smile even cuter than usual. This time, I kiss her.

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