“Ruki, you know, I heard about that interesting tea.”

Right as soon as the door of the Poem Appreciation Club opened, Mina who was expecting me to come used that as her opening rather than her normal greeting. The girl even had a mischievous smile on. She already heard about its effects.

As my precious tea girl, that potent tea was surely something she’d be interested in… I expected this. But I never thought she’d bring it up at the onset.

“That tea, huh? What of it?” I acted oblivious and scratched my cheek.

But that kind of reaction only fueled the girl’s mischievous thoughts. She smirked and pulled me into the room.

Even before the door closed behind me, Mina already cupped my cheeks and raised my head. She then thoroughly inspected my neck as though she was trying to find some kind of sign.

When she failed to find whatever she was searching for, she unbuttoned my uniform starting from below before parting it away to continue her inspection.

Although I could stop her anytime, I got curious about this odd behavior from her. Minori and Yuika-senpai weren’t in the room so… I waited until she gave up and sighed disappointedly.

Without buttoning back my uniform, she took a step back and turned around without any intention to explain herself.

I chased after the girl and caught her before she could go to the corner where she often made her tea.

As my arms enclosed around her, the girl flinched in surprise. She’s probably not expecting me to chase after her.

“Before you brew our tea, can I ask for an explanation?” I blew into her ear which instantly tickled her. As she started chuckling from it, Mina quickly turned around in a bid to escape from being tickled.

But that was futile, I simply switched targets to the other ear. And this time, I also nibbled on it which further tickled the girl.

Moments later, her knees gave up on her as she powerlessly clung to me. I naturally caught and supported her up, letting her lean on me until she recovered.

“Do you want more?” I asked as I watched her try to stabilize her footing.

“Who in their right mind will want to be tickled again? You shameless guy.” While looking indignant, the girl bit her lips in frustration. Her face was red not because she was blushing but because of how she restrained herself from laughing out loud. “Anyway, what explanation?”

“Look at me. What do you think I am asking?” I took a step back and let her see my current state. With my uniform opened up by her, she could clearly see my bare chest and abdomen.

She stared intently and gulped down. But as though she had just remembered it, Mina awkwardly laughed and covered her face in embarrassment, “I… I’m sorry. I forgot to… You know?”

“Come again? What are you trying to say?” I closed our distance again and hooked my arm to her back as I watched this girl’s reaction.

Mina closed her eyes and breathed in, calming herself down. Following that, she looked up at me with a hint of guilt and the same embarrassment she had just shown, “Uh… My mom told me about a tea with the same effect. I would advise you to stop drinking it if I found a red spot around your neck. But… there’s none on you.”

Oh. It’s tea knowledge from Auntie Yayoi. But it’s probably a different kind of tea. Apart from that side effect, it’s actually effective to get a good night’s sleep.

Well, Ishida-senpai’s dad would surely know what kind of tea it was. But was he ever home?

“I see. My Mina is worried about me. I’m touched. But if it only shows around the neck, why did you also check my body?”

I’m grateful, of course. That’s lovely of her to be worried about me. But that didn’t explain her mischievous smile as well as the way she almost stripped me.

“… Simple. My mom can be wrong, right? I’m just making sure.”

That’s a plausible reason but…

“Alright. Let’s say that’s the case. However, one thing bugged me. Why did you walk away disappointedly? Did you find something unpleasant?”

“Disappointed? Unpleasant? Ruki, are you getting dull? I’m escaping from becoming tempted to jump at you.”

Eh? Did I misinterpret her expression? It’s not disappointment but her attempt to hold herself back.

“Is that so?”

“This idiot, do you want me to prove it to you? Uh. No. I don’t need to anymore.” Mina shook her head a few times. Her expression then changed from the slight guilt to an extremely embarrassed one.

Ah. No, it’s not embarrassment but bashfulness. She was blushing profusely and she started breathing raggedly. It’s as though she’s about to lose control of herself.

“You chased after me when you could’ve just waited on your seat… Take responsibility, you shameless guy!”

Mina grabbed my collar and pulled my head down. She bit my lips before sucking on them. And upon doing so, the girl pushed on my chest as she lunged at me, trying to topple me down to the floor.

However, the girl failed at that. Her strength wasn’t enough and… we could be hurt if I let myself fall down this way.

And so, to salvage the situation and not let her be embarrassed from that failed attempt, I enclosed my arm tightly around her waist, lifted her feet off the floor before I slowly backed to a wall and used it as support to slowly slide down until my butt reached the floor.

Understanding what happened, Mina lovingly whispered, “Will you stop being this considerate for once? I don’t know if I should be amazed or embarrassed.”

“Nope. Not a chance. That aside. I thought you were asking me to take responsibility?”

“This shameless guy, you already did.… Now, kiss me.”

“Hmm? Only kiss?”

“Do you want a repeat of what happened last time?” Mina rolled her eyes.

Obviously, she’s referring to last week when we were both in the mood but got interrupted when Minori and Yuika-senpai suddenly emerged from that storage room.

“Ah. Right. Well then… Let’s settle for a kiss. Should I come to your house again? Or better yet, I’ll bring you home with me.”

“Pervert. I can see what you’re planning from a mile away.”

“Of course. You and I both know how much we want each other. Am I right?”

Perhaps not wanting to readily admit it, the girl whose face was already crimson red from imagining it pulled on my collar again, “Shut up and kiss me, pervert Ruki.”

With this, I naturally did as she told me. Holding her as close as possible, I took her lips and brought us to another intimate moment in this special room.

Luckily, there were no interruptions this time. While we couldn’t do it all the way yet, our hands freely explored each other’s bodies.

And pushing it a step further, Mina pulled my zipper down and used her mouth. As this wasn’t the first time that she did it for me, Mina’s skill was already beyond beginner’s. She used her tongue skillfully to tease me to her heart’s content while watching how I reacted to the pleasure.

But because of the possibility that the two could show up again at any moment, I didn’t try to hold it in. Still, I thoroughly savored it while also watching the girl do her best for me.

When I finished, Mina cleaned it up ‘til the last drop and used the tea she prepared to wash it down her throat, leaving no trace behind.

A few minutes later, we snuggled to each other and continued our earlier conversation.

“Ruki, bring me some of that tea next time. I want to see.”

“Wanna test its effects?”

“No, pervert. I want to make sure that it’s really safe. I can’t have you getting sick because you failed to identify if it’s fine to continuously drink it.”

Ah. This girl sure is thoughtful. There’s no way I won’t love her a lot.