I'm not planting potatoes with you!

“You brat! What was that for?!”

As expected, Orimura-sensei recoiled from the kiss, her face flushing with a mix of shock, frustration, and an almost unnoticeable delight.

Following that, she pushed me away as her eyes narrowed into a disappointed glare yet lacking in weight before stepping back to put a safe distance between us.

I didn’t resist or attempt to chase after her. I’d promised myself not to be forceful with her, after all. Kissing her was only meant to snap her out of her derailing train of thought.

Now that she was back to reality, I raised my hands in surrender, bowing my head apologetically.

"A wake-up kiss, sensei," I calmly explained, a touch of smile on my lips which immediately took a bit of an effect on her. Orimura-sensei failed to maintain eye contact with me as she unconsciously touched her moist lips.