Jun Shiomi returned to Shiomi Seminar after giving a lecture in Totsuki Culinary Academy late in the afternoon.
Despite being a 34 year old woman and a lecturer in the academy, she was quite irresponsible which lead her into doing things such as sleeping on the floor or forgetting to care for the various spice plants in the vicinity.
The single woman was not in the business of dating nor did she have any interest in embarking in such an adventure. Despite the fact that she was in her 30s, she had a physical appearance much younger than her actual age and was shorter than most junior high students. As a result, there were plenty of occasions when she was approached by younger male students who mistook her age. However, she politely rejected them and they apologized profusely upon learning that she was in fact one of their academy's lecturers.
She was often jokingly told by her female friends that she should maybe date younger men.
As annoyed as she was by them, it would be a lie if she said that she did not secretly consider the idea. She would glance at younger males, and wonder what it would be like to date one. For her age, she had a very youthful face with her hair tied in a high ponytail.
She was cute, and she was aware of it, but if she ever did end up with a guy. She wanted someone who would love her not just because of her physical appearance. Somebody like Akira.
She walked into the club, where Akira Hayama was hard at work, her proficient 18-year-old assistant was always eager to help her. She observed how considerably good-looking he had become, with his tall stature in his school uniform with a shirt inside and a tie around the collar, and long, white hair tied in a ponytail.
"Hi Akira-kun, look at you go, you've finished a lot of work today!" Jun said cheerfully.
He was arranging and sorting out spices. It was a task that actually belonged to Jun, but Akira took over due to her lack of responsibility.
"Oh hi, Jun-san didn't hear you arrive," the teenager said, turning obliquely to glance at her.
He loved what he saw, he always did. For her lecture, Jun was dressed in a short khaki skirt and sleeveless white blouse and brown flats. She looked spectacular.
But Akira believed he could never have a chance with her. She was her legal guardian and probably thought of him as just a boy, so he imprisoned his feelings for the cute older woman deep in his heart. And as much as Jun believed no good-looking young guy like Akira would want to have a genuine non-superficial romance with her, similarly Akira believed no one as cute and kind as Jun would give him a second thought as a lover.
As they conversed a little longer, Akira was swallowing in the sight of the cute older female.
"Been a long day, Akira, you finish up, I'm going up to my room to change," she said, walking away.
"Sure, Jun-san...I had something I was going to ask you, but can't recall now...If I do, I'll let you know," he smiled.
"No problem, Akira-kun," she called out as she walked to her room.
Seconds later, it came back to him. He had intended to ask about some old equipments she had in the storeroom that were taking a lot of space, and he was not sure what to do with them. He put down the spice, cleaned his hands, and went searching for her.
"Jun-san?" he called out as he stood in the kitchen, moving to the stairs and calling up, "Jun-san?"
He peeped around the corner to her room, finding it empty. He searched in the large walk-in closet, and she was not there either.
He was about to exit the room when the bathroom door opened and out came Jun. Except, to Akira's great shock, she came out nude as the day she was born.
To be continued...