Stealing Spree

Ten minutes later, the sound of running showers had already filled the room. From time to time their idle chattering would break past the noises of the shower.

During that ten minutes, I already messaged Satsuki about my situation but it wasn’t read yet. Most likely, her club already went out for their practice.

The other girls were all in their own clubs so… I had no choice but to tide through this crisis on my own.

Nonetheless, I sent Kana and Rae a message that I was stuck in a room and I was finding it difficult to leave at the moment, letting them relay it to Ishida-senpai who would most likely nag at me again.

Ah. And I ended up in an even greater predicament just two minutes ago when a new set of girls from the Volleyball Club arrived.

With their addition, all the other 11 stalls were now occupied by the members of the Girls’ Volleyball Club.

The only saving grace was that the stall I was hiding in was still ignored even by the one who took the opposite stall from where I was or rather, avoided it because she thought it was occupied by someone from another club.

Opening the shower was the correct choice but… if another batch of them entered or someone got curious enough that no other noise could be heard in this stall other than the running shower, there’s no doubt that I would be caught followed by that girl screaming.

Haa… I guess with my years of experience in stealing and doing something covert to steal someone, this was the first time I was put in this situation.

Nonetheless, I was still calm… This wasn’t the most dangerous situation I had been in after all. Patience was needed here.

With the steam produced by the warm water flowing from the shower, after 10 minutes, the room was already filled by it that it would now be hard to see through the thick steam.

However, I was still deliberating since there’s a lot of possibilities that could happen if I decided to go out and leave at this time.

One… even if the chance was low, I might lose my way and end up entering an occupied stall.

That’s the worst-case scenario.

But like I said, the chance for that to happen was low. The stall doors had their own locks.

Two… Even if I didn’t lose my way, the possibility of running into someone going out at the same time as me was fairly high. Girls had different shower times after all.

If I ended up being face to face with someone who found me making my way through the thick steam after leaving her stall, one scream from her and all of the girls inside this room would surely peek out to check what happened.

Even if I was somewhat acquainted with that Volleyball Girl from Class 4, that’s not enough for her to take my side. How could I explain my existence in this room?

Should I say I lost my way and before I knew it I was already inside that farthest stall?

As if they would believe that.

I would surely get beaten by them and be called names and other such things. Following that, they would call their coach. Orimura-sensei would surely take the side of these girls. There’s no reason for her to take my side when I was clearly caught in the act.

No one would also believe if I told them that before they arrived, I was here with my girlfriend and we were having sex. And that their arrival prevented me from sneaking out.

That would just implicate Satsuki since I would most likely be paraded by these girls to make an example of and to find out who’s that girlfriend I was talking about if there was really any.

Since the Basketball Club already knew about my relationship with Satsuki… they would naturally point at her.

For the third scenario that might happen if I chose to leave at this moment, I might run into someone as soon as I left this room or when I reached the space near the door where the steam wasn’t that thick.

Thinking about these scenarios… There’s no other way for me to take this risk and only hope that none of those would happen. I just need to be quick and…

…

Am I unlucky today or what?

Just when I already decided to brave it and take the risk to escape by using the thick steam as cover, the door to this Shower Room opened once again.

Whoever was the newcomer, her footsteps immediately began ringing out as she walked further into the narrow straight space in the middle of these two sets of six shower stalls.

Most likely, she’s checking each and every stall if it is occupied.

What can I do? There’s no way for me to leave now when there’s someone out there.

Before those footsteps reached my vicinity, I moved behind the thin stall door just in case she thought of pushing open the door.

There’s a lock, of course, but it’s better to be safe like this. Furthermore, it’s also a precaution in case she tries to peek from above the stall door.

As the footsteps gradually drew nearer, I made sure to keep myself calm. Panicking at this moment wouldn’t do any good.

Fortunately, after reaching in front of the stall I was in, the newcomer didn’t push, knock or peek to see if there’s someone. Perhaps, she only relied on the sound of the running shower.

However, a few seconds later, the newcomer who returned to the entrance raised a question.

And hearing that voice that came from her… I instantly recognized it to be from someone I was familiar with.

“Odd. There are only eleven of you who came here, why are all the stalls occupied? Is it someone from another club?”

Considering the girls here were all from the Volleyball Club… the owner of the voice was, without a doubt, from their coach, Orimura-sensei.

And that question of hers was riddled with some kind of confusion.

”Apart from our Volleyball Club, all the other clubs were still doing their activities… Hey girls, is there someone among you who grew a clone?” Orimura-sensei continued.

Ah. I see… That’s the reason why she’s confused. There should be no one here apart from the Volleyball Club members...

“Sensei? you’re here too? Uh yes, the one at the end was already occupied when we arrived. Is she still there?” The senior who was conversing with the Volleyball Girl earlier answered. She even added the detail of pointing at my location.

From what I heard, this Shower Room was intended for the students. The faculty members had their own Shower Room back at the Administration Building. That’s how generous this school is… Apart from their own Private Room, there’s that as well.

That’s why, not only me, even that girl who answered and perhaps the other girls were somewhat surprised to know that she’s here.

And now, if I get caught… I would be easily reported and there’s no need to investigate who I am and which class I came from anymore. There were now two of them here who knew me by name and face.

“Is that so? From another club, huh? And here I was hoping I would be able to get in. Anyway, like you girls, I also got quite sweaty. It’s a long walk back to the Administration Building. I’m too lazy to take that so I will be joining you girls. That’s not a problem, right?”

It’s a problem for me, sensei...