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Man, that was great.
Honestly, didn’t that convey the emotions better than the original? If so, then my reincarnation was worth it.
It feels like I finally beat the original for the first time, and I’m thrilled. I was always at the mercy of the original, so I wanted to make it eat its words someday.
…This time made it clear. I’m not going to stick to the original story anymore.
I’ve already done things that can’t be undone multiple times, so I don’t think it’ll go according to the original story from now on.
The more I try to stick to the original story, the bigger the damage when it deviates. This time I realized that if you force it to follow the original story even when it’s deviating, the deviation just keeps going.
It’s not like everything has to go according to the original story. My goal is to get her affection above 80%.
This is where joining the Occult Research Club pays off. Joining the club made assisting Saotome much easier.
It’s not just the classroom—I have chances to boost my likability in the clubroom too. Thinking of it as more opportunities, it might not be so bad after all.
My goal going forward is assisting Saotome.
…I know it myself—I’m not a good person. Hell, I think I’m downright bad.
When Fumi-chan-senpai was confessing her feelings, my emotions were 95% “That’s great for her” and 5% envy and jealousy.
But as time passes, that envy and jealousy percentage keeps growing.
Because I couldn’t say anything…
It’s my own fault I couldn’t say anything, so what the hell am I jealous about? Fumi-senpai had my help, but she’s completely different from me.
Who the hell is this creep giving lectures about not having regrets? Who even said that?
Envy? Jealousy? Of this guy? Are you kidding me?
Does Fumi-senpai even appreciate this guy? If so, I wish she wouldn’t. I’m not that kind of guy.
Fumi-senpai’s serious, so she probably does appreciate it.
…I was thinking about that when we got to school.
If I were that kind of guy, Fumi-senpai would be disappointed. I don’t need her approval, but being let down by her would be tough.
Fumi-senpai’s amazing, being able to tell herproperly…
It must be because I’m this kind of guy that I got punished.
Grandma might not even want to see a grandson like this anymore…
…Then why am I even trying right now?
“You okay?”
Niiro looked at me with a worried expression. She was still here.
“You’re staggering. Want to go to the infirmary?”
Was I staggering? I thought I was walking fine.
“Nah, I’m fine. Ah, but I’ll rest on a bench for a bit.”
“Oh?”
I sat down on the bench, head bowed.
I didn’t want anyone to see this ugly face of mine, and I didn’t want to see it myself.
“Are you really okay? Not heatstroke or anything?”
“Nope, nope.”
I’d hydrated properly, so my body was fine.
Just feeling a little mentally drained.
“Mouu!”
“!”
Niiro sat down next to me.
“Just five minutes! I’ll lend you my shoulder for five minutes!”
“…Huh?”
“Just shut up and borrow my shoulder for five minutes!”
“Okay.”
No, no, no, no, even if you say that…
…Right?
But, if I can borrow it for free, it’d be a waste not to, right?
Yeah, if you can borrow it when you can, you’ll regret it later if you don’t.
I gently press my shoulder against her shoulder.
We’re touching~! I’m touching her right now~!
Huh, is this okay? Getting something like this done for me… this is really great.
The wind is on my side, bringing her scent along too—this is a fantastic deal.
“Um…”
“What?”
“Can we extend it to 10 minutes?”
“Fine, but my fist will come flying at you every minute.”
“Then let’s stick with 5 minutes.”
Dammit! She’s not that easy.
“You don’t look so great. You looked like you were about to die just a moment ago.”
“That much?”
“That much.”
“Then it must be thanks to you, Sarasa-chan.”
“…Yeah.”
Five minutes is 300 seconds, right? I’ll never forget these 300 seconds for the rest of my life.
Why did I make it 300 seconds? Because 300 seconds feels longer, right? The number’s bigger.
“Oh, speaking of which, Koike said something to you. Are you okay?”
“I’m fine. Really, I’m fine.”
Is it that bad if people find out?
“Really? If it’s that guy, should I go beat him up?”
Koike’s a skinny weakling, so even I could probably beat him. I wouldn’t mind lighting my fists on fire for it.
“If you do that, I’ll beat up Mizuno.”
“Then I’ll hold off.”
Guess I shouldn’t ask Koike about it after all. I’d probably lose if I fought Niiro.
“Why did you say that thing earlier?!”
“Ah—the bit about Niiro liking Mizuno?”
“That one.”
“Nah, everyone in class knows that already.”
“Huh!?”
“Did you really think you were hiding it?”
“I don’t even like Mizuno in the first place!”
“Oh… I see. Well, sorry for saying something weird then.”
“Seriously, you’re unbelievable.”
“What’s wrong?”
“Nothing!”
Huh… I was just worried.
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