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“TRANSLATOR:Foxsunes/EDITOR TheNix”
Suddenly everyone seemed to have a dumbfounded expression. They shook their heads and then their faces became bright-red in embarrassment. Their expressions seemed to ask「What in the world was I just doing?!」, but for now it’s better not to think too much of it. I did feel like everyone was intensely glaring at me, but I decided not to think much of that either. After all, I was about to massage the most noble thing in this world.
Okay, time for the invincible Yama Juugo to go.
「Ibara-senpai?」
「Hm?」
「Let me fondle your breasts.」
The answer to my very refined request was extremely simple.
「Drop dead.」
Just these two words and a perfectly executed thrusting attack with her whole weight behind it. After that my nose was bleeding, and Ibara-senpai grabbed onto my hair and dragged me out of the cafe into some back-alley. There, she beat the living sh*t out of me.
「You really got carried away there!」「Why did I have to think of someone like you as cool?!」
Ibara-senpai showered me with unreasonable complaints and claims that I didn’t have anything to do with, as well as a stream of insults. All the while she was sitting on top of me and continued to hit me with her fists. Every time one of her fists swung into my face, the back of my head hit the concrete pavement. It hurt a ton. Wasn’t this going to kill me?! This is clearly turning into a murder scene right here!
I was thinking that, but there was no sign of anybody coming to put and end to Ibara-senpai’s murder show. She was wearing that angry expression… actually didn’t it look a bit like she was grinning?
While I was getting beaten up while she was sitting on top of me, I thought of what cruel things humans were capable of doing. It was enlightening. I used to be an invincible star, but if I fall into a hole in the ground I’ll still die. No matter how popular one might be, it really was not okay to stray from the moral path of life. While I was about to pass out from how much pain I was in and the large amount of blood that I lost, I felt like I had come to understand the meaning of the word “humbleness”.
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After having disposed of Juugo-kun, Ibara-senpai as well as a very pale and listless-looking president Yuiga who said he 「Was not feeling so well」, went home. The only ones who had remained in our seats were me, Tensai, and Yumeji-san. Just the three of us. However, each of us was sunken into our own thoughts and showed it in our expressions.
In any case, one thing was clear.
「Juugo-kun really is a pervert.」
「I have to agree on that.」
Tensai also mumbled a yes and nodded her head at my opinion, but her face was looking a bit reddish.
「But, Juugo-kun is a boy after all, so it only makes sense that he has such interests. So to unconditionally decide on that is a bit….」
At Yumeji-san’s bashful words, me and Tensai shouted in surprise. 「What!?」
I almost could not believe my own ears. Did love really make someone blind? Or was Yumeji-san perhaps the kind of girl who was into bad boys? That’s dangerous, I felt like Yumeji-san’s romantic preferences were extremely dangerous.
Yumeji-san continued, looking a bit embarrassed.
「But there is one thing I think about this for sure. And that is that it might not be okay to rely on that sort of magical help.」
She might have a point there. Today we really got into a bad situation.
After that, we paid the check and also left the cafe.
「Hoshino-san, thank you for helping me with all sorts of things today. I learned a lot from it.」
I think she was referring to that advice I gave her before. Thinking back on it, I feel like it would have been better if I hadn’t told her any of that.
「Well then, see you two tomorrow.」
Yumeji-san smiled and waved at us as she turned her back towards us to go home. After Yumeji-san left, there wasn’t any conversation between me and Tensai on the way back home. The atmosphere was kind of bad. Not being able to bear this kind of atmosphere, I felt I needed to say something to fill the silence.
「Tha.. that really was strange, wasn’t it?」
「It was.」
「A cup that makes everyone fall in love with you when you drink from it, it’s kinda cool. Almost as if…」
Then I suddenly realized it.
「Hey, Tensai, don’t you think that cup might be….」
「Even if it was, it doesn’t really matter does it? I don’t really have an interest in that sort of thing.」
It seemed like Tensai already understood that the magical cup might be an artifact from Nanana’s collection. And seemingly as if she was really not interested in it, she showed no signs of wanting to find out whether it was real or not.
「What I’m more interested in finding out are the intentions of my assistant, who tried to make me drink from the thing.」
I swallowed loudly.
「On that subject, why were you trying to make me drink the coffee, D’Arc? I’m talking to you! What was your goal in trying to make me fall for you?」
「Ehm…. well, ehh….」
「What, are you keeping secrets from me?」
When she confronted me like that, there was no hiding anymore. That’s why I honestly explained to her my intentions.
「So you know how you….. can be a bit of a bully?」
「……..」
「But I was hoping you could …… become a little bit more gentle and nice. At least, that’s what I wanted.」
It was true that the contents of the article in that magazine were aimed at girls who wanted to start dating their significant other. But I was mostly jealous of the comments of girls on that article. Their brusque boyfriends had come to be gentle and treat them really well after they went to get coffee at the cafe together. When I read that girl’s comment, I envied her a bit.
When I gave this honest answer, Tensai looked at me with an offended expression on her face. Then she suddenly grabbed my hand.
「Huh?」
「We’re going home, D’arc.」
Continuing to hold onto my hand, Tensai started to walk away with big strides. Having no clue what was going on, I felt overwhelmed. In the end, Tensai did not let go of my hand until we got home. Even after we returned home, Tensai’s weird behavior continued.
「D’Arc, come here and let me use your knees as a pillow!」
「I’m busy cooking right now, so wait for a bit.」
「D’Arc, let’s take a bath together!」
「Huh… huhh??? No way, that’s embarassing!」
「D’Arc, let’s sleep together today!」
「Uhm, but, aren’t we always sleeping in the same bed?」
Just like that, we got into the bed together and turned off the lights. There was always a small orange light on, but today Tensai told me to turn it off so I did. As soon as the room turned completely dark, Tensai snuggled into my chest with all her might. My heart beat a little faster. What was going on with her today?
「D’Arc, this is because I am nice and gentle, okay?」
I heard Tensai’s voice, but today it was so dark that I could not see her expression.
「So … don’t go anywhere.」
「….. I won’t.」
I was happy. I felt warm and happy inside. About the fact that Tensai had said that to me, and about Tensai’s awkward way of being nice. That’s why I allowed myself to think honestly: I want to continue to be by Tensai’s side. Even though I don’t know for how long I can continue to be by her side, in spite of everything I wish to be by her side.
Please, even for just a little while longer, let me be together with Tensai.
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