About the Case of Me Being Reincarnated as a Side Character Who Got Kicked Out Immediately Of The Story, but the Heroine, Who’s My Yandere Fiancée, Won't Leave Me Alone

Chapter 18: You’re going to do it!? Here and now!?

(Yankano… I want to read it.)

Even though I’ve been reincarnated into the world of Yankano, I still have the urge to read the manga.

I remember most of the content, but I miss the feeling of lazily reading the manga while lying down in my room.

(Come to think of it, the author also wrote about Minato’s female form and seemed to be enjoying it.)

Minato, who is the protagonist’s best friend, is also very popular, and because of his androgynous features, he was sometimes drawn as a female in the bonus pages of the manga.

Since the heroines are almost all busty, Minato was also drawn with large breasts… honestly, she was so cute, and the setting where she constantly wore a chest binder to flatten her chest and hide her large breasts seemed to appeal to some people.

Me? Of course it appealed to me too.

“Hey, what are you spacing out about?”

“Isn’t he quite laidback?”

“…………”

… Yeah, let’s stop escaping reality.

The people in front of me are Arisu’s brother and sister, Masaki-san and Ichika-san.

(… I never expected to be called here like this.)

I was called by the Saijo family because they wanted to talk to me a little.

Now that Arisu often comes to my house, it’s not unusual for me, her fiancé, to come here… but I didn’t expect to be called here by the two of them without Arisu’s knowledge.

“I’m not being laidback, but… yeah, I was a little bit escaping reality, wondering how I got into this situation.”

“Being able to say that so calmly is a sign of confidence, isn’t it?”

Hmm… maybe you’re right.

If Arisu were here, I’d feel more at ease, but she doesn’t even know I’m here.

“… Haa, looking at you now, I can’t help but think you’re a completely different person. You’re so assertive in front of Arisu, but when you’re in front of us, you’re so humble and submissive… it’s pathetic.”

“I still feel that way…”

“Yeah… but I think something has changed. I don’t know what it is, and that’s why I’m getting irritated, and I don’t know why I have to worry so much about you.”

That’s… unfair, isn’t it?

I must have shown that I was thinking that on my face, because Ichika-san looked annoyed, but then she suddenly smiled.

I tilted my head, wondering why she smiled, but still, Ichika-san is also beautiful, just like Arisu.

“It’s refreshing to be given such a cheeky look. As I said before, the old you was so submissive to us… it was pathetic, and you were so mismatched standing next to Arisu.”

“They’re still mismatched, right? This guy is trying to abandon his privileged position while being born into a privileged family.”

Ichika-san’s words were followed by Masaki-san’s.

I couldn’t find a clear answer to her words, and I was at a loss for words… but if she’s waiting for my answer, I’ll just give her my answer.

“You’re right, I’m a disgrace to my parents… as the heir to the Izayoi family, I can’t argue with that. Rather, no matter what you say to me, my thoughts won’t change.”

“…………”

“… You’ve really changed.”

I thought she would strongly refute my words, but apparently not.

Masaki-san and Ichika-san were looking at me seriously… the atmosphere in this place didn’t allow any jokes.

“I still think that many things are beyond my reach, and that hasn’t changed. But… being with my family, the servants, and especially Arisu, I feel like they’re watching me when I complain like that… and they’re trying to support me… so I feel like I’m in a position that’s too good for me in many ways.”

And then, after taking a brief pause, I continued.

“I feel a sense of comfort while feeling sorry for myself… and even though I want to run away from here, I’ve started to think that I might regret it if I do.”

This is not a lie, it’s my true feelings.

Of course, I still feel the weight of my family name, and the position of Arisu’s fiancé is also heavy on my shoulders, and when I think about my future, I become even more anxious about what I can do.

“Humans want to take the easy path if there is one… if they don’t want to take responsibility, they want to run away… isn’t that what it is?”

I felt a little down, but at the same time, I thought—why am I so worried about this?

I’m just a sixteen-year-old kid!

Even if I have to think about it, it’s not the time to worry about something like this, even if people think I’m out of place!

(… Well, I guess it’ll work out somehow.)

I became more optimistic, and I felt more at ease.

But my words and atmosphere were genuine, and it seemed that I had conveyed my emotions, because Masaki-san and Ichika-san’s expressions had softened.

“You can say something like that too. I knew that from the time we talked with our parents, but… Arisu also talks about you a lot.”

“Yeah… but I think it’s not bad. Rather, it’s cute to see you struggling like that… actually, I always wanted a little brother!”

“What?!”

I was surprised by Ichika-san, who suddenly jumped in.

I tried to push her away, but she was hugging me tightly, and I couldn’t move.

“As Ichika said, you might not be so bad now.”

“We were probably too stubborn ourselves. Thinking back on it, we were so overly protective of Arisu that we ended up being intimidating at times.”

Ehh… what’s with this flow?

“The attitudes of these two, who had hated me until now, were clearly changing into something much more favorable towards me… Especially Ichika-san, whose transformation was the most noticeable.”

“To think we couldn’t even manage something as simple as seeing things from another’s perspective.”

“You made us realize that… I’m sorry, Akito-kun.”

“N-no, it’s fine…”

Ehh… this is suddenly kinda scary!?

“You might not feel like it, but if you want to consult about something, you should.”

“I’ll help you. It might be difficult to give you all the answers or show you the path you want, but I’ll at least try to give you an answer that you can be satisfied with.”

So… it seems that Masaki-san and Ichika-san like me.

I don’t mind that, and it’s definitely better than being awkward… but I feel like I’ve been cut off from another path.

“Umm… well, I’ll rely on you if that’s the case.”

“Yeah.”

“Yes.”

As our conversation paused for a moment, the room door opened.

“Is the talk over? Then from now on, I’ll take some time with Akito-kun, okay?”

“You’re back.”

“Welcome home, Arisu.”

The one who entered the room was Arisu.

I thought she would come back around the time I was leaving, but it seems she came back earlier than expected.

Masaki-san and Ichika-san nodded as if to say it didn’t matter, and Arisu took my hand and left the room.

“It would be helpful if you let me know when you’re coming.”

“I’m sorry… but I was surprised too?”

“I know, I understand the circumstances, and that was just a joke.”

We were invited to Arisu’s room.

It was so natural to be invited to her room, and I was made to sit on the sofa, and Arisu sat right next to me.

She rang a bell, and a servant of the Saijo family appeared.

“Please bring tea for him and me.”

“Yes, sir.”

After a while, the tea was brought, and Arisu and I enjoyed the taste together.

“What were you talking about?”

“Well, it’s like… if you can take the easy way, you want to take it, and if you don’t want to take responsibility, you want to run away… I don’t know why, but they seemed to like it.”

“Yeah… I kind of thought so, but I never expected my brother and sister to open up to you like that. Rather, it’s natural for you to be like that now, isn’t it?”

Arisu placed her cup on the table and gently held my hand.

She looked at me intently from close range, without averting her gaze, and continued to speak.

“Your choice is yours alone… but I want to help you and support you. After all, that’s what a fiancé is for, right?”

Arisu’s smile, as she said that, made me feel very reassured.

As I thought earlier, I have no resolve, and I have no intention of doing so, but if she says that, I feel like I can try… there’s a mysterious power in Arisu’s words that makes me feel that way.

Arisu’s heroine power is just too high… it even makes me miss Yandere Arisu.

“Oh, by the way, I told your parents that we would have dinner at our house and then go home.”

“… What?”

“It’s already evening, but you can take your time.”

“So… so…”

There seems to be a lot of things decided for me, but I don’t have any complaints.

But I was at a loss for words when she continued.

“Recently, I’ve been having a great time talking with you, and I really enjoy spending time with you. So let’s do something more like a fiancé—I’ll wash your back, so let’s take a bath together today.”

… Huh?