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 3: Is it okay to run away if the burden is too heavy?

Chapter 3: Is it okay to run away if the burden is too heavy?



“…… So, where am I?”



It’s kind of familiar…?



No, I shook my head, and then the door to the room opened.



“Ara, you’re awake.”



“Huh!?”



Because my head was still fuzzy, I didn’t react even when the door opened, but when she… Arisu, appeared, that was a different story.



(…It wasn’t a dream after all… but she’s really beautiful!)



I was disappointed that it wasn’t a dream, but I could think that Arisu’s appearance was otherworldly beautiful over and over again and that slightly made it better.



The last memory I had of her was in a deep red dress, but now she was in her private clothes.



The buttons on her white clothes were so tight that they seemed to be screaming, and even though it was just her private clothes, I couldn’t help but feel that it was so erotic and so I looked away.



“How are you feeling?”



“…… Not bad, but I have a lot of questions.”



“I know. I’ll tell you everything in order.”



Arisu, who had sat down in a nearby chair, told me what had happened since then.



I had lost consciousness during the party, and it seemed that I had been brought here to the Saijo family house…



It seemed that the medical staff employed by the Saijo family had examined me, and there was nothing wrong with my body.



“…… I’m sorry for the trouble.”



“Don’t mind it. I just held you back when you were about to fall. Everyone else took care of the rest.”



……?



That means the softness I felt just before I lost consciousness was probably Arisu’s chest…!?



I struggled to resist the urge to glance at that part of her, and so instead, I stared at her face.



“Yesterday, before the party, I talked to you. Do you remember?”



“…… No, I don’t.”



As for that, I really didn’t remember anything.



Although I had somehow assimilated some memories due to me entering this body, I had no memory of that scene that Arisu had asked me about.



The moment I recognized myself as Akito was undoubtedly from yesterday on.



“It’s a party hosted by the Saijo family, and even if it’s just a formality, you and I have to be together… but you pushed away my hand. And you said that this party was the stage for judgment on me.”



Oh… I realized once again that Akito was a fool.



In fact, Arisu would tell the tale to the protagonist in the future, that she had grasped everything about that party… so no matter what false accusations were made, no matter what the flow became, it was decided that Akito and the others would be humiliated, not her.



Even though everything was already known, their pathetic struggle must have seemed utterly ridiculous from Arisu’s perspective… And well, Akito and the others are just plain stupid.



“And you, who acted like such a few minutes ago, suddenly had such a turnover of a character? Of course, even if it wasn’t me, it’s natural to think that something strange is going on, right?”



“…… Yeah…”



“But you’re the type to be resourceful… at first, I thought you realized your disadvantage the moment you got on stage, and tried to escape somehow.”



Gikku!?



I was surprised to hear that my thoughts at that time were so accurately described, and I almost shook the bed, but I held back.



“But that wasn’t the case… originally, our interactions were few, but you and the current you, who met that girl, are fundamentally different, and many people, including me, think so too.”



“…… I see…”



“That’s why my brother and sister let you go, and your parents also changed their minds.”



Seriously… that means I was saved!?!



Although I didn’t know exactly what had been done to Akito when he was expelled from the house and “processed,” I thought I could safely assume that I had avoided the future of despair that I had imagined!



“…… Um, what happened to them?”



“I don’t know, that’s not something I am to know about. But one thing I can say is that you won’t see them at school anymore.”



“…………”



It seems that was the original flow.



With the end of the past villainous noblewoman condemnation-like event, the story of YanKano would begin next year… with the protagonist transferring in when Arisu was in her second year—leaving behind the impurity that was me.



“So, can you walk now?”



“Yeah, I’m fine.”



“Is that so… then can you come with me? Everyone is gathered in the discussion room.”



“…… I understand.”



Everyone…? Who is “everyone”?



I get out of bed and follow Arisu’s back… Though, honestly, I’m not really in a position to judge others right now, but this house… or rather, is it a mansion?



It’s not just insanely huge, but there are expensive-looking vases placed like decorations—what is this, a manga world? …Oh, right, it is a manga world.



“We’re going in.”



“…… Yeah.”



We walked down the long corridor and arrived at the discussion room, and were let in.



Inside, I saw Minato, Arisu’s brother and sister, and her parents… I already wanted to go home, but I held back my feelings and opened my mouth without showing any expression on my face.



“I deeply apologize for causing you concern on this occasion. And for the great trouble as well—”



“Oh, that’s fine already.”



“Come on in, Akito-kun.”



I started with a safe apology, but Arisu’s parents invited me with a smile.



Minato also looked relieved, but Arisu’s brother and sister were expressionless and too scary… ugh, my stomach is tightening.



“Let’s go.”



“Yeah…”



I sat down on the sofa, which looked expensive, and Arisu sat down next to me.



It was like a low-level adventurer who had single-handedly stormed the castle of the demon lord, but there was no way for me to escape, so I had no choice but to face it.



Plus, if I made a mistake and felt relieved, there was a possibility that despair would say hello again… I wanted to avoid that!



“Well, it’s good that you’ve recovered.”



“I was worried when I heard you had fainted.”



“…… I’m really sorry for the trouble.”



By the way, is this how Akito speaks to others…?



I had no confidence, but no one said anything, so it seemed that my way of speaking was not that unusual for now.



“I thought it would have been better if you hadn’t woken up.”



“Yes. No matter what happened, it doesn’t change the fact that you tried to make our precious little sister ashamed of herself.”



My relief was only momentary, and those words pierced me.



“Masaki and Ichika, stop saying such things in a situation where you don’t know anything about their circumstances.”



“No, I won’t be quiet. In the first place, that guy hasn’t done anything worthy of being Arisu’s fiancé, even before he met that woman.”



“I admit that his behavior was strange. But that doesn’t erase what he did before.”



Arisu’s brother, Masaki, and her sister, Ichika, glared at me.



These people, despite often going overboard with their siscon tendencies, genuinely care deeply for Arisu… or rather, considering how overwhelmingly awful Akito’s actions were, their intense dislike is completely justified.



(…Wait a minute? Didn’t I try to somehow avoid that situation…? What if I had to live as Akito forever…?)



Suddenly, I tried to think calmly in this situation.



My family and Arisu’s family were upper-class, they had influence in many areas, and their future was assured… but could I, who had been an ordinary person just a few days ago, live such a life?



(No, it’s impossible… absolutely impossible…)



In the first place, I was just putting on a show for the moment.



Even if lies and bluffs worked, lies would eventually break down somewhere.



Even I think that having a heroine like Arisu by my side, who loves me despite being a yandere, would be wonderful… but in reality, there are other burdens I have to bear as well.



Although I thought it was good that I wasn’t expelled, there were various things like family affairs and so on that I need to worry about… I absolutely couldn’t withstand the disasters that would befall me by making Arisu my fiancée.



(Then… why not lighten the burden on my own?)



Once I made up my mind, all I had to do was speak!



“Um… about this time, I’ve been thinking about something again.”



“Hou?”



“What is it?”



After a moment’s pause, I said this.



“I fully understand that this is not something I can resolve on my own. With that understanding, I would like to make a proposal—could you please allow me to dissolve my engagement with Arisu?”



“Nii-san!?”



Yes, first I will relieve the burden I have by dissolving my engagement with Arisu!



Of course, it’s not an easy thing to do since it’s a matter between families, but Arisu already has someone by her side… Of course, this is assuming she stays on her route, but compared to someone like me, who has so many flaws, Arisu should be much happier!



(Also simply… Arisu is scary when she becomes a full-fledged Yandere.)



Yeah… Arisu is really beautiful, cute, and sexy… but even if I like Yandere, isn’t it quite scary in reality…?



“…… Hmm.”



“…………”



Arisu’s parents thought about it.



Minato was surprised as he raised a loud voice, his expression showing a rare disbelief as if it were unexpected, alongside Masaki-san and Ichika-san.



Arisu, who was sitting next to me, looked expressionless at the cup of tea that had been poured for her.



(…Alright, I have to push again!)



In the silence, I began to speak.



“I am not the kind of man who can protect Arisu… I don’t believe I can be that strong. Even though I’ve had no memory of anything up until yesterday after the entrance ceremony… if I break the promise I made to protect you with that bouquet, I won’t be able to make Arisu happy”



“Huh!?”



That was also a past story, but at least in form, Arisu should have received a bouquet of flowers from Akito before enrollment, and he should have told her casually that he would protect her… let’s use that as a weapon to attack!



Come on, my bluffing power! Show your power to the fullest!



“Such a superficial promise… she’s not the kind of person who would care, right? Why are you taking such a childish interaction so seriously…?”



I was so caught up in speaking that I didn’t notice Arisu’s murmur.