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 55: Something Naughty

“Hey, Akito-san…?”

“Hmm? What is it~?”

“Please, just stop! I get that you’re feeling good, but seriously, stop!”

“O-Oh…?”

—W-Wait… does that mean she thinks it’s gross?!

That thought crossed my mind, but honestly, ever since I ate the curry Arisu made, I have been acting strange.

Even though my usual poker face hadn’t changed, my voice had turned into this weird, drawn-out, overly smooth mess—completely ruining my naturally cool voice. Yeah… my mood was all over the place.

“…But, at least it means you’re really happy, doesn’t it?”

“Oh, definitely. I am happy. And more than anything… just thinking about how such a wonderful fiancée—a wonderful girl—wants to be by my side…”

“I see… Hearing your straightforward words like that, I really have become weak to them.”

“That much?”

“Isn’t it obvious? From the moment I learned about your circumstances up until now, I think I’ve changed quite a lot.”

“Well… yeah, you’re right.”

She meant ever since I first met her—the Arisu who had that cold, distant expression.

Thinking back, it really is unbelievable. She’s become so much more expressive, and more than that… she actually confessed that she likes me, that she wants to stay by my side. It’s a change I never would have imagined.

“Right now, I’m truly happy. But… I’m also afraid.”

“Afraid?”

Arisu nodded and gently leaned into me.

She wrapped her arms around my back, holding me close, then looked up at me and spoke.

“Because, don’t you see? If you… if the you from right now had never appeared before me, I never would have known these feelings. I would have gone my whole life without ever experiencing them.”

“I mean… yeah, our situation’s way too crazy for me to just call that an exaggeration.”

After all, if I hadn’t crossed into this world, we never would have met.

Even if it sounds like something out of a fairy tale, it was the very real, incredibly convenient chain of events that led us here—to being together like this.

Arisu chuckled softly, her cheeks faintly tinged with red.

“I want… to kiss you.”

My heart nearly jumped out of my chest.

It pounded so loudly it was almost deafening. Even though we had already done this once before, it still made me feel this way.

“I got it…!”

Lifting her face, Arisu closed her eyes.

I leaned in and kissed her—a gentle kiss, just lips touching. And yet, despite how simple it was, I felt an overwhelming happiness bubbling up inside me.

“…Fufu, kisses really are mysterious things.”

“Yeah… I mean, why do they make us so happy?”

“If just a kiss makes us feel like this… then I wonder—what kind of feelings would something beyond a kiss bring us?”

“!?”

I stiffened, my shoulders jolting slightly.

Seeing my reaction, Arisu narrowed her eyes mischievously.

Her previous embarrassed expression faded, replaced by a tempting, almost teasing gaze that sent my heart racing.

“Hey, Akito-san? I want to know you even more… And when I think about how to do that, the best way is, of course, to always stay by your side.”

“Y-Yeah…”

“And besides… fufu, maybe we should go even further? Like do something naughty—how about an intimate act of love where we completely devour each other?”

“!?”

Arisu said it—without hesitation.

There was no way I couldn’t understand what she meant.

My body, already feeling hot, became even hotter. My face, already flushed, burned even more.

I was completely speechless, but then…

“……”

I wanted to say it—if she was going to boldly challenge me like that, she should have at least kept up the act until the end.

Because right after saying that, Arisu’s face turned completely red.

From her cheeks to her earlobes, she was practically glowing, her embarrassment obvious to anyone.

Her lips opened and closed repeatedly, but in the end, she avoided eye contact, her gaze darting around the room.

“A-Ah… um… w-well, you know…! E-Everyone has fantasies about stuff like that, right?”

“U-Um… yeah…”

“Wanting to experience something naughty… it’s not like I just want to try it for the sake of trying it! It’s because you’re the one I’m with that I long for something like that…! I-It’s not like I have some casual interest and just want to gain experience! So… don’t misunderstand that, okay!?”

“I-I got it…!”

Please… please keep your composure until the end…

Why is the one who brought it up the one freaking out the most…?

Watching her panic like that—seeing a side of her I normally never get to see—just made her all the more precious to me.

That contrast from her usual self… my heart was pounding harder than ever.

(I can’t just let Arisu be the only one embarrassed here. If she’s blushing, then I have to get just as flustered too!)

Yeah, I was definitely acting weird.

And that’s exactly why the words that slipped out of my mouth were, while genuine, just as out of character.

“I… I want to do something naughty with you too… Ah.”

“…!?”

For a moment, time seemed to stop.

But instead of getting even more flustered, Arisu chuckled softly.

“Fufu, what are we even talking about? In the end, we’re going to be together forever, so there’s no need to rush… right?”

“Y-Yeah…”

I let out a small chuckle as well, the usual atmosphere between us returning.

That being said… as a man, it was only natural to want to do those things with a girl as stunning as Arisu.

Even if there was no rush…

“I know we don’t need to hurry, but… I want to be the kind of person you’ll always want to stay by.”

“Akito-san…”

“So… from now on, let’s keep going forward together, Arisu.”

“…Mm♪”

I want to be stronger. A better man. Someone she can rely on.

Sure, there’s a part of me that wants to impress her, but more than that—

As a member of the Izayoi family… as someone tied to the Saijou family… I have to become someone even greater.

That desire to grow…

That was the very foundation of my resolve to live in this world.

“Alright, let’s head back.”

“Yeah.”

And so, we left the place behind.

***

A New Visitor

By the time I got home after my conversation with Arisu, it was already past nine.

Maybe I was more tired than I thought, because the moment I sat down on the bed, a massive yawn escaped me, followed by an intense wave of drowsiness.

Just as I was about to lie down—

KNOCK KNOCK.

“Hm? Come in.”

“Excuse me.”

The one who entered was Amane.

But this time, she wasn’t in her usual maid outfit.

Nor was she in the negligee she wore when she slept beside Arisu before.

Instead, she had on an adorable, pink-patterned pajama set.

“What’s up?”

“U-Um…!”

She hesitated, clearly struggling to get the words out.

Her fidgeting was cute, but… the way her chest strained against her buttons was way too much for my sanity. I had to look away.