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 6: Can I rely on you?
Chapter 6: Can I rely on you?
“Here, Akito-sama.”
“…… Aa.”
The car door was opened, and Amane-san offered me her hand.
As I took her hand, I was gently pulled out of the car, and before my eyes was the magnificent school building.
Tougo Ryoran Academy… I want to say what a name, but that’s what it is.
(Gaze… I’m getting so many.)
As I expected, the moment I got out of the car, countless gazes pierced me.
Classmates and seniors… there were no distinctions, and among the multitude of gazes, the most common were those of mockery.
(Well, I don’t really mind… is this Akito’s thick-skinned nature? If so, I should be grateful to Akito for this.)
I smiled wryly, thinking that I was surprisingly okay with it.
Then, the woman standing next to me—she wasn’t driving the car, but she had accompanied me here—spoke up.
“Um… should I stay by your side, after all? I’ve heard that it’s not unusual for other students to have servants with them. If you wish, I can take a break from university in the afternoon.”
“No, I’m fine. I want you to do what you need to do properly, Amane-san.”
It’s not right for Amane-san to take a break from university just to accompany me.
Of course, I told her what was natural, but Amane-san not only showed her will to protect me from the gazes of others, but she also had an expression of glaring at the others, which I couldn’t imagine from her usual gentle expression.
(Something… about Amane-san has changed.)
This is because I had the opportunity to talk about her younger brother.
I asked my parents to raise Amane-san’s salary, and it was on that day that it was put into effect… so when Amane-san, who was shocked, came to my room to ask about the circumstances, I had to explain.
“I… I’m worried that something might be wrong since my salary suddenly increased…”
“…… Of course you’d be surprised.”
I could only agree that it was natural that she’d be confused.
Amane-san is not only kind but also serious, so she tried to return the increased salary, saying that it might be a mistake, so I quickly explained.
“It was me who asked my parents to increase it. It’s an apology for all the trouble I’ve caused Amane-san so far… and there’s one more thing. I wanted to give something back to Amane-san, who works hard for her family.”
“…… Eh?”
“I’m sorry, but I happened to learn about Amane-san’s family… about her younger brother who is hospitalized with an illness.”
“…………”
“Amane-san is smart, so you understand what I mean, right? I don’t know how long Amane-san will work as my maid, but I wanted to help because she has always been by my side. Amane-san is not just someone close to me… she’s someone I want to help.”
In other words, I told her something that made my teeth float.
If things continue as they are, Amane-san will become Minato’s maid as in the original story sooner or later, but since we had been together for a long time, it’s natural for me to want to atleast give a good impression rather than a bad one.
… And the next day after she thanked me so much was amazing.
What was amazing was that Amane-san, who was always smiling, kept a distance that wouldn’t bother me, and just watched over me… I was confused, but I felt it wasn’t bad.
“Amane-san, I’m fine.”
“U-Understood. T-Then, I apologize for being too forward.”
“No, you don’t have to apologize. Amane-san, just say ‘Take care’ and that’s enough.”
“Yes…! Take care Akito-sama!”
“Un, I’ll be going.”
I told Amane-san to do her best at university, and I entered the school building.
“Hey… didn’t he cause a commotion again?”
“It’s embarrassing to be tempted by that woman…”
“But it seems like something happened?”
“No matter what happens, it doesn’t change, does it?”
“That’s right… it’s so unfortunate for Arisu-sama.”
“They’ll probably break off the engagement soon.”
“Yeah… it’s not possible for Arisu-sama to be engaged to someone like him.”
During the time it took to get to the classroom, I could hear those voices clearly murmuring about me.
Their voices were too loud for a whisper, and I wanted to shout at them for being bad at whispering, but if I think of it as the chirping of small birds, it doesn’t bother me… but it seems like the voices would be getting louder and louder, and that’s going to be a bit of a problem.
“…………”
I entered the classroom with a loud noise, and the gazes of my classmates pierced me… more than the gazes I had just received.
This was, of course, the gaze directed at Akito, but after the incident the day before yesterday, it’s clear that it’s now nothing but a look of complete disdain.
Akito’s house is big… but it’s widely known that Akito himself is not a remarkable person.
(…. That aside, can I even keep up with the lessons?)
I’m more worried about that than the gazes around me.
I’m starting to think that it might have been better to have Amane-san stay by my side, and soon enough, she appeared in the classroom.
“Good morning, Saijo-san!”
“Saijo-sama! You’re beautiful today, too!”
“Arisu-sama! Good afternoon!”
Yes, it’s Arisu.
Unlike me, the moment she showed up, many classmates rushed to greet her… this is probably the same scene as before I became conscious of this body.
However, not only girls but also boys went up to her, so it seems that they all think that Akito and Arisu will break off their engagement… or maybe they already have?
“Good afternoon.”
Arisu returned the greeting without a single smile.
Even this behavior seems to be normal for her, as the girls are throwing words at her left and right, but Arisu looks around the classroom and immediately walks towards me, who is sitting in my seat.
“Good morning.”
“Aa… good morning.”
Arisu, who greeted me, sat next to me.
It was probably unintentional, but since we’re neighbors, it’s not unusual for her to sit next to me like this.
“…………”
I glanced at her, and there was Arisu’s profile, looking dignified.
Her face, which is beautiful from any angle, is filled with elegance and confidence, and it’s no wonder that she looks like a picture just by existing.
“…. Hey, Arisu.”
“What is it?”
“It turned out just like I said, didn’t it?”
As I said, the topic within the academy is only about the other day’s incident.
From there, the conversation branched out to our engagement, and surely, by the time she got here, Arisu had heard all the clumsy whispers.
“Yes… but I don’t mind. Our relationship hasn’t changed at all from before anyway.”
“…. Well, that’s true.”
“If something happens to you, tell me right away. The you right now is… never mind.”
“….?”
What is it…?
She was blatantly about to say something, but when it’s put like that, it makes me a little curious, you know?
“What is it? I can’t help but be curious.”
“I’m sorry. It’s really nothing.”
“Hmm?”
I reluctantly agreed.
But… who could imagine that such a cool-impression Arisu would become a yandere next year, and would spoil her partner to the extreme?
To be honest… in manga or anime, it’s probably just not shown, but when Akito isn’t around, Arisu might end up being told all sorts of things while she’s with the protagonist more than when she was with Akito.
(Stilll… I have no allies now, huh?)
When I think about it calmly, I have no allies.
Until now, I had friends and followers like Maria, but now that they are gone, I have no one to rely on, even for small things.
(I don’t know what’s where or what’s what now…)
Rather, it’s a miracle that I was able to come straight to the classroom like this.
Although I have knowledge of manga and anime, I don’t know everything… there are many things I don’t know about the structure of the academy, which I should know as a student, or even just about my classmates.
“…. Hey, Arisu.”
“What?”
“There are a lot of things I’d be happy if you could help me.”
“!!”
At that time, I was in a state where I couldn’t care about shame or anything else.
That’s why I didn’t even consider that I could get by with my lies and bluffs.
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Arisu Saijo is a girl who is strict with herself and others.
However, she has a side that if she finds someone who she cares about, even a little, she will become concerned about that person to the extreme.
And the more she becomes interested in that person, the more she attracts that person’s interest… moreover, if that person shows weakness and relies on her, that’s when Arisu, the girl part of her, wakes up.
Arisu, who never relied on others and wasn’t accustomed to being relied upon, is hungry for the opportunity to spoil others… though she herself was unaware of this until it was pointed out to her—it was the natural flow of things.
(Aa… what is this feeling in my chest…)
The person sitting next to me, Akito… rather, Arisu thought that there was someone other than Akito there.
(Who are you…?)
Arisu is about to realize the truth that she should not have realized.