After My Girlfriend Dumped Me and I Got Fired From My Job, I Was Picked up by a Yandere Blonde High School Girl With Big Breasts - Chapter 29

Noda-san’s Worries

Noda-san said she had no friends.

She said it so suddenly that my whole body froze in shock, her face turning serious as she spoke. I had not expected her to share something so heavy with me, so my confusion grew, and I braced myself carefully.

“You might have already noticed, but I cannot read the room at all. I lack tact, or maybe I lack harmony with others—I am the type who blurts out exactly what I think right away. Living that way at school, I gradually became a total loner.

I am a young lady, after all, so I lived a life without any hardships, spoiled all the way, and that turned me into someone who cannot hold back or consider others.”

I see… Now that she mentioned it, several things came to mind that fit.

She sat on the bench even though Kaede-chan did not want her to, she forced her way into eating Kaede-chan’s lunch and bluntly said it was bad, and she used the boys’ bathroom without permission, which made Kaede-chan furious. Kaede-chan had called Noda-san pushy. If someone said she could not read the room, I would agree.

“Once I was completely isolated in class, I started hating being in the classroom and skipping class more often.”

So that was why Noda-san skipped classes. I understood the urge to skip, but since I never had the courage to do it myself, I felt a little envious.

She had said she could ace tests even after skipping, so she was really enviable.

“I know the way things are now is not good, so I am trying to change, but people cannot change that easily, right?”

“…Well, just having that awareness makes it a bit better, does it not? There are plenty of people who say insensitive things without even realizing it.”

“Ahaha, you are the first person to say something positive about me, Yasumura-san.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes, it is.”

It seemed like no one around Noda-san really looked at her properly. There were quite a few people who were not fortunate with the people around them.

“So that is how it is—I am Noda Tsubaki, the girl who does not understand people’s feelings.

That is why I wanted to learn about people’s hearts, and I set my sights on you, Yasumura-san, since President Nakajo is so devoted to making lunches for you.”

“I see… But I have very few friends myself, so I do not feel like I can be of any help to you. If you want to learn about human relationships, would there not be plenty of more suitable people?”

In a prestigious young ladies’ school, I figured there would be tons of people skilled at getting along with others.

There had to be countless people who could solve Noda-san’s worries better than someone like me. There was no reason it had to be me.

“But… you are the only man here. Since the chance is rare, I wanted to get an opinion from the opposite sex!”

In this boys-prohibited environment, where I was the only man, it would not be strange if students came to rely on me because of that…

But I messed up… I could not do anything like a teacher in that regard. I was incompetent, always the one learning instead of teaching, and I had caused trouble for so many people. I could not see any vision of myself helping with a student’s serious worry.

Even if she said she wanted to know people’s feelings… I wanted to know them even more myself. If I had properly understood Unma’s feelings, maybe I would not have been dumped.

This was impossible for me… Since I decided to work at the school, there would be times when I had to face students’ worries seriously, one or two at a time, but Noda-san’s worry was quite serious. It was too high a hurdle for an incompetent like me. If I clumsily tried to help, I might cause even bigger trouble. That possibility terrified me.

It was important to clearly say from the start that I could not do something if I could not.

“Noda-san… I have nothing to teach you.”

“…!”

“It is not about studying people’s hearts or taking in opinions or anything like that—let us think about it more simply. Basically, you just want friends, right?”

“…………Yes, that is right.”

“If it is okay with you, I will be your friend.”

“—…Huh!?”

Noda-san widened her eyes and looked straight at me, her expression frozen in surprise.

The words came out not from thinking in my head, but naturally, slipping out smoothly.

The moment the words left my mouth, Kaede-chan’s face floated in my mind.

Wait… I acted without much thought, but as her pet, me trying to become friends with another girl might be totally out for Kaede-chan…

No, it was definitely out—I could assert that. She hated it even when I just talked to other girls.

I might be in trouble. But was there not something unavoidable about this?

I could not just leave a girl who was seriously worrying about not having friends alone. Once I heard a student’s worry, I could not just say “Oh, good luck with that. Done.”

That said, I could not think of anything else I could do for her.

It was not cheating or anything; it was just friends! No ulterior motives—since I worked at school, I purely wanted to get along with students. That was my honest feeling.

I would properly talk to Kaede-chan about it, and if the result was that she killed me, I would accept it. As a pet, I was prepared for Kaede-chan to do anything to me.

“…………”

Noda-san had frozen. She was so still that she was not even blinking.

“N… Noda-san…?”

I might have messed up my response. Maybe Noda-san had not meant it that way when she said she wanted to learn. Maybe she did not want someone like me as a friend. Anxiety welled up in my chest.

“…Ah, sorry. It was such a shock that I lost myself for a moment.”

Did she hate the idea of being friends with me so much that it made her lose herself…?

Noda-san looked down and fidgeted, her cheeks flushing slightly with embarrassment. Unwittingly, I thought it was cute.

“…Is it for real…?”

“Huh?”

“You becoming friends with me—is that for real? It is the first time anyone has said that to me, so I am confused.”

“Of course. If it is okay with you.”

“Yasumura-san…!!”

Squeeze.

“Whoa!?”

Noda-san hugged me.

Her chest pressed against me softly. It was a modest size, but the firm, soft sensation came through clearly.

I had thought her build was slim overall, but now I realized Noda-san’s body was delicate and soft—a girl’s body.

“I am so happy, Yasumura-san…!”

“Noda-san, please let go a little…”

In this dim, narrow room, being hugged by a high school girl alone was a situation that was way too dangerous. And because it was cramped, I could not even escape.

“I… might like you, Yasumura-san…”

“—!?!?!?”

I recalled Noda-san’s words. She blurted out exactly what she thought right away.

So then, those words just now…!?

Kaede-chan and Unma floated in my mind. As a timid, pathetic guy, I could not bring myself to mention Noda-san’s statement now.

More than that, I was someone working at the school. I could not have anything happen with a student.

This was bad… This was really bad if it went further.

“Sorry, Noda-san, I am going now!”

Since it really could not go any further, I tried to go outside.

Noda-san grabbed my hand.

“Can I ask one last thing?”

“Wh-what is it?”

“President Nakajo is Kaede-chan, so why am I Noda-san?”

“Uh, that is…”

Kaede-chan was like a childhood friend, and since we met when she was little, calling her Kaede-chan came naturally…

That was a memory shared just between Kaede-chan and me, so I had no intention of telling others.

“President Nakajo is a friend, and I am a friend too, right? So please do not make a distinction in how you address us.”

“Uh, um…”

“I properly introduced myself with my full name, right? I will not let you say you do not remember my first name.”

“No, I remember it properly!”

“Then call me by it. You can go if you call me.”

“Got it, Tsu… Tsubaki-chan.”

Even just calling her made me embarrassed. The moment I said it, I could not meet Tsubaki-chan’s eyes.

She was the third girl I called by her first name… Kaede-chan, Unma, and now Tsubaki-chan.

Once I called her name, Tsubaki-chan smiled with satisfaction.

“Yes, looking forward to working with you from now on, Ryoma-san.”

“…!!”

Tsubaki-chan called me by my first name too, smiling and waving her hand.

She was the third girl to call me by my first name. I could not help becoming aware of my heart pounding hard in my chest.