I Came to a World Where the Concept of Chastity is Reversed, so I Tried to Change my Job to a Playboy, but the Interference is Intense. Please Help me. - Chapter 53: Graduation Ceremony Part 1

Chapter 53: Graduation Ceremony Part 1

The day of the graduation ceremony had arrived.

Today, since my mom and the others would be attending, the five of us—me, Umi, Shigure, my mom, and Hina-san—headed to school together. 

“So it’s the graduation ceremony, huh? Brings back memories.”

“This is our first time, so don’t make it weird.”

“Well, I barely went to school, and I’ve already graduated once, so I don’t really feel anything anymore about it.”

“What was your previous graduation like, Onii-chan?”

“Hmm… it was for middle school, right… There was a long-winded speech by the principal, then we got our diplomas… After that, we all said our goodbyes and wrote messages in each other’s yearbooks… Oh, and the popular guys would give out their second uniform buttons.”

“Huh, I’ve seen that in manga too. I wonder why it’s always the second button. Did you give yours to someone, Onii-chan?”

“…No, I didn’t… Everyone around me was giving their second buttons to someone, though… Heck, there were even guys giving away all their buttons… But no one wanted mine…”

Unnecessarily bringing up old wounds…

“Well then, I’ll take Yuki’s second button.”

“Hey, I want one too!”

“Hehe, in that case, I’ll take one as well.”

“Oh my, Yuki-kun is quite popular. I think I’ll take one too.”

So, at this graduation ceremony, there are people I want to give my buttons to…

“Take them all!”

“I’ve seen it happen in manga, but I wonder what people do with the buttons after they receive them?”

“Maybe they keep them as a memento?”

“Hmm? You could turn them into accessories and attach them to your school bag or something!”

“That’s a good idea.”

As we were having this conversation, we arrived at the school gate, which we usually passed through.

At the gate, students and their mothers, who were also waiting for the graduation ceremony, were chatting casually.

Since I was with them, we tried to quickly slip inside, but…

“Sakama-san!”

“Shigure-!”

“Shi-gu-shi-gu!”

It seemed that Shigure’s friends had spotted her and were calling out to her. 

No, more than that, they were approaching us after noticing me, a guy, with them.

“Wow, a boy!”

“Is this the rumored childhood friend of Shigure-chan?”

“Heee, is this the fiancé of Shi-gu-shi-gu?”

I should probably greet Shigure’s friends.

“Nice to meet you, I’m Ooyodo Yuki. Shigure has been a great help to me.”

“Why are you the one greeting us?”

“Huh? Well, I thought it would be better to greet Shigure’s friends.”

“That’s why we call you a dog, always wagging your tail and being friendly.”

“Calling me a dog after a simple greeting is a bit much!”

“A normal boy would just ignore us, no greetings necessary.”

“Ehh… but as Shigure’s lover, I want to do this properly. I don’t want people to talk about her weirdly because of me.”

“I… appreciate that, but… I also don’t like the idea of you being swarmed by other girls because of me.”

“What am I supposed to do then…?”

“Hmm… why don’t you just put on a dog mask and wear a collar and leash?”

“Don’t push me towards being a dog! I want to live as a human!”

“Then at least speak in dog language. That way, people won’t pay attention to you.”

“Can Shigure understand dog language?”

“I understand anything Yuki says.”

“Woof woof!!”

“Well, I love you too, Yuki.”

“That’s true, but you’re just interpreting it conveniently…”

“Hey, Onii-chan and Shigure-nee, could you stop your comedy routine at the school gate? People are staring at us.”

“Ah…”

Oh right, we’re at the school gate. Looking around… we’re getting a lot of attention…

Even the three girls who had spoken to Shigure—

“…”

—were staring at us with their mouths open.

“Hey, Shigure, you started this. Do something about it.”

“It’s because you greeted my friends, right? Yuki is like this, but please don’t mind him. He’s a troublesome guy who’s friendly to everyone, so I’ll be putting a collar, leash, and ball gag on him soon.”

“Why did you power that up?! Besides, once we enter high school, I’ll have to talk to girls to find a wife, right? Do you think I’ll be able to talk to them in that state?”

“If it’s Yuki, he can just go ‘woof woof’ and girls will come to him on their own.”

“…… I’m not sure if you really mean that since I find it probable considering this world’s population, or you only want girls who would want to interact with me specially when I’m in that state…”

“It’s the latter, so rest assured.”

“I knew it!”

“Please let me interact with normal girls!”

“I told you we’re at the school gate! Come on, let’s go!”

Saying so, I was pulled by Umi and we entered the school through the gate.

Shigure and Hina-san seemed to be talking to the girls from earlier.

I thought we would head straight to the gymnasium, but…

“Ah, Umi-!”

“Umi-chan!”

This time, it seemed we had been spotted by Umi’s friends.

And as expected, they came towards us.

“Is this Umi’s older brother?”

“Wow, he’s so cool!”

“Huh? Me, cool?”

Slap!

I was hit by Umi with her paper fan… Do you carry that around with you?

“Onii-chan, don’t react like that!”

“S-sorry, it just slipped out…”

“U-Umi!? Hitting a boy, how could you!?”

“Umi-chan, that’s not nice! Violence is bad!”

“Don’t worry about it, it’s normal for her.”

“That makes it even worse! Are you okay, Onii-san?”

“Ahahaha! Don’t worry, it’s fine! You must be Umi’s friends, right? Thank you for always being good friends with her.”

“……Huh?”

“I just told you that a moment ago! Stop being friendly to our friends!”

“It’s weird to be considered friendly just because we talked!”

“Just stay silent then, stay silent!”

“Being silent is rude.”

“Then just speak in dog language!”

“Woof woof woof arf!”

“As you can see, he’s a bit strange, so please don’t talk to my brother.”

“Hey! You set up the joke, now deliver the punchline properly!”

“Just be quiet!”

“U-Umi!?”

“H-how amazing… This is… a couple’s comedy routine…”

“We’re not a couple yet, just lovers.”

“L-lovers!?”

“Umi-chan! What do you mean lovers!? Explain in detail!”

“……I should’ve brought a ball gag.”

“It’s fine. You two, please continue to be good friends with Umi in the future too.”

“Y-yes!”

“Yes, of course! It seems we need to talk more, so I’ll borrow Umi-chan for a bit.”

“Please do.”

“You idiot, Onii-chaaaaaaan!”

And with that, Umi was taken away by her two friends.

In exchange…

“I managed to wrap things up… Oh, where did Umi go?”

“She was taken away by her friends.”

“……I feel like taking Yuki home with me too…”

“Hey, hey, we’re supposed to go eat something nice after the graduation ceremony, so cut it out.”

“Then please, for the love of God, keep that mouth of yours shut.”

“Hehehe, Yuki-kun and Shigure get along well, don’t they? I want to join in too!”

Saying so, Hina-san hugged my arm.

“Hey! He’s my lover!”

Shigure hugged my other arm.

“This way, you won’t wander around and we can head straight to the gymnasium, right? Let’s go.”

“Hehe, Yuki is popular, isn’t he? Let me hug you later too, okay?”

Even my mom seemed to want to join in.

And so, I was escorted to the gymnasium, sandwiched between the Sakama mother and daughter.

T/N: Was the name of Shigure’s mother ever mentioned? I may have legit forgotten and am just going with the raw translation but there can be few variations since it’s in kanji. Comment her name so I can change it.