I Realized I Was the Cheating Bastard in a Hentai Manga only after I Had Already Stolen the Heroine - 39

Chapter 39: Well, With All This Fuss, Yeah

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Yamada started making a fuss again. Just in case, I beckoned to Kyouko to come over to my side. Kyouko came toward me along a route that didn’t take her near Yamada and wrapped her arms around my waist. She hugged me tight, and it was so cute I couldn’t help but pat her head.

“Ehehe~♡”

“Why are you hugging a guy like that?! What the hell! I don’t get it at all!”

Yamada was shouting when…

“Hey, what’s all the ruckus? We can hear it outside the classroom.”

“Ah, President! Hello!”

Kanae came into our classroom. She was in a different class from me, but it seemed she had just happened to pass by.

“Mm, hello. So, what’s this commotion… hm? You’re Yamada, aren’t you? I’m not sure how I feel about showing up to school in casual clothes, but the fact you are able to attend school again is good.”

Oh yeah, Kanae had at least some acquaintance with Yamada. As the student council president, it wouldn’t be strange for her to know about his being a shut-in. Maybe she had even heard about him from Kyouko.

“…Ah! …Heheh! That’s right, President! Take a look at this! This guy’s been cheating on Kyouko with another woman while dating her!”

And now, he wanted to get Kanae on his side because he couldn’t get the class on his side, huh? Sorry, Yamada. Kanae already knew… In fact, she was one of the “sex friends” we had tons of sex with…

Well, not that I’d ever say that.

“…Hmm.”

From what Yamada had just said, she seemed to have figured out more or less what had happened.

“I understand what you’re trying to say, but why are you telling me this?”

“Eh…? W-what do you mean, why? This is obviously messed up!”

“It’s nothing more than a problem between the people involved. I have a fiancé myself, and the school rules don’t say anything about boys and girls dating.”

Kanae’s engagement was something everyone at school already knew. The school also stayed hands-off regarding romance.

“So then… Takanashi, I see you’re clinging to Hiiragi over there. As his girlfriend, do you have anything to say about this?”

“Shuuya is head over heels for both that person on the screen and me♡”

“Mm. ‘How beautiful is harmony,’ as they say.”

“What the hell is that supposed to mean… This is insane! Do all of you have no common sense or what?!”

“Hmm. Speaking of common sense…I think the one who lacks it is you, showing such naked images to a female student. That goes beyond sexual harassment—that’s a crime.”

“What!!”

Come to think of it, she was right. The stares of my classmates, which had originally been directed at me, now shifted to Yamada. This time there were more looks of disgust than there had been toward me.

“And by the way—”

Kyouko, still being petted by me, began to speak.

“That’s a screenshot from the part called Show Mode, the one you can’t watch without paying, right? And that site only accepts credit cards. You don’t have a credit card, do you? So how did you watch that scene?”

“…Huh? How do you know that…?”

“I told you, didn’t I? We’re close. I’ve heard all kinds of stuff about those streams too. So how did you watch that scene? Don’t tell me you used your parents’ credit card?”

Everyone’s stares—disgusted and accusing—grew sharper.

“Sh-shut up!!! I-it’s none of your business!!”

“Yeah, it’s none of my business. But I did tell you, didn’t I? ‘Don’t get involved with me anymore.’ You’re the one who broke that, right, Shuuya♡ Nchu~~♡♡♡”

Kyouko kissed me. Of course, I held Kyouko tightly in my arms. The whole class erupted into noise.

“Shut up! Shut up, shut up! Why?! I’m the victim here!!! Why am I?! Why am I the one getting blamed?!”

“…Hey.”

“Hiih!!”

What did this guy just say?

“You’re the victim? Do you even know what Kyouko went through because of you?”

It was true that I had taken Kyouko from Yamada. That was why I hadn’t said anything to him. But this—this I couldn’t let slide.

“Do you know how much Kyouko was hurt? Do you know how much Kyouko endured? Kyouko cried, you know! You’re the one who made her cry! The victim isn’t you! It’s Kyouko! A guy who makes the woman he loves cry has no right to act like a victim!!!”

“A-ah…”

“I will never make Kyouko cry! Don’t you dare treat Kyouko as if she’s ‘my woman!’ I’m going to make Kyouko happy! You have no place in this anymore!!!”

“Shuuyaaa♡ Ehe♡ Ueheheheh♡ …Ah! ……Ueheheheh~♡”

“Sh-shut uuup!!!”

Yamada looked like he was about to throw his smartphone, so I moved to shield Kyouko behind my back.

BANG!

Maybe he used too much force, or maybe he was just terrible at throwing, but the phone slammed onto the floor, bounced, and rolled away.

“…That phone’s paid for by your father, right? If someone else is paying for it, you should take better care of it.”

Kyouko looked at Yamada with cold eyes. So did the rest of the class and Kanae.

“…I can’t overlook an act that could have injured someone in this class, even by mistake.”

Kanae drove the point home.

“U…ah…”

Yeah, it’s about time.

“Yamada.”

“Hiih!!”

“Sorry for yelling. I can’t forgive what you’ve done, but it’s true that I took Kyouko from you. I won’t say anything more to you. Go home for today. If you have complaints, I’ll hear them another time.”

“…Damn it! Die!”

Yamada picked up his phone and stomped out of the classroom. Kyouko looked like she was about to get angry at what Yamada said, but I stopped her. The classroom fell silent.

Clap clap!

Kanae clapped her hands, drawing everyone’s attention.

“Mm. Now that the person involved has left, let’s bring this uproar to an end.”

“Sorry, President. We dragged you into this.”

“I’m sorry too, President. I’ll reflect on kissing in front of everyone.”

“Think nothing of it. Resolving student disputes is part of the student council president’s duty. Takanashi, as long as you’re careful from now on, that’s enough. Now, everyone, focus on the afternoon classes.”

Kanae left. I’d have to apologize properly to her later.

“(If I play with her nipples again, will that count as today’s apology?♡)”

Kyouko whispered to me.

Would that really count as an apology? …It probably would.

Alright, I’ll be thorough.

“Sorry for all the noise, everyone.”

“Sorry, everyone! Nobody got hurt, right?”

“Nope, we’re fine! If anything, it was nice to learn that you two are even closer than we imagined!”

“Hiiragi-kun, you were so cool! So that’s the secret to getting sex friends, huh?”

“Hey, boys! But seriously, Hiiragi-kun was cool~♡”

“Niheheh♡ My boyfriend’s cool, isn’t he~♡”

The class got lively again. At first I wondered how things would turn out, but maybe this had ended up deepening my ties with my classmates. If so, sorry Yamada, but I had to be grateful for this uproar too.

Since that incident at noon, nothing else happened, and the day passed without issue. Except for classmates sneaking glances at my lower half, it was peaceful. Even the guys were looking, which meant they’d probably asked the girls for details… For some reason, a few of the guys had started calling me “Aniki.”

We’re the same age, though…

And then Kyouko and I were on our way home.

“Never thought someone we knew would’ve seen the streams with Yuuka-san.”

“And for it to be Yamada, that’s the real surprise.”

“By the way, where do you think Kouta found out about that stream?”

“Mm, apparently videos from those kinds of sites sometimes show up as ads on adult sites. Maybe he just happened across it there.”

“…So Kouta was peeking at adult sites? Uwaa…”

“Well, don’t be too hard on him. A teenage boy needs that stuff.”

“…I was going to ask if you’ve ever watched that kind of thing too, Shuuya, but I’ve already concluded the answer’s no.”

“…Well, yeah, but still. Given my sex drive, wouldn’t you normally assume I have?”

“Mm? But Shuuya, you’ve never exactly lacked for girls, have you? Even before you met me and Yuuka-san, right?”

“…Exactly.”

Said like that, I sounded like I went through women one after another… Well, it wasn’t exactly wrong…

“You don’t even seem like you’ve ever had your heart broken.”

“Well… Yeah… ah!!! Watch out!!!”

While talking with Kyouko, I saw something flying toward us. Its trajectory would hit Kyouko! My left arm was wrapped around Kyouko, so I immediately covered her, shielding her in my arms.

CRACK!

Something hit my head. Pain shot through the spot it hit, but I ignored it and stayed on guard.

“Sh-Shuuya! You’re bleeding!!”

So I was bleeding. But first, I needed to grasp the situation.

At my feet lay a sharp stone. That was what had hit me. And in the distance, frozen in a throwing stance…Was… A girl?

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