I Reincarnated as The NTR Villain in a Gal Game After His Evil Deeds Were Exposed, But For Some Reason, The Heroines Keep Approaching Me~ - Chapter 9 - A Small Peck

Chapter 9 – A Small Peck

At Tojo Academy, all students live in dormitories, so they have lunch in the cafeteria.

However, I have no intention of going to the cafeteria and having lunch.

Thinking about when Ryuoin Taketo goes to the cafeteria, I can imagine an ominous scene where everyone leaves like spiderlings.

Well, that might sound like an exaggeration.

However, there is no doubt that the atmosphere will be tense.

Nearly 80% of the students are from the same middle school, so they know about my incident with Tatemiya.

Also, considering Nazuna’s situation, I want her to enjoy the school freely without being involved with me.

To make friends appropriate for her age and have a fulfilling school life, my presence would only be an obstacle.

“Taketo-sama. What would you like for lunch?”

“I have somewhere I want to go, so Nazuna, go ahead and have your meal.”

“It’s a shame because I wanted to go with you.”

Nazuna looked so depressed, I feel sorry for her.

Although I’m also lonely since she’s the only one I can talk to, I want to prioritize Nazuna over myself.

“Taketo-sama, please have lunch with me next time.”

“Yeah, sure, see you later.”

“Please excuse me then.”

Inukai Nazuna is the friendly type, so she’s often approached by other girls.

Since she entered the school, she seems to have made friends while we were in different classrooms.

Apparently, Nazuna is sociable, so there’s no need to worry about her.

Leaving the classroom, I wander around, looking for an empty place.

I then found a sunny courtyard.

It’s a bit away from the school building, and I ended up walking towards the old building.

The old building is currently a club room building used for club activities, and no one is there until after school.

“Funyaa?”

When I was sitting on the grass, eating a sandwich while reading a web novel, I suddenly heard a voice.

“Hmm? Oh, Nekono. What’s up?”

“Mew mew mew, I sought freedom and ended up here, and there was Taketo-kun.”

“I see, it’s nice to see the sun here.”

“Nya~nyaa!”

I haven’t seen Nekono since the entrance ceremony.

We exchanged greetings, but we haven’t talked much.

“Mew mew mew, I want to bask in the sun too!”

“Then go ahead.”

“Is it okay, nyaa?”

“This is not my home. This place is also a place that students at school can use freely.”

“Then I’ll use it without reservation, nyaa.”

This Nekono, instead of lying down in a large space, she went out of her way to lie down next to me.

The hood serves as a good pillow, and her blue hair seems to be swaying in the breeze.

“…Hey, don’t you have any friends?”

“Nya~nyaa! Why are you suddenly saying such mean things?”

“Is it embarrassing for you to talk like that, teasingly?”

Nekono became silent at my words and turned her gaze towards me.

“I don’t want to hear that from Taketo-kun.”

Her face, puckering her lips in reproach, is cute.

A beautiful girl is cute no matter what.

“Well, it’s true. It’s not something to boast about, but I don’t have any friends.”

“It’s not something to be proud of, indeed. Hehe.”

Just as Nekono smiled bitterly, her face suddenly turned serious.

“I’m not good with people. I can understand people’s feelings, or rather, I don’t like the malice directed at me by many people.”

Oh, I know.

“That’s why I can’t be around people unless they want to be around me, and I can’t be around people who project their malice or desires on me.”

She is always nervous and spends her life observing people’s faces.

That’s because she is different from other people. She loves freedom and is an optimist.

It sounds nice, but to people who value empathy, Nekono, who lives her life as she pleases, is nothing more than a floating presence.

Therefore, she had the experience of being bullied as an outsider.

“If you stay close to me, won’t you be subjected to malice?”

“No. I’ve been watching you all this time.”

Nekono straightened up and met my gaze.

“The first day we met. You had a warm aura like sunshine. But when you entered the classroom and talked to Tatemiya-kun, you were fierce and burning like hellfire. It felt like I’d get burned if I got closer.”

Nekono was looking at me with serious eyes.

“I don’t think you’re wrong. I’d rather be a person who sticks to my beliefs and doesn’t look at people’s faces than someone who looks at people’s faces and doesn’t see what’s going on around them.”

She became self-reliant because she was bullied.

Leaving her town, she came to Tojo Academy where nobody knew her, but she still spends her school days alone.

“I see. But don’t you think I might have desires for you too?”

No matter what she thinks, everyone already hates me, so I’m nothing but a nuisance at school. I don’t want to see her getting bullied again, so I think it’s better for her not to be with me.

Therefore, it might be a good idea to intimidate her.

I took a step closer to her, and just before our lips touched, I bumped my forehead against hers.

“Ouch, that hurts, nyaa!”

Looking up at me with teary eyes, her cat eyes were cute and sparkling.

“If I had kissed you just now, no one would have come to help.”

“…I knew you wouldn’t do it.”

“How?”

“I could sense you trying to provoke me because I could see the emotion you were momentarily mixing with your atmosphere.”

“You can even sense that?”

Nekono is a mysterious being.

However, taking advantage of her guard being down, I kissed her forehead.

“Whaa!!!”

“You let your guard down. Men can hide their desires well, not just openly display them.”

Nekono’s face turned bright red and she put her hands on her forehead.

I stood up.

“I’ll protect you until you find a man you like. If you’re ever in trouble, look for me. And instead of relying on mysterious powers, talk to the person and figure things out.”

As I tried to leave,

“Mimi.”

“Huh?”

“I want you to call me Mimi. We are friends, aren’t we?”

“Ah, yeah. See you later, Mimi.”

If Mimi ever needs help, I guess I’ll help her.