I Reincarnated as the Overpowered Male Lead in an Erotic Game and Had Already Slept with One of the Heroines~ - Chapter 11 - Hiroshiki Kirara’s Struggles [Hiroshiki Kirara’s POV]
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Chapter 11 – Hiroshiki Kirara’s Struggles [Hiroshiki Kirara’s POV]
[Hiroshiki Kirara’s POV]
“Grandpa, Grandma! I’m back!”
After saying goodbye to Kaoru-chan and Kaito-kun, I came home from my part-time job.
“Welcome back, Kirara. I’m so sorry as always…”
“Welcome back. We truly apologize…”
As I greeted my grandma and grandpa, they both said that to me.
“No, it’s okay! I enjoy my part-time job!”
“If only we had more money…”
“Yeah…”
They both look dejected.
But from my perspective, they’re really working hard for me, and I’m really worried they might ruin their health.
As someone who lost my parents at a young age, I don’t have any other family than them.
They’ve always loved me, and they’ve always supported me since I lost my parents.
I wouldn’t have been able to survive without my grandma and grandpa.
That’s why I love my grandma and grandpa more than anything in the world.
I can say with certainty that this will never change.
I want them to live long lives and to be together forever.
“It’s okay, Grandma and Grandpa! I’m fine! Let’s eat dinner!”
“Yeah.”
“Yeah.”
And so, I enjoyed dinner with Grandma and Grandpa, took a bath, and returned to my room.
“Ahhh, I’m so tired today…”
I have a part-time job almost every day, and on weekends, I often work two jobs in the morning and afternoon.
Tomorrow, I have two shifts as well, so it’s going to be tough.
But strangely, when I think that it’s for Grandma and Grandpa, I get motivated.
“Still, the fatigue really does build up…”
I get sleepy as soon as I get home, and sometimes I fall asleep at school.
I want to study hard to get permission to work part-time, but I don’t have enough time, so it’s not that easy.
Besides, I’m not that smart to begin with…
That’s why I make sure no one knows that I have a part-time job.
Since I haven’t gotten permission from the school, it would be a big problem if I got caught.
“Speaking of school…”
My classmate asked me if it was okay for her to come over to my house.
At the time, I laughed it off and said karaoke would be better, but I was still worried… I was afraid they’d find out eventually.
Even in middle school, I never told my friends where I lived… That’s because I didn’t want them to know that my family was poor.
I don’t feel ashamed of being poor. Not at all… But I think people around me see me differently. For some reason, people have always told me that I seem to live a good life and that they are jealous.
At some point, more and more people started telling me they admired me.
When people say things like that, I couldn’t bring myself to say that I was poor… Because if I did, I was scared that everyone would be disappointed.
I was worried that my friends would distance themselves from me… I don’t want to believe it would happen, but the fear is always there.
As a girl, of course, I sometimes envy my classmates who can freely hang out and buy whatever they like.
I’ve dreamed many times about shopping and dressing up with friends, freely enjoying those moments together.
“Well, there’s no point in dwelling… More importantly, I’ve got work tomorrow too, so I should get to bed early.”
Now that I think of it, I’ve had something to look forward to at school recently.
Of course, I enjoy being with my old friends, but I’m also having a lot of fun talking to Shin and Kaoru-chan, whom I’ve become close with recently.
Kaoru-chan is just so cute.
Even as a girl, I can’t help but want to dote on her. She’s also really kind and lovely.
Although we’ve only been together for a short time, I enjoy being with Kaoru-chan and think I like her…
I got close with Shin, but actually, I’ve been interested in Kaoru-chan since the day of the entrance ceremony because I thought she was really cute… I always hoped we could become good friends.
As for Shin, to be honest, at first I just started talking to him because he sits next to me, but talking to him was fun.
Even though he has a cute childhood friend named Kaoru-chan, he gets embarrassed when I talk to him and his reactions are so funny that I sometimes end up teasing him.
Of course, I only mean it in a friendly way, but I actually quite like Shin too.
As for romance? That’s not something I’m thinking about right now.
I don’t even have time to fall in love, so I’ve never had a first love.
I’ve been confessed to so many times now that I can’t count.
It’s only been the first year of high school, but several people have already confessed to me… Obviously, I’ve turned them all down.
I’m busy with my part-time job, so I can’t get a boyfriend, and I’m scared that they might find out I’m poor… Plus, even if I did get a boyfriend, I don’t think we’d have much time to spend together, so I’d feel bad about it.
To be honest, I was really surprised that Shin doesn’t like Kaoru-chan.
It’s surprising, isn’t it? Even though Kaoru-chan is so cute, kind, and has been by his side since they were kids, Shin doesn’t have feelings for her.
If I were in Shin’s position, I’m sure I would fall in love with her.
But I guess I don’t really understand what it’s like to have a childhood friend, so I can’t say for sure.
Well, to be honest, I don’t really understand the whole concept of liking someone either.
“Well, if there’s one thing that’s surprising, it’s Kaito-kun.”
I went to a different middle school than Kaito-kun, but there were some light rumors going around at my middle school too.
To be honest, I was pretty scared when I got into the same class as Kaito-kun in high school.
I think all of my classmates thought the same.
Some of the girls in my class even went so far as to say that it would be the end of their lives if they got involved with him.
They also said that no matter how cool he looks, he’s a mess on the inside.
Though, to be fair, I thought that was a bit too harsh.
“Still, Kaoru-chan looked so happy.”
When I found the two of them, Kaoru-chan was having a fun conversation with Kaito-kun and had a very happy smile on her face.
If Kaito-kun can make Kaoru-chan smile that much, then he really isn’t a bad person.
“Well, of course. She even trusts him enough to ask him to pick her up from cram school.”
Come to think of it, Kaito-kun himself said that some of the rumors were true. I wonder if something happened in his past?
I don’t really know, but I’m sure he’s had a lot of difficulties.
“Then again, I guess I’m no different…”
Right now I don’t have the time to worry about other people.
“Right! I have work tomorrow, so I’ll go to bed now.”
Thinking that, I went to bed and fell asleep in no time.
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T/N: Kirara is also a good girl~
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