I Reincarnated as the Overpowered Male Lead in an Erotic Game and Had Already Slept with One of the Heroines~ - Chapter 13 - After School Date With Kaoru
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Chapter 13 – After School Date With Kaoru
And so, I decided to go home with Kaoru after school.
“Thank you, Kaito-kun.”
“Huh? For what?”
“For coming home with me.”
Kaoru said with a small smile.
“It’s fine. I have fun when I’m with you.”
“I see. I’m happy when I’m with you too.”
“I’m glad to hear you say that.”
“Fufu, I see. Then we’re in the same boat. Ah! That’s right, Kaito-kun.”
“What is it?”
“Do you have time after this? Or do you have plans and need to head straight home?”
I never have plans after school. I’m always free.
I don’t have any hobbies, so I’m always just playing on my phone at home.
In my previous life I played games quite a bit, but it wasn’t really something I could call a hobby, and in fact I don’t feel like playing games that much now.
Besides, I don’t have any male friends to play with.
“I don’t have anything to do, so I’m totally bored when I get home. Is there something you want to do?”
“Well, there’s a place I’d like to go to. Can we go together?”
“That’s totally fine, but where is it?”
“Um actually, I’ve been to a lot of cafes, but there’s this one that feels really sophisticated, so I’m not sure I’d feel comfortable going alone…”
“I see. So, it’s hard to go alone, and you’d like someone to go with you?”
“Yeah. I thought about asking Shin, but I don’t think he’d ever go to a fancy cafe… I invited him to a cafe before, and he came, but he wasn’t very enthusiastic… I don’t want to force him to come either.”
I can’t say for sure, but imagining Yamazaki at a classy café feels almost impossible.
On the other hand, Kaoru being a café lover? That totally checks out.
“Well, then let’s go to that cafe.”
“Is it really fine?”
“Of course. If Kaoru wants to go, I’ll come along.”
“Thanks, Kaito-kun.”
And so, we started walking toward the café Kaoru wanted to visit.
“By the way, Kaito-kun. What were you and Hitomi-chan talking about? At school, we said we wouldn’t act close, so I waited for you in the hallway when I saw you two talking.”
“Oh, that? It’s nothing important. It’s just that today was the deadline for notebook submissions, right? I hadn’t submitted mine, so Hitomi came to collect it.”
“I see… so that’s what it was.”
“Yeah. By the way, you call her ‘Hitomi-chan’. Are you two close?”
“Yes, I think we’re quite close. We’ve only known each other since high school, so it hasn’t been very long, but we became good friends when I was spending less time with Shin. It was a little before Kaito-kun and I became good friends. I think it was about two days after we started school.”
“Really? So, you two were already getting along by then.”
“Yeah.”
Come to think of it, as far as I know, Kaoru, Hitomi, and Kirara become good friends no matter which route you take.
It seems like Kirara and Hitomi aren’t that close yet, but I’m sure they’ll get along soon…maybe.
Come to think of it, have Yamazaki and Hitomi talked yet? I’m a little curious. Oh well, I’m with Kaoru, so it’s not something I need to worry about right now.
“Ah, that’s right. Do you have any hobbies or interests, Kaito-kun?”
Kaoru suddenly asked me that.
“Huh? What’s with the sudden question?”
“Nothing special, I just wanted to know.”
Hobbies and interests, huh… I don’t have any.
I do weight training because it’s Ougo Kaito’s habit, but I don’t particularly like it.
It’s just a daily routine, like the cleaning I do a few times a week.
I like cleanliness, but I don’t particularly like cleaning… It’s that sort of feeling.
“No… I don’t really have any hobbies that I can call my own.”
“Really?”
“Yeah, so that’s why I’m basically free after school and on the weekends. I don’t go out to play and when I go out, it’s only to shop or eat out.”
“I see…”
When I said that, Kaoru looked a little sad.
“Kaoru? What’s wrong?”
“No. I just remembered that Kaito-kun lives alone…”
Oh, she probably started thinking unnecessary things because I said I’m free every day.
Kaoru knows about my background, after all.
But honestly, even though I’m free and bored, it’s not like I feel lonely.
“I’m used to it, so it’s not a big deal. You don’t have to worry about it.”
“…Yeah. I get it… By the way, Kaito-kun, have you told anyone else besides me that you live alone?”
“No, not really… I mean, right now the only person I’m really talking to is Kaoru, so there’s no one to tell.”
When I said that, Kaoru blushed in embarrassment and replied,
“I see… Well, you’ve been a big help to me too. So, if you ever feel lonely, you can call me or do whatever…”
Seriously… She’s just too cute~
If any guy heard that with Kaoru making this kind of expression, they’d probably fall for her.
“Then I’ll do that.”
“Yeah…”
After that, after a quiet moment, I started to speak.
“Now that I think about it, was everything okay after I left on Friday? We ended up running into your mother.”
“My mom? There weren’t any problems. I had already told her about you beforehand. Oh… but, well, I didn’t tell her that, of course…”
Kaoru must have remembered something when she was about to say the last line, as she blushed and looked very embarrassed.
Well, of course, she wouldn’t mention that… But if everything went well, that’s good to hear.
I was hoping I made a good impression, but if Kaoru’s mother secretly didn’t like me, that would’ve been a problem.
“I see. That’s good. It would be a problem if Kaoru’s mother disliked me.”
“You don’t need to worry about that, Kaito-kun. And if that were to happen, I’d do whatever it takes to convince Mom.”
“Really? If you’d go that far for me, then I feel pretty reassured.”
As Kaoru and I walked while chatting——
“Kaito-kun, we’re almost at the café!”
“I see, I’m looking forward to it.”
“Do you usually go to cafes, Kaito-kun?”
“No, I don’t go to cafes that often… But I do like coffee, so I drink a lot.”
“Kaito-kun, so you like coffee too.”
“Yeah, I like it quite a bit.”
I thought about asking Kaoru if she liked it too, but considering she visits various cafés, it was obvious. So, I left it unsaid.
——A few minutes later.
“This is it!”
The café had a retro style, giving off a very mature vibe. It definitely wasn’t the kind of place you’d expect high school students to frequent.
But I recognized this cafe…
Because this is where Kirara works part-time the most.
I think the reason was that at this cafe she wouldn’t have to worry about being seen by other students.
That said, I thought it might be a place where teachers could show up more easily, but since there are far fewer teachers than students, the odds were low.
As I thought about it, I wondered if it was really okay to go inside.
It’s not impossible that Kirara might have told Kaoru that she was working here part-time, but it’s highly unlikely…
“Kaito-kun, are you okay? You look like you’re deep in thought about something.”
As I was thinking about this, Kaoru asked worriedly.
Well, I guess it’s not a problem… This isn’t Kirara’s only part-time job, and Kaoru said that Kirara had gone home with her friends today, so today might be a day when she doesn’t have a part-time job.
Besides, Kaoru clearly wants to come here. There’s no way I’m going to back out now.
Thinking this, I mentally apologized to Kirara in advance just in case she happened to be working.
“It’s nothing. I was just admiring how nice the atmosphere is.”
“Yeah! I think so too!”
“Shall we go in then?”
“Yeah!”
And so Kaoru and I entered the cafe.
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