I Reincarnated as the Overpowered Male Lead in an Erotic Game and Had Already Slept with One of the Heroines~ - Chapter 15 - Changing Feelings [Sasauchi Kaoru’s POV]
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Chapter 15 – Changing Feelings [Sasauchi Kaoru’s POV]
[Sasauchi Kaoru’s POV]
“Ahh.”
After Kaito-kun walked me home, I found myself lost in thought.
“Kaito-kun…”
My heart was pounding so hard.
For Kaito-kun to say something like that with such a serious expression…
I have no confidence in myself and have never been told anything like that before so I didn’t know what to do.
Kaito-kun didn’t seem like he was lying at all…
When he looked straight at me like that, my heart started pounding really fast.
“So embarrassing…”
Kaito-kun has always told me I’m cute and pretty ever since we first spoke.
Even though Shin has never said that to me…
“I hope he doesn’t think I’m weird though…”
Because of what Kaito-kun said, I think I’ve been acting strange ever since.
I don’t even remember what we talked about on my way home…
“If it makes my heart race this much, then maybe…”
Although I’ve calmed down a little now, at that moment, when Kaito-kun said those things to me, I felt a kind of excitement I’d never experienced before.
I’m sure I liked Shin
If someone were to ask me now if that had changed, I don’t think I could confidently say it has.
Most likely, I still like him.
But my feelings for Kaito-kun are getting stronger with each passing day, and I think I’ve started to fall for him.
If you asked me which one I like more now, no matter how much I think about it, I can’t come up with an answer… That’s how I feel right now.
I’ve known Shin for many years, after all…
But being with Kaito-kun is just that much fun and makes me so happy.
“Will I be able to talk to him properly tomorrow…?”
Today, I was so embarrassed that I couldn’t even look him in the eye. I wonder if I’ll be okay?
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[Ougo Kaito’s POV]
The night two days later.
“Hmm…”
Kaoru has been acting strange since then.
Just when I thought her eyes were meeting mine, she turned her face away, and then the next moment she looked back at me.
I think she’s probably conscious of me, but I’m not really sure.
I’d be happy if that was the case, but…
There was also one other change.
It seems that Yamazaki and Hitomi have come into contact in some way.
I saw them talking yesterday and today, so there’s no doubt about it.
I don’t know how close they’ve gotten, but it seems they’re not that close yet.
But there’s no doubt that Yamazaki is drooling. Well, Hitomi is just as cute as Kaoru and Kirara…
“But still, what should I do?”
I think it would be a good idea to talk to Kaoru since she hasn’t spoken to me, but I also think it wouldn’t be bad to wait until Kaoru’s feelings calm down.
“Well, today is Friday, so I’ll wait until Monday.”
Maybe she’ll contact me.
If nothing happens, then I’ll start the conversation.
As I was thinking that, a notification rang on my smartphone.
I tried to check and found it was a message from Kaoru.
[Kaito-kun]
[What’s the matter, Kaoru?]
[Are you busy now?]
[It’s totally fine]
[Is it okay if I talk to you for a bit then?]
[Of course]
[Then I’ll call you]
[Sure]
I got a call from Kaoru right after.
[Good evening, Kaito-kun…]
“Oh, good evening. So what’s the matter?”
[I’m sorry about yesterday and today… I ended up ignoring you, Kaito-kun…]
Kaoru said this in a dejected voice.
“It’s fine.”
[It’s not like I wanted to ignore you, Kaito-kun…]
“I know that, so don’t worry. I didn’t think for a second that you’d ignore me, Kaoru.”
[I see… That’s a relief…]
When I said that, Kaoru said in a relieved voice.
“Is that why you contacted me? Because you were worried? “
[Yeah… I would hate it if Kaito-kun thought I was ignoring him… And I figured if I didn’t clear this up, I’d just spend the entire weekend worrying about it…]
It seems like she was more worried than I thought…
“I see. But really, I wasn’t upset, so don’t worry.”
[Yeah… I’m glad I managed to work up the courage to contact you]
“So… why did you end up acting like that, Kaoru?”
I already knew the answer, but I wanted to ask anyway.
[W-well, that’s because… K-Kaito-kun said…]
“Said what?”
[Y-you know… You looked at me so seriously and said I was c-cute… and even the cutest…]
Kaoru sounded extremely flustered when she said that.
Even through the phone, I could tell that her face was red…
“I see. I’m sorry. I just said what I honestly thought.”
[No… Kaito-kun, don’t apologize… I was really happy… It’s just that I’ve never been told that I was cute like Kaito-kun did, so I was really embarrassed…]
“Really? It’s surprising that no one has ever told Kaoru that she’s cute… I think she’s the cutest in the world…”
[……]
When I said that, Kaoru fell silent.
“Are you okay, Kaoru?”
[Y-yeah… It’s just… you’re saying I’m the cutest in the world… Do you really mean that?]
“Of course! “
[I-I see… Thank you… I’m… I’m really happy]
“I’ll say it as many times as you want.”
After a few seconds of silence, Kaoru timidly asked.
[K-Kaito-kun, so… Do you have someone you like?]
“Yes, I do.”
[I see…]
When I said that, Kaoru spoke in a gloomy voice for some reason.
“Why did your voice become gloomy?”
[N-no… It’s nothing…]
“It doesn’t sound like that to me.”
[…So then, can I ask you who you like?]
“Eh? It’s obviously Kaoru, though?”
I answered right away, as if to say it was obvious.
[Eh? Eh!? M-me…?!]
“Yeah. I mean, who else would it be? It’s not normal to call someone so cute if you don’t like them, right?”
[T-that’s… true, I guess…]
“Right?”
Kaoru didn’t say anything for a while after that.
I couldn’t hear anything from her end, it was probably muted.
Then, Kaoru spoke surprisingly quickly.
[S-so, that’s how it is?]
“Yeah, that’s how it is.”
[I-I see… I didn’t realize at all… Sorry about that]
“Well, this is actually the first time I’ve put it into words myself.”
After I said that, Kaoru took a breath and then spoke.
[Kaito-kun… I… Well… I… I think… I… like…you too… Kaito-kun]
“Huh? Seriously?”
That was unexpected.
I knew she cared about me, but I didn’t think she’d say she liked me.
To be honest, I’m incredibly happy.
[Y-yeah… but I need you to wait a little longer… I need to be sure before I can say it properly…]
From the way she said that, it sounded like she still had feelings for Yamazaki.
Well, I already knew that, so it’s not a problem.
“It’s about Yamazaki, isn’t it?”
[Y-yeah… That’s right, I’m sorry for not being clear…]
“No, it’s okay. Take your time. I’ll wait for you until you’re ready.”
[T-thank you… I’ll do my best not to make you wait too long…]
“Yeah.”
[T-then, I’ll excuse myself for now…]
“Good night, Kaoru.”
[Good night, Kaito-kun…]
And so the phone call between me and Kaoru ended.
“Phew.”
I see… Kaoru was thinking about me too…
Realizing that made me feel so happy.
To be honest, except for yesterday, I had been messaging Kaoru on LINE almost every day. I kept telling her she was cute and complimenting her in various ways.
Of course, it was partly to try and win her over, but it was all my true feelings.
“I was worried because we couldn’t talk much at school, but I’m glad I kept trying…”
But this isn’t over yet. I need to keep putting in the effort.
After all, it’s not over even if we start going out, it’s important to keep trying after that.
But to be honest, I’m not that wary of Yamazaki now.
Not only does he never say a compliment to Kaoru, he seems to be getting along well with other girls. Hitomi’s one of the recent ones. He also treats Kaoru carelessly, as usual.
I have absolutely no doubt that I won’t lose to a guy like that, and I have no intention of losing either.
After all, I can make Kaoru happier than him… I can say that for sure.
“Let’s be more proactive starting tomorrow.”
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