I Reincarnated as the Overpowered Male Lead in an Erotic Game and Had Already Slept with One of the Heroines~ - Chapter 17 - The First Proper Date With Kaoru
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Chapter 17 – The First Proper Date With Kaoru
“Yawn, I got nothing to do. Guess I’ll go to bed now.”
Saturday night, I muttered after yawning loudly.
Sniff
As I was thinking about that, a LINE arrived on my smartphone.
I picked up my smartphone and checked the sender. It said Sasauchi Kaoru.
[Kaito-kun, can we talk?]
[Sure. Did something happen?]
[Um… can I call you now?]
[A call? Of course]
As soon as I said that, Kaoru called me, so I answered right away.
[Sorry for calling so late, Kaito-kun…]
“No, no, it’s totally fine. So, what’s up?”
As I said that, Kaoru began to speak slowly.
[Um… Kaito-kun, do you have any plans for tomorrow?]
I don’t usually have plans for tomorrow——or any day, to be honest——but what could this be about?
Maybe she wants me to pick her up from cram school? But if that was the case, she wouldn’t have said it like that, and recently she’s been asking more casually.
Kaoru’s voice right now sounds a bit stiff, or rather, nervous… What’s really going on?
While thinking about this, I replied to Kaoru.
“I don’t have anything to do tomorrow, is there something wrong? Do you need me to pick you up from cram school…?”
[No. Cram school is only in the morning, so I can manage…]
“Oh, I see. So, is there something else?”
[Um… w-w-would you like to hang out with me tomorrow if that’s okay?]
Kaoru said this shyly.
“Huh!?”
I was so surprised that I blurted out loud.
After all, I never thought Kaoru would ask me out on a date.
…Wait, this is a date, right?
Still, judging from Kaoru’s voice, it must have taken a lot of courage for her to ask me this… She sounded really nervous.
Thinking that, I was really happy.
Of course, there’s no reason for me to refuse, and I want to hang out with Kaoru too.
“You want to hang out with me?”
[Y-yeah… is that… not okay?]
When I asked for confirmation, Kaoru answered a little dejectedly.
I didn’t mean it that way, but maybe Kaoru thought I wasn’t enthusiastic? Thinking that, I answered with excitement.
“Of course! I’d like to hang out with you too!”
[T-hank you…Kaito-kun…]
“But what do you mean by hang out?”
[I… That’s, well…]
After a brief pause, Kaoru answered.
[Um, how about a movie… like that popular movie right now…]
“A movie! Sounds good.”
[As for what we’ll do after that… I haven’t decided yet… but let’s decide together after the movie… To be honest, I just decided to invite you on a whim, so I haven’t planned anything…sorry]
“You don’t have to apologize. I’m incredibly happy just because Kaoru invited me.”
[I… I see…]
“Yeah!”
[Then… is tomorrow okay?]
It was a last-minute plan, but I figured we could just decide what to do together when the time came. A lot depends on the mood of the moment, anyway.
Besides, while the movie itself sounded fun, I was mostly just excited to spend time with Kaoru. I hoped we’d get to do whatever she wanted.
“Yeah. For now, let’s go see a movie.”
[O-okay…]
“So what time do you want to meet tomorrow?”
[Hmm… Then is two in the afternoon okay? I have cram school in the morning]
“Of course. So 2pm tomorrow.”
[Okay. And the meeting place… Let’s meet at the south exit of XX station]
“Got it. Let’s meet there.”
[Alright… I have to get up early tomorrow, so I’ll head to bed now]
“Yeah, good night. I’m looking forward to tomorrow.”
[Yeah… I’m looking forward to it too… Good night, Kaito-kun]
And so Kaoru and I ended the phone call.
“Even so, did something happen with Kaoru?”
It was only yesterday that I confessed I like her. At the time, she had told me she couldn’t give me an answer because of Yamazaki.
She wasn’t in a state where she could choose between Yamazaki or me.
She said she liked me too, but I could tell she wasn’t ready to let go of Yamazaki yet.
Well, I’d only gotten closer to her recently, while Yamazaki had been in her life since they were in kindergarten. That’s over ten years of history between them…
I don’t think there’s been a big change since yesterday, but I guess it’s not something to be so worried about?
Come to think of it, I’ve felt for a while now that I can’t lose to Yamazaki.
He’s been distracted by Kirara, and lately even Hitomi’s caught his eye. I don’t feel any sense of defeat when it comes to him.
“Well, no use worrying about that now. Tomorrow’s all about having fun myself while making sure Kaoru enjoys it too.”
It’s my first time going out on a day off with Kaoru, so I want to make it a good memory.
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The next day at noon, I was getting ready to go out with Kaoru.
“This should be fine.”
After checking myself in the mirror and checking my appearance, I muttered.
“I’m really looking forward to it…”
While Kaoru and I technically have a closer relationship than most people might guess——we’ve slept together——it’s still my first proper date with her.
I’m not nervous, but I feel excited.
To be honest, I want Kaoru to only look at me, so I’m planning to be proactive today.
I’m determined to make her stop thinking about Yamazaki today. That’s how determined I am.
And so I prepared myself, putting more energy than usual into my appearance.
“Now that I think about it, I haven’t told Kaoru that I’m rich…”
When I was thinking about today’s date, that thought suddenly occurred to me.
I’m planning on paying for everything today, but I’m sure Kaoru won’t agree since she’s the one who asked me out.
Well, that’s not a big deal. I’m sure she won’t refuse if I insist on treating her.
Anyway, when should I tell her about my financial situation… I know that knowing Kaoru, there’s no way she’d be swayed by money, so I suppose it doesn’t really matter when I tell her.
“Maybe it’d be better to tell her after we start dating?”
To be honest, there’s no big reason why I’m hiding it, but even so, if we start going out, I’ll have to tell her eventually…
But I guess I can wait until the right time… It’s not like it’s going to make a big difference in our relationship.
I know the heroines well, and I think that Kaoru’s reaction would be surprised at first but she wouldn’t really care. Money is important, of course, but she’s the kind of girl who values a person’s character more.
Well, this isn’t just true for Kaoru, it’s the same for Hitomi too.
Kirara’s situation is a bit more complicated because of her family circumstances, so she might have mixed feelings, but even she wouldn’t like someone just because they’re wealthy.
The heroines in this game are all the type to prioritize a person’s inner qualities.
“Well, that aside, it’s time to get going.”
If I leave now, I should arrive at the meeting spot about 30 minutes early.
And with that, I left the house and headed to the meeting place.
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T/N: Kaoru has fallen~ You know what to expect the next few chapters, muehehe…
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