I Reincarnated as the Overpowered Male Lead in an Erotic Game and Had Already Slept with One of the Heroines~ - Chapter 4 - Sasauchi Kaoru's Feelings [Sasauchi Kaoru’s POV]

Chapter 4 – Sasauchi Kaoru’s Feelings [Sasauchi Kaoru’s POV]

[Sasauchi Kaoru’s POV]

“But seriously, are you really okay with all this? I heard yesterday that you had someone you liked.”

“To be honest, I do regret it a little… I wasn’t in my right mind yesterday, so…”

When I said that, Kaito-kun’s face became sad.

“I see… I’m sorry. I couldn’t control myself because Kaoru was too cute…”

“T-too cute…?!”

It was the first time someone called me cute.

Come to think of it, I didn’t have time to think about it yesterday, but Kaito-kun kept telling me I was cute…

And he was always considerate of me.

I felt happy, but at the same time, I felt really embarrassed.

While I was thinking that, I remembered Kaito-kun’s sad face, and since I don’t think Kaito-kun is in the wrong at all, so I quickly said,

“I-I could have refused too but I didn’t, so it’s not your fault Kaito-kun…”

“I see, thank you… I feel better hearing you say that.”

My words made Kaito-kun smile, and I felt relieved.

His smile seemed to shine so brightly that I found myself admiring it.

“A-ah… Yeah.”

“Kaoru? I’m worried about you too, so please rely on me if you need anything. I’ll help you no matter what.”

“…Really?”

“Yeah. I’d be happy if you could rely on me.”

Why is Kaito-kun being so nice to me, even though we only just spoke yesterday?

And instead of saying it’s okay to rely on him, he said he’d be happy if I did…

I can only think of Kaito-kun as a good person.

“Kaito-kun is completely different from the rumors…”

“Well, I don’t know about that. Back in middle school, I was kind of wild. It’s not like all the rumors are lies, but they’re probably exaggerated…”

“You were wild in middle school?”

“Yeah. It’s not a fun story, but do you want to hear about it? I’ve never told anyone before, but I think I’d be okay sharing it with you, Kaoru…”

I’m curious… Why are there such rumors about him when he’s such a nice person?

It might not be right to say that everyone hates Kaito-kun, but they’re scared of him and everyone tries to stay away from him.

It’s the same for me… I hate myself for thinking that without knowing anything at all…

“Until yesterday, I was really scared of you, Kaito-kun. But when I talked to you, you were really kind and calming, so now I want to know more about you… So… Can you tell me more about yourself?”

“Yeah, actually, I was an orphan…”

And then, Kaito-kun told me his story.

His past was far sadder than I had imagined. He had no parents and he had nowhere to go.

And that’s what caused him to act out during middle school.

But now he’s managed to recover…

I couldn’t hold back my tears as I listened.

Maybe it was out of sympathy, but I felt sorry for Kaito-kun. And I was really glad that he was able to recover.

What Kaito-kun did in middle school was definitely not something to be praised for… But I’m just so happy that he was able to turn things around. I really believe that.

“I see… So Kaito-kun had a past like that…”

The rumors weren’t lies, but I didn’t care… Because Kaito-kun is different now.

Kaito-kun isn’t lying.

It really came across from his story… He looked very sad and lonely as he was talking.

And now… Kaito-kun is crying.

I had assumed that Kaito-kun wouldn’t cry that hard, but that wasn’t the case.

Seeing him like that, I couldn’t help but hug him.

“You’ve done so well…”

I said that as I stroked his head.

Kaito-kun didn’t say anything. He just cried in a hushed voice.

——A few minutes later

“Thank you, Kaoru…”

Kaito-kun said shyly.

Seeing that, I thought he had a surprisingly cute side to him.

But I was comforted, too, so…

“Yeah, it’s okay. You comforted me yesterday, too.”

Then, after a short pause, Kaito-kun continued,

“I see. So what are you going to do now, Kaoru?”

“What I’m going to do?”

“I’m talking about Yamazaki Shin.”

Shin…

“That’s right… What should I do, I’m not sure…”

“Obviously, I’ll keep it a secret that I slept with Kaoru, so Kaoru, do what you want, okay? Make sure you don’t have any regrets. Like I said before, I’ll support you no matter what…”

“Yeah. Thank you. I think I still love Shin after all…”

“I see. But if you’re sad, come to me anytime. I’ll listen to your complaints. That will take your mind off things, right? I mean, if you’re out crying alone on the street at night like yesterday, I’d be worried.”

“I got it. Kaito-kun is really kind, isn’t he… But why don’t you correct the rumors at school? The Kaito-kun I know now isn’t someone who deserves to be talked about behind his back!”

That was my honest question…

I’ve heard that Kaito-kun used to be very rough, but the Kaito-kun of today is not the kind of person that people would talk badly about…

Thinking that, I spoke a little harshly.

“Well, it’s fine. The rumors are true after all…”

“Kaito-kun, didn’t you just tell me to rely on you? Then how about I tell everyone that you’ve changed?”

“No, that’s okay. Things like this aren’t something you should have someone else say for you. It’s something I need to change myself, little by little.”

Hearing that, I thought… I don’t know the original Kaito-kun, but he really has changed…

And Kaito-kun is strong, unlike me.

Deal with everything by himself… It’s honestly so cool that he thinks that way.

There’s no way I can do that.

“Kaito-kun, you’re so cool.”

“Huh?”

“Of course I’m not talking about your looks. I meant your way of thinking… Ah! But you’re really cool looking too…”

I quickly corrected myself… Because I felt that saying it that way made it sound rude, like I was saying his face wasn’t cool.

In fact, many of the girls in our class say that if Kaito-kun could just fix his personality and his womanizing habits, they would definitely fall in love with him.

That’s why I think Kaito-kun’s face is cool too.

But even so, I still like Shin.

So from now on, I’ll just be friends with Kaito-kun.

We talked for a bit more, and then we parted ways.

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——The next day, I went to school with Shin as usual.

Shin and I live next door to each other, so we go to school together every day.

“Shin… Why did you break your promise to me on Friday?”

“Oh, sorry. I had to take care of something.”

“What was it?”

I already knew the reason, but I decided to ask anyway.

“Oh, Mom asked me to take care of something urgently, so I was in a hurry…”

“Really?”

“Yeah. Ask Mom and she’ll tell you. I came home straight away on Friday.”

“I see…”

Why would Shin lie?

Maybe it’s really true that Shin’s Mother asked him to go shopping…

Well, maybe it’s unfair for me to think something like that when I was with Kaito-kun… But still, I wish he didn’t lie to me.

Normally, I would have been upset, but today I’m strangely calm.

Kaito-kun said he’d try his best from now on…  So I’ll try my best too.

Maybe I should try putting myself out there a little more.

Even after what happened on Friday, maybe things will change from now on… After all, I have people I can rely on now.

With those thoughts in mind, I headed to school.

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T/N: Bit by bit, she’s switching… It’s Kaito all the way!