I Reincarnated as the Overpowered Male Lead in an Erotic Game and Had Already Slept with One of the Heroines~ - Chapter 9 - With Kaoru and Kirara
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Chapter 9 – With Kaoru and Kirara
Two days after Kaoru asked me to pick her up, I was on my way to the cram school she told me about.
“Is this the right place?”
The cram school was fairly large.
I checked the time on my phone and it was 7:20, so I decided to wait a little longer.
But I wonder what Yamazaki thinks of Kaoru?
No matter how you look at it, it’s impossible for him to prioritize playing games with his friends over Kaoru, right?
I like games too, but they’re nothing compared to Kaoru…
Besides, the cram school isn’t that far from Kaoru’s house, and even if I left from my place to pick her up, it wouldn’t take more than an hour at most.
“Well, Yamazaki and I aren’t even friends, let alone having ever talked, so I’ll just ignore him for now.”
More than that, I should be happy that Kaoru relied on me.
At the very least, it’s proof that she trusts me.
If I’m being honest, I’d like to be friends with her at school too, but that’s probably difficult.
It goes without saying that Kaoru’s reputation would be damaged if she was seen getting along with me.
If we consider the worst case scenario, I think there’s even a chance that Kaoru might try to protect me, but if she did that, she might end up isolated as well. Of course, I don’t want that to happen.
By the way, how did Kaoru explain this to her parents?
Did she honestly tell them that a male classmate other than Yamazaki was coming to pick her up?
If I were a parent, I’d be worried about that too… But I guess I’ll ask her about it later.
——I waited for about ten minutes after that, and Kaoru came out and ran up to me with a smile.
“Ah! Kaito-kun!”
“Are you done with cram school?”
“Yeah. Thanks for coming.”
“Don’t worry about it… Well then, let’s go.”
“Yeah!”
And with that, we started walking.
“Now that I think of it, what did you explain to your parents?”
“I just told them the truth. I said Kaito-kun is coming to pick me up.”
“Is that okay?”
“What do you mean?”
“Well, there’s a lot of bad rumors about me… And before that, I’m a complete stranger to your parents, right?”
“Hmm? I wonder. I did explain to them that Kaito-kun is a really kind person. But I guess Dad was a bit worried, while Mom said that if I trust you this much, she would trust you too. Dad seemed okay with it after that. And I also told them you were the one who saved me from being hit on.”
Well, it’s true that Kaoru seems to be a good girl to her parents and has earned their trust.
I don’t really get it, but if her parents say it’s okay, then there shouldn’t be any problems.
Of course, I intend to protect Kaoru.
“I see… Well, in that case, it should be fine.”
“By the way, when my parents asked about our relationship, I said Kaito-kun is the person I trust the most. Is that okay?”
The one she trusts the most… It’s only been a short time since we first talked, but… I’m so happy to hear that.
But wouldn’t it have been simpler to just say we’re friends when explaining to her parents?
That phrasing seems like it could lead to some misunderstandings…
“The person you trust the most?”
“Yes!”
“Not Yamazaki?”
“I trust Kaito-kun more…”
Kaoru turned her face away in response to my question.
She said trust, so does that mean she still likes Yamazaki…
But, things are definitely progressing, so it’s fine.
“I see. That makes me happy.”
“R-Really…? If anything happens to you, Kaito-kun, please let me know… You’re always helping me, so I want to do something for you…”
Kaoru said this while averting her gaze.
“No, just having you with me has really helped me…”
“Eh?”
“You trust me and stay with me, even though there are a lot of bad rumors about me… You’re already a great help.”
This is the truth.
I’ve gotten used to being alone since my previous life… but it feels lonely.
In this world, I would be completely alone if Kaoru wasn’t with me, so there’s a world of difference between having her there and not.
“I-Is that so…? If… If it’s okay with you, I’ll stay by your side from now on too…”
Stay by my side, huh… Now that I think about it, the last time I heard something like that was when I was a child in my previous life.
I’m not sure if Kaoru said that as a friend, but right now, I just honestly feel happy to hear her say that.
“Thank you, Kaoru.”
“Y-yeah… I’m the one who should be thankful.”
As we were talking, someone called out to me from the side.
“Eh? Kaoru-chan and… Kaito-kun?!”
“Ah… Hiroshiki-san…”
Kirara looked very surprised, but Kaoru…seemed completely unfazed.
“Why are you two together!? Are you…in that kind of relationship?”
“Ah, no, no. We’re not dating or anything.”
“Eh? Then why are you here at this time of night??”
How should I explain this… Would it be okay to just tell her the truth?
As I was thinking about this, Kaoru spoke calmly.
“Um, actually, I asked Kaito-kun to pick me up after cram school.”
“Yeah, that’s true.”
“But why Kaito-kun? Shouldn’t Kaoru-chan rely on Shin at times like these?”
Kirara asked Kaoru and I with a puzzled look on her face.
“I already asked Shin, but he said it would be difficult because he had promised to play a game with his friends…”
“O-oh… I see. But even so, Kaoru-chan, are you and Kaito-kun close? You two didn’t seem to have any contact at all.”
“The truth is, the other day on my way home from cram school, someone hit on me and I couldn’t refuse. Kaito-kun helped me out. After that, when Shin turned me down, I asked Kaito-kun, and he agreed.”
Kaoru looked a little happy as she spoke.
“I see… I guess Kaito-kun is different from the rumors after all…”
“Yeah. Kaito-kun is a kind person.”
“I see. If Kaoru-chan says so, then I guess it must be true… Rumors really can’t be trusted, huh?”
“Well, some parts of the rumors are true… But I’ve changed. That doesn’t mean it’s easy to get people to believe me, though.”
“I see. Well, I don’t really care about rumors that much.”
“Really?”
“Yeah. Kaito-kun told me to judge for myself based on what I see. And it made me think… blindly believing rumors isn’t good.”
I hadn’t meant much when I said that, but apparently, she’d really taken it to heart.
Well, that’s pretty typical of Kirara, I guess.
As I was thinking that, Kirara continued,
“Then you two are heading to Kaoru-chan’s house, right?”
“Yeah.”
“Which direction is it?”
As Kirara said this, Kaoru pointed in the direction of her house.
“My house is in the same direction, so can I go home with you two?”
“I don’t mind… As long as Kaoru’s fine with it.”
“It’s fine. I have no reason to refuse.”
I was a little surprised that Kaoru said that without any signs of reluctance.
After what had happened with Yamazaki, I thought Kaoru might have some feelings about Kirara, but that didn’t seem to be the case.
I had thought that Kaoru wouldn’t refuse, but if she showed even the slightest bit of reluctance, I was going to refuse and say that I preferred just the two of us after all. However, there was no need for that.
After that, the three of us walked together.
“By the way, why are you out at this time of day, Hiroshiki-san?”
It was almost 8pm now, and Kirara wasn’t in any club activities, so being out at this time could easily be mistaken for night wandering.
Well, of course that’s not true. She probably just finished her part-time job.
Though I doubt Kirara would openly admit it since she doesn’t have the school’s permission to work part-time.
“Uh, well… I was just out shopping.”
“I see. So you were shopping.”
“Y-yeah!”
Kirara was obviously flustered when she answered, but Kaoru didn’t seem to doubt her.
Or maybe she noticed and chose not to press further. That seems more likely.
Besides, Kaoru was smiling, and the two of them were already acting surprisingly friendly.
Kaoru calls Kirara Hiroshiki-san, but she’s clearly softened up since she saw Kirara in the classroom a few days ago.
Come to think of it, I’ve seen them together quite often at school.
“By the way, how close are you two? I’ve never even seen you two talk at school.”
Kirara asked me and Kaoru that.
“Hmm, I don’t know. But I trust Kaito-kun a lot.”
“I feel the same way… Well, it’s also because Kaoru is the only person I can talk to properly.”
“Really? Then why don’t you two talk at school?”
“Ah, that was my suggestion. I figured if we talked at school, people would look at Kaoru weirdly, so I told her we should avoid it.”
“I see. Yeah, people would probably get the wrong idea.”
“I don’t really think it’s a problem though…”
We continued to talk as we walked.
As expected, Kaoru’s behavior shows that she doesn’t have any negative thoughts on Kirara.
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T/N: Our MC walking with his future women, nothing to worry about~
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