I Was a Loner Who Tried Finding an Otaku Friend on a Matching App and Ended Up Matching with the Number-One Beauty Who Won the University Miss Contest

Chapter 15: Sandwiched Between the Miss Contest Number One and the Voice-Acting-Aspiring Senpai as a Lonely College Guy

So, the new part-timer I was supposed to look after turned out to be the number-one beauty from the miss contest.

It was so over-the-top ridiculous that a light-novel-style title popped straight into my head, but right now that’s not the point…

“Why’s Amane-san working here!?”

The second I stepped into the break room at my job, I saw Amane-senpai standing there for some reason and the first thing out of my mouth was that.

“Yahhoo~, Akito-kun~”

“Yahhoo is NOT the right response! Is this some kind of prank or what?”

“It’s not a prank~? Geez, Akito-kun is still the straight-man king as always, huh.”

“You’re the one who’s always coming in with the weird stuff, Amane-san!”

…Wait, this isn’t the time to be trading comebacks.

Even though I was totally thrown off, I tried to get a grip on the situation.

If the new part-timer is Amane-san, that means… she’s gonna be joining the evening shifts from now on, right?

Yeah, the manager did say something like “the new kid’s a girl,” but I never in a million years thought it would be Amane-san.

…Wait a sec.

Hold on.

Why did Amane-san even know about my part-time job…?

The moment that thought hit me, every random dot in my brain suddenly connected into a straight line.

“What’s wrong, Akito-kun?”

“What’s wrong… uh, wait—don’t tell me that ‘good idea!’ you mentioned yesterday was this?”

“Yup! Pretty genius, right? If there’s no place to talk, just make one. Maybe it was a little pushy though~”

That’s way past pushy, that’s straight-up bulldozing!

And going from yesterday to already starting today—what kind of insane speed is that?!

“So? Surprised?”

“Yeah, I’m shocked… but since this is work, please actually do the job properly, okay? This isn’t a place to chat.”

“Mm-hm. That’s what I planned from the start anyway!”

Amane-san puffed out her chest proudly—even with the apron on you could clearly tell how big it was.

“The reason I applied here isn’t because I wanna mess around. It’s super simple—I just wanna be with my friend Akito-kun. Is it bad if that’s my reason for working here?”

“N-no, I don’t think it’s bad or anything…”

“How about you, Akito-kun? This time the ‘senpai’ is becoming the ‘kouhai’ instead~?”

“Well…”

I’d honestly kinda forgotten because Amane-san never really acts like a typical senpai, but yeah… now she’s the underclassman.

“…I mean, yeah, I’m happy about that.”

“Aha! He’s dere-ing!”

“That’s not what I meant! It’s just… it’s way easier to talk to you than some random girl I’ve never met before. So yeah, I’m glad.”

“Hehe, is that sooo~?”

Amane-san gave an even softer smile than usual.

Seriously, why does she look so happy all the time…

But honestly, I’m kinda relieved too.

I was pretty worried about whether I’d get along with a brand-new kouhai, and thinking about it now, a socially awkward guy like me trying to get close to a girl I just met is a crazy high difficulty level.

So yeah… thank god it’s Amane-san.

“Excuse meee~! Um, where’s the new girl I heard about—… huh?”

While we were chatting in the break room, Tamura-senpai came in from behind, but the second she saw Amane-san her mouth fell open and she just froze.

“Tamura-senpai?”

“I heard we were getting a new girl my age and came here all chill about it… but why is there a super gorgeous, cute, amazing-body onee-san standing here?!”

The loli-sized Tamura-senpai pressed both hands against her own flat chest as she said that.

“Hey, hey, Akito-kun. Who’s that tiny girl? What’s your relationship with her?”

“Wait! Why are you calling Kayama-kun by his first name?! Kayama-kun, what’s your relationship with that person?!”

Getting grilled at the same time by both senpai—Tamura-senpai and Amane-san…

Ughhh, seriously! Why does everything always turn into such a huge hassle for me…!!

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Chapter 16: A Harem Part-Time Job Life Sandwiched Between the Beautiful Senpai and the Loli Senpai

“Who is this girl, Kayama-kun! Don’t tell me you brought your own girlfriend to work?!”

“Akito-kun! What’s your relationship with her?!”

I’m getting grilled hard by the tiny senpai (with implications) and the huge senpai (with implications).

Man, this is right before my shift even starts—what kinda situation is this…!!

“Amane-san, Tamura-senpai, calm down please! I’ll explain everything properly.”

No choice, so I start giving a quick rundown from there.

If the two of them hadn’t come at me so desperately and rushed me, I would’ve explained properly anyway… but whatever.

“First off, Amane-san. This is my senpai at the part-time job, Tamura-senpai.”

“Um, Tamura Sasami, ‘20 years old’.”

Tamura-senpai puts extra emphasis on the “20 years old” part.

I can totally feel her strong determination not to be judged by her appearance.

“Ah! So she’s Akito-kun’s senpai! That means we’re in the same position, huh~”

“Amane-san, you’re the kouhai here though.”

Also, I’ve honestly never really thought of Amane-san as a “senpai” anyway.

“And Tamura-senpai. This is my university senpai, Amane Yui-san.”

“Nice to meet you, Tamura-san!”

Amane-san bows super politely and gracefully toward Tamura-senpai.

Does she always act this refined when talking to people who aren’t me?

“Um… so you’re Kayama-kun’s university senpai. From Southeast University, right?”

“Yeah. She’s my senpai, and also…”

“And also?”

“And also the winner of last fall’s miss contest at Southeast University, famous both inside and outside school to the point that entertainment agencies have made offers.”

“Whoa… wait! Isn’t that extra info way too heavy to just tack on at the end?!”

Tamura-senpai’s mouth drops open even wider, her face full of shock.

Normally there’s even more to add—like “she’s a super ero-light-novel-loving light-novel otaku”—which really drives home how stacked Amane-san’s character is (but that’s a secret so I can’t tell Tamura-senpai).

“That’s amazing! Everyone already knows the stylish campus of Southeast University is full of nothing but beautiful girls, and then you win the miss contest there on top of that! I thought you looked way too pretty, and now it all makes sense!”

“No no, you’re giving me way too much credit~ Oh, wanna have a chestnut manju? I always carry some around.”

“Yay! I love chestnut manju!!”

Amane-san must’ve been super happy about the compliments because she pulls a chestnut manju out of her pocket and hands it right to Tamura-senpai.

Tamura-senpai’s getting won over so naturally… is this how Amane-san makes friends at university too?

While I’m thinking that and Tamura-senpai’s totally distracted munching on the manju, Amane-san suddenly slides right up close to my ear.

“Hey Akito-kun, Tamura-san is so cute, right? Her voice is total loli, her body’s tiny like a middle-schooler, and above all she’s got that flat chest, haa haa.”

“Amane-san, you’re sounding less like an otaku and more like a lolicon now.”

“I just read the latest web chapter of that TS breast-milk series where the loli in a pinch tries super hard and desperately to squeeze out everything she can to make a potion… haa haa.”

“You’re seriously overlapping that with Tamura-senpai and having weird fantasies?”

“Yup.”

Instant answer…

Amane-san looks like a total beauty on the outside, but is her inside really okay?

“By the way, what’s the relationship between you two? You’re calling each other by first names, so it doesn’t feel like just normal senpai-kouhai.”

“Uh… well—”

Tamura-senpai casually hits a really sore spot while still eating her manju.

That’s super hard to answer… what do I even say.

“Akito-kun and I are friends who share the same hobbies. Right?”

“Uh, yeah.”

That’s pretty much the only answer I can give… if she asks what kind of hobbies we’re screwed though.

“Hmm~ Didn’t expect gloomy Kayama-kun to have such normie hobbies. That’s surprising~”