I Was Reincarnated as a Mob in a Completed School Rom-Com Manga, and When I Tried My Best to Cheer Up the Broken Losing Heroines, I Realized I Had Surpassed the Original Story - 41

Chapter 41: Summons ×3

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“So then, what happened with Moe?”

Kirari asked that, but her jewel-like blue eyes looked so clear they seemed to see straight through everything.

“Actually—”

I told her about the unbelievable events of last night without hiding anything, being extremely careful not to exaggerate, because she was my partner and my only true understanding ally. Kirari silently watched me as I laid bare my feelings, then let out a deep breath toward the sky above us.

“I see… So Moe’s brother complex really was the serious kind. How did I not notice, even though I was so close to her…?”

“Me too… Even though I’m her brother, I didn’t understand Moe at all…”

“I’ll try to support her too, but this is really something that only you siblings can deal with…”

“I don’t know what I’m supposed to say to her…”

“Yeah… If you say the wrong thing, you might provoke her and she could lose control again…”

“Don’t say scary things like that. This time I only got lightly hurt, but if Moe got hurt, I wouldn’t be able to handle it…”

Kirari, who had been leaning against the rooftop fence, slid her back down and sat where she was, then looked up at me from right beside me.

“Have you talked at home?”

“She’s been ignoring me since this morning.”

“Well, maybe leaving her alone for now is the right call.”

“For now, huh… How long is ‘for now’?”

“I don’t know. Just try talking to her when it feels like ‘now’ is the right time.”

“That’s exactly the feeling I’m asking about…”

“You have to figure that out yourself. I wouldn’t know the atmosphere between siblings.”

“Seriously… You’re just dumping the hardest part on me?”

“All I can do is encourage Moe as her best friend. The rest is up to you. Do your best, Kazuto!”

In the end, Kirari didn’t give me any particularly good solution, but just being able to talk to someone made my heart feel a little lighter. After leaving the rooftop, before entering the clubroom, I loosened the muscles in my face and steeled myself so I wouldn’t look gloomy in front of the two of them.

When I opened the door, I told Konno-san and Nazuna—who had been waiting anxiously—that I’d had a terrible fight with my sister, and nothing more.

“Um, Kazuto-kun… I know this isn’t the best time, but could I talk to you too…? Just the two of us…”

At that sudden call, something came back to me.

“Uh, s-sure…”

So much had happened that I’d completely forgotten, but Nazuna wasn’t just a friend anymore. She was my girlfriend.

She led me to the courtyard. Maybe because I’d been staring at her silent back the whole way there, the tense atmosphere made it hard to breathe. Then Nazuna suddenly turned around on her heel.

“Um… I realized I hadn’t properly put it into words, so I wanted to confirm something. About us…”

“O-oh, right… Yeah.”

“You and I… We’re dating, right…?”

Her eyes were moist, pure, and tinged red. She was beautifully innocent. With something like that directed at me, there was no way I could say, “No, that’s not it.”

“Y-yes…”

“Phew… Thank goodness… I was so worried about that since last night that I couldn’t sleep at all. Ah—now that I’m relieved, I think I lost my strength…”

“A-are you okay…?!”

As Nazuna swayed unsteadily, I instinctively wrapped my arm around her shoulders and pulled her close to support her.

“K-Kazuto-kun!?!?”

Her face, dyed bright red, was right next to mine. Even up close, she was still beautiful, and she smelled softly sweet.

“S-sorry! I’ll let go right away!”

“Please don’t let go!”

She tightly grabbed my arm, and this time I was the one being restrained.

“Huh!?”

Then, as if deciding something, Nazuna slowly lowered her eyelids.

What is this situation… What am I being asked to do here? I mean, I know, of course I know… But can things really escalate this suddenly!?

“Are you okay? Should we go to the nurse’s office?”

I mobilized every scrap of knowledge and experience from my two lifetimes, desperately searching for an escape route.

“I-I’m fine…”

“T-then… Are you sleepy?”

“That’s not it, um… I was waiting…”

“W-waiting for what…?”

It was pathetic, but I pretended not to understand with everything I had. Something like that should wait until I truly fell in love with her.

“Kazuto-kun is…You’re really mean…”

When she finally opened her eyes, her shy, alluring expression made my heart leap loudly in my chest.

“S-sorry… I just don’t have the courage yet…”

“Then I’ll look forward to the day when Kazuto-kun is ready…”

Her smile truly looked like an angel’s. But at that moment, a faint sense of guilt arose in my chest, wondering if I was deceiving such a wonderful girl. After all, this was a relationship that started from a misunderstanding. Even so, I decided I would try to fall in love with Nazuna. And right now, I genuinely wanted to protect that smile.

“Nazuna… Let’s take care of each other from now on.”

“Y-yes… Likewise, please take care of me for a long time…”

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“Hey, Kurosaki-kun, I have something I want to talk about too…”

“Uh… You mean… Just the two of us?”

“Yeah.”

After returning to the clubroom with Nazuna, I was immediately summoned again—this time by Konno-san—and headed to the rooftop for the second time today.

“So, what did you want to talk about?”

“About Moe.”

“Yeah… I figured.”

“Tell me properly what happened.”

Konno-san had been especially close with Moe, so her worry and anxiety were probably even greater. Seeing her unusually serious expression, I hesitated over whether I should tell her the truth.

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