I Was Reincarnated as a Stepping-Stone Character in an Eroge, and by Breaking the Heroines’ NTR Flags in Place of the Protagonist, They Ended Up Falling for Me - Chapter 17 - Kohinata Mayu Wants to Know
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Chapter 17 – Kohinata Mayu Wants to Know
“Well then… Allow me to introduce myself. I’m Kohinata Mayu, the student council secretary.”
“…I’m Ishibashi Tsuyoshi. I was recently appointed as the student council’s financial auditor.”
Kohinata Mayu, the student council secretary and Tsukishima Reika’s former best friend.
Because of the rumors and my suspension, she must have a pretty bad impression of me. She’s definitely wary of me.
“I want to become friends with you, Ishibashi-kun. If there’s anything you don’t understand, just ask me.”
Huh, what? Somehow, she seems way friendlier than I expected.
Honestly, I was prepared for her to be really harsh.
“Ah, yeah…”
“Hey, Ishibashi… Can’t you try to be a little more friendly? Watching you is embarrassing.”
As I was confused by Mayu’s unexpected attitude, Reika started chatting away next to me for some reason.
What’s with her? She pisses me off.
“I have something I want to ask you, Ishibashi-kun… is that okay?”
“What do you want to ask?”
It’s probably something about me.
I don’t know anything about Ishibashi Tsuyoshi… I wish she’s not planning to ask me personnel questions.
“What do you like about Tsukishima-san, Ishibashi-kun?”
Kohinata Mayu started right off the bat.
“Yeah, I’m curious too… Why don’t you clearly put it into words here? Your reason for liking me.”
Stop adding fuel to the fire! And why do you look so smug about this?!
“……”
“I have high hopes for you, Ishibashi.”
Mayu looked at me with sparkling eyes. Reika nudged me with her elbow, telling me to hurry up and say it.
Sigh, what should I do? I don’t really get it, but she has high hopes for me (especially from Reika)
“…What I like about Tsukishima?”
…What should I do? I can’t think of anything.
Well, that makes sense, I mean, I’m not Reika’s boyfriend and I don’t like her in the first place.
“Ishibashi? Why are you looking so troubled? Don’t tell me you can’t think of a single thing. If you don’t answer soon, I’ll get mad.”
Oh no, Reika’s mood is getting worse.
This is bad. I’m backed into a corner. I’m more nervous than when I was facing Kuzushima and his lackeys the other day.
I need to push my brain to the max.
I know. I do know her good points.
I remembered the time I spent with Reika.
The answer I came up with is——
“…The way she eats.”
“Eh?”
“……”
Oh, this is bad. I’ve messed up. The atmosphere has become tense.
What should I do… I feel like Reika next to me is angrier than I’ve ever seen her before.
And Mayu’s silent, smiling with an unnerving amount of pressure——she’s scary too.
“…The way she eats, writes, walks, sits… Each and every one of her actions are so graceful.”
“Gr… graceful…? W-well… h-hmph…? Ishibashi? W-what else?”
Okay! I managed to recover!!
“She’s serious, straightforward, full of confidence, and single-minded…”
“H-hmph…?”
“She’s also a loner, has few friends, can be unreasonable, boastful, and pathetic…”
“Huh? Wait a second…”
“But when it comes to protecting what she cares about, she’s strong, unwavering, cool, and downright impressive.”
“Cool…?!”
“All her good and bad points included. I… I…li-li…”
“Hey! Say you like me all the way to the end! Don’t stop halfway!”
“Sorry. I tried to do my best, but I couldn’t.”
“Don’t give up there!”
“Fufu…”
Mayu looked at the exchange between me and Reika with a happy look and laughed.
“Come on, Tsukishima-san. Can’t you just forgive him for that? I think it’s clear that Ishibashi-kun loves Tsukishima-san, isn’t it?”
“That’s… Well…”
But seriously, Tsu-kun… you like me too much! Even though we’re not really lovers, you can say what you like about me so easily… Do you really like me…? Seriously, this is so troublesome. Ehehe~…
Hold on. I want to completely deny her nonsense, but all the hard work I’ve put in up until now would be for nothing. Stay calm, me… Hold back…
“…I’m going to the bathroom for a bit.”
My face is grinning too much! I need to calm down in the bathroom…! My image as a cool, aloof, and stylish girl is at stake!
It’s okay. You don’t have that image at all anymore.
Thinking about this, I saw Reika off as she left her seat.
“…You two really get along well.”
Mayu smiled with genuine relief as she stared at me.
She’s a bit disturbing, to be honest… No, she’s really disturbing…
“And now I kind of understand why Tsukishima-san accepted your confession, Ishibashi-kun.”
“…What do you mean?”
“Well, Ishibashi-kun, when you were talking about what you liked about Tsukishima-san, you didn’t mention anything about her appearance, you just talked about her mannerisms, her personality… You were talking about her inner self, right? I think that’s what’s so great about it.”
Is that so? I was so desperate that I don’t remember what I said…
“And I was surprised…I didn’t realize that Tsukishima-san had opened up to Ishibashi-kun like that.”
No way. That is being open?
“…You and Tsukishima are good friends too, aren’t you?”
“We used to be.”
“Is it different now?”
“We’re kind of… fighting at the moment.”
She said this while giving a slightly troubled smile.
“…What’s the reason?”
“Hmm… a difference in direction?”
What is this, a band breakup excuse?
“Kohinata… Are you here?”
A dandy old man opened the door and came in.
This guy… it’s the smooth-talking scumbag teacher, Yarita! (Married with kids.)
Tomokazu Yarita…Kohinata Mayu’s homeroom teacher and student council advisor. And he’s the NTR villain number 2!!
“Sensei? What’s the matter?”
“I was hoping you’d help me carry some papers and documents.”
“Eh, but…”
Even though it’s a break, Mayu is currently in the middle of her student council duties.
“Please, I’m begging you. You’re the only one I can count on for this, Kohinata.”
Mayu looked visibly conflicted, biting her lip in hesitation.
I’m sure Mayu respected Yarita as a teacher…Yes, this guy…he’s an excellent teacher.
…But he’s currently having an affair with a few female teachers.
“…I under——”
“Then I’ll help you.”
“Eh? But Ishibashi-kun…”
“It’s physical work, right? A guy would be better suited for the job.”
“…The documents are quite sensitive. Ideally, I’d like someone on the student council to handle them. You, as an outsider, might not——”
“I see, that’s perfect. As of today, I’ll be joining the student council. I’m Ishibashi Tsuyoshi, the accounting auditor. Nice to meet you.”
“…I see. In that case, I’ll leave it to you.”
Both of us exchanged overly polite, insincere smiles and reached an agreement.
“Well, I’m heading out. Tell Tsukishima for me.”
“O-okay. Do your best, okay?”
Mayu waved her hand, confused by the unusual atmosphere that had arisen between me and Yarita.
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T/N: Dem this MC, already setting up flags to bag Mayu! What about Reika?!!
Harem ending all the way~
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