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 32 - Love Choice
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Chapter 32 – Love Choice
♪Ring, ring, ring♪
“Huh?”
I woke up to the sound of my phone ringing.
Who’s…calling…at this time of night…
I rubbed my eyes and looked at my phone. The name Chiaki Shizuku apparead on the screen.
It was 1am.
Let’s just ignore it.
I put my phone down and closed my eyes again.
Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep
This time she’s attacking me with a barrage of stamps.
And then another call.
“What…?”
[Can we meet now? Want to go eat ramen? I want to eat ramen with a ton of pork cutlets on it]
“No way. What time do you think this is?”
[I’ve got something I want to talk to you about…]
“Are you serious?”
[I’m really serious]
“……”
[Sorry…it’s okay if you can’t. Sorry for calling so late]
“It’s not like I can’t do it… Ah, I was already asleep… Tch, I get it! Where should we meet?”
[Really? Are you sure? I really like that about you]
“You’re the one paying!”
I hung up the phone and left the house quietly so Hinano wouldn’t notice, then headed to the park where we were to meet.
“Hey, hey. Over here, over here.”
I found Chiaki waving at me from the swings in the park. She was wearing only a white, tattered hoodie.
“……”
“…Oh, so you’re into the hoodie girl look, huh?”
“Yeah! I love it!”
My mood gauge recovered, and we headed to my favorite ramen shop.
“…So, what did you want to talk about?”
As I asked while eating my ramen, Chiaki presented me with half a boiled egg.
Chiaki spoke after making sure that my mood gauge had recovered a little.
“Ever since you defeated Sobou… I’ve been getting confessed to by a lot of guys.”
Indeed, I’ve seen a lot of guys calling out to Chiaki during lunch breaks or after school recently.
“…So, you want me to do something about that?”
“No… It’s not that…”
She sighed deeply.
“…I don’t know, I just started thinking. What kind of person would I fall for?”
She said, smiling self-deprecatingly.
“It’s normal for me to like girls, but it’s not normal for people around me. It’s not normal for me to like guys, but for others, it’s normal…”
The people of this world, who don’t know anything about her reincarnation, will continue to treat him as a woman. As Chiaki Shizuku, a mob character in this world.
Right now, she’s probably struggling with the contradictions she’s carrying.
“When I think about that, I wonder if love is just not possible for me, and if I have no choice but to give up.”
…What should I do? This seems like a serious problem.
After thinking for a moment, the words form in my head and I start speaking, though I can’t quite organize my thoughts.
“…You don’t have to decide that love is impossible right now.”
Chiaki looked my way.
“Besides, I don’t think there’s anything normal in love. I mean, it’s not something that can be explained by logic, right?”
“……”
“It’ll be fine. You can like a guy or a girl. When you’ve made your decision… I’ll be there for you. I won’t laugh, I’ll listen to you properly. As a friend.”
“……”
“W-what?”
“I just… can’t believe I’m asking a total introverted virgin like you for love advice. How humiliating is that?”
“I take back what I said. You can worry about this yourself.”
“Wait, sorry, sorry… I just spoke my mind. Ah, I’m really sorry, so stop sulking!”
Chiaki pressed her body against mine. She smells nice, so please stop. It’s making me feel uneasy.
“…Thanks. I feel a little better now.”
“Oh, yeah… I mean, I don’t think it’s something you’d normally talk about at a ramen shop.”
“Really? The place doesn’t really matter when guys confide their troubles to each other. On the contrary, isn’t it easier to talk in a place like this?”
“…Well… Maybe?”
“Well, if I ever fall in love with someone, I’ll tell you right away, so I’ll leave it to you then. Fellow reincarnator.”
“Yeah, sure…”
We laughed and bumped our fists together.
“By the way, what kind of person would you be okay with dating?”
“A girl cuter than me and good at sex. As for a guy? Maybe you’re not so ba… No, I don’t think that’s possible. You’re still a virgin.”
“…Shut up.”
Chiaki laughed out loud as usual at my response.
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T/N: W-what’s going on… I-is this going the way I think it’s going——?!!
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