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 9 - To Protect Tsu-Kun, I’d Do Anything
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Chapter 9 – To Protect Tsu-Kun, I’d Do Anything
The emergency stairs during lunch break.
Reika, who is always there first, is absent, so I’m now alone, silently eating the bread I bought at the store.
It is now 1pm. The lunch break is half over.
Is she busy with student council work?
I was overcome by a strange sense of uneasiness as I stuffed my mouth with bread.
“Tsu-kun.”
Reika came up from the floor below. She was a little out of breath, as if she had rushed to get here.
“Are you interested in joining the student council?”
Huh?
I couldn’t help but hold my head in my hands at the sudden suggestion.
“…First of all, can you tell me how you came up with that idea?”
When I asked that, Reika made a proud face and began to explain.
“Right now, everyone has a terrible impression of Tsu-kun because of the rumors, right? So if you want to improve that, you’ll need to make an appeal.”
“An appeal, huh…?”
“Our student council is full of serious and talented people, so I think if Tsu-kun joins, everyone’s opinion of him will change. Of course, the most important thing is that he does his job properly.”
“Well, I understand what you’re trying to say, but… I don’t think I can get into the student council in the first place.”
“That’s fine. There are still slots left for accounting audits, so if I, as the student council’s accountant, recommend you, it will be approved 100%.”
“There’s no reason for you to go that far for me.”
“That’s…”
Because… Tsu-kun is, after all, my first real friend in a long time…
“Anyway! Tsu-kun needs to understand his position properly and do things right so he doesn’t get expelled!”
Expelled…? Why did that word suddenly come out of her mouth?
If I caused trouble, it’d be my maid, Hinano Sakurai, and my grandfather, Ishibashi Genichiro, who would deal with that, not me…
…Well, it’s only natural that you’d be expelled if you caused any problems. Am I worrying too much?
“Oh, and… I have some student council business after school today so I can’t go home with you. Sorry for making you feel lonely.”
“Don’t act like we have to go home together. And I’m not lonely when you’re not around.”
“What? You’re not lonely?”
“Not at all.”
“…Oh, okay.”
Reika stood up with a really sulky look on her face and went down the stairs.
Because of me… Tsu-kun got… I have to do something.
I suddenly heard a voice from within Reika’s mind.
Because of her?
She’s talking about me?
What does it mean?
“…Hey, did something happen?”
Without realizing it, I had spoken aloud what I was thinking.
“…What?”
Reika answered without turning around, as usual. But… what is this feeling? What is this lingering unease in my heart?
“Why were you late getting here today?”
I asked, trying to figure out the strange feeling that was rising within me.
“…Nothing. I just had to do some student council work.”
Is that really true?
Before I could ask her that, she started walking away.
“Are you okay?”
She stopped abruptly, then finally turned to look at me.
“It’s nothing, I’m really fine.”
I have to do something. Ishibashi might get expelled because of me… That’s the last thing I want.
I can hear it…
I’ve never hated being able to hear the voice in Reika’s heart more than I did at that moment.
If I hadn’t heard it, I would never have noticed… But now that I did, I couldn’t just sit back and do nothing.
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“Anyway… I need you to immediately find out where Tsukishima is and what she’s doing during lunch break.”
After making sure that Reika was out of sight, I gave instructions to Hinano, who had come down the emergency stairs.
Reika was late, so I asked Hinano to wait nearby just in case.
At first Hinano was reluctant, but she willingly agreed for five Umaibo sticks (natto flavor). She’s too easy to sway.
“Hehe, I knew you’d ask, so I did some research in advance!”
“What… did you just say?”
Isn’t that too competent of her?
What? Is she being serious?
I thought she had been napping the whole time and wasn’t paying attention…
“It seems that she was talking with Kuzushima-senpai.”
“With Kuzushima?”
“Yeah, I don’t know what it was about, though.”
“Do you know where they were talking?”
“An empty classroom in the old school building that Kuzushima-senpai often uses for lunch!”
Kuzushima is not the kind of guy to let someone go without doing anything.
After finishing her student council duties, Reika must have made some sort of arrangement with Kuzushima.
If Kuzushima is waiting for Reika, then…
I asked Hinano which empty classroom Kuzushima was using.
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T/N: This is it! The event to finally make Reika his, muehehe…
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