I Was Reincarnated Into a Romantic Comedy World, so I Tried My Best to Make My Favorite Heroine Win, but for Some Reason, All the Flags Point To Me Instead! - Chapter 8 - Yamada’s Truth

Chapter 8 – Yamada’s Truth

“Now that I think of it…”

On the way to eat lunch, Mikan made a sour face.

“There’s this guy in your class named Yamada, right?”

“Yeah.”

I couldn’t help but frown.

Speaking of Yamada, he’s the guy who was Takanashi’s best friend in the original Momogaku story, and he’s also my sworn enemy who somehow ended up with Momozono-san at the end.

“When I was talking to Momozono-san, he started staring at me. It was kind of gross.”

Mikan shivered, and Takanashi frowned.

“Mikan, don’t talk about people like that.”

“Yes.”

Mikan shrugged.

Ah, Takanashi is still the same good guy.

But still… That Yamada.

Yamada was the guy who was supposed to be Takanashi’s best friend. But I ended up taking that position…

I’ve certainly noticed that sometimes I feel like Yamada is looking at Momozono-san too.

“But… Now that I think of it, I sometimes feel like Yamada is looking at me too. I wonder why.”

Takanashi looked puzzled.

He’s not just looking at Momozono-san, he’s looking at Takanashi too?

Come to think of it, Yamada tried to talk to Takanashi at the opening ceremony, even though they were seated far apart in order of attendance numbers. Why on earth was that?

“Hey, Takanashi.”

“Hmm, what is it?”

“Have you been friends with Yamada for a while or something?”

“No, we were in the same class in the second year of middle school, but I don’t think we really talked that much.”

So, they did go to the same middle school, but they weren’t particularly close.

Still, in the original story, Yamada suddenly became Takanashi’s best friend on the first day of high school. What made Yamada want to be friends with him?

“Ah, perhaps,” Takanashi said, seeming as if he had just had an idea.

“Yamada-kun wants to be friends with us?”

“Eh, no way.”

Mikan frowned.

Yeah, I agree with Mikan here.

“Why not?”

“I’ve got Ikkun and that’s all I need. And I’ve got the super, super cute Momozono-san!”

Mikan hugged Momozono-san.

“Ahh?!”

“Mmm, so soft, so cute and smells good! Having a girl friend might be nice.”

Mikan rubbed against Momozono-san’s chest. Damn you! I’m so jealous!

“S-sorry, Momozono-san.”

Takanashi panicked.

“Mikan has always been clingy to me, so she hasn’t had many close girl friends until now and that’s why her sense of distance is a little weird.”

Oh, is that so?

Come to think of it, I don’t think I’ve seen many scenes of Mikan hanging out with specific girls in class.

“No, it’s okay. Mikan-chan is really cute.”

Momozono-san smiled and stroked Mikan’s head.

Is Momozono-san an angel? She’s too kind~

As I was grinning at Mikan and Momozono-san getting cozy with each other, I suddenly heard a creepy voice from somewhere.

“Dufu… Dufufufufu. This is very good.”

Hmm? That voice, could it be…

I looked around restlessly. Then, in the shadows of the school building, I spotted a familiar man with glasses.

That guy!

When Yamada’s eyes met mine, his face changed color and he ran away.

There’s no doubt about it. That guy has been watching us this whole time.

I stood up reflexively.

“Takeda-kun?”

“Sorry, I forgot something!”

I quickly made up an excuse and chased after Yamada towards the school building.

“Hey, stop right there!”

“Ahhhh! Wh, what’s going on?”

Apparently Yamada isn’t a very athletic person.

I’m not a very fast runner either, but I caught up with Yamada at the entrance and was able to catch him easily.

“Hey, why were you peeking at us!?”

I grabbed Yamada’s arm and twisted it. Yamada is skinny, so it’s easy to overwhelm him physically.

“Arghh… Stop! Stop it! No violence!”

Yamada cried out in a weak voice as he struggled.

“What do you think you’re doing?”

“U-uh, shut up! I’m not stalking Momozono-san or taking hidden photos! I just want to be sandwiched between Momozono-san and Touno-san yuri-ness!”

Want to be caught between the two of them?

Isn’t it standard practice to admire yuri from behind a wall or a shrub? How wicked can you be to insert a guy into a yuri situation?! It’s nothing but war!!

…Wait!!

I grabbed Yamada by the chest.

“So you were Momozono-san’s stalker after all.”

“No! It’s a misunderstanding!”

Yamada desperately shook off my hand.

“Really?”

I quickly snatched the smartphone from Yamada’s hand.

“What are you doing!”

As expected, the screen was showing several obscene photos of Mikan squeezing Momozono-san’s breasts.

What’s this? I wish you’d forward it to me too, damnit!! …No, now’s not the time!!

“Then explain this?”

“Th-this is just me trying to take pictures of the school scenery, and she happened to be in the frame!”

No, there’s no way it’s a coincidence. Momozono-san is perfectly in focus.

“No, you’re lying. Why were you taking pictures of Momozono-san?”

“Well——”

“If you tell me the truth, I’ll give you your phone back.”

“Grrrrr.”

As I stared at Yamada, he bowed his head as if he’d given up, looked into the distance, and began to speak.

“That’s right, it was the summer two years ago——”

“No, wait, I don’t want to hear about your past.”

“Huh?! But you asked!”

To be honest, I didn’t want to hear Yamada’s story, but he forced it on me, saying that he had watched a play featuring Momozono-san during his second year of middle school, and since then, he’s had a crush on her.

And so he enrolled in this school to follow her.

I see, I thought Yamada was just a mob character, so even I, a Momogaku fan, had no idea he had such a character setting.

The world of Momogaku is really deep!

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T/N: Stalker behavior! Unless he’s good looking, then it’s charming