I, Who Reincarnated as the Villain in a Romance Game, Somehow Became Doted on by the Heroine. And That Heroine Turned Out to Be a Yandere Stalker - Chapter 26: The Incident Threatening to Destroy the Cultural Festival

Chapter 26: The Incident Threatening to Destroy the Cultural Festival

Within just a few dozen minutes of the cultural festival starting, there was already a long line outside. For some reason, I was also made to wear a maid outfit and was working at the reception.

“Welcome, meow meow nya!”

Oops, maybe I got a bit too into it.

“Hey, isn’t this person scary?”

“Yeah, scary… But everyone else around seems cute, so let’s endure it.”

Even people from other schools seemed intimidated, but it seemed to be just within acceptable limits. That was close. I almost set off the destruction flag prematurely.

“Mitsu, we’re running out of ketchup!”

“Hehe… Uh, yeah, and we’re running out of eggs too…”

“Zaako ♡ Omelette zaako ♡, here you go ♪”

Surprisingly, everyone was working diligently. It had turned into a full-fledged maid café. The hastily microwaved brats and zaako ♡ omelettes were selling like hotcakes.

“Hahaha, I can’t stop laughing! You guys are doing great!”

Teacher Nanchara seemed delighted. She sure has a foul mouth, though.

I went to the storage room to replenish the ketchup. There was a large refrigerator prepared just for this day. When I opened the door, it creaked and didn’t close properly. After managing to get inside and open the refrigerator…

“Ketchup, ketchup, and…”

I glanced to the side and saw a butt there. The skirt fluttered, revealing what seemed like underwear. Huh? No, this is someone’s back in a maid outfit.

“How naughty, Mitsu-san.”

“Oh, it’s Hiyono-san.”

She said while wiggling her butt.

“Do you need something?”

“There’s not enough tableware, so I came to collect some.”

“Oh, yeah. We’re short on dishes because the demand exceeded our expectations.”

“Shall I help you with that?”

With a casual statement that seemed to know everything, I was momentarily taken aback. But without asking anything, I just said thank you.

A few minutes later, when I tried to leave, I noticed that the door to the storage room wouldn’t open.

“Huh? Damn, why not?”

Hiyono-san crouched down and said, “It’s crooked.”

“What should we do… If we don’t hurry, the maid café will… get destroyed?”

“Well, that’s not good. If we break the door without a good reason, we’ll get in trouble.”

That’s right… If rumors spread that we broke the door during the cultural festival, it might just end up like the original story. Should I jump out the window?

No, but this is the fourth floor. Then should I shout loudly—?

“Shall we chat? Someone will come eventually, right? I wanted to talk to you more leisurely, Mitsu-san.”

“…Sure.”

Hiyono-san leaned against the wall and sat down. She patted the ground, so I sat down too.

“I’m grateful to you.”

After a brief silence, Hiyono-san suddenly blurted out. Her profile looked unusually serious.

“Grateful?”

“Yes, not just for saving me from the delinquents, but also for being friendly with me like this.”

“Isn’t Hiyono-san famous at this school? Wouldn’t it be better for you not to hang out with me?”

“But I don’t have any friends. Have you noticed? Have you ever seen me talking to anyone?”

Come to think of it, Hiyono-san only talks to Rinka, Mimi, Kuu, and occasionally Akuto-kun. Even in the original story, she became good friends with Tendo Tsukasa, but she didn’t have any close friends.

“I’m sorry to say this myself, but I’m good at studying without much effort. Because of that, I’m often seen as a cheater… And also, because of my parents’ influence, I’m often seen as unapproachable.”

Hiyono-san’s family is incredibly wealthy. Maybe I would have turned out like that too under normal circumstances.

“But you’re different, Mitsu-san. You treat everyone equally, you’re kind to everyone, and I really respect that.”

“That’s not true. I was just… acting in my own self-interest. All of it. Just selfishness.”

“No! That’s not true! Even if it’s for your own sake, it benefits everyone. Besides, you always consider other people’s feelings. You’re truly wonderful.”

Then Hiyono-san made an appeal with a facial expression I hadn’t seen before. Then she leaned closer.

“The scent of perfume? It smells kind of floral. Did you notice my nose twitching? Hehehe.”

My heart skipped a beat. Hiyono-san looked even cuter than usual.

“Mitsu-san, I like you. I really like you.”

Hiyono-san’s lips approached.

“…Hiyono-san.”

“…Mitsu-san.”

Ding dong, ding dong♪

But at that moment, my phone rang.

I tried to ignore it, but it kept ringing and ringing.

When I answered the call, it was Akuto-kun, and his tone was urgent.

“Mitsu!

 It’s an emergency! Where are you!?”

He sounded serious.

“What’s wrong?”

“The Rokujima Akari gang has arrived and they’re destroying the maid café, demanding to see you!”

Rokujima Akari was the ringleader who bullied Tomo. And the gang refers to her cronies.

They got expelled when Tomo’s bullying was exposed. Did they come to disrupt the cultural festival out of revenge…?

“Doudou! Where are you!”

“You idiots! Stop it!”

I could hear Rinka’s voice over the phone.

Damn it, why is this happening?

“Akuto! I’ll come right away—”

The call was cut off midway.

Hiyono-san seemed to have heard everything and was getting anxious. But the door…

“We have no choice but to break it.”

“No, Mitsu-san, you can’t!”

I shrugged. If I just throw myself at it, I should be able to manage somehow. It might cause problems later, but this is an emergency. We have to hurry.

“Let’s go!”

But then Hiyono-san stepped forward and took something out of her pocket.

Huh? A key?

The next moment, the door opened effortlessly.

“Let’s go, Mitsu-san.”

Huh? Why was the door locked? It wasn’t a problem with the installation, was it?

Huh? Something’s not right. Something’s strange.

“Don’t think too much. We need to hurry!”

But there was no time to think about that now.

We need to help our friends.