I’m a Telepath, but It’s Tough Because the Cool Beautiful Girl Next to Me Is Having Pink Thoughts

Even without me, this world’s everyday life keeps moving. Well, that’s how I acted, but it’d honestly be a problem if it didn’t.

Chihiro is still as straightforward as ever, a genuinely good person. And the backyard stays peaceful, whether I’m there or not.

Classes go on like usual, and Kisara keeps doing her thing, taking care of Tatsuki like always.

Even if one high school boy disappears, the world keeps turning just fine.

“Hey~, what are you spacing out for?”

A sharp smack hit my back, and I let out a surprised shout as I straightened up.

“Geez, don’t scare me like that.”

“Well, you were just staring off into space. What’s wrong? Are you still feverish from yesterday?”

“…No, that’s not it.”

I replied gruffly to Chihiro, who was smirking like he was teasing me.

Yeah, the thing is… I, Itsumi Rei, am still alive.

You’re probably thinking, “Wait, didn’t you say you were going to disappear? What was that light all about?”

Well, none of that was exactly a lie. It wasn’t, but the effect was just way too small.

Like I’ve said before, I can’t fully control my telepathy. I can’t just wield my powers however I want.

That goes for my memory-erasing ability too.

Back then, the ability I used didn’t work properly and was massively weakened.

The result? I only disappeared for a single day. To be precise, all records of me from that day were erased.

That doesn’t mean I stayed gone after that day. By the next day, which is today, I was back to normal.

Sure, there’s a little weird gap in the records, but I guess that’s just how the world works. To make things line up, it seems like they recorded me as “staying home from school due to a fever.”

Anyway, the long explanation aside, the bottom line is my memory wasn’t really erased.

So, Tatsuki is still sitting next to me, lost in her usual pink fantasies.

“Ah… this is so awkward…”

She’s thinking all these breathy and flustered thoughts. It’s hard to believe this is the same girl who once shed tears so prettily.

“Hey, Rio-chan——”

At that moment, Kisara approached like nothing was unusual.

According to the landlady’s investigation, it seems that “there really wasn’t a spy at school” after all. In other words, no organization members had secretly infiltrated.

So then, who exactly is Kisara? She acted so suspiciously, yet she has nothing to do with it?

Honestly, I have no idea.

Her obsessive behavior toward Tatsuki is real, though. If I try to force an explanation for it, I guess the only thing I can say is that “she’s just a natural-born Tatsuki stalker.”

Which sounds ridiculous, but what else can I say?

Well, that’s how it ended up. I’m still in this town.

I’m not ready to run away yet. For now, I’ve decided I’ll at least figure out the next place to go before making any move.

Sure, it’s just procrastination, but that’s fine, I guess.

Still, I need to use this extra time wisely and create a way to fade out naturally.

I can’t just force another memory wipe. That takes almost all my energy, like it’s shaving years off my life. I have to find a way to disappear without leaving any loose ends.

…There’s a big obstacle, though. Tatsuki herself is a massive wall I’ll have to think through carefully.

Even with my huge psychic powers, I never imagined that the cool beautiful girl next to me would become such a problem. My past self would’ve laughed at the idea.

“Itsumi-san, do you want to have lunch together today?”

“Um, yeah… sure. Y-yes.”

“Got it! Then, see you at lunch break.”

I was caught off guard by her sudden invitation, but I agreed anyway. Even after reflecting on myself so much before, I still keep getting pulled along by her.

…But, just a little.

It might be irresponsible, but I found myself wanting to stay like this… just a little longer.

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Thank you very much for reading this work.

I would like to express my deepest gratitude to everyone who has supported me all the way to this point.

Afterword

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2024 2/1 Telepathist Completed

Good evening, this is O-miyabi.

The romantic comedy I entered into the Kakuyomu contest has finally come to an end.

Phew~ that was exhausting lol.

First, I want to express my deepest thanks to all the readers who supported me. Your encouragement really kept me going.

At the same time, I also feel very sorry. I can see so many things I could have done better. The story moved too fast, some descriptions were trash, sudden plot twists, forced endings, and convenient coincidences. The list goes on and on.

If I try to make a small excuse, I originally planned it as a long epic story. But when I had to squeeze it into just 100,000 characters, the story ended up feeling rushed and messy.

I even wish I could have given the main characters more sweet and fluffy moments. It’s frustrating that I couldn’t.

Well, I’ve written a lot of negative stuff, but on the bright side, I feel like I finally got a sense of how to write a romantic comedy. I hope to use what I learned in the future.

My next series will be another world fantasy for the Dengeki New Literary Contest.

It won’t be a romantic comedy, but I promise I’ll come back to this genre eventually. So please follow me and stay tuned!

Sincerely,

O-miyabi