I’ve Been Reincarnated as the Strongest Villain in an NTR Eroge, so I’m Going to Break the Heroines’ Doom Flags on Behalf of the Main Character! - Chapter 19 - This Jealousy in My Heart

Chapter 19 – This Jealousy in My Heart

“When I heard Nanami’s side of the story, I wondered what was going on… so that’s it…”

Friday, July 12th.

Today, as usual, we gathered at the student council room during lunchtime to discuss the incident from yesterday.

“You’re being unfair, President! I want to hang out with Senpai too! You went ahead and made plans in secret!”

“I’m sorry. I thought you knew because you two were always together.”

“No, no, we talked about it when Sera was around. Remember that tamagoyaki lunch box?”

“Because of the tamagoyaki, I couldn’t remember a single thing!”

“This guy’s no good…”

As I held my head in my hand at Akari’s energetic response, Shiori, who had been watching, asked Akari with a gentle smile.

“Akari-chan, are you coming too? What about your club activities?”

“I’ll skip them!”

“Of course you can’t, the tournament’s coming up.”

I grabbed Akari’s head and scolded her, who had so enthusiastically declared that she was going to skip.

“It’s okay! Just taking a short break won’t mean I’ll lose… Ouch, ouch, ouch!!”

I tightened my grip on the idiot’s head as if crushing it, in response to her predictable statement.

“It’ll break!!! My head will break!!!”

“…You should learn to distinguish between what’s okay to say and what’s not.”

“I’m sorry…”

Akari is involved in sports, so she quickly understood how rude her comment was and calmed down.

“Seriously…”

“…B-but, I haven’t even gone out with Senpai yet… I was the first one to notice how good Senpai is…”

Akari was spilling out her true feelings and was gradually on the verge of tears. Worried about Akari, Shiori called out to her in a panic.

“A-Akari-chan! It’ll be fine! If we ask Ibuse-kun, I’m sure——”

But before Shiori could finish saying anything, I gently stroked Akari’s head with the hand I had been using to hold it, and said what I’d been thinking all this time.

“At the next tournament. Make sure to get good results.”

“Eh…?”

“…Then I’ll go on a date with you.”

“A…date…?”

Akari’s eyes widened at my sudden suggestion, and she frantically sorted out the information in her head.

“Date… Eh… did Senpai just say…a date?”

“What… You don’t want to?”

“Of course I want!”

Akari suddenly stood up and asked me with a look of disbelief on her face.

“A date!!! A date with Senpai, for real?!!”

“…Don’t make me say it again and again, I’ll act like it never happened”

“!!!!”

Akari shoved the half-eaten lunch into her stomach, put it away, and with the same momentum put her hand on the door to the student council room.

“I’ll definitely win!!!!”

And with that, she ran off like a rabbit.

“…Aren’t you going to get mad at her for running in the hallways?”

“I can’t keep up with that speed.”

While Shiori and I were left talking like that, Shiori suddenly sat in the seat Akari had been sitting in earlier.

“What are you doing?”

“…Nothing. I’m just feeling Akari-chan’s warmth.”

Shiori’s face somehow looked sad as she said her strange words, just like the expression she had after getting angry at the protagonist that day.

“So. Do you think you’ll be able to get along with Nanami?”

“I wonder. Kinoshita doesn’t seem to like guys like me, and to be honest, I’m not very good with her either.”

“That’s surprising. I thought you had a talent for seducing women.”

“Don’t say weird things. You’re the student council president, and Kinoshita is your friend, right?”

“Oh… Was that something I shouldn’t have said?”

“I wouldn’t say it was bad, but…”

As this mysterious conversation unfolded, Shiori stood up with a dissatisfied look on her face, suddenly remembering something.

“Oh, there’s a meeting in ten minutes. I almost forgot.”

“Huh!?”

“The others will be here soon. I’m really sorry.”

“Hey… I still have half of my lunch left!”

“Come on, they’re about to arrive! Hurry up, hurry up!”

Urged by Shiori’s clapping, I quickly finished Shiori’s homemade lunch into my stomach like Akari had done earlier, then quickly packed it away and handed it to Shiori.

“Thank you! The lunch was really delicious!”

“…I’m glad to hear that. Well then, see you on Sunday. At the meeting place.”

After confirming our weekend plans, I left the student council room, almost like I was escaping.

……

…

“Seriously…”

In the quiet student council, I was lost in thought. It had been a long time since I felt this lonely.

“Am I good at picking up on things, or not?”

I sat in the chair where Ibushi-kun had just been. It was still a little warm, and I could almost smell his faint scent.

“Ah, if only I had been your junior. I wonder if I would have been spoiled like that.”

I know it myself. I just feel like I’ve lost.

I know Ibuse-kun isn’t the type of person who judges things based on whether someone is older or younger, but…

“Thank you! The lunch was really delicious!”

His smile was as pure as a child’s. It felt unfair for someone with such a vicious face to have such an innocent smile. It made me feel like I couldn’t give up, even though I tried to forget.

“Honestly… He’s such a sinful man.”

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T/N: Shiori number 1…! Definitely number 1 so far!!!!!!!!!!!!