Living Normally In An Abnormal World - Chapter 56: Rumors and Support

Chapter 56: Rumors and Support 

A party held by the nobility. 

Maria and Hanaka-san invited me. Usually, I would cross-dress and hide the fact that I was there, but this time, I didn’t cross-dress. 

This time, I was cross-dressing as a man, wearing a dress. 

But still, Sakata-san made me wear a wedding dress, as if it was a natural thing to do. She even added a short veil, and now she looked satisfied. 

“Fufu, you’re so cute and cool today~” 

“I’m sorry, but can I please wear a normal dress now?” 

“Ufufu, no.” 

“Is that so?” 

“So, when are you getting married?” 

Me? To Whom?

“Huh? Don’t you know, Yuto-kun? It’s a famous story among the nobility. It’s said that you are already Maria-sama’s fiancé and lover, and you are also working hard to marry Hanaka-sama and Yaya-chan, and you have finally achieved your goal.” 

“Eh?” 

“It’s even said that you’re now targeting Erina-sama and Shiori-sama. And that you’ve already conquered Erina-sama, and you’re close to conquering Shiori-sama.” 

“Am I a man with no loyalty!?” 

“Well, it’s understandable that you, a common man, wouldn’t know about this rumor.” 

“Is that enough to settle it?” 

If this rumor is believed, it means that I have openly cheated on my lover and am now even trying to seduce her mother. 

Perfect scumbag, yes. 

Even though polygamy is allowed, this would make me seem disloyal. 

However, what’s more important to me is everyone else. I never thought I would cause them trouble. Should I change the way I interact with them for their sake? 

“For now, it’s all lies, Luna-san. You know that, right?” 

“I know it’s a lie. But the part about Maria-sama’s fiancé is true.” 

“Eh?” 

“Wasn’t it a few years ago? To become a candidate for Maria-sama’s fiancé, the first condition was to be recognized by Erina-sama.” 

“And?” 

“You, Yuuto-kun, is already as good as recognized by Erina-sama. And currently, there are no other candidates for her fiancé besides you. Moreover, your relationship with Maria-sama is good. Therefore, you are Maria-sama’s fiancé.” 

“That’s news to me.” 

“Even if you say that…” 

“Well, I guess it’ll work out somehow.” 

(……Why is it that just because I’m being treated as her fiancé, that one word is enough?) 

Luna-san had a complicated look on her face for some reason. Anyway, since my makeup and dress were perfect, I decided to leave the dressing room and join Maria and the others. 

“Well then, Luna-san. Thank you for today as well.” 

“It’s fine, Yuuto-kun. I always have fun with you. Now, quickly, give me a flying kiss!” 

“Haha, okay.” 

We exchanged flying kisses. 

“Well, I’ll be going then.” 

“Yes, good luck♪” 

I bowed slightly and left the dressing room. 

… 

After leaving the dressing room, I immediately set out to join Maria and the others. However, as soon as I left the dressing room, I was surrounded by several men. 

When I asked why, they said they wanted to talk to me and grabbed my arm, trying to take me somewhere. 

I could have shaken them off, but I didn’t want to ruin my dress, so I decided to go with them quietly. 

The place they took me to was full of men, with no women in sight. As soon as I arrived, they came towards me as if they had been waiting for me. 

“You’re here, Kinoshita Yūto. Or should I say, Grauzer?” 

Damn, I’ve been found out again. 

“What do you want from me?” 

“What, if there’s a celebrity here, wouldn’t you want to see them?” 

“Is that so?” 

“Don’t you know your position yet?” 

“I think of myself as just a guy who can run a bit.” 

Since I had been thoroughly defeated by Erina and Maria, who were training me, I felt it was wrong to act too arrogantly. 

For now, let’s be humble. 

“You’re supposed to be the strongest, so you should act a little more arrogantly. Otherwise, people will look down on you.” 

“Thank you for your concern. But I’m not the type to give attention to those who only talk big.” 

“Is that so? And one more thing, can I ask you for a favor?” 

“What is it?” 

“My little brother is a fan. Can I get your autograph?” 

“Huh? Well, sure, I guess.” 

“Oh, thank you.” 

Thanks to Grauzer, I seemed to be getting along well with the men here. 

“Wait, that’s not fair! I want one too!” 

“Forget that, Grauzer. I want to know the secret behind your speed and endurance.” 

“I think running a full marathon would be good.” 

“Huh?” 

When I told them about a part of my training, the men around me looked at me as if they had seen something terrifying, and took a step back. 

Hey, don’t take a step back. 

“Huh? Really?” 

“Yes, before appearing on the show, I was personally trained by Tachibana Erina-sama.” 

“Oh, I see, I understand. Okay.” 

“Is something wrong?” 

“It’s not just ‘something’. My mother used to be trained by her too, but she ran away. That’s not training, it’s close to torture, she said, shivering.” 

“Yes, at first, I threw up many times, but I got used to it.” 

“I see, you’re crazy. Or rather, isn’t that a violation of the Men’s Protection Law?” 

“Since I’m doing this of my own will, there’s no problem with parental supervision or anything like that.” 

The men took another step back. 

Hey, don’t isolate me. And it’s rude to call someone you just met crazy. 

“It’s fine to take a step back, but please don’t isolate me like this, it’s uncomfortable.” 

“Oh, yeah, sorry. That’s right, since you can move that well, you must have trained that well.” 

“Well, I thought I was overdoing it, but I’m not good at holding back.” 

“Then we’re safe for now. If possible, I’d like you to appear on various shows and cause a ruckus.” 

“As for me, I’d like to quit as soon as possible…” 

“Haha, don’t worry. We won’t let that happen.” 

I didn’t like the men’s statement that they wouldn’t let their prey escape. 

By the way, there should be someone from a noble family among them. If so, they would definitely use their parents’ connections. 

I needed a backup plan in case something happened, or rather, I already had more than enough backup. It was obvious overkill. 

Grauzer gained the support of the male nobility. 

But Grauzer was cursed. 

“By the way, do you appear on TV other than Paradise Escape?” 

“I don’t plan to.” 

“If you don’t, we’ll raid Libsys!” 

Stupid, don’t do that. 

Also, someone please comment on my wedding dress. 

… 

“Yuuto-sama, we’ve been waiting for you.”

“Hmph… Yuuto-sama, you’re late!”

“Were you occupied with the visitors?”

After being released by the men, I finally joined Maria, Yonaka-chan, and Hanaka-san. 

Because I had kept them waiting for a long time, the three of them were not in a very good mood. 

“I’m sorry, I was caught because they found out I was Grauzer.” 

“I see, in that case, it can’t be helped.” 

Maria accepted my excuse. 

“Promise broken~” 

Yaya-chan didn’t forgive me. 

“I won’t forgive you♪” 

Nor did Hanaka-san. 

The two of them held my arms. 

Although this would normally be considered sexual harassment in public, it was just light skinship since it was me. 

“Do as you like.” 

Also, since I was at fault, I didn’t resist. 

Looking at Maria, she was trembling. 

“Maria, you can occupy the front space.” 

“Yes!” 

When I called out to her, she immediately replied and hugged me tightly from the front. 

While I was enduring it, the two of them hugged me without holding back. She probably wasn’t happy about that. 

“Yuuto-sama, as always, the wedding dress suits you.” 

“Thank you, Maria. I’d rather wear a normal dress, though.” 

“Yuuto-sama should wear a wedding dress.” 

“Yes. It’s Sakata-san’s way of showing consideration so that you can get married at any time.” 

I don’t need that kind of consideration. 

Just wearing a wedding dress like this would make people believe the rumors that were spreading about me and Maria. 

Wait, hold on. We were definitely being watched by the people around us right now. 

When I looked around, several pairs of eyes were directed at us. There were gazes of jealousy, admiration, and various other emotions. 

……But, well, whatever. 

What mattered most was the person involved. It was pointless for me to worry about it. 

“Well, what should we do now? We can’t just keep hugging like this.” 

“Ah, that’s right. Our mothers are over there, let’s go.” 

“Roger that.” 

And so, after joining Erina and Shiori-san, when I was asked about when the wedding would be in a very natural manner, it was needless to say that I was at a loss for words. 

By the way, 

(The fact that he hasn’t had a wedding yet even after showing off like that, Kinoshita Yūto is truly fearsome.) 

(So the rumors were true.) 

And so, the rumors were completely misunderstood as the truth.