Striving to Become the Ideal Man in a World of Reversed Chastity - Chapter 33: My Childhood Friend’s First Sleepover ④

“Wh-what!?! What is that!? It’s definitely a trap!!”

“Huh?? What are you talking about? That’s totally different! No matter how you look at it, it’s just a simple meteor attack! Besides, you were saying you’d beat me up even though you can’t even handle something like this?? Heh, how cute~”

“What!? No way! This doesn’t make sense at all!!”

I was playing a popular brawler game with Himiko, a game we used to play back in elementary school where all the characters would fight each other. But from start to finish, I was getting completely beaten up. Sure, I didn’t think I was that strong, but Himiko had become ridiculously strong. There was no way I could win against her!

“Alright, that’s another win for me! Ahaha, you’re just good at talking, aren’t you? LOL.”

“Ugh… grr…”

Even though I was getting beaten up the entire time, we kept playing the game. But when I looked at the time, it was already past midnight.

“Ahaha, that was fun, really fun. Wait, huh? It’s already past twelve. The timing’s just right, so let’s call it a night and go to bed.”

“Eh? Ah, yeah… it really is that late.”

In the end, I couldn’t win a single match against Himiko. I didn’t expect to get beat up this badly, and I felt super frustrated. I wanted at least one victory, but… well, it was too late now. So, I turned off the game and started putting the game console away.

“Heh, still, it was fun to beat you up the whole time. So? I want to get the futon, where is it?”

“Hey, that was an unnecessary line. Uh, the futon is…”

The spare futons were in my closet, but then I had a sudden idea. And soon, a chance to get back at her appeared.

“Hmm? What’s up?”

“Ah, well, actually… the spare futons are at the cleaners, so they’re not here right now.”

“Ha… huh?? So what am I supposed to do? You’re not telling me I have to sleep on the floor, are you?”

“No, I’m not saying that, what are you talking about?”

“Eh? Ah, yeah, that’s true, I was a little worried because I thought you might actually say that. So, you have a sleeping bag or something, right? Where is it? I’ll go get it, just tell me.”

“No? I don’t have something like that.”

“Huh?? Then, where the heck am I supposed to sleep?”

“Ah, we can just sleep together, right?”

“Huh? Together? What are you talking about?”

“I’m saying, we’ll sleep in the same bed.”

“Huh? …Hah!?”

When I said that, Himiko blushed and shouted loudly.

“N-no way! That’s absolutely not okay! What are you saying?”

“Eh? Why not?”

“You know why! A young man and woman sleeping in the same bed… th-that’s just…!”

“Eh?? But Himiko, you said yourself that you don’t feel any attraction to me, right? Wait, what!? Was that a lie??”

“H-huh!? N-no way! I’d never feel attracted to someone like you! But, actually doing something like that is morally or ethically wrong, you know!”

“Hmm? Is that so?”

“Y-you… why are you acting like it’s not a big deal? I-I’ll sleep on the floor then! Is that okay with you?!”

Himiko stood up, but I immediately stopped her.

“If you’re going to sleep on the floor, you can use my bed. I’ll sleep on the floor instead.”

“Why does it have to be like that? It’s your house, so you should be the one sleeping in the bed!”

“No way, I can’t let a guest sleep on the floor, can I? That’s what you were just saying was morally wrong, right? Don’t you think so?”

“Eh… well, that’s…”

“Right? You agree, don’t you? I can’t let a guest sleep like that. So, you should sleep in my bed. But don’t worry, I’ll sleep on the floor.”

“Ugh… f-fine! You just want to sleep together, right? S-so stop talking about the floor, let’s just go to sleep already!”

“Oh, got it! Let’s go to sleep then.”

And so, I was able to convince Himiko. Honestly, she was way too easy to fool. I was starting to think she might end up falling for a bad guy… Well, I guess I was that bad guy.