The Assassin Girl Who Stayed by My Side in Another World… Somehow Followed Me Back to Modern Japan - Chapter 06: Just Me… and No One Else

Chapter 06: Just Me… and No One Else

After that little episode, Aira didn’t pull anything else—and before I knew it, lunchtime rolled around without any more drama.

As expected, I didn’t understand a single thing in class.

I mean, duh—I’d been out of school for eight years.

Of course I couldn’t keep up.

Still, just because it’s understandable doesn’t mean I can pull the old “Whoops, guess I can’t do it~” routine.

That’s not how school works.

…Thankfully, though, I had this weird “Otherworld Summoning Bonus Perk” or whatever, which gave me a massive boost in language comprehension.

So English was actually kind of easy now.

Honestly, I might even score higher on English tests than I ever did before getting summoned.

…Then again, even with that going for me, the rest of my subjects were still a disaster.

So it’s not like I’m winning or anything.

…Although, looking at the bigger picture, maybe being able to speak, like, a dozen languages from the world might come in handy someday?

With that thought in mind, I headed up to the rooftop, bento from Nee-san in hand.

Normally, I’d eat lunch with Hayato and Honoka—the three of us together.

But with Hayato out sick today…

And even though they never made a big deal out of it, I always felt kinda awkward third-wheeling with a couple during lunch.

It’s not like they rubbed it in or anything, but still—just knowing they were dating made me feel…

I don’t know. Guilty? Uncomfortable?

Yeah, something like that.

So yeah, there was no way I was eating alone with just Honoka today.

Even if we are friends, that’d just be pushing it.

Well, to be fair, even if Hayato had shown up today, I still planned on eating lunch with Aira anyway.

So really, this all worked out just fine.

“Aira, open it for me.”

Once I reached the rooftop door, I made sure no one was around and whispered softly.

Normally, this door was locked.

Students weren’t supposed to be up here.

But lucky for me—I happened to live with a top-tier assassin girl.

A locked door? Yeah, that was nothing for her.

“Understood.”

With that calm reply, the door quietly clicked open.

Perfect.

No one ever came up here, so Aira could finally relax and hang out without worrying about being seen.

And even if, by some miracle, someone did show up, Aira could vanish the second the door opened.

“It’s only half, but… want some lunch?”

“Yeah. Thank you, Hiroto.”

I was splitting a one-person bento, so it definitely wasn’t much.

But Aira showed herself and took her portion without a single complaint.

Just gave me a quiet nod and a smile.

…Well, I did leave her behind in the other world, and she did follow me all the way here.

So I guess it makes sense she wouldn’t act entitled about something like this.

…Let’s just say it’s because I raised her right.

Yeah, let’s go with that.

“But before we eat… I wanna ask you something.”

“Hm? What is it?”

“…That woman. Who is she?”

That woman…?

“You mean Honoka? Like I said earlier—or rather, wrote—she’s just a friend. …Actually, you’re the one who suddenly grabbed my hands out of nowhere. It was fine since you let go before class started, but seriously—what was that all about?”

“…I thought it wasn’t fair.”

Not fair…?

What wasn’t?

Just as I was trying to figure that out, Aira quietly continued.

“I want Hiroto to touch me too. And I want to touch Hiroto. …I don’t want anyone else touching you. I want you to be mine—only mine.”

And just like that, she dropped it—like a full-blown confession bomb.

“Wha—W-Wait! H-Hold on a sec! C-Calm down, okay?! Deep breaths!”

Honestly, my brain hadn’t even started processing everything yet.

But Aira had already told me she liked me, so…

If I had to be super direct here, this was probably jealousy over Honoka, right?

Still… if that’s what this was about,

Why didn’t she act like this back in the other world?

Trying to keep things from escalating, I gently guided Aira toward calming down—for now.

I mean, back then, there were girls who were way more physically affectionate than Honoka…

And Aira never reacted like this.

She always acted… totally normal.

“I am calm.”

“T-Then what’s with the sudden intensity?!”

“…My feelings haven’t changed since we were in the other world. If anything’s changed since coming here… it’s that I don’t have to hold back anymore. I don’t have to give up on you, Hiroto. So now, all the feelings I’d been suppressing… are just pouring out.”

So basically…

Back in the other world, she was jealous every time I got along with other girls—

She just got really good at hiding it?

“Hiroto, I love you. …Please, love only me.”

She hugged me tightly, looking up with those wide, puppy-dog eyes.

“U-Uh… L-Look, I do love you—as my daughter! A-And more importantly, t-the bento’s gonna get cold, so, uh… let’s eat! L-Let’s eat now!”

As if a packed lunch could even get cold on a sunny rooftop…

But whatever. I panicked and blurted out the first excuse I could think of while gently pulling Aira away.

“…Okay. For now.”

Once again, I pretended I didn’t hear her final words.

And with a nervous gulp, I opened up the bento Nee-san had made for me.