The Dual Swordsman Who Lost Both Arms On Stream to Save His Doomed Party Gets Exiled—Then the Heroines Go Yandere - Chapter 9: The Heroines Grow Gloomy When They Learn Their Crush Has a Girlfriend

Chapter 9: The Heroines Grow Gloomy When They Learn Their Crush Has a Girlfriend

――――【Nezha’s Perspective】

I was dragged by Alicia and the others to the meeting room. The moment we arrived, Alicia spoke up right away.

“Hinata-kun, you need to be careful. The girls who get close to you… You almost fell for another honey trap because of that kind heart of yours.”

Huh?

“Yeah, yeah. Hinata gets tricked so easily.”

Misato sat down on a folding chair, crossed her legs, raised her arms, and stretched her back deeply. Her full chest stood out even more, and I did not know where to look.

“Everyone, that’s awful. You can’t say bad things about Natakun!”

Lemon started lightly hitting Alicia and Misato with her small fists.

“Boop boop! Boop boop!”

But Misato held Lemon’s head still, so the fists swung through empty air without landing.

Alicia and the others said I often fell for honey traps, but I had no memory of anything like that.

I thought it would make communication in the party go more smoothly if I agreed with them instead of denying it strongly, so I decided not to argue.

But for Yuki’s sake, I had to clear up at least the misunderstanding.

“Um, Yuki is my childhood friend and… um, is it okay to call her my girlfriend?”

As we spent time together, we naturally ended up in a relationship like boyfriend and girlfriend. I say “like” because neither of us had ever confessed.

“Eh!?”

“No way…”

“No, no, no!”

Alicia put her hand over her mouth and fell silent.

Misato placed a hand on her forehead and looked up at the ceiling.

Lemon shook her head side to side, looking like she could not believe my words.

Each of the three reacted in her own way, all clearly shocked.

Yeah, I get it.

Of course they would be surprised if I told them a plain guy like me had a girlfriend.

That was why I had not mentioned it to them until now.

“Alicia!?”

“Aririn!?”

While I held my head in embarrassment, Misato and Lemon panicked. When I looked at Alicia, her hands hung limply, and her body seemed about to slide off the chair.

“She… she fainted!?”

Alicia was such a hard worker. She had probably trained late into the night again. Training was important, but it meant nothing if she ruined her health. I had to tell her not to push herself too hard.

“We have to carry her to the infirmary anyway!”

“Ah, yeah…”

“Um, yeah…”

Even unconscious, Alicia glowed beautifully enough to be called a sleeping princess. I hesitated about whether it was okay to touch her, but I was the only guy in the meeting room.

If she had just fainted, she might recover with some rest, but if she had some chronic condition like my little sister Hinako, it would be serious!

Time was critical, so I made up my mind. I slipped my left hand under her neck and my right hand behind her knees, then lifted her body into my arms.

Her silver hair swayed softly, and the pleasant scent of shampoo tickled my nose. When our skin touched, her warmth spread to me. She was surprisingly light, like holding a feather comforter.

“Tch! I’m jealous of Alicia…”

“She’s out cold, so she probably won’t remember…”

It sounded like Misato clicked her tongue, but her voice got too quiet after that for me to catch the rest.

Maybe she was telling me to hurry up, slowpoke. Still holding Alicia in both arms, I rushed to the infirmary.

The three of us stared at Alicia’s profile as she lay on the bed. The middle-aged school nurse had examined her and confirmed she had only fainted and her life was not in danger.

She was so beautiful that I wanted to keep watching the sleeping princess forever, but class was about to start, so we had to go back.

The next morning, during short homeroom, Sato-sensei announced,

“Uh, today Mikado, Kakehi, and Arisugawa are all absent.”

“Eh!?” The classroom filled with cries from our classmates that sounded almost like screams.

Of course.

The three idols of the labyrinth exploration school were all absent. But Misato and Lemon had seemed fine, so why? That question came to mind, but more than that…

I felt lonely not being able to see the three of them.

It was already a miracle that super beautiful girls paid attention to someone like me. Now the chances to experience that miracle had decreased.

The school that day felt like a midwinter log cabin with the fire gone out.

Maybe all three had caught a cold from dungeon miasma? No, they had not gone exploring recently. What on earth had happened to them?

Even little Lemon had more stamina than most boys…

In the end, the three stayed out with their “colds” until the misunderstanding about Yuki cleared up.

――――【Alicia’s Perspective】

I suddenly woke up to find the outside completely dark. It seemed past dismissal time.

“Um, Yuki is my childhood friend and… um, is it okay to call her my girlfriend?”

After hearing Hinata-kun declare he had a girlfriend, everything went black in front of my eyes… My memory cut off after that, so I must have fainted.

“Alicia!”

“Aririn!”

My chest hurt, but I could not stay in bed forever. I got up, opened the curtain, and Misato-san and Lemon-san ran over with faces that looked ready to cry.

“I’m sorry for causing trouble for you two…”

“Don’t worry about that…”

Even though I had sat up, Misato-san’s expression stayed dark. Or rather, it almost looked like she was angry.

“Alicia, that’s not fair! Hinata carried you to the infirmary in a princess hold!”

“Yeah, yeah! Aririn, that’s cheating!”

No way!?

I… was held in Hinata-kun’s arms while I was unconscious?

Idiot! Idiot! Idiot!

Why did I faint…? But if I had not fainted, he would never have held me in his arms…

Next time, I would master the secret art [Departed Soul Invitation of Yomotsu Izanami] so I could see the moment Hinata-kun princess-carries me with my own eyes…

That’s right…

He had a girlfriend named Yuki-san…

As I felt like crying again, Lemon-san leaned against my chest and started crying.

“Sniff… sniff…”

“Why are you crying? I’m okay.”

I put a hand on her shoulder to comfort Lemon-san as she wiped the corners of her eyes…

“It’s not that… I know Aririn is okay…”

“Then why?”

“Because Natakun has a girlfriend…”

Lemon-san had been worried about me, but the shock of Hinata-kun having a girlfriend hit her even harder.

I felt like crying right there too…

“What the hell, both of you are crying? Ugh, stop it, it’s lame…”

“You’re doing the same thing, Kakehi-san…”

“Shut up… There’s just dust in my eye.”

Misato-san’s face crumpled as big tears rolled down…

I was crying the same way she was.

Hinata-kun was both my first love and the one I had lost.

I had approached him subtly, but he had not noticed at all…

“By the way, after you collapsed, Hinata came to check on you. He said he had to visit his sick little sister. He apologized for not being able to stay by your side until you woke up.”

Ugh…

Why was Hinata-kun so kind…?

――――【Soma’s Perspective】

The boring classes finally ended and it was after school.

I was plenty strong even without listening to lessons!

I heard Alicia, who had obviously been avoiding me, collapsed. I went to the infirmary to see her pathetic sleeping face, but Misato and Lemon were there blocking the way like a barricade!

Those girls… Once they’re no use to me anymore, I’ll make them understand for real!!!

Back in the classroom, Yuki sat in Hinata’s seat, looking deep in thought.

“Yuki! What’re you doing?”

“Soma-kun…”

“You look down. If it’s okay with me, wanna talk?”

“Eh? Is that all right?”

Hahaha! Hinata! It’s your fault.

You got in the way of my Kaiser harem!

I’m gonna steal your beloved girlfriend right now!

When I make Yuki mine, I really wanna hear how you feel!!!