The Guy Who Messed Up Is Gradually Doing His Best - Chapter 121

In the end, it took about 40 minutes from the time I entered the venue until all the men had gathered. The stylish guy was trying to sing but was stopped, and the clearly grumpy arrogant guy was cursing at the guard, among other things… It was quite a hassle for me during that time as well.

That’s because of the unusual… talk time.

The incident started when Nene-san, who was sitting next to me (on the opposite side of Mil-san), whispered to me…

The reason she whispered to me was that all the women I chose were sitting in the chairs around me.

I didn’t know, but it seems that even if a man is chosen, a woman can refuse, and if she declines, a vacancy is created. Additionally, if another man is chosen by the woman, a vacancy is also created.

Fortunately, there are no empty seats around me. It makes me feel a bit happy. Given my current appearance, I should look fatter than any other man in this venue.

I wonder if there are fewer women who care about men’s looks than I thought… But then again, Sawakaze-kun was popular…

“Uh, Kento-chi! That disguise of yours is actually kind of charming and cute once you get used to it.”

“Nene-san, shh. What if someone else hears you?”

“Oh, I’m sorry. I see, then it would be better to get a little closer.”

The chair is slightly pulled towards me, and Nene-san’s body comes closer. We’re at such a close distance that I can hear Nene-san’s breathing. Or rather, we’re touching, I think (but I can’t feel anything because of the thick armor from the disguise).

I slightly regret having said something unnecessary.

“Um, um, Nene-san. I think you’re a bit too close. Everyone’s watching, as you can see.”

That’s right, Nene-san showed a hint of thinking for a moment,

“Oh, right. I just thought of something good. Kento-chi wants to have a good time while waiting too, right?”

Nene-san tilts her head while holding both of my hands.

“That’s true, but could it be that Nene-san is up to something…?”

She’s wearing that kind of smile!? I hope it’s just my imagination… but all I feel is anxiety.

“Hehe, it’s okay, it’s okay. We just want to use the waiting time meaningfully together.”

After saying that, Nene-san stood up and asked everyone to play rock-paper-scissors.

Rock-paper-scissors?

Mil-san seemed to sense some intention and, since she is also a guardian, she chose not to participate. Nene-san suggested it as she also chose not to participate. I didn’t understand it at all, but everyone else seemed to understand and started playing rock-paper-scissors without the two of them (Nene-san and Mil-san).

The one who won at rock-paper-scissors was Otaku-san.

“I won, yay.”

As always, Otaku-san has a good figure and a serious girl-next-door look with glasses, but her way of speaking is amusingly like an otaku boy from a past life. It’s hard to read her expressions because she wears glasses, though.

“Great job, Otaku-san!”

After saying that, Nene-san turns her gaze towards the venue.

“As you can see, it seems like it will take a little more time for the men to arrive, so let’s enjoy some whispered talk with Kento-chi for now.”

——Huh!?

“Y-yeah, that’s right.”

“That’s nice too, hehe.”

“Y-Yeah, let’s do that.”

Everyone reacted to the word “whisper talk” and turned their gaze towards me, but quickly looked away. “They’re not used to talking to men, so just being stared at makes them embarrassed. You should help them out,” Nene-chan said in a low voice.

——But…

The time is 3 minutes. After 3 minutes, it seems that the person who hasn’t been whispering will play rock-paper-scissors and switch places with that person. I see. If Nene-san only talks to the man (me), she might get resentment from everyone, so this might be a countermeasure…

But of all things, it’s a whispering talk, and since it’s already the start time but I’m the only guy here, it looks like it’s going to take a while for everyone to gather.

Haa, I can’t believe a guy would be this careless. As a fellow man, it’s a bit embarrassing.

“Nice to meet you, Kento-chi.”

Nene-san was whispering to everyone with a smile on her face. She stood up once, but before I knew it, she had sat back down…

“Uh, um, Nene-san.”

“What it is~”

Her face is close. Every time Nene-san talks, her breath tickles my ear.

But if I say that, they’ll probably tease me… No, Nene-san will definitely tease me. I just have to endure it.

“…N-no, it’s fine. More importantly, I was wondering, Nene-san liked women, right…?”

I was taken aback by those words. Was the whole series of events earlier just an excuse to get along with all the women?

“Huh? I like girls, but what’s it to you? Ehehe~”

Ugh. Nene-san’s breath is all over me. Wait, didn’t she just blow on me? …

“…N-no. You like girls, but I was just wondering why you ended up at a matchmaking party…”

I think it’s probably because many beautiful women are participating, but… I felt like she was also paying attention to the men just as much as the women, so it caught my attention a little.

“Well, when I was watching Kento-chi and Kaorin, I was reminded of my younger self. I thought I’d give it one more challenge…”

“Challenge?”

Suddenly, Nene-san’s face was already close and moved even closer. From the side, it looks like we were kissing. Look, everyone’s surprised gazes are all focused on us at once.

“I may have a low ability level, but I can use search.”

Without a hint of concern, Nene-san mutters as if it were nothing. Ugh, it felt like Nene-san’s lips brushed against my ear just now… No, wait. Search? What does “search” mean?

“Search is a psychic ability to find people or objects. The accuracy seems to depend on the level of the ability.”

Suddenly, a whisper came from the other side of my ear. When I turned around in surprise, there was Mil-san’s face—so close! I almost bumped into Mil-san’s face when I turned around.

However, Mil-san’s hearing, which picked up Nene-san’s muttering, is amazing. Hmm, lip reading? As expected of Mil-san. But… I still don’t understand what Nene-san is trying to say.

“I think I mentioned it before, but I was thinking about having my second child soon, and then there happened to be a matchmaking party. Well, how should I put it, seeing the relationship between Kaorin and Taketo-chi made me a bit envious… So I hoped to participate and came close to the venue, but I immediately regretted it. I’ve seen so many arrogant boys yelling at the guardians. It immediately brought back memories of being insulted in the same way, and it really brought me down.”

“That is…”

To Nene-san, who is slightly looking down, words like “It must have been tough,” “Are you okay?” “Cheer up,” and “The past is the past” come to mind, but…

“So I changed direction, thinking I might enjoy looking at beautiful women.”

“Ha, haa…”

Nene-san had a smug look on her face. That was close. Nene-san was just being Nene-san. It was right not to say anything unnecessary.

“Well, it was just a coincidence, but I was a bit curious about which venue Kento-chi, who’s currently trending, went to, so I used the search function. And then, I was surprised. There was a reaction from Kento-chi in the building I entered. It disappeared quickly due to the influence of the stone. So, I thought about it and decided to play the game alone…

“Haa… Playing games alone!?”

What is this person doing? I almost wanted to interject, but I held back.

“That’s right. In this super tall building with so many venues, if I happen to meet Kento-chi, it would be fate. At that moment, I might just go all out and make my move on Kento-chi.”

“Y-Yeah, it’s definitely an incredible probability, but… Nene-san likes women, right? Attacking a guy (me) you don’t even like…”

“Tsk tsk tsk. You’re too sweet, Kento-chi. No matter what, I like Kento-chi. Honestly, among all the men, you’re my favorite. Right, Mil-san?”

“…s.”

Huh!? Nene-san likes me… Wait, did Mil-san just say “yes”? When I turn to look at Mil-san, she’s sitting in her chair. Am I imagining things?

“Well, if it doesn’t work out, I’ll just use ‘Childbearing Selection’ as planned, so Kento-chi, you don’t have to worry too much.”

In this world, a man can have multiple wives, but the wives are the heads of the household, and even if they share the same husband, the wives are treated as separate households. Therefore, it doesn’t matter much if the woman who becomes a wife has children. However, since there might still be opportunities for the wives to meet, they might become friendly with each other, or conversely, they might become hostile…

In other words, even if Nene-san has children, it won’t be a disadvantage for the arranged marriage, and since I liked Nene-san from the beginning when she already had children, I wouldn’t suddenly dislike her just because she has children now. Nene-san is still Nene-san.

After winking, Nene-san stands up. It seems that after three minutes, she switches places with Otaku-san, but isn’t this just like a confession… As I was thinking about such things.

“Kento-kun. Nice to meet you~”

Whispering in my ear was Otaku-san as her face flushed bright red.