The Guy Who Messed Up Is Gradually Doing His Best - Chapter 20

“That clothing line was actually the brand that Aikawa-san started.”

I received a poster of me that Aikawa-san took. There’s also a thank-you letter included. How thoughtful. Sending the finished poster all the way here.

“This is it, huh… hmm.”

There were ten of them. When I spread them out and looked at them, I was impressed by how well they turned out. Even though I’m an amateur, I look like a real model, and I have to say, they turned out cool and really nice.

At that time, my eyebrows were shaped, my makeup was lightly applied, my hair was styled… It was tough to strike those unfamiliar poses, but it became a good memory.

In this world, there are no men working in the entertainment industry as models, actors, or idols. Instead, there are many actresses who play male roles.

Well, I was a male netTuber, so I was a bit of an oddity. Maybe the memories of my past life had some influence? Right now, there’s Sawakaze Kazuya-kun, but no other men have followed in his footsteps yet. He’s currently the only male netTuber.

Other than that, I sometimes visit female netTube channels.

Men can get by just on allowances, but women in this world can’t live normally unless they earn money.

So now I’m heading to the meeting place to visit Sachi Maki-san’s channel, and of course, I’m wearing clothes I bought at Aikawa-san’s store. Now, where’s the supermarket?

“Is that it?”

I discovered a large supermarket with a spacious parking lot. The sign even says supermarket properly.

But, if it’s such a big supermarket, I should have asked for more specific details about the meeting place.

I thought I might wait around the entrance of the supermarket… and then I spotted Makino-san, Kirishima-san, Kimishima-san, and Fukata-san from my class.

Today is Saturday and there’s no school. The fact that they’re together even on a day off means these four must be friends. They’re talking about something together, but,

——Ah!

Suddenly, Kimishima-san turned to face me, and we made eye contact, so it would be polite to greet her, right? It would be a bit shocking if she ignored me, though.

“Hello, Kimishima-san. Hello, Makino-san, Kirishima-san, and Fukata-san as well.”

When I greeted Kimishima-san, the other three also looked over, so it felt like I continued to greet them as well.

“Feh! G-Gouda-kun, h-h-hello!”

“Gouda-kun!”

“Hello.”

“Hello, Gouda-kun.”

Even though they were four girls together, I shouldn’t rudely interrupt their conversation just because we’re classmates.

“See you later.”

In the first place, I was supposed to meet Sachi Maki-san. Where could Sachi Maki-san be? As I looked around, trying to find her, I started walking towards the entrance of the supermarket.

“Gouda-kun, I’m Sachi Maki.”

I heard a voice from behind. When I turned around, there was Makino-san.

“Um…”

What does she mean? I wonder and tilt my head in confusion.

“I’m Makino Sachiko, but I’m also Sachi Maki from the Sachi Maki Channel. See, ‘Maki’ from Makino and ‘Sachi’ from Sachiko. If you reverse them, it becomes Sachi Maki, right?”

“Ah…”

I thought it was a name combining “maki” from the rolled omelette and maki sushi with “Sachi” for happiness since I assumed it was someone who makes bento. “Rolling happiness” sounds auspicious, after all.

Makino-san smiled and said that would be better, no, that’s not what I wanted to talk about.

“I was surprised. I never would have guessed that my classmate, Makino-san, was Sachi Maki-san.”

“Yeah, I’m sorry for not saying anything.”

The world is a small place, isn’t it?

“So, Kirishima-san, Kimishima-san, and Fukata-san were… staff members of the Sachi Maki Channel, huh?”

“No, that’s not it. Basically, I do it all by myself. Occasionally, Tsukune helps me out, oh, Tsukune is Kirishima Tsukune. That person.”

Makino-san turns to face Kirishima-san. Kirishima-san looks a bit awkward, glances around, and then looks down.

“At that Tsukune, I was so happy that it was decided that Gouda-kun would come to my channel, I couldn’t help but talk about it, and coincidentally, the chairperson and vice-chairperson were listening from behind.

The chairperson and vice-chairperson asked me to help because they want to get along better with Gouda-kun as class representatives, but they don’t know how to start and are having trouble…”

In short, does that mean all three of them are just observing? Oh, Kirishima-san is helping out, huh? Makino-san then turns to face Kimishima-san and Fukata-san. Kimishima-san bows to me repeatedly, and Fukata-san gives a small thumbs-up.

“Ahaha. Actually, the vice-chairperson mother here runs the supermarket, and she said she would take care of all the ingredients for today. I’m sorry for deciding this without asking you.”

For me, it feels like I’m just helping out with the Sachi Maki Channel, so there’s no need to apologize.

“Well, you see, I’m just here as a guest on the Sachi Maki Channel, and since I hardly do any cooking during today’s shoot, I thought I’d come to get some instructions, so you don’t need to worry about it.”

After that, they all went into the supermarket. Choosing the groceries was left to Sachi Maki (Makino). Huh? She’s throwing in all sorts of unrelated stuff like chips, pudding, and juice, but is that okay?

When I looked at Fukata-san, she nodded slightly and gave a thumbs-up. That’s nice. Maybe I’ll do it too.

But I had the impression that Fukata-san would talk a bit more (politely), but it turns out she doesn’t talk much at all.