The Guy Who Messed Up Is Gradually Doing His Best - Chapter 59

“Haa.”

Nene had been watching the live video of the cultural festival with rapt attention, and let out a sigh of admiration.

“…Taketo-chi’s song is amazing. I couldn’t help but tear up.”

“Hehehe, that’s right. What’s Taketo-chi?”

“Well, well, more importantly…”

Seeing her best friend Kaorin so happy as if it were her own joy, Nene realized that she had feelings for him just by observing her behavior, but she had never exposed her feelings so openly before.

It might be just the right time to ask about something she has been thinking about for a while.

“Kaorin is as happy as if it were her own thing, but how far have you and Taketo-chi gone? With your future husband, or, or maybe you’ve already had physical relations…”

“No, no. There’s nothing, nothing at all!”

Kaori is vehemently denying it with her face flushed bright red. But it’s true, the current situation is almost miraculous. Ordinary men don’t go out and aren’t very friendly.

As for Nene’s own experience with men, she once attended a matchmaking party organized by the prefecture, where she was insulted with things like “Stay out of it, you annoying bitch” and “Get lost, ugly.”

After that, Nene was comforted by her friends and, having developed a complicated fondness for women, she, as the next representative of Sound Studio Matsu, had to leave behind a successor.

If you want to gain social credibility, it’s better to get married, but the impression of the men at the matchmaking party was so bad, and if the husband has multiple wives, the complications are also bothersome.

In the end, since she conceived through artificial insemination, Nene is not married but has one child.

Her child is now two years old. She was very mischievous and looked a lot like her. It’s so cute that she can’t help but love it, and she has even thought that if it were a girl, maybe she could have one more.

However, even Nene wasn’t completely uninterested in romantic affairs. In fact, it was something she loved, perhaps even more because she couldn’t experience it herself.

Especially if it’s her best friend who shares the same worries and, like her, would have to resort to artificial insemination to have children…

“Oh, really? That’s a bit disappointing. I wanted to hear how it went… So, you seemed pretty close, did you at least kiss?”

Nene asks with the same feeling as kissing her own child. Of course, she has no experience kissing men at all.

However, that face looks like one of those older sisters who have a lot of experience in love.

“…Not yet.”

“Eh, Kaorin, what did you just say? I can’t hear you very well.”

“I said ‘Not yet!’ Sorry!”

She can’t tell if she’s blushing because she’s angry or because she’s embarrassed, but judging by that shy demeanor, it’s definitely because she’s embarrassed.

“Haa. I think he’s going to get even more popular from now on.”

Nene shook her head at his extreme cowardice. Although she herself had no experience with men, she decided to set that aside.

In this world, most confessions come from women. It was almost unheard of for a proud and arrogant man to confess.

However, since he was born male, he must either take in the number of wives stipulated by the country (at least ten by the age of 30) or continue to provide sperm indefinitely. If he fails to do so, not only will his benefits be stopped, but he will also be taxed for the number of wives he is short of.

Of course, there were many matchmaking parties organized by the government until then, but since proud men rarely confess, the results often do not reach the required number, and many men end up becoming sperm donors.

Recently, there has been an increase in women who, like Nene, think it would be fine to just receive sperm without getting married, and the country is unlikely to take immediate action unless the population starts to decline.

“That… I already know.”

“You like him, don’t you? You like Taketo-chi, don’t you?”

“…Yeah.”

“Haa, there’s nothing we can do about it now.”

*****

Since we have already decided to have the class celebration tomorrow (Saturday) at noon, I would like to head home soon.

Tomorrow? It seems that Kaori-san’s mother, one of my classmates, runs a karaoke house, and we’re planning to have a celebration there.

Ping♪

——Hmm?

There’s a message in the MAIN app… Kaori-san?

“Um… I heard that Kaori-san and Nene-san are going to have a celebration at the studio, but what is everyone else going to do?”

Is this what you were talking about during the commemorative photo shoot? No one else heard it besides me, so there’s no way to confirm.

“Oh, we also received a MAIN from Kaori-san!”

“Hmm?”

“Disgusting.”

“Yeah.”

Huh, I wonder if everyone is registered in the group with Kaori-san? Just as I was thinking that, Nanako (Fukata)-san raised her thumb.

“Yes.”

Just in case, I’ve heard from a teacher about telepathy, but apparently, if I can’t control it well, my thoughts sometimes leak to people who have telepathy.

Nanako (Fukuda)-san is able to control it well, but I can’t, so it sometimes leaks out. I need to work hard on controlling my telepathy.

*****

“Everyone, welcome.”

The second floor of Nene-san’s studio was a 1LDK, designed for living at any time.

It’s like a house that reflects Nene-san’s hobbies. I hear she sometimes comes to stay with her daughter. By the way, Nene-san has a child?

“Oh, I wonder if it’s inconvenient for Taketo-chi that I have a child.”

“No.”

I can’t just say, “It’s just that I was so restless that she didn’t look like she had a child.”

Nanako (Fukuda)-san, you don’t have to nod there. Nene-san is looking at you curiously, so you’ll get caught.

“Everyone, please sit wherever you like.”

Kaori-san is setting out the small plates and beckoning everyone over.

——Oh my…

It doesn’t seem like we need to help. Most of the food and drinks were already prepared while we were walking there.

I can see the beer, but is it Nene-san who’s going to drink it? Or is it Kaori-san? I’m technically considered an adult, but I still can’t handle alcohol. Of course, neither can all the students.

“””Yes, pardon my intrusion!”””

Tsukune (Kirishima)-san and Sachiko (Makino)-san are small, so seeing them hesitate about where to sit is quite endearing.

Saori (Kimishima)-san is waiting for everyone to sit down. She probably intends to sit in the remaining spot. Nanako-san sat in the place where it seemed easiest to get food.

Me? I ended up sitting next to Kaori-san and Saori (Kimishima)-san.

By the way, the table we’re using now is a round table, so even though there are seven of us, which is an odd number, we can all sit comfortably.

“””””””Cheers!”””””””

After that, while enjoying the food (appetizers), the conversation was mostly about today’s live show. Nene-san likes live shows too.

“Huh? No one from the music industry has contacted you at all?!”

Kaori-san and Saori-san (since they were sitting next to me) took food on their own and put it on my plate, so I was quietly eating it when Nene-san, who was talking with Tsukune-san, suddenly raised her voice loudly.

“To think that after hearing that song… you wouldn’t come.”

Nene-san shakes her head as if she can’t believe it.

“I see. So that’s why you decided to start a band channel.”

Nene-san, while stroking Tsukune-san’s head who is feeling down, says, “You can use the studio as usual, and I’ll support you wherever I can, so cheer up.” It feels like her nose is growing longer, though.