The Guy Who Messed Up Is Gradually Doing His Best

The band name has been decided as “Armed Girls.” The channel on netTube is also named “Armed Girls Channel.”

From my perspective as someone who plays online games, it’s totally cool, but is it really okay? This is everyone’s channel, and I don’t think girls use the word armed that much, do they?

…But well, since it seems like everyone decided to go with a cross-dressing style for the band, maybe this is fine…

By the way, I was told in the group chat this morning that the band name was chosen by adding my name to one of the candidates as dressed-up girls.

Since Nene-san and Kaori-san, who saw the group chat, also praised it by saying “I think it’s good,” it might not be that bad among girls.

This group chat was also created by yesterday’s members. It’s because there won’t be any communication errors regarding the band in the group chat.

“Oh, the video we shot in the studio has already been uploaded.”

This Armed Girls Channel is managed by the four of them, and I was treated as a viewer.

The administrator can view all content, manage permissions, live stream, create, edit, and delete content.

Viewers can see everything, but they cannot perform actions such as creating, editing, or deleting.

Actually, I was told to become an administrator too, but I messed up once. There’s no guarantee I won’t get carried away somewhere. I don’t want to make the same mistake again.

When I said that, they set a condition. If I call them by their name without honorifics. They said that calling them with honorifics feels too formal and makes it seem like I’m deliberately keeping my distance. They made quite a sharp point.

In this world, I thought that if I didn’t exercise self-control regarding relationships between men and women, things would get out of hand, so I called her with an honorific to maintain a reasonable distance, but it seems I was found out.

But I thought my classmates would be surprised if I suddenly changed how I was called, but since the chairperson, Saori-san, said to leave that to her, I decided to trust her. The vice president, Nanako-san, also gave a thumbs up, so it should be fine.

If that’s the case, I have to call Kaori-san just “Kaori,” but since the image of Kaori-san is so strong, it was quite a hurdle.

It was embarrassing, but when I tried my best to call Kaori, she turned bright red too. Both the caller and the one being called were so flustered that I couldn’t help but laugh.

Nene-san? When I said Nene-san should stay as Nene-san, she sulked, so I decided to call her Nene. When I called her, she made a face that said, “Well, I guess there’s no helping it,” and I secretly thought it was a bit cute.

——Speaking of which…

The members of the idol group “January” from Masaka Corporation, Yuu, Ai, Mii, and Shii, were called by their names without honorifics from the start. They are younger and I wasn’t conscious of them as women, so it’s fine to not count it, right?

I think I received a MAIN message saying something like, “We’re having a live show next month, so please come as a guest.”

When I checked with the group chat, everyone was okay with it, so I replied to let me know as soon as the date and time were decided. Tsukune said the second song was ready, so we needed to start practicing soon.

Ding dong!

“Is that you, Kaori-san…”

Habits are hard to break, aren’t they? If I’m not careful, I end up calling her Kaori-san without thinking.

As expected, just because I confessed yesterday, Kaori-san didn’t stay over at my place. In fact, she hurried home, eager to report to her grandmother, mother, and aunt.

I think I should go greet them too… but in this world, it’s common for men not to greet or visit. On the other hand, it’s customary for the woman’s relatives to come and greet. My mom told me that when I became an adult.

Maybe it’s because I have memories of my past life, but I feel a bit restless.

Yesterday, Kaori told me that her grandma and mother cried tears of joy when they received the MAIN. When they are that happy, it actually puts pressure on me, and I feel like I have to do things properly.

I calm down quickly, but ever since I realized I could use relaxation techniques, I’ve been like this all the time. Relaxation is really helpful.

“Eh!?”

I was surprised when I looked at the monitor. Not just Kaori-san, but also her grandmother, her mother, and her aunt, right? And there’s one more person, but who could it be?

I hurriedly went to the gate to welcome them and let them in.

“I’m sorry for dropping by so suddenly.”

Kaori’s grandmother, who was sitting on the sofa, said that and bowed her head.

I found out later that her grandmother is 75 years old. But thanks to her mysterious power called telekinesis, she looks like she’s in her late 50s. It seems that the more telekinetic energy a person has, the slower they age.

By the way, Kaori’s mother is 50 years old, but she looks around 40. Her aunt is her mother’s younger sister and is 48, but she looks about the same age as Kaori’s mother.

It seems that after receiving the report from her grandchild, she was so happy that she immediately brought along only those who could move right away to come and greet me. Her mother, her aunt, and another person who was Kaori’s sister, who is the vice president of a subsidiary.

“Nice to meet you, Taketo-kun. I am her younger sister, Shiori.”

“Nice to meet you too, I am Gouda Taketo.”

When I stood up and bowed my head, they were surprised. Her mom and aunt were laughing and saying something ambiguous like “right,” but I guess they meant to say it wasn’t normal.

Even though I’m a guy, I’m going to school, walking around normally, appearing on netTube, and even doing live performances.

“Grandmother, Mother, Aunt, Shiori.”

Kaori served the tea at my place. She added the traditional sweets she received as a gift directly to the tea.

In this world, it was more polite to eat what you brought as a gift together. I learned this in school. I’m glad I went to school.

After that, Kaori sat next to me. Everyone nodded happily, and Kaori’s face turned bright red. I’m glad she seems to get along well.

After that, Kaori talked about various things, like wanting permission to live at my house and inviting me to a dinner party. Finally, Kaori’s mother gently placed a simple ring and a bracelet made of a thin metal rod shaped into a circle on the table.

“Taketo-san, please take care of Kaori.”

In this world, there is no such ceremony as a wedding. Instead, a bracelet is given from the woman to the man, and the woman simply wears a ring on her left ring finger. Since men will wear multiple bracelets, a ring would be troublesome for their fingers, so they use bracelets instead.

It seems that very few men actually wear that bracelet.

I put the wedding ring on Kaori, and Kaori put a bracelet with the Nohara family crest engraved on it on my left wrist.

After that, we just need to have a civil registry officer come from the city hall, and if we both sign and stamp the documents they bring, we will be officially recognized as a married couple.

For someone who said they came to greet me, they were way too well-prepared, and I almost burst out laughing.

“Mm.”

When I saw her grandmother looking at us with tears in her eyes, nodding with a truly happy expression, I didn’t feel bad at all. On the contrary, I felt happy knowing that she was welcoming us so warmly.