The Guy Who Messed Up Is Gradually Doing His Best - Chapter 67

“I’m home~”

“Oh, Taketo-kun. Welcome back.”

It’s nice to have a home to come back to. It feels like I can shake off the somewhat gloomy mood.

“Taketo-kun, did something happen?”

I thought that, but Kaori noticed me right away. Kaori approached with a worried look on her face.

After the cultural festival party ended, I used MAIN to send a message to Kaori saying “I’m heading home now,” and after she read it, I teleported to the front door.

I thought it would be bad if someone suddenly appeared at the entrance and surprised Kaori.

Just as I was leaving, after receiving a new song-filled music box from Tsukune and the others, I was stopped by Niiyama-sensei, who had an apologetic look on her face. She said, “I’m sorry for not noticing, I’m not fit to be your homeroom teacher.”

Behind the teacher, Oshii-san and the others were standing with their heads down, but afterward, the teacher took all the members who had apologized to me and went somewhere. Hmm.

“Taketo-kun was feeling down because those kids might face some kind of punishment from the school.”

“I… don’t know. It’s not like we were particularly close.”

But still, it doesn’t feel good. It’s kind of like hearing bad news and feeling down.

“!?”

Kaori approached and suddenly hugged me. I was surprised by the suddenness, but we had become a couple. Rather, I was happy that she was worried about me.

“…Since it’s you, Taketo-kun, you might think somewhere in your heart that their actions are somehow your fault, but I don’t think that’s true. They’re sixteen. They can tell right from wrong. Because Taketo-kun didn’t escalate the issue, everything was resolved without any problems, but what they did was a crime. They should at least receive a reprimand (guidance from the teacher). Since Taketo-kun forgave them, they should at least be suspended, or even better, repeat the year. In fact, even the exposé netTubers and those who assisted them have been arrested as soon as evidence or testimonies were obtained.”

I know about the arrest of that exposé netTuber, but I heard it was because they were sued by other netTubers… Huh? They acted in a way that made it look like that, and then arrested them when they were off guard? I didn’t know that.

But why does Kaori know about that… Did she look into it because she was worried about me? I see. Thank you.

Since I’ve consulted with Kaori about various things and she knows the condition of the house before the repairs, she is smiling with a “hehehe” expression, but her eyes are not smiling.

Ah… Kaori, san, you might be scared when you’re angry.

“Taketo-kun, didn’t Tsukune-chan and the others say anything?”

“…No, nothing… Ah!?”

Looking back now, it was silent, but there was also a tense atmosphere. Just like Kaori now…

Could it be that Oshii-san and the others were in a prickly situation? Now that I think about it, Tsukune, Sachiko, Saori, Nanako, and even the teacher and the bento group were all glancing at Oshii-san and the others… Oh, so that’s why they were all looking down. While I was thinking about such things,

“I… kind of understand now.”

It seemed like Kaori, who appeared to be satisfied with something on her own, suddenly distanced herself from me…

——Hmm?

She intertwined her arm with mine and snuggled closely to my left side.

“It may seem cold, but there’s no point in worrying about it, Taketo-kun. Instead, I’m preparing dinner a bit early, so you should take a bath first.”

Kaori went out of her way to accompany me to the bathroom. She tried to undress me, but I politely declined because it was embarrassing.

“Ahh~ I feel refreshed.”

After taking a slightly longer bath than usual, I felt a bit clearer-headed, so I headed straight to the dining room. Then,

“Kaori, thank you. I feel so much better after taking a bath… wow, amazing!”

As soon as I entered the dining room, what caught my eye was the lavish meal laid out on the table.

Before going to the cultural festival after-party, I was asked what time I would likely be home, so I gave them an approximate time, and it seems they prepared accordingly.

“Hehehe, see, we officially became a married couple today. So I tried my best.”

Making it in small batches is probably to ensure it can be finished, but just by looking at it, I can tell it takes quite a bit of effort…

Moreover, there was even a commemorative cake for two with “Congratulations on your wedding” written on it for dessert.

“Thank you, Kaori. I’m really happy.”

Kaori had a big smile as she sat down at the table across from me (her usual seat). I was so happy I felt like crying.

“…Thank you so much.”

“I’m happy too, so it’s fine. Shall we eat?”

When I poured sparkling wine into Kaori’s glass, this time Kaori poured grape juice (since I can’t drink alcohol, just for the mood, intending it to be red wine) into my glass.

Sparkling wine will be fine for a few days even if I don’t finish it, as long as I use a champagne stopper.

As we slowly enjoy our meal together, eat dessert, and clean up while playing the new song through the speakers,

Ping♪ Ping♪

The sound of a message arriving on both Kaori’s and my smartphones went off at the same time.

“A group chat for the band? It’s from Saori, right?”

“It seems so.”

When I launch the MAIN app and check,

Saori: The number of subscribers to the Armed Girls Channel is going through the roof! 【Stamp of a deformed cat looking surprised】

I received a message from Saori along with a stamp of a surprised deformed cat.

“Number of subscribers?”

It hasn’t even been a day since we posted the video… I thought about that while checking the subscriber count, and…

The number of subscribers had exceeded one million.

Ping♪ Ping♪

Sachiko: It’s not 100,000 people, it’s 1,000,000 people.

Sachiko: 1 million~

Sachiko: It’s a million people~

Tsukune: Sacchan, calm down, it’s okay. It’s okay.

Sachiko: Tsukune~ 1 million people in one day~

Tsukune: Sacchan was really happy because her video channel surpassed 100,000 subscribers… but now what do I do, Sacchan has broken down~

Sachiko: Tsukune~ I didn’t break down or anything~ I was just really happy~ because it’s a million people. Breaking through a million was my dream.

Saori: But why did it suddenly increase…

Nanako: It’s a video of us performing live at the cultural festival. A netTuber who was at the venue posted it.

Akane Various Channels, Makeup Yuu Channel, Tabecha Eat Channel, and so on…

Taketo: Oh, that netTuber is the one I visited before, right? They even came to the venue. I’ll thank them later.

Nanako: Yeah.

Tsukune: Taketo-kun, thank you.

Saori: Thank you.

Sachiko: Thank you~

There was such a scene, but “Armed Girls Channel” had a good start.

Since it was a channel we all started together, I was especially happy, but there was one more thing that made me happy.

That day, I became one year older.