The Kansai Villain’s Rebirth: I Accidentally Ended Up With a Harem.

The Kansai Guy Makes His Comeback.

From Tennouji Daiki’s POV.

I woke up feeling absolutely perfect. Temperature: 36.3°C—back to normal. No cough, no headache, no sore throat. I was completely recovered.

I’d told Mio-chan yesterday that she didn’t need to make lunch… but oh well, the school cafeteria would do just fine today. Alright, off I go.

***

“Morning~”

The moment I greeted the class in my usual way, Rinko launched herself at me with incredible force.

“Dai-kun…! Thank goodness… Are you really okay now? No fever? Did you eat breakfast properly? Did you brush your teeth!?”

“Rinko, calm down. I’m fine. Sorry for worrying you.”

I wrapped my arms around her in return.

“Ahh…”

“That’s it, that’s the one. Lately, 2-C’s signature attraction—Fuyuki-san’s instant two-panel meltdown. Man, I’ve never seen her like that before.”

“Ten×Fuyu… This is gonna fuel so many doujinshi!”

“Hey, that’s unfair, art club! We have a right to witness this too!”

“We’re staying in the same class next year, right? We get to keep seeing this in third year? So blessed~”

Somehow, this had become a class tradition. Cut it out already—what the hell is “Ten×Fuyu”?

“Daiki-kun, morning! Here, your lunch!”

“Eh? Mio-chan, you made one anyway?”

“Yeah! You said you’d probably be in today, so I went ahead and made it. Oh… was that a bother…? You wanted cafeteria food, right…?”

Mio-chan’s face fell, darkening by the second. So I pulled her into a hug and thanked her properly.

“Thanks. Your bento beats the cafeteria any day. It’s good for me, perfect portion, and most importantly—delicious. I was wondering what to do for lunch, but you saved me. Thank you, Mio-chan.”

“Ah… fwaa… ehehe, I’m so glad♪ Let’s eat together again today!”

“Classic bento event. So sweet it hurts…”

“Ten×Aki… This is pure gold… More fuel!”

“My inspiration is overflowing…!”

Stop treating us like manga material already. And quit calling it “Ten×Aki” like it’s some horse race.

“Oh, Dai-chan! You’re all better? Yay~ Nihihi♪”

“Gal and ex-delinquent couple… So shippable…!”

“Shina-chan clinging to him feels so natural… Too cute?”

What the hell has our class turned into? Are we… some kind of famous couple now…?

“Yo, Daiki! Back in one day? Impressive!”

“Kentarou-kun, thanks for worrying.”

“No big deal—we’re friends, right!”

Yeah… friends really are this great, huh… It almost brings tears to my eyes. No, seriously—I might actually cry. I’m so lucky to have good friends…

“Hey Daiki~, one day apart~. Glad your cold’s gone. Oh yeah, on the way home yesterday, someone was looking for you.”

“Me? Who, the cops?”

“Nah? It was kinda dark, but definitely a girl. And super beautiful!”

“““Huh???”””

Shina, Mio-chan, and Rinko’s faces instantly twisted into demonic rage. Shouma-kun… that’s like setting off dynamite in a minefield! My minefield!

“ Dai-chan.”

“Dai-kun?”

“Sniff… No… Don’t leave me…”

Rinko suddenly started crying…! This is bad—what’s going on…? A girl looking for me?

“Rinko, don’t worry. There’s no way I’d ever leave you. We’ll always be together.”

“…Even after death… forever…?”

“Together. I promise.”

Rinko’s cool-dere persona has completely vanished. She’s turned into a full-on super-heavy, crybaby type.

“…Ehe, even after death… together…♪”

“Haaaaaaaaaa!!!”

Who’s screaming like that!? It’s Tsumura-kun! He’s doing some kind of Inbauer pose and twitching— you okay, man?

“Hey, hey, Dai-chan. Who was that girl? Huh? Who? What’s going on???”

Shina’s eyes weren’t laughing. The highlights were gone. Her grip on my shirt was no joke.

“N-No, I really don’t know either…”

“Yeah, yeah, of course—Dai-kun’s so kind, he’s popular, right? Especially the girls’ basketball club—they were saying stuff like ‘I want him to teach me basketball’ or ‘Maybe I should confess’—I just remembered that, ah, I’m only a little jealous, just a tiny bit, really just a little. But no matter what, Dai-kun will always come back to Shina, Rin-chan, and me, right? You won’t say you don’t need us anymore, right? Right?”

“Mio-chan, you’re scaring me. Seriously, calm down?”

“Damn, Daiki’s really loved, huh~. Kentarou~, if we got Erika-senpai and Akitani and everyone talking, it’d be hilarious for sure.”

“Please stop, I’ll die.”

I knew about Rinko, but Shina and Mio-chan are this dependent too…? I told Rinko we’d be together even after death, but if Shina and Mio-chan are this devoted, then yeah—I’ll be with them forever too.

“Maybe Dai-kun’s tired of us already… We’d do anything for you, so please don’t leave us, don’t leave us, don’t leave us—”

“Ah… okay, this is bad. Mio-chan.”

“What is it, Dai… ki-kun… nmu—”

I silenced her endless rambling the only way I could think of. Yeah—with a kiss. I figured nothing else would stop her runaway train.

“Wow, Daiki’s bold.”

“U-Uh… If Erika-senpai saw this, I’d be…”

The girls let out excited squeals. The guys shouted “Whoa!?” and “Damn!” Too bad—this was never meant to be a public kiss scene.

“Pwa…! D-Dai-kun…”

“Mio-chan, I already told Rinko, but I’ll keep loving you, Shina, and Rinko forever. Until the day you girls say you don’t need me anymore.”

“I’d never say that!”

“Good. Then I guess Shina and I are in it for life too.”

“ Dai-chan…!”

“Fufu… fufufufu… Even after death… forever…”

“Whoa—look at that, Kentarou! Perfect communication! Daiki’s incredible! Total respect, man!”

“That’s what true love looks like… Maybe I could get even closer with Erika-senpai…”

Nah, Kentarou-kun, you’re already pretty perfect yourself. Sure, you’ve been through hell… but you look happy, so it’s probably fine…

Still, I never expected Shina and Mio-chan to be this attached too… Even in my net-hazard days, I was never this dependent on Tennouji. Rinko was deep in it, sure. I’d never loved anyone this much before… In my previous life, I was head-over-heels for 2D girls like these, thinking real women were unnecessary. But now, I’m just as hooked on them. If they ever said “let’s break up,” I don’t know if I could keep living. Full-on codependency, huh.

Anyway… a girl looking for me. The one from the day before yesterday—Harumiya-san? She’s a real high-class lady, from what God showed me in that dream profile. Even has a butler. Harumiya Sakura… The fourth heroine. Imamiya’s out of the picture now—looks like God stripped his protagonist privileges and turned him into a mob.

The way she got implemented instantly into this world… that God’s pretty competent, huh. She kept pressing me, saying she just wanted to thank me properly… but that old guy Sebastian didn’t look thrilled. Can’t blame him—an ultra-wealthy heiress getting close to a former delinquent mob character like me wouldn’t fly. She’ll probably give up soon and go back to her upper-class life. That’s what I thought, anyway…

***

“Dai-kun! Let’s walk home together?”

“Me too! Wanna stop at Mikudo?”

“Shina, Dai-kun just got over being sick, you know?”

“Ah… r-right, sorry…”

“Nah, I’m feeling great. How about a café instead?”

“Ehh! I can’t drink coffee, and tea’s no good unless Dai-chan makes it~!”

“Shina’s throwing a tantrum. Hmm… Guess Mikudo it is, then.”

“I could handle some fries, though.”

“Yay~! Chocolate pie for me♪”

“I’ll share fries with Dai-kun~”

“I might do the same… Though lately my bras and panties have been feeling a little tight… I really should watch what I eat…”