(Chastity Reversed) The Legitimate Wife War: How I, a Harem-Hater, Ended Up Creating an Ultra-Eccentric Harem with a Villainess, a Sadistic Beauty Teacher, a Scheming Classmate... etc.

A few days after my date with Shiraishi-san.

On the surface, we were living peaceful school lives.

“…Seriously, it’s too hot, I’m gonna die~”

Tachibana-san sitting next to me was the same as always today.

Right now she was sprawled lazily across her desk looking listless, but that was also part of daily life.

She didn’t look like she was currently being abused, nor did she give off any dark atmosphere.

Was such a thing really happening… I found myself thinking that.

“…Kyo-kun, why are you giving me such a burning stare?”

I was startled.

I hadn’t expected to be caught watching.

“No, I was just thinking you really looked hot… that’s all.”

“…Hmm, it felt pretty long for just that~ I thought I might get burned by Kyo-kun’s gaze.”

“What are you saying, Mizuri—if you’re gonna say that, it should be ‘you’ll get burned if you fall for me,’ right?”

“Ugh, Setsuna… how can you say such a cheesy line without any embarrassment?”

“Why am I being the cheesy one? Some old actor said that! Plus, you started it!”

“So Setsuna is saying Kyo-kun’s gaze is a razor beam, right?”

“You didn’t summarize anything I said! Plus that reference is too old! And why does it turn into that? If you’re gonna say that, it should be razor beam eyes… Hiromi Gou, right?”

Are these two really current high school girls? This conversation is making me seriously doubt it.

This is like conversation from my past life, isn’t it?

…But thanks to Aoyama-san, the topic got diverted from me.

The two of them are still chatting happily.

They seemed to be awkward for a while, but on the surface they’re the same as always.

But…

(While they’re having light banter with words, there’s no physical contact like there used to be)

I guess their relationship is still delicate?

That makes sense. For Aoyama-san, she wants to help but was rejected, so she doesn’t know what to do.

It wasn’t hard to imagine she had such confusion.

I was the same—I still hadn’t found a clear, planned answer for what to do about Tachibana-san.

Of course, helping her was decided, but I didn’t know how to help.

It was almost certain she was being abused by her mother. Kazari-san, who had returned from her meeting with the NAZ Agency, had told me the same thing.

But when it came to helping everyone, the situation became complicated. But I didn’t want to take time.

“…Sigh.”

A sigh escaped me involuntarily.

After I finished talking with Shiraishi-san, come to think of it, she had said something like this:

[…Kyo-kun is smart and has initiative and has led things to success so far. —But that doesn’t mean you should demand too much perfection from yourself, okay? It’s fine if you’re not perfect now either. You’ll get there eventually, so don’t rush… okay?]

Perfection, huh.

I’m not really that much of a perfectionist though. Did I look like I was that anxious?

“…Hm?”

My smartphone in my uniform vibrated. The sender was… Aoyama-san?

Since she was right in front of me but contacted me via LINE, it must be content she didn’t want overheard.

setuna: [Make time after school, want to talk about Mizuri]

Right.

Aoyama-san would be curious about progress too.

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“Sorry to keep you waiting.”

“No, I wasn’t waiting that long.”

Today’s meeting place was the classroom after school.