The Story Of How I, A Gloomy Guy, Ended Up Surrounded By the Top-Tier Beautiful Girls In Class After A Seat Change - Chapter 67-68

Chapter 67:

Despite Tanaka’s intrusion (or rather, me letting him), the game of life continued until the end.

Kuroki, who didn’t marry me, chose to pursue the path of an “inventor” stoically without marrying anyone else. She achieved great success in her inventions, becoming the ultimate winner with a vast fortune.

Meanwhile, I ended up marrying Miyama along the way. I became a “company employee” while Miyama became a “model.” We had six children together, and our love story was filled with romantic events. In the end, we secured the second position.

Now, the question arises: What happened to Yuria?

“Why… why do I have to be… a comedian…”

Yuria failed the audition for a “model” during job hunting and also failed the roulette for becoming an “announcer” as an alternative.

Ultimately, she was left with a random selection between becoming a “comedian” or remaining unemployed as a “NEET.” With a heavy heart, she chose to become a comedian.

In the end, she ended up like a certain female comedian, but faced a series of misfortunes, finishing in last place.

“Haha, maybe Yuria should consider a career in comedy from now on?”

“Hey, stop it. Just because I became an inventor…! And Airi, didn’t you want to become rich!?”

“Yuria? Airi realized that in this world, love is more important than money. Right, Kanade?”

“Yes! I will support Airi in any way possible!”

Tanaka is just plain annoying.

But it was refreshing to see Tanaka getting along with the girls for the first time.

Since middle school, he didn’t have many friends besides me.

(Well, that’s probably why he can’t make friends… that’s my honest opinion.)

“But to be honest, I wanted Ryota himself to choose, not Kanade.”

Miyama smiled and glanced at me sideways.

“What’s that about?”

“Because I’m really curious about who Ryota will choose among Airi and the other two beautiful girls.”

As Miyama said that, Yuria and Kuroki nodded in agreement.

Even if they say that, I don’t know about that…

“No, honestly…”

“What’s wrong? Are you dissatisfied with us?”

“No! It’s just that choosing one from you three top-tier beauties is too luxurious! It’s not normal to choose one, right?”

The three reacted to my words, widening their eyes in surprise, then shifted from their puzzled expressions to a look of confusion, avoiding eye contact with me.

Did I… say something weird?

“Wow… you three are so easy.”

“Tanaka, be quiet.”

“Tanaka, please be quiet.”

“Tanaka, you’re annoying.”

“Wow, massive backlash… and Airi, please call me by my first name like earlier!”

I didn’t quite understand, but since the girls were having a good time chatting, I just watched from the sidelines.

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“Everyone, shall we head back soon? It’s getting late, and it wouldn’t be nice to stay too long at Ryota’s house.”

As the sun began to set, Kuroki finally suggested that they should disband.

“Aww, I want to have a sleepover, Airi!”

“No, that’s out of the question!”

“That’s right, Airi. If you do that, Ryota might do something inappropriate.”

Yuria gave me a sharp look.

What’s with Yuria? It’s like I’m a criminal… (Well, I do have a criminal record).

“Well then, let’s go. Thanks for today, Ryota.”

“Ah, yeah.”

I escorted the four of them to see them off, moving together to the entrance.

“From tomorrow, we need to prepare for the cultural festival. We have to study the script to be ready for the performance.”

“Okay, okay. I got it.”

“See you later, Ryota.”

After seeing them all off, I returned home, feeling exhausted.

It was an incredibly busy after-school period…

(Well then… should I go back to the room where the scent of the beautiful girls lingers…)

I-I don’t have any shady intentions—

“Hey, Ryota.”

“Huh?”

I was startled by the voice calling me from behind, and when I turned around in surprise, it was Kuroki standing there.

“I forgot something in the room… Can I come up?”

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Chapter 68:

After the four had left, Kuroki Rui returned, claiming she had forgotten something in the room.

She was behind me all of a sudden, and I turned to face her in surprise.

“W-what did you forget…? You’re not lying, right?”

“It’s true, Ryota. What? Do you doubt me?”

“N-no, that’s not my intention, but…”

Given her past actions, I feel like Kuroki would do anything to bring me down…

In fact, it was Kuroki who suggested that the three beautiful girls come to my house.

Kuroki must have had some kind of motive to want to play in my room.

That Kuroki would suggest something without any purpose is unlikely.

(Come to think of it, Kuroki has been unusually calm since she arrived, and she was mature in the room too.)

Perhaps Kuroki’s aim was to find a moment to be alone with me like this…

“Hehe… Ryota, are you expecting something?”

“E-expecting?”

“For example, thinking that I purposely forgot something to set up a situation where we’re alone in your room and trying to do something weird…”

With a calm tone, Kuroki squinted her eyes as she spoke.

“W-what…! I-I mean! I-I wouldn’t…”

It’s a very specific speculation, but it’s not entirely wrong, so I feel unsettled.

With such detailed remarks, could it be that she really did forget something on purpose?

Is Kuroki intentionally forgetting something to scheme and do something weird with me in the room!?

(What is this… is it finally happening… my virginity graduation…)

“Hehe… but too bad. I didn’t forget on purpose, and I’m not going to do any ‘weird things’ that you might like, Ryota.”

“Huh…”

“Sorry for making you expect something. I’ll just grab my forgotten item and leave right away.”

Th-this girl…

When she says things like that, any guy would feel a bit shaken.

I feel like my head and lower body are about to react strongly, but I manage to control myself.

(Stay cool. If I fall for Kuroki’s persuasion now, my head and lower body won’t be able to handle it in many ways.)

I let Kuroki in the house, and we went up the stairs together.

It seems she forgot her phone, and if she had mentioned it earlier, I would have fetched it… well, it’s fine now.

“Today was fun, right, Ryota? Both of us seemed to enjoy it, did you have a good time too?”

“I… w-well, it was okay.”

I can’t honestly say it was fun.

If I say “It was fun!” now, I have a feeling she might come over every day from now on.

“More importantly, Kuroki… didn’t you dislike it?”

“Dislike? What do you mean?”

“I mean, coming to my house.”

“Why?”

“Why…?”

As we reach the top of the stairs and enter the room together, the conversation continues.

“Of course, no one would voluntarily enter the room of an otaku like me, right? Maybe Kuroki is forcing herself because she thinks she needs to bring me down for her ‘perfection,’ but it might be too much—”

“You still don’t understand, Ryota.”

Interrupting my words, Kuroki picks up her phone from under the cushion in the room.

“Indeed, I may have said under the umbrella before, ‘I need you for my perfection.’ But the meaning of that is, I need you to stay perfect.”

She needs me to stay perfect for her to remain perfect?

I can’t grasp the meaning of what she’s saying…

“Ryota, you’re unexpectedly smart, so I thought you’d understand right away, but… too bad.”

“W-what’s that supposed to mean?”

“But even so… hehe.”

Muttering that, Kuroki passes by me, who was near the door, and leaves the room.

“After the cultural festival, I’ll tell you the real meaning. So let’s do our best in the cultural festival play, Prince?”

“Y-yeah.”

I watched Kuroki leave, still bothered by her cryptic remarks that seemed to pile on more mystery.

That Kuroki… she surely didn’t forget something again, right…?