The Story of Making a Popular Girl Dependent on Me - Chapter 28

It was terribly boring for a week after I said I would keep my distance from Setsune.

Recently, even though she had been treating me like a puppy, she didn’t come close, probably shocked by what I said.

After about four days, she visibly lost her energy, and although she tried to hide it with makeup, the dark circles under her eyes became so severe that it was clear she wasn’t sleeping.

Seeing her like that, her friends around her tried to kindly offer advice and take care of her.

And that man was the same, thinking that if he could help her when she was feeling down, she would open up to him.

(What a bother. Even though he got rejected, he shouldn’t be hanging around someone else’s girlfriend. I want him gone quickly.)

However, she didn’t avoid coming close to me at all.

It seemed like she tried to talk to me a few times when I was alone, but every time that man was hovering around Setsune like a fly, so I couldn’t talk to her in the end.

(Because you don’t firmly reject such things, this is what happens. I wonder if Setsune understands that?)

Normally, I could have tolerated whoever was around me, and I wouldn’t have gotten so emotional.

However, executing a plan to make Setsune dependent on me, coupled with her emotional jealousy, made it seem foolish for me to be the only one tolerating it.

So, I also act on my emotions, and I had no intention of easily forgiving this incident.

(Still, if Setsune ends up struggling to choose between me and her friends because of this incident…)

Having made up my mind, I observed Setsune daily while thinking about how to eliminate the trash in the future.

Thus, after spending a week like that, Saturday arrived. I received a message that information about the man had been gathered, so I asked her to come to my house to hear the story.

“Good morning! Setsune-san!”

“Good morning, Hasegawa-san. Let’s get straight to it, can you come in and tell me?”

“Yes!”

I asked my fan club, Hasegawa-san and others, to gather information.

Since they had a wide information network, I thought they would gather useful information for me.

“Wow!! So this is Setsune-san’s room!”

“It’s a bit embarrassing to be seen so much. I’ll bring some drinks now, so please sit on the bed.”

“Thank you!”

After asking her to sit and wait, I went downstairs to pour lemon tea into a cup.

I also brought some snacks that could be eaten lightly and placed them on the table when I returned to the room.

After taking a sip of the drink I brought, I decided to ask about the information they had gathered.

“So, about the request I made…”

“Yes! Let me report the information we gathered!”

His name is Hayato Senagawa. He is 176cm tall, weighs 66kg. He is relatively excellent in his studies, good at sports but not a member of any club, often helping out various sports clubs as a substitute.

Also, he is highly regarded by the teachers, and his kindness and appearance make him quite popular among female students. However, there was no talk of him currently dating a specific woman.”

“I see. He seems perfect as if he were drawn in a picture. Ironically, that perfection feels creepy.”

After hearing the information about Hayato Senagawa, I felt a kind of creepiness and said it as if spitting it out.

“Yes. We came to the same conclusion. So, we expanded our search and found out that he is quite unpopular at other schools.”

“Specifically?”

In short, he’s a scumbag who changes women like clothes.

Through friends at other schools, it was said that he is bad at communication, seduces and then abandons female students who have few friends, and after getting them interested, he gets bored and dumps them.

Some girls were even subjected to violence or couldn’t get him to use protection, and since then, they have been saying that they are afraid of men.

Also, he and his friends at other schools have been caught shoplifting many times, and for stress relief, they engage in violent acts of hitting and kicking, as well as robbery of money.”

“Hmm. Why would such societal trash target Setsune?”

“Probably to make himself look even better. Since Setsune-san is very cute, it seems like he wants to show off that he dated such a person for even more appeal.”

After hearing that much, I asked Hasegawa-san to stop talking for a moment to think.

Perhaps because Hasegawa-san had talked so much at once, she took a sip of lemon tea and nibbled on some snacks. Once my thoughts were gathered, I looked up and asked Hasegawa-san.

“…Hasegawa-san. Is there evidence for what you just said?”

“Yes. We have everything from message chat history to photos and videos of the scene.”

“Understood.”

“What will you do?”

“At first, I thought it would be enough for him to leave the school, but I feel sorry for the girls who were victimized.

Moreover, trying to make a move on my Setsune for such impure and ridiculous reasons, I won’t let him regret it. So… let’s have him leave socially.”

“Then, I will prepare accordingly.”

“Thank you.”

With the arrangement to get rid of the nuisance in place for now, all that was left was to prepare thoroughly.

To take a break, I drank the lemon tea and then asked about something that had been bothering me.

“By the way, it seems like for the past three weeks, Gomi and Setsune have been alone together a lot. Why is that?”

“That’s because Hayato Senagawa asked people around him to help because he likes Asahina-san.

Members around Asahina-san tried to stop it, but they couldn’t, and it ended up like that. I’m sorry.”

“It’s okay. Setsune couldn’t refuse, so she’s at fault, and I’m grateful that they tried to stop it. I’ll have to thank them directly someday.”

“If you do that, I think she’ll be happy!”

After our conversation, we talked happily about how the fan club was doing and made plans to go out together.

Around a little past 3 p.m., Hasegawa-san said she had other plans and left.

So, I walked with her to the front of the house to see her off.

“Thank you for today!”

“No, I should be the one thanking you. Thank you so much.”

“I’m glad I could help!”

After expressing my gratitude once again, I leaned in close to her ear to emphasize one last time.

“Please take care of the plan.”

“Yes. Leave it to me.”

With just those words, I backed away and finally saw Hasegawa-san off.

As I was about to enter the house, I saw a girl running away whom I had seen somewhere before, but I thought it was my imagination and went back inside.

The holiday ended, and it was Monday. I arrived at school as usual, waiting for Setsune to come, but she never showed up.

Then, the bell rang, and the teacher entered the classroom.

“Um, Asahina seems to have fallen ill today, so she’s taking the day off. Everyone, please take care of your health. Now, let’s go over today’s announcements…”

It seemed like Setsune was unwell and taking the day off. I was a little worried, but considering her recent state, it was understandable that she was feeling unwell.

(Or maybe there’s some psychological factor… Well, it might be a good opportunity to think about what caused the current situation.)

I didn’t know if Setsune would choose me or her friends, but I made sure to plan carefully to handle either outcome.

And in preparation for the upcoming garbage cleanup, I spent busy days while also conducting a final check with Hasegawa-san and others.