The Villain Who Got Pinned Down Until He Ran Out Of Stamina ~ This Time I Raised The Protagonist's Affection Too Much And Everyone Fell For Me~ - Chapter 22: If The Villain Had Been Discovered, I Would Probably Have Been Killed

During lunch break, Yuito and I were eating lunch on the rooftop.

I’d had a lunchbox made by Hibari, while Yuito’s was homemade by Riina. We were spending a relaxed time chatting casually when suddenly,

“Mahiro-chan and Riina-chan definitely want to become friends with you, Yuji-kun!” 

“Gufuh!? cough cough!!” 

“Yu-Yuji-kun!?”

Yuito had so suddenly said something strange that I accidentally swallowed a piece of rolled omelet without chewing it properly.

“I-I’m dying…” 

“Don’t die~!”

Ignoring Yuito who was panicking with concern, I gulped down some tea, coughed, and… somehow managed to calm down.

“…So, what did you just say?” 

“Mahiro-chan and Riina-chan want to become friends with you, Yuji-kun.” 

“…” 

“Yuji-kun, did something get stuck in your throat again? You aren’t breathing, you know?”

“You aren’t breathing” was quite a powerful expression, but I was aware that my face currently showed an empty expression.

The beautiful sisters wanted to be friends with me? Let it be a dream.

“…How can you say that with such certainty?” 

“The intuition of a friend who’s been close to them since middle school!”

That intuition should be applied more to matters of love.

“The Sumino sisters wanting to be friends with me… no way. Besides, those two are… you know, they’re good friends with you. They’re only interested in you.” 

“I don’t think that’s true? Because it’s rare for Mahiro-chan and Riina-chan to remember people’s names and call them by name.” 

“Remember names and call them?”

“Just hearing about you from Yui-kun isn’t enough. After all, Kasajima Yuji, your face is scary.”

“Thank you, Kasajima-kun.”

At the amusement park before, and just earlier… I had indeed been called by name. Thinking back carefully, when interacting with classmates, they would converse normally with me but wouldn’t call me by name.

“Hmm…” 

“See, you realize it, right?” 

“No, no, it’s just a coincidence. Or maybe they’ve remembered my name as a side effect of me being with you?”

“I really think they want to be friends with you~”

They were probably jealous that I was taking up Yuito’s time, yeah. It was more likely they remembered my name out of wariness.

“Let me ask you this, what do you think of those two? First, Mahiro-san.” 

“Mahiro-chan is smart, good at all sports, and handles things with mature composure. Even though we’re the same age, Mahiro-chan is so reliable that it feels like I’ve gained an older sister~” 

“…I see. What about Riina-san?”

“Riina-chan is always cheerful and a bit clingy. She’s really good at cooking and always makes my lunch boxes. She also has great fashion sense! Sometimes I even have Riina-chan choose my outfits~”

I had meant to ask how Yuito felt about them romantically, but… this was fine too. Seeing Yuito talk so happily made even the listener feel warm inside.

“You’re good at complimenting people, Yuito.” 

“Hmm, is there such a thing as being good at complimenting people? I’m just honestly saying what I think.” 

“For someone’s good qualities to come out so clearly in your honest words, that’s amazing too. You’re a genius, Yuito.” 

“You think so? …Ehehe~”

Yes, yes. He had such a pure face that seemed incapable of ever saying anything mean.

But if that was the case… I wanted to see him say something mean just once.

As we both finished our lunches, I decided to make a suggestion.

“Hey, Yuito.”

“Yes?” 

“Could you say something mean to me?” 

“No. I don’t want to say anything mean to Yuji-kun.” 

“I see…”

I was flatly refused. Yuito was such a niceYuji, but I wasn’t one to give up so easily. If mean words were out, then a disgusted face… Well, should I try that?

“Yuito. This will be quick. Please follow what I’m about to say.” 

“Sure, that’s fine.” 

“First, give me your paw.” 

“Here.”

Yuito gently placed his curled hand on my outstretched palm.

“Once more.” 

“Here.”

Yuito placed his hand again. So far, things were going smoothly.

Now, the next part was the problem.

“Chin-chin.”

[Chin-chin]

Used in dog training. A motion where the front legs are raised in front of the chest, standing the body vertically.

There was no way the pure-hearted Yuito would do something so crude.

“…”

Yuito’s movements stopped. Now, he would say to me, “I won’t do something like that, idiot!”

“Um, Yuji-kun…” 

“Hm?” 

“You won’t… laugh…?” 

“Of course not.”

A man who proudly did the chin-chin… that was rather cool!!

Yuito’s hands began to move.

Clink clink.

He started unfastening his belt.

“Wait wait wait wait!? What are you doing, Yuito?!” 

“Eh, since Yuji-kun said ‘chin-chin’, I thought… you wanted to see mine…” 

“I did say that, but nobody told you to show the actual thing!” 

“B-but…” 

“But what?” 

“…Because Yuji-kun ordered me to…” 

“…I’m sorry.”

Seeing Yuito blush slightly with embarrassment, I felt nothing but guilt.

What was I doing? I shouldn’t forget my original purpose! I was supposed to raise the protagonist’s favorability to escape the evil clutches of the beautiful sisters!!

“Yuito. Please forget what just happened…” 

“O-okay…”

Just as the atmosphere had become somewhat awkward–

Click

“Oh, found you. So you two were eating lunch here.” 

“Hiiiiiii!?” 

“Wah!? Mahiro-chan!”

Startled by the sound of the opening door and the voice, we immediately turned around to see Mahiro standing there.

“What’s wrong, Yuito? Your face is a bit red?” 

“Nothing! It’s nothing…!” 

“I see, that’s good then… but Kasajima-kun looks somewhat pale.” 

“No, yes… really… I wasn’t doing anything… shiver…” 

“?”

I was relieved that Mahiro didn’t hear about the chin-chin incident… if she had discovered that I had ordered Yuito to do such a thing, she would definitely have killed me.

“What about you, Mahiro-chan? Why are you here?” 

“Ah. Actually, I have something I need.”

Thinking she had business with Yuito, I stood up with my lunch bag.

“Go ahead, Yuito. I’ll head back to the classroom first and…” 

“Actually, I have business with Kasajima-kun this time.” 

“…Huh?”

…I must have misheard, right? Did Mahiro just say she had business with me…?

“I’ll go ahead then, Kasajima-kun.”

Mahiro closed the door.

“Yuji-kun, this means… see, Mahiro-chan does want to be friends with you! I’ll go back to the classroom first, so take your time talking, you two!”

Yuito’s kindness was giving me stomach pains…

But still, suddenly approaching me like this… what was Mahiro’s objective?