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 32: The Villain Still Doesn't Know

The time was 10:35 PM. Outside it had already become completely dark. As lights-out time approached, students who had been visiting other rooms were returning to their own, and some were brushing their teeth, preparing to sleep. However, in one particular room… there was a tense atmosphere.

“It’s gone… gone gone gone!!”

Tajima, Yuji’s classmate, was frantically searching inside the room and in his Boston bag with a desperate expression. Sensing that something was wrong, his roommate asked worriedly.

“H-hey? What’s missing…?” 

“It’s gone! The money!!” 

“Money… you don’t mean…” 

“Yeah, that’s right… the ‘birthday present money’ we collected from the class for Takebayashi-sensei!”

Tajima, on the verge of losing his temper, continued frantically searching the room.

“I’d love to search too, but… f-for now let’s go to bed… they’re coming for room checks! We can search again tomorrow…” 

“What?! This isn’t the time to be so laid-back! Losing the class money is a huge problem!!” 

“Calm down… Besides, even if you search the entire room and can’t find it, it must be somewhere else. Tomorrow, when you’re calmer, you can search again…” 

“No, I’m telling you!!” 

“More importantly! If the teacher finds out before we can surprise them, all our preparations will be for nothing.” 

“Ugh…”

Tajima, though still unsatisfied after being told off in a strong tone, reluctantly lay down on the bed and covered himself with the blanket.

Tajima muttered to himself.

“…Why is it gone, damn it. I should have kept the money in a safe place… I should have searched everywhere I could think of… Wait, maybe… someone stole it…”

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Day two of the school trip. Breakfast was buffet style. I filled my plate with side dishes and sat across from Yuito. Why didn’t I sit next to him? Because the beautiful sisters would obviously sit next to Yuito.

“Uwaaaah~” 

“Yuji-kun, that’s a big yawn.” 

“Yeah. Yaaah… sleepy…”

When I stifled my yawn, tears came to my eyes.

I thought I had fallen asleep immediately after listening to Riina’s story and slept soundly… but I didn’t wake up feeling very refreshed.

“Come to think of it, Yuito. Sorry about yesterday. You were about to say something, weren’t you?” 

“It’s totally fine. What I was going to tell you was that you forgot your smartphone in the changing room, so I brought it back for you.” 

“Eh, really?”

The smartphone now in my jersey pocket. When I woke up this morning, I had wondered why my smartphone was placed by my pillow… so Yuito had noticed I’d forgotten it in the changing room and brought it back for me. And he even waited until the next day to tell me because I was so sleepy…

“Thanks, Yuito! You’re really kind!” 

“Hehe~”

While Yuito was happily smiling, I checked my smartphone and… there was a message.

[Yuji-sama. Are you enjoying your school trip?]

From Hibari.

For now, I typed [I’m having fun~] and… sent it!!

“Good morning, Yuito. And Kasajima-kun too.” 

“Good morning, Yui-kun~♪ And Kasajima.”

The beautiful sisters had also finished getting their food and came over. As usual, I was treated as an afterthought. Well, I should be grateful just to be included in the group.

“Now then… Yuito. Mind if I sit next to you?” 

“Sure.”

I watched, thinking the beautiful sisters would sit on either side of Yuito like yesterday. Others seemed to think the same… the neighboring group had deliberately left the seat next to Yuito open.

I expected Riina to sit on the opposite side, but…

“Oh? Riina is sitting next to Kasajima-kun today?” 

“Well… I thought I’d try this side for a change.” 

“Hmm~”

Surprisingly, she deliberately came over and sat next to me. Mahiro looked meaningfully back and forth between Riina and me. I was surprised too.

“Don’t get the wrong idea. I just… Yui-kun, say ‘aah’ ♪.” 

“A-aah.” 

“I came over here because it’s easier to feed Yui-kun this way.”

She said this to me. Well, I had figured as much… but I had something to say too.

“In that case, please sit over there. I can’t stand it if you start flirting right next to me.”

I was not saying to not flirt. Because I understand that in eroge games, the protagonist and heroine flirted in front of everyone. It was just that those in other roles had to endure it.

Yesterday they were in front of me, so I could avert my gaze and still bear it, but… if they started flirting right next to me… I might not be able to endure it anymore.

“How cheeky.” 

“Whose fault do you think that is?! Besides, if you’re going to flirt, do it somewhere else! It’s too sweet! I feel like I’m about to spit sugar from my mouth!” 

“Don’t say things that don’t make sense!”

“When did you two become so close?” 

“We’re not close!!”

Our voices harmonized in response to Yuito’s question.

“Fufu, you get along well~ By the way, today’s Riina-chan… somehow speaks differently.” 

“Eh…” 

“How should I put it… it feels different only when talking to Yuji-kun.”

As expected of the protagonist. He didn’t notice when someone liked him, but he noticed subtle changes.

“That’s because she’s prete—OW!?”

“Mmm!”

I felt a pain in my side. Looking to the side… Riina was smiling brightly while trying to convey something.

“Yuji-kun?” 

“Ah… you know how it is! When you’ve just woken up, your tension is unstable, you know… Everyone has times like that…! Maybe that’s what’s happening with Riina-san?” 

“True, there are times like that! When you’ve just woken up, your mood isn’t great either.” 

“Exactly, exactl—OW!” 

“What’s wrong?” 

“Haha, it’s nothing…”

Even though I had covered for her properly, Riina kept punching me in the side. She wasn’t using much force, but it was subtly painful.

“Now that Riina-san has sat down, let’s start eating!” 

“…”

When I said that, she finally stopped her subtly painful punches.

We put our hands together and our group started eating.

“Yuito. This fish seems to have some bones, so let me exchange it for an easier-to-eat portion with the bones removed.” 

“Yui-kun, you need to eat your vegetables properly~” 

“Mahiro-chan and Riina-chan, I’m fine~ I can eat by myself!”

Yuito sighed dejectedly.

Watching this kind of flirting, I could understand how the NPCs who didn’t appear on the game screen felt…

Today looked like it was going to be another lively day.

Day two of the school trip. Having gotten through the first day without any particular incidents, I had completely let my guard down. I never expected such intense events would occur in just one day.