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~

In the morning, we participated in a forest experience program, which included tree cutting and log debarking experiences.

…Come to think of it, the boys were oddly fidgety and responsive to the word “debarking”… they were too adolescent, but I found it cute. I mean, I’d had my magnificent thing laughed at by Hibari. I felt like I’d lost everything I could be proud of as a man…

The tree cutting experience consisted of the simple-seeming task of cutting a fixed log with a chainsaw… but it was surprisingly difficult. Unlike a knife, a chainsaw vibrated. In my mind, I was bringing the blade down straight, but the vibration caused the blade position to shift, making it hard to cut the wood straight.

As time passed,

“It’s our last lunch at the forest school trip. Eat up!!”

Lunchtime arrived. Today, we had a barbecue in the nature-rich outdoors. Each group was given a barbecue grill, and we enjoyed grilling and eating food together.

“Mmm! Delicious~!”

“Maybe eating with everyone in nature is the secret to how good it tastes.”

“Let’s grill more~♪”

“Yes, yes. Please wait~”

I arranged new meat and seafood on the grill. There was a delicious sizzling sound and a fragrant aroma. Just this was enough to make one happy.

Here was a one-point advice from the villain, Kasajima Yuji. When grilling meat and seafood on a grill, they sometimes get stuck, right? In such cases, if you applied vinegar to the heated grill beforehand, the food would cook cleanly. Fish especially wouldn’t have its skin peeled off and would cook beautifully.

By the way, I had volunteered to be in charge of grilling.

“Yuito. This meat is delicious too. Let me feed you.”

“Big sis, you’ve been giving him too much meat! Yui-kun, eat carrots first. Say ahh ♪.”

“I’ve told you I can eat by myself~”

I was distracting myself with grilling to avoid watching the three of them start flirting whenever I looked away.

Well, this peaceful and fun atmosphere was better. Yuito knew about the missing present money, but the beautiful sisters didn’t. It was a special forest school trip, so it was better to enjoy it without worrying about such things.

As I was checking the doneness of the meat on the grill, Mahiro approached me and said,

“Yuji-kun. Should I take over grilling for a while?”

“No, it’s fine. Especially you, Mahiro-san, just sit still.”

Based on yesterday’s lunch, I didn’t think Mahiro could handle even just grilling meat.

“That look in your eyes suggests you think if you leave the grilling to me, the food will turn to ash.”

“I wasn’t thinking that far… Wait, are you aware of it?”

“Well, I do fail a lot. They say failure is the mother of success, but it’s quite difficult.”

“I think Mahiro-san should learn from the performance of cooking utensils first… Yeah. I’m also eating bits of meat while grilling, so it’s fine. Please relax with everyone.”

“I see. Then I’ll take you up on that offer.”

Mahiro went back to Yuito and Riina.

“…Kasajima.”

“Hm? Oh, Tajima.”

Tajima called out to me from behind. Come to think of it, the group next to ours was Tajima’s group.

“How did it go?”

To my question, Tajima shook his head.

…I see. So even after asking and checking with all the boys, no one had the envelope containing the present money.

“Should we ask the girls too?”

“No, that’s fine.”

“W-why not?”

“I told you not to rush… There’s something we need to do first.”

“Something to do…?”

“I’ll explain the details after the barbecue. Just eat well and enjoy yourself, forget about it for even a moment. There’s about a 50-minute lunch break, right? Gather in my room during that time.”

“It’s surprising that the envelope containing the present money was stolen. This is a serious situation.”

“…”

In my room were me, Yuito, Tajima, and I had also gathered Mahiro and Riina. I told the two girls about the missing envelope containing the present money.

“Since you called us here, there must be something, right, Kasajima-kun?”

“As expected of Mahiro-san, sharp as always. About this culprit… in my opinion… I think it’s someone who holds a grudge against Riina-san.”

“Eh!? Riina-chan!?”

Tajima and Yuito’s voices harmonized. Mahiro had a difficult expression. Riina… had a dark face. Perhaps she had already somewhat sensed this by the time I had finished talking.

“Riina-san. Do you know the name of the female student who was complaining to you one-sidedly yesterday?”

Skipping various circumstances, I asked her. Riina hesitantly spoke.

“I don’t know her family name, but her first name is… Risa, I think.”

“This Risa-san had dyed brown straight hair and flashy makeup… Tajima. Is she your girlfriend?”

When I turned my gaze to Tajima, he had an awkward expression.

“From that reaction, I take it she is your girlfriend?”

“S-sorry, Riina-chan! My girlfriend caused you trouble…!”

“…No, it’s fine.”

I’d like to explain in detail why Tajima’s girlfriend held a grudge against Riina, but… moving the conversation forward took priority.

“So. If Tajima’s girlfriend is the culprit, her aim is—possibly to frame Riina-san as the thief of the present money, to undermine not only the class’s trust but the entire school’s students’ trust in Riina. Even if that’s not the case, I think it’s certain she did it out of spite. But now, we have no evidence.”

“So that’s where we come in.”

Really, Mahiro’s perceptiveness was helpful.

“I’d like everyone here to help me with something… May I ask for your cooperation?”

“Of course I’ll help!”

“Me too. If someone really did such a thing out of spite toward my sister Riina, I can’t forgive them.”

“M-me too! If my girlfriend really did such a thing… I also bear some responsibility…”

Everyone seemed willing to help. Finally, looking at Riina… she also gave a small nod.

“Then I’ll explain now. After that, leave it to me. I’m going to make full use of my villain face… Heh heh heh…”

“Kasajima…? Somehow, your face already looks like a genuine villain… Take it easy, okay?”