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~

Well, now I knew the reason for Riina’s strange behavior, so I could stop worrying about anything—

“Hey, Yuji. Do you… have someone you like?”

Riina’s sudden question almost made me spit out the tea I was drinking.

“Cough… What’s with that sudden question…”

“No, I don’t mean anything deep by it… I was just a little curious.”

“Even so, that’s too sudden. Someone I like, huh…”

Well, since she’d brought up the topic, I’d think about it.

Actually, I remembered having a similar conversation with Mahiro during summer break.

“I think Kasajima-kun will have someone he likes someday too, and then you’ll understand my feelings.”

“Someone I like, huh…”

Did the sisters really have similar topics of conversation? Or did girls just like talking about romance…?

Also, having a romance talk with me—someone who looked stern and was clearly far from the topic of romance—these sisters really were strange, weren’t they?

But while it felt like I’d been in this world for a long time… in reality, only half a year had passed.

A lot had happened… and this was a game world to begin with. Moreover, I had been reincarnated as the villain Kasajima Yuji, who got pinned down and beaten until his stamina ran out, and I absolutely wanted to avoid the bad ending, so I didn’t have time for romance…

“I don’t really understand things like having someone you like or romance. But… there is someone I’m curious about—how they think of me.”

Before I knew it, I had quietly said that.

Looking at Riina… she was blinking in surprise.

“What, is that unexpected?”

“Well, yeah. I didn’t think you’d give that kind of answer. But it’s fine, isn’t it?”

“Y-yeah…”

I was also surprised by Riina’s response.

I had expected her to jump on me with something like “The person you’re curious about… it couldn’t be Yui-kun, could it?”

I probably still didn’t know Riina very well either.

After that, we continued with our moderately comfortable atmosphere, sometimes talking, sometimes staying quiet.

I thought that my relationship with Riina, where we talked like this when we occasionally met, wasn’t actually bad.

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After school, Mahiro and Riina came to my desk.

Since the beautiful sisters were both at my desk together, the classroom was getting a bit noisy.

But it seemed like it would be finished quickly. After all… the topic was about Yuito.

“So as I said this morning, I’ll go visit Yuito as our representative. In exchange, is there anything you want me to tell Yuito, or anything you want me to give him?”

“I’m definitely going to visit Yui-kun tomorrow, so I’m fine!”

The moment Mahiro finished speaking, Riina jumped in eagerly.

Well, I was also planning to visit Yuito tomorrow.

“Fufu, that’s just like you, Riina. What about you, Kasajima-kun? Do you have anything?”

“Oh, yeah I do. It’s pretty standard, but a sports drink. When you have a fever, you lose fluids and your throat gets dry.”

The sports drink I’d bought from the vending machine earlier. Too many would be a problem, and I’d only bought one, anticipating that Mahiro might go shopping on the way.

I’d also written a simple message on the side of the sports drink: “Get well soon!”

When I handed it to Mahiro, she smiled warmly.

“Yes. I’ll make sure to give it to Yuito. And since it’s from you, Kasajima-kun, Yuito will be happy too. Well then, I’m off. See you later, Kasajima-kun. I’ll see you at home, Riina.”

Mahiro waved cheerfully and left the classroom with a flourish.

She really was quick to act when it came to Yuito.

“Well, I guess I should head home early too~”

I had a prior arrangement with Hibari after all.

Then, after leaving the school gate… just as I was about to turn right.

“Oh, Hibari-san isn’t picking you up today?”

The one who called out was Riina. I’d been talking with Riina a lot today.

“No, Hibari is picking me up. It’s just that having her near the main gate is too conspicuous, so starting today after summer break, we decided to change the location. You know, the guys would make a fuss if Hibari was there, and she’d get hit on too.”

“Ah, right…”

Riina frowned.

Since Riina was in the same position, she could probably imagine it even better.

“Then I want to see Hibari-san after a while too, so I’ll go say hello.”

“Oh, that sounds good.”

I think this would be the first time Riina and Hibari had met since the study group session.

We walked straight down the corridor, and after walking for a while, I stopped at the left corner.

That was the new meeting place with Hibari.

“—Good work today, Yuji-sama.”

I heard a beautiful voice.

I knew Hibari would be there, but… the moment I saw her, I couldn’t help but widen my eyes.

“Oh, Hibari… you’re in casual clothes today.”

During pickups… even this morning, Hibari had been in her perfectly arranged maid outfit.

I had suggested she wear casual clothes sometimes, but she’d always insisted with “I am a maid”.

But today she was in casual clothes. While she was still as pure and elegant as always… in casual clothes, Hibari seemed to have a softer atmosphere than usual.

And in the gaps of her black short hair, visible on her ears, were flower-patterned earrings—the ones I had given her as a present.

I was so happy that she was using them regularly like this!

“It’s been a while, Hibari-san.”

“…Yes. It has been a while, Riina-sama.”

Unlike with me, Riina smiled warmly with a gentle tone. Hibari also bowed politely.

“Hmm…”

Then… Riina looked back and forth between Hibari and me. There seemed to be something meaningful in that gaze.

“Wh-what?”

“Nothing~”

Riina turned away with a huff. Riina had said “nothing~” a lot today.

“Well then, I’m done with what I came for… See you tomorrow, Yuji.”

“Yeah, see you tomorrow, Riina~”

“!”

After saying that to me and giving Hibari a light bow, Riina headed back the way she came.

It seemed like Riina really had just wanted to greet Hibari. Maybe she wanted to become closer to her?

“Well then, Hibari. Let’s head home too.”

“…Yes.”

I didn’t miss how Hibari pressed her lips together tightly for a moment after answering.

“What’s wrong, Hibari?”

“…No, it’s nothing. I just wanted to let you know that today we’ll be walking home instead of using transportation.”

“Oh, is that so? That’s unusual.”

Come to think of it, I hadn’t seen the car.

Ever since I had enrolled, Hibari had been giving me rides every day. Thinking it must be tough, I had suggested “walking to school” several times, but… Hibari always insisted it was “part of my maid duties”.

“I’ve been wanting to walk home sometimes, so I’m totally fine with it. Oh, this is good timing, so I’ll also…”

“?”

While Hibari tilted her head curiously, I took something out of the wooden box in my bag.

“Ta-da! The osmanthus necklace! The one you gave me as a present. I can’t wear it at school because of the rules, but I thought it would be okay to wear it after school, so I brought it with me.”

Saying that, I put the osmanthus necklace around my neck.

“Now we’re matching with each other’s presents!”

“…!”

I gave Hibari a smile mixed with bashfulness.

Yeah, this necklace that Hibari gave me really was nice.

“Well then, shall we go—”

Having finished our small talk, I took a big step forward.

At the same time… my sleeve was gently tugged. The only one who could do that was Hibari.

“Hibari?”

Surprised, I peered into Hibari’s face, and she slowly met my eyes.

“You really are… an unfair person…”

“Eh, unfair?”