When My Girlfriend Cheated On Me And Spread Rumors That I Was A Guy Who Would Sleep With Anyone, I Decided To Just Accept It And Ended Up Dating The Most Slutty Girl In School. - Chapter 20: The Heroine Who Doesn't Allow Depressing Developments.

The Heroine Who Doesn’t Allow Depressing Developments.

Kirara didn’t reply.

She was probably fed up and had finally given up on him.

After all the help she’d given him, it was only natural that she’d be disappointed in him for giving up over something like this.

He didn’t have no regrets.

In fact, he was filled with nothing but regrets.

It infuriated him to back down after everything Chiharu had done to him.

He hadn’t repaid Kirara’s kindness either.

But there was nothing he could do.

In the end, he was just that kind of guy.

That’s why even Chiharu had given up on him.

It all boiled down to that.

Chiharu was a beautiful girl, far out of his league, and she had simply moved on to someone more deserving.

The way she did it was wrong, but if Naoki had been capable enough to keep her, things wouldn’t have ended up like this.

Trying to resist now would only make him look pitiful.

It was also wrong to drag Kirara into this.

A loser should just suffer alone.

(…Yeah. If I stay quiet, everything will settle down…)

Chiharu wasn’t a monster.

If Naoki stepped back, she wouldn’t go out of her way to torment him.

It didn’t matter anymore.

He was tired.

As soon as he gave up thinking, the whispers became nothing but background noise.

Keeping his head down, he could ignore the stares of others.

Even if people harassed him, it wouldn’t matter if he shut himself off completely.

…But that wasn’t the case at all.

He could endure it if he thought of it as punishment for the trouble he caused Kirara.

The world was once again shrouded in a gray haze of apathy.

Time passed meaninglessly until after school.

He headed home, the sound of mocking laughter accompanying him like a background score.

“I’m home…”

Naoki’s voice echoed through the empty house.

As he turned to lock the door, he found Kirara standing right in front of him.

“Boo!”

“Whoa!?”

He fell back in surprise.

“Kirara…? Why are you…?”

“I’ve been following you this whole time. You really didn’t notice?”

Kirara laughed with an exasperated look on her face.

Naoki held back his tears at the sight of her angelic smile.

If he cried now, he’d only cause more trouble for her.

“We… we’re over, aren’t we?”

“What are you getting so worked up about? We haven’t even started yet.”

“Isn’t it enough already…? I can’t beat Chiharu. If we keep this up, you’ll end up getting hurt too… Just say you dumped me because I’m a pathetic guy, and then you’ll be—Whhh!?”

Kirara grabbed him by the collar.

She glared at him with an expression of anger he’d never seen before.

“Don’t badmouth my boyfriend.”

“But—”

“No buts! You’re not a ‘nothing’! You’re kind, fun, and adorably cool! I’ve had a great time being with you! Besides, you haven’t done anything wrong!”

“That’s true, but…”

“No excuses! I’m angry about being insulted too! Don’t just end things on your own!”

“But…”

Naoki quickly shut his mouth as Kirara glared at him.

“…The guy’s a handsome rich kid. There’s no way I can compete with that…”

He muttered, looking down. Kirara sighed in exasperation.

“Well, maybe as you are now, that’s true.”

“Right?”

She silenced his dejected response with another glare before speaking.

“Then change. Become such an amazing guy that Chiharu regrets ever betraying you! Make her think, ‘Why on earth did I leave such a great guy?'”

“That’s—”

“It’s not impossible! I’m going to make you into a handsome guy!”

With a determined expression, she pointed a finger at his nose, leaving Naoki puzzled.

“…What do you mean?”

“I’ve kept it a secret, but I’m actually a cosplayer.”

With that, Kirara pulled a pair of scissors out of her bag, like those a hairstylist would use.