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 4: Hurry and Goodbye Already.

Hurry and Goodbye Already.

They arrived at Naoki’s house.

“…E-excuse me for intruding,” Hanabusa greeted nervously, diligently placing her shoes neatly by the door.

“…Are your parents okay with this?” she asked hesitantly.

“I wouldn’t have invited you if they weren’t.”

“Well, yeah, but still…”

Her unease about the situation was evident. Hanabusa seemed somewhat restless.

“They’re at work. They won’t be back until after seven. You should leave before then.”

“…I was planning to leave anyway. You don’t have to be so blunt about it,” Hanabusa replied, her lips pouting in disappointment.

Naoki had heard rumors about her but found the reality quite different from his expectations. At school, Hanabusa reigned as the leader of the top-tier clique, commanding respect from both girls and boys. That was supposed to be the girl known as Hanabusa.

(Whatever… Let’s get this over with.)

Naoki began to regret his decision to sleep with Hanabusa. He was typically a one-woman man and had no interest in casual flings, especially not with someone he barely knew. 

Adding to his disinterest was the fact that he had recently been harshly betrayed by his childhood friend after a three-year relationship, leaving him with no desire for intimacy. He hadn’t even masturbated in the past week. However, he couldn’t turn back now.

“…Ah.”

He made a foolish sound as he reached for the door to his room, suddenly remembering what a nerdy mess it was. The room was cluttered with manga, anime, light novels, and merchandise from Vtubers, almost like a store.

If this was enough to turn her off, so be it. He wasn’t particularly eager to sleep with Hanabusa anyway, and his social standing couldn’t sink any lower.

“What’s wrong?” Hanabusa asked, her eyes seemingly innocent.

“…Nothing.”

With a resigned sigh, Naoki opened the door.

“…Huh.”

As expected, Hanabusa stood there in stunned silence.

“…Laugh if you want. I’m just a creepy otaku who’ll sleep with anyone—”

“Wow! Can I come in!?”

Hanabusa’s face lit up like a child’s at an amusement park as she excitedly asked Naoki.

“Uh, sure…”

“Excuse me!”

Before he could finish, Hanabusa quickly slipped on her slippers and dashed into Naoki’s room.

“Wow! Wow! Wow! This is the latest prize figure from last week’s lottery! So cool! I was looking for it too, but it was sold out everywhere! How did you get it? Was it on Mercari?”

“…No, just a convenience store in the next town over…”

“Really? Oh, I should’ve been more persistent instead of giving up!”

Hanabusa leaned into the display case holding the figure, clutching her head in regret.

“…Do you like Setsuna?”

“Yeah! He’s not my top favorite, but I love all the Three Stars!”

“…I see.”

For a moment, Naoki forgot that this girl was reputed to be the most promiscuous in school. A refreshing breeze reminiscent of early summer flowed through the closed room, though the tapestries on the walls remained still, Naoki’s heart felt it.

Ironically, his emotional wounds, inflicted by a promiscuous girl, felt somewhat healed by another. Though it felt strange, he couldn’t deny the effect.

Just as he was lost in these thoughts, Hanabusa’s smile suddenly stiffened, and she turned pale.

“Forget everything I said! I don’t know anything about Setsuna or Vtubers! I don’t care about any of that!”

She waved her hands in front of her tearful face, causing her tight top to jiggle noticeably.

“…That’s a bit of a stretch, don’t you think?”

“I know, but…! At school, I’m supposed to be the cool gal! If people found out I’m a hardcore otaku, it would ruin my image!”

“…It’s fine, really. Everyone has their hobbies.”

“No, it’s not fine! Just keep this a secret! I’ll sleep with you if you promise!”

Being so close, Naoki felt embarrassed and turned his face away. The scent he had previously found unremarkable now seemed intoxicating.

“I won’t tell anyone. No one would believe me anyway. But didn’t you come here intending to sleep with me?”

“Well, yes, but…”

Hanabusa mumbled, poking her fingers together near her chest. Her reputation as the school’s biggest flirt seemed to be crumbling.

“Are we doing this or not? Honestly, I don’t care either way. I’m not the one who suggested it,” Naoki said, feeling less inclined to go through with it.

He had thought it would be easy to sleep with her since she had a reputation for being promiscuous. But seeing this more human side of her made it difficult.

“We are doing it! We have to!”

“What do you mean ‘have to’? You’re not being coerced, are you?”

Hanabusa’s face showed panic as she covered her mouth and shook her head vigorously.

“No, nothing like that!”

“Then why?”

“It’s… nothing! Just my own reasons!”

“What kind of reasons?”

“Well, it’s, um…”

She fidgeted with her fingers near her chest, her large eyes darting around like pinballs.

“…Are you trying to set me up? Teaming up with Chiharu to secretly film us and then play the victim…?”

The thought horrified Naoki. He couldn’t think of any other reason why someone like Hanabusa would want to sleep with him.

“Calm down! I would never do something so awful!”

“Then why do you want to sleep with me? There are plenty of guys who would be more than willing.”

“That’s because… um…”

Hanabusa looked as if she was tackling a difficult math problem, then suddenly her eyes lit up.

“A hundred men!”

“…Huh?”

Confused, Naoki asked for clarification.

“I told you, I’m trying to sleep with a hundred guys! I made a bet with my friends to see if I could sleep with a hundred guys by the deadline. That deadline is tomorrow. So I have to sleep with you today! See? It makes sense now, right?”

Hanabusa held up her index finger as if she had come up with a brilliant idea. Frankly, it sounded suspicious.

Even if it were true…

“…You’re an idiot,” Naoki said.

A colossal one. What kind of girl would sleep with a stranger for such a reason? Then again, maybe it took that level of foolishness to become the school’s biggest flirt.

“I’m not an idiot! And for your information, I do really well on tests!”

Naoki bit back a retort about being a smart idiot.

In the end, her reasons didn’t matter. If she was that determined, he might as well go through with it. If he slept with a girl like Hanabusa, maybe even Chiharu would feel a twinge of regret.

Naoki sighed, resigning himself to the situation.

“Fine. Then get undressed. We need to finish before my parents get back.”