While trying my best to get along with my childhood friend, who was head over heels for me. The idol whom I saved that one time in history transferred in. Now my school life is in carnage. - Episode 17: I'm caught between a pair of breasts; one from the front and another from behind.

Episode 17: I’m caught between a pair of breasts; one from the front and another from behind.

“Mikkuru-kuun!”

I dodge the incoming breasts coming from front.

“Hmph! As if I will fall for the breast attack again–”

“Got you! Hoshi-chan! Now!”

“Rei!? Why did you betraye me?!”

“Here we go!”

“Wha—… Sta, stahhppp, Hoshi! Don’t creep closer!”

“Heh heh heh. Resign yourself.”

“Guh. That’s right, Ayaka, the only voice of reason–”

“Ah, Ayaka-chan? She seems to have made a friend, so she’ll be coming with them today.”

“I was Betrayed!”

“Somehow, when you say it, it sounds like a problematic otaku discovering their favorite idol has a boyfriend.”

“Shut up! I’m not like Yamada! If my favorite idol gets a boyfriend, I’d rather celebrate!”

“Can someone really embody all the problematic otaku traits? Anyway, take this, here.”

“Damn, you’re just buying tim—-mugummpuh.”

Hoshi jumps like a bunny and grabs my head, pressing it against her breasts. I can feel Rei’s chest against my back as well.

Caught between a rock and a wall… or rather, breasts in front and behind.

“What? Behind? Do you want to develop/unravel your behind as well, Mii-chan?”

“Mugummpuh!? (Can you not misinterpret deliberately after reading my mind!?)”

As they mess around like this with me, we come at the community gymnasium where we’re supposed to gather. Naturally, there are people watching.

“What’s with that overly enviable situation…”

“Ah, ah… Hoshi-chan, the only one who was always kind to only me, that Hoshi-chan is… *crunch* (sound of brain being destroyed).”

Did I just witness a BSS? I also dislike NTR and that genre, but that’s only because I hate pure love turning into NTR. If the guy doesn’t take his chances when they have it, that’s not any of my concern.

Besides, your hair is messy and unkempt as well. Do you seriously think you can stand next to Hoshi like that? Despite her seemingly rotten personality, her looks are like an extremely stunning beauty you know.

While the boys glared at me with jealousy and a confusion as to whether to kill me or torture me alive, the girls seem to watch with a warm smile. Why is that?

“Is this what they call a Love mistresses comedy?”

Never heard of that term before. Also why is ‘mistress’ being added like it’s natural?

“But that’s all good and great. Two strong opponents gone together at once.”

“Indeed. Now we can approach Aiba-kun however we want to.”

[TL : Aiba Mikuru]

…I’ll pretend I didn’t see the darkness hidden in the expressions of these women.

After a bit more struggling, Hoshi finally lets go of me.

“…Moreover, the bus is probably here by now. Let’s get on quickly.”

Finally, we managed to board the bus.

Our seats are in the middle. I’m by the window, with Rei next to me. In front of us are Hoshi and Ayaka.

I offered the window seat to Rei, but she refused.

Ayaka hasn’t arrived yet. Well, we still have time, so it should be all fine.

“~~♪”

“…You look in an especially good mood.”

Rei was humming next to me. She looked at me and smiled brightly.

“Ehehe. Because I get to finally be with my Mii-chan. I thought we might be separated by seats on the trip.”

“…I see.”

Her words made me look away inadvertently.

“And being next to each other means I can do whatever I want. Strip already, Mii-chan.”

“You really can’t live without throwing a gag in the middle of everything eh? Give me back my romantic moment.”

“Fufufu. We are both partner in crime, aren’t we~. My womb is still tingling.”

“This conversation is the worst! Moreover, shouldn’t it usually be the other way around? Like you know, they say, how men mistake lust for love.”

“…? Because I’m in love with you, that I want to have your children.”

“Damn it, I can’t argue with that. But I still think it’s usually the other way around! This world is wrong!”

“I can’t care less about the world. Also, that’s gender discrimination. Now, now, you just need to count the number of clouds up in the sky or something. It’ll be all over soon.”

“That’s also true. I reflect on that. But I won’t let you do me! Stop pushing your hand onto dangerous places.”

I grab Rei’s hand as it tried to reach for my thigh and place it on her own thigh.

“Are you finally going to let me violate you!?”

[TL notes: Japanese word play, ‘Place it on her own thighs’ –> ‘Jibun no futomomo ni okaseru’ — here okaseru also means violate when kanjis are different. Context: 自分の太腿へと置かせる。犯せる！？]

“Don’t comment on the way the kanjis are written! You pubescent-horni girl!”

“Fufu. Every time someone says ‘six’ in English, my eyes would somehow catch hold of you right~, Mii-chan.”

“So it was you giving me those looks back then! Also, let me correct myself. You’re more like a pubescent middle school boy.”

“One must stay young at heart. We’ll probably have the same conversation fifty years from now.”

“That’s a Hell. Having the same conversation at nearly seventy, there got to be something really wrong in the head!”

“It’s really fine. We’ll continue this until we die.”

“The scary part is that it seems incredibly plausible.”

As we chat noisily, a face pops up from the front seat.

“Geez, it’s not fair for Rei-chan to have all the fun with Mirai-kun by herself.”

“Fufufu. Losers in rock-paper-scissors can’t complain.”

“Eh, you decided with rock-paper-scissors? Just when did that happen?”

“We handled all the complex details where you can’t see it after all, Mii-chan.”

…Come to think of it, it really did feel that Rei did a lot behind the scenes work. Like when Ayaka first came as well. She must have told her in advance, as if it were normal for me to refuse their push towards me.

I guess she’s probably made a ton of arrangements so I don’t feel burdened by that all.

“And I can also do some mischief alongside as well.”

“That cancels out all my positive feelings for you. Well, it’s still a slight positive, though.”

“Every little bit counts. Daily efforts are important.”

“Sometimes it turns negative as well though. It’s like becoming mountains with valleys for you.”

“Mou~, Mii-chan… talking about mountains and valleys… so lewd…”

“It’s your head’s insides that’s lewd. You damn pervert.”

“Ngh… Mii-chan, suddenly so intense… it’s too much for me right in the morning.”

“Ugh, insulting you turns into a reward instead. Just what am I supposed to do?”

“Heyyy, let me in as well already!”

“…Oh, sorry.”

Right when Rei interrupts, I tend to get carried away in my retorts. It’s a bad habit of mine.

Just then, the bus erupted in excitement. I look around to see what had happened…

“…Ah, it looks like Ayaka-chan has arrived.”

“What?”

“Ah, she has indeed… and she looks super cute.”

From the bus window, I can see Ayaka.

She’s wearing a white open-shoulder top and hot pants that stops right above her knees.

“Wha–? She looks insanely cute though!?”

“Mirai-kun is losing it all over Ayaka-chan’s outfit! …But didn’t you go shopping together?”

“That’s that, and this is this. It’s my second time seeing it, but seeing her like this… it’s really overwhelming.”

“Mii-chan’s vocabulary is deteriorating. He’s hitting his limit…”

“You should tell that to Ayaka-chan positively. She’ll be in cloud nine you know”

“No way that’s happening.”

Muttering about your favorite idol’s cuteness is one thing. Saying “you’re insanely cute” to your fovorite idol on her face? I’d be mortified.

“Really? I still think she’ll definitely be happy. You’re seriously not going to say it?”

“I won’t and can’t. She’d think I’m creepy.”

“Arre, perhaps did the memory of a certain top idol confessing her feelings for you at school ran away somewhere?”

As I continued to firmly refuse, Ayaka boards the bus.

“Ayaka-tan, seriously looks like an angel.”

I understand.

“Ayaka-chan is super cute.”

I understand.

“So sexy.”

Wha—? That’s not something you say in front of the person themselves. Get a grip over it–

“Mi–Mii-chan is becoming a problematic otaku like me.”

“Please can stop reading up my mind? Also, I didn’t know you were a problematic otaku.”

“…? I’m your problematic otaku fan, Mii-chan?”

“Just how can you declare that so confidently in front of me? It’s such a mystery.”

As we continue our banter, Ayaka approaches.

“M-Mirai-san. How do I look? Does it suit me?”

“A-ah… I-it lo-oks re-ally g-good…”

“You’re way too nervous. You know, Mirai-kun was just freaking out moments ago.”

“Ehhh R-Really?”

“Yup. Here’s the proof.”

[“Wha–? She looks insanely cute though!?”]

“Rei-san!? Just what do you think you are you doing!?”

Rei took out the audio recorder, and played the recording from her phone.

“N-no, this — thisis not what it se…”

“Rei-chan, name your price.”

“So you won’t even listen to my excuse. I see, so that’s how it is…”

“Nope, it wasn’t an excuse, but rather a genuine feeling right there. By the way, what about me? I put a lot of effort into my outfit too. I haven’t heard anything from you yet though.”

Hoshi gives me a side-eye. I also stammer a bit.

Hoshi is dressed in a white blouse, a black pleated skirt, and on top of her breasts, she had put on a black ribbon.

It’s the so-called ‘landmine’ fashion. There’s no way it wouldn’t suits her.

“…You’re cute too.”

As I say this, Hoshi’s face turns red little by little.

“…”

“Don’t be so embarrassed when you made me say it…”

“…So, just flattery?”

“Nope, it’s the truth. Honestly.”

“…”

Hoshi covers her face with her hands in embarrassment.

“…Be–because, I didn’t expect to feel this happy.”

Her voice and gestures were just as they used to be back then…

I could also feel the heat rising in my cheeks.

“What’s wrong, Mii-chan? Are you getting aroused? Should we have a foursome?”

“Don’t make that kind of suggestion as if it’s normal.”

“It’s okay. Mii-chan can handle it. He can go five rounds with each of us easily.”

“I’d die. Fifteen rounds are way beyond my capacity.”

“It’s okay, it’s okay. You can do it, Mii-chan.”

“That’s too much trust.”

“We did it in our past life as well.”

“Why do you even have the memories of past life? And what was I even doing in that life?”

As we continue our usual banter, it was time.

…Well, it was until the time we finally depart after all.

Leaving that as it was, I had already decided with playing some music while we were on the bus. I was wondering if I should start it after all, but, seems like Hamanaka (Shizuku) would rather take care of that part. Thanks to her, I was able to freely choose my seat on the bus.

However, it was me who selected the song. While Rei and Arata were away, I researched the latest popular songs and packed them all, including Western, Japanese, K-Pop, and Vocaloid anime songs.

And, as expected, everyone seemed to be like it as well. …When it comes to things like this, if you’re biased towards one thing or the other, you’ll end up being biased among the people who can enjoy it as well after all.

The upper caste boys and girls in the class sang, then probably because they didn’t expect Vocaloid to be played next, a certain sect of boy’s tension got built up. …Recently, Vocaloid’s popularity has also seen an increased popularity, because of which — even the extroverts were quite content and happy about it.

“Alright, it’s time to take attendance. Everyone, please be quiet.”

“Fufu. Good for you, Mi-chan. Everyone looks extremely happy.”

I thought I did my best not to get found out…but of course Rei found out about it as always. I guess I have to look for a wiretapping device before starting my work next time.

“…Well. As I am a member of the committee, I had to make everyone happy.”

“Nn. I really love that side of you Mi-chan?”

“…Don’t make fun of me.”

“I’m not making fun of you, right? Hoshi-chan? Ayaka-chan?”

When Rei asked that, Hoshi appeared through the reflection of the window, and Ayaka’s face also popped out a little as they both smiled.

“…Well, they usually do everything randomly. So, I really think it’s amazing that you thought of it like that.”

“Exactly so. I also think that was really cool.”

I somehow tried to look away by looking out the window, but … stopped.

“…Thank you, really.”

“Did you blush right now!? Mi-chan just now blushed intensely!”

“Don’t say it with the same excitement on finding out that a boy’s P0nus is standing up.”

Leaving aside Rei as usual, I continued to look out the window once again.

If this brings me even a little closer to Rei and the others, then that would be really good. Though it still appears something far away in future.