Mob Character Reincarnation Loner: As a Result of Supporting the Heroine Who Had Been Rejected, I Ended up Being the Recipient of Her Heavy Emotions…
“Alright then, let me reintroduce myself. This is Irie Bungaku-kun, or Bun-kun for short.”
“Oh… clap clap.”
“……………….”
After all sorts of things happened, I ended up eating lunch mixed in with Nanase’s top-caste girlfriends’ group.
What is this… this feeling of being an outsider? It’s like bubuzuke pickles mixed into a fancy French meal.
And Tsukimi-san is practically glaring at me like, ‘What the hell are you doing here?!’
I want to run away right now, like, immediately.
“…Hey, why did this happen?”
Tsukimi-san, sitting next to me, whispered accusingly.
“…Well, I couldn’t keep up with how fast things escalated. Or rather, I just went with the flow… couldn’t refuse… I messed up. Yeah.”
“…You damn slug.”
Hey, stop it. Don’t whisper lines like that right next to my ear.
“…You two, aren’t you kinda close?”
““We’re not close.””
The moment we harmonized in response to Nanase’s words, Tsukimi-san’s elbow flew in from the side.
“…Actually, I’ve wanted to talk to Irie for a while now.”
Whispering that, Serizawa Misuzu stared at me with keen interest.
A semi-long-haired beauty, her sleepy eyes and sparse speech gave her a somewhat mysterious aura.
“A guy who cross-dresses in Hiyori’s skirt and has lost over ten romantic relationships in a row… Truly fascinating.”
Damn it. I can’t deny either part since they’re both true.
“See? You really are a pervert.”
“B-but Bun-kun is a good kind of pervert!”
Nanase-san. That’s not helping at all.
“Besides, Hiyori’s been talking about Irie nonstop lately.”
“R-really?”
Come to think of it, Tsukimi-san said something similar earlier too…
“Yeah. I counted the other day—she mentioned Irie at least ten times…”
“Eh…”
“Hiyori, you totally love this guy, don’t you?”
“No!! That’s not it!!”
“So, to some extent… we know about Irie.”
“Oh… Huh? Then maybe you don’t need to introduce me anymore?”
“I think… Hiyori wanted to introduce us to Irie.”
“Ugh…”
Nanase visibly flustered. Looks like she hit the nail on the head.
“The truth is… I wanted this to be a chance for you to get along not just with me, but with Hoshinon and Mii-chan too.”
“Why… why is that?”
“Well, seeing bun-kun all alone… it makes me sad. I just couldn’t leave him like that…”
So that’s why she set things up to get me into this group? To make sure I wasn’t alone…
Somehow, I started feeling really bad.
“Exactly. That’s why we need to deepen our bonds for Hiyori’s sake, as soon as possible.”
For some reason, Serizawa-san was emphasizing this with a smug look on her face, making me glance over at Nanase.
“…Is that so?”
“Huh? Well, I do want Bun-kun to fit into our group quickly, though.”
I see. Sort of? Serizawa-san’s point seems valid.
“So, Irie. After school today… let’s go on a date.”
“Ah… sure.”
…Huh?
“…Ha?”
“…Eh?”
While Nanase and Tsukimi stared at us in stunned silence, Serizawa-san smiled happily.
“I’ll be looking forward to it… okay?”
Eh~?
Big sis is teasing the FMC and making the latter change her stance towards her own feelings.