Episode 3


I Managed to Bring Down the Entire Family of That Impossible-To-Conquer S-Class Beauty, Completely Filling in Her Outer Moat


Dammit, damn it! She rejected my confession! Just because she’s pretty, she thinks she can get away with anything!!

I, Hikawa Fumihiko, was venting my rage in my room as flashbacks of what happened in the classroom the day before yesterday flooded my mind.

That girl, Amagiri China, rejected me. Me, the guy with a 100% success rate on confessions!

“Ugh, just thinking about it makes me so angry. I wanted to start dating her right away and do whatever I wanted!”

Honestly, I believe I’m a chosen person.

No matter how much adversity I face, fate is on my side, and I have this โ€œprotagonist constitutionโ€ that always leads to the outcome I desire.

โ€œโ€ฆWait, hold on? If she’s impossible, I could just seduce her entire family to isolate her. Pfft, brilliant idea just hit me~~wโ€

Luckily, I know China’s family structure, and I’ve seen all six of them walking together outside, so I know their faces.

My luck works on everyone, young or old, male or female. Alright then, just you wait, China. I’ll make you mine soon enough.

โ€œI’ll probably run into them while casually walking around. I’ve got crazy luck.โ€

I casually brushed off the messages from the girls on my phone, changed clothes, and headed out.

As usual, the sound of squeals reached my ears. An S-class handsome guy deserves an S-class beauty, after all.

After walking for a while, I got a little hungry and stopped at a convenience store.

I grabbed some random snacks and paid. Moving to the eat-in area, I saw a young boy sitting alone, eating sweets.

(Whoa, waitโ€ฆ isn’t thatโ€ฆ China’s little brother, Akitoshi!?ใ€€This world is just too much~)

He flashes a sly, defiant grin, but quickly puts on his usual friendly facade.

If I could befriend him here and get invited back to his placeโ€ฆ Heh, perfect.

I approaches Akitoshi and speaks up.

โ€œHey, are you here alone?โ€

“โ€ฆNo, I’m waiting for a friend. Who are you?”

โ€œI’m Fumihiko. What are you eating?โ€

โ€œHuh? This? It’s an insect cookie! Realistic and cool, right?โ€

He said this, holding the cookie close to his face.

But it was a confectionery insect, almost indistinguishable from the real thingโ€ฆ

โ€œEww!? Gross! What are you eating this for?โ€

โ€œHuhโ€ฆโ€

โ€œForget that stuff. Want some of this instead? It’s totally delicious!โ€

What I bought was a spicy snack. I’d eaten it since I was little, and I was sure he’d like it too.

Thinking that, I pushed it forward and handed it to him. But Akitoshi just stared at me, not making a move to eat it.

โ€œAren’t you going to eat it?โ€

โ€œโ€ฆI don’t want to eat anything someone gave me until they eat it themselvesโ€ฆ I don’t trust them yetโ€ฆโ€

โ€œHuh? Did you say something?โ€

โ€œNope, nothing.โ€

This is weird. I thought he’d fall for it instantly, but his face just keeps getting darker.

Yeah, I hate kids. You never know what they’re thinking.

โ€œUmโ€ฆ anything fun happen lately?โ€

โ€œHuh?! Actually, yesterday I caught something amazing with a nice onii chan! Look!!โ€

He pulled his phone from his pocket and shoved a photo in my face.

It was a stag beetle.

โ€œAhโ€ฆ yeah, yeah, a stag beetle. But you know~, pet shops have way cooler stuff!โ€

โ€œEh, well, that’s trueโ€ฆ but this guy’s pretty awesome tooโ€ฆโ€

โ€œPlus, you know, everyone ends up hating bugs when they grow up. So why don’t we start something new together now? Like baseball or soccer!โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

I figured finding a new hobby would be a way to get closer to her.

Plus, China definitely seems like the type who hates bugs, so if I could get him to quit this hobby, she’d be grateful for sure!

That’s what I was thinking, but that plan crumbled instantly with her next words.

โ€œI’m gonna keep catching bugs forever and ever! I’m gonna be an insect expert! I still love yesterday’s onii chan the most! I hate youโ€”!!โ€

โ€œWhaโ€”!?โ€

โ€œEveryone, let’s hurry to my house!โ€

he shouted that, and I froze, my thoughts unable to keep up.

He walked off with what seemed to be classmates who had finished shopping.

โ€œWh-what the hell!? I don’t get it at all! Kids are impossible! Ugh, what a waste of time!!โ€

What a cheeky brat. Kids really aren’t my thing.

Well, even if I’d taken in a kid like that, they probably wouldn’t have been much help anyway.

โ€œTch! This is infuriatingโ€ฆ!โ€

Next! Next! No matter the adversity, I’ll stage a comeback. That’s my life, plain and simple.

Someone of the same gender who isn’t a kidโ€ฆ Hmm, maybe a โ€œfatherโ€ would be a good target.

Still fuming, I shoved the remaining snacks into my mouth.

ใ€€ใ€€๏ผƒใ€€ใ€€๏ผƒใ€€ใ€€๏ผƒ

โ€œUm, these snacks and these. Oh, would everyone like this one too?โ€

At the snack section of a certain supermarket, I, Amagiri China, was browsing.

My younger brother suddenly said, โ€œCome over now so I can show off my stag beetle!โ€ That’s why I’m here buying snacks.

โ€œStill, yesterday was roughโ€ฆโ€

The person who helped my brother the other day. According to Akitoshi, they had an average-looking face.

They left before we could thank them properly. When I told my brother, he just insisted, โ€œI’m going to find him!โ€

Even today, he went out saying he’d look for him while picking up a friend from their house.

โ€œHaaโ€ฆ I wonder where they areโ€ฆโ€

Muttering to myself, I reached for the insect cookies my brother likes.

I’m not particularly fond of bugs myself, but my brother’s enthusiasm rubbed off on me.

โ€œโ€”Ah, please go aheadโ€ฆ Wait, Amagiri-san!?โ€

Lost in thought, a voice reached my left ear.

A black-haired boy who knew my name. I was sureโ€ฆ

โ€œUm, Watarai Nozomu-kun?โ€

โ€œOh, you remembered me.โ€

โ€œWe are classmates, after all. You shopping too, Watarai-kun?โ€

“Ah, yeah. Manuscripts and cover roughsโ€ฆ Hehehe, gotta have some sugar to get through this stuff.

โ€œStill, you buy insect cookies too, Amagiri-san? They’re pretty niche cookies.โ€

Watarai-kun pointed at the insect cookies I’d reached for.

“Yeah, my little brother loves them. I buy them for him often. You like them too, Watarai-kun?”

โ€œYeah, kinda. I gave some to a kid I met in the mountains yesterday, so I’m outโ€ฆโ€

โ€œOh, really! โ€ฆHuh? Met in the mountainsโ€ฆ?โ€

โ€œGotta get back soon or I’ll be seriously lateโ€ฆ See ya at school!โ€

โ€œWait! โ€ฆHe’s gone.โ€

He hurried off, leaving me alone.

He said he met someone in the mountains. Could that be the person who helped my brother?

My brother might seem like that, but he’s shy around strangers. Maybe they became friends through the insect cookies.

โ€œโ€ฆNah, I don’t think Watarai-kun has a face that’s just โ€˜nothing specialโ€™โ€”it’s not like he’s that unremarkable. Or maybe I’m wrongโ€ฆ?โ€

In the end, I never got to confirm my thoughts. I bought some snacks and headed home.

Maiasa


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