I, Who Was Reincarnated as an Evil Character With Cheat-Level Stats in an Eroge, Will Live Freely in This Life
I walked Saki home while trying to keep the conversation light.
The information I got from Saki was that the identity of the person was unknown. She thinks it’s a stalker, but she’s not sure.
She noticed it on Sunday morning, and since then she’s been feeling someone’s gaze and thinks she’s seen a shadow. I haven’t heard any more details than that. Actually, I couldn’t ask her. Saki’s voice was shaking as she talked, and I couldn’t bring myself to ask her any more questions…
To be honest, this is a difficult situation.
The only information I have is that the person has a slight business connection with Saki’s father. I don’t know his name, appearance, or age. Given that he is stealing out of jealousy, I can imagine he might be involved in music production, but it goes without saying that Saki’s father, who makes a living in the music industry, has many acquaintances in the field.
Besides, even if I gave such advice, there’s no way they’d believe me.
I don’t have any evidence myself, and there’s no convincing material either.
In the game, Nanashima noticed Saki ‘s unusual behavior, got information from her, and then stayed with her all the time outside, but that was only possible because they were childhood friends.
As a practical solution, I could ask him to talk to Saki’s father and work together, but I don’t trust him, and I’m worried he might not be able to protect her.
Kana also gets a little irritated with Nanashima sometimes.
Actually, Kana’s opinion of him has dropped significantly lately… That’s another reason I feel that way.
I trust Miku and Kana, so having them stay might be a good idea, but then again, they’re girls too, so I’d be worried about them.
As I was thinking about all this, someone spoke to us from behind.
“Saki?”
When we turned around, there was a woman standing there.
She was a mature, beautiful woman. And I had seen her before… strictly speaking, in a game, but still.
That woman was Saki’s mother.
Unlike her father, Saki’s mother wasn’t very knowledgeable about music, and she worked at the reception desk of a large company, where she was famous for her beauty.
“Oh, Mom… Why are you outside?”
“Saki was late coming home, so I went outside to look for her. She didn’t even respond to my messages. So, um, that boy…”
As she said that, Saki’s mother looked at my face and suddenly seemed to smile happily.
“Ah! I see! Does that boy have some time?”
What does she mean? I thought, but I answered.
“Well, there’s no curfew or anything, and tomorrow is a day off, so I have time…”
“Great! Then it should be okay for a little while, right?”
“Um, Mom?”
“It’s okay, it’s okay. Don’t be so shy. Besides, it’s hard to talk outside, so both of you come inside!”
“Um, I…”
I didn’t really understand what was going on, but I thought it would be better to go home, so I tried to say that, but she stopped me mid-sentence.
“It’s okay, it’s okay. Come on, come on.”
What the hell is going on? I thought to myself, but I ended up giving in to Saki ‘s mother’s persistence and went inside the house.
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How did this happen? I was now sitting on a chair with Saki and her mother.
By the way, she introduced herself casually, and her name is Hiiragi Harumi
“Um, Mom… Are you misunderstanding something…”
Saki asked timidly, but to be honest, I had a similar feeling.
She’s been unusually kind to me since earlier, and she’s been smiling the whole time for some reason.
“Misunderstanding?”
“Yeah…”
Saki seemed really reluctant to say it, and she was probably preoccupied with the stalker thing, so I figured I should be the one to say it.
With that in mind, I opened my mouth.
“Um… Let me introduce myself first. My name is Kisaragi Seito. Today, I happened to meet my friend Saki outside and gave her a ride home.”
“Huh?? Friend??”
Harumi was very surprised to hear my words.
As I thought, she had misunderstood that Saki and I were dating…
Thinking that, Saki and I nodded together.
“Eh, um… I see. Since you’re taking her home at this time of night, I thought you were her boyfriend…”
“No, that’s not it!”
Harumi said, a little flustered.
Saki was also blushing bright red, looking embarrassed.
There was a slightly awkward atmosphere, so I tried to change the subject.
“Um. I’m sorry if I caused any misunderstanding. It was getting dark outside, so I asked her to let me walk her home.”
“Oh, that’s right! Thank you, Seito-kun! But that’s not a good thing! It’s the first time Saki has made a male friend other than Tsubasa-kun! And he’s so handsome and reliable!”
“Yeah.”
As a result of me being considerate, Harumi-san also said something considerate, so Saki also agreed out of consideration.
It ended up feeling weird instead…
“Right! I’ll go get something to drink, so wait here.”
Harumi-san said that and left.
“I’m sorry… My mom misunderstood…”
Saki said, her face red, looking down.
“No, it’s okay. If you saw me walking her home, it’s not surprising that you misunderstood. But can you talk about that?”
“Yeah, I guess… But I’m not sure I can explain it well.”
Well, according to Saki, she’s been holding it in for a week, so it’s not surprising that her head is all mixed up right now.
I’ve heard that when you get too anxious, you can’t think straight.
“Well, since we’re here, should I bring it up?”
“But it’s getting late…”
It was just after 7 p.m.
It would certainly take a long time to start talking about everything now, but I didn’t have a problem with that.
There was no school tomorrow.
“Well, tomorrow is a day off, so it’s not a problem, but it depends on Hiiragi.”
When I said that, Saki hesitated for a moment before saying,
“Then, please do. I didn’t know how to bring it up either…”
“Got it.”
Maybe Saki could have said it without me getting involved this much, but I just couldn’t leave her there.
Ever since we met, Saki’s hands had been shaking the whole time… I’m sure she was embarrassed by Harumi’s comment earlier, but even then, her hands were still shaking. When I looked at her hands, they were trembling.
Maiban