I started dating a cute girlfriend I met during my eighth grade days when we reunited in high school. - Chapter 7

TL: Mowaso

ED: Anima

Chapter 7-Dating declaration<The contract between the Black Dragon Knight and the Witch of Hades>.

I threw a DIY smoke bomb at Okita that I had made in case some terrorists came to raid our school. I used that opening, and immediately rushed to the school gate.

“Arondight…!”

Okita moved swiftly and flicked the smoke bomb in the air as if he was swinging a baseball bat. Seriously, that’s not a human feat anymore! By the way, Arondight was the name of Lancelot’s holy sword. Okita was really getting into it, and because of this guy, Arthur and the others had almost caught up to me.

“What the hell are you doing, Shinya!?”

“E-Eriko? …And Tanaka-san too?”

I found Beni and Eriko walking in front of me as I was escaping. My legs relaxed due to the unexpected encounter. They probably had a little chat in the classroom and ended up going home together. Even so, running into Beni in such a place… It seemed that we were really destined to meet.

“Mordred! I’ve finally caught up with you.”

“Geh, Arthur!? You’ve got good physical abilities despite the fact that you belong in the going-home club.”

“Eh? Mordred…? Arthur? What are you talking about, and why are you guys dressed like that…?”

“It’s a reenactment of the Battle of Camlann from the legend of King Arthur… with Mordred and Arthur as enemies. By the way, I’m a Gawain fan.”

Eriko had a puzzled look on her face and Beni reacted excitedly to the legend of King Arthur, normally a high school girl doesn’t know much about this stuff. You’re going to blow your cover soon enough… 

Eriko glared at the RZK members who were starting to gather behind Arthur with a cold look as if she was looking at garbage. Well, they do look suspicious after all…

“What the hell are you guys doing? …Seeing you like this would make Tanaka-san think that our school is full of dangerous people.”

“Sorry, Saito-san, but we have to punish this traitor who’s getting along with a girl before we knew it.”

“Shinya-san… who are these nice looking people?”

Don’t worry Eriko, Beni wasn’t upset at all, in fact, her eyes were shining in excitement.

“These guys are called RZK society… They all hate all the normies in this world…”

“They’re so pathetic…”

“There was something like that at my previous school too…”

I felt that Eriko’s glare at Arthur and co. had grown colder. They were making a lot of ruckus, but they couldn’t even approach the girls, it seemed that they would take a wait and see type of action here. This is the sad nature of virgins. Well, in reality, I don’t think there were many guys who would be rough with girls even if they weren’t virgins…

“Don’t resent me, but if you don’t want it to be painful, you’re going to have to hand him over quietly.”

“If y’all hate normies, then as Shinya-san’s lover, I’m also guilty… If you want to take Shinya-san, please take me with him.”

“Haha, what’s the meaning of this Shinya, no, Mordred… this can’t be true. What’s going on? This girl just transferred to our school yesterday… Are you really going out with her? Are you using some kind of strange magic?”

“Yes, we are dating.”

“Fu, that’s why I hate being too handsome. My cheat skill ‘charm’ seemed to kill Tanaka-san.”

“No, he got down on his knees and asked me to go out with him, so I had no choice but to agree.”

No, I didn’t get down on my knees, did I? Well, I did ask her to go out with me, though. By the way, this line was a quote from a light novel. As expected of Beni, she had it almost memorized.

Her words didn’t stop the ruckus around me. Arthur and the others wouldn’t do anything crazy to the girls, so I chose to run away as quickly as possible. The school gate was just around the corner. I tried to move, but Eriko pulled me back. What?

“I can’t believe you two were already dating just right after having tea… Well, that’s fine. Leave this to me.”

Eriko, who had a surprised look on her face, sighed deeply, and said to Arthur and co.

“Nakamura, Okita, Tsumada, Anshinin… if you guys don’t stop this nonsense, I’m gonna draw you all…”

“Geh… You coward… How did you know our identity? …And by drawing us,  you’re not going to do that, right?”

“No, I’m serious, did you honestly think that you’re disguising yourself with that…?”

Eriko’s words stirred Arthur and co. , while Beni tugged my arms and asked.

“What does she mean by draw?”

“Hmm? Oh, you haven’t heard yet? She’s a doujin artist, a BL specialist. Her drawings are so good that you can immediately tell who the models are. I dubbed her as the queen of the rotten world.”

“Fufufu, let’s make it a coupling between Tsumada and Nakamura, while Okita and Anshinin will be attacked by tentacles. You guys can look forward to being the talk of the school by tomorrow.”

“We’re sorryー”

Arthur and the co ran away like scattered baby spiders. Well, I’d rather die than become a BL model… By the way, Arthur was a good friend of mine.

Okita, who was left behind alone, came towards me.

“Now that the client has fled, I guess my work ends here.”

“I wonder how you can walk up to me like nothing happened…”

“I’m kinda like a mercenary, once my job is over, there’s nothing to worry about. I don’t have any club activities today, so why don’t we go home together, or maybe Shinya has a date with Tanaka-san?”

Maybe you don’t have anything to worry about, but I do! Though, I don’t know if this line is appropriate because it’s usually used by traitors, not by the betrayed. Okita poured a lot of heart into his act and was really into it. This guy has really gone crazy since the game’s shadow event started.

“Do they really think I’m going to draw them, they’re not moe at all, stupid …”

“Heh, not just anyone is fine, I guess.”

“Obviously, you two can’t have naughty fantasies about me either.”

Okita and Eriko were chatting casually. These two became pretty close through me, who was often together with both of them. We would even hang out with the three of us occasionally. But still, a naughty fantasy…

In contrast to Beni, who was innocent, beautiful, and attractive, Eriko was cute and healthy. She takes care of her fashion, and her caring personality makes her popular among boys in the class. No, I can probably do it.

“No, I can probably do it.”

“Ugh, gross…”

“Mentally ill…”

“Oh, wait… Shinya too!”

Sorry, I was about to say the same thing as Okita and almost made a huge mistake. I smiled at Okita, who looked at me for help.

“No, you’re the worst to look at your friends like that.”

“TRAITOOOOR!”

Well, you betrayed me first. The two glared at Okita who was screaming, as if they were looking at a speck of dirt. Poor guy…

“We’re going to have a girls-only party now, see you later. I’ve got a lot to ask, so I’m looking forward to it.”

“See you again at school, Shinya-san, and that mentally ill guy whose name I don’t know.”

The two left after saying that, and I called out to Okita, who was standing there frozen in place.

“Let’s go home and play, mentally ill guy.”

“Kuu… I shouldn’t have said anything unnecessary…”

While I was toying around with the dented Okita, I received a line message from Eriko saying, “Ask Sacchan out on a date!” What’s this? Is Sacchan referring to Beni? Why do girls get along with each other so easily? What exactly is the purpose of this message? I was confused and just replied, “Ok”.


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