The Innocent School Idol is My Cousin Who Lives with Me and is a Spoiled Brat - Chapter 6

Chapter 6: “When You’re Too Old to be Honest”

Translator: AJ1703

“……♪”

　Mana has been eating chocolate cake since she came home, her cheeks relaxed with happiness.

　She loves sweets, so buying her a cake puts her in a good mood.

“Fufu, it’s Kakeru’s treat♪!”

　Mirei is also happily eating her Mont Blanc.

　It was nice to see her eating happily as well.

　I was eating a piece of cheesecake.

　It was not too sweet and had just the right amount of flavor.

“That reminds me~, the group for the school camp we’re going to next week will be determined tomorrow, right?”

　While we were eating the cake, Mirei asked me with a tilted head.

　The group assignment is to decide which group will cook curry together and which group will go around the mountain.

“Yes, but why bring it up all of a sudden?”

“I just wanted to be in the same group as Kakeru.”

　I guess that means she wants me to be in the same group with her.

　According to the homeroom teacher, the way to decide is to have three members in the same group with the consent of both men and women, so as long as both parties agree to it, they can be in the same group.

　However―.

“Won’t the other girls hate it…?”

　I don’t think the girls like me very much, if I do say so myself.

　Because I’m gloomy, unfriendly, and plain.

　I don’t think the girls surrounding Mirei would allow such a boy to be with her.

　After all, Mirei is surrounded by a bunch of cheerful girls.

“I don’t want a girl who treats Kakeru badly, so I’ll go with a girl who will be fine with Kakeru.”

“Hmmm?”

　Well, Mirei is not very choosy about people, so I understand what she’s trying to say…

　I don’t think people around her will leave her alone.

　Even her current cronies are not befriending Mirei on her own, but rather, because Mirei is being friendly with them, they are being friendly with her back.

　If Mirei is not in the same group with them here, then there will be trouble in class, don’t you think…?

　I have a feeling that they usually start fighting over Mirei.

“Since Nii-san and Mirei-neesan are ostensibly going to be lovers, I thought Mirei-neesan’s argument would be a perfectly reasonable one.”

　As I was struggling with this, Mana interrupted me in a curt tone of voice.

　That’s strange, is she still angry with me?

“I know right~! Kakeru must be the best for me right now!”

　Mirei nodded her head and didn’t even question Mana’s behavior at all.

　I envy her honesty and innocence.

“Well, I’d rather be with Mirei than with any other girl…”

　Girls might be able to put it all together well as long as Mirei is willing to be separated from them.

　But I wouldn’t be able to predict how the boys would react to that…

　There will probably still be a segment of boys who will go after Mirei just because I’m her boyfriend.

　I can’t help but think that those guys who are not willing to give up can be robbed at events like this.

　We need to choose the members of the group while avoiding those guys― Unfortunately, there is only one boy that I am close to, so I will have to choose the other one carefully.

“I’ll be in the same group with Mirei for now.”

“Really!?”

“Yeah. As for the remaining member, we will decide based on the reaction of the class.”

　Although there will be some trouble, the boys will probably argue about who will be in the group with Mirei without me anyway.

　And in the mountains, there is no guarantee that they won’t go crazy.

　I think it would be best to protect Mirei by being in the same group with me.

“Nii-san is very sweet to Mirei-neesan, isn’t he?”

“I think I am probably more lenient on Mana though?”

“Yeah, I think Mana-chan is more spoiled.”

　Mana was kind of teasing me, so I told her what I thought, and Mirei joined in the conversation.

　Probably, Mana is the one I’m being the nicest to, even to those around me.

“Well, that may be true, but…”

　Mana looks away with a slight blush of embarrassment.

　If she’s convinced, that’s fine.

“…Mana-chan has a tsundere side in her, doesn’t she?”

　She must have had an idea about Mana’s attitude.

　Mirei whispered in my ear.

“I don’t think that’s quite right… but I guess she’s just too old to be honest.”

　Mana is already in her third year of middle school.

　She can’t act like the spoiled little brat she was when she was a little girl.

　As for me, I preferred the pampered child she used to be.

“Hmmm, I see.”

　Mirei was simply curious, but not interested enough, shaking her head from side to side as she walked away.

　She doesn’t seem to care anymore.

“Going back, Kakeru and I will be in the same group, right?”

“Yes, and then we’ll see what we can do about the rest…”

　Well, I guess I could contact that person in advance…

“I’ll team up with a girl who won’t scorn Kakeru. Ah, look, how about that girl?”

　Mirei smiles as she pulls out her phone.

　Who is that girl?

“Who is she?”

“The girl with the black bob and purplish inner hair! Look, the one who uses ‘Boku’ to refer herself, a friendly girl who talks to Kakeru quite a bit…!” [TLN: Boku is used by men more often, if a girl uses it. then she’s most likely tomboy-ish in nature.]

“No, if you’re going to be so specific, why don’t you just call her by her name… you mean Murakumo, right?”

　Murakumo Yui― she’s in the same class as us, but she’s a girl with a personality that’s hard to grasp and it’s hard to know what she’s thinking.

　However, due to her good looks, she is the most popular girl in our class after Mirei.

　I even heard that some of the girls are actually seriously in love with Murakumo.

　She is that popular, but for some reason she is with me most of the time.

　Perhaps it is because there are so many people who are aggressive towards her that it is easier for her to be with someone like me who is not interested in the people around us.

“Murakumo and Mirei are in the same group, or maybe the girls will start fighting over one more thing…?”

　To be honest, just imagining it scares me.

　I’m not sure if it’s the same for the boys, either.

　For me, Murakumo feels like a friendly guy friend, but she’s surprisingly popular with the boys, too…

“If that happens, maybe the remaining members will be decided by a lottery?”

“I doubt it.”

　If we can’t decide by discussion, we’ll just have to do the lottery…

　I think we won’t know until it’s time to actually make a decision.

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Translator’s Afterword:

I don’t know if the person who donated $10 came from this series, but still thanks for the support. I had a $25 kinda dare, so we’re still $15 off from that but I don’t think I can work on this during weekdays, unless someone does indeed finish me off until weekends? Then we’re on to something lol.

But yeah, thank you very much for the donation to whoever you are, it gives me the fuel to keep on working hard through the week!

(I only uploaded this chapter earlier since it’s a free day, and I felt guilty about posting the previous one so late last night.)