I, a Lonely Otaku Was Surrounded by Some of the Most Beautiful Girls on Campus and Was Called Riajuu Before I Knew It - Episode 105 - "My Life, Treading on the Line..."

Translator: AJ1703

Editor: Matsu

(**Kirara’s POV**)

“Ugh… I’m so scared…”

　I was alone walking in the mountains, relying only on moonlight.

　I didn’t use the light source from my phone because if I used the light in these mountains, I might attract dangerous animals and a lot of insects.

　When the full moon was being hidden by the clouds, I would stop walking.

　And so I continued on through the mountains― and now I was beginning to regret it.

　Was it still a mistake to go into the mountains…?

　But maybe Momoi is here…

　I thought better of it and walked around in the mountains― but I still couldn’t find Momoi.

“I knew it… maybe she wasn’t here after all…?”

　…Kaito …What should I do?

　Momoi, I can’t find her…

　The pitch-dark mountains, which seemed to be haunted at any moment, made me feel very uneasy.

　The hooting of owls made the atmosphere even more eerie.

　I thought that Momoi was not on this mountain, and I wanted to get out of here as soon as possible, so I started to head home.

　But then I realized the worst.

“…Which way was back home again…?”

　I was so preoccupied with finding Momoi that I didn’t really check the road itself.

　I should have just gone back the way I came, but that made me lose track of which way I came from now that I had once completely taken my mind off the road.

　Because of the darkness that’s surrounding the area, I can’t see a bit further away from here.

　And all around me, no matter where I looked, all the trees looked the same.

　I quickly pulled out my phone to check my location, not caring about attracting insects or anything else.

　But― even my trusty phone was useless in the mountains.

　What should I do… I’m completely lost…

　If I walked aimlessly and thoughtlessly, I would end up further in the mountains… But I couldn’t just stay in the mountains and wait for the morning to come.

“Kaitoo~…”

　The fact that I was lost in the mountains caught up with me.

　It made me unconsciously mutter the name of the person I miss the most.

　My life is really a tramp.

　I had lived without any inconvenience until halfway through middle school, when Aria suddenly destroyed my life.

　And I have lost my way as a human being because of that.

　As soon as I finally started to work positively and tried to atone for what I did, I was suddenly lost…

　I must have been a very unlucky woman.

　…No, that’s wrong.

　I was the dumb one.

　If I had thought about Momoi and treated her properly, she would not have run away.

　And I was too stupid to go into the mountains without much preparation… without even being sure if Momoi was here…

　If it had been Kaito, I am sure he would have found out about Momoi right away.

　I really hate my own inadequacy.

“―Hiccu~…Uuu~..”

“Hiii―!”

　As I was alone and depressed, I heard a strange voice.

　It sounded as if a ghost was crying.

　No more… I can’t believe that it’s actually haunted…

　I didn’t want to see a ghost, so I immediately tried to leave the place.

　However― from that ghost, I heard some worrisome words.

“Gusu~… Umi-kun… Umi-kun… Help mee~…”

“Eh…?”

　The name the ghost called me was the name I had been hearing for the past few days.

　Could it be―?

“Momoi……?”

　I hurl the name of the person I was looking for into the darkness.

“W-Who’s there!?”　

　I called out her name, and she immediately responded.

　The moment I heard the response, I ran towards her.

　When I spotted her, I hugged her.

“Momoi!”

“Eh…?”

　Momoi, who was suddenly embraced by me, gave a bewildered yelp.

　I hugged Momoi tightly, not caring about her attitude.

“I’m glad… I’m so glad…”

“W-Why…? Why are you here…?”

“Of course I was looking for you! I’m so glad you’re safe…”

　When I said this, Momoi did not say anything.

　But she clung to me silently.

　When I found Momoi, she was crying.

　So I suppose Momoi was feeling lonely, just like me.

　For a while, Momoi, who should have hated me, clung to me silently, and I just kept on hugging her back―.

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Translator’s Afterword: I’m thankful to whoever this person is. It makes my day and motivates me to translate more. I don’t know which series was this screenshot, I’ll try to put it as much as I can in where I and Matsu are present.