Ore wo Suki nano wa Omae dake ka yo - Chapter 4 Part 3

Chapter 4 Part 3

 

In the end, Himawari and Cosmos picked up my tailcoat for me. 

 

And so, it fell into my hands to judge the dresses that the three of them would be wearing. Personally, I wanted their dresses to show as much skin as possible (for the girls only), but I wouldn’t hold out much hope for that to happen considering their personalities.

 

“What do you think of this, Joro? Does it look good on me?”

 

The first person I had to judge was Himawari.

 

She came out of the fitting room twirling and jumping up and down in a good mood.

 

The dress that she picked was a mature-looking one. Design-wise, it was a nice dress.

 

However, if I were to answer her question, then the answer would be no. 

 

She was too childish looking for the dress.

 

But, if I were to say that to her, she’d definitely get mad at me, so, I’d settle with praising her instead.

 

“Huh, it looks good.”

“Ehehe, thank you! I’ll wear the next one then!”

 

As long as she was happy with it.

 

“What do you think of this dress, Joro-kun? I like it…”

 

This time, it was Cosmos who came out of the fitting room. There was an embarrassed smile on her face.

 

It was adorable.

 

The dress that she picked was a slightly childish looking one. Design-wise, it was a nice dress.

 

However, if I were to answer her question, then the answer would be no. 

 

She looked way too mature for the dress.

 

But, if I were to say that to her, she’d definitely get mad at me, so, I’d settle with praising her instead.

 

“Huh, it looks good.”

“R-Really?! Hehehe, t-then, I’ll try out the next dress!”

 

Great, she seemed happy. So far, I haven’t made any wrong choices.

 

“Joro! I feel all tingly! Is this what youth feels like?!”

 

Next, Sun-chan came out, wearing the largest-sized dress in the store.

 

It was amazing. Despite his thin frame, his body was filled with muscle and thanks to his height, the dress was tightly fitted to his body.

 

I wouldn’t be surprised if it were to rip out at any moment.

 

Well, it wasn’t like he could get a bigger sized dress here, so I decided to compliment him properly.

 

“Huh, it looks strange.”

“Hehehe! I’m happy that you think so! I’ll try out the next dress!”

 

Eh? The next dress? They had more in stock? Wouldn’t it be better to stop here? The staff would get mad at us, you know?

 

“What do you think, Joro-kun? Does it look good on me?”

 

While I was waiting for the three of them to come out with the new dresses, Pansy came up to me.

 

She was wearing a flower hairpin on her head. A Pansy, just like her name.

 

“Don’t care.”

“…What a bully. I’ll try out the next one.”

 

No, I’d still answer the same way even if you were to wear another one. I really couldn’t care less about you right now.

 

“Ugh, it’s pouring out there.”

 

While I was waiting for the three of them to come out with the new dresses, I noticed that it was raining heavily outside.

 

The sky looked uncooperative before we got here, so I suspected that this would happen. And my suspicion came true.

 

“You didn’t bring an umbrella with you, Joro? The weather report said that it would be raining today.”

“Nope, I didn’t see the weather report.”

“I see~ You purposely didn’t bring your umbrella so that you could go home with someone~”

“Stop making it sound like I’m planning every move I made.”

“Hahaha, just kidding! Alright, as an apology, why don’t we go home together? We can use my umbrella!”

 

Asunaro pulled out a yellow-green folding umbrella from her bag.

 

“It’s fine, you should go with the others instead. Like, I’m sure Himawari also forgot her umbrella. You should go with her.”

“You’re as kind as ever, Joro. Oh, by the way, can I ask you something?”

“What is it?”

“You never gave proper answers to them when they showed their dresses, didn’t you?”

“…You could tell?”

 

Well, there was no need for me to deny it.

 

It would be more convenient if she were to think that I didn’t have any interest in the dresses the girls were wearing.

 

“Yeah. Your voice is a pitch lower than usual. So, why did you do that? I think all their dresses suited them well.”

“Huh, really? I don’t think so at all. Himawari’s dress looked too mature for her and Cosmos’ dress looked too childish for her. I think it’s better if they were to exchange their dresses.”

“Hmm… I guess I can see where you’re coming from.”
“Right? There’s no way my judgment could be wrong! They should exchange their dresses, it won’t work on them otherwise!”

“I see. By the way, Joro…”

 

When I was talking about the dresses, Asunaro suddenly changed her expression, from a frown into a wide smile.

 

“Hm? What’s wrong?”
“Well, I think you’re kinda in a bad position now.”

 

Huh? Why did she say that? I mean, yeah, I was in a bad position because the girls’ clique wouldn’t leave me alone, but I doubted that she was talking about that particular problem…

 

“Joro.” “Joro-kun.”

 

Ah, now I know what she was talking about.

 

Two eerily disturbing voices came from behind me. Scary. Should I just run away now?

“U-Um, Asunaro, can I ask you something?”

“Yes! What is it?”

 

What an angelic smile. Could you use that angelic smile to vanquish the evil behind me?

 

“Can you tell me what’s going on behind me right now?”

“Sure~ How do I describe this situation, though? …Hm… I guess Apocalypse is a fitting term to describe it!”

 

Her bright voice brought me even a deeper despair than what I had already felt. As I was trembling in terror, a certain braided girl came up to me with a hairpin in hand, completely disregarding her surroundings.

 

“Can you give me a proper answer for me too, Joro-kun? What do you think of this hairpin? Does it suit me?”

 

If I were to do that, could you do something about those two bringers of apocalypse behind me?

 

Ah, it was too late for that. They had already grabbed me by the shoulders.

 

All hope had been lost. It was all over for me.

 

“Why don’t you tell us your true thoughts about our dresses, Joro-kun? You can take your time, no pressure at all. Don’t worry, I won’t do anything to you regardless of your answer. Just be honest with me, okay?”

“Lying is bad, Joro~ Nothing is going to happen to you if you’re honest, you know~?”

 

Long time no see, Dark Cosmos, Black Himawari.

 

“Hm… So you won’t accept them wearing dresses that don’t suit your taste, huh, Joro? That means you are a possessive person! But, trying to make all three of them cater to your tastes is a bit much, don’t you think?”

 

Her misunderstanding grew worse even when I didn’t even do anything.

 

The world was such a cruel place, huh?

 

*   *   *

 

After getting scolded by Dark Cosmos and Black Himawari, I walked home totally drenched.

 

‘It’s raining outside, we’ll all get wet if we were to go home like this. So, I want you to go to the convenience store and buy us umbrellas. Don’t worry about the money, I’ll pay for them.’

 

That was what Dark Cosmos said to me. I didn’t have the guts to go against her order, so I immediately went to the convenience store in the middle of the rain and bought the umbrellas for everyone.

 

I didn’t go alone. Sun-chan volunteered to come with me, screaming ‘I will evaporate the rain with my burning spirit!’ as he ran beside me. 

 

I almost cried. He was such a good friend.

 

But, as soon as we arrived at the convenience store, he suddenly told me, ‘My Pandora’s box is about to open!’ and disappeared into the toilet for more than half an hour.

 

On top of that, Asunaro was also following me. She was the only one among us three with an umbrella. ‘It’s hard to get both of you under one umbrella at once, so I won’t give a special treatment to either of you!’ She said to us.

 

I understood that she was doing her job earnestly, but I’d rather her to spare me from all the teasing.

 

Anyway, while waiting for Sun-chan, I had to endure gazes from the convenience store’s staff. They really didn’t want me to be there because I was completely wet. Then there was also Asunaro, whose misunderstanding somehow grew worse despite me not doing anything. At that point, I became sick of everything.

 

“I’m home.”

 

Exhausted, both physically and mentally, I said my greeting after opening the front door to my house. But, I didn’t hear any replies coming from inside.

 

Mom was out I guess.

 

Let’s just go to the bathroom first. Didn’t want to go to my room while soaking wet, after all.

 

As I walked, I recounted everything that happened in the past few days.

 

And I realized how miserable my life had been…

 

Just when I thought that I had finally made up with Sun-chan, Himawari and Cosmos, I had to deal with the three-timing accusation against me.

 

I tried to clear up Asunaro’s misunderstandings toward my situation, but it just grew worse and worse.

 

Then, the article filled with allegation somehow got published, the girls’ clique was up on my as* and I almost lost my position in class.

 

The worse thing was if I couldn’t clear up Asunaro’s misunderstandings in time, this three-timing accusation would spread to the other schools as well.

 

I only had two weeks left. Would I be able to do this…?

 

F**k! Why was it me who had to suffer through this sh*t?!

 

Why can’t anyone be nice to me once in a while?!

 

“Ah, I wonder if there is a good girl somewhere out there? A girl who is unconditionally kind to me and will do her best for me. I don’t care if her personality is a little harsh, but I want to meet a girl like that!”

 

As soon as I said that, I heard the front door opening, so I looked over to see…

 

“…Huh?”

 

My whole body froze.

 

Huh? Was this really happening? I wasn’t dreaming, was I?

 

“Um, sorry? Who are you?”

 

As our front door was opened, a beautiful woman emerged from behind it.

 

An unfamiliar woman whose beauty was unmatched.

 

Her long, straight hair was stretched to her chest. Long eyelashes that looked captivating without any kind of makeup. She had an amazing looking figure that was more pronounced because of her drenched clothes. Ample-sized chest and thin waist. The woman pulled the hem of her skirt and squeezed it, creating a picturesque scene.

 

If I could use a single word to describe her, it would be ‘angelic.’ She was like the embodiment of love and compassion. And that kind of beauty was here, in my house.

 

 

Was she a college student? Why was she in my house?

 

“Phew… I shoulda brought an umbrella. I’m drenched already…”

“U-Um, a-are you okay?”

 

W-Well, I didn’t know who she was, b-but it would be better for me to let her in, right? It wasn’t like I could let her stay outside in this heavy rain…

 

“Uh… I’m fine, but… Is there something wrong?”

 

When I called out to her, she gave me a suspicious look.

 

She asked me if there was something wrong… Maybe she somehow went into the wrong house?

 

Did I forget to lock the door?

 

“Uh, why don’t you take a bath first? Your clothes are all wet…”

“What are you talking about? You’re drenched all over too. You should take a bath first before me.”

 

Woah, what a kind woman! But, as a man, I couldn’t just yield like that!

 

Look, since it was a chance encounter, wouldn’t it be embarrassing for her if she were to realize that she entered the wrong house and left while I was taking a bath? That was why I should let her take a bath first, lend her my clothes then we’ll go from there!

 

“No, no, ladies’ first.”

“No, really. You should go first.”

“Ladies’ first.”
“What’s wrong with you? You’ve been acting strangely since earlier… Oh, is this how is it? You want to come in together with me?”

 

Heavens above! A big reward out of nowhere! But, wasn’t this too early for such things?

 

An angel suddenly descended upon me, then she invited me to take a bath together! It was like something that could come up in an eroge!

 

“I-Is that okay?”

“Of course! There’s nothing to be embarrassed about!”

 

Such a generous person! To bestow this kind of honor to someone like me!

Well, if she went that far, what kind of choice did I have? This Kisaragi Amatsuyu would graciously—

 

“All things considered, you’re still my cute little child!”

 

…Uh, what did she just say?

 

I was her child?

 

The person in front of me was a ridiculously pretty woman with straight hair that reached her bountiful chest, had well-groomed eyelashes and a perfect figure.

 

Meanwhile my mom, Kisaragi Keiki, was a disappointing housewife with perm hair and always wore heavy makeup.

 

“C’mon, hurry up, get in! If we dawdle, both of us will catch a cold!”

 

I tried to listen to her voice again. This high-pitched, high-tensioned voice…

 

The woman pronounced certain syllables the same way my mom did.

 

Could it be that she was actually my mom?! The woman who obsessed over idols, my mom?!

 

No way that was the case! She must be an imposter! How dare she! Bring back my mom immediately!

“C’mon, hurry up! Laurier is cold!”

 

She was actually my mom! There was no way a normal person would refer to herself with her own nickname!

 

T-This reminded me of something.

 

Back when I was still in grade school, I asked my dad, ‘Why does mom never go with us whenever we go to the pool or the beach?’ His answer back then was, ‘Because she’s too pretty…’

 

I never knew that she would be this pretty! She always styled her hair with a hairdryer immediately after bathing and before walking out of the bathroom!

 

So this was how she looked when she took off her heavy makeup and dropped off her perms!

 

Dad was right, she was d*mn pretty!

How the hell did I not realize it after living with her for 16 years?! 

 

“W-Wait a second, Mom!”

“Hm? What is it, Amatsuyu?”

 

Stop tilting your head sideways like that! Were you trying to flirt with your own child?!

 

“Y-You know what, Mom? You should take your bath alone! I’ll just go to my room and dry my body with a towel!”

“Eh? C’mon, don’t worry about it! Let’s just go in together, that’s less of a hassle, no?”

 

That wasn’t the point!

“C’mon, take your clothes off~”

“Hiii!”

She put her hands on my clothes while giggling. I immediately ran away.

 

“Ah, Amatsuyu! Wait for me!”

 

I ran up the stairs, entered my room and locked the door. I didn’t bring any towels with me. My whole body shivered.

 

Not from cold but from fear…

 

Today I learned, some truths would be better left buried on the ground.

 

TL: Iyo

ED: Iyo

 

 

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