Ore wo Suki nano wa Omae dake ka yo - Chapter 1 Part 3

Chapter 1 Part 3

 

As soon as lunch break started, I started marching toward Tsubaki— Or not, because she already ambushed me before I could even do that. As expected of the angel who brought me happiness!

 

“So do you bring your own lunch, Joro? If not, you can eat mine again, or maybe you prefer the meals from the cafeteria instead? I can order the meals for you.”

 

Her kindness was truly genuine! Before anything else, she checked up on me to see if I brought my own lunch or not. Only after that did she offer me her own lunch! If she had an ulterior motive, she wouldn’t check up on me first! 

 

“No, I brought my own lunch, thank you for your concern though.”

“I see. Then, do you want to eat together with me?”

 

Oh, jeez~ If you gave me that kind of worried look, my upper mouth would stretch out, you know~?

 

“…Eww!”

 

Huh? My elation went too far and it seemed like I started hearing auditory hallucination.

 

No good. Alright, after I fixed my upper mouth, I should leave the classroom as soon as possible!

 

“Of course. I’ll be eating in the library, so you can come with me, Tsubaki.”

 

How was that? A perfect response! I even threw out a refreshing smile as a bonus!

 

Not a single girl in this world would turn me down after I went this far!

 

“Okay, got it, but, can you stop making that kind of face?”

 

See? What did I say? She didn’t reject me! Anyway, that was the last time I’d ever put on that refreshing smile.

 

Anyway, while I was investigating what she really was up to, I might as well indulge myself in the Tsubaki Train to my heart’s content!

 

Thankfully, I was a mob. Imagine if I were a romcom MC, you know, those guys who’d vehemently reject any kinds of advances from the transfer students for no reason? Yeah, I knew right? Those guys were really out of their minds, dude!

 

If it was me, I’d accept their love and pamper them back with all my heart~!

 

I’d do this and that, then go further and to that and this, and when the time came, I’d definitely do that!

 

“Joro, Tsubaki-chan! Food! Quickly!”

 

Resting a racket case on her shoulder, Himawari pushed and urged me to move forward. Her face was plastered with the same cute smile she had always shown me.

 

Her head was bobbing up and down, as if asking to be petted. But I wouldn’t take that bait no matter what!

 

“Right. No point in dawdling here anyway, let’s go quickly.”

 

Well, I agreed with Himawari though, we should get going.

 

Girl A and her merry clique had been eyeing me for a while now. It would be ideal for me to make a tactical escape as soon as possible.

 

With that, I casually slipped out of the classroom.

 

“Alright, let’s go to the library!”

 

As soon as I stepped out of the classroom, the overly eager Himawari immediately grabbed my right hand.

 

“I’ll hold your hand so you won’t fall down, Joro…it still feels embarrassing though…”

 

She was being all fidgety, but Tsubaki still held my lunch for me, along with my left hand!

Hm? A man shouldn’t let a woman carry his luggage?

 

Look dude, I was an advocate of gender equality! We really should leave that outdated gender role bullsh*t behind!

 

Himawari on my right, Tsubaki on my left. With the two bitc– beauties surrounding me, I walked down the hallway, completely indulging myself in the situation!

This was it! This was the thing that I’ve been dreaming of!

 

The completion of my harem! Now, onwards! To the library!

 

*   *   *

 

“Alright, let’s go in.”

 

Since both my hands were full, Tsubaki opened the door for all of us.

 

It was her first time here, but she seemed to be familiar with the place. Impressive.

 

Ah, it seemed like Cosmos was already here. She was talking with Pansy at the reception desk.

 

“Hello, Joro-kun, Himawari…and I assume you’re the transfer student?”

 

The braided glasses girl, Pansy, called out to us calmly from the reception desk.

 

I thought she’d insult me again after seeing what was going on.

 

“Yoki Chiharu. You can call me Tsubaki. Nice to meet you.”

“I see. My name is Sanshokuin Sumireko. Some people call me Pansy, but you can call me whatever you like. By the way…why are you two holding Joro’s hand?”

 

Ugh! I thought I’d be safe this time, but I was too naive!

 

“Because it’s fun~!”

“I’m holding him so that he won’t fall.”

 

However, the iron-clad combination of the two managed to deflect Pansy’s attack!

 

Heh, I already knew that you were only harsh on me, Pansy! You wouldn’t treat everyone else roughly! That was in your nature!

“Is this fun to you too, Joro-kun?”

“…Well, it isn’t boring, I guess.”

“I see. It’s all good then.”

 

I was scared for a moment there, but everything turned out fine!

 

She didn’t make any more fuss, stood up and made her way to the reading area.

 

Alright, we should also—

 

“U-Um, Joro-kun…w-what’s the deal with…that…?”

 

Jeez. Just when I thought that I was free from Pansy, Cosmos came in next.

 

She looked flustered as she glanced towards both my sides before settling her gaze on Tsubaki.

 

“Y-You two are getting along really well, huh…?”

 

Huh? For some reason, Cosmos looked sad. Did she get in a strange mood again?

 

…You thought I’d say that!

Of course I knew the reason why! Well, not really since this was pure speculation, but I was 90% sure that I was right!

 

You know, back at the Hyakka Festival, under the cover of darkness, Cosmos daringly gave me a nice reward! The so-called ‘kiss on the cheek’! She gave it to none other than yours truly!

 

Try to use your common sense! Would she be doing that to a mere male friend?

 

But, the reason why I wasn’t 100% sure was because she never brought the topic up ever again since then.

 

Even on the second day of the Hyakka Festival, and during the after party that all five of us attended, she didn’t bring it up. She was all fidgety and stuff, but that was it, nothing special happened.

 

If I were to point it out and I got it completely wrong, I’d be screwing myself up. Besides, she definitely had her own plan, so I decided to let her go on with whatever it was.

 

And that was how we maintained the status quo since then. As a mob, that was just how it was, I’d chicken out on an important matter like this.

 

“It feels lonely…”

 

Alright, if I was a generic romcom MC, there were two paths that I could take. If I didn’t know what was going on, I could keep my mouth shut. Or, if I actually knew what was going on, and was trying to get out of the situation, I just needed to give her a vague answer. But, I was not a generic romcom MC! I was a Mob Variable Player! An MVP! And an MVP would give in to their desires, that was in our nature! (T/N: Most Valuable Player, Mob Variable Player, sounds similar.)

 

You see, my position in class was like a desert, dry and deserted! 

 

Even so, there was an oasis filled with sunflowers and camellias, but that wasn’t enough! (T/N: Camellia=Tsubaki, Sunflower=Himawari.)

 

You see, while an oasis could quench your thirst, it couldn’t satisfy your hunger!

 

That made Cosmos’ big fruits’ existence all the more essential!

 

Humans were greedy by nature, so I’d follow my primal nature faithfully and bring Cosmos to my harem!

 

Alright, Joro-san! It was time for you to pick out a perfect response for Cosmos’ predicaments—!

“Himawari is just being Himawari, while Tsubaki is holding my hand so that I won’t fall. Anyway, Tsubaki, this is our student council president, Akino Sakura-san. U-Um…as you can see, she’s pretty. She’s also smart and very dependable…”

 

I stared right at Cosmos’ eyes as I said that. It was to show my sincerity and manliness to her! To appeal to her that I was being truthful and my words were all facts!

 

Of course, at one point I also glanced at Tsubaki while feigning embarrassment as I complimented Cosmos.

 

What happened next? Don’t rush me! You’ll know soon enough!

“W-Why are you introducing me like that?! I-It’s embarrassing! A-Anyway, Tsubaki…san…right? I’m Akino Sakura, a third year, nice to meet you. You can call me Cosmos like what everyone does.”

“Nice to meet you too, Cosmos-san. My name is Yoki Chiharu. You can call me Tsubaki.”

 

Just like that, they completed their introductions and Cosmos’ mood considerably improved!

 

What do you think? Such was the power of MVP!

 

Hahaha! Victory would come into my embrace soon! No, actually, I had already won! I finally completed my harem!

 

In other words…it was finally starting!

My dream! My dream of getting to do this and that with the girls I’ve been— No, with the girls everyone has been trying to get!

Seriously, I was on a roll! It was to the point that I suspected something bad would slap me in the face— No, don’t think about it. If I think about it too much, it would actually happen. I needed to avoid such a clear red flag.

 

For now, I’ll have as much fun as I wanted during this lunch break!

“I hath arriveth! My seat~!”

 

After Tsubaki and Cosmos finished their introductions and all of us went to the reading area, Himawari let go of my hand and went to the right seat further in the back. That was her usual spot.

 

“Where should I sit, Joro?”

“Why don’t you sit beside Cosmos?”

“Got it.”

 

I told Tsubaki to sit to Cosmos’ right. For your information, Cosmos sat at the center, in the same row as Himawari.

 

Honestly, I wanted Tsubaki to sit next to me, but Pansy was already sitting on my right side. My left side was Sun-chan’s spot, he just wasn’t here yet because he was still in the cafeteria.

 

Of course, if possible, I’d kick this braided glasses next to me, but that would spell my certain death.

 

So, I had no choice but to deal with it while waiting for Sun-chan to arrive.

 

“Hm? Himawari-san, why are you carrying your racket today?”

 

Ah, I was curious about that too. Nice one, Cosmos.

 

“Hehehe~ The Inter-High Qualifier is coming up soon, so I’m bringing this around so I can practice whenever I want!”

“Please don’t do it in the library, Himawari. You’ll damage the books.”

“I know that much, Pansy-chan! Besides, I won’t get any good training done with this racket anyway! It’s old! I’ll get a new one soon, I’ve been saving my allowance for this!”

“You said the qualifier is coming up soon? So that means you’ll be busy with practice from now on, Himawari?”

“Yes, Tsubaki-chan! They’ll start our morning practice tomorrow, so we won’t only be practicing after school! From seven to eight! Morning practice~!”

 

Saying that, Himawari took out a worn-out looking, yet well-maintained racket from its case.

 

I remembered that this racket was pretty expensive. She spent most of her allowance just to buy this back when she was in middle school.

 

Looking at it like this, it was clear how much work she had been putting in since she first bought it. My eyes couldn’t help but be drawn to the worn-out racket.

 

“Hm? What’s wrong, Joro? Why are you looking at my racket like that?”

“Nothing. Just surprised that someone who’d spend all her money the moment she gets them is saying that she’ll save her money for something…”

“Jeez! I can save my money if I want to! It’s hard, but I can!”

 

I knew that. In truth, Himawari was someone who was very disciplined. If she had a goal, she’d do her best to reach it. Honestly, it was to the point that I felt envious of her.

 

As a mob, it was my obligation to envy someone who had something, that was how it worked.

 

“Heyo! Sorry to keep you waiting, but I’m here now! Won another big war today! Look at this nice lunch that I got!”

 

Oh, finally, Sun-chan came. He was waving around a bread in his hand, guess that was the proof of his struggle throughout the battlefield today.

 

He was grinning with pride, seemingly proud of his achievements.

 

“Oh, Tsubaki is here too? My bad! Sorry to keep you waiting!”

 

He plopped down right next to me without any hesitation and called out to Tsubaki who sat right across from him with a big smile on his face.

 

This was his way of being considerate to her, since she came here for the first time and all, so that she wouldn’t feel left out.

 

“Mm, no need to be sorry. I just got here too.”

“Haha, I see! That makes the two of us, then!”

 

Ugh, as expected of the ace of the baseball club! He came up with such a cool line so naturally!

Wait, since I was his best friend, that meant I’d have to do the same as him to keep up with him, no? If not, everyone would just stick to him…

 

“Everyone has things that they’re good at, Joro-kun, including you. You’re persistent, just like a dirt-stain on a white shirt.”

 

Look at this girl, not only did she read my mind, she also spouted that kind of venom at me.

 

Anyway, forget about her! My harem was finally completed! Now it was time for me to enjoy it~!

 

*   *   *

 

“Do you want some of my kushikatsu, Joro? It’s still warm, and it’s tasty.”

“Joro-kun, do you want to take some of my sandwiches?”

“Thank you for the meal, Tsubaki, Prez.”

“Alright, here, ahn~”

“W-Wha?! M-Me too! A-Ahn~”

 

Hngg~! This was happiness! My tongue just melted~!

Now I understood why rich people hired maids.

 

You could get pampered as much as you want ! Alright, new goal for the future. Hire a maid!

 

“By the way, Cosmos-san, the third-years are about to decide on their career path, right? Have you decided on which university you want to go to?”

“Me? Hmm, yes, I have. Due to my family’s circumstances, I chose a medical school.”

 

Now that we were talking about it…female doctors sounded pretty hot, didn’t they?

 

They should be up there on the chart, alongside fashion models.

 

“Huh? Does your family own a hospital or something, Cosmos-san?”

“Well, you can say that…my father is the head of a hospital…”

 

Not bad, Cosmos! Glad to know that one of my harem members was rich!

“Your family must be rich then, Cosmos-san! Do you have a private villa for vacation?”

“It’s a little embarrassing to say it out loud, but…yes, we do…a mountain villa…”

 

Aww, that meant they didn’t have a private beach then. A mountain villa wouldn’t be useful in summer vacations!

 

“Wow! You’re amazing, Cosmos-san!”

“Um, not really…my parents are the amazing ones here, not me…”

 

Hm? For some reason her expression seemed darker than usual. Did she hate talking about her family?

 

“By the way, I’m aiming to be a pro baseball player! I love baseball!’

 

As expected of Sun-chan. He immediately noticed the change in Cosmos’ mood and switched the topic of the conversation.

 

That aside, a doctor and a pro baseball player, huh…? Those two were pretty common dreams, but at the same time, they were among the hardest to achieve…

 

It would be impossible for me to become either. Well, I wouldn’t want to become either in the first place anyway…

 

“What about you, Joro?”

“Me? Well, for now, I want a maid— No, I don’t particularly have any goals.”

 

Woah, woah, woah, that was so close! I almost blurted that nonsensical dream of mine out!

 

“What about you, Tsubaki? Are you going to inherit your parents’ business?”

“Mhm. I enjoy making kushikatsu, so I might as well follow in my father’s footsteps.”

“…I see.”

 

By the way, Himawari didn’t have any goals in particular, but for now she said that she was going to focus on playing tennis.

 

Cosmos, Sun-chan and Tsubaki, all had a clear dream they were trying to achieve.

 

As for me, I just wanted to hire a maid.

 

Compared to them, I was a total trash, wasn’t I?

 

…Wait, there was still one person in the room who still hadn’t said anything yet…

 

“What about you, Pan—”

“A devoted wife ♡”

 

A devoted wife indeed 💀 (T/N: The skull was in the raw kek.)

 

TL: Iyo

ED: Iyo

 

 

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