âWell, NICE! Iâm so happy for youâŚShoo! What are you doing, Ren?!â
âShut up, Let me hit you one more time.â
During lunchtime 2 days later.
I was in the courtyard with Kyoya and Susami.
And the topic we were talking about was, obviously, about what happened.
âIsnât that right~? It all worked out well!â (Kyoya)
âIt went well. But something is annoying me.â (Kusuba)
âUwaa!â No violence!â (Kyoya)
I chased after Kyoya as he ran, but Iâm more of an indoor person.
I ran out of energy not long after and gave up on the chase.
These are one of the moments I almost regret my lifestyleâŚ
âBut Iâm really glad. Honestly, I wasnât expecting it.â (Kyoya)
âYeah, me too, actually.â (Susami)
âOiâŚâ (Kusuba)
Susami had a wry smile on her face and Kyoya had a straight face.
Both of them were partially grateful, but also partially resentful.
âI donât know why I am so nervous when I know you two love each other so much.â (Susami)
âW-well, itâs not that obvious, right? EhâŚ.noâŚ?â (Kusuba)
âNo, it was pretty obvious, you know? As long as Ren didnât screw it up, I knew it would work out.â (Kyoya)
âYouâre lyingâŚbut then why did you say you didnât expect it?â (Kusuba)
âBecause you couldâve screwed it up.â (Kyoya)
âUghâŚâ
âAlso there was a good possibility that you werenât going to do anythingâ
âUghhâŚâ
I couldnât say anything to that.
As expected of the two, they knew exactly what they were dealing with.
âAh well, with that in mind, letâs leave it at that. From now on, you and Tachibana-san should be together for a long time~â
âStop it, and donât cling to me. Itâs too hot.â
In the first place, why is this guy more excited than me, the person involved�
Susami was also pleased when I told her about it.
Well, maybe thatâs just how much he cares for me.
I suppose I should be thankful for it.
âKusuba-kun.â
âW-whatâs itâŚ?â
âBeing friends and dating are 2 completely separate things. I donât care if you get dumped because your bad qualities get exposed, but if you hurt Rika, Iâll be there. Okay?â
âY-yesâŚâ
âTake care of yourself.â
Susami concluded her message with an extreme intensity which I had never seen before.
I really shouldnât get on her bad side. Like no, seriously.
âThatâs right Ren. But itâs going to be difficult for you, so if you ever need help, you can count on me, alright?â
ââŚUnderstood. Iâm going to count on you, really.â
âYes yes. Youâre really honest.â
Kyoya seemed satisfied.
Well, Iâm sure those two are right.
Iâm not sure if Iâll be able to maintain a relationship with a girlfriend when I donât even have friends. I seriously doubt itâŚ
âBut, you know, Ren. Now that you too are a couple, there are many good things to come, no?â
ââŚGood things?â
âIsnât it obvious? With the cute Tachibana, you can do thisâŚor maybe thatâŚ.â
Kyoyaâs words brought a series of unexpected scenarios in my head.
I desperately shook my head trying to get rid of the fantasies.
âNooo! Stop! Delusions are dangerous! Fantasies are evil!â
âOh my, now that you have a girlfriend, you are going to think about these things too.â
(Susami)
âYes yes, thatâs what Satsuki and I are about.â
âI donât want to hear it.â
GodâŚThese normies are way ahead of meâŚ
âRenâ
ââŚwhatâs it?â
âReally, Iâm happy for you.â
ââŚAh. Thanks.â
TL: Other epilogue chapters have been Tled but the editor is a bit busy rn. Theyâll be coming now.
And one more thanks to Lieer for applying to be the editor. My workload went down drastically. Editing is a pain. PRing is a pain. Amen.