âOops, I wish youâd calm down~! HAHAHA! Kotaro, donât look so unhappy with me. Kotaro and I donât have such a shallow relationship, so itâs okay to have a little chat!â
Was it my face that showed my annoyance?
Mary-san dared to make a cheerful persona and squared her shoulders with me.
Thatâs the one. ⊠Itâs a harassment. âŠItâs in the nature of the Mary Parker character to be more of an annoyance because I made her seem like one.
âLet go.â
When I brushed it off lightly, she shrugged in exasperation.
âEven though I was touching my chest, whatâs with that attitude? If it was Ryoma, he would be laughing and rejoicing like âGheeâ, but I think Kotaro should be more infatuated!â
â⊠Give me a break!â
Whatâs the point of having your chest bump me?
Sure, Mary may have an attractive body to men, but even I have the right to choose.
âEh, why? I think I and Kotaro are quite compatible with each other.â
âI definitely donât want to be with Mary.â
âââThatâs why, right? I think itâs going to work out surprisingly well since weâre both leading lives that arenât full of each other. ⊠If Koutarou and Shihoâs romantic comedy falls apart, come to me, will you? Itâs not a bad idea to live together with the same characters and lick each otherâs wounds.â
âThereâs no way thatâs the future. ⊠So why are you here, Mary? I donât understand why youâre here at school when youâre on leave.â
To begin with.
I donât understand the point of her being here at all.
It doesnât make sense that she knew about our situation, nor that she was checking on Shiho and Kurumizawa-san.
âI thought you just came out of nowhere and said all these things that made sense⊠I donât know what youâre trying to do.â
When I honestly told her I was confused, Mary smiled cheerfully.
Of course, the smile was fake, as usual.
âOh, come on, please forgive me at least this much. I am just a minor player in this event, so I want to be allowed to be a part of it at least when I appear.â
ââŠA minor player?â
âYes, a minor player. Itâs a simple role of collecting the foreshadowing that was laid out in the beginning. âŠI donât mean to say it myself, but Iâm pretty âuseableâ⊠I can see the story from a birdâs eye view and can do more than Kotaro. The only drawback is that I am arrogant, but in terms of ability, I am close to perfect, you know.â
I almost frown at her meta dialogue.
It is true that this person is more capable than I am.
If this is the case, then what role does she play in the story?
âI have many attributes. I am a blonde-haired, blue-eyed beauty, a hottie, a bright and cheerful character, a perfect superhuman who excels in both literary and martial arts, a black-hearted two-faced person, and a story-addicted lunatic. Among the many strong attributes, âŠ. but this time it seems the character ârichâ was used, right?â
ââŠRich.â
Speaking of which, Maryâs parents are apparently quite wealthy.
So she is the perfect âlady characterâ to solve financial problems.
âNIHIHI âȘ I can solve any problem related to money, okay? For example, yes, itâs very easy for me to help⊠Kotaroâs parents manage their company.â
It seemed that she was going to solve the problem that had been tying me down for so long.
âYou donât have to depend on Kurumizawa, itâs okayâȘ⊠Iâll solve everything for you, Kotaro, in a way that suits you.â
⊠Oh, yes.
Mary was truly a difficult and troubling character.
She was so difficult to deal with that I hated her when she was my enemy.
âIâm a cheat character, thatâs useful in a situation like this.â
However, just as many enemy characters are reliable when they become allies, ⊠Mary seems to have become a reassuring presence.