A week has passed since the day we switched seats.
Ever since the lottery, I feel like Ryuzakiās gaze has increased.
āHello, Nakayama. Good morning.ā
āā¦ā¦ Ah, yes. Good morning.ā
When I came to school in the morning, he started to talk to me.
But that doesnāt mean that Ryuzaki and I have become friends. If anything, Ryuzaki seems to be wary of me.
Thatās it. Itās like a security guard who dares to greet a suspicious person.
āIām always watching you.ā
I felt as if I was being told that, and I was sick of it.
Well, fortunately, I think he still recognizes me as a āmob characterā for now, so there is no danger.
Itās also unfortunate that Shimotsuki is shy and keeps quiet in the classroom. Our interactions are basically in the diary, and we donāt have any open conversations at all.
Iām sure sheād like to talk a lot, but if she does, Ryuzaki will witness it and will probably become very conscious of me.
If he becomes even more hostile than he already is, I wonāt be able to remain a mob character. Iāll become a character that opposes the main character, and that guy might try to fight me.
If that happens, the main heroine, Shimotsuki, will be in trouble. Itās not what I want.
ā¦ā¦ I wonder if I should keep my distance a bit.
I think Iāve become too friendly with Shimotsuki. This made Ryuzaki wary of her, and it didnāt seem like a good idea.
I donāt want Shimotsuki to feel sad because of me.
Thatās why itās important for me to remove my presence as a mob character. It was a natural thing to do since it was a minor role that did not affect the progress of the story.
Thatās what Iāve been thinking.
But she still would not allow me to do so.
āHey, hey, Nakayama-kun. Do you think studying will be useful in the future?ćNo, Iām sure it wonāt be useful. Thereās no such thing as equations, and thinking about numbers in terms of a, b, x, y, variables? Itās absolutely ridiculous to think of numbers in terms of a, b, x, y, and henceforth.ā
It was after school.
The midterm exams are coming up soon, and even the study-phobic Shimotsuki seems to have finally gotten in the mood to buckle down. It was already a little late since it was three days before the exam, but she was studying.
The place was my house.
No, ā¦ā¦ I know itās not good. Iāve become too intimate with her and I suggested that we study at my house for the exam. But Shimotsuki didnāt want that.
āI donāt study at home. But my mom will scold me if Iām too silly, so I want to study. ā¦ā¦ My dad doesnāt scold me, but I still want him to praise me. So, please, ā¦ā¦ study with me.ā
Sheās the type of person who canāt concentrate when sheās alone.
She said that there were too many temptations in her room.
āAlso, it would be nice if you could ā¦ā¦ teach me. Itās not something Iām proud of, but Iām in the bottom half of the class and Iām so dumb that even Iām surprised, so please take care of me!ā
Iām not that smart either, my grades are a little below average.
But compared to me, Shimotsukiās grades are totally low.
She is quite a clumsy girl.
She looks perfect, and her tone and gestures are elegant, giving off the vibe that sheās intelligent, but whatās inside ā¦ā¦ is quite interesting.
She is a heroine in her own right, with her own unique character. When she asked me to do something for her, there was no way I could say no as I was only a mob character.
Thatās why Shimotsuki was at my house for the entire exam period.
ā¦ā¦ I still feel like weāre getting too close.
After school, Ryuzaki doesnāt interfere with Shimotsuki, so so far the secret meeting between her and I hasnāt been exposed.
But I was scared that he might find out by chance.
This makes him seem like an interloper.
I think I am a little too obvious for a mob character.
I hope nothing happens ā¦
My life as a mob character is slowly starting to fall apart.
When the midterm exams are over, our school starts an overnight training program.
It is an important event in the school romantic comedy.
This is the time when the protagonist plays the most active role and the story starts to move rapidly.
To be honest, I was worried about whether I would be able to remain a mob character at that timeā¦ā¦.