After leaving Minato and the others, I waited for Nekoto-chan to come out.\n\nI donāt think she would be okay if Clara-chan was severely punished because of her kind-heartedness.\n\nThatās why I decided to stay behind to take care of her.\n\nOf course, itās difficult to talk directly with Nekoto as an idol.\n\nNekoto-chan and I are an idol and her fan, and we canāt talk deeply for that reason.\n\nBut if itās Nekoto-chanās other face, Saotome Kaori, it wonāt be too difficult.\n\nFor some reason, thereās a part of her thatās open to me.\n\nIf I showed up in front of her when she was hurting deeply, there was a good chance she would let out her feelings.\n\nSo, I will hide away by cutting off my presence and will talk to her when Nekoto-chan returns to Saotome-san and is alone.\n\nThatās what I thoughtā\n\nāThat just now was Nekoto-chan, right?ā¦..ā\n\nThe girl who ran out from the building near the stage had a unique cat-ear hairstyle.\n\nIāve never seen a girl with a hairstyle like that except for Nekoto-chan.\n\nI was pretty sure it was Nekoto-chan, as Arisa-chan came running out of the building and called out her name.\n\nIt seems that my premonition was correct and Nekoto-chan has suffered more mental damage than I thought.\n\n
\n\nāArisa-chan..ā\n\nāEh, ā¦ā¦?ā\n\n\nWhen I called out from behind, Arisa-chan, who was impatiently looking for Nekoto-chan, looked back visibly confused.\n\nāIām sure youāre ā¦ā¦ the person who helped us on stage a while ago.ā\n\nāYou remember me ?ā\n\nāYes ā¦ā¦ I believe your name is Kazehaya-sama ā¦ā¦, right?ā\n\nI was surprised.\n\nShe was able to listen to the words that Nekoto-chan leaked in that situation.\n\nAnd Iām also surprised that she remembered it.\n\n\nāYes, thatās correct. By the way, was Nekoto-chan shocked when she heard that Clara-chan was going to be removed from the group?ā\n\nāHow did you know thatā¦ā¦?ćCould it be that you were eavesdropping ā¦ā¦?ā\n\n\nArisa-chan frowns a little ā just a little enough that the other person doesnāt notice it.\n\nThe reason why she kept it to a small change that would have been overlooked if one hadnāt been looking for the change in expression from the start is that she is conscious of not giving the other person an unpleasant feeling.\n\nć\nBut I didnāt overlook it because Iām always observing the other personās expression in these situations.\n\n\nSomeone who should not have been there knew what was going on.\n\nThat must have made her feel suspicious.\n\nShe was not at fault, so there was no need to point it out.\n\n\nāNo, I was just imagining the situation.ā\n\nāI seeā¦ā¦ I suppose a man of your āstatureā can do that.ā\n\nHmm, thatās a surprising assessment.\n\nIām sure this is the first time Iāve talked to this girlā¦ā¦\n\n\nI was a little worried, but now Nekoto-chan has priority. Letās put off other things for later.\nć\n\nāCan you leave Nekoto-chan to me?ā\n\nI know itās not going to be easy for them to agree to this.\n\nBut for now, I wanted to avoid any other interruptions.\n\nButā¦.\n\nāā¦ā¦ Please tell me one thing.ā\n\n\nI was expecting her to say that I couldnāt be trusted, but after a few seconds of thinking, Arisa-chan gave me a reply that I didnāt expect.\n\nć\n\nI wondered what she wanted to ask me.\n\nāWhat is it?ā\n\nāThe way Nekoto-chan was acting on stage, she must have a great deal of trust in Kazehaya-sama. Your words may resonate the most in her heart. However, giving her false hopes will only make Nekoto-chan suffer more. Am I correct in assuming that you have a plan and are planning to act on it?ā\n\nThe words were asked in a serious voice that seemed to break the air.\n\nItās not the kind of gentle, beautiful voice that rings a bell and gives comfort to the other party, but a voice that threatens the other party with a bit of sternness, probably because she is worried about Nekoto-chan.\n\nShe is also famous for her kindness, but it seems she is not just a kind girl.\n\nWith Clara-chan and even Nekoto-chan in disarray, Iām sure sheās worried, but sheās a girl with a strong core who can keep her cool.\n\n\nAnd she probably knew me before Nekoto-chan called my name.\n\nIf she didnāt, she wouldnāt have said so much to me.\n\n\nI thought that being a young lady was a character setting, but seeing as how the atmosphere hasnāt been broken even now, maybe itās not a setting.\n\nIf thatās the case, then the connection must have been made.\n\n\nā You seem to have misunderstood Arisa-chan. There is nothing I can do about the idol industry as an ordinary person. ā\n\nāSo why is Kazehaya-sama going to check on Nekoto-chan? ā\n\nāI want to know how she feels, and what she wants to do.ā\n\nāā¦..that is the answer, isnāt itā\n\nWhen she heard my words, Arisa-chan smiled bitterly as if she was troubled.\n\nThereās no need for any more conversation.\n\nāCan you cover for Nekoto-chan if other people ask?ā\n\nāStalling for time right, yes, Iāll take care of it.ā\n\nāOh, and please keep it a secret that she called me by my name.ā\n\nāWhy is that?ā\n\nāSheās probably not aware of it, and if possible, Iād like to pretend that Iām not aware of Nekoto-chanās other face.ā\n\nBecause if I didnāt, Saotome-san would probably disappear from my lifeā\n\nI swallowed the last part, but Arisa-chan seemed to have understood my thoughts.\n\nShe probably heard from Nekoto-chan that she usually hides my true identity from others.\n\nAfter nodding to my words, Arisa-chan left me in charge of Nekoto-chan and went back to the managers to buy some time.\n\nIt was obvious that if I didnāt do this, the search for Nekoto-chan would start, so I was glad she was a smart girl.\n\nIf Nekoto-chan was hurt so badly that she had to run away from them, they couldnāt afford to take it so easy after all.\n\nI then hurried in the direction Nekoto-chan was headed, making sure there were no paparazzi around.\n\n
<hr class="wp-block-separator is-style-wide">\nTN: Oops there was a little more background story. And the mystery about MC thickens . Isnāt he surprisingly smart for a dense guy? Anyway, 2 more Chapters before catching up with raws.. \n