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Chapter 17
Chapter 1, Childhood Friend And I — Episode 17 : Gossip
Translated by KaiesV
Edited by KaiesV
It’s been a few days since that mentally-deranged woman’s self-injury fiasco. I get to school and routinely put my bag on my desk.
「Hey–hey, did you know? The reason Kaori is taking a break?」
「What, what is it? Isn’t that what it was anyway, like she was dumped or something?」
「Yeah, yeah, whatever it was…」
「Perhaps that she had a struggle in the ladies’ room?」
「Why did you tell me first? It’s getting in a interesting way…」
「But the girl who saw it said it was really like Yamazaki was playing with Kaori. And he was yelling,『I don’t give a shit about you.』」
「In a way, it’s amazing that you can get into such a big fight in public. I couldn’t do that myself.」
「You’ll never have a boyfriend before then.」
「That’s harsh～」
It’s kind of like the girls in my class were starting to stop going to school because of the gossip about that mendacious woman. There was a woman who was not part of such a circle, but was alone, staring out the window in a daze.
It’s lunchtime and it’s still the same, even though she’s approached by a girl who looks just as much like a gal as she does…
「I’m not in the mood. I don’t care, I’ll eat alone. Leave me alone.」
She deliberately tried to be alone. The girl who approached her held her tongue and went back to the group. The type of person I would never want to get involved with before. I should have just let it go, but it kind of bothers me.
The loner gal leaves the classroom and is about to head somewhere, and I was just about to do the same…
「Kaname, where are you going?」
「I don’t have lunch today. I’m going to buy some bread.」
「…Alright, let’s talk again.」
I was called and stopped. She put on a face as if she was trying to hold back her sadness, as if about to start crying.
「Wait for me. I’ll be back.」
I stroked Kagetsu-san’s head as if I was patting a child who didn’t want me to go, like a father who leaves home for work, and she nodded her head, her cheeks flushed.
Thank goodness, they didn’t call it a surprise. Leaving Kagetsu-san in the classroom, I followed Onizuka-san.
I went through the purchasing department and found her behind. She had dyed her hair blonde, so it was rather easy to follow her. I followed him and found him on the dance floor leading to the roof of the school building. What in the world is going on here? I hid behind the edge of the stairs.
Bang—!!
The sound of metal hitting hard on the dance floor. This is because Onizuka-san suddenly kicked the door leading to the rooftop. The kicked door, which should have been locked, pops open like a burned shellfish.
Onizuka-san sneaks through the door and steps out onto the rooftop with a nonchalant look on her face. I follow her so that she doesn’t notice my movements. I never thought that the CQB strategy that Shirakaba-san taught me would come in handy in a place like this.
Not that I could recommend using it to follow a girl, but…
I spotted her out on the rooftop and peeked out from the wall to catch my breath.
A girl with a not-so-good rumor… I’ve heard that she had done compensated dating, or that she plays with men too much. In addition to her flamboyant appearance, I thought she was sensational and couldn’t help but think so because of her fine-looking eyes and her raw legs peeking out from her open-breasted shirt and short skirt.
I’m in envy…
But when boys call out to her, instead of being happy to see her, she only see them in an evil way. That is true even if he is a handsome guy like Yamazaki. No, especially since she was showing signs of blatant dislike for good-looking men.
Onizuka put her hands on the weave of the fence that surrounded her on all sides and looked up at the sky for a long time. After a while, it glittered around her. Droplets of water trickled down his cheeks, dancing in the wind and falling, glistening in the light.
Is she crying?
Even though I was curious, I hate myself for imitating a curious look into someone’s heart.
Is she brokenhearted? Was she played with and dumped?
Her crying face looked so beautiful and pure tears despite her gal-like appearance. As I quietly exits the rooftop out of apology, I unintentionally made a clattering sound.
Onizuka-san immediately reacts to the noise.
「What the fuck are you looking at, bastard? Don’t screw with me!」
I thought she might have wiped her moist eyes with her sleeve in a messy manner, but then she came at me, revealing a fierce anger, as if I had stepped on a tiger’s cord.
「Sorry, I was just wondering what was going on. I apologize for peeking…」
「I don’t need an apology!」
She hit me on the dance floor against the stairs. If I had been a girl before I moved to another world, I would have been able to avoid even a girl’s punch and would have been hit by her. My skills are foggy. But this body trained by Shirakaba-san was mine, that’s not a joke.
Reflexively, I avoided the attack as I switched bodies with Onizuka-san.
「Ahh, uwahh—!」
「Be careful!!」
I held her body as she almost fell down the stairs and pulled her back up as fast as I could.
————Kyaahh!!!
But the reaction is that we fall down as one body.
「Aww—aww…」
I try to raise my body, which has hit the floor, but it’s kind of heavy around the waist. I look closely…
Onizuka-san was straddling my crotch tightly.
「W–Wh–What the fuck are you doing! Get the fuck out of the way! You fucking pervert! I hate handsome guys. I’m gonna kill you, KORAAAA!!!」
Even if I was told to move out of the way, Onizuka-san was the one straddling me, and the only way I could break out of this situation would be to play bridge and leap over her.
「Hmph!」
「Huah!?! Wh–Wh–What are you…」
The surprised voice that escaped from Onizuka-san earlier was very different from when she was swearing, and it was awfully cute. She’s back to normal right away, but it’s an amazing gap.
「No! Don’t shake me, or we’ll fall…!」
I started thrusting Onizuka-san up as I had done when I was held down in bed, but she had a surprisingly good sense of balance and stayed on me.
「Hauh! S–Stop, don’t push me up like that——!」
Anyway, as I was doing my best to continuously thrust up her, who wouldn’t move, I heard footsteps echoing from downstairs. Oh crap! We need to get them to move out of the way faster and with more vigor!
I did my best!
But Onizuka-san was only red in the face above my waist.
「What? What are you doing on this dance floor…」
Me and Onizuka-san make eye contact with the girls coming up the stairs leading to the rooftop.
「「「Ahhh!!?」」」
The girls hold their mouths and run away.
「I never thought that there are really kids who have sex at school…」
「Wait! It’s not…」
The words they uttered as they ran away made my blood boil. I managed to get Onizuka-san to move aside, and tried to chase after them and explain myself.
「Are you okay!?」
「Shit, I think I sprained it a little.」
「Sorry, it’s my fault.」
「Wh–What are you doing!? Stop, I told you to stop!!」
She was embarrassed, but the source of her embarrassment was that I had peeked at her. I treated her with all the sincerity I could muster with her injured leg.
「Good, that settles it,」and the nursing teacher smiled as she finished administering first aid to Onizuka-san’s leg. Onizuka-san smiles and thanks the teacher for the help.
I carried her body in my arms to the infirmary. I can’t believe I’m sending a girl to the infirmary again…
Onizuka-san is sitting in a round seat chair. Standing by it, I’m watching her…
「Kirishima. You should go back to class now. I’m sorry I tried to hit you.」
She pushes on my chest and urges me to go back, but after seeing her limp earlier, I can’t bring myself to leave her where she is and go back very much alone.
After being treated by the school nurse, I gave her a shoulder to lean on and headed back. On the way there, I asked her what was bothering her.
「If you want, you can tell me why you were crying.」
「Hah? Why do I have to say such a thing to Kirishima, a complete stranger? How can I say such a thing…」
「I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have stepped into such a private… The only reason I peeked in was because Onizuka-san looked so lonely, and I just couldn’t help but notice you.」
「Ah, no… I’m sorry I hit you too, my bad…」
She shows her honest face in a brusque manner to everyone. I didn’t know why, but it was probably good to know that she wasn’t so bad.
When I returned, afternoon classes had already started, but the English teacher, who had noticed something wrong with Onizuka-san’s leg, did not blame me for noticing, and after walking her to her seat, I returned to my seat.
————After school.
「Onizuka-san!」
「Kirishima…」
「Are you okay? Can you walk home? If you want, I can…」
「It–It’s fine, I can walk home like this by myself. Please, don’t leave me like that.」
After pushing my chest, she heads for the door. Then I wondered about her.
「Kaname, did something happen with Mina?」
「I accidentally bumped into her and she got hurt…」
「I see… Mina, she’s a lonely girl. And yet she’s a clumsy child who can’t reveal her innermost feelings.」
Kagetsu-san speaks to me. She was salty with the boys, but she knew exactly what to say about the girls and watched Onizuka-san’s back as she anxiously left the classroom.
While Kagetsu-san and I are talking, Hanayama comes over as usual.
「Kirishima, do you have a thing for Onizuka?」
「No, she looks kind of lonely, and I’m just curious about the gloomy stuff.」
「Gloomy stuff, huh…」
Hanayama murmured as he looked at the group of classmates, both male and female, who had gathered around me. I’m sure there’s a difference between me before and me after the transfer and disappearance. Basically, I’m a gloomy guy!
Our classmates sat where they wanted to, and at the same time, people of stout build entered the room. Hanayama greeted them.
「Today, I brought my seniors. When I confessed that the reason I was squeezed so hard was because of your otherworldly stories, they begged me to let them listen to you, I beg you.」
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I knew they were pissed off…
The fearless-looking senior looked at me with a glare. I think I was introduced in the school newspaper as the captain of the soccer team. I thought I was going to be scolded with Hanayama too, but I was wrong.
「You must be Kirishima-kun, I reckon, Hanayama even skipped club activities to listen to what those stories are, so tell the story to us as well!」
「I understand…」
I get curious and whisper in Hanayama’s ear.
「Hanayama, is it okay?」
「If we all skipped the work, I wouldn’t be afraid!」
Is it really alright? Our soccer club… I can’t be responsible if they lose an important match.
「Kaname, tell me about the other heroes today. I’m curious.」
「Alright. Well, let’s talk about Kashiwagi-san.」
「Okay.」
At Kagetsu-san’s request, I began to tell otherworldly stories as the seniors sat with their arms folded. The hot-guy hater Onizuka-san. She’s The woman who contrasts that with…
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Kashiwagi-san, the weather lady, was chosen as a hero.
「Kirishima-kun, right?」
I am sure that I was given some allowances for my training because I am a high school student, but when I was able to keep up with him, to my surprise, I was approached by Kashiwagi-san.
The weather lady I see up close is exceptionally cute, as she is on national television… But when I saw a scene like that, all the good images I had had up to now had collapsed.
「Hey, do you want to do something nice with this Onee-san?」
「Ehh!?」
I had no idea what she was doing smiling so gently at me, even though I was despised not only as an ugly man but also as a pig by Yurielle’s faction.