Volume 10 - CH 31

Fukamori Mitsuki gets Excited

“I’m Hideyori-san’s GIRLFRIEND!”

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Placing her hand on her chest, the light-gray-haired StarCha proclaims.

Eh? What are you saying?

Unable to understand what she is trying to do here, I was standing there dumbfounded.

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“Th, There’s no way Hideyori-san would have a girlfriend!”

“GUHH…….”

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A clean hit from Eien-chan……

Th, there’s no way that I would have a girlfriend……?

The mental damage from that was stronger than I thought.

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“Certainly, Hideyori-san is unpopular! I became his girlfriend because he’s not taken!”

“Oguh……..”

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StarCha’s serious delivery of her counterargument almost made me vomit blood……

Un, Unpopular……..

I know that already…….

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“You all right, Hideyori……?”

“Mitsuki……”

“I personally like how you desperately live every day to the fullest you know.”

“I love you! Please go out with me!”

“Eh?”

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After taking a series of mental damage, my mind defaulted to a love confession.

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“Y, You can’t, Hideyori-san!?”

“Me too! I love Hideyori-san too!”

“S, Stop guys……..”

“You three are full of energy huh.”

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My collar was being tugged by both Eien-chan and StarCha and it became hard to breathe.

Meanwhile, Mitsuki simply sips on her coffee, treating the situation like it’s someone else’s problem.

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“In the first place if she’s already dating Hideyori then it’s too weird that she would be confessing to him now right?”

“Th, That woman’s lying!”

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Agitated, Eien-chan pointed her finger at StarCha.

“Yep, we’re not dating.” I cleared the misunderstanding.

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“Boo!” StarCha looked like she wanted to say something.

“Phew, that was scary……” Eien-chan muttered, seemingly relieved.

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Is she only relieved since she also doesn’t have a boyfriend yet or is she relieved specifically because I still don’t have a boyfriend, like, maybe she does care about me……..

I’d be happy if it’s the latter but Madoka told me before that I shouldn’t get ahead of myself like that…….

It’s probably the former right…….

Can I cry now……..?

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Eien-chan.

Even if she calls me a scumbag and treats me like a loathsome insect, I’d always like you and you would forever be my Oshi!

It would be too awkward if I lay it out on her but Eien-chan, I like you!

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In the game, it was stated that she’s around 51kg according to the official Miyamura Towa profile but in real life here, she’s about 55kg and I noticed that her chest is slightly bigger too.

Compared to the game, her height stays the same but she weighs more now. Still, she doesn’t necessarily look fatter either. 

You’re simply a bit chubbier in a healthy way so no worry there, Eien-chan!

You’re 168cm tall so you’re already slightly taller than your average woman you know!

Rather than your game-self who desperately studied and threw away her health, I prefer Miyamura Towa of this world more!

Eien-chan is so cute…….

If this is my room instead of Starbucks and if Stacha, Mitsuki, and Eien-chan have already left, I would enshrine Eien-chan’s coffee cup and make it my family heirloom. I wouldn’t even wash it………

I like Eien-chan so much. It’s truly a pity that I can’t even touch her hand…….

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This is exactly why I’m so fed up with being reborn as Hideyori. If I had reincarnated as Takeru instead, I would immediately beat up Hideyori and offer up my virginity to her. That’s how much I like her…..

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I want a lewd Miyamura Towa body pillow……

In my previous life, [Breaking the Chain of Sadness] didn’t get the R-rate so they didn’t make that kind of merch……

At most, they would release a pillow talk drama CD……

Pillow talk……., that one with Takeru huh………

It’s not like I envy that incompetent protagonist but still…….

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Despite the intentional ambiguity, there was even the possibility that the original Hideyori may have done something to Eien-chan too……

Go to hell you bastard.

You’re listening to this anyway, right?

I give a middle finger to the invisible presence inside me.

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There’s no meaning if you forced her into it. For it to be worthwhile, you’d need her consent right? I preach to the invisible presence.

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“Nn…..?”

“What’s wrong, Mitsuki?”

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Mitsuki sounded as though she just realized something.

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“No….., I just thought that her eyes looked just like StarChild’s.”

“……Ahh, so that’s how it is.”

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Eien-chan seems to have guessed the identity of the gray-haired StarCha beside me.

They’ve met many times already after all.

Meanwhile, Mitsuki, who doesn’t know my sister, stands up and compares her height with StarCha’s.

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“Hmm, I’m not much taller than StarCha myself so she should be around my height…… …..Hm? The hair color is different but are you actually the real StarChild?”

“Shhhhh!”

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She placed her cup on the table, sat down next to Mitsuki, and covered her mouth.

Fortunately, the nearby seats were empty so there were no other people around us.

Seeing my idol little sister taking her seat, I also nervously sat down next to Eien-chan.

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“Ehehe, what a coincidence, Hideyori-san!”

“A, Ahaha……”

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Eien-chan’s happy expression loosened the muscles on my face.

Her neat and clean style outfit is one I’ve never seen before. She looks so cute in it that I want to hug her.

I, Real_Honnouji, a firm believer of Eien-chan, can die happy now…..

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“Hi, Hideyori! You, Y……, Y, You are friends with St–, this person…..?”

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She was about to say StarChild but it seems she took the hint and corrected herself.

When I turn to look at StarCha, I can see her giving me a small nod.

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“Rather than a friend, she’s my long-lost little sister.”

“L, Long lost? Sister…….?”

“Mitsuki’s a big fan of StarChild you know.”

“To, Towa!”

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When Eien-chan showed her sadist side and teased Mitsuki, she immediately blushed and got worked up.

Seiko AKA the gray-haired StarCha grins at the scene.

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“Why do I always get exposed whenever I go out with you, Onii-chan!?”

“It’s, It’s my fault!?”

“If we hadn’t stopped by Starbucks, this would never happen right!”

“No, you were the one who-……”

“Why didn’t you stop me!?”

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Unreasonable blame was thrown at me.

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“W, well, I’m sorry……..”

“No, please don’t worry about it.”

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Mitsuki apologizes but StarCha simply tells her not to worry.

She really is weak against her fans, isn’t she?

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“My name’s Fukamori Mitsuki! I’m a big fan of StarCha and LeaCha!”

“Thank you! B, But please keep your voice down…….”

“S, Sorry…….”

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StarCha looks around.

It’s a relief that the place is not crowded today.

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“Uhh……I’m Hosokawa Seiko. I’m Hideyori-san’s little sister and a junior to Towa-senpai. It’s nice to meet you, Mitsuki-senpai.”

“Mi, Mitsuki-senpai……!?”

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Mitsuki looked like she’s in shock.

The trace of her stubborn siscon self completely vanished……

Since her upbringing was rather strict and she’s usually pretty straitlaced, this might be the naivety side that she has underneath.

I liked Fukamori Mitsuki a lot too……

Takeru’s denseness and incompetence in Mitsuki’s route were pretty infuriating but thanks to that, Mitsuki’s cute and bold sides were cranked up to the max. There’s no way I’d dislike such a heroine.

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In the end, Takeru’s incompetence ended up dispelling my pent-up frustration when he got poisoned by Misuzu. That said, Sakura Matsuri was a tad bit cruel to poison him like that.

At least, if he made it so that Takeru noticed Misuzu’s feelings, it wouldn’t have ended up like that…….

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Incidentally, if the players try to befriend Mitsuki without raising Misuzu’s favorability, they will end up with the BFF route with Hideyori so the poison scene is inevitable in the [Moon&Bell] route.

There were a lot of Mitsuki’s fans who disliked the idea that Takeru might end up with Misuzu too.

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“Towa! Towa~! StarCha just called me Senpai!”

“Good for you.”

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The image of the excited Mitsuki and calm Eien-chan gives a pretty strong contrast…….

From Eien-chan’s perspective, she’s known Seiko for quite some time already so the novelty of StarCha’s identity has already vanished for her.

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“Seiko……, your fanbase is pretty big now huh……”

“It’s okay. My No.1 weirdest fan is still you, Hideyori-san.”

“Weirdest!?”

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Seiko’s words of consolation made me slump my shoulders…….

But it’s still an honor to be StarCha’s No.1 fan.

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Author Note: Lately, Hideyori doesn’t really get all excited around Eien-chan but his love for her hasn’t cooled off at all.

His feelings for Eien-chan here might even be stronger than Eien-chan’s feelings toward Hideyori.

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Regarding weight.

Hideyori learned the ability to gauge people from Tatsuyuki and thanks to Yurika’s help, he managed to learn Towa’s specific weight and measurements which confirmed his initial observation of her. (He knew even before he learned the specific from Yurika that Towa would weigh more than her game-self.)

Hideyori himself is a high-spec person even without his Gift but it would be no exaggeration to say that his way to utilize his high-spec body is fundamentally wrong.

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Since he noticed Haruka and Starbucks-neechan’s feelings, he may have already graduated from his denseness…….?

Still, the fact that he didn’t notice the feelings of Emi and Towa who are much closer to him still remains…..

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Next up, the talk continues……