CH 51

Renya’s Point of View

What’s going on? This recent feeling that nothing is going right.

It’s the real me, right?　I don’t know why everything I do seems to backfire.

Karen dumped me?　Me, Renya Todo?　And being humiliated by Sayaka?

And there’s only so much I can think of.

There’s only one cause…

Kazama, that guy.

What the heck did he do while he was switching with me?

Everything was fine until then. He must’ve done something.

Of course, he did. He can’t take my place.

He screwed up, and now she hates me.

This is really not funny.

Damn it, why the heck would I replace my body with that douchebag?

Karen’s gone from the classroom before I know it… and Erika… where the heck did she go at such a critical moment? I went to pick her up right after school, and she wasn’t there.

Women come to me all the time.

But why can’t I get the really good ones?

I know. I knew it was all that scum’s fault.

I’ll be disgraced at the festival.

So I won’t enter the contest because I don’t have a girlfriend?　That’s impossible. I can’t be the only one who doesn’t participate when all the other people around me, who I usually hang out with, are going to be in the contest.

The prize for the winner is a one-day ticket to an amusement park. The original plan was to finally get a shot with Karen at the hotel afterward…

That’s what I thought. And now you’re telling me I’m not even going to make it? This is really impossible.

Anyway, where did Erika really go? Did she leave already?

She’s just trying to keep me on my toes. It’s only a matter of time.

I’ll get this over with, and I won’t embarrass myself at the school festival.

The girl next to me has to be the best I’ve ever had.

I really want to mess with Erika. I want to make her squeal in a sexy voice.

After that, Karen will regret it, but it’s too late. It’s her fault. It was really crazy of her not to let me do her even though she’s my girlfriend. Well, she might get jealous when I’m going out with Erika and try to get back together with me, but then I’ll forgive her. In other words, I get two rabbits for chasing one rabbit.

(The idiom is ‘One who chases after 2 rabbits will not even catch one.’ meaning ‘If you try to do two things at once, you will fail at both.’)

That’s great.

For now, my first priority is to give Erika this great birthday present. But why isn’t she here?

It doesn’t matter what Kazama does with his money. But thanks to Kazama’s generous savings. After all, I was Kazama himself at the time.

Women only like popular brands. The more expensive, the better. Feelings are just a front.

I can imagine Erika hugging me and thanking me for the best present in her life.

If I’m not careful… we could do it today already. Oh no!

Oh, there she is! Erika?

”Hey, Erika. Can I talk to you for a minute?”

You’re gonna love these earrings.

I’ll dye your whole existence with my own color. I get excited just thinking about it.