CH 50

The Fear of Information Spread

When I mention the name of the culprit I saw in my foresight dream, Amane rolls her eyes and is surprised.

"T-That guy? I can't really imagine it, so I don’t understand......"

"That's what I think, too...... How old was Chi-chan when she was playing with Konoha-chan in the first place?"

"I'm pretty sure she said ...... eight."

Konoha-chan anxiously answers my question.

"Eight ...... That means, by simple math, she's about 38 years old now, right? If you can argue with a woman of that age in the position of a high school boy...... I think the position is going to be very limited, isn't it?"

"What is a limited position?"

"...... If an adult of that age and a high school student can have an argument, they are very close...... like a mother or a relative ...... "

If anyone can argue with you, even if you use yourself as an example, that's about it...... No, if they could do it in the first place just by being female, only their mother or sister would be able to do it.

"Eh? So he's Chi-chan's son!?"

"No way!? Then Chi-chan will be killed by her own child!?"

"Ah~~ That's not necessarily true, is it? We don't even have any proof that the person shown in the foresight dream was "Chi-chan" in the first place."

Konoha-chan looks like she is about to cry, and I hurriedly give her a follow-up.

However, having said that, I can't say that there is no possibility of that.

We nodded to each other silently, making eye contact with Amane, who was consoling the seemingly depressed little fox with Yoshi-yoshi.

The foresight dream is only a warning indicated by the "Dream Book".

Considering what happened to Amane, it should be possible to stop it the same way...... If so.

"We've got to do something about it...... "

We both went to school with renewed determination ...... but as we passed through the school gate ...... I began to feel a strange sense of discomfort, or perhaps a strange gaze.

The number of them increased rapidly on the way to the classroom ...... and if you look at the point of their gaze, many of them are wearing blue ribbons that usually indicate female students of the same grade ...... what can I say, it's a curious gaze.

While I was wondering why, Amane was standing next to me, holding the tops of her eyes and letting out a sigh.

"Ah ~~~ ...... I guess this is too late...... "

"What is it?"

When I ask her what she is lamenting about, she blushes for some reason and says.

"Yumeji-kun, in the meantime, let's head to the classroom separately from here...... It's temporary peace of mind ...... "

"Yes?"

"Maybe ...... Today is going to be a tough day for you, but hang in there, okay? I'll do my best too ...... "

"I said what's it?"

I asked the same question twice, but Amane did not give me a clear answer.

But when I found out why ....... I had to taste firsthand how terrifying the speed at which girls' rumors are transmitted.

......A few minutes after, I entered the classroom a little late as instructed by Amane, and what I witnessed was Amane sitting at her desk surrounded by a number of girls.

Since Kagura-san and Kamui-san are at the center, it doesn't sound like she is getting embroiled in anything, but I can see that ...... she is clearly in trouble.

And the girls surrounding her were all paying attention to me coming into the classroom.

W-What is this!? I've never experienced the attention of girls before in my life, but I can read the "interesting thing is coming" in their eyes......

I had a hunch when I saw Amane's face bright red surrounded by the center.

"Ah, this is a bad omen" ......

However, as an emergency evacuation, I thought of escaping from the classroom, but there were those who instantly blocked my escape route behind me.

That's three of my usual otaku male friends......

"Where are you going?"

"Sorry, this road is closed."

"Didn't you know? You can't escape the Demon Lord......"

They stand in the way with a line for those who know what is really like them and won't let me get away with it. ...... mainly with the same eyes as Amane's friends. .......

"W-Why do you want to corner me like that......."

When I asked fearfully, Kudo showed me his smartphone.

"We~ll ...... If you don't try to run away, we won't be too rough on you ...... if you can give us a satisfactory explanation for this picture...... "

"A picture...... Bufu!?"

When he showed me the screen of his smartphone, I couldn't help but burst out.

Because what I saw in the picture was definitely me and Amane ............ But it was just a scene from yesterday's shrine where we were sitting together and I was sleeping with Amane, hugging her as if I was covering her.

"Why is this picture !? I didn't see anyone at the shrine that time!?"

"Hohou...... So you admit that the person in this picture is you?"

"Ha!?"

Cr*ap!! A statement that implicitly admits!?

The girls surrounding Amane are getting excited, and Kudo and Kagura-san are giving each other thumbs up ...... What is that good job exchange!?

"Now~ that he's admitted it, there's no excuse!"

"Shall you tell us a satisfactory story?"

"A~u~ ...... I said, that's ...... "

When my eyes meet for a moment with Amane, who looks troubled by the fierce onslaught of her huddled friends, she apologizes to me with just a glance and says, "Sorry".

...... Maybe it's about something she didn't tell me beforehand, but I don't think there's anything I can do about it even though I knew about it before.

"You bastard~, what's with the eye contact? Let's hear what you have to say to convince us~."

"I thought you were one of us, but I didn't expect you to betray...... "

"N-No ...... no betrayal or anything, we are...... "

M-My face is hot!! Guoh! It's super embarrassing!!

I never thought the day would come when this kind of ridicule would be directed at me, so I have no idea what to do with this first experience!!

When I was confused, my friends now gently invited me to sit down and ...... they sat around the desk.

"Well, sit down, Yumeji ...... We're not going to say anything about how this picture came to be. Not without a little bit of resentment, though."

"Fumu, Indeed, Kanzaki-san is an unattainable flower for us...... I thought, and she is one of those rare girls who will join in on our conversation. I can't help but feel a li~ttle frustrated...... "

"Well, if the other person is you ...... Compared to that, this makes complete sense~."

As Kudo said this, I saw the playboy hanging out in the corner of the classroom, glaring at me as if he was trying to kill me with just his gaze.

"If I have such a fantasy existence as a friend who realistically embodies the unlikely childhood friend setting, then...... there is no way I can complain!!"

"...... No need to say setting"

The content of what they are saying is questionable, but I know what they are trying to say, so I'm in trouble.

For what it's worth, these guys are probably trying to bless us in their own way.

...... I admit it at this time, but if I was asked if I wanted to "Like that" with Amane ...... to be honest ...... I want to be.

But ...... we've been estranged for years and it's only been a few days since we made up, you know?

I was hoping to go through the distance a little more slowly~~.

"So ...... the next, Yumeji, I have something important to tell you...... "

At that moment, my friends suddenly dropped the tone of their voices with serious expressions on their faces.

And each of them stares at me with a look so sharp.

"Let us pledge never to speak otherwise ...... as dictated by heaven and earth......"

"A man's promise ...... is guaranteed to be kept forever ......"

"Secret Concealment...... This is our common understanding...... "

"O...... Oh......"

I near suffocated, momentarily consumed by the abrupt seriousness of these guys.

"""You and Kanzaki-san ...... How far did you do? """

"............"

It took me a few seconds to understand what they wanted to hear, and as soon as I understood ...... what they wanted to hear, I took my textbook out of my bag and rolled it up.

"After all you guys want erotic stories! High school boys!!"

SUPAPA~~N...

I swung a sideways plunge that hit them in the head in a full-on attack.