CH 7

「First of all, you’re so humble when it comes to wasting money.」

「Yeah, wasting money… I think I’m about as normal as it gets in the world.」

「In the world? What does the world have to do with me and you living together?」

「…Nothing」

「Then, since I said it’s okay, don’t use money modestly, and don’t be shy to tell me when you’re low, okay?」

…I was easily defeated, but I can’t believe that I, a man, would spend a girl’s money without hesitation—-

「Ah, if you’re thinking… that your a man, don’t be like that, okay? I’m sorry to say this, but I have more money than you, so you should just meekly be supported by me. ♥」

「Un…」

I couldn’t agree with her, but I knew it would complicate things if I argued further, so I just gave a small nod.

「The second is cheating, which is already a matter of life and death…」

「N, no, cheating… I’ve never had an affair.」

「Hee, so who was that girl with her arms crossed a years ago?」

「That was my sister.」

「And the other one with her arm around you?」

「I, I was just asking the clerk if she had any recommendations for novels…」

「A female clerk?」

「Uuu…」

I thought it would just sound like an unsightly excuse to say that I had to do it because there happened to be only a female clerk there that day, so I tried not to say anything in particular. But then, she added,

「Why didn’t you ask a male clerk? Hey, why not?」

「……」

I wanted to ask, “How did you know about the time I went to the bookstore by myself?”… But then again, I couldn’t say anything. After all, if Hatsune gets angry, there’s nothing I can do, and anything I say will just add fuel to the fire.

「Hey, why aren’t you talking? Hey? Do you have something to be ashamed of?」

「No, no! There really is nothing!」

「Why are you so desperate to make excuses? Isn’t there really something going on?」

Then what was the right answer to all this? All I knew was that the only option I have was to shut up and reply…

「No, um……」

「Hey, I’ll let you off now. Hey, why?」

「…No, um, it really is nothing…」

I got sucked into Hatsune’s atmosphere, even though we weren’t supposed to in a relationship anymore.

「Haa, well whatever, let’s overwrite your past mistakes in the future as much as we can ♥」

「Ha, haha」

And so our new life together began. We had two private rooms other than the living room, and each of them was our personal room. There were also separate bathrooms and toilets, and a huge balcony, or perhaps a terrace would be a better description.

The moving company brought my belongings to me in cardboard boxes. Apparently, Hatsune had already been planning to live with me in this house, and her room was already prepared. The living room was empty because she wanted to choose furniture with me.

「Fuu, I finally finished carrying the cardboard to my room…」

I carried my luggage, which had been piled up in a huge pile at the entrance, to my room. Well, I say a lot, but it’s only about six boxes…

「So-kun, do you want me to help you?」

「Ah, no, it’s okay.」

「What? Is there anything you don’t want me to see? Did you get a girlfriend in the last three months?」

「Y, yeah? I, I haven’t?」

「…Well, you don’t mind if I help, do you?」

「O, of course, thank you.」

And I decided to make my room with Hatsune. As for the question, “Have you gotten a girlfriend in the last three months?” I’m honestly glad she didn’t mention it again.

It’s not like I’m really dating a girl, but it’s kind of a one-sided thing… Is that what you call a stalker? I don’t know if it’s called that, but anyway, she was chasing me one way or other. But, there shouldn’t be anything in my personal belongings that could lead to that person…

「Eh? What’s this?」

As she said this, Hatsune took out a book. It was called “My Big-Breasted Girlfriend is Too Cute!”.

「It’s a novel?」

「…The title has “big breast” in it, do you like big ones?」

「Ah! N, no, th, that’s, um….」

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「I guess I’ll just have to get big boobs.」

「Eh?」

Something tells me Hatsune wants to make her breasts bigger. Well, I’m glad she didn’t get angry—-

「I’ll just shave off the breasts of every woman but me」 1

「Wait a minute!!」

That’s what she meant by that!? Relatively speaking!? What a dangerous idea…

「Eh? What? Is it better to have breasts that big? Do you want breasts that look like the woman on the cover of this book?」

「No, that’s not the case…」

「Then why did you buy this book?」

「No, that’s…」

Oh no, this might be very embarrassing. It’s been less than ten minutes since I started cleaning up, and at this rate, my spirit might not last until dusk.

「Haa, I’m going to throw away all the books with these flabby women on the cover.」

「Eeh!? Wait, that’s…」

「What did you say?」

That’s outrageous. Most of today’s novels and manga have big-breasted girls on the cover. So if that’s the case, all of my manga will disappear. That’s the only thing…

「Th, that’s, a little outrageous.」

「Who do you want, me or this flimsy 2D girl?」

「Th, that’s…」

I can’t say that I’d prefer the 2D girl.

「Ha, Hatsune is more important…」

「Then, there’s no problem if I throw this away, right?」

「…Yes」

And the bookshelf, which had been packed until this morning, was now empty. Oh, the books I used to love…

「Well, there were a lot of extravagant women, but I’ll leave you with the ones with the short bob haircut.」

「…Th, thank goodness…」

Hatsune has short bob haircut, so I guess that’s the only ones she’s keeping. Still it only fills one shelf.

I can’t believe she’s so jealous of 2D girls that she throws away books…