Volume 1 Chapter 18 When I Looked Up, There Was a Beautiful Girl and She Spoke to Me (Trembling)
......During lunch break
I'm eating my lunch in the classroom.
...yep, alone.
Looking around, everyone else is eating lunch with their friends.
This is my 'now.'
Two weeks have passed since that day when I 'showed Sagawa and the scum teacher what's what.'
Right now, I am living school life without any problems.
When Sagawa sees me now, he looks scared and avoids eye contact.
By the way, I haven't seen his big 3 followers around lately.
Just so you know, I used to be at the bottom of the social ladder because of Sagawa and his friends, so no one in the class talks to me.
Well, they probably don't want to get targeted by Sagawa.
It can't be helped.
In other words, what I want to say is that I am currently 'friendless (lonely).'
Despite that, I'm eating my lunch alone in the classroom.
For a high school student, eating alone in class could be pretty tough, but since I am actually '22 years old' and have been through a lot in another world, I don't really mind eating alone here.
However, eating alone means I don't have anyone to talk to, so I quickly finished my lunch and found myself with some extra time,
"Maybe I should organize my current situation."
I used it to kill time.
* * *
"Seeker... dungeon exploration, huh~?"
I'm a 'Seeker' to start with, but I'm thinking of working hard and using this as a way to earn money.
By the way, at this point I'm already way 'beyond' level 2, so I can become an 'F-Class Seeker' in no time.
"First, I'll register for F-Class Seeker, so I'll go this weekend, okay?"
I have school during the week, so I plan to register on Saturday.
"Well, before that, I have to tell my family that I'm going to become a Seeker. But I wonder if my mom will let me go."
My mom knows that I was bullied, so I'm sure she would be against me becoming a Seeker.
"But still, it's impossible to hide my Seeker activities from my family, and hiding it in the first place is just nonsense."
After all, I came back to this world because I want to live my life properly.
"Yeah... I need to communicate this properly."
I clenched my fist tightly under the desk to gather my courage.
* * *
"And then... well, it's about the rest of my high school life..."
Since I was bullied originally, people had been avoiding getting involved with me and Sagawa.
Even though I've settled things with Sagawa for now, I'm still a 'loner'.
"Well, in reality, the others have probably noticed that I'm no longer being bullied by Sagawa over these two weeks. But that doesn't mean any of them will bother to talk to me──there's no one in class who has that kind of hospitality."
After all, they wouldn't want to get involved with me and draw Sagawa's attention.
I wouldn't want that either if I were in their position.
"Well, when it comes to relationships with a bullied kid, it's probably normal to keep things this way..."
I know people aren't that 'strong'.
"So, if I want to make the rest of my school life a little more enjoyable, it means I have to actively start talking to others..."
However, that's the problem.
Honestly, if I want friends,
"Yeah, to be honest I don't need it~"
Yes, I'm currently a 17-year-old high school sophomore, but I've been living in another world for 5 years, so my actual age is 22.
As a result, when I look at my classmates around me, I feel that they are mentally quite immature.
"Honestly, I don't think I'd be able to have a lively conversation with a classmate who seems so young."
In fact, when you listen to the conversations around you, most of the time everyone is talking about TV dramas and idols.
...Sometimes there are otakus who talk about anime and light novels.
"Well, I guess I'd have something to talk about with those otakus..."
But I don't have the energy to try and talk to them.
"Oh, I'm screwed~. My school life is screwed~."
Actually, it's impossible to get along with kids who are 5 years younger than you or share the same values.
"Haa, well, once I graduate, I'll work as a Seeker. I'll just attend school casually until graduation..."
So, it's decided that I will spend the rest of my school life being 'alone,' and I felt like crying a bit, so I put my face on the desk.
...That was the moment.
Tap, tap.
Huh?
Something is tapping on my shoulder...
Tap, tap.
What is it?!
I want to cry over here!
"Hmm? What is it?"
I lifted my face with a slightly annoyed expression.
Then,
"Ah! S-sorry...!?"
When I looked up, there was a really beautiful girl who spoke to me (trembling).
* * *
"I-I'm so sorry!? Were you sleeping?"
"N-No, not at all~! I-I-I wasn't sleeping or anything~!"
I was super flustered.
Also, I was really stuttering.
Huh?
What?
What is going on?
Who is she~?
Who is this beautiful girl~?
I was confused by the sudden appearance of a beautiful girl with long black hair and turned into a complete idiot.
"Um, well, I'm the one who was saved by you in that accident."
"Huh...?"
Ah~, that's right~.
I think that at that time, I pushed a girl who was in the way of the truck, and then I got run over instead.
"Ah, that time..."
"Thank you very much for that."
Saying this, the beautiful girl before me bows her head with a dignified manner.
Wow, this person has really beautiful manners.
"You saved my life. I'll never forget this kindness."
"F-F-Forever? That's an exaggeration! I'm nothing special..."
"No way!"
Squeeze!
"Huh?!"
The beautiful girl suddenly grabbed my hand tightly with both hands and appealed to me forcefully.
Wow.
Women's hands are so soft.
"Ah?! I'm so sorry! I suddenly grabbed your hand!"
"Oh..."
With that, she quickly withdrew her hand.
Oh~~~, that's nice~~~.
I mean, I'd like some more please!
Buzz...
Huh?
It feels like the air in the room has changed...
"Um, my name is Amamiya... Amamiya Rie"
"Ah, um, Takeru... I'm Yuki Takeru"
"So, it's Takeru-san. Thank you very much!"
Huh?
Did she just call me by my name all of a sudden?
Well, I mean, it's okay if you do.
Being called by a beautiful girl is totally fine... Thank you so much!!
Rustle...
Huh?
Is the atmosphere in the room strange again?
And it's more... ominous than before?
"Ah, then I'm going to leave now."
"Y-yes. Thank you..."
As she reached the door to leave the classroom, she turned around quickly and said,
"Um... Is it okay if I come back to talk again?"
She said in a loud voice.
"Huh?! Ah, uh, well... yes"
"Yay! Then, excuse me!"
Thump!
W-what was that smile just now...?
It was super cuteee!!
* * *
Saying this, Amamiya-san left the classroom.
"Hmm~, there's no doubt that she's a beautiful girl, but more than that, she had some kind of beautiful manners~"
After she left, I was lost in the afterglow alone.
Then,
Bzzzzzz...!
"...huh?"
When I noticed, all my classmates, including both boys and girls, were looking at me with intense gazes.
Huh?
Did I do something?
(Wait... am I the insensitive protagonist here? No, no, that’s impossible. Right?)
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