Breakup
“… I’m sorry, Nakayama-kun. That … um.”
As soon as I hugged her, Shimotsuki suddenly regained her vigor, as if the time that had stopped had begun to move.
As if the thread of tension that had been taut had been cut, …… Shimotsuki became weak, leaned against me, and then began to spill large tears.
In order to reassure her, I gently rubbed her back.
“You don’t have to say anything. Here, take a deep breath. …… It’s okay. I’ll take care of everything else. Here, take a handkerchief. You’ve got tears and snot all over your face. You’re going to be okay…… Stay behind me, okay?”
Shimotsuki was desperately trying to say something, but she was in such an unstable state that she couldn’t get the words out.
In order to calm her down, I handed her a handkerchief and spoke gently to her.
Seeing this, Ryuzaki seemed to reaffirm his failure.
“Shiho is shy? Is she timid? No, no, no, no, that’s not …… possible. This is because Shiho is a quiet, solitary person who likes to be alone and has no interest in other people……, so she didn’t even look at me, and she hated talking to other people. She’s not that kind of girl, is she ……?”
He was still trying to hang on to his misconception.
He doesn’t want to believe it.
But that statement is not convincing.
Shimotsuki’s tears and attitude proved that everything Ryuzaki had said was a “misunderstanding”.
“…… You’re always interpreting things to suit yourself like that. I’m not sure what to say. Does she like to be alone? Not interested in others? It’s not like that……. She’s talkative, she’s longed for friends, and she’s always been curious about others. It’s just that she’s too timid and shy to get the courage to take the first step.”
At this point, I’d like to correct all the misunderstandings.
I denied all the facts that had been conveniently interpreted by Ryuzaki.
“Then why were you so cold to me!? If you were interested in other people, if you wanted a friend, if you wanted to have a chat, I was there! Why didn’t Shiho accept me, her childhood friend, the one who knew her better than anyone else!”
Still defeated, I felt that he still didn’t understand Shimotsuki when she objected to him.
You don’t know what I’m talking about, do you?
“……That’s a given.”
Suddenly, a smile appeared on my face.
I can see it in myself. I’m sure I have a very distorted and ugly smile on my face right now.
But I couldn’t control my emotions.
I was enjoying the sight of Ryuzaki, whom I hated, getting all upset.
This is exactly the kind of villain I want to be.
A villain who destroys the story might be a good fit for me.
I wanted Ryuzaki to get hurt more and more.
I said clearly in a voice that everyone could hear.
“Shimotsuki didn’t like Ryuzaki. ….. Why didn’t you notice? How can you not understand when she’s so cold and unresponsive when you talk to her, and when she looks so depressed just being next to you?”
At last, I said it.
Shiho Shimotsuki is not fond of Ryoma Ryuzaki.
That the protagonist was nothing more than a stranger to the main heroine.
I blurted it out with all my emotions.
In response to that truth, Ryuzaki shook his head as if to say …… it’s impossible, then staggered back and leaned against the stage wall like he was bumping into it.
“It’s not possible……, because I’m Shiho’s childhood friend.”
“–Just because you’ve known each other since childhood doesn’t mean that’s why you’re close. For Shimotsuki, you are just a stranger that she has known since childhood…… You need to accept that fact.”
If I had to describe it, I would say that it is like a verbal knife that cuts you to shreds.
One-sidedly throwing out emotions and hurting the person named Ryoma Ryuzaki.
Even the protagonist, as expected, was still hurt by those “truths”.
“It’s a lie…… It’s a lie, it’s a lie, it’s a lie!!”
He shouted, glaring at me with bloodshot eyes.
But that stare was only for a moment. …… Every time he looked at me, he would be shocked by the reality of what he saw.
Now, behind me is Shimotsuki, who has shrunk down to hide behind my back.
When you see her like that, you’ll understand exactly how much she adores me.
“Damn …… damn! I’m the one who met her first! I was the first one to like her…… Don’t take Shiho away from me……. Damn it.”
The sore loser’s words echoed through the quiet audience.
Such a Ryuzaki was so …… uncool that it was hard to watch.
Now, the Warriors’ time is over. I’m sorry, Ryuzaki ……, but I’m going to let your story “fall apart” at this point.
I’m sorry to say that right after your awakening, you’ll have to go back to being a bum.
This was best chapter
This is so satisfying holy s**t
The best chapter so far
im just glad he finally dropped the WOE IS ME IM JUST A MOB, thing, it was so annoying I almost dropped the novel.
same lol, this is literally a saving grace.
Same, it was unbearable after 50 chapters ngl. Great story but the “I’m a mob boohoo” gimmick was getting on my nerves.
Thank you for the chapter
………Hey dude you drop this *My respect*…
He is already crushed but you want to crush him more….An outstanding move.
Normally i would chastsize someone for doing this with evil intentions, you know it goes both ways…*sigh*.., but i will let it slide this time.
Nakayama i don’t believe you are that much of a villian….although you truly could have become one, given your past with girls…though that was just a misunderstanding……
Seems that Ryuzaki will need to “see” reality for what it is, childhood friends almost never win(in romcoms), you need to stop being flirty with other girls….though if that had caused him to try to get with Shiho….hmmm, Azusa is pitiful as well the rest of the sub-heroines surronding you, the sky is blue, etc.
The best thing here is the fact is being exposed for the whole class to see. Man this will be….huff….Now for the last nail in the coffin, Shimotsuki-chan needs to tell him she hates him. Not only but just his voice makes her feel sick..in front of everyone…..And the sub-heroines are also seeing this.
Nakayama, do this or keep your life while having this mindset and you will stop being a mob in no time, well, minus the “i hate Ryuzaki feelings”, that’s not particularly necessary for your daily life, unless Shimotsuki-chan is involved.
Let’s hope this isn’t just a sudden outburst of emotions and he keep it at it.
i totally agree and i would say while he is on the roll and venting he should vent at the “harem” also they just pick the girl up in a princess carry and just walk away
yes and i hope he vents all this anger out of himself at this point will only cause him worse later. so he also needs to rip into the rejects aka sub-heroines aka female mobs the harem fool has around him that betrayed the “mob/villain” they should also be crushed for what they did to him.
love the chapter. i am hoping he would rip in the those worthless fools by the side of that manw@#re would make it so amazing also. i hope you also do the next volume also
“Normally i would chastsize someone for doing this with evil intentions, you know it goes both ways”
Nakayuma went overboard. It was right of him to rail out Ryuzaki for making a “public” confession in front of a crowd (last chapter) but in this chapter he answered Ryuzaki’s confession in Shiho’s place. Sorry bud that is out of line.
You never answer for another person no matter how shy they are because it’s not your place. The MC know’s it was wrong that’s why he admits his grin was evil and twisted, that he was venting “his” anger and playing the villain. He had no business venting “Shiho’s” anger cause he doesn’t know if that’s what she wanted.
In my mind this is a case of 1 step forward (last chapter) 3 steps back (this chapter). Why “play” the villain when stopping after the last chapter and helping Shiho of the stage would make you a true friend, protagonist and worthy love interest?
He’s still an immature kid at this point angry at Ryuzaki for stealing “his” spot, he wasn’t thinking of Shiho here or what she wanted, this was all self-gratification. Probably just made Shiho more embarrassed she probably feels like she wants to crawl into a hole and die at this point. Two idiots acting like whiny brats and making a spectacle of her in front the entire class.
Remember everything Nakayama said to Ryuzaki, Shiho is shy etc.? Then why is he making the specatcle even bigger? Noy to heklp Shiho that’s for sure. He’s being an a*s and making ti worse.
love the chapter. i am hoping he would rip inthe those worthless fools by the side of that manw@#re would make it so amazing also. i hope you also do the next volume also