V1 Ch-4 part 4【Key】 - ◆Part４【Hori Sh*tto!】

Translator: AJ1703

Editor: Matsu

◆４【Hori Sh*tto!】[TLN: If it’s not obvious, it’s “Holy Sh*t”. Yeah, that’s exactly the title kek]

When I arrived at school and went to my seat without hesitation, Ousaki, who was supposed to be on the balcony, flew over to me.

“Nagumo-kun, you saw the broadcast yesterday, right!?”

Ousaki’s face was puffy, and she seemed to have lost her cool and was in full excitement. Her eyes flew open.

“In the Preliminaries tag team match, Nagumo got the three count from El Bushido! He held off Kojima, and he’s got a great start to winning the belt!”

“W-Wait a minute!”

I tried to calm down Ousaki somehow, but I realized that there was another person looking at me.

It was Yua. Having lost Ousaki, the person she was talking to, Yua was alone on the balcony, staring at us.

She was wondering why Ousaki, with whom she had never interacted before, was talking to me in a friendly manner, and from the look on her face, she seemed to be complaining, “Why can’t I talk to you in the presence of my classmates, but Rumi can?” She looked like she wanted to complain.

“…You know why I’ve been sneaking around with Takarai-san during lunch break, don’t you, Ousaki-san?”

“Oh, that’s right. Nagumo-kun is not popular because he’s a shady guy, and other people would be jealous if Rumi showed that she’s friends with you.”

I don’t know if I should be happy or hurt that she can easily understand me. Or rather, she has a high self-esteem. It’s true, though.

“I’ll see you at lunchtime. You’re going there with Yua-chi today, right?”

“…Ah.”

We were supposed to go to the rooftop again this day, because Yua had borrowed the key again. The rooftop is off-limits to the public, and I’m not sure if Ousaki should be following me, but I’m afraid to tell Yua, who is silent and staring at me with cat-like eyes. She looks scary. It’s not jealousy, I guess. If your best friend suddenly goes to a guy you don’t usually interact with, you’ll feel suspicious.

“But don’t tell Yua-chi about Rumi’s hobby.”

Ousaki hadn’t decided to tell Yua about her hobby yet.

“So, how do you want me to explain that we’re friends?”

“Well, we just happened to hit it off and started talking.”

That’s too fluffy and so random. I don’t think I can get away with lying so well with just such a light meeting.

Ousaki, who didn’t know about my clumsiness, seemed relieved by that and went back to Yua.

I was expecting that Ousaki, who is very good at communication, would be able to clear up Yua’s misunderstanding while hiding the reason, but Ousaki didn’t seem to mention us at all. As usual, Yua kept glancing at me with a sharp glint in her eye.

It’s not going to turn into a shuraba, is it? [TLN: Shuraba could mean match/fight.]

It’s not like there’s any demand for girls to fight over me, a gloomy, skinny student.

★

It’s lunchtime.

I can’t tell you how much I’ve waited for this time to come.

I was exhausted.

It was because I had been getting two kinds of stares during class and break.

One was from Ousaki, who seemed to be looking forward to talking to me, a fellow student, during lunch break. This was fine, but the problem was with Yua.

Yua had kept her promise not to reveal her involvement with me in front of our classmates, so instead of directly asking me to explain the truth, she kept looking at me with suspicion. I was quite exhausted because of this.

So now it was the long-awaited lunch break.

To avoid being spotted by our classmates, Yua and I staggered to the rooftop, but there was a person who didn’t follow that rule.

“Can I talk to you now? Still no? I want to talk about how Nagumo’s chops sound great!”

It was a newcomer named Rumi Ousaki.

As soon as I walked out into the hallway, she started talking to me in a casual manner with a smiling face.

I walked quickly to get to a place where there was no human presence as soon as possible.

“You’re so fast, Nagumo-kun!”

Ousaki clung to my arm, a stimulating sensation taking over my arm, but I couldn’t care less about that right now.

A little behind me, the source of the ferocious aura is chasing me.

Feeling like I’ve walked a ridiculously long way, I arrive at the rooftop. I was terrified of Yua, who was silently unlocking the door.

As before, I sat on the edge of the fenced enclosure, and the two sat with me between them.

“Why are you two so close? Hey, why?”

Yua opened her mouth. There was anger behind her smirk. I never thought it would be so scary to see a beautiful girl emitting a tense aura. If I hadn’t been trained in horror movies, I would have been rendered completely incontinent right now.

“What’s this, Yua-chi, are you thinking of something weird?”

Rumi Ousaki’s smile, which had earned her the reputation of being as cute as an idol, seemed to be stirring up trouble in this situation.

“Nothing in particular.”

Yua kept her expression blank. I’m scared.

“I just happened to hit it off with Nagumo-kun yesterday. We have the same hobby.”

“The same… hobby?”

Ousaki’s comment caused Yua’s head to snap around to look at me.

Ousaki… didn’t you want to hide your wrestling hobby from Yua? Why do you have to go through such a dangerous minefield?

I could have just said, “Actually, Ousaki is a fan of my parents. I just happened to find out about it yesterday and had a little chat with her, and so that’s how it happened.”. Instead, I wanted to do Ousaki a favor, because she was a fan who recognized my dad, but I didn’t want to take the risk of breaking the trust between her and Yua.

I’m telling you, you idiot.

When I looked at Ousaki with a sense of check and balance, Ousaki must have felt that she had been too aggressive. I could see that she was getting upset.

“You see, Yua-chi, my hobby is…”

Her eyes are swimming at the speed of repetitive leaping.

“Ru-Rumi and Nagumo-kun fell in love with the same person, you know!”

Ousaki’s anguished statement was also misleading.

Ousaki may think that I’m a fan of Dad, but it’s not that I’m an avid supporter of him, it’s just that I don’t want him to be unfairly criticized.

“Same person…?”

Confused, Yua looked at Ousaki and me.

To be honest, I wanted to end this travesty myself. It’s not like I’m going to be the only one affected.

However, Yua and Ousaki are my best friends. It’s not my place to interfere with Ousaki’s problem of not being able to confide in others about her hobby. It’s something that Ousaki needs to solve herself.

So the only thing I can do here is to defend myself…

“You’re right, Ousaki-san, we both like Takarai-san, don’t we?”

I said so.

The dreamy Ousaki turned to me and gave me a questioning look, “What are you talking about? I’m talking about our favorite pro-wrestler, Hiroki Nagumo!” But she didn’t have the courage yet to correct me and confess.

“That’s right~, Rumi and the others are a tag team that loves Yua-chi~.”

I’ll go along with the story. Also, don’t use the word “tag team”, it’s too dangerous…

“We share the same hobby of liking Takarai-san, don’t we?”

“Yes, yes, that’s what we like about each other.”

“So you two became friends because both of you like me?”

“Fumu~. I guess that’s about it.”

Ousaki replied to Yua.

“So you don’t have to be jealous, Takarai-san.”

It’s hard to imagine that Yua would be jealous.

“Jealous? No, I’m not.”

“You’re getting carried away, aren’t you?”

With an unexpectedly firm tone, the pressure of the two beautiful girls, Yua and Ousaki, came at me from both sides.

“Honestly, I’m sorry…”

I’m at a very close distance, so I have no choice but to apologize. These beautiful girls with strong pressure were scary.

“Was Nagumo-kun always like this?”

“Sometimes you get carried away.”

The two beautiful girls began their cross-review of me.

In the end, Ousaki didn’t reveal her true identity as a PuOta at this point, and my lunch break ended with me eating my lunch while listening to the conversation between the two good friends.

I know you’ve said a lot of things about me, but I’ve kept your secret.

Please don’t forget that…

Well, Yua’s in a good mood again, so that’s good.