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Chapter 62

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Haruka-kun and I finished introducing ourselves to Adelaide-senpai.

“Hmm.” (Adelaide)

Adelaide-senpai looked me over thoroughly after we introduced ourselves.

It’s not just my imagination, right? Somehow, I’m being looked at as if she’s licking me with her eyes…

I was desperately trying not to send too many glances at Adelaide-senpai, who had her arms folded. But I couldn’t help being bothered by the parts asserting their presence with a don inside her arms.

“Is he really the leader of the party? Not that one over there?” (Adelaide)

Oh, that’s harsh. She’s asking if Haruka-kun, and not me, is the actual leader of our party.

“No, Adelaide. Our leader is definitely Kouta. He may not look it, but Kouta is really reliable!” (Emilia)

Thank you very much! To think there would be a day I get praised by Emilia. Even Haruka-kun is nodding subtly. Getting such a high evaluation in front of someone we just met is fortunate. This helps avoid unnecessary complications in human relationships. So basically, she implied that I don’t seem reliable at all at first glance.

Adelaide-senpai, I’ll go ahead and jot your name down in the mental blacklist. You’re the fourth person since I started this lifestyle.

Okaa-san. Numata. Shirosaki. And now, Adelaide-senpai.

“I see. But Emilia, make sure you’re properly using contraception, okay?” (Adelaide)

…Huh? What did you just say?

“Well, if it happens, I’ll just go to school while carrying the child.” (Emilia)

“Japanese high schools won’t take care of children for you, you know.” (Adelaide)

“Eh? You’re kidding, right!?” (Emilia)

“Emilia, it’s true. Japanese schools don’t have those kinds of rooms prepared.” (Mira)

H-h-h-h-hold on. That’s only in Japan!? What are Western education systems like…?

“Yeah, that’s something you absolutely have to be careful about.” (Haruka)

Haruka-kun? Why are you participating in this conversation? Eh? Isn’t this strange? Could it be… ikemen are a different species from the rest of us? Not Homo sapiens, not part of the human family, human tribe, human species? Are they like… ikemen species in the human tribe? Are they some different biological classification!?

“Children are treasures, aren’t they!? They’re something the whole community should raise together.” (Emilia)

“In Japan, it’s something each family raises on their own.” (Adelaide)

“Then, what do you do if it happens?” (Emilia)

Emilia… I didn’t think you disliked me, but why are you leaping to this kind of topic!?

“If the child isn’t from the person you love, or if you don’t even know who the father is, abortion is an option too, right?” (Adelaide)

“In Japan, there are people who can’t go through with an abortion and end up killing or being killed. Apparently, there are high schoolers in Japan who don’t even have the resolve to raise a child.” (Mira)

Mira? I think most high schoolers don’t have that kind of resolve? Is this a difference in education? A national difference?

“No matter how strong your feelings are, contraception is an absolute must, okay, Emilia-san.” (Haruka)

Again… why is Haruka-kun able to participate in this conversation!?

“By the way, what were you two doing?” (Mira)

A blatant topic shift by Mira, but the atmosphere had been getting dark, so I gratefully hopped onto it.

“Haruka-kun and I were thinking of doing a stream. We were testing various things.” (Kouta)

“Something like dance moves that would go viral and camera techniques.” (Haruka)

What is this? The mood got heavy again.

“Betrayal? Kouta, are you intending to rebel against the country?” (Adelaide)

Translation device…?

“No, no. Haruka-kun and I aren’t rebelling against the country. We’re talking about uploading videos and footage to the internet.” (Kouta)

“Is that so? Why such a mistranslation…?” (Adelaide)

“In Japanese, the pronunciation must be similar, I guess.” (Mira)

“I see…” (Adelaide)

Mira puts her hand on her chin, looking like she’s deep in thought.

“Dancing? Kouta is?” (Mira)

“No, no, I’m just an extra. You see, Haruka-kun dancing would probably be popular, right?” (Kouta)

“If it could turn into some pocket money, that’d be great.” (Haruka)

“Since we have the opportunity, could you guys film us while we fight a goblin group?” (Kouta)

The three of them gave a favorable response to this, so I handed my smartphone to Mira and had her start filming from the moment we began running. We wiped out the nearby goblin group and even finished it off with a full dance routine.

“That was awesome! You nailed it, Kouta! Was it like this?” (Emilia)

Emilia showed interest in the dance.

“Um, like this…” (Kouta)

Haruka-kun danced it for demonstration, and both Adelaide-senpai and Emilia watched him together. Mira was looking down like she was thinking, but then she glanced this way. For a brief moment, but clearly, we made eye contact.

Mira might have sensed something…

“You two are quick learners! But since we’ve come this far, if you focus on moving your arms from the shoulder blades and your legs from the pelvis, your movements will become even more dynamic.” (Kouta)

“From the shoulder blades…” (Emilia)

“Is it like this, maybe?” (Adelaide)

Emilia’s dancing figure is, needless to say, beautiful. But Adelaide-senpai’s dancing figure is like… it’s going to make tonight’s solo activities extremely productive.

Seeing her like that and still being able to calmly point out improvements in the dance… Haruka-kun, you really might be a different species…

“Kouta, I’d love to help out with that stream. Do you have time after this?” (Mira)

Where did I go wrong?

 

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