Chapter 18

Then Yuki bought a letter with cute animals printed on it, and wrote the reply at family restaurant.

[Um, to Inoue-kun.

Thank you for your letter. I’m glad that you praised Yuki.

I don’t know you well, but I think you have a good eye for women.

But Yuta-kun is not such a bad person. He’s also very strong and cool at times.

You should talk to him once.]

After finishing a short sentence, Yuki started to draw an illustration in the corner, looking happy.

Peeking at the letter, Rika murmured in dismay.

“It’s all hiragana.”

“You are like a primary school student. You’re using only the most simple characters.”

“I remember you’re not very good at school.”

When Nishinomiya and I commented on the writing ability of the letter, Yuki raised her eyebrows and seemed angry.

“Hmph, as long as it’s heartfelt!”

“But wouldn’t it upset him if you wrote something about me?”

I mean, for sure, the person who read this will be upset.

“Yuta-kun is all alone at school, right? So it would be nice if you could get along with everyone.”

“No, it’ s impossible.”

“Rather, it would be interesting if there were some turbulence. Let’s keep it that way.”

Rika looked down at the letter happily, and Nishinomiya nodded in agreement.

“That’s right. A battle of lolicon men over one little girl ……. Isn’t that something spectacular to watch?”

“Please don’t call me lolicon ……”

What the hell is wrong with these people? I feel rather sorry for the boy in the letter and me being used as toys.

“Oi, that’s enough. Why don’t we start studying?”

“Tomorrow’s fine.”

“There’s an event coming up, so it’ll have to be postponed.”

“Youth comes only once, Yuta-kun.”

No, I don’t think this is youth for me, obviously.

In fact, it’s quite a losing part, isn’t it?

—side Kazuya Inoue

The next morning after I sent the love letter.

I finished my morning practice, entered the classroom, and sat on my seat as usual.

Then I found a cute letter in my desk.

In the addressee’s name, it says “Inoue Kun” in cute round letters.

No doubt. The reply from yesterday came.

I see. She chose to reply by letter, not by e-mail.

After all, Yuki Sendo is a wonderful woman who is modest and thoughtful.　

I was so delighted that I peered at her seat diagonally in front of me.

As Yuki-san turned to look back at me, she seemed a little embarrassed, stroked her hair, and then smiled a little.

I would love to have a conversation with her right now, but not when the whole class is present.

I suppressed my excitement, put the letter in my pocket and left the classroom.

I went into a private room in the men’s restroom and secretly opened the envelope.

What was written there was a thank you for the letter.

That was enough for me.

However, at the end of the sentence, there were words of kindness and support for the man, Yuta Segi.

I wonder what she means.

The more I investigated that man, the more I found nothing but bad rumors.

Because of Yuta Segi, she’s still being isolated in the classroom.

Why would she praise that man?

With my hand on my head, I left the private room.

Then I saw my friend from the judo club in the washroom, fixing his hair.

“Hey, what’s up, Inoue? Did you send a love letter and get rejected?”

“Ugh. ……”

As soon as we meet face to face, my friend hits me where it hurts.

When I was at a loss for words, he laughed and tapped me on the shoulder.

“Hahaha. I was just asking a random question, but it turns out to be true.”

“It’s not that I was rejected. It’s just that there’ s a troublesome guy on her side ……”

“Troublesome guy?”

“Yeah, it seems he was surrounding himself with multiple women.”

“What’s that? He sounds like a scumbag. If he’s that kind of guy, you should forcefully take her away from him. I mean, someone as strong and good-looking as you can do that, right?”

“Take her away ……”

“That’s right. Love is a competition between men to get a woman.”

His opinion was very clear and to the point.

Yes, that guy is a scumbag, no matter how I look at him.

However, as the ace of the judo club. I can’t just suddenly punch him in the face.

So, how can I save Yuki-san?

I returned to my seat in the classroom, thinking.

In my hand, I have a lot of information about Segi.

In the documents and photos, the man known as the ” Another World Harem” has his misdeeds well documented.

That’s right. If I could spread this, I could make the whole school know the truth that only this Segi guy is bad.

And I’m sure that everyone will understand that Yuki is a victim.

“Yeah, I’m sure she is.”

I nodded and stood up.

Once the surroundings changed, Yuki-san would no longer be subject to the same kind of criticism. I’m sure everyone will understand what Yuki-san has been through.　

I’m sure I’ll win if I fight Segi guy in a fair and square match. Then using that momment to reveal the truth.

Okay, let’s do this.

Now, I have to spread the truth. But I wonder how I can do that.

Certainly. There is the only place in this school that has an impact on such relationships gossip.

I hurried down the corridor with the file in my hand and headed to the newspaper club room.

— side Yuta Segi.

Two days later.

I was sitting quietly in my classroom as usual.

I hadn’t heard anything about Yuki since then, and I heard that she still hadn’t talked to the boy from the judo club even though they were in the same class.

I wondered what was going on, but I guess it was between the two of them and I had no right to be involved.

However, there is something strange today.

I’m used to people gossiping about me, but the way they look at me seems harsher than usual.

“Did you hear? That another world harem.”

“I heard that he was controlling women by force.”

“Really?”

What is this rumor?

It’s obviously a level up, or rather, my level of badassery is going up.

“It’s in the newspaper ……”

By the way, this school has some kind of news article published by the newspaper club.

But it was only posted on the bulletin board, not distributed to all students.

I took the opportunity of my break to go to the bulletin board in front of the teacher’s office.

On it, there is a newspaper with the words “extra issue” written on it.

[A Shocking Discovery! The Dominance of Another World Harem

The smart students of Sumiko High School are probably already aware of the existence of Yuta Segi, the so-called Another World Harem.

He was absent from school for two years with three other female students, and recently returned to school at the same time.

We would like to report that we have arrived at an answer to this mystery.

First of all, we have obtained two photos.

The first is a photo that proves that Yuta Segi is still associating with the three female students.]

A picture of me and Rika and the others talking at a restaurant was at the bottom of the sentence.

[The second is a photo shows Yuta Segi violently beating up a group of delinquents from our school.]

The other image was a picture of me beating up a handsome delinquent named Takashi. What the hell, I can’t believe someone took these pictures of me.

[These evidences show that Segi is a highly violent man who uses his power to dominate others.

I-kun, the provider of the first photo, told us.

“He had a very disgusting look on his face as he looking at the girls. It seems that every day after school, he calls them up and has them surround him.

It was as if the girls were being forced to obey him or something.”

From these testimonies and evidence, we may be able to measure Segi’s human nature.]

What the hell is this?

I mean, it’s like I’m the only bad guy here.

It’s ridiculous. I’m the one who’s being played by Rika and the others.

“Hey, Segi.”

I heard a loud man’s voice from behind me.

I turned around and saw a huge man standing there, his muscles bared from his tight shirt.

He seemed to be the head of the school year who had come to stop our fight earlier.

“Oh, Onozuka-sensei.”

“What do you think about what’s written in that article?”

I scratched my head and replied to Onozuka, who pointed to an article on the wall and asked me a question.

“H-ha ha. What can I say? I think it’s a little messed up.”

“Well, it’s true that it’s an article that’s trying to spread rumors with malicious intent. It’s probably one of those bad gossip articles that contains a lot of exaggeration. It seems that you have a nasty enemy.”

Apparently, this person understands what’s happening to some extent.

I nodded, a little relieved.

“I guess so.”

“But you know. Don’t make a wrong move. You’re the one who made enemies. This is what happens when you play around and get into fights. Do you understand?”

“…..”

Onozuka said this to me as if he was lecturing me. It seems that he has some misunderstanding.

“Well, as the head of the grade division, I’ll take care of this newspaper. It’s too radical for a student newspaper. But it seems that the rumor has already spread. You’ll just have to study hard for a while and think about getting a good score on the test.”

With that, Onozuka tore the newspaper from the bulletin board, rolled it up, threw it in the trash, and left.

Well, I guess he’s not a bad teacher.

At least he’s a lot better than my homeroom teacher of two years ago.

It can’ t be helped. I guess I’ll just have to be quiet for a while until the person who’s selling me a fight comes out.

But I didn’t think the rumors would be fortified with so much bad news.

I hope he from the judo club comes out soon and puts this matter to rest.

Yeah.

Slightly depressed, I started walking down the hallway back to my classroom.

I see a familiar brown-haired girl standing in the corridor.

She glared at me with anger written all over her face. It seems that she was waiting for me to walk by.

“Rika, what’s wrong?”

When I call out to my childhood friend, she raises her eyebrows and raises her voice.　

“What’s wrong with me? There’s nothing wrong with me. You’re the only one who’s been made to look bad. Maybe it was the love letter judo guy who did it.”

“That’s, I know, but… If I who started the fight, it would just add fuel to the fire.”

Rika seemed to understand my point. She nodded while her expression distorted at my words.

“I know that much. That’s why Alisa and I are going to come up with a plan.”

“A plan?”

I widened my eyes when Rika suddenly said, “Leave it to me”.

Then she hit her chest and said, a little bluntly.

“If things continue like this, Yuta will be the only one in pain, right?　We’ll take care of the bad rumors, and you can think of a way to beat up that idiot from the judo club.”

As soon as she was done talking, she walked down the stairs as if she had made up her mind. I think she is going to Nishinomiya’s class.

The memories of the past came back to me when I saw her back.

“That’s why, leave it to me.”

The words of a childhood friend that I heard over and over again.

The elementary-school-aged Rika was still in my heart.

Back then, I was often bullied in the park.

I was just a weak guy who kept getting helped by her.

But, that’s not the case now. Two years of living in another world has made me stronger.

Rika is a good person, but she is stubborn and has a tendency to go too far once she has made up her mind.

If she talks to the calm Nishinomiya, I think it will be okay.

If anything happens to Rika and the others …. This time I have to protect them.

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