Genjitsu de Rabukome Dekinai to Dare ga Kimeta? [LN] - Volume 3 Backstage 3

Backstage 3

An Ordinary Person

─Ever since I first went to Dragon Cafe...

I realized once again that, in the end, I'm just an ordinary person.

At first, I thought I could hold a decent conversation at the cafe.

I praised the things that deserved praise, answered appropriately when asked, and ignored my mistakes by pretending not to notice them.

Since Kouhei behaved wisely, there was no need to scold him harshly.

It was indeed a smart and stress-free conversation, just like the ones I usually have in classroom.

But...

As we talked, I suddenly became curious.

─Does Kouhei even enjoy this?

From the beginning, my conversation had no substance.

My personal life is completely ordinary, without any strong convictions, just following values that are generally considered good.

The more I talk, the more obvious my weaknesses as an individual become.

What would Kouhei think about that? ...The answer became clear when I saw Kouhei's face, which looked troubled because the conversation couldn't go deeper.

─That's right, Kouhei...

From the start, Kouhei never looked for a high school girl like me, an ordinary girl with "Rom-coms Aptitude C."

According to Kouhei, my value lies solely in being his "Apprentice" and acting as his "Childhood Friend."

By following that "script" and getting involved in Kouhei's "Project," I became something extraordinary, occupying a special position.

I was needed as the only unique and irreplaceable "character" in Kouhei's story.

So, I really had no choice but to act accordingly.

─But...

Because I realized that I was just an ordinary person, I began to think that maybe I couldn't even fully commit to that 'setting'.

I realized that I couldn't even follow that 'setting' properly.

Yeah, I realized it.

All the solutions I found through reasoning were realistic, and usually provided answers to most problems.

However, because those answers never exceeded the limits of common sense, the more I pursued them, the further I strayed from the world of Rom-coms.

I decided to always be rational and play the devil's advocate, but sometimes I get emotional and forget my position, ending up doing something I shouldn't have done.

In the end, everything is half-baked.

That is nothing other than my true self—my ordinary self.

In other words, no matter what I do from now on...

Wherever I end up...

─Thud.

I suddenly saw the textbook fall to the floor and came back to my senses.

"...What am I doing?"

In front of me was a notebook with unfinished equations.

I was supposed to be studying, but... ...Before I knew it, I was trapped in my useless thoughts.

Taking the textbook, I sighed.

─Really, how many more times do I have to study this lesson?

I've always known that I'm an empty and ordinary person.

That's why I decided to participate in Kouhei's "Project" from the beginning.

Reversing the order and putting myself down is pointless; It's just a waste of time.

Instead of doing that, I'd rather finish my tasks as quickly as possible and fill in the gaps in Kouhei's "Plan" that he couldn't handle.

"...The gaps that Kouhei couldn't fill..."

The biggest gap in Kouhei's "Plan"...

Without a doubt, that is "Main Heroine Mei."

─I consider Mei's appearance in the "Conference Room M" as a declaration of war.

Actually, even before we started interfering, Mei seemed to have already done something to Hinoharu-senpai. By deliberately hinting at it, I think the clash was inevitable.

That's why, when Kouhei acted, I kept monitoring Mei's movements. Just like with Katsunuma-san, I think Mei might take advantage of any opportunity to interfere with Kouhei or Hinoharu-senpai.

But...

Apart from that initial move, there were no signs of Mei taking any action, and in the end, nothing happened.

If I had to say something, Mei occasionally talked to various people about the Student Council President Election. But that didn't stop her; It was more like encouragement, which made it even more confusing.

...Is it just my imagination? Mei doesn't seem like the type of person who acts without reason, though.

Or maybe... ...Mei's goal is to make me waste my resources?

I shuddered silently, feeling that Mei was harder to understand than usual.

"...Is thinking about this pointless too?"

I muttered to myself and stood up from my chair. I'll calm down for a moment and then get back to work. That might be more efficient today.

With that decision, I left the room to get a drink and walked down the hallway.

Along the way, I looked out the window and saw that it was pitch black outside, without a single star in the sky.

TL: Reeze27

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PR: Reeze27

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