episode_0071

Yeah, that could be possible.

Although it is an unexpected request, it is not difficult.

This is just a proxy lover. You just have to pretend. Pretend!

“Can you tell me more?”

Serena asked with a friendly smile.

The man sat down naturally and began to explain his situation in detail.

“I grew up under a loving mother and a strict father… .”

“No, please stop talking nonsense and just get to the point.”

I quickly cut him off because he started talking about his parents.

Where have I heard that comment before?

“Um… I rejected the confession of a woman I knew had a lover, but she didn’t believe me… .”

Phew… Another popular kid.

I was overcome with an inexplicable sense of discomfort.

Why is that? I get really annoyed when I see someone so popular.

I’ve had this feeling recently too, who was it?

Oh, yeah. Cain.

He, Lisa’s childhood friend, was also a popular kid who was just as envious of that guy.

Damn it, why me…!

“The three of us are supposed to meet tomorrow, so I need someone to be my lover, even if it’s just for that one day! Everyone in this town knows this face, so an outsider like you is a must! Please…!”

“Um… .”

Honestly, I don’t really want to do it.

Me playing the role of a lover?

Oh my god, you want me to have a relationship with a man that isn’t even sex? That’s ridiculous!

It’s possible to force someone to have sex, but it’s absolutely impossible to have a sweet relationship where you link arms and feed each other! Impossible!

Wait, no.

There’s no law that says I have to do it, right?

“Who wants to do it?”

“Um… .”

“I, I am Cain… .”

Oh, right.

I feel a little bad about asking Lisa to do it.

“Huh? Then, me too… !”

Oh, Serena also secretly had a crush on that guy.

Then, excluding Serena… .

“Then only me and Asia are left?”

“Huh?”

Is that so?

“I, I don’t care who it is.”

He looked at us with a slightly blushing face.

I feel a bit bad because it seems like I’m being judged… but now is not the time for that!

“Karin, by any chance… .”

“Asia, by any chance… .”

We both opened our mouths at the same time.

I was thinking the same thing…!

“Shall we play rock-paper-scissors?”

“Okay.”

And the result is, of course… .

I won!

“The Goddess of Victory is on my side, Asia!”

“Ugh… !”

I believed from the beginning.

I’m sure we’ll win!

I thought I would lose because of some weird cliche!

God game…! This game is truly a god game!

At this moment when the winner and loser intersect, Lisa cautiously opened her mouth.

“Excuse me… Isn’t it a bit rude to do this in front of the client?”

Oops.

I turned my head slightly to check his face.

A face that pretends to be calm but looks a little hurt.

Come to think of it, isn’t this a bit of a “your boyfriend passing by” kind of wound…?

“Sorry, I’m sorry!”

Me, me, doing such an inhumane thing!

For a moment, past experiences flashed through my mind like a panorama… .

No, I never did that!

Absolutely not!

Ugh, ugh!

“Oh, no. It’s natural that you don’t feel like it.”

“Ugh, ugh… I’m going to die… !”

“It’s not that bad, calm down, Asia.”

I bowed at a 90-degree angle and apologized, shedding tears of repentance.

“I’m really okay. You don’t have to apologize.”

“Right, Asia. Then I guess I should apologize too.”

No, Karin, you should do it too!

“… Is that so? Sorry… .”

“Oh, no!”

After the strange apology relay, the man left, promising to meet Karin tomorrow.

“But doesn’t this seem like it’s taking up too much time? I guess I’ll have to wait until tomorrow without being able to move.”

“… That’s right.”

Well, let’s think of it as a day off.

***

“Have a safe trip, Karin.”

“Ugh, yeah.”

Today’s Karin isn’t wearing her usual perverted tank top and hot pants.

It’s a white one-piece dress that flutters like a pure girl’s dress…!

“You’re pretty, Karin! You should wear that often from now on.”

“shi, I don’t like it. It’s embarrassing.”

No, aren’t those clothes embarrassing?

It’s a sentiment I don’t understand, but it seems like Karin has a weakness for girly outfits.

Well, Karin is a bit distant from girls.

But there’s one thing she doesn’t know: it’s worth wearing because she’s so awkward!

“Hoohoo… Next time, wear clothes with more frills… .”

“Take care and come back safely.”

“Have a good experience.”

Karin kept looking at her clothes as if they were awkward, and she greeted us with a bright red face.

“… Why is that? I feel like a mother sending her daughter away.”

“Okay.”

My daughter already has a boyfriend…!

Ugh, I’m so jealous I could die.

I want to date Karin too!

“So what do we do now?”

Both women were silent for a moment at my question.

“Want to go sightseeing?”

“Good!”

Of course, Karin is good, but I can’t give up on Lisa and Serena either!

I enjoyed a happy date with Lisa on my left and Serena on my right, feeling like a harem.

Is Karin having a good time too…?

***

“Not here yet?”

“That’s right.”

As the evening wore on, we returned from our pleasant window shopping, but Karin still hadn’t come back.

That’s strange, why did it take so long?

“I guess I’ll have to charge extra. I can’t forgive you for borrowing Karin for this long!”

“Um, I know it’s a bit weird to say ‘borrow’, but I think it’s right.”

Lisa nodded with a trembling face.

When I just listened to what he was saying, it sounded like he was going to send me off after dinner, but it’s already been two dinners and still have time left.

Surely you’re not having another after-dinner date?

“That person must have some circumstances. Let’s hear what Karin has to say when she comes back later.”

Serena remained neutral and took his side.

Yeah, if you think about it simply, it would be like she said.

But somehow, I still felt uneasy.

I feel like a netorasenam who sends his woman to another man!

I feel like a pervert, anxiously waiting for the real-time video from my lover to arrive.

“Ugh… .”

“I’ll be there soon, don’t worry too much.”

Lisa said so, but Karin still didn’t come even after midnight.

We, tired of waiting for her, lay down on the bed one by one and fell asleep.

I wanted to wait for her until the end, but at some point, the power went out and I lost consciousness, perhaps due to the magic of the game.

And when I opened my eyes again… .

Squeak!

After something had already changed.

“Karin? Why are you here now?”

She came in without any strength, walked unsteadily, and looked at me with blank eyes.

“Asia… .”

“Karin, what’s wrong? Are you hurt somewhere?”

Why am I so weak?

Did that guy do something weird?

I ran to her and checked her condition.

“… Karin, why are these clothes so wrinkled?”

“Ah… That’s… .”

She hesitated and couldn’t answer my question right away.

Why are you hesitating…?

“There is, there is something like that… .”

The sight of her turning her head with a bright red face as she said that seemed familiar….

“Lee, Lisa!”

I woke up Lisa, who seemed to know something about this.

About ten minutes passed between Lisa waking Serena up and them regaining consciousness before they heard back from Karin.

And 10 minutes later, the answer we heard was truly shocking.

“Sorry, Karin. Can you say that again?”

“Me, I guess… .”

Karin muttered that with an ecstatic expression as she looked at Lisa, who was rubbing her head as if she didn’t want to believe it.

“… I think I’m in love!”

With who?

Needless to say.

“… … Sigh.”

What the heck is this… .

I feel like I’m caught up in another strange incident.

“Are you talking about that guy?”

“Shu. My name is Shu.”

Karin stubbornly demanded that the man be called by his name instead.

“… Yes, Mr. Shu. What do you mean you suddenly fell in love with someone you only saw for a day?”

Compared to the two of us who were in shock, Serena was looking back on the situation relatively calmly.

So trustworthy. As expected from a healer!

An essential person who cannot be left out of the party…!

“It’s here today… .”

Karin began to speak in the tone of a girl in love, her index fingers twitching together.

“Dating all day long… Gosh, what should I do! I ended up dating!”

No… This isn’t Karin!

I felt like tearing my hair out.

Where did that stupid and cool Karin go and this gentle woman came out?

Give me back Karin!

“You’re such a cool guy… What should I do? Will Mr. Shu accept me even though I’m an elf?”

“Please, come to your senses! What’s so great about that guy!”

At my words, she burst into tears and jumped up from her seat.

“Asia, what do you know about Mr. Shu!”

“I know you’re a bad guy!”

It’s probably hypnosis or something!

It’s obvious even without looking!

How dare you make Karin like this?

I can’t forgive you!

I also jumped up from my seat.

“That guy brainwashed you! He must have put some kind of magic on you!”

“No! Don’t insult Mr. Shu without any evidence!”

“Evidence? Okay, okay. I’ll show you!”

I’m so excited that the words just come out.

If I keep talking like this, I feel like I’m going to make an irreversible mistake…

Hey, I don’t know.

Can you stand Karin looking like this right now?

“Take me to that man! I’ll dig up the truth for you!”

I ended up declaring that to her.

If this continues, it won’t be a pattern that will happen to me, right?