I raised an eyebrow as I stared at him, my heart pounding and my chapped lips trembling as I carefully asked.
‘So…you believe me?’
I did tell you he can tell when you lie~
Yeah, so? He doesn’t know that I do…
Oh? Being all clever now, are we~
Shut up…
Arashi sighed, narrowing his eyes as he turned his head to look at the bonfire.
At least reply when someone asks you a question, you damn fucking asshole!
Now, now. Be nice ~
I suddenly felt a hard push, causing me to tumble forward barely regaining my balance.
My shoulder throbbed as I whipped my head to see Aoi-san looking at me with a wide smile.
Oops.
‘Why didn’t you say so before I killed ya? Turns out we’re all friends!’
What the fuck did you just say, fucking bitch! You killed me before even asking!
I took a deep breath, narrowing my eyes as I forced the corners of my mouth to rise.
She stepped forward, grabbing my wrist to pull me toward her.
I whipped my head toward Arashi as he continued staring at the flaring fire.
The flame reflected in his eyes sent goosebumps down my neck.
Aoi-san put me in a chokehold and pulled me down to sit with her in the warmth.
An eerie silence filled the cave save for our breaths and the crackling fire.
I peeked at Arashi to see him raise an eyebrow as he glanced at us and met my gaze.
He won’t kill me, right?
Can’t say~
I flinched, lowering my eyes toward the ground.
I tried to shuffle further away, but the more I struggled to separate, the tighter she held me.
‘Come now, don’t be shy! We’re all brothers here!’
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You crazy woman! Don’t you see your fated man drinking vinegar right there?! Do you want to get killed again?!
Why do you think these idiots aren’t together yet?
I nodded my head at her. ‘Yes, it’s just that I don’t like physical contact so…’
She let go of me, raising her hands as her palms faced me. ‘Oh, sorry.’
Well, at least she has some sense.
My heart raced as I glanced toward Arashi to see him poking the stick with a flame with his lips slightly curled.
Damn, dude’s being that obvious yet this airhead can’t tell? And brother?! The protagonist got bro-zoned by his female lead?!
Do you not see her favorability? Does it look like there’s something here?
I raised my eyes to peek at the bold 4 flashing above her head.
Yeah…you have a point.
See the problem here? The author wrote them together yet he’s still like this…
Yeah…this is a problem.
Yup! So now do your job and fix it ~
WAIT!
I jolted as my hand shot up before I even realized.
I pointed straight at him, wide-eyed as he looked up at me with a blank expression.
‘What happened?’ asked Aoi-san, leaning forward and waving her hand in front of my eyes.
Nope.
Huh?
You’re wondering if that reaction meant he’s interested in you…
Huh? Yea…I mean why else would he…
He’s not
How’re you so sure?
Look up.
I whipped my head up to see a -10 floating above me.
Oh no…the number went from -12 to -10! He-he really…
I looked back wide-eyed at Arashi, blinking my eyes at him.
Are…you actually an idiot?
Huh? How else would you explain that reaction?
Sigh
Huh?
Think about it logically…he knows you may not be hostile so…
Oh
I looked at the ground, tilting my head before whipping my head up.
My eyes darted between the couple looking at me. I pursed my lips.
What was with that smile then?
Bruh
What?
Get over yourself, it was just a smile…
Then do you know?
…No
Then…?
No one knows what he’s thinking…that’s why we haven’t been able to do much about this mess. At most, we can use the favorability system to have an idea…
I see…
I nodded my head to myself. Aoi-san whispered to Arashi. ‘Does he have a screw loose?’
I jerked, turning my head to glare at her. She glanced at me before turning her eyes toward the ceiling.
I caught Arashi nodding at her from the corner of my eyes and turned to narrow my eyes at him.
He met my eyes.
‘Don’t you?’
A lump caught in my throat as I opened my mouth before pursing my lips.
I furrowed my brows and shook my head as I pouted.
‘Pfft’ escaped Arashi's lips as I looked at him to see the corners of his mouth twitching and his shoulders trembling.
Aoi-san turned toward him and gaped at him, mumbling. ‘This is the first time I’ve seen Arashi like this.’
She turned to look at me wide-eyed before breaking out into a wide smile.
A halo of white light came from behind her, her hair swaying as a gentle breeze blew past.
What the…
She’s the female lead.
…hell?
I felt my heart racing as I looked at her and clutched my chest.
Why…?
She’s the female lead.
So?
The author wrote this…
"Kira Aoi looks nothing short of a goddess, bright light shining like her name as she smiles, her presence like a cool breeze making the hearts of all common men seeing her gallop like horses"
…What the fuck?
Yea ~ despite that it doesn’t seem to work on our ML.
No, I mean…what the fuck is that sentence?
Eh? What’s wrong with it?
It…never mind.
To be continued...
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