CH 5

“Hey, Fatso.”

“…”

“Don’t ignore me, you Fatty!”

“… Oh, me?”

I was relaxing at school in the morning.

I was happy with the relatively friendly atmosphere, including the fact that I was able to talk with Shirayuki the other day, and I worked hard on my muscle training after I returned home. But today my body was sore all over because of that.

As I was sitting still, this happened.

(I’ve never been called fat in a previous life, so I didn’t realize it)

Come to think of it, I was indeed a fat person acknowledged by others and myself.

When I looked at who called, there was a brown-haired tough guy looking down at me like the representative of the class.

“What are you doing in a daze?”

I’m a little amazed at how Arashi can be so contentious.

Fortunately, when I was a high school student in my previous life, I did not have any classmates who bullied me or said horrible things to others like this, so this was new to me.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t realize I was named Fatso or Fatty.”

“… Ha?”

At least, I think I know what kind of student Arashi was through games and manga.

He was kind of a timid character, keeping himself in the shadows in class and the person who doesn’t talk back no matter what kind of backbiting was done to him…

Well, he was changed when Shirayuki was involved, but I guess that was a necessary part for the story.

Because of such things, it seems that my classmate… Saito or something, was unexpected for me to be spoken to in this way.

“So? What do you want?”

When I asked this question, not only Saito but also other classmates looked at me in surprise.

Perhaps because the way I speak was different from the usual Arashi, or maybe they heard my occasional uncomfortable sound as I was in pain, but other than that, I was grateful that I was not being pulled into a particularly physical situation.

“… you’re getting cocky, don’t you think you fat b*****d.”

“So what am I supposed to do…?”

I sighed and shook my head to make it simple.

Seeing me like this, Saito or something became irritated, and he approached me while clicking his tongue, so I warned him.

“If you want to do it, I’ll do it too. But let me tell you this, I won’t hit you, I won’t kick you, I’ll just jump on top of you.”

“Ha?”

“Want to give it a try? I’m pretty heavy, you know?”

“Ggh…!”

Saito shushed, as if he had actually imagined it.

Well, I definitely don’t want to imagine being trampled by this huge body either, and I don’t want to get involved if I can help it.

“… Tch.”

Saito, who had clicked his tongue in an uninterested manner, went straight back to his friends.

Despite this, I still had the feeling that Arashi was irritated by the way others occasionally glanced at him. I hoped that they would stop bullying him/me starting tomorrow.

(Even the teachers don’t like him. He has no allies in this school.)

I hate to put it this way, but Arashi really has no friends.

There are other students in the class who are gloomy or dark, but not as creepy as Arashi, and moreover, Arashi has a reputation for being ugly to begin with in terms of appearance.

(Maybe because I had a previous life that wasn’t similar to Arashi, I can really look at things objectively, now…)

That’s why it doesn’t resonate that much when people call me fat, and I don’t think anything of it when people glare at me from afar…

However, I would like to improve this aspect considering my future school life.

“Good morning.”

While thinking these things to myself, a cool voice echoed throughout the classroom.

Shirayuki entered from the door, and as soon as she came in, the classroom immediately became noisy, just like yesterday.

In the middle of talking with her friends, she briefly looked at me.

(Good morning.)

I’d like to say hi to her, too, and I’d like to talk to her at school… but I can’t because I think it might be a nuisance for her, and most importantly, I can see it would be awkward.

Even though Saito, who called me a fatty earlier, is now talking to Shirayuki with a smirk, he must also be targeting her along with other boys.

“But no matter what you’ll do, Shirayuki will always end up with the main character.”

I have yet to meet him in person, the often no-eyes protagonist of eroge.

The story will begin when we become third-year students… Everything will start moving at a time when we have to decide whether to go to work or university, and it will be the best thing ever if Shirayuki wrap the main character in love and makes him hers.

“… haah.”

While envying the happiness of being loved by a yandere that will never come to me, I spend the morning sleeping until the morning assembly starts.

After that, I spent my time as usual, and during lunchtime, I came up to the rooftop.

There’s rarely anyone here during lunchtime, so it’s quiet and I can spend it alone.

“…”

As I gazed blankly at the distant scenery like that, the door to the rooftop opened.

“!?”

The sound of rusty steel echoed, and what appeared was someone I had not expected to see.

“Shirayuki…?”

“Ara, isn’t it Gundo-kun?”

As I kept my eyes wide open, Shirayuki approached me.

While holding her white silver hair swaying in the wind with her hand, she walked toward me, but I couldn’t help but wonder why she was here.

“What were you doing on the roof?”

“… Well, because it’s quiet and relaxing here.”

“I see. It is certainly noisy in the classrooms, so I understand.”

As Shirayuki said, that was one reason, but actually, I visited the roof often with my friends in my previous life and sometimes skipped classes on the roof once every few months.

So… yeah, it’s kinda a really relaxing place for me to be here.

“Did you run again after that?”

“Huh? Oh, no, I just walked a little. And I did some muscle training after I got home, but because of that my muscles are now in pain.”

“I guess your lack of exercise has taken its toll on you.”

“Yeah… I never expected it to be this bad.”

My body still hurts now… of course, I won’t just wait for it to heal, I intend to continue exercising every day, just enough to sweat, so that my body can become slim as soon as possible.

“Unreasonable diets are poisonous to your body, so please be careful and don’t just try to lose weight, take care of yourself.”

“Got it… But wait, what’s really going on?”

“What do you mean?”

“I mean… You never told me that before?”

“Of course not. Why would I say that to the previous you… well, it’s simple. If there’s someone who’s trying hard, I want to cheer them on, that’s all.”

“Oh, I see.”

Well… I can understand the feeling of being charmed by her thinking of me like this.

But even so, I can’t force my feelings on her and make her uncomfortable, let alone make her suffer… I still envy the protagonist, but I never thought I would have such wicked thoughts towards such a wonderful girl.

“Oh, yes.”

Then Shirayuki clapped her hands.

When I was wondering what it was about, she surprised me with an unexpected proposal.

“Yesterday I referred you to the gym.”

“Ahh.”

“If you ever make plans to go, please invite me. I could exercise a little myself.”

“… Eh?”

Perhaps, I was making an incredibly dumb face back then.

▼▽

Seeing the boy leaving from the roof, the girl, Shirayuki, smiled.

“… Ah… it’s wonderful♪ How long have I been waiting for a day like this…”

Blushing, the young girl extended her hand, facing the huge back of the young boy.

Despite feeling sad that he was no longer there, Shirayuki recalled a certain memory.

“You know, I often go to the roof with my friends. If it’s not raining, we even eat our lunch there… you know, looking at the distant view calms me down.”

It was one of the words Shirayuki has always remembered. He wasn’t changed, he wasn’t any different, and Shirayuki recognised once again that things will continue on and on forever, so she deeply appreciated this miracle once again.

“I told you, no matter who you become, I will always find you and love you… and you promised me too— that you’ll love me forever, countless times that we’ve repeated together!”

Shirayuki just thought.

Holding her rich chest with her warm hands, she checked the sound of her heartbeat spreading the heat of her body.

“Uhn♪”

Her face, unknown to anyone, was exactly the face of a woman who had set her sights on her target.

Her sharp eyes were telling that she alone possesses him, she will not give him to anyone— and she will not stop anymore.

“I’ll show you that I can dye it… so, please, would you dye me too?”

It’s unclear who she directed those words to, only she knows.