I Was Reincarnated As the Hated Scummy Best Friend in a Gal Game and the Protagonist Is Useless

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35, Emi Sasaki’s Strategy

“I’ve come up with a strategy for this operation!”

The next Sunday, while I was playing a gal game, Emi barged into my room.

Her gaze shifts to the laptop I’m currently using.

“Whoa, whoa, whoa!? Hiro-kun, you’re touching her chest!? And her panties are showing!”

“Didn’t you have nothing to do and enjoy it all by yourself? You must have felt something touching your chest or something!?”

“No, that’s not it. I was searching for a way to strengthen my chest muscles through weightlifting, so I was looking at ways to do it.”

“No, no, no, you said you were half-naked and wearing only underwear, didn’t you?!”

“Yeah, the bodybuilder was half-naked and wearing only underwear, so his underwear fell off.”

“That’s a ridiculous excuse! You must have been playing another game, didn’t you?”

I was so careless that I didn’t think it was possible for Mei to come to my room so early in the morning.

Or, I wish my grandma would report that Mei has arrived and then lead me to the room…

“You don’t say you’re going to control the game, but I wish you would control it.”

“What do you mean, it’s contradictory?!”

“I’d rather show you my own underwear than look at that two-dimensional girl’s underwear.”

“Don’t show it, don’t show it.”

I’ve already seen Mei’s underwear before, after all.

As for how traumatic that event was for her, it’s something she can’t even tell anyone, but I wish she could.

Sometimes she gets out of control, so I’ll just step aside.

“So, what’s the plan?”

“Isn’t it too fast to switch gears? I can’t get back to being serious so soon…”

“No, even if we’re stuck here, Eien-chan can’t help us. Let’s just do it.”

“Wow. You’re so motivated that you might think I did something wrong. It’s like I’m possessed.”

Mei was overwhelmed by my aura.

She kept nodding her head five or six times, made a fist with her right hand, and said, “Yes!”

“So, I’ve come up with a plan to solve the eternal problem seriously.”

“Eien-chan did it in one night.”

“For now…?”

“For now?”

“There’s no time for you, Takumi.”

“What?”

I’ve been demoted to being useless, and so has Takumi.

The two men are branded as useless.

Mei’s true intentions are unclear.

Yet, his face was brimming with too much confidence.

I felt a surge of trust in Emi, believing she could, and should, take care of Eien-chan.

“Please, I’m counting on you. I want you to help Eien-chan.”

“Leave it to me, Hideyori-kun.”

Emi received my words with her chest puffed out in pride.

She exuded a reliable and handsome aura.

—

“Good morning, Eien-chan.”

“Hideyori-san, good morning.”

The next morning, I greeted Eien-chan in the classroom.

Her cheerful face this morning was reassuring.

“Actually, about the issue on Saturday. It’s about the troubles with your home life, I’m thinking of resolving that problem.”

“Eh…?”

“I’d like to know when you’re free.”

“When I’m free…?”

This time, there’s really nothing for me to do.

My only role is to act as a bridge between Emi and Eien-chan.

And the success of the plan depends entirely on Emi and the others.