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

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36, Akechi Hideyori and the others do nothing

A few days later.

On the day I told Hideyori-san my available schedule.

Three people gathered at my place.

Emi, Sakuya, and Tsugaru-san.

It seems these are the members Hideyori-san has assembled.

“…Where’s Hideyori-san?”

“No, he’s not needed this time, so Hideyori-kun went home with Jumonji-kun and Risa-chan. I’ve heard about Eien’s situation mostly from Hideyori-kun.”

“For Hideyori’s request, for Eien’s sake. I’ll do my best.”

“Well, I don’t have any obligation to fulfill, but my interests align with Akechi-kun’s.”

Tsugaru-san had no interaction at the café meeting.

It was a bit harsh towards Showrei-san, I remember.

The image was strong, and I had a faint sense of unease.

But when I heard her words, I sensed that she had come because Showrei-san had asked her to, and wondered what kind of relationship they had… .

Showrei-san also seemed to have a bit of a prickly side towards Tsugaru-san, so it was different from her close relationships with Eimi or Sakuya, and so on.

I couldn’t quite grasp the implications.

“Ah, so you’re the heroine this time, huh?”

“H-hereone? What do you mean?”

“Don’t mind it. We’re just praising you for being like a heroine. Risa is also like a heroine, isn’t she?”

“I-I don’t really understand what you’re saying…”

“Anyway, Eien-chan is adorable, isn’t she? So dignified… …like a goddess! An angel! …That’s what I mean.”

“What kind of tone is that? Please don’t call Eien-chan’s name so carelessly.”

“Ah, this is a special nickname just for Akimichi-san. Miyamura-san is surprisingly possessive, too.”

Tsugaru-san chuckled.

I felt a bit uneasy due to her attitude and the way she looked at me.

“Why are you so… so… …? Why are you so beautiful? …I guess heroines are just too overpowered. Akimichi-san knows what I mean.”

“H-ha ha… …I know you’re not a bad person, so let’s get along.”

Eimi intervened to smooth things over.

I somehow got a sense that their relationship was like that of bad friends.

“…A bit…”

“Ei?”

Tsugaru-san turned around and leaned her face close to Eimi’s ear, whispering something quietly.

“Don’t say things like that, or Akimichi-san will take advantage of you.”

“!?!”

Eimi’s body was trembling.

Then, after a few seconds, she exploded.

“You’re just being too nosy!”

What did she say, and what did she say to make Eimi’s emotions so unstable?

The Eimi who had just exploded at Tsugaru-san with a loud voice.

“O, calm down, Eimi! When you’re like that, Showrei will take care of it.”

“I’ve already left, you know!”

Sakiya tried to follow along, but it was a huge flop.

“Are we really okay with just these three, Hideyoshi-san…?”

———-

“So, Miyamura’s worries are being resolved by Sasaki and the others, right?”

“Yeah, Emi and the rest will handle it.”

“Do Hideyoshi and I not need to do anything?”

“Not really… ‘Good fortune comes to those who wait,’ so we’ll just wait patiently.”

Having dumped the work on Emi, we make our way back home.

The plan was a downer, as the guys were said to be in the way, but with Tsugaru, a collaborator we forced in, things should move in our favor to some extent.

“By the way, Akechi-kun, there’s something I want to ask.”

“What’s up, Risa?”

Risa, walking to my right, was fidgeting, trying to read my expression.

Then Takeru, walking on my left, and I, in the middle, made eye contact and he spoke up.

“…Why am I the only girl on this side?”

“You’ve noticed, huh…”

Due to certain circumstances, the boys are of no use this time.

Yet, Risa was the only girl to be added to the list of our useless members.

“With so many people, it would be a bother to Aien-chan’s house… Honestly, I think we could have done without either Sakiya or Tsugaru.”

“What do Emi-san and the others plan to do?”

“Flattery.”

“Huh…?”

I explain the plan that I couldn’t come up with alone, in a way that only Risa and Takeru would understand.

“Using the weapon of being women, they’ll flatter to the max.”

“That’s the worst…”

“It’s a strategy devised by Emi, with a bit of my wisdom added. They’ll have to do their best.”

“Maybe it’s better for Risa to be on this side, right?”

“Yeah. I thought so too.”

“Wanna stop by the arcade?”

“Let’s go!”

Takeru and Risa harmonize in their response.

When I invited my siblings to the arcade, they were thrilled to join, so off we went to enjoy some arcade time.