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

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38, Miyamura Eien is self-conceited

After that, a serious study session began.

Sakiya had many questions she didn’t understand and often asked for help.

“Which formula should I use for this word problem?”

“This sentence here, it’s a trick question.”

Emi also asked questions about parts she struggled with, though less frequently.

I pondered how to explain.

“What does ‘can’ mean? Is it a car?”

“I was surprised when the word ‘can’ suddenly came up.”

“So, Yen is also bad at English?”

“Yes, I’m not good at English either. Perhaps ‘can’ refers to the cry of a newborn puppy? They go ‘yap yap.'”

“I see, indeed, videos of baby animals being born do ‘can’ movements.”

“Huh?”

I couldn’t help but smile wryly, not understanding a thing from Sakiya and Tsugaru’s conversation from start to finish.

Their exchange, full of points to interject, seemed to hit the spot.

“Please don’t mind those two.”

“Okay…”

I had a slight desire to join in on such conversations.

Even with the occasional odd talk, we continued to study steadily.

Focused, I quickly finished my homework with my pencil moving swiftly.

As I was about to move on to previewing the next lesson, I heard the sound of the front door opening.

I knew it was Dad coming home.

He came straight to the room where we were studying.

“Hello, sorry for intruding. I’m Sasaki, Eien’s classmate.”

“…Hello, I’m Eien’s father.”

Father seemed a bit grumpy.

He’s the type who thinks I don’t need friends, so his attitude becomes noticeably worse when I make good friends.

Sakiya and Tsugaru seemed to sense this and looked a bit uncomfortable.

However, the girl next to me didn’t flinch.

“Your father seems like a very serious person, and I can see that Eien has inherited that from him.”

“…Yes.”

“Eien and I are rivals and friends who can compete and grow together, both academically and personally.”

“Wow,”

Dad is really taking an interest in Emi’s story.

It’s a bit strange for him, who usually shows no interest in my friends.

Then, Emi also seems to enjoy the conversation more.

Gradually, the conversation between Dad and Emi becomes lively.

“Such impressive communication skills…”

“Emi is dazzling…”

Both were captivated by their conversational prowess.

It’s amazing how she’s able to volley back and forth in conversation with my strict father three, four times.

“I will continue to be good friends with Eien-chan!”

“Hmm, she’s a bit inflexible, but please take care of her. I hope you’ll let her have a variety of experiences. Thank you, Sasaki-san.”

“Yes! I’m thinking of going to the pool with all the girls next time!”

“Hahaha, that sounds fun. I hope we can continue this relationship for a long time.”

Dad leaves the room in a good mood.

He’s often grumpy and frowning, so it’s rare even for me, his daughter, to see him with such a gentle expression.

I whisper to Emi.

“What was that just now…?”

“Our strategy with Hideyoshi-kun was a success.”

Emi shows me a peace sign with a smile.

I ask her which part was the strategy.

“I proposed to Hideyoshi-kun the plan of storming the house with just the girls to persuade. And from Hideyoshi-kun, I got the worst comment, ‘I see. But people won’t be swayed by persuasion alone. Let’s have Emi use her charm as a weapon,’ and we put into practice the idea that ‘flirting and acting cheerfully will make any man happy.'”

“Spot on…”

“Our Hideyoshi is amazing.”

“Should we really be praising Hideyoshi…?”

At Emi’s explanation, Tsugaru-san is astonished, Sakiya is impressed, and I interject.

If it were just me, I could easily imagine a future where I’d be forbidden from going to the pool.

But with Hideyoshi-san’s wisdom and Emi’s actions, I never thought we’d get to a point of agreement…

“Eien, if anything comes up again, rely on us.”

“Thank you, Emi.”

I decide to cherish this friend.

From the bottom of my heart, I wished to become lifelong friends with them.

“Even if you rely on me, nothing will change, but feel free to do so.”

“Nothing will change even if you rely on me, but please do.”

“Ah, um… were these two necessary?”

“I needed them to create an atmosphere where I could take control of the conversation.”

“Are we just here to make up the numbers?! We were just made to study.”

“But hey, at least the homework’s done, that’s lucky, right?”

Tsugaru-san muttered as she quickly began to prepare for cleanup.

I was surprised by how quickly she could switch on and off.

But in the end, I was a little proud, thinking I might have gotten a bit closer to Tsugaru-san and Sakuya.