Chapter 15 Epilogue

Epilogue

“K-Kaito!”

Mia is surprised and raises her voice.

“The event is over.”

I tell the protagonist bluntly.

“W-what are you talking about, Akito?”

Mia can’t swallow the situation and looks at me.

The protagonist stares at me in alarm.

“That fox mask… I see. It was you all along, right?”

The protagonist looks at the fox mask in my hand.

“K-Kaito. Um, this is a selfish thing to say, but, umm, I want to break up with you? I-I don’t know if I like Kaito or not…”

Mia struggles for words.

“…understood.”

The protagonist retreated without a moment’s thought.

This is surprising. It’s so unexpected it’s scary.

“Ah, thank you.”

Mia must have thought the same, her expression hardened.

“Can I talk to him for a while?”

The protagonist points at me and asks Mia.

Mia looks at me.

I nod once.

“Okay. I’ll wait here.”

On the temple grounds, facing the protagonist.

“How much do you know?”

This was the protagonist’s first question.

“Everything, so to speak.”

“Tck!”

The protagonist distorts his chiseled face and clicks his tongue.

… Is this who you really are?

“What is your purpose, to steal the three heroine event?”

No, I don’t want to steal any heroine’s events except Mia’s.

“Taking Mia’s event was intentional, but as for the other two, I had no choice.”

“You had no choice?”

The protagonist looked irritated.

“That’s because you’re slow. If I hadn’t intervened, the president would have been taken away by the punk. As for the juniors, if I hadn’t stopped them, they would have bullied and pressured her. She would have died, right?”

If you know the game, you know what I’m talking about. The junior event was the only one I shouldn’t have missed.

I glare at the protagonist.

“So what? She’s just a character in a game, right? If Koharu dies, I’ll just be frustrated that I can’t catch her, that’s all.”

“You’re rotten …”

So this is the kind of guy he is.

This guy is not worthy of being the protagonist.

The protagonist of the game is a sc🬀m who sleeps with other people’s girlfriends. But he still cared about the heroine.

But the guy in front of me just sees her as a character.

“Characters in this world are really alive, you know?”

“Huh? They’re puppets created to be conquered by me. Don’t change the subject. You’re the one who made me miss the whole event. The president and Koharu both left, saying something about the fox mask. What are you going to do about it?”

… would not listen to me at all.

“Mia is mine. Stay away from her.”

“Oh? It turns out you’re Mia’s boyfriend who got dumped.”

“You just got dumped too.”

“H-hey!”

He scratches his head in disgust.

“You still have two heroines to conquer. Take good care of them.”

In reality, it was impossible to conquer all three at the same time.

But if you narrowed it down to two, you could do it.

Indeed, he has a personality problem, but that doesn’t mean he won’t improve in the future.

“Shut up! I’ll get all three. The side character should stay out of it.”

His sharp eyes pierce me.

“You shut up. I’ll make Mia happy.”

I stare back at him, undaunted.

“… Kukuku, it’s okay.”

Suddenly he starts to laugh.

“I thought you didn’t react well to being cuckolded that time. But I’m sure I’ll get a good reaction the next time you get cuckolded.”

The protagonist says this and turns away from me.

“No matter how hard you try, you can’t beat the protagonist. All heroines are for me, the protagonist.”

“Akito, Mia-chan is here!”

Mom called to me and I grabbed my bag.

I walk out the front door and see Mia standing there with a cool expression on her face.

“Good morning, Mia.”

“… good morning.”

Mia gives me a small smile.

Summer vacation is over and we walk to and from school together, just like before.

We are not dating. Our relationship is that of childhood friends. Still.

Gradually, though, I can tell that I’m getting closer to Mia.

“Mia, I like you.”

“I don’t like you yet.”

Mia smiles at me.

I’m still far away from her.

There’s an event coming up.

I’ll catch her.

I’ll never let go of her hand again.

I’m a side character, but I will outshine the protagonist.

author: It is complete for now. I will try to improve it based on the feedback I get. So I would be happy if you could write your impressions at the end.

tl: Thank you so much for reading until the end! Apologies for any mistakes in the translation.