Asobi Otonari

He's the one who's bothering

“Hei... It feels very realistic..”.

Thanks to one of his relatives being a mangaka, the main character admires them and eventually wants to become a mangaka himself. Afterwards, the person he admired died from overwork, causing him to give up his dream after realizing it was hard work. The cause of her death was reported to be overworked, but the main character seemed to think that she was suicidal. The reason he gave up his dream was probably not because his relatives died, but because of his fear of suicide.

I think it is common for many to admire those close to them, only to face immediate setbacks and failures.

"That's it! I think this manga is amazing because it is so realistically drawn! "

"i saw…"

I don't know yet if it's amazing, but I nodded to the slightly excited Charlotte. He was very excited probably because he was eager to read the manga with a friend. Her playful appearance at the moment resembled a child, and had a slightly different appeal than usual. To be honest, I wanted to watch it more than manga.

“Ah... Should I keep quiet while reading...?”

Since my answer was a bit relaxed, he looked at my face and asked. Charlotte's expression changed from happy to uncomfortable.

It's not good.It seems like I tend to answer casually when thinking about something.

“When you say that you want to read with friends, you basically want to exchange opinions while reading, right?”

“Y-yes..”.

“Then, feel free to speak, Charlotte-san.I am still a beginner, so I don't know if I can give an opinion, but I want to hear your opinion. "

Actually, discussing with Charlotte seems more fun than just reading manga. I was still not used to her face right beside me, but I wanted to see her expression that spoke happily.

“T-thank you.. Lalu—”

Charlotte, who heard my words, happily began to explain the events on each page. When we turn the page, he'll first wait for me to read it, then he'll express his opinion. However, there are some pages that do not have significant content to give a particular opinion, so we will skip that.

As the story progresses, several heroines begin to show their interest in the main characters, and some characters plan to create a manga together. However, no matter how realistic it may seem, there are still unique aspects of manga.

Although not always the case, reality never goes like this. There are things where if you do it in reality, people will be surprised, but in the manga, it is well received. That's what I don't like about it.

“—Characters who have pure love like this are amazing, right?”

When I realized it, Charlotte beside me put on a confused expression. What he meant was when the main character made a promise with the heroine by saying, “Let's get married if both of our dreams come true. Until then, let's do our best to realize our dreams, "and the innocence of both of them that turns red just by looking into his eyes.

I guess women really admire this kind of romance? How many people in the world can actually have this kind of romance? Probably less than half.

However, I think Charlotte is someone who would probably have a love story like this. Somehow, I'm sure of it.

… Is it a little excessive for me to pray that the other person is me? I think his partner should be a guy like Akira who is popular with everyone. I'm lucky enough to get along with him, but I wouldn't fit in with a popular guy like him. If it's a manga, I'm sure I can come with it without a problem. Really, I think the manga characters are crazy.

What do I want to do? Originally, I had no intention of getting involved with Charlotte. However, instead of getting involved once or twice, due to the miracle of destiny, I was instead with him every night like this. I think it is rather regrettable to give up what it is.

Give him to Akira — better, avoid getting closer to him. The sentiment of giving it to someone only works when looking down, and excludes Charlotte's feelings. Since Akira is after Charlotte, it's not good for me to be close to her. If I think about my best friend, it is the right decision to refrain from getting closer to him.

The reason why I had Charlotte hide this relationship was probably because of her betrayal of Akira. Regarding Charlotte, I put my emotions first without thinking about my best friend. If I keep my distance from Charlotte, it won't be such a complicated thing…

“—Yagi-kun…! Aoyagi-kun…! Aoyagi-kun…! ”

"!?"

"What's going on…? you seem to be thinking of something with a serious expression. "

Before I knew it, I seemed to have forgotten about manga and just concentrated on thinking. Charlotte looked at me with a nervous look. If someone is suddenly in a daze, it is natural that you feel anxious.

"It's okay.I just daydreamed. "

“…”

"!?"

I thought that her cold hands were comfortable for a moment, but once I understood the situation, my body became hot.

“You have no fever... Well, I think it's a little warm... You seem to get warmer by the minute... And your face is also flushed, did you catch a cold in late summer?”

No, I'm not warm with fever. My body became hot because my embarrassment was touched by you.

I thought about it inside of me, but my lips just moved but no sound came out due to the tension. Then, Charlotte touched our foreheads.

His face! His face! What is this girl doing !?

“It looks like you have a low-grade fever.. Darling, but let's end our session now.”

“Ah, uh, yes..”

I was confused but managed to make my voice.

“Aoyagi-kun, where is your futon stored?”

“Eh…? Right there, in the closet. "

My brain was too busy, so I replied in a daze as Charlotte asked me. Then he muttered 'excuse me' and opened the closet. As I was wondering what she was doing, Charlotte already took out the mattress from the closet and placed it on the floor.

“Now, Aoyagi-kun. Please lie down now. ”

“Eh? What's?"

“It is important to rest when someone starts catching a cold. In the case of Aoyagi-kun, you should go to bed early because you already have a fever. It's okay, I'll be there until you fall asleep. "

Charlotte was smiling beautifully, her smile resembled that of a saint.

Yeah, that's not good at all. Instead, I want to ask how it's okay.

“If you catch a cold, you'll get in trouble, so I'll carry Emma. You should lie down. ”

Charlotte took Emma from my arm, laid her on the floor with a pillow as a pillow, and then held onto my arm, slowly taking me to the bed.

"Not that…"

“Ah... You are getting warmer.. Aoyagi-kun, please lie down immediately.”.

While moving, Charlotte, who touched my forehead again, said with a worried expression.I wanted to tell him that the reason why my body temperature rose was not because of the flu, but because of this situation, I wanted to tell him that, but my head was circling and I could not articulate well. My throat also felt dry from tension.

“—Good, good night, Aoyagi-kun.”

In the end, I couldn't resist Charlotte's actions and was laid on the bed. He turned off the lights in the room while saying 'good night' in a soft voice. However, there was no sign of his departure. It seemed like he would be by my side until I fell asleep.

Once she realized that I had a fever (misunderstood), Charlotte suddenly turned into an older sister. Is this a reward for always looking after Emma, is this what it's like to be cared for?

… For now, do what he wants…

With everything that's happened, I can't think anymore.

―As my consciousness faded, I thought, ‘I hate manga because it is unrealistic, but isn't this situation unusual even in manga? '

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