Chapter 21: Otome-chan is a Guy, Right?
Otome-chan is a Guy, Right?
The next day during lunch break, before I had a chance to talk to Ayanokoji, I was taken to the usual rooftop by Nagumo.
Wanting to become closer to Ayanokoji, I tried to increase the number of times we interacted, but Nagumo ruined my plans, which made me feel resentful towards him.
"Hey, Nagumo─"
"Otome-chan, you're an only child, right?"
Before I could get angry, Nagumo asked me a completely off-topic question.
"More importantly–"
"Answer me. You're an only child, right?"
Unusually, Nagumo was giving me pressure.
Sensing something unusual, I answered obediently.
"...So, what is it?"
In my previous life, I had an older sister, but Saotome Otome is an only child here.
"--You're just too weird, what happened yesterday and how you treated the girls."
He suspected something.
It's not like I was ever told any lies to Nagumo that I would feel guilty about.
Was it because I didn't explain my relationship with Ijuin and Onizuka?
No, even Nagumo hadn't asked about that, so it's probably not something to be particularly concerned about.
Then why am I being questioned by Nagumo now?
"What's wrong? I don't remember doing anything special."
"Now that I think about it, that way of speaking is also... Well, if you just prefer that unique way of speaking, then I apologize."
Way of speaking?
I don't think the reason I can't grasp what Nagumo is trying to do is because I can't read the atmosphere.
"What have you been trying to say all this time?"
"...Then let me ask you something."
Nagumo looked straight at me.
"Otome-chan, you're a guy, right?"
"Guhh!"
This is what it means to be left speechless.
Nagumo could have made the excuse that he was referring to "girls who are masculine on the inside."
However, it was obvious that she wasn't asking "You're a guy, right?" in a personality sense.
─It's obvious he was asking about whether the person inside is a man.
I wasn't trying to hide it.
That's why at first, I didn't understand what Nagumo wanted to know.
Who on earth would believe that a high school boy has been reincarnated into a high school girl's body?
"……"
"……"
Nagumo, standing in front of me, didn't take his serious gaze away from me.
I wanted to believe those eyes.
Perhaps in this world I might find a friend who knows my true identity and can help me achieve my goal.
With that glimmer of hope.
"...Do you promise not to laugh and to listen seriously?"
"Hm."
Nagumo nodded with a serious look on his face.
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