Don’t Think You Can Be Insensitive Forever??


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    –A silence descends.?


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    The silence hurts my ears. The air in the place was completely chilled by what I had said.?


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    I am aware that I said something out of place.?


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    However, my days of being a casual observer, being carried away by the flow of events, reading the atmosphere, are over.?


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    I can’t protect Shimotsuki if I remain a mob character.?


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    To protect her, …… I can do anything.?


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    It doesn’t matter if I’m a villain or not.?


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    I felt like I could be the heel that destroys the story.?


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    “Ryuzaki. You’re a real coward, you know that? You’re really annoying to watch. You declared war on me, didn’t you? If that’s the case, then give me a fair fight! Confessing under such circumstances really disgusts me.”?


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    Slowly, I made my way towards the stage.?


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    A while ago, the crowd was in the way and I couldn’t move forward, but now everyone was making way for me, so it was easy to walk.?


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    Everyone was looking at me.?


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    They looked at me with puzzled, suspicious, curious, and confused faces.?


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    “Who is this?”?


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    They probably didn’t even recognize me.?


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    It was only natural, since I was a mob character.?


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    But today, at …… this moment, they will recognize who I am.?


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    That’s how far I’ve come.?


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    “Nakayama ……, don’t interrupt me. I’m about to confess my feelings to Shiho. What’s wrong with you all of a sudden?　Are you in a hurry? I’m sure you’re in a hurry because you were caught off guard by the fact that you won and then I did something bold like this.”?


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    Ryuzaki, on the other hand, is missing the point.?


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    Panicked? In a hurry? Me, for you??


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    I’m long past that stage.?


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    I’ve never thought of you as an enemy.?


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    Because Ryuzaki …… you haven’t even reached the battle stage.?


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    I’m not sure how you can say that when you’ve already lost the battle.?


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    “…… Why would you confess under such circumstances? You love Shimotsuki, didn’t you? You really love her, don’t you? If so, that’s impossible.”?


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    I get up on stage and glare straight at Ryuzaki.?


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    It seems that he can’t hide his annoyance with me either. I’m sure he’s annoyed that I’ve interrupted his show.?


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    “I don’t know what the hell you’re talking about. It doesn’t matter when or under what circumstances I confess, does it?  What I did in front of everyone was to show her that I was that serious.”?


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    “Haha. …… Ryuzaki is always all about himself, isn’t he? You’re so self-absorbed, you don’t even think about the other person, you can only come up with things that make you feel good.”?


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    As if to explode the emotion of “I hate you” that I had been suppressing in my mind for a long time.?


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    I vented my emotions as much as I could.?


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    “So, you always hurt others. Can’t you see what your beloved person is looking like right now ……?”?


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    Then I embraced Shimotsuki’s shoulders.?


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    Her face was pale and she was biting her lip tightly, but as soon as …… I hugged her, she started to spill large tears.?


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    “—-Eh?”?


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    Seeing the tears, Ryuzaki finally seemed to realize.?


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    How much Shimotsuki had hated this situation.?


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    “Shiho? Hey, why are you crying ……?”?


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    It’s so heartbreaking to see such a lovely girl shedding tears.?


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    Not to mention Ryuzaki, myself, and everyone else in the …… audience were also watching with pain in our eyes.?


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    At this moment, the flow of events changed.?


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    At first, there was an air of bewilderment at the intrusion of a foreigner like me, but …… it soon turned to sympathy for Shimotsuki.?


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    And at the same time, it also leads to the affirmation of my existence.?


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    “Is confession a spectacle for Ryuzaki? For example, don’t you ever assume that the girl you are confessing to is a very timid and shy girl who gets scared just by the …… presence of others?”?


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    Attention gathers.?


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    Everyone perceives me, and they are leaning forward to hear what I have to say next.?


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    As if to speak to them as well, I strung my words together.?


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    “Shimotsuki is that kind of girl……. So don’t do this to her. How can you be a childhood friend and not know that? How can this girl be serious when you confess to her like a spectacle?”?


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    I won’t allow you to be insensitive.?


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    I’m not going to let you get away with opportunism.