For Some Reason, My Ex-girlfriend, Who Lost Interest in Me, and My Current Girlfriend, Whom I’ve Kno

Let’s take a look back at the love simulation games I have played.

In most of these games, the protagonist goes through a series of events with the heroine, and by collecting the flags, the relationship develops into a lovers relationship.

Here’s what I want you to think about. The heroine, who you have never even talked to, is in love with the protagonist. How is that possible?

At least, I don’t remember anything like that in my memory, despite having played a lot of gal games.

To be honest, I have no idea why Natsukawa-san gave me such a positive response.

I want to clarify that Natsukawa-san and I have known each other since high school.

Also, there is no such thing as a goofy past where a girl had promised to marry me when I was a child. I swear to God, this is true. Unless, of course, I’m a week-long frat boy.

So maybe she witnessed me rescuing a puppy that was being swept away by the river?

That’s a no, too. After all, I was once saved from drowning by a large dog.

There’s no way I’m capable of showing a gap that would make a girl swoon.

Oops. I think I’m going to cry.

Therefore, I couldn’t help but confirm Natsukawa-san’s true intentions, and asked her why her answer to my confession was OK.

What came back from her was not the unexpected answer that I’m actually her type–

“I’ll put it bluntly. It’s to keep the bugs away.”

–But was a perfectly reasonable one.

“Of course!”

Why did Natsukawa-san not reject my confession? It was her way of mitigating the favoritism directed at her by the opposite s*x by creating a faux boyfriend. Summary: a fake boyfriend. Finally, I understood.

But even if that was the reason, the mystery remained. Among other things I didn’t understand,

“Um… Why is that fake boyfriend me?”

“Because… You’re not interested in me, are you? No, that’s not it. You’re interested, but you don’t expect to make any progress. You don’t expect to get close to me, not even a little. I can see it in your eyes. The insects that are determined to win me over have a glint of desire in their eyes. But you’re different. You have a look of indifference that passes for resignation.”

“Eh, um… Does that mean I’ve been certified harmless in short?”

“That’s it in a nutshell. Fufu. I don’t hate boys who understand so quickly.”

Natsukawa-san smiled. It was so powerful that it could take away the soul of anyone who saw it, and it made me nervous, too.

I even saw some flowers in the background of her in my hallucination.

So, that’s how I started going out with her, but the last three months have been really tough.

First, the jealousy and desire to kill from the boys. This is terrible. Even though I’ve been able to maintain my position in the middle of the class hierarchy by reading the atmosphere, it’s just too much for me.

I’ve managed to be very careful about what I say and do so that it doesn’t develop into bullying, but there’s still this thing called blatant harassment.

The hardest part is that I can’t let it be known that the relationship between me and Natsukawa-san is a fake.

At any rate, her goal is to reduce the number of boys who woo her. It wouldn’t do her any good if they could see that she’s faking.

That’s why Natsukawa’s thorough performance was a surprise to me.

Not only do we address each other by our first names, but we also go to and from school together. In addition, she would hug my arm or hold me in a lover’s hold as if to show everyone around.

When she hugged me, her b*****s would squish against my arms, and I would feel uneasy.

But well… I’ve had this three months of unparalleled happiness, but it seems that it has come to an end.

This is because Natsukawa-san, who had been playing the role of the lover on an actress level, has begun to harden her attitude.

For example, it’s my role to ask Natsukawa-san out on a date in a classroom in full view of everyone. If it’s the her before,

“Fufu. I’m looking forward to it, Shota-kun.”

What a sweet voice and smile she gave me. And yet, lately,

“Why do I have to go on a date with Ko-mo-ri-kun… Eh, no, that’s not it. I have to go today. So I refuse.”

First name to last name. And with a very cold attitude.

Ehh…? EHHHH!? What the h**l is that!?

Wasn’t it Natsukawa-san who instructed me to call out to her in public to make people think that we are lovers?

This is going to have the opposite effect, though!?

My worries were becoming true.

All my efforts to convince everyone that Shizuku Natsukawa had a boyfriend for the past three months had gone down the drain.

The rumor of her hardening attitude towards me soon leaked out, and it became apparent that Shizuku Natsukawa and I had already broken up.

Naturally, with her boyfriend gone, the number of boys approaching Natsukawa-san doubled.

In the blink of an eye, things were back to normal–no, they were even more vigorous than three months ago.

The reason for this was probably because the boys were hoping that Natsukawa-san, who was heartbroken, would give them a chance.

I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t disappointed that the fake relationship ended.

But it couldn’t be helped. Originally, just being able to be lovers with Natsukawa-san was more than enough happiness for me.

I guess I’ve used up my lifetime’s worth of luck.

So I guess it’s time for me to sort out my feelings.

Because just the other day, I had witnessed Natsukawa-san going out with a man.

It was with someone who looked like a model, who was incomparable to me.

Even from a distance, I had to admit that they were a beautiful man and woman and an ideal couple.

That’s why I decided to withdraw myself from Natsukawa-san.

I didn’t want to be the guy who would obsess over her forever just because we had a good time (although, perhaps it was painful for Natsukawa-san to spend time with me).

It’s not like we were real boyfriend and girlfriend to begin with.

But at that time, I had no idea the reason for Natsukawa-san’s change.

I had no idea that she–

☆ Shizuku Natsukawa ☆

Why!? What’s wrong with me!?

Shota-kun asked me out on a date, but why did I have to act like that!?

I mean, I’ve been weird lately, haven’t I?

The next thing I knew, I’m following Shota-kun with my eyes, and whenever our eyes met, my heart would start to race.

And when I tried not to let him notice it, I ended up glaring at him…

I’ve been able to play the role of the perfect lover a while ago, but now I can’t even have a proper conversation.

Ah, Mou~, I’ll admit it! I’ll admit it!

I’ve fallen madly in love with Shota Komori-kun.

I’ve become a very naive woman who fell in love with a fake boyfriend just because he helped her.

But I can’t just stay a princess like this!

Because before I knew it, Shota-kun and I had been falling off. No, that’s not good. Absolutely not!

Tomorrow, we’ll be proper lovers tomorrow!

However, I didn’t know at the time that there would be many challenges ahead before I could get together with him.

I didn’t expect that he would witness me going out with my brother and think that he was my real boyfriend.

And what’s more, I’m not the only one who’s trying to win Shota-kun over!?