The Pain of an Inferior: A Blistering Love Comedy That Begins After a Broken Heart - Chapter 61
“Good morning~, Miyako.”
“Good morning, Hibiki-chan.”
Miyako was the first one to arrive at the meeting place and greeted Hibiki who came after her with a smile.
Hibiki, who didn’t like to wear skirts, was dressed in a white cut-and-sewn, lime flared pants and sneakers.
“So, Tsuyuri and the others are here, too…”
Hibiki looked in the direction pointed by her chin, and saw Tsuyuri and Mika coming in small steps.
“Good morning~, Tsuyuri-chan, Mika-chan.”
“Good morning… Miyako, Hibiki..”
“Good morning, everyone.”
As usual, Tsuyuri looked listless and lazy as she greeted the others.
She seems to be a person who cares more about her appearance than others and dresses well.
She was wearing a white sailor collar top, a blue and white checked skirt, and a military cap on her head.
In contrast to the flashy Tsuyuri, Mika was dressed in a simple blue jeans, black hat, and a loose-fitting shirt.
“Oh, I’m here.”
“Good morning, everyone.”
“Hey, guys.”
Around the exact time of the meeting, Kureha Shun, Kashiwagi Rui, Fudo Akito, and Kazami Yusuke, who was in another class, approached the four women.
Their hair was styled with hairdressing products, and of course, their clothes and shoes were brand-new, showing their enthusiasm.
Passers-by were attracted by the group of beautiful men and women, even if they didn’t want to look at them. Some of them asked around to see if there was some kind of filming going on.
Actually, except for Hibiki and Mika, two of the four women were not interested in going out today, but Tsuyuri and Miyako were here for some reason.
Tsuyuri quietly observed Miyako’s expression, while Miyako returned greetings to the men with the same good-natured smile.
“So Yunika couldn’t come after all.”
Rui smiled ruefully.
He was more attracted to Yunika than Miyako, and was disappointed that Yunika couldn’t come.
“I heard that Shinku is in a slump and wants to increase her participation rate.”
“Sounds rough.”
Rui nodded his head in agreement when Hibiki told him what Yunika had told her.
“It’s been a while, Miyako. You haven’t come in lately, so I miss you.”
“Long time no see, Kazami. I’m sorry, things have been pretty hectic.”
After her suicide and resurrection, Miyako received messages from many people. She apologized to those who were close to her by personalized messages, and to the rest by standard letters.
After that, Miyako was in physical contact with Haruka all day long, so she tended to skip VR games and sports, even though it was summer vacation.
Inevitably, her participation in the community has decreased.
Not at all sorry inwardly, she returned a token smile and apology to Yusuke.
“Okay, let’s go.”
At Yusuke’s words, the group started to walk.
The purpose of the playdate is to avoid the exercise restriction, which was the most obvious reason.
Miyako belongs to an athletic club, Tsuyuri mainly plays rhythm games and plays in a light music club, but Mika does cosplay for a living, and Hibiki mainly plays VR games and dressmaking, so they have to consciously go outside to clear the exercise restriction.
If they are restricted, they cannot go to the virtual world, so they need to go outside often.
And this restriction of exercise is convenient for men to ask women out.
Hibiki, whom Shun first approached, was very much interested in the group.
Even without the exercise limitation, Hibiki would be willing to accept Shun’s invitation.
The group went to a karaoke room.
Although it was a little cramped, it was a fairly large room where eight men and women sit in a row on L-shaped chairs alternately.
“Order your drinks,”
“Aight.”
It was decided that the person at the back of the room would sing first, and Miyako, who was at the very back of the room, received the microphone. She was the first one to sing a song.
Shun and the others also started to prepare their own songs.
“Okay, I’ll sing first.”
Miyako stood up, feeling a little better.
Akito and Yusuke cheered for her.
Miyako has never studied singing before, but her singing ability is on the level of a professional singer.
Miyako has a good sense of pitch and a wide range of voice, so she can sing almost anything well. Even though she doesn’t practice and is not as good as a professional singer, her visuals and beautiful voice captivate the audience.
She asked Hibiki and Shun for something moderate to pick.
While one sang, the group partakes in friendly conversation, and time goes by like that.
“Let’s switch seats for a change!”
“Aigh?t.”
Yusuke shouted and Akito nodded.
Yusuke and Akito, who had been plotting to steal Miyako away from Shun ever since they met in high school, now worked in unison to pull Shun and Miyako apart.
Shun frowned for a moment, but nodded his head in agreement with them, preferring the atmosphere of the scene.
They decided the seating order with a lottery app they have downloaded at random.
“Yay, Miyako-chan and Tsuyuri-chan are next to me!”
Yusuke exaggeratedly and joyfully expressed his happiness as if he was trying to show off. Miyako smiled bitterly, while Tsuyuri responded with a blank expression.
“You and Miyako are so far apart, aren’t you?”
“No problem. I’m glad to be next to you.”
Hibiki pokes at Shun in a teasing tone of voice, but when Shun looked at her squarely and said something back, her face turns red and she becomes silent.
Although Shun thought that he is a cool guy, he felt frustrated that he can’t move on from this point.
Akito and Yusuke praised Miyako and make advances toward her, but she coolly brushes them off.
The greedy Shun wanted to have a relationship with all of the beautiful girls, no matter what it takes, with their approval.
It would be a bad idea to get close to anyone in particular too soon.
And, to have a physical relationship with anyone at all would be a bad idea.
He told himself to be patient for a while, because he can get a woman for his urges anytime he wants.
It has been a while since they changed seats. Two hours have passed since they entered the karaoke room, and Miyako left the room to go to the restroom.
Seeing this, Tsuyuri followed Miyako, saying, “Me too.”
“You’re not a vocalist, are you, Tsuyuri-chan?”
“Huh? “No, I’m not.”
“It’s a waste of your talent.”
“The vocalists in the light music club are better than me, and I prefer to play…”
“I see.”
They parted and went to their private rooms, exchanging a few words lightly.
As Tsuyuri left the private room, she saw Miyako rinsing her hands at the hand-washing area.
Standing at the next hand washing place, Tsuyuri also smeared her hands with hand soap.
“Hey, Miyako…”
“What is it, Tsuyu-chan?”
“I’d like to meet Har?Obi-kun sometime.”
As soon as Tsuyuri said that, the air around Miyako seemed to froze.
Miyako was inwardly upset at the sudden mention of Haruka’s name. She tried to keep her composure, but her voice was a little cold as she asked her.
“Why?”
For a moment, Tsuyuri was frightened. She doesn’t really understand why she was frightened. But there was a cold feeling that sent a shiver down her spine.
“… He saved me the other day… I wanted to thank him…”
“I see. Well, I’ll let him know.”
Miyako smiled and told her so, then unilaterally cut off the conversation, turned on her heel, and left the restroom.
Surprised by her dismissive attitude, Tsuyuri stood there for a short time in a daze.
Four hours have passed since they entered the karaoke.
Miyako and her friends continued to sing in turn while enjoying conversation.
When the time came to leave the restaurant, they were still in a somewhat good mood after having sung with all their might, and they continued their conversation.
“Let’s go skiing or snowboarding next time!”
“Great, invite me again then!”
“I’ll invite you!”
“Yusuke, you should come to the photography club sometime. I’ll get you into cosplay.”
“I might consider it if Miyako and the others come to see it!”
Yusuke, invited by Mika, looks at Miyako and the others with a blatant perverted eye.
“I’ll go see the show, as long as Mika-chan invites me.”
“I might go to see the show because it looks interesting.”
Yusuke’s eyes lit up at Miyako and Hibiki’s words.
“Oh, really? Then I’ll do a super cosplay. Please take care of me, Mika-san!”
“I’ll go with you, too!”
Akito pushed away Yusuke who was clinging to Mika in the confusion.
Yusuke pushed Akito back and talked to Mika.
Shun casually approached Miyako who was walking behind the group.
“They’re so noisy, aren’t they?”
“Ahaha, well, it’s good to be lively.”
“I wouldn’t say they’re lively, they’re just idiots.
It’s nice to be lively, but I’d like to go out in a quiet place sometime.”
Shun asked her in a roundabout way that he wanted to go out with her.
“Yes, that sounds good.”
Miyako seemed to get the message and readily agreed with a smile.
Feeling good about this, Shun started to talk to Hibiki, who was standing next to Rui.
Miyako walked at the tail end of the group, slowing down her walking speed.
She looked at Shun with a distorted smile on her face.
“Haru-kun… Does it feel good?”
She asks Haruka in a small voice, though her voice does not reach him.
?I’m going to make you feel so good for all the pain I’ve caused you.)
She puts her hand on her stomach over her clothes and blushed.
?I’ll make you feel superior.)
Aside from Shun, Rui, Akito, and Yusuke are all fond of Miyako.
They want Miyako’s mind and body.
Shun thinks that he already has her heart, but that wasn’t the case at all.
(Mou, my mind and body, are already all yours Haru-kun.. Fufufu)
Miyako stroked her belly and smiles bewitchingly.
In her womb, hundreds of millions of baby seeds are wriggling around.