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.