I Became a Supporting Character in an N*R Manga

32 – Difference of position

Press the timer and record the time. It was already close to a mechanical act. He picks up a pen, scribbles, and shouts to the members.

All I could think about was last night.

– I have a guy I like! –

– …… There is. –

– Is that person close to you? –

– Come out… They are very close. –

I knew.

That’s right, I knew that from the beginning.

The protagonist of this worldview is Yuuki Yuuki. One of the heroines is Eri Takase.

I knew I was just a supporting character.

– Then I’ve done it with that guy! –

– I almost did it… There was –

The moment I hid under the blanket and heard it, I felt my heart sink.

The only male closest to Eri Takase is Yuuki Yuuki.

She’s the first I’ve heard that she and he almost crossed the line once without my knowledge.

But if senpai said that, then it must have really happened.

That wasn’t something I would take to heart when discussing Katabuta.

In the first place, you tried to prevent the heroine from falling into the abyss of evil and becoming unhappy.

Wasn’t it your goal to see a happy relationship with the main character?

But why are you morose?

I blame myself and suppress my emotions.

In the first place, Eri Takase and Yuuki Yuuki had a relationship that led to a sense of distance, like her older sister or younger sister.

My trustworthy older sister. Beloved brother.

It is a happy ending for them to overcome adversity and continue.

I would have wanted it all along from the beginning.

“Haa….”

But when I hid under the blanket and listened to the story of my senior’s love affair, I was shocked without even realizing it. Even when asked about his actions, he tossed and turned, unable to stop the rain of sweat.

Why did I have to come all this way to feel this way?

“Manager-kun~ Get off the ground and let out a sigh. What’s the matter?”

“I know, senpai….”

He said as he put down the record measurement file.

“Isn’t it time for you to be at the indoor training ground, senior?”

“Break time~ The manager is too strict.”

“Because he is always skipping.”

“Did you go to bed early yesterday?”

“Yes…… What… ….”

Senior Hiyori Anda in 3rd grade.

She was a senior who often skipped practice, chatted with the other members, or came up to me and joked around.

She’s just a little insincere, but it’s not because her personality is bad or the level of her pranks is vicious.

Either way, she wasn’t a senior she hated.

“The manager is sincere~ Go to bed early and wake up early.”

“Did you oversleep? You were also late for practice this morning, right?”

“Look at me~ The breakfast is so delicious~”

Even though she has such a light personality, her knack is good, and her performance in competitions is not bad.

Maybe it’s because she unintentionally heard that there was a man she had a crush on in yesterday’s truth game, and that she confessed to her and got dumped twice… I’m sorry.

“I won’t report it to Sayoko-senpai when I go back.”

“Oh~ Really? Thank you.”

It stung me a little to even think of myself getting over it like that.

What can I do with what I have already heard?

I have no choice but to return it that way.

“But… manager.”

Senior Anda sneaks up behind me, poking her on the shoulder and showing a mischievous smile.

“Why? What would you like to ask?”

“Is there anyone you like?”

“……… ….”

I checked the next schedule while flipping through the files.

“Don’t ignore it~ Manager-kun is also a hot-blooded male high school student.

“Why are you limiting yourself to athletics members?”

“Huh? Then maybe another part?”

“It has nothing to do with wealth, and I don’t really want to talk about it.”

“It’s really cold~ Manager-kun.”

Her conversation with her is always like this. Poke lightly and don’t. Since she herself is bored, she looks into other people’s feelings and answers lightly.

So I tried to be indifferent today as well.

“How is your age?”

Unlike usual, it seemed that the intention was a little melted.

“Yes?”

“Among seniors in 3rd grade… Is there anyone who wants to be okay?”

What are you doing?

3Rd year senior… At that moment, there was only one person that came to my mind.

She said, ignoring the senior who asked her subtly by pushing her head in.

“Why? Could you introduce yourself?”

“If the manager wants it~”

“……… ….”

There is always one like this everywhere.

The backcountry is wide.

It was also this person who asked Yuni-senior yesterday a question. I checked my heart and now come to me and take a look at it. I could see the intent, but I deliberately pretended not to know.

“I… I didn’t come to Boo because I really wanted to be in a relationship.”

“Then why did you come in?”

“……… What do you see me as?”

The senior laughed wahahahaha and hit her on my shoulder.

“Sorry, sorry. But isn’t it good to work hard in club activities and dating? Work and love. Love and work!”

“……… Senior. Behind.”

“Huh? Ah….”

She was startled when the senior, who had been laughing cheerfully, looked behind her.

“Hiyori. The break time must have ended a long time ago?”

“Eh, Eri… ! Weren’t you resting in your room today?”

“I can’t be stuck in a room by myself while the members train hard.”

Takase-senpai subdued her sluggish teammates with hard, cold eyes like steel and sent them back to her training ground.

For such a lazy member, the more terrifying senior’s gaze moves this way.

“……… Manager group. Today… You are working hard.”

“Yes….”

“As always, a lot of hard work….”

When her eyes met, the senior spoke in a generous voice.

“Next to… May I sit down?”

“Yes? Oh, of course….”

The senior, who would normally just casually sit next to her, moved her body hesitantly today.

She glanced at the senior sitting next to her.

Even if she moves just a little, her shoulders are within reach.

The memory of her last night came to mind more clearly when I faced my senior.

To the extent that this sense of distance is colorless… Yesterday, I hugged my senior tightly.

Remembering that time, I couldn’t calm down.

I would say that time, because it happened last night.

It was still too clearly etched in my brain to forget.

However, there was a separate protagonist who got along well with that senior.

That gap gave me a hard time.

In the first place, what I wanted was to help seniors not go through misfortune.

I tried not to put my personal feelings in it. Using the experience of Haruna.

However, while working as a manager for the track and field team, I grew closer to them and Eri Takase.

I was almost attacked by a drunken senior, and I was hugged tightly.

I was losing my mind due to such a series of incidents.

With time, these feelings will soon fade.

On the subject of having a girlfriend.

What are you going to do if you get agitated like that?

“Yesterday…… I’m sorry.”

I raised my head at the senior’s words.

“Ah…… Yes.”

“Suddenly things turned out like that… It’s just a nuisance to you.”

If you have a broken leg and a weak heart, anyone can become that if you fill the gap with alcohol.

I fully understand.

Even if I can’t help myself being shaken by that.

“It’s okay… It could be.”

The time I held him and heard his heart beating was a fleeting moment, but it felt like a very long time.

I didn’t actually measure the time… How long has she been held in her arms… It doesn’t make any sense to pursue what you do.

“I see… Thank you for your understanding.”

I can’t help but think and ruminate.

At least today, in this moment with my senior, I wanted to give myself an indulgence.

As if she came to apologize to me, the senior kept her mouth shut for a while after she said that.

Looking at the sight of members practicing.

“By the way… I accidentally overheard the conversation earlier….”

The senior cautiously opened her mouth.

“You… Are you not interested in dating at all?”

“Yes?”

“Ah, that’s what Hiyori said…. Of course, you have to keep the engineering history… I’m not suspecting that you’re harboring evil intentions….”

The senior looked at me as the explanation was extended for an exceptionally long time.

She is a senior who is always sure about making ends meet, and sometimes she makes excuses like this in front of me. Seeing that, I burst out laughing without even realizing it.

“Ooh, don’t laugh… ! I’m asking very seriously… !”

“Sorry… But….”

Cuffing a laugh, I chose my words.

If she reveals that she has a girlfriend, she will surely be asked who it is.

Haruna had a relationship with Takase-senpai and her sister.

The senior said that she no longer doubted me, but I still wanted to take a safer method.

Rather than revealing it like this, it would be much better to share her story with her and then share it formally together.

“……… That, Uni too… She said she likes you… You would have heard.”

“No, seniors….”

Including the others and Takase-senpai

“It’s too much for me.”

I turned around and gave my thoughts.

Especially for Takase-senpai, he was even more sincere.

“……… ….”

She just listened to it in silence.