My Classmate Whom I Helped Seems to Be Mentally Sick, So I've Been Trying My Best to Hide My True Identity, But It Seems Like I've Been Found Out - Chapter 17

Is After This Okay?

“W-what did you just say?”

I couldn’t believe my ears.

She just referred to me as Momo-nyan.

It seemed like Mifune-san had just said that.

“Oh, lies might work on Sumire Murasaki, but they won’t work on me. You were the Momo-nyan who caught the assailant that day, weren’t you?”

“…What are you talking about?”

“I was there. I saw it all. You, shedding your costume behind the station and Sumire Murasaki, chasing after your costumed figure.”

Mifune-san spoke with a confident smile as if she was sure of it.

At that moment, I quickly weighed my options.

Should I confess since I’ve been found out, or should I stubbornly deny it?

However, Mifune-san didn’t leave me any room to ponder and declared,

“If you don’t tell the truth, I will expose you when Sumire Murasaki returns.”

“…I am indeed the person inside Momo-nyan…”

“Oh, finally being honest. Good boy.”

” ….. ”

If I resisted here and my true identity was revealed to Sumire Murasaki, it would indeed be the end.

I don’t know Saki Mifune’s intentions, but for now, not being exposed to Sumire Murasaki is the top priority.

So, reluctantly, I confessed.

Then,

“I’m back, have you settled it?”

Just as Sumire Murasaki returned.

Turning around, I saw her staring at me with a displeased look.

“… We’ve talked, but I still haven’t been able to persuade her.”

“Hmm. So, you were just having a pleasant conversation.”

“No, it’s not like that! Hey, Mifune-san.”

I looked at Mifune Saki as if to plead.

Then, with a smirk, she muttered while looking out the window.

“I think you’ll regret it if you reject me.”

Somehow, I immediately understood the meaning of those words.

In other words, she is threatening to expose my true identity if I reject her.

Murasaki was dumbfounded, but understanding the meaning, I hurriedly smoothed things over.

“Murasaki-san, well, how about we discuss whether to let Mifune-san join after we talk it over, just Murasaki-san and I? L-look, we have to report on the future direction and activities of the club, and it may be too early to decide it right now.”

“Are you defending this girl?”

“D-definitely not! I’m just thinking, it’s so fun to finally have a club with Murasaki-san, and it would be troublesome if it disappeared because of this kind of trouble!”

I rambled on about things I didn’t even think.

However, such a spur-of-the-moment lie seemed to have reached her somehow.

“…If you’re going to go that far, okay, I understand. Then, we’ll excuse ourselves for today, Saki Mifune-san.”

“Alright. Please come to a conclusion by tomorrow.”

The two of them showed signs of agreement.

And then, without a word, Mifune-san left the room.

“Phew…”

That was close.

It’s just a temporary reprieve, but I’ve survived.

I’ve secured life until tomorrow.

And the time limit is after school tomorrow.

By then, I have to somehow persuade Sumire Murasaki to accept Mifune-san’s request or my true identity will be exposed.

Rather than probing into the purpose of Saki, for now, this comes first.

While I was worrying about how to persuade Sumire Murasaki from now on, the person in question casually said to me.

“Regarding the discussion later, would it be alright to do that at your house, Takizawa-kun?”