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 53

Reversal

“Look-look, it’s Momo-nyan!”

“It’s really Momo-nyan. What’s the event today?”

“They say local farmers are promoting their fruits.”

“I see.”

The area in front of the station was crowded, just like that day.

The day I was Momo-nyan.

The day a random attacker appeared, and the station area descended into chaos.

The day I met Sumire Murasaki.

“Hayate-kun, should we take the previous route home?”

“Don’t you want to stop by? Momo-nyan is here, after all.”

“Hmm, I do like Momo-nyan, but it seems I was mistaken. In the end, it’s probably because Hayate-kun was the one inside the Momo-nyan costume that I liked it.”

“Sumire…”

I feel both bashful and happy at the affection directed so straightforwardly at me.

I mean, will there be anyone else saying something like this to me in the future?

And from someone as cute as her, no less.

“…Sumire, you see, I also—”

“Huh, is that Momo-nyan?”

“What?”

Momo-nyan, who was handing out balloons at the station, turned to look at us.

Releasing the balloons, he slowly walks toward us.

The large plush character plods along while balloons float in the air.

The scene is strange, and my feet come to a halt.

“Uh, it’s coming this way.”

“Hayate-kun, I’m scared.”

“…Leave it to me.”

I quickly step in front of Sumire, and Momo-nyan stops as well.

“Wh-what do you want?”

“….”

I spoke to Momo-nyan, but there was no response.

Then, it peeks past me to look at Sumire, who’s trembling behind me.

That’s when it clicked for me.

The person inside Momo-nyan is targeting Sumire.

I don’t know if it’s because she’s cute or if there’s another reason.

But harassing a girl while hiding your face is unforgivable.

“Hey, back off!”

Even though I’m intimidated by the enormous Momo-nyan, I desperately shield her.

Then, it seemed like Momo-nyan tilted its head.

“…..”

The costume is expressionless, of course, but it still looks puzzled.

However, it doesn’t back away and continues to look at Sumire behind me.

Finally, I blurt out,

“If you lay a hand on her, I won’t forgive you.”

In my tension and excitement, I find myself saying such things.

Then Momo-nyan flinches.

And, with what seems like reluctance, it eventually backs away while looking at us several times and returns to the event venue.

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“That was scary—earlier with Momo-nyan.”

“Y-yeah. Do you think it’s some kind of pervert? Should we go to the police?”

“No, it’s fine. Because Hayate-kun protected me.”

Besides, I know who’s inside it.

Mifune-san, who was tricked by my lie into skipping school and made to wear that ridiculous outfit.

How silly. She did all that to stop us when I said I was going to commit a double suicide with Hayate-kun at the station.

I’m not going to die, okay?

Because I’m with Hayate-kun.

And with this, she should understand how Hayate-kun feels.

So, she probably won’t bother us anymore.

Maybe she’ll bring her resignation notice to the club tomorrow.

I might as well expel her in advance.