Ranobe Mo Ore Mo Sukina Gyaru - Volume 1 Chapter 1.5

Interlude I: Me and Nezumayo

“Hehe, you’re totally taken aback. Cute…”

As the train moved away from Saitama Shintoshin Station, I gazed at Nezumayo standing on the platform and felt a bit dazzled.

I wonder if he really understood the meaning of the words I said?

Well, maybe Nezumayo would understand. Because the ‘Nezumayo’ that I know is well-versed in reading between the lines of youth romantic comedies, admires protagonists with keen observation skills, and can decipher the nuances of light novels.

In straightforward terms, what I said earlier was a declaration of war.

It was a declaration of war from a gal to a stubborn otaku who selfishly says he doesn’t want to make a cute girl like me his girlfriend—or even be friends.

You can’t be friends with me because you’ve given up on real-world girls? Seriously, who cares about that? Because I want to be friends with Nezumayo so badly!

That’s why I’ll pretend not to notice the ‘stay away from me’ vibe he’s giving off and act like a clueless airhead gal.

Then I’ll stay by his side like that.

Of course, as I mentioned before, it’s not love.

I’m not the type to fall in love easily, and I certainly wasn’t interested in having any intimacy with Nezumayo right now, but I do like him already.

It’s more like a ‘like’ than a ‘love,’ but I definitely like him. That’s why I told him, ‘Let’s hang out again!’

While summarizing these thoughts in my head, I opened a social media app.

Among several accounts, I chose the account named ‘Minacho’ and revisited a tweet that I had favored in the past.

『It’s troublesome because Minacho’s comments make me want to read even the works I wasn’t interested in…』

He probably doesn’t know. The gal who found a bit of energy and motivation from such a simple reply, feeling like she could give her best at her model job tomorrow, is right here.

…Well, I’m not an easy girl or anything, and it’s not like I’m falling for Nezumayo or anything…but still, I think I really like Nezumayo!

We had so much fun together today, and I realized I like Nezumayo!

Hey, when are we going to play again? How about tomorrow?

“Well, a day is too short… huh, I want to call Nezumayo…”

While thinking this, I regret not exchanging phone numbers with him.

But then again, even if I had asked for his number, Nezumayo probably wouldn’t have easily agreed. He’s a stubborn otaku, after all.

But honestly… the Nezumayo I had in mind seemed like a weirdly prideful otaku, so him being a bit difficult like that would actually match my impression of him.

Oh well, that’s the Nezumayo-kun I thought he was!

“Hehe. Just watch me, you stubborn otaku…”

From now on, I’ll shatter Nezumayo’s ‘three-dimension is trash’ perspective. Not for his sake, but for mine.

To be with Nezumayo, I need to dismantle that perspective. That’s why, I’m determined to undertake the annoying task of breaking down the beliefs of a gloomy otaku for my sake.

Seriously, holding onto a belief like ‘three-dimension is trash’ is so outdated.

What’s the point? It’s not the entire real world that’s trash, it’s just certain people who’ve hurt you, right?

And besides, don’t you realize the 2D world we love so much is also created by people from the 3D world?

That’s why, Nezumayo——

From now on, I’ll treat you very nicely, just like an otaku’s fantasy.

Instead of resisting, let’s have a fun school life together, Nezumayo!