Chapter 122 - Unresolved (1/2)

Unresolved

“Mm-mmm…”

I’m holding my head. It’s the ever so familiar present. My time leap was once again released, and I have returned.

It’s the same thing as usual, so I’ll leave out the waking up surprised and going, “Wow, my time leap is released.”

“Senpai, what’s wrong?”

Rei-chan (20 years old) brewed some coffee for me, and placed the steaming cup on the end of my desk.

“Why, isn’t it the fluffy girl, Rei-chan… Are you still a potential mistress candidate?”

“What do you mean still… I’ll always be one, forever. My number one aspiration is to become your mistress. I won’t tolerate anyone else taking it away from me.”

Are you really fine with that?

“Ah, this feeling… Senpai, did you possibly time leap back again?”

“I’m surprised you realized, Rei-chan.”

This probably isn’t a conversation that should be had out on the noisy floor, so I picked up the cup and went into a meeting room with Rei-chan. She’s the only person that knows about my time leaping and someone that I can frankly confide in about my issues with Sensei.

“So? Why were you groaning? I can hear you out.”

“Our school festival ended, and I returned this morning, but…”

I explained to Rei-chan everything that happened to me since last time.

“Hmm… I did hear before from you that you were dating Sensei. But now, you’re still with Natsumi-ojousama—”

“I know… I know… That’s why I’m troubled.”

Nothing changed. In the present, I’m dating Natsumi-chan, and we are currently engaged. My name is Hiiragi Seiji.

Being a part of the HRG company is the same as before, but my position is one level up and I am now a floor manager. In an ordinary company, I would be a section chief, or an assistant section manager. A typical middle manager. Sandwiched between subordinates and some superiors.

“Do you not like Natsumi-oujousama? I feel she’s a pretty lively and capable woman. She’s also rated pretty highly in the company. I also like Natsumi-oujousama after all.”

“Well, if you asked whether I like her romantically, I don’t. I don’t exactly understand how I became engaged with her after returning though…”

There wasn’t much progress in my relationship with Hiiragi-chan after the school festival. It’s just… I was able to hear her true feelings over the physical part of our relationship.

“Is it that…? Is that what it is? The reason for our breakup.”

However, before the school festival, she was at the step of… preparing her heart, she said, right…?

This seems hard… I can’t be impatient about it either.

“Senpai, hold it together! We can’t have the rising star of the HRG company be feeling down!”

Fight ♡ Fight ♡, Rei-chan brought out pom poms from who knows where, and started to cheer me on.

After getting promoted, I’ve looked at some of the materials, and it’s noticeable that performance isn’t great. It’s slowly but surely heading on a downward slope. What changed from the previous time, was that my level has increased, and that the company’s performance is slightly better. Last time it was basically falling down into a deep hole, so it’s at least improved from that.

“Still. There’s no meaning to it if I’m not with Hiiragi-chan.”

When I had my time leap released and I was living with Hiiragi-chan, when did we have sex for the first time? Was it when I was in college?

At that time, we had said that it was forbidden as long as I was in high school. We considered that to be sacred and held back. However, since then, I’ve been changing the past bit by bit. And now, in the current situation, we broke up in my third year—

“Senpai, if you keep hesitating like that, your virginity will get worse, you know?”

“B-be quiet.”

“It’s most likely that Sensei was the same. Just making it worse.”

“Eh? Hiiragi-chan as well?”

Having no experience at 23, no 24 years of age isn’t that rare, right…?

However, Rei-chan nodded.

“If you don’t have any physical skinship, you’ll become worried. You might wonder whether or not they actually do love you. That might slowly inflate and head in a bad direction of thought.”

As expected of a Rei-chan, a girl caught up with the times…

“Or at least, that’s what was written in a magazine.”

“A magazine?”

Still, I feel like there’s a valid point.

“From what Senpai has told me, she has at least given the okay, right? Then, it doesn’t matter whether she’s prepared herself or not, you just have to go for it.”

“Even if you tell me it’s okay….”

“Geeeeeez! This is why you’re still a virgin.”

Muchuuu, I was kissed by Rei-chan.

“Why!? Why all of sudden!?”

Panic!

Rei-chan stared at my shaken eyes.