Chapter 165 (2/2)
If you fail, it’s easy to figure out what went wrong.
However, reality is different. I don’t know who the enemy is, I also don’t know whether I can or how to fight. There’s even the possibility that there isn’t an enemy in the first place.
There’s no change to a fight mode, and neither is there a change in the BGM. There isn’t any fanfare and neither is there a results screen.
You could only struggle with your legs and fall on your back multiple times.
“If you’re that worried, shouldn’t you just break up?”
“What?”
“It’s nothing. You probably think that it’s hard to get away from that huge chest after all.”
That’s not true. Well, they certainly are amazing.
“Did I do something wrong at some point?”
Did I make a choice at a fork that only results in a bad ending?
Even if I want to redo everything, there isn’t any will in my time leap ability. The past timeline only continues to advance into the spring of my second year of high school—there is no returning to the start. At this point in time at least.
Sana, who had opened a bag of potato chips and begun to eat them, restarted the fight and started to create her party.
“Something went wrong? What are you talking about, of course you were wrong from the start. You went out with a teacher as a student.”
…That’s true.
For a game where you would capture various girls, it’s the unlikely situation where you fall in love with a side character, confess to them, and date them.
It’s part of the many choices and developments that could seem like bugs.
“If anyone is worrying, shouldn’t it be Sensei rather than you that’s worrying more, Nii-san. She seems pretty airheaded, but she is a pretty serious person at heart.”
“True.”
As long as I don’t bring up breaking up, Hiiragi-chan will be the one to bring it up.
We’re seriously dating each other. When we’ve chosen to break up, there should at least be some sort of conflict. That has to be the case.
I’ll try asking Sana.
“…Hiiragi-sensei and Sanada Seiji are seriously dating each other. However, Hiiragi-sensei decided to break up and the two returned to being a teacher and a student respectively. What reason would that be?”
“What’s that supposed to be? A joke?”
Turning back to face me, Sana gave me two potato chips to eat.
These past few days, we’ve only had a bunch of New Year’s dishes, so the light salty flavor of junk food is irresistible.
“Rather than a joke… it’s more of a what if. If it were to happen, what would be the reason?”
Hmmm, Sana pursed her lips with an uninterested expression.
“A reason… It’s because Nii-san is cheating on her.”
“I wouldn’t do that.”
“I wonder. Even if Nii-san were to not think of it in that way, Sensei probably thinks that’s one of her weakest points.”
Cheating? Me? No way.
Right when I time leaped I was all about the high school girls, but now that I’ve gotten used to it, they’re just classmates. They’re all people I know too. Just like people from the same workplace. It’s amazing how fast you get used to them.
“Hiiragi-chan’s weakness… what is it?”
“Age.”
“Hey… that’s a straightforward way to put it…”
It’s not a weakness. Rather I can see it as a strength.
“It doesn’t matter what Nii-san thinks. In this case, the only thing that matters is how Sensei feels.”
Kuuh… With that logic, I can’t say anything back.
Even if we break up, there’s still a chance to redo it. However… if a break up is coming, then I would want to avoid it. I love her, and I want to be with her.
If I give up here, would I be able to look back at myself from the future, and think of it as an action due to youth?
…Still, when the time leap is released, the present time always continues to move forward.
That is the best proof that I have, that I never give up on Hiiragi-chan and continue to do my best.
I can’t waste it. While aiming for a happy ending, I aimed to become an elite employee and put effort into rebuilding the failing company. I can’t waste all the effort that I’ve put in so far.
“I can’t give up, I have to keep trying.”
“Well said, Nii-san. Let’s retry it.”
Sana handed me the controller.