Animania: Everyone Loves Me

The evil plan of the Great Demon King Miura ultimately did not succeed.

The hero Kaito descended from the sky, drew the Holy Sword, and at the critical moment saved the young priestess Gotou Hitori from the claws of evil, successfully preventing the pure soul of the girl from being defiled. Truly a cause for celebration, a cause for celebration.

"Too much!"

Leaving the clothing store, Miura Yumiko still held her forehead, puffed up her cheeks involuntarily, and paired with the smooth skin unique to youthful girls, she looked like she had the texture of a soft glutinous rice dumpling.

'Clearly I just wanted to tease Bocchi a little... yet that stinky president actually took it seriously and flicked my forehead without mercy.'

'Do I really look that much like someone who doesn't know boundaries?'

'Too mean, definitely deserves a glare.'

The blonde girl cast a resentful gaze at the culprit, trying to make him feel morally condemned.

In response, Kaito bent his finger, making a flicking gesture.

[You used the skill "Feint."]

[The effect was tremendous.]

[The enemy became flustered and used the skill "Hold Head and Crouch Defense," taking heavy damage.]

[You won!]

If this world were a game, the system announcement would've popped up with this broadcast right now.

"Alright, stop fooling around," Looking at the still crouching, head-holding blonde girl who made one hallucinate a certain several-hundred-year-old vampire princess, Kaito flicked her little forehead mercilessly. His conscience didn't hurt at all, he even wanted to flick again.

He had no doubt that if he hadn't stopped it, Yumiko would've definitely done some... anyway, in every sense of the word, things highly unsuitable for children, right in front of Bocchi.

It would be fine if it were in private, but trying to rope the little social anxiety girl into their play like this was a bit much.

Even if he wasn't upset, Bocchi might just have a full-on cyber mental breakdown right there, and then collapse into a puddle of indescribably pink, non-Newtonian goo under some unspeakable screech.

———

Since just now, the pink-haired girl hadn't said a word.

The little social anxiety girl kept her head down, long hair cascading like a waterfall, covering her fair cheeks, which were now blazing red like fire.

She had already changed out of that questionable pink tracksuit into a JK uniform picked out with Miura's help, only the short skirt was swapped for a slightly longer version, making her look completely refreshed and new. Cuteness level: ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

Even Kaito, upon first seeing her dressed like this, had a passing thought of "this Bocchi-chan still got it going on"… well, okay, that was just a joke.

He simply pulled out his phone and, like last time with the maid outfit Bocchi, snapped a commemorative photo. It gave him that "new CG unlocked" kind of feeling.

The sudden flash naturally caught the pink-haired girl's attention, but the little social anxiety girl wasn't angry at all, she looked like she was about to be swallowed by shyness.

Because she'd barged into the neighboring fitting room out of worry that Miura might have run into an evil spirit, she was only wearing some tight, thin innerwear at the time.

So...

From the unseen depths of the Mindless Blade Abyss, to the pale, flat, palm-sized tummy, and down to the slightly fleshy but perfectly proportioned snowy white legs. All the secrets that no one had seen or should see were seen clearly by the president.

Even though she had clumsily changed into new clothes later, the thought of this reality filled Gotou Hitori with a blanked-out brain and an intense CPU-overload-level shame.

That's just how shy girls are.

In contrast, Yumiko was much more at ease, not at all bothered by what had just happened.

If Bocchi hadn't interrupted her good mood, she might've unlocked a new scene already.

"It's still pretty early, huh? How about we go see a movie next?"

The blonde girl glanced at her phone screen, it was just 4 p.m., still a long time before dark.

She still had other plans for the evening. It would be a waste of time just waiting around now.

"Let's eat something first?", Kaito shook his head, "Otherwise you guys might get hungry halfway through."

"No need," Yumiko rubbed her belly, "I already had a bunch of snacks earlier, so I'm not hungry at all now…"

Bocchi also carefully nodded, agreeing with her.

Since both girls said so, Kaito didn't insist.

"Then let's buy tickets. What movie should we watch?"

"Of course it has to be a horror movie," Yumiko still hadn't forgotten her mission as the wingman, her tone firm and decisive.

If there's one movie genre that best catalyzes feelings between the sexes, horror is obviously the top choice.

Because you're too scared, so you instinctively hold your boyfriend's hand, normal, right?

Because you're too scared, so you jump into your boyfriend's arms, also normal, right?

Especially… Bocchi-chan is naturally timid. When she sees bloody horror scenes, won't she jump in fright, trembling as she hides in the president's arms for comfort?

'Do you not understand what it means when a plan comes together? (tactical lean back) This round, there's no way I lose.'

———

[Three Hours Later]

As the staff credits scrolled across the big screen, the movie finally ended.

"It's finally over."

Kaito stretched and looked at the blonde girl beside him, raising an eyebrow, "Why do you look all dazed? Scared silly?"

Even the fearless Gotou Hitori looked at her with concern, "Mi-Miura-san? Are you okay?"

Miura Yumiko: "..."

If not for the constant screams echoing through the theater, she might've thought she bought the wrong ticket.

Actually, what she bought wasn't even a horror movie ticket, it should've been a comedy ticket.

Otherwise… why did Bocchi-chan, usually timid and shy, not even blink from start to finish?

'This makes no sense.'

'Not being able to scare the president is one thing, even real ghosts in real life are just lambs for slaughter in front of him, let alone a fake script?'

'But when did Bocchi's courage get this big?'

'Shouldn't she be trembling in fear and crying as she dives into the president's arms for comfort?'

'Aren't you acting a little too calm here?'

"A-actually…", Bocchi thought Miura was the one who got scared, so she gently comforted her, "The movie… wasn't that scary. Miura-san, as long as you just think of it as fake…"

That's true in principle, but not everyone can manage that.

Just like everyone knows the ghosts in haunted houses are staff in costumes and won't hurt them, but in the dark environment, they still get caught up in the atmosphere and run around in a panic.

"I'm not scared, it's just…"

Yumiko let out a deep sigh, 'Never mind, a small failure like this is no big deal. If this plan doesn't work, I have other plans.'

'When night falls later, that's when I'll truly shine.'

As for now…

"Bocchi, help me up a bit."

"Eh?", Gotou Hitori froze.

The blonde girl weakly said, "My legs… are still a little soft."

[T/N: I came to know, via Patreon, that you can't find the new novels I annouce, in my account. The thing is, WebNovel allows maximum 20 WebNovels to be published by an account. Due to which, I can't post anymore novels through this account. So, I had to create another account(Ambitious_Guy) to continue publishing novels. So, when I am annoucing new novels, you can search them by their name and read it, or just check my other account(Ambitious_Guy). I hope it clarifies.]

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