Too Many Losing Heroines! - Volume 3 - Chapter 1.1

Chapter 1: Yumeko Shikiya Will Take Care of You

The edge of the west school building. We’re right before the Literature Club room.

An eerie feeling surfaced in my mind as I grabbed the door handle.

“...Hey, Komari, what are we doing in the club room?”

Komari immediately started shoving my back the moment I spoke up.

“A-Alright, o-open the d-door now.”

“Fine, I got it. Please stop pushing me.”

No point in arguing further. I gave up and opened the door. However, for some reason, it’s very gloomy inside.

After getting used to the darkness, I can see someone with long hair sitting on the chair.

“...Who is it? Is it Yanami-san?”

“You’re…the young man from the Literature Club…”

“!?”

The person slowly standing up is a girl in a nurse’s outfit for some reason. She’s the zombie gal of the student council, Yumeko Shikiya.

I subconsciously charged out of the club room and closed the door.

…Why is that person in the club room? Also, what’s with her outfit?

Just as I’m leaning on the door and taking deep breaths, someone starts knocking on it.

Shit, the zombie nurse Shikiya-san seems to be coming out. The door handle is twisting non-stop.

“O-Open the door! H-Hey, I-I’m still in the club room!”

…I forgot about Komari.

I moved away from the door. Komari rolled outside.

“Y-You! Y-You left me inside and r-ran away!?”

“Nope, I just forgot about you.”

Indeed, leaving someone and forgetting about someone are vastly different. Anyway, I’m not that terrible of a person.

I went to Komari to comfort her. Suddenly, I can feel shivers down my spine. Our heads are turned around by a pair of slim hands.

Shikiya-san caught Komari and me with both arms. Her rainbow contact lenses are right in front of me.

“Why are…you two…running away…?”

“Uh, that’s because-”

She feels scary.

Komari yanked my tie with trembling hands.

“Komari, please stop pulling my tie. Also, senpai, can you let go? Your hands are freezing- Hey, what’s wrong with you?”

“I ran…out of strength…”

Shikiya-san grabbed our necks and fell to the ground listlessly, just like that.

“Hey!? Komari. Hold onto senpai! Quick!”

“I-I don’t want to. …Nukumizu, h-hold her.”

Eh, hold her? A girl’s body? Me?

Shikiya-san’s body is about to lie on the ground.

No time to waste. I made up my mind and turned my arm toward Shikiya-senpai’s cold body.

*

“Alright, please take a seat. I’ll get you some tea.”

I finally managed to get Shikiya-san on the seat properly.

I prepared the tea and reminisced about the feel of Shikiya-san’s hands.

…It’s so soft.

The softness is like touching fish fillets. Is that the touch of a mature woman’s body? It’s indeed different from Kaju.

I threw away thoughts like that as I looked around. Komari looks at her smartphone in the corner of the room with a pale face. Nothing unusual.

I sighed in relief and put the steaming tea cup on the table.

“What’s wrong today, senpai?”

I said that as I took a seat before Shikiya-san.

…I pretend to be calm, but I just can’t take my eyes off her clothing. This is a nurse outfit with a miniskirt. Her chest is overly exposed.

I’m trying my best not to look at her. Shikiya-senpai then took out a piece of paper from her chest.

“Tsuwabuki Fest, …classroom, …lend, …application form.”

-Tsuwabuki Fest. This is our so-called school festival. The school fest and sports fest were usually back-to-back in previous years. However, due to scheduling issues, only the school fest will be held at the end of this month.

The Literature Club also plans to hold exhibitions mainly directed by first-year students, yet it’s hard for us to decide on the theme.

Right now, it’s half a month from the festival. We’ve only decided on the club magazine and “an exhibition about our club activities”. That’s why Komari had to revise our application form many times before handing it out before the deadline.

“Uh, is there something wrong with the form?”

“Actual details of the exhibition, …setup diagram, …not enough…”

Shikiya-san suddenly turned to Komari as she said that. Komari started shivering.

“Writing corrections, …I was going to teach her, …then that girl…ran away.”

I know why she wants to run away.

“Participants, …many, ….not do this properly, …disqualified.”

“So you came all the way here? Uh, well, it’s the fine details and setup diagram, right?”

I suddenly stopped reaching my hand out for the application form. Come to think of it, this was in Shikiya-san’s chest, right? Am I really supposed to touch it with my bare hands..?

“Komari should take it. Alright, come here.”

“Eh? W-Well.”

Komair’s petite body shrank even further. I smiled and waved at her.

“It’s fine. Shikiya-senpai is a good person. She won’t eat you.”

“I-Isn’t she scary?”

“No, she’s very gentle. Actually, she feels as gentle as picking up a kitty.”

“K-Kitty?”

Komari slowly approached us. Very well. You’re doing well.

At this point, Shikiya-san mumbled.

“I’m…a dog person…”

Komari retreated to the corner of the room once again.

…We’re back to where we’ve started. I thought about my next step as I stared at the ceiling.