My Oshi’s Enemy Volume 2 Chapter 3 part 6

 
Heh…
 
Hehehe…!
 
Ohohoho!
 
To conjure such a perfect resolution the moment I saw that confessional—I’m a genius!
 
I’ll sever this chain of tragic Misunderstanding here and now!
 
This Prodigy of Inspiration will claim absolute victory!
 
—Twenty minutes later.
 
I was inside the confessional’s speaker’s booth.
 
“────”
 
“…………”
 
With Rui.
Right beside me.
 
♢♢♢♢♢
 
Let’s rewind the clock just a bit.
 
At that moment, Hinata was ecstatic.
 
Over-the-moon ecstatic.
 
Her stomach, emptied by Umbra’s compensation, was now happily full from the buffet.
 
And on top of that— her Onii san said “I* need you, Hinata-chan!” (Hinata’s interpretation*)
 
“Fufufu♪”
 
After finishing lunch, each group was spending time as they pleased.
 
To keep them within the sight of the Excia Angels, the team members stayed in the same area.
 
For Hinata and her group of four, that meant the hall where the confession booth had been earlier.
 
Tsukumo was hopping around, examining the hall’s decorations, gasping with admiration each time—”Whoa~” or “Hweh~”—her eyes sparkling.
 
Rui leaned against a pillar, quietly watching Tsukumo’s antics.
 
And Ibuki—
 
“……Hn, hn! ……Hn!”
 
—was frantically gesturing to Hinata.
 
To an outsider, it might’ve looked funny, but to Hinata, it was unbearably cute.
 
Faced with such an *appetizing* onii-san, Hinata responded with a beaming smile.
 
[Got it!]
 
Moving only her lips in reply, Ibuki stealthily made his way toward the confession booth.
 
Trying not to glance in his direction, Hinata approached Rui, who stood by the pillar.
 
“Rui-chan, got a minute?”
 
“What is it?”
 
From here, they’d proceed according to Ibuki’s plan.
 
He had mentioned earlier that it was about
 
[Utsurugi-san].*
 
In other words—he probably wanted to hear the details directly from Rui herself.
 
The plan was as follows:
 
First, Ibuki would enter the listener’s side of the confession booth.
 
Then, Hinata would guide Rui to the speaker’s side before slipping into the listener’s side herself.
 
Using the booth’s setup, they’d extract the truth straight from Rui’s mouth.
 
Since it would seem like only Hinata was listening (technically), her partner’s lips would naturally loosen.
 
A clever strategy—exploiting the space to gather information.
 
Truly befitting Ibuki, the guy who’d once come up with and immediately executed a plan to save Hinata by rolling around in mud at the park.
 
Remembering that incident was one of the reasons Hinata was in such high spirits right now.
 
And also…
 
(Being alone with onii-san in such a tight space… Fufufu♪)
 
Hinata’s mind was already spinning with greedy anticipation.
 
“Rui-chan, you’ve been troubled lately, haven’t you?”
 
“——!”
 
Hinata’s direct hit made Rui flinch.
 
Not missing a beat, Hinata pressed on like a coiling serpent.
 
“Won’t you tell me?”
 
“H-Hina…?”
 
Rui still wasn’t used to the bewitching expressions her partner had recently started making.
 
Hinata stacked the pressure.
 
“If it’s hard to say face-to-face, why not use that?”
 
That—she pointed at the confession booth.
 
Rui hesitated, her expression torn.
 
“But… Tsukumo is…”
 
“It’s fine! There are other Excia Angels here too.”
 
Hinata grinned.
 
Looking around, the same hall also housed a group of seniors they’d teamed up with during a previous escort mission.
 
“I… suppose so…”
 
The reassurance of familiar faces—
 
and, more than anything, she couldn’t resist her partner’s push. Rui let herself be steered toward the confession booth.
 
◇◇◇◇◇
 
I held my breath, tense.
 
Not that there was any real need to, but the booth’s solemn atmosphere had me on edge.
 
Then—
 
“C’mon, Rui-chan, go in!”
 
“Hina, you don’t have to push—”
 
“!”
 
A lively voice echoed from outside.
 
Showtime.
 
The moment I steeled myself, the door creaked open.
 
My side of the booth.
 
Standing there was Rui.
 
“Huh!?”
 
First stroke of bad luck.
 
Rui had been shoved from behind by Hinata, so she was glancing back over her shoulder.
 
Without checking properly, she was pushed into the speaker’s side—and physics took over. She crashed into me.
 
“Kya—! S-Sorry, I didn’t think anyone was—”
 
As she stumbled forward, Rui’s gaze snapped up—and our eyes locked.
 
“—Hah?”
 
Her sapphire-blue eyes widened in shock, pupils shrinking.
 
Just as her glare sharpened, and she opened her mouth to speak—
 
[Huh?]
 
Hinata’s confused voice rang from the adjacent room.
 
It carried the tone of someone who’d just found the feast they’d prepared—missing.
 
Hearing it, Rui panicked and tried to bolt.
 
But—second stroke of bad luck.
 
“Hyaah!?”
 
My arms wrapped around her petite frame.
 
That’s right—the Umbra Compensation, [Touch], had activated.
 
WHAT THE HELLLLLLLLLLLL!?
 
A scene flashed in my mind.
 
The cafeteria—Rui tearing a croissant, Tsukumo nearly flipping a plate.
 
THAT TIME!?
 
A small mercy—this level of contact wouldn’t cost me even five seconds.
 
The fact I could still think straight proved the toll was light.
 
But this was not the time for “just endure it.”
 
“Wha— L-Let go…!”
 
More frantic than disgusted, Rui squirmed violently.
 
But, unsurprisingly, a male college student’s grip overpowered a high school girl’s slender arms.
 
Before she could break free—

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[Rui-chan? Something wrong?]
 
“—N-No, nothing!”
 
Hinata’s voice froze her.
 
Rui really didn’t want her to see this.
 
With impressive agility, she hooked a foot on the door—slammed it shut—
 
And just like that, the [Touch] compensation was paid.
 
Too damn slow! I cursed internally as I silently pulled back.
 
I pressed against the far wall; Rui leaned on the door.
 
Maximum distance in a tiny booth.
 
Rui’s glare could’ve flash-frozen me, but she kept responding to Hinata.
 
“H-Hina, you sounded surprised earlier. Is something wrong?”
 
[Huh!? N-No, nothing! …L-Let’s just start, okay?]
 
“Y-Yes, let’s.”
 
Their awkward exchange sounded like two friends hiding very guilty secrets.
 
“——”
 
“…………”
 
And so, the sealed room—just me and Rui—was complete.
 
The plan had collapsed spectacularly. Total defeat.
 
But more importantly—
 
Why is Hinata over there and Rui here!?
 
I wasn’t the only one thinking it.
 
Hinata and Rui must’ve been screaming it too.
 
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN!?!?!?
 
◇◇◇◇◇
 
Rui’s glare could’ve melted steel.
 
But if you looked closely, even in the dim booth, her eyes were tinged red at the corners.
 
“………hn.”
 
She opened her mouth, but before speaking, her gaze flicked sideways—
 
toward the adjacent room, where her best friend was.
 
Gritting her teeth hard enough to audibly creak, Rui grabbed my collar with both hands—
 
And yanked me closer.
 
“Wha—”
 
“Shut. Up.”
 
Her whisper was venomous, eyes burning into mine.
 
“Do you want Hina to hear!?”
 
“I—”
 
“Answer my questions. What were you thinking?”
 
“What do you—”
 
As I was about to say it,
 
Her grip tightened, cutting me off.
 
“I asked why you’re here.”
 
I hesitated—then realized I had nothing to hide.
 
“Just… wanted to tell something.”
 
To you!
 
Rui narrowed her eyes.
 
“Hmph. And how does that explain restraining me here?”
 
Her voice wavered slightly, but her glare didn’t falter.
 
Meanwhile, I was sure my face looked like I’d bitten into a lemon.
 
Like I can just say, “Oh, the Umbra Compensation made me do it”!
 
“I-I just… acted without thinking—”
 
“Haah? Do you want to die, you beast…!?”
 
Just as I braced for strangulation—
 
Creeeak…
A wooden groan came from the partition’s small window.
 
[S-Sorry to keep you waiting, Rui-chan! I couldn’t find what I was looking for… O-Okay, let’s start?]
 
Rui and I froze.
 
That sound—the window opening.
 
If this kept up, she’d see both of us inside.
 
That couldn’t happen—the confession booth would turn into an interrogation room.
 
While I floundered, Rui acted fast.
 
She yanked me toward her.
 
“——”
 
“Gh—”
 
Now I was practically lying across her lap.
 
My throat tightened; Rui’s beautiful face twisted in humiliation.
 
Pinned on my back, her delicate hands gripped my neck—ready to end me at any moment. I surrendered completely.
 
[Rui-chan?]
 
“Y-Yes! We can start!”
 
[Okay, then… —In the grace of the divine, confess your troubles.]
 
Hinata’s voice, once shaky, now flowed clear and serene.
 
In this world, it was believed that “the divine grants the Lumina Lux.”
 
Japan didn’t enforce faith, but the Excia Angels—studied theology.
 
[Your worries shall be heard…]
 
Her words wove a sacred atmosphere—
 
“D-Don’t move…!”
 
“M-My spine’s—”
 
“Break it.”
 
But Rui and I were a bit busy.
 
While Hinata recited holy verses—
 
I squirmed, trying to escape this torture.
 
Rui glared down, whispering threats.
 
“——hn.”
 
Her face was crimson.
 
Her sky-blue hair spilled over me.
 
“I-I could slip out the door now—”
 
I suggested desperately.
 
“N-No!”
 
She shook her head fiercely.
 
“O-Outside, there’s… people we know. If they saw…!”
 
“…Hn.”
 
Trapped.
 
Then I noticed—Hinata’s chanting had stopped.
 
[…Uhm, Rui-chan? It’s your turn to talk.]


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