162: Hakase
Seriously though, where do you all draw the line for cheating?
From my perspective, this situation definitely counts as cheating. (An astoundingly naive view)
163: Anonymous Combatant
For me, probably kissing or anything physical.
164: Anonymous Combatant
Same, this seems questionable as cheating to me since we only have N-Taro’s perspective of seeing S-Yaka hugging C-Man.
I wonder if it was even cheating in the first place.
165: Anonymous Combatant
Eh? I’m with the Hakase on this one. Having secret meetings with some womanizer when you have a boyfriend is absolutely betrayal.
166: Anonymous Combatant
I agree with the Hakase too…
I’m such a unicorn that I don’t even want my lover talking to other guys.
167: Anonymous Combatant
Not talking at all is too extreme. Even couples go out to eat with friends of the opposite sex sometimes, right?
168: Hakase
There are certainly some who would consider this within the bounds of acceptability.
Anyway, I went to hear S-Yaka’s side of the story.
169: Anonymous Combatant
And you just obediently follow through, which is why they keep piling work on you.
You should learn to refuse sometimes, you know?
170: Hakase
There’s no way I could refuse a request from the Leader.
So here’s my talk with S-Yaka:
S-Yaka: “H-Hakase Deputy Chief! I was told you wished to speak with me?”
Me: “Ah, no need to be so formal.”
Yaka: “Y-Yes, thank you very much!”
What a good girl S-Yaka is.
171: Anonymous Combatant
That’s right, as an important figure, the Hakase would naturally be treated with deference.
172: Anonymous Combatant
Which shows N-Taro’s boldness in barging into his room like that.
173: Hakase
When S-YAKA-chan spoke to me, she told me that she had talked to C-man about whether N-taro-kun was having an affair.
While I’m against that in itself, I used my highly accurate homemade lie detector, which confirmed no kissing or physical intimacy occurred.
She had no romantic feelings for C-Man, and the hugging was just C-Man forcibly embracing her out of the blue when she was consulting him. Unfortunately, N-Taro witnessed that moment.
174: Anonymous Combatant
Choosing a womanizer like C-Man for a consultation partner is already a mistake.
175: Anonymous Combatant
Is that so? Since they’re fellow soldiers, I guess you could say they’re colleagues if you think about it.
If that’s the case, Ere x Haka Girl thinks it wouldn’t be strange to ask for a bit of advice.
176: Anonymous Combatant
Hey, another Ere-chan pusher has arrived.
177: Hakase
Of course, S-yaka-chan has reflected on that too, and She’s being careful not to get too close to C-man or be alone with him from now on, the story goes.
And then “N-taro saw the two of them hugging. He thinks you’re cheating,” I said, and she turned pale, panicking about what to do.
“I want to apologize. The only one I love is N-taro-kun. I hurt him, but I don’t want to leave him.” That was her true, honest feelings.
She seems regretful too, so I couldn’t help it and mediated between her and N-taro-kun, and managed to get them to make up. I’m so capable.
178: Anonymous Combatant
S-yaka-chan’s panicked words are such a perfect template for a crazy girlfriend lol
179: Hakase
But here’s where it gets tricky.
The reason S-yaka-chan suspected N-taro-kun of cheating was “because he was messaging other girls frequently.”
Wait, wait, wait! By that logic, what you were doing was definitely cheating!
That’s what I thought, but I’m an adult so I didn’t say anything.
N-taro: “I’m sorry, S-yaka-chan. I made you worry.”
S-yaka: “No, it was my fault. I love you, N-taro-kun.”
I understood the situation but honestly, I thought just do whatever you want. Hakase.
180: Anonymous Combatant
No wonder you’re stunned by that.
181: Anonymous Combatant
There are those who cause trouble but then act like nothing happened and weren’t affected.
182: Anonymous Combatant
Somehow I feel like S-yaka-chan will cheat again normally.
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183: Hakase
Anyway, back to the main topic, let me ask you guys a question.
Does kissing count as cheating? There was quite a divide in the replies from the Leader, Cat-ear Kunoichi, and you guys.
So I want to ask.
I’ve been messaging Lurun-chan quite a bit lately, do you think Fiona-tan would consider that cheating?
184: Anonymous Combatant
Hakase, instead of worrying about that, wouldn’t it be better for you to be able to talk to Fiona-chan without getting flustered?
185: Anonymous Combatant
But you two aren’t even dating in the first place!
186: Anonymous Combatant
To answer seriously, I don’t think it counts as cheating.
I don’t know Fiona-chan’s personality, so this is just a general opinion, but still.
187: Anonymous Combatant
Honestly, my impression of the Hakase is just “that weird guy who suddenly hit on Ere-chan.”
188: Anonymous Combatant
If you’re not dating, then it’s probably not worth worrying about.
189: Hakase
I see, so if we’re not actually dating, then it’s not a problematic behavior.
190: Anonymous Combatant
But this kind of thing is about individual feelings, so take our opinions as just a reference.
And if you’re seriously trying to pursue Fiona-chan, setting boundaries is important.
You should make it clear to Lurun-chan that she’s just a “friend.”
191: Anonymous Combatant
It’s going too far to cut ties with female friends, but messaging is probably within the range of “being close.”
Currently it seems like you’re closer to Lurun-chan than Fiona-chan, so you should be mindful of that distance.
192: Anonymous Combatant
The fact that you nonchalantly include lolis in that category, you nyan J people are goddamn weirdos.
Normal people would never even consider them in the first place.
193: Hakase
W-Whoa, “pursuing” is kind of embarrassing.
Thanks, I’ll keep that in mind.
I don’t want to avoid her too much and make Lurun-chan sad, but I’ll try to keep an appropriate level of interaction while making it clear we’re just friends.
194: Anonymous Combatant
Lol you’re just straight up getting friendly with Lurun-chan.
195: Anonymous Combatant
Looks like the birth of the second M-kun is imminent.
Recently, Asahina Moe has been fiddling with her smartphone every night.
She is the one who fights as “Lurun” under the blessing of the visiting fairy Mei, but usually she is a bright and innocent girl.
Being in the first year of middle school, she can be more childish than Sayuki or Akane. But that also means she is honest, without much caution, and able to befriend anyone easily. That was her type.
Harucchi: [We had a takoyaki party the other day]
Moemoe: [Wow, amazing! Did you make them, Haru-san?]
Harucchi: [Nah, my sister made them. This is the one I made]
Moemoe: [Ahaha, it didn’t quite turn out round. But it looks delicious!]
Moe happened to meet a man named Haruhiko Hakase at a tea shop, and they get along well, exchanging messages quite frequently.
To Moe, “Haru-san” is like a reliable, kind older brother figure. When she awakened her sacred gear, he even treated her to dinner at a rather fancy restaurant.
“Now, shall we go, my princess?”
“Ehehe, yes!”
At the restaurant, he really treated her like a princess. His gallant manner suited his handsome looks very well.
However, he seems to have been busy lately, so they don’t go out as often as before.
Still, he sends her pictures like this, and previously he sent her a really nice message.
[Although there’s an age gap, I consider you an important friend, Moe-chan.]
His straightforward words made her blush, but an even greater joy swelled in her chest. Just recalling it made her heart feel warmly thumping faster.
Even this story about the takoyaki party was fun to learn about Haruhiko’s everyday life.
“I want to have a takoyaki party too. Oh, I know! Next time I’ll do it with Akane-san and Sayuki-san, and send Haru-san pictures in return!”
The girl who still knew nothing of love was innocently thinking about showing the pictures to Sayuki and the others, suggesting they have a party too.
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