I wake up and the first thing I do is check my lower abdomen. I'm relieved that I haven't had a wet dream, but my mind is still a little heavy.What if Sasai-san no longer looks me in the eye? What if she regrets what happened yesterday? What if nothing actually happened in the first place?All these anxieties come into my head, and they remain, unable to be dismissed.To be honest, I don't even feel like leaving my room. It was the first time I'd felt this way since coming to this world, and it was undoubtedly because I'd realized how difficult it was to interact with women.I'm sure I've made progress since then, since I can think like this, but I'm not used to facing such anguish.Just as I was struggling with anxiety, I heard a knock on the door, followed by a voice saying, "Excuse me." Yukari came into the room in her usual apron."Oh, good morning, Shun-sama... well, it's almost time for breakfast."It must have been since the first day that she'd said that. Other than that time, I always went down to the first floor myself, so I realized how lost in thought I was today."I'm sorry... I'll be right away."Saying that, I hurriedly got out of bed. Now that I think about it, I was still in my pajamas and hadn't made any preparations. Realizing this, I hurriedly unbuttoned my pajamas and tried to change into my uniform."Shu, Shun-sama! Wait a moment!"Her voice made me stop. I'd been so flustered that I'd forgotten that Yukari was there. It seemed that today was even worse than usual for me.After making sure that Yukari, with a red face, left the room saying, "Well, um... excuse me...", I started to get dressed. It was clear that I'd shown her something unpleasant.After getting dressed, I had breakfast in the living room. Yukari acted as if nothing had happened, and Yuki looked the same as usual. Mom was watching over us as we ate, smiling."Well, Shun-nii, shall we go?"So Yuki told me, and we left the house together, walking down our usual path. I kept an eye on Yuki, wondering if she'd talk about yesterday or something, but for a while, we just talked about the events that had happened in her class, as usual.Just as I was thinking that yesterday was just yesterday, Yuki stopped and suddenly looked serious."Um, you see Shun-nii, if there's any progress... I'd really like you to let me know, so please...?"I could only nod at her words. I didn't have the time to think of a clever reply or the right answer, but when Yuki saw me like that, her smile returned to her face.Her cheerful mood continued until we parted ways. As we were leaving, Yuki even said, "Well, Shun-nii... do your best, um... in many ways!"Her smile was the same as always, but what she said seemed somehow meaningful. Even in communicating with her, I couldn't help but worry that I might be making a mistake somewhere.And yet, I was still nervous about meeting her in class. I headed to the classroom as usual, but it felt like it took longer than usual for me to arrive there.When I entered the classroom, Sasai-san had not yet arrived. As usual, I received a few glances from the girls in the class, but I didn't have the courage to look around to confirm. I assumed that they were probably checking for foreign objects, so I concluded it myself and sat down.As I sat down, feeling a little nervous, Sasai-san came into the classroom with Yamamoto-san. She greeted her friends back as usual, but when she saw me, she clearly looked away.She didn't ignore me, but I felt hurt. As I was harboring my own feelings, Sasai-san came towards me on her own."Oh, good morning, Sato-kun! Today too... let's do our best!"The words that came out of her mouth, even tense, were not the sort of comments a classmate would make. It was all too clear that Sasai-san was thinking about what had happened yesterday. "Oh, good morning, let's do our best today."I was pretending to be calm in my own way, but I don't know how I looked. Moreover, I couldn't make eye contact with her, so it may have looked even more unnatural.Sasai-san kept muttering "Uh, yeah, that's right... let's do our best, okay..." and didn't move from in front of me. I didn't know what to do, and after a while, Yamamoto-san walked over to me."Ah, Asagi...? Um... are you okay?"Yamamoto-san looked at Asagi-san worriedly. That one word seemed to bring her back to consciousness, and Sasai-san's face began to turn red."S-sorry Sato-kun... um, see you later...!"With that, Sasai-san left the classroom. After that, she didn't come back to the classroom until the start of class, and just before the teacher came in, she quickly sat down in front of me with her head down.She didn't even look back at me during class, and I was still unsure of what to do. Unable to talk to her, the morning class ended as usual.Then, at lunchtime, unlike usual, Sasai went straight to Yamamoto and left the classroom together. So, for the first time, I ended up spending my lunch alone.I felt extremely awkward. Convinced of this, I started eating my lunch alone. Since I was always alone in my original world, I didn't think it was strange, but I felt lonelier than I thought, probably because I had grown accustomed to social interaction.And so, I finished eating faster than usual. Just as I was thinking that it had been a long time since I had time to spare during lunch, Yamamoto returned. She came alone and gave me a message in a low voice."Um, Sato-kun... Asagi said she wanted you to come to the rooftop..."What she whispered to me was a mystery to me. Why would she choose such a place that seemed like a place to confess her feelings? It was all just my imagination that made me feel tense for no reason.I climbed the stairs to the roof and opened the heavy door. I had heard that it was open during breaks and anyone could enter, but it wasn't a particularly popular spot because the stairs to get up were longer than the other floors.Indeed, when I opened the door, only Sasai was there. As soon as she saw me, she bowed deeply, bending forward."I-I'm so sorry! I-I-I suddenly felt embarrassed this morning, and I didn't know how to interact with Sato-kun at all... so it seems like I ignored you, and I didn't want to do that!"Without looking up, Sasai kept apologizing. But I didn't think she was ignoring me, and I told her how I felt, however clumsily. There was absolutely no need for Sasai to apologize."I know it might be awkward, but... I'd be really grateful if you'd still be friendly with me."Sasai-san looked relieved at my words, so I asked him a question."I was wondering if you were regretting what happened yesterday or something... Of course, if that's the case, I'd like you to tell me..."Sasai-san made a big gesture to deny it."I-I don't regret anything, you know? I was worried that Sato-kun might be regretting it... and then I remembered and couldn't speak well... I'm sorry."There's no need for her to think the same as me. I confirmed with her again, including that feeling."I-I want to continue to have lunch together... and I want to go home together..."It was a bit of a sneaky suggestion, thinking that if it was something she had suggested before, it would be okay for me to say it. But Sasai-san showed me a smile of relief."Of course ! See you tomorrow then..."As Sasai-san was about to say that, the door clanged. The sound, in a windless situation, meant that someone was hiding there."Huh, who could that be?" Sasai-san muttered, dashing over to the door and opening it with a clatter.There stood a familiar face: the girl I'd given a message to."...Uh, well...I'm so sorry..."Yamamoto-san bowed her head and apologized to us in a trembling voice.I had never expected to experience such a cliched turn of events.
(T/N: Man, I got no clue what to do. Powerstones have fell off of a cliff. I'm not expecting insane growth or anything, but I've uploaded consistently everyday, we are almost at 50 chapters.
I'll keep trying but I'm not sure what I can do at this point. I never wanted to be the author leaving the comments at the end of the novel but with the way Webnovel works, you kind of are forced to in order to incentivize readers to gift, give powerstones, comment, review, etc.
I won't make another one of these comments for a couple of days, but I would love if someone could let me know what my issue is and how to fix it, so I can gain more views and whatnot.)