After My Girlfriend Dumped Me, I Got Reincarnated As A High School Student. That Part’s Fine—But Why Are All My Ex-Girlfriends Here Too? - Chapter 30 – A Gentle World and Uneasy Feelings

Half-asleep, the light streaming through the window pierced my closed eyes.

Looks like I fell asleep at my desk while studying.

How far did I get again…?

I can’t remember anything before I dozed off.

“Onii-chan, Onii-chan.”

I hear Hinami’s voice.

Ah… so it’s morning already.

Slowly opening my eyes, I sit up. The blanket that had been covering me slides down onto the floor.

Hinami must’ve woken up after I fell asleep and placed it on me.

“Onii-chan, good morning!”

She greets me with a bright, cheerful smile.

“Yeah, good morning.”

Moments like this—sharing the same room and exchanging morning greetings—never existed in my previous life.

Now, it’s starting to feel normal, but to the me from before, this kind of peaceful morning would’ve been something too precious to call “ordinary.”

“Breakfast is ready, so go get changed, okay?”

Saying that, Hinami leaves the room.

Alright, I should get dressed too—huh?

My gaze drifts toward the bed.

It still smells nice… well, that’s obvious since Hii-chan slept there until this morning.

That’s fine—no, it’s not fine, but I’ll ignore it for now.

Still… it really smells nice.

Wait, no! Focus! Why are Hinami’s pajamas, the ones she wore yesterday, neatly folded on top of the bed!?

Hold on. Does that mean… she changed clothes this morning right next to me while I was asleep!?

Correction.

If this becomes “normal,” my sanity won’t survive!

Sighing in silent agony, I head to the living room.

Today’s breakfast is French toast with iced cocoa.

“Ah, Onii-chan! Don’t shake your lunchbox too much today, okay?”

Hinami calls from the kitchen.

Apparently, she doesn’t want to show me what’s inside—it seems she’s hiding in the corner while preparing it.

Well, I’ll save the surprise for later.

After finishing my usual morning routine, I head out of the house.

“Yuu-nii! Good morning!”

“Whoa!?”

The moment I open the door, Maria jumps at me and hugs me tight.

“Hey! What are you doing!?”

Hinami rushes over from behind and tries to pull her off me.

“It’s a good morning hug~”

As usual, something surprisingly soft—no, let’s not say what—is pressing against me!

“Yuuta! Good morning!”

“Don’t you dare.”

I stop Shima, who’s trying to hug me next, by pushing his head back with my hand.

Seriously, can’t even let my guard down for one second…

“Pien…”

“Then how about me, Yuu-chan!?”

“You even less!”

The giant Akina-tan steps closer, so I give him a chop on the head.

“Yuu-chan, why’s my treatment different!?”

“That’s not fair, Yuu-nii! You should’ve just taken it like a man—wait! Don’t tell me… a tsundere!?

That could work too…”

Let’s pretend I didn’t hear Miki’s muttering.

Or that other whisper that follows right after.

“Wait… he said ‘even less’ to him, so maybe I still have a chance—‘No, you don’t.’ …Pien…”

Seriously… how do they even come up with this stuff?

How ridiculously positive can they be…?

Anyway, I’ll just ignore Shima.

“Good morning, Yuu-san! Then what about me?”

Tomonari greets me with his usual refreshing smile.

Damn it, he’s as handsome as ever.

“Actually, I’ll be the one teasing you instead.”

“Nyau!?”

I poke his sides a few times, and he lets out a surprisingly cute sound.

Cool and cute—yeah, that’s definitely Tomonari.

“Yes… good! More, please!”

“Hachi-chan, your nose is bleeding…”

Akina-tan says while handing Miki a tissue.

Huh, for once Miki’s the one being taken care of.

“Good morning, Yuuta. You’re as popular as ever, I see.”

“Does it look that way?”

“Yes, very much so.”

Rio smiles gently.

“Hey, you creepy little anchovy.”

“That’s not even an insult that makes sense anymore!”

“Is it really okay for me to be this happy…?”

I ask quietly, standing a little apart from everyone.

“What’s wrong all of a sudden?”

“In my previous world—before I reincarnated—sure, there were a few good things. But no matter what I did, nothing ever went right. I just got tired of everything.”

“You mean like heartbreak and stuff?”

“Well, that too.

I hated myself for it—for being useless, for never doing things right, for always hesitating when it mattered most.

But this world… this world’s different.

People I thought I’d never see again are right here, close to me… though for some reason, my ex-girlfriends are here too.

Still, somehow, I find myself actually enjoying these days.”

“That sounds like a good thing.

Then maybe you should also try lov—”

“No thanks.”

“Whyyy…?”

“Truth is, I should’ve died back then. At the time, I thought… if I die now, maybe that’s fine.”

“Yuta…”

“But I’m alive now.

In a world this blessed.

And yet… I can’t help but think—maybe it’s too perfect.”

“Too perfect…?”

“I don’t know who created this world.

But if it came from pure malice, they would’ve made a place that tormented me instead.

This world, though—it’s almost like everything’s designed to make me happy. That’s what scares me.”

“Um… in other words?”

“It’s like someone built this world just to make me happy.”

“N-Now that you mention it, it does feel that way.”

“Then… who would do that? And for what reason?”

“I don’t know.

And even the acquaintance who’s helping with all this—I don’t really understand their motives either…”

“Right, you mentioned an acquaintance. What kind of person are they?”

“Oh, right. I didn’t explain.

Her name is Rita.

She’s technically an angel-in-training, but… she’s selfish and doesn’t really do things unless they benefit her.”

…Seriously? Is she really an angel? Sounds more like a little devil.

“What could her goal be…?”

“Onii-chan? What are you doing? We’re leaving without you~?”

Lost in thought, I hear Hinami call from a few steps ahead.

“Ah—coming!”

For some reason, I can’t shake this uneasy feeling.

I just hope… nothing bad happens.