Chapter 65: Wavering Feelings
Translator: Soafp
[Mizuki PoV]
The day Kazunari-kun vomited blood, I met with Maya and chastised her about various things.
Afterwards, I decided to visit Naoki.
Why did he get involved with Maya?
Those two should have been fine together.
I was so angry about it.
Feeling responsible for introducing Maya to him, I couldn’t stand not confronting Naoki for messing with her again after breaking up.
When I met Naoki, it turned into a heated argument, of course. But the one thing he said that stuck in my head was:
“If you hadn't introduced Maya to me, none of this would have happened.”
That single remark lingered with me.
It’s not like I wanted anyone to be unhappy. Not Maya, not Kazunari-kun, not even Naoki.
The reason his words pierced me was probably because, deep down, I already sensed some truth in them.
It's obvious, but how could I take responsibility?
I thought about it in my own way.
Maya and Kazunari-kun surely could reconcile.
Maya, my best friend, isn't a fundamentally bad person. It was just a momentary lapse in judgment, and if she changes her mindset, she probably won't cheat again.
And Kazunari-kun, despite his anger, loved Maya so much that he can’t just hate her entirely.
Just like I couldn't completely despise Naoki despite my contempt for him.
So, while I was shaken by Naoki's remark, I told him he better not mess with Maya again, or he'd face severe consequences, including a huge alimony demand.
“Then you be Maya's replacement.”
He said.
I don’t know why, but I ended up doing as he demanded.
Why did I comply with such a request? I can’t even understand it myself. Was it because I was too disturbed by the sudden realization of my own responsibility to make a rational decision? Or did I think I could fulfill my responsibility by substituting for Maya?
Or maybe, somewhere deep down, a part of me still had feelings for Naoki.
Of course, after the fact, I deeply regretted it and clearly told Naoki I would never do it again.
I had lost my mind. From now on, I decided to focus solely on restoring things between Kazunari-kun and Maya.
But, even after reconsidering, I never imagined he had taken pictures and would use them to blackmail me.
Despite all the righteous words I had spoken to Kazunari-kun and Maya.
What am I?
Eventually, I couldn't bear it anymore and vaguely told Maya the truth.
Naturally, it led to a fierce argument. And so, our bond as best friends was broken.
Then came the irrefutable reality of the positive pregnancy test.
What is this?
The biggest villain──isn't it me?
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FFS they need to stop this blame bullshit man. Mizuki blaming herself for introducing people to one another might be acceptable but when naoki blames her for introducing him to maya is just lame, and wrong. Im the first place since when did introducing friends with each other a wrong thing lmao. The people being introduced are the one solely responsible for themselves, their actions, feelings, circumstances afterwards, etc. Looking from an observer, I can defintely see that mizuki's meddling sometimes might be a little overstepping, but majority of what she blames herself for was in no way wrong. People only say it's a mistake when talking about it in hindsight. People don't even think about the fact that the biggest a**hole in this is Naoki.
Ah, let me remind you that Maya's "momentary lapse in judgment" lasted for over a year.
But how is Mizuki "the biggest villain"? I understand that round to hell is paved with good intentions, but those are good intentions nonetheless.
I guess she was really in a bad place mentally to take Naoki's gaslighting so close to heart.