Chapter 166 | Epilogue

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A few weeks later.

April.

Today, we become second-year students.

Rika, Dahlia, and I, all in our uniforms, exited the JR station and headed towards school.

“Ugh… it’s still so cold even though it’s April.”

“It is, isn’t it?”

“Well then, I’ll give you a hug to warm you up!”

“Yay!”

Rika clung to my arm.

Her body heat neutralized the April chill.

“Then I have to thank you. Here we go!”

Chu!

“Kyaa♡ Thank you, Shin-chan! Then, I have to thank you too.”

Chu!

“Then I have to thank you.”

“Then I have to thank you.”

As we were exchanging kisses, Dahlia sighed in exasperation, grabbed us by the scruffs of our necks, and separated us.

“Stop it, you lovebirds.”

“Hee hee~♡”

With the new school year, there was one change.

Rika started living with me.

Apparently, she wanted to be closer to me.

I agreed without a second thought.

Rika’s mother-in-law, Yamaga-san, also readily gave her permission, saying, “Do as you like!”

So, the three of us—Rika, Dahlia, and I—are living in the tower mansion.

“You have no idea what it’s like to be subjected to this lovey-dovey display every day.”

Dahlia muttered in exasperation. She had offered to live on her own, being considerate, but Rika refused.

She wanted Dahlia to stay with us too.

Although exasperated, Dahlia happily agreed to the three of us living together.

“Living together with multiple beautiful girls as a high school student… I don’t think there’s another high schooler like that.”

Dahlia said, amazed.

“Well, well, the world is a vast place, I’m sure there’s someone like that somewhere.”

“I wonder…”

As we walked and chatted, the school gates came into view.

At the school gate…

“So-kun! Come on, let’s take a picture! Come on, line up, Uta-chan!”

“What’s with that huge Russian…?”

At the school gate stood a tall, silver-haired Russian.

Wearing a tight-fitting suit, they had a stern face like a Russian mafia member.

In front of the Russian mafia member was a couple in brand new uniforms.

One was a black-haired male student with a kind face.

The other was a female student with light-colored hair in a side ponytail.

“Come on, So-kun! Uta-chan, get closer!”

“No… Dad… Don’t get so excited. You’re bothering people around us.”

“Just do it! Get closer!”

The male student moved closer to the female student.

The female student blushed slightly.

“Okay, I’m taking it now, both of you! Say cheese! My, oh my! You two are the cutest!”

“I told you, Dad! You’re bothering people!”

“Let’s send the picture to Ii-chan too.”

We passed by them.

“Hey Dahlia, are they new students?”

“I think so. Their tie and ribbon are the first-year blue.”

Here, students wear different colored ties depending on their year.

“I see… First-years… I guess we’re seniors now.”

“That being said, there’s no guarantee you’ll interact with them, Onii-chan.”

It’s true that unless you’re in a club or the student council, you don’t really interact with underclassmen.

“Onii-chan is in the Go-Home Club, so you probably won’t interact with them.”

“Ah, but Dahlia, I have something I want to do in my second year.”

“Oh? What is it?”

“Fufu, the student council!”

“The student council…?”

Yes, the recent incident made me realize something.

Things like bullying can happen even between students.

“So, I thought… I want to become the student council president and create a wonderful school life free of bullying for Rika.”

“Shin-chan…! For me?! Thank you!”

Rika hugged me tightly, and we embraced and kissed. Fufu, it makes me happy that she’s happy.

“The student council president, huh… I wonder if Onii-chan can do it?”

“I don’t know, but I’ll try my best.”

“Well, Onii-chan is super famous at school now, so any rivals might be too scared to run against you.”

After the Bloody March incident, I became a feared figure among the entire student body.

I’m treated like a dangerous person who beat up delinquents on the rooftop.

Among the students, and even the teachers, I’m considered a dangerous delinquent.

Well, I don’t really care.

I have Rika, Dahlia, and Miharashi-Toge sensei, who understand me.

“Oh, speaking of which, I heard Miharashi-Toge sensei became a homeroom teacher this year. For 1-A.”

“Oh… really? I guess that’s a promotion. Let’s go congratulate her later.”

With that, we headed towards the paper where the class lists were posted.

“Yay! I’m in the same class as Shin-chan and Dahlia!”

Rika jumped up and down in front of the list.

Well, I kind of expected this, so I wasn’t as surprised as Rika.

The teachers probably placed Rika and Dahlia with me as a buffer.

That’s when it happened.

“Michiru, what class are you in?”

Next to me was a male student also looking at the class list.

An ordinary, unremarkable male student.

From the color of his tie, I could tell he was a second-year, a classmate.

“Huh? What’s it to you, Yuta? Yay♡ Digimasu is so funny today♡ Kamimatsu-sama is the best~”

The female student called Michiru walked away while staring at her phone.

“Ah, M-Michiru! Wait for me!”

The male student called Yuta followed her.

From the looks of it… I wonder if he likes Michiru?

With this, the God-Writer and the Vtuber have been successfully connected.

Suddenly, I heard familiar Russian from somewhere.

Looking back…

“Ko-chan sensei!”

Greetings, I am Misayama Ko, the main heroine who traverses between works.

The silver-haired little girl, Ko-chan sensei, was there.

“Onii-chan, who’s this little girl?”

“She’s an artist friend of mine. You know, I draw as a hobby. That’s the connection.”

“Ah… Come to think of it, Onii-chan participated in Comiket as a hobby, right?”

Then Ko-chan sensei grinned.

You forgot the setting where the gyaru character is an otaku who draws as a hobby, didn’t you? Don’t worry, Ko-chan forgot too.

“Why are you here, Ko-chan sensei?”

She looked at me and said,

“I am a student, 2nd year!”

“Eh, what?! Ko-chan sensei, you go to school here too?!”

I had no idea!!!

With this, the timelines of the God-Writer and the Vtuber have aligned. I would be delighted if you would read my other rom-coms.

“So, Ko-chan sensei is here too…”

I apologize for the influx of unknown characters in the final chapter. However, it is necessary.

Ko-chan sensei said with a knowing look and waved goodbye.

Ko-chan going home.

“What?”

“Go home.”

“Eh, why?”

“Tired… sleep…”

Ko-chan sensei walked away, tottering.

Tired… huh?

She probably stayed up all night working on illustrations.

Good work.

I can’t possibly tell them I was up all night playing games instead of meeting my deadline…

Ko-chan sensei muttered in Russian. The male student who was called “So-kun” earlier passed by her.

“That silver-haired girl just now…”

“What about her, So-chan?”

“Nothing, she said she was sleepy from playing games too much.”

“Huh? I couldn’t understand what she was saying.”

“It was Russian.”

Many new people were entering the school gates.

I was overwhelmed by the sheer number of people.

But…

“Let’s go, Rika.”

“Yeah! Let’s go, Shin-chan, Dahlia!”

Rika smiled, and Dahlia smiled, and so did I.

Many things will happen from now on, we’ll meet various people, and there will be hardships and struggles.

But… it’s okay.

I have the best and most beloved family.

This bond will never waver.

No matter what happens, we’ll always be together.

As cherry blossom petals danced in the air, we headed towards our new classroom.

A breeze blew.

Rika’s beautiful hair fluttered along with the cherry blossom petals.

“Rika, your hair…”

“Hmm? This?”

Rika’s hair used to be blonde.

But now, it’s completely black.

No one would know that she was once a gyaru.

Now, she just looks like a graceful and beautiful girl.

“It suits you perfectly!”

“Which suits me better, before or now?”

Which one?

That’s obvious.

“Both! Past and present, Rika is… the cutest!”

Dahlia nodded in agreement. The surrounding students were also saying things like “Beautiful” and “Cute” as they looked at Rika.

Rika smiled shyly and kissed me in front of everyone.

I didn’t care about the onlookers.

We embraced and kissed under the spring sky.

I’m sure our nickname was decided at this moment.

“Come on, let’s go, lovebirds.”

Dahlia teased.

We laughed and walked hand-in-hand.

A long road lies ahead, but we’ll walk it hand-in-hand, slowly… slowly…

《The End》

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