Let the Confession of Sins Begin

The school festival on the second day started smoothly, with Shinichi helping his class to a certain extent in the morning.

However, his movements were less skillful compared to his classmates who did something on the first day. Soon, Kashima said, "President, you're blocking the way here a bit. Please go and enjoy the festival."

Then she pushed him with a smile on her face.

Shinichi didn't mind. If there were no business, he planned to go to Fumino or Itsuki for a stroll. However, he didn't expect them to be so interested in the couple taking wedding photos, and they remained busy in class.

In desperation, he could only go to another class to see who could accompany him to the school festival.

In Class A, Nino was busy in the kitchen, and Miku was serving as a humanoid signboard, wearing a maid uniform and a neatly tied ponytail to welcome guests at the door.

Seeing that she was a bit nervous but trying to get used to dealing with others, Shinichi smiled and quietly left Class A.

Class C's booth was a traditional haunted house. Shinichi inquired about it briefly, and after learning that Ichika was the ghost inside, he thought it over and decided not to disturb her.

Supposedly due to her outstanding acting ability, almost everyone who met her would be scared, scream, or even faint on the spot. The reputation of Class C's Haunted House spread directly and attracted many tourists.

The background story of the female ghost played by Ichika was designed by a specialist, and she even wrote about three thousand words for the setting. The story content was also very simple. The main character had a boyfriend whom she loved. One day she found him cheating on her with her sister. To avoid hurting the feelings between family members, she chose to kill her boyfriend and fall from the roof. After death, her attachment to her boyfriend prevented her from ascending to heaven. Echoing in the school day and night, she held head and repeatedly asked, "Do you love me or her?"

...Seriously, why does Ichika always get such a psycho role?

Many actors went crazy from being too immersed in their roles, and Shinichi worried that playing such a role too much would affect Ichika's mental condition and threaten her and others' safety.

It's not that he doesn't trust Ichika, it's just... Who made him feel guilty?

As he returned, Shinichi had to find a way to open up Ichika's acting career, let her be silly and sweet without any ulterior motives, and balance her mentality while acting.

After passing Class C, Shinichi arrived at Class D.

Rizu was busy frying udon. She used a professional tone to instruct the students managing the other stove. Sawako was at the counter during check out, staring at him with admiring eyes.

It seemed he couldn't approach and greet her.

Shinichi asked the students from Class D to inquire, and found out that Yotsuba was now helping at the athletic club booth, so he gave up and didn't plan to disturb her.

Everyone had their own busyness, and it was truly sad to be alone and lazy like an unemployed person during job hunting season.

Shinichi was different now from the past, he preferred the excitement when everyone gathered than the calm and relaxed atmosphere.

He felt lonely because no one accompanied him to the school festival. If his past self knew about this, he would surely laugh in disbelief, right?

"Ai doesn't want others to know about our relationship. Chika wants to play [Dragon Quest TRPG.School Festival ver] with the board game club members. The only one I can date is Mafuyu-chan... But Mafuyu-chan also can't openly go to the school festival with male students..."

Shinichi sighed, planning to turn around and return to class and stay there until someone was free enough to go shopping with him.

Who asked him to drive alone and experience loneliness by himself?

Just a few steps away, a voice called out to him from behind.

"The guy looks very relaxed there. Why don't you come and go shopping with us?"

What kind of ancient pickup technique was this?

With a sigh like that, Shinichi turned around and looked.

The group of younger sisters led by Rui watched him with smiles in their eyes.

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"Total is six hundred yen. I'll charge you a thousand yen... Here, give me back my change!"

"Thank you."

Shinichi put four coins of change into his wallet and looked at Rui helplessly.

"Do you want me to accompany you shopping, or do you want me to be your wallet?"

While holding a chocolate banana in her hand, Rui looked at him nonchalantly, opened her mouth, and bit the front end of the banana.

Watching this scene calmly, Shinichi wouldn't let his limbs go cold because of this. He maintained a strong belief in the strength of his body.

"...Hmph." Seeing that his expression remained unchanged, Rui clicked her tongue, then replied softly, "Is there a conflict between the two? And for a guy like you whose goal is to have a harem, if you're too stingy, are you careful enough so that all your girlfriends don't run off looking for someone more generous?"

As she spoke, Kei took out her wallet and said apologetically, "Um, money for the chocolate banana..."

"It's okay. It's only natural for seniors to invite their juniors to eat..." Shinichi smiled gently at her, turned back to look at Rui again, and reached out to ruffle her hair.

"I just saw this guy's natural expression of displeasure. Just say whatever you want to eat, Itsuki and Fumino... Two big eaters, so I don't believe the three of you can eat that much."

Moeha showed a cheerful smile while licking the banana. "Yeah~ Thank you, Senpai~"

"Well then, it's better for me to show respect than to insist." Kei nodded, lifted the hair hanging by her ear with one hand, and gently bit the side of the chocolate banana with her mouth.

As for Rui, a pair of dead fish eyes stared under her palm, and words full of hatred slowly came out of her mouth.

"Ah, I didn't expect that in just one season, you'd become someone I don't recognize... Someone awkward and gentle, and still with me under the night on the beach. Where did that kiss from Asada Shinichi go..."

"You should write prose!" Shinichi grabbed her hand and stuffed her mouth with her chocolate banana. "Eat your food."

"Hmm..." Rui spat out the banana in her mouth with difficulty, wiped the saliva from the corner of her mouth, and glared at him. "Let's not talk about other things for now. I remember I told you, I don't want to see my cousin-in-law appear in the future?"

"I didn't promise you either." Shinichi just said that it couldn't be exaggerated.

"Forget it, you don't want to attack my friend, an underage girl, right?"

"You'll know if I've taken action by asking her."

"Forget it if you do it, am I also a target in your harem?"

"Ah, am I really that hungry?"

Her face darkened, Rui stomped on it harshly, and shoved the chocolate banana along with the remaining saliva into her mouth.

"Uh-huh... Hey, aren't you too unhygienic?!"

"I'll let you be arrogant now, and you have to wait for me next year..." After whispering, Rui stopped looking at him, and raised her voice to the other two.

"Kei, Moeha, let's go over there and play darts."

"Okay, let's visit all the booths we didn't visit yesterday."

"Alright~ If I shoot an arrow, Moeha, I won't lose~"

"By the way, can you print the photo and ask the staff to put it on the balloon?"

"Hey Rui, what are you up to!?"

"Haha, just kidding~"

In the midst of laughter, Rui, who had become cheerful again.

Shinichi took the three younger sisters to visit the school festival all morning.

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Later that afternoon, Shinichi took out his phone and checked the time, and the corners of his mouth slowly curved up.

"The time has come... It's time for my performance."

He clicked on the friends column and sent a message to the other party, and soon received the expected reply.

[Preparation is complete, the whereabouts of all targets have been controlled, and action can begin anytime.]

Shinichi chuckled, put down his phone, and took a deep breath to calm his increasingly rapid heartbeat.

Because from now on, he wanted to face his first love and the girl he liked.

Make a serious confession.

One person at a time.

"Let the confession of sins begin."

As Shinichi faced the air and imitated the dialogue of a famous character.

Rui was behind him, looking at him with pity.

"Rui-chan, you're laughing."

"Sorry, sorry, because when I think about what happened to that guy, I feel... poof."

"Senpai is so pitiful~ Um, maybe I should say that he deserves it?"

Shinichi didn't know what would happen to him next, just found his reason, left the three younger sisters, and ran non-stop towards the second year class B classroom.