I Went Out With a Losing Heroine, But Before I knew It, My Childhood Friend, Who's Supposed to

Translator: AJ1703

Editor: Matsu

Nya~san didn’t make a sound, but stared into Yō’s eyes with dull eyes and appealed to him.

Generally speaking, when a cat makes eye contact with you, it’s like a signal to start a fight, but in the case of Nya~san, who had been a domesticated cat since kittenhood, it was often a sign that it was trying to express its feelings. 

Knowing this, Yō thought about what Nya~san was trying to say.

“Don’t bully Kasumi?”

“Meow!”

Nya~san squealed very loudly, as one would expect from the situation.

It was probably an affirmation.

Even though they had been apart for a while, Kasumi had followed Yō when he had gone to buy Nya~san, and she had been very protective of the kitten ever since.

That’s why Kasumi was another owner for Nya~san, and no matter how much Yō did, it was probably unacceptable for Nya~san to make Kasumi cry.

“I’m not bullying her though…”

“No, you’re definitely just teasing me…”

When Yō denied it while scratching his head, Kasumi, who was sulking like a child, immediately denied back.

Nya~san couldn’t understand words but can guess emotions from facial expressions, saw this and stared at Yō again with dull eyes.

“Isn’t it unfair to have Nya~san on your side…?”

“It’s because Yō is a tease…”

“Meow~! Meow-Meow~!”

Nya~san raised its voice in response to Kasumi’s words.

When Yō saw Nya~san, he wondered if the cat could really understand human language.

“Nya~san, Kasumi is bad too, you know?”

“Meow~?”

Yō tried to explain that he wasn’t unilaterally blaming Nya~san for its hostility, but Nya~san only tilted its head adorably.

It looked like it didn’t know what Yō was talking about.

“It’s playing dumb…”

“Nya~san is a cat, so of course it wouldn’t understand anything difficult you say.”

“What’s so difficult about it…?”

“Hey, Nya~san, it’s difficult, right?”

“Meow~!”

When Kasumi asked Nya~san with a smile, Nya~san answered with a cheerful squeal.

When Yō saw this, he said to himself: (It definitely understood her, right…?) and was tempted to make such a comment.

But Yō pushed that feeling away and decided to break the situation.

“Well, that’s okay. If Kasumi insists that she doesn’t want to do it, I’ll accept one more request from Kasumi.”

“―!?”

An unexpected fortune.

Kasumi’s eyes lit up at Yō’s unexpected suggestion, even though she had only been complaining earlier because she hated it.

“So, please listen to what I have to say. Then I’ll listen to one thing Kasumi tells me.”

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Author’s Afterword:

If you think Nya~san and Kasumi are cute, I’d appreciate it if you could rate them, give me feedback, or bookmark this series!

The very cute character designs would be coming soon…!

I’ve been working on a project for a few months now, so

I really hope you guys continue to enjoy it!

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Translator’s Afterword: Sorry for the lack of updates in some other series that I’m working on, namely lonely otaku and tenkosaki. I’ve been reading Pure Love x Insult Complex and got hooked. Currently at chapter 216 and I don’t see myself stopping soon, I’ll try to manage my addiction and translate bit by bit. Other staff members of our group warned me of overworking myself last month. I’ll pick up the pace soon as I’m still trying to find universities in my area at the same time.