When I Fell Madly in Love With the Heroine, the World Changed.

Chapter 54

Finally, tomorrow is the Holy Knight exam, right? Onii-chan.

Reina has already gotten used to calling me Onii-chan. huh.

Kenya and Reina eating dinner together.

Theyre used to it by now, theyve spent nearly half a year together.

Reina?

Yes.

Thanks.

When they eat, they take what they want without saying anything.

Reina knows what Kenya wants and what to put on this ingredient.

Its like were a couple, Kenya thought, but other than these things, nothing mufufu has ever happened in this live-in relationship.

Phew, it was delicious. Thank you for the food.

Onii-chan eats so clean, so its worth making.

Reina clears away the plates.

Seeing this, Kenya suddenly expressed his thoughts.

Hey, Reina. Dont you remember anything from the past at all?

Kenya asked Reina.

Shes been doing better lately and smiling more.

Perhaps her memories are coming back.

In fragments. But they dont mesh. Trying to remember properly is still scary.

Sorry! You dont have to force it!

When I ask Reina, she says she is afraid to try to remember.

Kenya, who doesnt know anything about the past, doesnt know anything, but its not good to try to force herself to remember.

He regrets having asked her without any idea.

But I also know that I cant keep running away. Its my problem and

I think its okay to take your time.

Then Reina looks down and fearfully asks Kenya while turning only her eyes towards him.

Ive been meaning to ask you for a while now Onii-chan, no, Kenya-kun, why are you being so nice to me?

Eh?

I dont understand. The reason for the kindness I feel from Kenya-kun is because I turned my sword on you and I am an Asgard Empire who you, a Japanese, should hate. And yet.

Reinas doubts.

Since the day they first met, Kenya has been persistently involved with Reina.

There were many such men, to be honest.

Men who only talk, but not him, as I recall, when we first met on the battlefield.

That day I pointed my sword at him.

I turned hostile, I intended to kill him, and yet he did everything he could to prevent me from getting hurt.

Even though he was fighting for his life against the Asgard army, trying to protect Kaguya and others.

And yet.

Why are you trying to help me?

Why do they care so much about me?

Reina

Kenya is reminded of those words.

(No, no, Reina. It was you who saved me you were the one who saved me, when I was alone.)

What I remember is what happened in the world before.

I was bullied in secondary school.

When it was discovered that my parents were not at home and I was living on my own, the poor junior high school student, abandoned by my parents, was bullied.

Once targeted, it escalated, and there was no one to protect them.

If he changed home, he would be alone.

Gradually, going to school became painful.

Waking up in the morning became painful.

Every day I wondered what would happen if I died.

If I died, would those who bullied me regret it, or would they feel a little pain?

That was all I could think about.

The only way he could think of to rebel was to give his own life.

One day, on his way home.

He saw KOG in a commercial on a giant monitor and instantly fell in love with that world.

He felt like he could go somewhere different from here, and that even he could be free.

He found the robot to be truly romantic.

Thats why he scraped together his parents child-support money and bought a complete set of KOGs.

On the day I got it all together, I plunged into that world at once.

And there.

(I met you for the first time. It was love at first sight.)

Equal to everyone, straight to everyone.

The only thing she has on her mind is KOG.

She never cares about being without parents, are you strong, KOG? Thats all she looked at you.

It is only virtual.

Its not like I can answer her questions.

But as I got better, the way she looked at me changed.

She was surprised at my growth, pleased with my growth, and she looked me straight in the eye.

That made me more happy than anything else.

I didnt have anyone to look at me, because my parents didnt love me and I didnt have any friends.

But only you, only you and Kaguya were different, and I know that that world is a virtual world.

I understand that you were created.

Even so.

But I still admired your cool and noble way of life.

In that world where no one looked at Kenya, you became my goal.

Like you, I went forward on my own path without worrying about what other people thought.

I wanted to be such a cool existence.

I admired you.

Me? Someone as good as you?

Huh. I was weak too, you know? I was really weak, I was a crybaby, I was all alone I couldnt do anything but cower.

I cant believe it.

You supported me. Its a selfish belief. Ive always had you as my goal, Ive always wanted to be recognised by you, Ive always thought of you. Ive continued with those days, and before I knew it, I was

Kenya looked straight at Reina.

His eyes are a little moist and have become sentimental.

He remembers his past self, that time when he felt that despair and thought he was the only one in the world.

And then, just by accident, Kenya slips up.

Ive fallen in love with you.

He confessed.

Eh?

Ah

Kenya and Reinas faces turned red immediately afterwards.

Kenya became sentimental, and perhaps he was caught off guard by spending every day together, but he ended up saying to the person in question that he liked her.

Ah, ah! I, that was a hanashi. No, its too late now. Reina, I like you. You. I can say with all my heart now that I came to this world and this feeling is real.

There is no way I can pretend that it didnt happen now.

Kenya, who confesses his feelings in a passionate manner, and Reina, who freezes.

Ah! But right now I have to become a Holy Knight first, and theres also the Imperial Sword Festival! You can forget about it for now!

Reina looks down, depressed, and silent.

She seems to be trembling, but she manages to keep her voice down.

Yes thats right.

Her expression is invisible to Kenya.

Reina turns her back to Kenya as she looks down.

Im sorry, Im taking the day off today!

Oh, oh. Im sorry, I didnt mean to embarrass you.

No, no!

Reina then went back to her room.

(I did it!)

Only Kenya held his head, wiggling, and squirming in embarrassment.

I hope she doesnt hate me

Reinas point of view

Haa, haa, haa

She returns to her room and closes the door.

As soon as she feels her back against the door, her trembling legs, which were desperately supporting her weight, lose their strength.

I sit down on the floor and lean back.

Eh, eh? What? This why is this so much?

Reina didnt understand.

She doesnt know what the feeling is, so she flaps her hands on that burning hot face.

Reina understands that her own face is bright red.

The girl, who still doesnt know love, didnt know the name of that feeling.

Still, only her body is aware and her mind starts to move.

Oh no. I whats wrong with me?

The corners of her mouth naturally turn up and she giggles.

I hear the sound of my heart.

Its pounding and my heart beats faster.

Im so embarrassed, I dont know what to do.

My chest hurts, and its so hot?

What melts the frozen girls heart.

Fever of a passionate straightforward boy?