Volume 4 Chapter 3.3 (1/2)
Volume 4 Chapter 3.3
Editor: Weasalopes
Makoto’s dramatic words practically made Haruna exasperated. Haruna was also at that age, so it wasn’t like she didn’t have an interest in pictures, videos, books, etc, that were embarrassing to show others. But as someone who grew up in a house of worldwide-renowned big-shots, Haruna also couldn’t just get her hands on those things so easily, so she had a rather clean upbringing despite having superficial knowledge about sex.
As a result, Haruna had lived without having to deal with the embarrassment or discomfort of parents, siblings, or male acquaintances finding erotic books hidden around her. She really didn’t get how pressing of a situation Makoto was in.
Digressing a bit, in the current year that Haruna and friends had left their world, anime-related word usage had become quite commonplace. As a result, even Haruna, who was essentially a regular person and not much of an otaku, had an idea of what Makoto was talking about.
「Even if fujoshi are recognized as a great force in the world, BL is still something normies would look at you with cold eyes for reading, y’know?」
「If you say so……」
For Haruna, who had no interest in such things, it was impossible to understand what sort of things fujoshi had to deal with. As a result, all she could do was answer Makoto’s claim with a slightly confused expression.
「Wait, you do have books, or pictures that you’d rather not have anyone see, right? Maybe not the 18+ ones, but at least R or something?」
「I had friends show it to me before, but I don’t own any.」
「Whaat? Isn’t that unusual for your age？」
「It isn’t like I don’t have some interest, but I also don’t really want them. If I keep those things around and don’t watch out, there are sure to be several people who will ask troublesome questions when I go house searching……」
「Ah, got it.」
In an environment like Haruna’s house where an unspecified amount of people entered in and out, she probably couldn’t just carelessly get her hands on even slightly suggestive material like idol pictures. When you also considered that Haruna’s parents had a decent amount of prestige in the entertainment world, 2d was one thing but products involving 3d men would risk leaving unneeded suspicion. Sensing these unique predicaments at play, Makoto just grimaced.
Haruna probably didn’t realize how pampered of an upbringing she had, and her parents probably didn’t intend for it either. But with the environment being as it was, Haruna was in fact a well-off young lady. Already accustomed to it all, she hadn’t realized it much, but observing Haruna’s little mannerisms or walking postures, or the way she ate at mealtime, Makoto could not bring herself to say that Haruna was not a rich girl, because she most certainly was. Even the taciturn mannerisms that she occasionally exhibited in her words and deeds were clearly reflecting the lack of openness she was allowed in the environment she was raised in concerning her type, sexual curiosity, etc.
「Anyway, for that reason, I’ve been betting on the time difference ever since we got sent here, and I want to quickly go back and conceal the evidence before it’s discovered.」
「Hmmm？」
「You act like this doesn’t concern you, but I’m pretty sure Hiroshi has those sortsa things too y’know? Just not as severe as Mio and I.」
「It’s not even that weird for men to have erotic books and all that, so I’m really not that concerned……」
「You don’t consider it to be indecent？」
「IIt isn’t even like I have zero interest, so I’m pretty sure it would just be wrong in many ways to ridicule people for having those things, right？」
A bit overpowered from Haruna’s extremely reasonable, upright argument, Makoto couldn’t help but nod with a serious face. She was so insistent on protecting her chastity, and maybe that created a decent perception of balance within her to be so magnanimous.
「So, you briefly mentioned Mio-chan earlier. Does she want to return for the same reason？」