I Became a Supporting Character in an NTR Manga chapter 56

56 – Invitation

The memories and voices of those days are still vivid in me.

Me and the restless maids sitting under the tree and crying.

At the time when I was in trouble because no one was able to get the balloon caught on a tree branch, he appeared in front of me.

“……… What is it?”

Yuuki-sama, who watched us with her head sticking out over the wall surrounding the yard, jumped over and climbed a large tree.

“………… Here.”

He picked up the red balloon hanging at the top and lightly came down and handed it to me.

“…… Tears. Because I brought you a balloon.”

The memory of the person who reached out to me first when I was a child without a single friend and reached out to me was still vivid in me.

“Now, take it quickly.”

“……… Heeep.”

The little kid, Yuuki-sama, looked at me blankly with her hand out.

I stopped crying before I knew it and grabbed his outstretched hand….

When I lifted his head, wiping away the tears with a small handkerchief in his hand.

“Okay. I will help you.”

“……… Uh… you are….”

The man in front of me was not Yuuki-sama, but someone I had never seen before.

“Only trust me. Because I will be by your side.”

“Ah……….”

No, I know him.

A friend of Yuuki and Miss Kato who had lunch together.

He showed kindness to me by saying that he would willingly help me with no connections or ties.

“Ah… ….”

I was a child before I knew it and had changed into my current self.

The yard, trees, and maids of those days all disappeared.

In this space, only me and him were standing facing each other.

There were neither red balloons nor Yuuki-sama.

Even though all the people and scenery that should have disappeared, I didn’t feel any doubt.

“So stop crying now. Huh?”

“……… ….”

My anxious heart calmed down, and I felt at ease and smiled unconsciously.

“I… you are….”

I take a step closer and reach out to him.

However, that hand stirred the air and did not reach him.

“…… Enough then.”

Then he turned his back on me and started to walk away from me.

“Oh, wait… ! Please stop there!”

Bewildered, I stretched out my hand and ran. Even so, the person’s back is getting more and more piled up in the fog and starts to get away.

“Just a little… ! Please share your story with me! Even for a moment… !”

Why am I running so desperately?

What is it that he stretches out his arms like this to get?

The moment I desperately called for the person who disappeared with all my might without knowing it

– Smart –

A knock on the car window made me jump up and open my eyes.

“My lady… You are here.”

Looking out the window, I saw students exiting through the school gate.

“The male student in the same class you’ve been waiting for has just finished his club activities.”

“Ah… ….”

It must have been a dream.

Though it was a memory from the past that filled my heart with longing, sometimes appearing in my dreams.

For some reason, the second half of the story had changed.

After receiving the balloons brought by Yuuki-sama from childhood, she stopped crying and went out to play with her.

The beginning and the end were always the same, the future I had longed for.

“My lady?”

“Ah… Please open the door.”

The door to the seat next to him opened, and Minsu sat down, looking around the inside of the limousine as if he was still unfamiliar with it.

“Sorry. Did you wait a long time?”

“No. Being faithful to school life is a good thing. I can wait as long as I can.”

A male classmate who is the manager of the track and field club. Minsu, Yuuki-sama’s friend, smiled embarrassedly.

“Although I plan to quit soon….”

“Yes? Why?”

“It happened because I did it.”

“Could it be because of my suggestion?”

Then there’s no such thing as too much trouble.

Sakuraba’s track and field club is one of the most prestigious. I also wanted to see their matches, especially Takase Eri-sama running.

“No, no! The decision to quit was made before that. It has nothing to do with Shiraishi.”

“Then I’m glad….”

When I signaled with a wink, the car started.

Because I didn’t know that Minsu had quit the track and field team.

“I’m embarrassed, but… May I ask why?”

Even though he thought it was all right, I asked him subtly.

“Well, there are many reasons….”

Minsu opened his mouth with a bitter smile while being embarrassed.

“Should I say it was a bit too much for me… It was hard.”

“I see…” .”

“That’s right.”

To say so… I have doubts because it is different from the information I have been told.

I heard that he became an indispensable talent in the department with his great support and work handling skills, but…… Wasn’t that the case in reality?

There was a calming silence.

It’s hard to ask any more about this.

Changing the topic, I brought up a different story.

***

I can’t imagine being dragged into an enclosed space and confined like this.

I couldn’t keep up with the unexpected development, and I was only imagining such negative things. I shook my head.

Anyway, she’s a heroine.

I’m the daughter of a wealthy chaebol family, so I wonder if she would do such a thing for no reason.

I thought while talking to Shiraishi inside the limousine that was running silently and quietly.

I tried my best to connect with Yuuki. You’re a full-time butler.

I’m not just a butler, but if the expression ‘exclusive’ is added, then shouldn’t I be with Shiraishi anytime, anywhere?

“…… I live alone away from my parents.”

“Oops. Is that so?”

It is not possible to predict the future. With that kind of uneasiness in mind, he answers Shiraishi’s questions like a background check.

The surrounding scenery reflected outside the window had changed before I knew it.

Spacious and large houses pass by one after another, enough to tell that it is a neighborhood of rich people at a glance.

You were really invited.

Looking out the window, I let out a sigh of relief.

“Don’t worry too much. I’m just inviting Minsu to my house.”

“Then… Did you ask to be the butler?”

“I’ll tell you all about that later.”

The manager applied with my intention.

It’s no joke being a butler.

I thought of Haruna’s text message, wondering if he was going to do something again.

I’m sorry Haruna….

I think I got caught up in something weird again.

“……… It will be soon.”

Shiraishi said with a smile.

The residence of the rich. A mansion located at the highest point on the hill.

The limousine stopped in front of him.

“Ahh….”

I get out of the car following Shiraishi in a bewildered mood.

I walked through the yard where the gate was opened and a beautiful garden was created.

You can say hello to your parents.

My strict and scary father screaming at me and staring at me….

“I live alone too.”

“Huh?”

“I’m living on my own, just like Minsu.”

Is this a trace?

I muttered as I looked up at the mansion in front of me.

When I opened the door and went inside, the first person to come out was an elderly butler who at first glance looked like the chief of this place.

I accepted the bag and coat that Shiraishi offered me, and took it from me too.

While I was staring blankly at the chandelier hanging from the ceiling, I came to my senses when I heard Shiraishi’s voice.

“This way. Please follow me.”

“Oh, yes.”

I feel like I’m going to get lost.

She followed her into her drawing room. She sat down on the sofa across from her as she looked at all the sumptuous decorations that filled the large space.

Then a maid pushed a wagon in and set a tea set on her table and poured her some tea.

I gulped and looked at the scene.

“……… Huh. The tea is delicious today.”

As she raised her glass and sipped, she looked at me.

“Don’t do that and enjoy your meal comfortably.”

“……… ….”

No, to be invited to a place like this all of a sudden. Can you eat comfortably?

I missed the time when I played games at Yuuki’s house with my hands smeared with cookie crumbs.

“Aww.”

He burned his tongue in hot black tea and blew a hoho wind.

He held back his expression from getting crumpled at the unfamiliar taste, and picked up a cookie that looked like a snack and put it in his mouth.

“……… Oh.”

It’s delicious.

I picked up another snack I had never seen before, swallowed it, and looked up.

Shiraishi was looking at me like that with a smile.

…… This.

In her eyes, it would look like a beggar had come and ravenously emptied the bowl.

She cleared her throat and brushed the cookie crumbs off her body.

“I’m fine. Even if you don’t notice.”

“……… Huh.”

No, can you not see it?

I awkwardly drank tea, scratching my cheeks.

“……… If black tea doesn’t suit your taste, can I prepare something else for you?”

When she asked, her maid, who had been far away from her, took a step closer.

She waved her hand, feeling burdened.

“You don’t have to be so reserved. The principle of the Shiraishi family is to treat invited guests with enthusiasm and sincerity. Minsu, please feel free to ask for it.”

“…… Huh. If so….”

Raised her hand and asked for coffee.

As I took a sip of the fragrant coffee, a smile came to my lips.

“…… How are you?”

“Yes… It’s the first taste… But it’s really good.”

“Oh ho ho.”

She said with a proud smile.

“It is a special blended coffee that can only be tasted in our family.”

“Uh… I see.”

That’s embarrassing.

Enjoying delicious tea and snacks in such a nice house.

It must be a blessing to be able to live without material worries.

With such a strange mixture of envy and envy, I chatted with Shiraishi for a while.

But most of her conversations are about bragging about her family, how well Shiraishi is doing, and how old the traditions are.

That was all.

Listening, there was nothing I could do but chime in.

“It’s really fun to spend quality time with good people.”

“Yes… That’s right.”

This side gives her a nod to her drooping shoulders.

Although she has no ill feelings toward her.

Such shining pride and self-love make the viewer feel intimidated.

I didn’t want to be self-deprecating, but… When she hears her words, she gets a sense of ‘what am I’.

‘Then what am I?’

That must also be a natural feeling.

“Then let’s stop chatting here… Can we get into the main subject soon?”

“Yes. I was waiting for you.”

It’s finally over.

Relieved, I waited for Shiraishi’s words.

“One thing… May I ask you a question before I tell you about the butler proposal?”

As she set her glass down, she put on a serious expression.

I also swallowed the cookie I was eating with all my strength.

“About Yuuki-sama and you offering to help me….”

Ah, that was it.

“Yes.”

“I don’t have to step out. You asked me to leave everything to you.”

There, her eyes narrowed.

“What kind of method did you think of… May I ask?”

She loses strength in her shoulders.

She didn’t seem to have any doubts about me until she heard it.

I guess so.

There was an impression that had been running through her head for a while.

She thought the timing was right, though, as she kept hesitating whether to say it or not.

“One thing at a time.”

“Yes. Please tell me.”

I don’t think you’ll get kicked out for being rude.

I was worried, but I spit it out.

“…… Shiraishi.”

“Yes.”

“Drop that name.”

“…… Yes?”

Her eyes widen.

She asked, sticking her body out to see if she had heard it wrong.

“What do you mean by that? I-I’m from the Shiraishi family… !”

“No, I mean.”

He cuts it off.

While looking at her surroundings, I looked straight at her and said.

“You are Akira.”

“……… ….”

That was a very natural thing.

She looked blankly at me, blinking her eyes as if she didn’t understand yet.

“Luxurious mansions of conglomerates, old traditions, and family honor. That wouldn’t appeal to Yuuki at all.”

You can stop at this point, but I said one more time, just to make it clear.

“That means nothing.”

In an instant, the table rattled. The glass on it fell and broke, and the red tea soaked the carpet. Shiraishi jumped up and slammed her body against her table.

“Mu, mu, what… !”

The maid who was pouring the tea and the butler, who was far away, ran to the commotion.

“Everyone, you are now… !”

Shiraishi stretched out her index finger at me with her blushing face as if she had been severely insulted.

“Are you ignoring our family!?”

Ernie, I really think there’s a chance you’ll be dragged and beaten.

Feeling her anxiety, I met her gaze.

An eternity of silence flowed, and the heavy air pressed against my shoulders.