I Reincarnated as a Mob in a Magical Girl Anime and After Repeatedly Saving Them from Near-Destruction as a Mysterious Entity They All Turned Yandere

Chapter 43: Water Slide

“Hehe, this is fun, isn’t it, Hayami-kun♪”

“Y-yeah… it is…”

As I was going around the lazy river with Noah, I looked around.

We are definitely standing out…

As expected, there were many gazes from the surrounding students.

The girls were excitedly imagining things, thinking, “Could it be…!?” seeing Yuna Kurusu with a boy, while the boys were looking at us with envious eyes.

Honestly, as a regular mob student A, I don’t want to stand out… but, well, it’s impossible.

The Madonna of the grade, Yuna Kurusu, was happily going around the lazy river with a regular mob student A that no one had ever seen before.

Usually, I wouldn’t even catch anyone’s eye, but now, under the light of the magical girl who is the protagonist of this world, my existence was being recognized.

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“Kurusu-san, if my walking pace is too fast, please let me know. I’ll adjust it right away.”

“Hehe, thank you. The flow is a bit fast, but thanks to holding onto you, Hayami-kun, it’s very comfortable.”

“Is that so? That’s good to hear… Whoa.”

I gently pull Noah closer.

Immediately after, the third jealous shark, or rather, male student of the day, passes by us vigorously with a butterfly stroke.

Seriously, Noah is really popular.

“Sorry, for the many times.”

“N-no, thank you… um… Hayami-kun, you’re very gentlemanly.”

“No, it’s nothing. It’s only natural as a man.”

“Even so, there are a lot of energetic students today.”

“Probably because everyone is excited. It’s not often we get to ride such a luxurious cruise ship.”

“That’s true. Since it’s such a nice ship, let’s enjoy it too.”

Even so, there are a lot of sharks (male students) around… It’s getting troublesome to attract more attention, so it might be better to part ways soon…

“Um, Kurusu-san, it’s about time…”

“Yes, we’ve enjoyed this pool enough, so let’s go to the water slide next.”

No, that’s not it.

I want to go back to being a regular background student A soon!!

My heartfelt wish doesn’t reach Noah, and she smiles happily.

“Come on, Hayami-kun. Let’s go.”

“…Okay.”

Ah… my background student life…

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Together with Noah, I visit the largest water slide and look around while standing in line.

H-hey… there are only couples on this water slide! Is this slide only for couples!?

“It’s quite high, isn’t it…”

“Are you scared?”

“Y-yes… It’s my first time on a water slide…”

“There’s nothing to be afraid of. Let’s enjoy it to the fullest.”

“Y-yes, I’ll enjoy it!”

While we were talking, the couples in front of us finished sliding, and it was our turn.

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“Oh, welcome, couple!”

“A c-couple!?”

Noah’s face turned bright red at the employee’s words.

“No, we’re not. We’re just friends.”

“Really? I thought you were a couple… Well, since you’re here, why don’t you slide together?”

With that, the employee brought out a two-person float for couples.

The employee gave me a look that said, “Isn’t this what you wanted?”

No, it’s not… There’s nothing between us…

“Um, can I sit in the back?”

“Sure, I’ll take the front.”

Realizing there was no way out, I gave up and sat at the front of the two-person float, with Noah following and sitting at the back.

“Um… Hayami-kun…”

“What is it?”

“Can I hold your hand? I’m a bit scared…”

“If you’re okay with my hand, go ahead.”

“Hehe, thank you. Then, I won’t hesitate.”

Noah’s white, slender hand gently grasped mine.

“Have a good ride!”

With the employee’s words, water rushed in and our float started sliding.

It’s pretty fast… As expected of this place’s specialty.

As I was enjoying the speed that couldn’t be experienced on a normal slide, something soft hit the back of my head.

“…!”

Looking back, I saw Noah with her eyes closed, hugging my head.

“K-Kurusu-san!?”

But there was no response. It seemed she was too scared to hear me.

…Why is today turning into such a romantic comedy!?

I screamed in my heart.

“K-Kurusu-san, can you let go now?”

“Huh? Oh, sorry!”

Finally released at the end of the slide, I sighed in relief in my heart.

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　Phew, the last time I was this shaken was when I missed out on buying a limited edition figure…

“How was it?”

“It was a bit scary, but thanks to you, Hayami-kun, I had a lot of fun!”

“That’s the most important thing.”

　I also felt it was worth enduring the collapse of my existence as a mob character.

“Can we ride it again?”

“Of course, would you like to try riding it alone this time?”

“Oh… Hayami-kun, you’re so mean.”

“I’m just kidding.”

　As we talked about such things, we went to line up again.