Thanks to everyone’s support, the number of bookmarks for this series has exceeded 10,000. To commemorate this milestone, we’re releasing this special side story, unrelated to the main plot. Please enjoy seeing what our usual duo will be up to next.
“Yoohoo! I’m Caro!”
“Ah, that’s my line.”
“Don’t always steal the spotlight from Rachel, let me speak too!”
Rachel protested, her role being usurped by Caro.
“So, Rachel, it doesn’t feel like much time has passed since the last side story, but what’s happening this time?”
Caro asked Rachel.
“Fufufu, you ask at the perfect time. You see…”
“You see?”
“Ta-da! The number of bookmarks for this series, ‘I was reincarnated into an otome game world as a background male student with cheats,’ has finally surpassed 10,000! We hit the big one. Woohoo!”
Whoosh, Bang!
Spectacular fireworks erupted behind Rachel and her companions.
“Wh-what? Setting off fireworks, since when did you plan this?”
Caro exclaimed in surprise, watching the fireworks spread across the sky.
“This time, we specially collaborated with fairies to put on a celebratory fireworks display. By the way, that was a Number 20 firework, and it cost a whopping 700,000 G!”
“It costs that much for just one?”
“Yes.”
Rachel casually replied.
“So, Rachel, what are you planning to do this time?”
“Ugh…”
Rachel suddenly fell silent when Caro asked.
“Because I didn’t hear we’d be having another side story so soon!”
“Oh, is that so? I thought you’d have something planned, knowing you.”
“Well, let’s just strip for now.”
“So, it’s that kind of development again.”
Rachel and Caro began to take off their clothes.
“Fuh, now I have nothing to hide.”
“Ah, you’ve completely given up.”
Rachel said, waving her hands to emphasize that she had nothing on.
“So, Rachel, we’re standing here naked, what should we do?”
“Hmm, it’s meaningless to be like this, so let’s put our clothes back on.”
“Yes.”
Rachel and Caro picked up the clothes they had just removed and put them back on.
“Sparkle! I’ve got it!”
“As expected of Rachel. You’ve thought of something to break this awkward silence.”
“Fufufu. Leave it to me.”
Rachel lightly tapped Caro’s chest and said.
“Why are you tapping my chest and not your own?”
“Because your chest is right there!”
“Kya!”
Rachel pushed Caro down.
[Please wait a moment…]
“Haah, haah, Rachel! What are you doing all of a sudden?”
“Because you’re right here, Caro!”
“Kya!”
Rachel pushed Caro down again.
[Please wait a moment…]
“Fuh, I feel refreshed.”
“Rachel! We don’t feel refreshed!”
Rachel and Caro pushed against each other, performing stretching exercises. It seemed like “stretch power” had accumulated in various parts of their bodies.
“Caro, now that you’ve regained your energy, will you listen to my plan?”
“Listen? Aren’t you just going to go ahead and do it regardless of my opinion?”
“Well, you could say that.”
Rachel scratched her head while answering Caro.
“So, what are we doing?”
“You ask at the perfect time. A manga artist once said that when you’re stuck on a plot, introduce a new character. That’s what we’ll do this time.”
“Rachel, is it okay to just do something like that?”
Caro said worriedly to Rachel.
“I don’t care about that. Our mission right now is to get through this situation.”
“Well, I suppose so, but will it really be okay to just do this willy-nilly?”
“If they get angry, we can just apologize while naked!”
“Rachel, don’t say it like we can just strip our way out of trouble. Consider my feelings too, since I’ll be the one stripped.”
Caro said to Rachel with a displeased look.
“Arguing like this is just wasting characters. Let’s call her quickly. Hanako, please!”
“Hm, got it.”
“Hya! You scared me! Hanako just appeared out of nowhere. …Huh?”
When Rachel called her name, Hanako suddenly appeared before them. Seeing this, Caro realized something.
“You just said ‘Hanako, please,’ didn’t you? That means you planned this from the beginning, right?”
“Well, you could say that.”
“Rachel, what was all that back-and-forth about?”
“To fill up space?”
“Why are you asking a question there?”
Caro said to Rachel with an exasperated expression.
“Hm, I’ve summoned her.”
“Wha-! Let me do the intro!”
Rachel protested to Hanako, who had already finished her job.
“Hm, I’m hungry, so I’m going home.”
Hanako said and suddenly disappeared.
“…Um… where is this place?”
Before Rachel and Caro stood a doll-like woman with long black hair. She looked confused by her sudden summoning and, looking around curiously, spoke in a slow tone.
“Sorry for calling you out so suddenly. For now, please sit on this sofa and wait.”
“…Yes.”
Rachel gestured to the waiting sofa, which had appeared out of nowhere, and told the black-haired woman to sit down. She slowly agreed and sat on the sofa.
“Caro, let’s sit too. Sit on these stools.”
“Understood.”
A table was placed in front of the sofa, and two stools were prepared on the opposite side. Rachel told Caro to sit on one of them. Caro did as Rachel said and sat down on the stool. Once Caro was seated, Rachel sat on the stool next to her.
“Well then, let’s begin. Welcome, new character!”
“Eh, it’s starting so suddenly. W-welcome!”
A moment after Rachel, Caro flusteredly added. Then, music began to play from somewhere.
“Well, ‘Welcome, New Character!’ has begun, and it’s finally the final episode.”
“R-Rachel, isn’t this the first time it’s the final episode?”
“Hm? It is the first time, isn’t it? Because if we did it a second time, they’d definitely write ‘unnecessary’ in the reviews. This is the first and last, okay? ♥”
“…Um… how long do I have to sit here?”
While Rachel and Caro were having their lively exchange, the black-haired woman asked apologetically.
“Ah, sorry for leaving you hanging, sorry. By the way, you speak in a slow tone. Well then, let me introduce our character appearing from the next arc, ‘Chapter 5: Third Semester of Second Year,’ Sophie!”
Clap, clap, clap, clap
Rachel and Caro began to applause.
“…P-pleased to meet you. …I am Sophie.”
The woman, who introduced herself as Sophie, bowed her head humbly when introduced by Rachel.
“At this stage, we cannot reveal exactly when she will appear, but she is a third-year student at the Royal Academy and the first upperclassman character in this series.”
“R-Rachel, she’s two years older than us. Shouldn’t you be a little more mindful of your way of speaking?”
“No problem. Here, we’re the main characters, so anything goes.”
Rachel stated confidently to the worried Caro.
“Ah, and she’s the third daughter of a viscount’s family, an aristocrat.”
“A-a viscount’s daughter! P-please forgive me, I’ll scold her severely later, so please, please forgive this moment.”
When Rachel announced that Sophie was a viscount’s daughter, Caro, realizing she was of higher status than herself, quickly bowed her head and begged for her forgiveness.
“…It’s fine… just being able to talk like this… makes me happy.”
Sophie replied to Caro with a smile in her slow, gentle tone.
“Th-there’s an angel!”
Caro felt dazzled by Sophie’s angelic words.
“You’ve already hit it off, I see. As expected of Caro.”
“Don’t abbreviate things in weird ways.”
Caro protested to Rachel.
“Well then, let’s move on. Okay, just the top part, let’s take it off for now.”
“…Yes.”
Rachel said to Sophie, then began to remove her uniform jacket, exposing her modest chest as she became topless.
“Okay, now I’ll measure your chest. Yay!”
When Rachel said this, Sophie raised both her hands. Rachel then took a tape measure and placed it on Sophie’s chest, starting to measure her size.
“Yes, we won!”
“We won! That’s not right. I-I’m so sorry, Lady Sophie. P-please put your clothes back on immediately.”
While Rachel was striking a triumphant pose, Caro quickly picked up Sophie’s removed uniform and helped her put it back on.
“Eh? It’s over already? But… we barely even talked?”
Rachel complained, looking off into the distance.
“Caro… it’s over already (T-T).”
“It’s because you wasted time with frivolous talk in the first half. Serves you right.”
“…Serves me right.”
Caro and Sophie told Rachel, who was shedding tears.
“Fuh, I’ll wrap this up, not like a mackerel, but like a finale! This special side story was delivered to celebrate the 10,000 bookmark milestone. We hope you’ll continue to support ‘I was reincarnated into an otome game world as a background male student with cheats.'”
“We appreciate your continued support.”
“…We appreciate your continued support.”
The three bowed their heads.
“Ah, yes. I forgot to mention, what happened between us here was only possible because it’s a side story. In the main story, when we meet next, all memories of this encounter will be completely erased, and we’ll be meeting for the first time.”
Rachel added this final explanation as the curtain fell.
Sophie, who appeared in this chapter, will be appearing from the next chapter. Please look forward to how she will interact with the protagonist and others.
The release of the second volume of the comic adaptation coincided with this, and the bookmarks increased at an unexpected rate, making it impossible to publish on the intended day. We apologize for the delay of a few days. We’ve come this far thanks to everyone’s support. Thank you all so very much. We will continue to do our best to meet the expectations of all our supporters, so we ask for your continued patronage.
