Superhuman Delusional – Are You Able to Live a Daily Life？ 349

## Chapter 349 – Helping With Romance!

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The next morning, I woke up alone, having spent the night in a lucid dream with Solly instead of sleeping with Melissa.

I had a slight hope that Melissa might come to my room in the morning since I didn’t sleep with her last night, but it seemed I was wrong.

『Instead, you might get a lot of attention tonight.』

Oh, that could be true.

I left my room and went down to the first floor, where I found Shima looking a bit tired.

“Ah, Shima, good morning.”

“Good morning, Rent!”

Shima’s eyes looked a little tired, but she was still energetic, probably because she was going on a date with Dave today.

“You look a bit tired, are you okay? Later, you can get a stamina heal from Elsie, she can use divine magic to recover your stamina.”

“Okay, I will.”

After that, everyone came down, we had breakfast, and Elsie cast a stamina heal on Shima.

The fatigue around Shima’s eyes disappeared after receiving the stamina heal.

And before her date time, Shima went to Ninya’s room to get a blessing mark…

The time for Shima to go on her date with Dave was approaching.

“Where are you meeting Dave?”

“U-um, near the forest a little behind our inn…”

I guess it can’t be helped that they’re meeting in the forest since they’d be found out if they met in the village.

Actually, they’ll have to reveal it someday, but it would be very embarrassing for Shima if everyone in the village found out less than two days after they started dating.

No, before that, I think her overprotective father, Mr. Tomer, would grab Dave by the collar, so I understand why they’re hiding it.

I waved slightly at Shima, wishing her well on her date.

“Have a good time, Shima.”

“U-um! R-Rent and Ninya helped me, so I… I’ll do my best!”

And Shima left the inn.

…Hmm? Wait, is Shima trying to have sex on her first date?

◈-Dave’s SIDE

I’m waiting for Shima near the forest behind her inn for our date.

Even while waiting, I still can’t fully accept this reality.

Wow, is this real?

Am I really dating Shima?

It’s not a dream, is it?

I still can’t believe it.

I’m dating a girl.

I mustered my courage and confessed yesterday, and Shima didn’t get angry, she… accepted my confession.

I was really… really happy.

And now, the date we promised yesterday has arrived…

“D-Dave…”

Shima appeared.

“Y-you’re here?”

Shima is wearing the same clothes as usual.

So am I.

But still…

Shima looks several times cuter than usual.

“Y-yes…”

Shima was holding a bundle in her hand.

“What’s that…?”

“This is a, a, lunch box. I thought we could have lunch together… so I made it.”

“R-really?”

“Yeah, I don’t know if I made it as well as my mom, but I worked hard…”

A lunch box.

And it’s a lover’s lunch box that Shima made herself!

Is this real?

Am I really going to eat a lunch box made by Shima on our first date?

I can’t help but smile with joy.

Ah, no!

I can’t just stand here happily!

As a man, I have to lead Shima!

I reached out my hand towards Shima.

“L-let’s walk first.”

“Ah… O-okay!”

Shima took my hand.

Wow, so soft!

Are all girls’ hands like this?

And it feels warm and cozy…

We’ve only just held hands, but my heart is pounding…

S-surely my heartbeat isn’t being transmitted through my hand, right?

I walked into the forest holding Shima’s hand.

Step step

“……”

Step step

“……”

We didn’t say anything to each other as we walked.

Come on!

Come up with something to talk about!

“S-Shima.”

“Ah, yes! Dave, what is it?”

“Um, why did you… a-accept my confession? It was a bit sudden, wasn’t it?”

“That’s…”

Shima’s hand, holding mine, tightened.

“I, I like Dave… yeah. I’ve liked you… for a long time…”

Huh?!

Really!?

“Really!?”

Ah, I said it out loud.

Shima blushed and lowered her head.

“Yeah…”

C-cute…

No, more than that, since when?

“S-since when?”

“S-since I was little… probably since I was 10…”

She’s liked me since then?

Really?

No, wait, does that mean I haven’t noticed Shima’s feelings all this time?

Ah!

Come to think of it, sometimes when other kids saw me with Shima, they called me a slowpoke…

Was that what they meant!

Then the other kids knew!

Tell me, then!

“U-um, actually… when Rent came last time, you know? With Ninya and… your companions…”

“Y-yeah.”

“A-at that time… I saw you staring at Ninya a little, and I… I got jealous.”

“Ugh…”

“B-but I wanted to be with Dave, so… I asked Ninya. I asked her what I should do if I wanted to date a boy I liked… And Ninya was really, really kind and told me. Growing my hair out… that was also Ninya’s recommendation…”

Shima… you even consulted with Ninya about that…

Ah, so Rent knew too?

Now that I think about it, Rent seemed to know that Shima liked me.

Tell me, Rent…

No, if I think about it, Rent did give me advice in his own way… was he doing it for my sake?

“When I grew my hair out like Ninya said… I was happy because it seemed like… Dave liked it too.”

“Ah, that’s…”

It’s true that I thought Shima looked a little prettier with her hair grown out.

And she’s been spending more time with me and talking to me more than usual…

All of this was thanks to Ninya’s advice?

If she hadn’t given that advice, I wouldn’t have realized that Shima could like me?

I felt both resentment and self-pity.

“…Hey, Dave. Can you listen to what I like about you?”

“Huh? Y-yes! Of course!”

There’s no reason for me to refuse to hear what Shima likes about me.

“O-okay, then… I…”

And as we walked through the forest, Shima told me about my good points and when I did things that she liked.

To be honest, the more I listened, the more embarrassed I felt, my back tingled, and… Shima seemed cute.

What Shima was talking about were just things I did without thinking.

But even so, Shima kept saying that she really liked those things about me.

“So… I like that kind of kindness in you, Dave.”

“Th-that’s right… Th-thank you…”

I can’t properly look Shima in the eyes.

It’s partly because I’m embarrassed, but…

The fact that Shima has looked at me so much makes me so happy that I don’t think I can manage my expression properly.

“Dave? What’s wrong? H-h-did you perhaps… not like it?”

Shima’s voice is anxious.

I immediately turned my head towards Shima and denied it.

“N-no, Shima! It’s just… I’m… e-embarrassed. I mean, it’s a little awkward to be praised like this, right?”

“Ah, I-I see… Phew… That’s a relief. I thought… I thought Dave hated me.”

“N-no way! There’s no way I could hate you!”

“Yeah… Hehe, that’s a relief.”

Shima smiles brightly, relieved.

“Ugh…”

That smile looked so beautiful.

I-is this… the destructive power of a lover’s smile?

Damn it… It’s not good for my heart…

My heart is pounding so hard.

As we walked and talked, we arrived at the hideout before we knew it.

It’s still too early to have lunch.

But there’s nothing more to do even if we wander around the forest, and it would be hard for Shima to keep walking.

“Want to… go inside the hideout?”

“Ah… Okay.”

It’s awkward to just stay outside, so I led Shima into the hideout.

Come to think of it, Shima is the first girl I’ve ever brought to the hideout.

The inside of the hideout was dark because I had blocked all the places where light could enter, except for the entrance.

The window was just a wooden partition because I couldn’t use glass, so when I slid the board aside, light came in and the inside of the hideout became a little brighter.

Inside the hideout, there was a mat made of a blanket that I was going to throw away because the wooden floor would get our butts dirty, so I said to Shima.

“Ah, let’s sit down.”

“O-okay…”

Shima and I sat side by side.

But we were still holding hands tightly.

Come to think of it, I didn’t learn any hand-holding foreplay from Rent.

No, I don’t think there’s such a thing as hand-caressing foreplay…

Still, holding hands like this makes me imagine that we might immediately enter that kind of atmosphere.

But today is only the first day we’ve been together… no, to be exact, it’s the second day.

We wouldn’t get into that kind of atmosphere already, would we?

Even if I’m oblivious, I know that much.

To use the techniques I learned from Rent, it would take at least a month, right?

Hmm, will I be able to remember the techniques I learned by then?

I should ask Rent to check them again when he comes next time.

The conversation has stopped, but… it’s nice to just sit here leisurely…

That’s when I was spacing out in happiness.

“…Hey, Dave.”

“Hmm~? What is it, Shima?”

“What… is this?”

Shima held up an object and showed it to me.

“…Huh!?”

It was Miss Solario that Rent had bought for me.

Aaaahhhhh!!!

That’s right!!!

After everyone saw it, I put it on the floor of the hideout so it wouldn’t get dusty!

Why am I only thinking about it now!!!

“S-Shima, th-th-that, that is…”

Shima let go of my hand and opened Miss Solario.

“Ah…!”

“……”

Shima silently turned the pages, one by one.

Shima’s face began to turn as red as a tomato.

The moment I saw that face, I had a premonition.

Ah, my love life is over.

It’s completely over.

Hahaha…

If you see something like this, even a 10-year love will cool down, right?

Sorry, Rent…

You even cheered me on, but I completely messed up…

“Dave…”

“Y-yes…”

Is she going to say, “Let’s break up”?

Or will she say, “You’re the worst! You’re disgusting! I didn’t think you were like that!”?

But contrary to my expectations.

“Y-you really…”

Shima put the book to her nose, glanced at me, and said.

“Y-you like… this kind of lewd stuff…”

“Huh?! S-Shima? A-are you not angry?”

“Angry…? Why?”

“No, it’s just… th-that… I brought you to a place with this kind of lewd book… No, I didn’t do it on purpose! I even forgot it was here until just now! Th-that’s why…”

“Hehe, it’s okay. I wouldn’t… hate Dave just because of this.”

“R-really?”

“Yeah. I know that Dave… that boys like this kind of l-lewd stuff. And I’ll believe that you… forgot about it.”

“S-Shima…”

My girlfriend is so kind!

She’s an angel!

“S-say… Dave. Dave said… he likes l-lewd girls, right?”

“Ah, yeah. But I think that’s what every guy… thinks. It’s not like it’s just me.”

“Yeah… but if you like lewd girls… then… you want to do l-lewd things too, right?”

“S-Shima?”

What is it?

Shima seems somehow more… proactive than usual… or should I say… seductive?

That’s the feeling I’m getting…

Shima suddenly grabbed my hand again.

“Dave…”

Shima looked me straight in the eyes… and asked, gripping my hand tightly.

“Do you… want to do lewd things… with me?”

“Ugh…!”

What, what should I say?

In this kind of situation, should I say something gentlemanly like, “We should take things slowly”?

Or should I just honestly say, “Yes!”?

Of course, I’m a guy too.

Of course, I want to do lewd things with Shima!

B-but, isn’t this progress a little too fast…?

Shouldn’t we enjoy a few more days of sweet, romantic atmosphere first…?

Shima brought her face closer.

“Do you want to?”

“S-Shima… your face is t-too close…”

“Ah, sorry!”

Shima widened her eyes and moved back a little.

What should I really answer!

Ah, that’s it!

“W-well, does Shima… w-want to do l-lewd things with me?”

The answer I came up with was to ask Shima for her opinion.

Ugh… even I think that’s a pathetic choice.

But if it’s the timid Shima, she’ll probably say she’s embarrassed right now.

Or that she wants to, but she’s not ready yet.

Then I can prepare myself for a few days and get ready for my first night with Shima…

“I want to.”

Huh?

“I… want to do lewd things with Dave right now!”

S-Shima?

“So, Dave…”

Shima placed her hand on my chest, looked me straight in the eyes with a determined gaze, and said.

“Let’s… do lewd things together?”

It seems… I was the only one who wasn’t ready.