Chapter 132: 132: How Wonderful, She Actually Blesses Us

Words : 1284 Updated : Oct 7th, 2025
After leaving the café, Takashi walked a long distance, his expression sad. Only when he turned around and saw that Utaha hadn't followed did the sadness on his face disappear instantly. "I'm really great." Feeling very proud of himself, Takashi stood still and put his hands on his hips. No exaggeration, with the acting he just did, Takashi felt confident he could easily play the role of a male protagonist in a youth angst novel. Didn't he see how Utaha was left speechless, looking completely stunned? He just didn't know if, remembering how he had treated her, she might feel guilty and wake up in the middle of the night to slap herself. Actually, not just Utaha, even Takashi himself almost started to believe that he really was some deeply emotional guy. But then again, being the most emotional guy in Tokyo could still count as being emotional, right? "It's over..." Takashi looked up at the sky. The city lights had just come on, and the streets were bustling. The windows of the tall buildings shimmered under the sunset. The city, bathed in the glow of the setting sun, seemed to wear an orange filter, beautiful, warm, and tranquil. Honestly, Takashi felt a bit conflicted, but not much. Although he and Utaha had never been together, never dated, and certainly never had any deep feelings for each other, the sudden separation still brought a sense of parting sadness. Maybe it also had to do with his first time. Takashi believed that after a few more breakups, he wouldn't feel this way anymore. "Who could fill the void she left?" Fortunately, this sense of melancholy came and went quickly, like a late-night emo moment. Compared to "breaking up" with Utaha, Takashi was now more troubled by who could fill that void. Thinking of this, he checked his fishing pond to see if he could find a decent catch. At 6:00 PM. In Chiba, in a garden of a European-style retro mansion built on a hill covering over 1,000 square meters, people were coming and going, creating a lively scene. "Good evening, Miss Sawamura." In a blue off-shoulder gown, Eriri turned to look upon hearing her name. Behind her stood Maki and Nagisa, both wearing custom-made dresses. "Good evening, Miss Shijo, Miss Kashiwagi." Eriri flashed a near-perfect customer service smile, giving a slight nod to both of them. If Takashi were here, he'd definitely suspect Eriri had been swapped with someone else. The reserved and elegant Miss Sawamura in front of him was a far cry from the spoiled, temperamental Eriri he remembered. The difference was as vast as between the original image and a high-pitched photo. "Miss Sawamura, you're looking better and better these days." Nagisa smiled meaningfully as she admired Eriri's radiant and delicate face. She knew very well that Eriri, too, was one of those poor women who had been deceived and manipulated by Takashi. She probably didn't even know that just yesterday, she had wrapped her arms around Takashi's neck and kissed his face. Thinking about how Eriri had only held hands with Takashi and had never embraced or kissed him, Nagisa couldn't help but laugh. While you keep your distance with that clean and pure Watanabe Takashi, I can kiss and hug him whenever I want. You can't ride that bike, but I can stand up and pedal. "Really?" Eriri instinctively touched her face. "Of course. You now look like a flower nourished by love." After a brief pause, Nagisa lowered her voice and asked, "By the way, Miss Sawamura, are you in a relationship?" Eriri looked at her in surprise. Was it her imagination? Why did she feel that Nagisa was overly enthusiastic today? "No, but I heard that Miss Kashiwagi seems to be in a relationship." Nagisa cupped her face in her hands and shyly said, "Oh no, how does everyone know about it?" Eriri smiled, "It looks like you two are doing really well~" "Yeah, I even kissed him a few days ago." Uh... You really didn't have to say that. I honestly don't want to know, okay? Eriri didn't understand why Nagisa would tell her this. You kissed him? Fine, she doesn't care who you kiss. Eriri said with a smile, "Really? That's great. You two should be happy." How wonderful, she actually blessed us. Nagisa tried her best to stifle her laughter, not letting herself burst into giggles. "Well, when we get married, Miss Sawamura, you must come." Nagisa affectionately took Eriri's slender hand, thinking to herself, 'When the time comes, I'll make sure to seat you, Kamikawa Narii, Yozakura Hitomi, Utaha, and Hiratsuka Shizuka all at the same table.' She had already decided that this table would be called the "Backup Table." "Of course, of course." Eriri smiled, but it was a fake one, trying to pull her hand away. The way she and Nagisa were acting now would make anyone who didn't know them think they were close, good friends. In reality, she wasn't familiar with Nagisa at all. "Selfish embodiment who disregards others' feelings..." "Nothing but a belly-button exposed woman who only knows how to deceive men..." "Absolutely unforgivable..." When did Maki silently cover her ears? Her gaze was icy as she stared at Nagisa. Her eyes seemed to say she wanted to stab her friend with a knife. "Maki, you must be my bridesmaid when the time comes." At this moment, Nagisa still didn't forget to tease Maki. Why was she saying this to her? She didn't want to hear this!!! Maki felt like she was going to cry. "Maki, what's wrong? You don't want to?" Nagisa forcefully pressed Maki's hand down, looking at her with a painful expression. "You are my best friend." "I will." After saying this, Maki's heart shattered heavily. Watching the person she liked marry another woman was one thing, but now you even had the audacity to make her your bridesmaid, Nagisa, are you even human? When Nagisa saw Maki agree, it seemed like she suddenly thought of something. She clasped her hands together and smiled, "By the way, Ms. Sawamura hasn't met my boyfriend, has she? I have a photo of him, do you want to see it?" "Is that okay?" Eriri, unwilling and reluctant, still had to force a smile. She honestly didn't care at all about what Nagisa's boyfriend looked like. "Of course, Ms. Sawamura is my good friend." Nagisa smile cutely. "Here, this is the photo I took when I secretly kissed him at the cinema." Nagisa smiled as she showed Eriri a picture of her kissing Takashi's side face, curiously observing her expression. Eriri exaggeratedly covered her mouth with her small hand. "Wow, he's so handsome." In reality, Eriri thought, "Pfft, he's just an ordinary guy. What's so great about him? Not even as good as Takashi's hair." "This one is of me biting his ear." "And this one..." Because only half of his face was visible and the lighting was dim, even Maki couldn't recognize that it was Takashi. She felt more and more uncomfortable as she kept looking. Why was heaven punishing her like this? "I'll go take a call." Not wanting to stay any longer, Maki picked up her phone and left. ___ 20 Advanced Chapters available on p@ tr eon (.) com/HalflingFics Also, please point out my mistakes in the comment, thank you! Don't forget to leave a review too~ Check out the other translations too ___

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Contents
Mash-Up: I'm Not A Substitute
Mash-Up: I'm Not A Substitute Author:Halflings
Chapter 1: Substitute Literature Sep 24th, 2025
Chapter 2: Don’t Force Us to Kneel Sep 24th, 2025
Chapter 3: Double the Fun! Sep 24th, 2025
Chapter 4: 4: What Camera Do You Use? Sep 25th, 2025
Chapter 5: 5: The Stand-In Starts to Change Sep 25th, 2025
Chapter 6: 6: Not Cute At All Sep 25th, 2025
Chapter 7: 7: I Deserve Better Sep 25th, 2025
Chapter 8: 8: Are You Looking for My Girlfriend? Sep 25th, 2025
Chapter 9: 9: You don't want that either, do you~? Sep 25th, 2025
Chapter 10: 10: What kind of whispering is that? Sep 25th, 2025
Chapter 11: 11: Life is like a play, it all depends on your acting skills Sep 25th, 2025
Chapter 12: 12: Have a Boyfriend, But Still Available for a Date??? Sep 25th, 2025
Chapter 13: 13: Come on, you're so pretentious. Sep 25th, 2025
Chapter 14: 14: Did you do that on purpose? Sep 25th, 2025
Chapter 15: 15: Shijo Maki has sent you a date invitation. Sep 25th, 2025
Chapter 16: 16: Fishing for Black Carp Sep 25th, 2025
Chapter 17: 17: Oh no, I’ve become a strategist. Sep 25th, 2025
Chapter 18: 18: You Haven’t Left Yet Sep 25th, 2025
Chapter 19: 19: I Really Don’t Like Feet Sep 25th, 2025
Chapter 20: 20: Another Fool Sep 25th, 2025
Chapter 21: 21: Abandon the Impossible Sep 25th, 2025
Chapter 22: 22: Abandon the Impossible (2) Sep 25th, 2025
Chapter 23: 23: Takashi Is Not Very Good At This Sep 25th, 2025
Chapter 24: 24: System, please act like a human being. Sep 27th, 2025
Chapter 25: 25: Hello Sep 27th, 2025
Chapter 26: 26: Hello (2) Sep 27th, 2025
Chapter 27: 27: No Sep 27th, 2025
Chapter 28: 28: No (2) Sep 27th, 2025
Chapter 29: 29: Landlord, your tenant is being bullied. Sep 27th, 2025
Chapter 30: 30: Don’t Force Me to Kneel Sep 27th, 2025
Chapter 31: 31: What are you doing? Sep 27th, 2025
Chapter 32: 32: Do you think I wouldn’t trust you? Sep 27th, 2025
Chapter 33: 33: Points Sep 27th, 2025
Chapter 34: 34: The last person who did this was called.. Sep 27th, 2025
Chapter 35: 35: Today, I Will Not Return Empty-Handed Sep 27th, 2025
Chapter 36: 36: No way, why?! Sep 27th, 2025
Chapter 37: 37: Innate Fishing Holy Body Sep 27th, 2025
Chapter 38: 38: Just Think of It as an Investment Sep 27th, 2025
Chapter 39: 39: She is mine Sep 27th, 2025
Chapter 40: 40: Don't meet again in the future Sep 27th, 2025
Chapter 41: 41: You Are Just A Substitute Sep 27th, 2025
Chapter 42: 42: You Have a Senpai Too? Sep 27th, 2025
Chapter 43: 43: What Are You Wiping the Chopsticks For? Sep 27th, 2025
Chapter 44: 44: It Will Stick Out Sep 29th, 2025
Chapter 45: 45: Once Dependence Forms Sep 29th, 2025
Chapter 46: 46: Yotsuba, This Looks Like You! Sep 29th, 2025
Chapter 47: 47: Yotsuba, This Looks Like You! (2) Sep 29th, 2025
Chapter 48: 48: Crowded Train Scene Sep 29th, 2025
Chapter 49: 49: The Train Ruined His Tokyo University Dream! Sep 29th, 2025
Chapter 50: 50: It's a mistake Sep 29th, 2025
Chapter 51: 51: It’s a mistake (2) Sep 29th, 2025
Chapter 52: 52: Another Day Played by Woman Sep 29th, 2025
Chapter 53: 53: Another Day Played by Woman (2) Sep 29th, 2025
Chapter 54: 54: Only Cowardice Sep 29th, 2025
Chapter 55: 55: Experiencing an Ordinary Life Sep 29th, 2025
Chapter 56: 56: Boys? Sep 29th, 2025
Chapter 57: 57: Boys? (2) Sep 29th, 2025
Chapter 58: 58: Opportunity Favors the Prepared Sep 29th, 2025
Chapter 59: 59: Date Change Sep 29th, 2025
Chapter 60: 60: What Is He Doing? Sep 29th, 2025
Chapter 61: 61: So cute, right? Sep 29th, 2025
Chapter 62: 62: Why Are You Insulting Me? Sep 29th, 2025
Chapter 63: 63: Kitahara-kun, You're Acting Strange Sep 29th, 2025
Chapter 64: 64: I Want to Fully Experience High School Life Oct 1st, 2025
Chapter 65: 65: She slept next to me Oct 1st, 2025
Chapter 66: 66: Yotsuba Who Wants to Hide Him Oct 1st, 2025
Chapter 68: 68: Public Execution! Oct 1st, 2025
Chapter 69: 69: Not Strong Enough Oct 1st, 2025
Chapter 71: 71: What Do You Want From Me? Oct 1st, 2025
Chapter 72: 72: I Will Make a Fool of Myself Oct 1st, 2025
Chapter 73: 73: [Lemon] Oct 1st, 2025
Chapter 74: 74: Where is the security guard Oct 1st, 2025
Chapter 75: 75: The Last Date Oct 1st, 2025
Chapter 76: 76: The Last Date (2) Oct 1st, 2025
Chapter 77: 77: Are We About to Throw Down? Oct 1st, 2025
Chapter 78: 78: What Do You Have to Beat Me? Oct 1st, 2025
Chapter 79: 79: He Felt Like He Was Capable Again Oct 1st, 2025
Chapter 80: 80: Be Careful Oct 1st, 2025
Chapter 81: 81: I Don’t Believe It Oct 1st, 2025
Chapter 82: 82: Opening in the Kabukicho District? Oct 1st, 2025
Chapter 83: 83: I Have a Friend Oct 1st, 2025
Chapter 84: 84: I Have a Friend (2) Oct 1st, 2025
Chapter 85: 85: Do Men Have Such a Short Prime? Oct 1st, 2025
Chapter 86: 86: No way, sir, you’re carrying a gun? Oct 3rd, 2025
Chapter 87: 87: Do I Look Like a Fool? Oct 3rd, 2025
Chapter 88: 88: Do I Look Like a Fool? (2) Oct 3rd, 2025
Chapter 89: 89: So how many people actually heard that night? Oct 3rd, 2025
Chapter 90: 90: So how many people actually heard that night? (2) Oct 3rd, 2025
Chapter 91: 91: The Disappearing Dog Oct 3rd, 2025
Chapter 92: 92: The Disappearing Dog (2) Oct 3rd, 2025
Chapter 93: 93: It Really Stinks Oct 3rd, 2025
Chapter 94: 94: It Really Stinks (2) Oct 3rd, 2025
Chapter 95: 95: He’s Really Amazing Oct 3rd, 2025
Chapter 96: 96: He’s Really Amazing (2) Oct 3rd, 2025
Chapter 97: 97: Blond Punks, School Girl, Old Farts—Get It? Oct 3rd, 2025
Chapter 98: 98: Blond Punks, School Girl, Old Farts—Get It? (2) Oct 3rd, 2025
Chapter 99: 99: I Long for His Approval Oct 3rd, 2025
Chapter 100: 100: I Long for His Approval (2) Oct 3rd, 2025
Chapter 101: 101: If You Won’t Do It, Plenty of Others Will Oct 3rd, 2025
Chapter 102: 102: If You Won’t Do It, Plenty of Others Will (2) Oct 3rd, 2025
Chapter 103: 103: At Least I Won’t Mistook the Wrong Person Oct 3rd, 2025
Chapter 104: 104: At Least I Won’t Mistook the Wrong Person (2) Oct 3rd, 2025
Chapter 105: 105: Face-to-Face Conspiracy Oct 3rd, 2025
Chapter 106: 106: Face-to-Face Conspiracy (2) Oct 5th, 2025
Chapter 107: 107: I Want You, So You’re Mine? Oct 5th, 2025
Chapter 108: 108: I Want You, So You’re Mine? (2) Oct 5th, 2025
Chapter 109: 109: I Want You, So You’re Mine? (3) Oct 5th, 2025
Chapter 110: 110: Why Is It You Again? Oct 5th, 2025
Chapter 111: 111: Why Is It You Again? (2) Oct 5th, 2025
Chapter 112: 112: Not That Awkward Either Oct 5th, 2025
Chapter 113: 113: Complete Madness Oct 5th, 2025
Chapter 114: 114: Next Time There's an Event Like This, Call Me Oct 5th, 2025
Chapter 115: 115: Next Time There's an Event Like This, Call Me (2) Oct 5th, 2025
Chapter 116: 116: Instigation Oct 5th, 2025
Chapter 117: 117: So Familiar Already? Oct 5th, 2025
Chapter 118: 118: Likes Dominance, Likes Domestic Violence Oct 5th, 2025
Chapter 119: 119: Money Is Hard to Earn Oct 5th, 2025
Chapter 120: 120: The Show Begins Oct 5th, 2025
Chapter 121: 121: Miku is the Best Oct 5th, 2025
Chapter 122: 122: Do You Think You're Funny or Something? Oct 5th, 2025
Chapter 123: 123: How Cute~ Oct 5th, 2025
Chapter 124: 124: Narcissism Is a Disease Oct 5th, 2025
Chapter 125: 125: Kitahara Takashi, What Kind of Man Are You? Oct 5th, 2025
Chapter 126: 126: Are you still in contact with that stand-in? Oct 7th, 2025
Chapter 127: 127: I thought you liked being stepped on? Oct 7th, 2025
Chapter 128: 128: Japanese-Style Inequality? Oct 7th, 2025
Chapter 129: 129: Could she really be your girlfriend? Oct 7th, 2025
Chapter 130: 130: I was There. Oct 7th, 2025
Chapter 131: 131: Let Me Go Oct 7th, 2025
Chapter 132: 132: How Wonderful, She Actually Blesses Us Oct 7th, 2025
Chapter 133: 133: What did you say his name was? Oct 7th, 2025
Chapter 134: 134: Can liking be faked? Oct 7th, 2025
Chapter 135: 135: How did this handkerchief end up with you? Oct 7th, 2025
Chapter 136: 136: Hesitation leads to defeat. Oct 7th, 2025
Chapter 137: 137: The One Playing Both Sides Is You. Oct 7th, 2025
Chapter 138: 138: Eating Tofu Oct 7th, 2025
Chapter 139: 139: Who Are You? Oct 7th, 2025
Chapter 140: 140: Lifelong Enemy Oct 7th, 2025
Chapter 141: 141: Because I've Always Been Watching You Oct 7th, 2025
Chapter 142: 142: I Will Make You Like Me! Oct 7th, 2025
Chapter 143: 143: I Don’t Have a Phone Oct 7th, 2025
Chapter 144: 144: Feeling Good Oct 7th, 2025
Chapter 145: 145: Stammering Oct 7th, 2025
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