Tokyo: Let the wicked women pay the price!

He didn't want to continue like this.

He acts as a dog constantly seeking security with Nakamura, and a gentle boyfriend with Nyaruko.

The guilt and imposter syndrome tormented him to the point of mental confusion.

He wanted to end everything, to confront Nakamura, even if Nyaruko really broke up with him because of it, he would accept it.

In the small park where he successfully confessed his feelings to Nyaruko.

Nakamura Sai swung slowly on the swing, a lollipop in his mouth, a faint smile on his face.

"What do you want, Kasuga-kun? Aren't you going on your date with Nyaruko?"

Her voice was like a clear spring, and there was no malice in it.

But Haruhi knew how difficult she was to deal with. It was precisely this seemingly harmless demeanor that led her step by step into the other party's scheme.

Although it started with that so-called leverage, she gradually fell for Sai because of his gentle demeanor, which made her believe that he would keep his promise.

And now, he's going to end it all.

"I...I quit! Nakamura."

Haruhi clenched her fist, and after a long pause, she finally managed to say, "Do whatever you want! Tell Nyaruko those things! Let's end our contract here!"

This almost exhausted all of Chunri's courage. He gasped for breath, closed his eyes, and waited for the demon's rage, or for the opponent's thunderous strike.

However, all that could be heard was the creaking sound of the swing gradually coming to a stop.

Nakamura Sai used his feet to firmly plant on the sand and stabilize the swing.

She slowly took the lollipop out of her mouth, and looking at the glistening syrup on it, her smile not only didn't disappear, but became even deeper and more intense.

"That's truly remarkable, Kasuga-kun." Sai clapped his hands lightly, his tone even carrying a hint of a mother's pride at seeing her son grow up. "You finally have the courage to stand before me and say those words. However..."

Before anyone knew it, Kasuga had already knelt down in front of Sai, perhaps just when she had stopped swinging.

She stepped forward and gently pinched Chunri's chin, studying his somewhat fearful expression: "Hey. Why are you afraid of me? Didn't I already say? I thought we were the same kind of people."

Her smile was sweet, yet it utterly shattered the pitiful rebellion and dignity that Haruhi had just managed to muster: "Do you see yourself as an innocent victim, Haruhi-kun? No, you're not. You're a pervert who would do those disgusting things to female classmates in their gym uniforms, a time thief who stole a young lady's first love. And I'm a demon who enjoys watching people struggle. You see, we're both species that can't escape the gutter."

I shivered all over in the spring.

What's terrifying isn't that she ripped through that outer shell in a bloody way; what's terrifying is that he simply couldn't refute her.

Sai Nakamura is telling the truth.

His eyes were filled with pleading as he looked at Nakamura, as if begging her to let him go, or perhaps just begging her to stop talking...

Nakamura paused for a moment, then suddenly tightened his grip on Haruhi's chin, his expression turning ferocious: "You want me to go and tell your young lady what disgusting thing you've done?!"

"What do you take me for? A messenger? You're too afraid to face the truth yourself, so you only dare to have others pass on messages. I overestimated you, Kasuga-kun."

She flung her hand away, turned and strode off, leaving behind only a somewhat disappointed echo.

"I thought you were a pervert too, but you're just a cowardly bug."

Drip, drip, drip—

The sky, which had been relatively clear just moments before, suddenly started to rain.

Springtime kneels on the spot, feeling the raindrops hitting her face, Nakamura's last words echoing in her mind.

crackling-

His dignity was shattered once again.

She...she was right again...

Spring's once upright backbone collapsed in an instant, haphazardly digging at the increasingly muddy sand.

He could have just confessed to Nyaruko himself. What exactly is his relationship with Nakamura?

In the end, he was just that cowardly bug that Nakamura described!

Springtime disappeared into the ever-growing curtain of rain.

Nobody cared.

......

I returned to school.

Nyaruko was delighted to discover that Nakamura seemed to have given up on Haruhi and no longer spoke to him.

Everything is getting better.

However, Chunri's appearance still made her very uncomfortable; he had reverted to his initial timid and hesitant manner.

Especially the way she secretly glanced at me, as if she had something she couldn't bring herself to say.

That's fine, but what she was unhappy about was that Haruhi was still glancing at Nakamura, intentionally or unintentionally.

She didn't know what this meant, but she felt like she, the official girlfriend, had become an outsider.

As usual, after lunch, she leaned on Haruhi's shoulder with a smile, her fingers slowly tracing circles on his chest: "Let's go home together tonight."

But to Nyaruko's surprise, Kasuga froze.

Then, Haruhi stammered out something she couldn't believe.

"Uh... Nyaruko, you can go home by yourself today. I have some things to do after school."

"......"

This was the first time Nyaruko had ever lost her temper in front of Kasuga.

"I really don't know where you get so many worries every day! Go ahead and think about it! I'll go back by myself!"

She hastily tidied up the lunchbox, walked quickly to the iron gate of the rooftop, and glared at Haruhi.

"snort--!"

She slammed the door shut.

thump—

Throughout the entire process, Chunri seemed to have her soul ripped out; she sat there silently, neither making a sound nor chasing after him.

After a long silence, he finally took out his phone and sent a text message to Sai Nakamura.

"Shall we talk after school?"

Those half hours felt like torture, but finally Sai got his answer.

"Can."

Unbeknownst to Chunri, a relieved smile appeared on her face.

All of this was clearly seen by Nyaruko behind the iron gate on the rooftop.

She left, dejected and heartbroken.

After class, Nyaruko went straight to her room without eating and curled up on her bed.

She couldn't figure out where she went wrong.

She used all the little tricks a girl has, even setting aside her pride as an unattainable beauty to go public with her relationship and actively seek Chunri's care and love.

And what about the other side?

This kind of rival... if other guys were to judge, Nakamura Sai wouldn't even deserve to be their rival.

She was just a woman with short hair, wearing black round-framed glasses, and so unkempt as to be somewhat sloppy.

What exactly did they say?

How can I make my boyfriend reveal a sense of dependence and redemption that he has never shown before, emanating from the depths of his soul?

She buried her head in her knees, her voice trembling with sobs, and murmured.

"I do not understand......"