Tokyo: About My Yandere Girlfriend

The heart beats uncontrollably faster...

I can clearly feel my body temperature is higher than ever before...

Even the most basic thinking has become passive...

"Be careful."

My thoughts were interrupted by the warm touch of my palm.

When I came back to my senses, what caught my eye was the red signal light that was in countdown mode.

The airflow generated by the speeding car not far away caused the bangs on his forehead to lift up. Looking at his right foot suspended in the air, Arisu gradually realized something.

"You were a little too careless, Arisu. You should thank me for saving your life."

He turned around and stared at the slightly teasing smile on Nanami's face.

The warmth from the palm of the clenched right hand became more and more obvious.

This feeling......

This is a very reassuring feeling...

Why does it happen at this moment...

"Well... If Yuusu doesn't mind having physical contact with a smelly office worker, I'd like to keep doing this. After all, the chance to have physical contact with a beautiful girl is rare."

I'd like to keep doing this...

What kind of weird things is this guy saying?

I was completely unaware that my inner thoughts had gradually changed, nor did I realize that the seeds planted in my heart had sprouted.

As she gradually developed a dependence on this sense of security, she would never have imagined at this moment how pathological her need for it would become in the future.

Chapter 17 It has nothing to do with you

"This is it."

——What caught my eye was a single-family house surrounded by a white low wall about half a person's height. The red brick roof and the red door at the entrance were somewhat similar to the house Nobita Nobi lived in.

It seems that Arisu's family is quite wealthy to be able to own such a luxurious single-person house in Tokyo.

"Here's the key."

The key handed to her by Arisu Sato interrupted the complicated thoughts in Nanami's mind.

Seeing the other party retreat, Nanami quickly realized a crucial aspect.

"Arisu isn't going to go in?"

Arisu nodded vigorously without hesitation.

"...I am a complete stranger to Arisu's father. If I just barge in like this, he might be mistaken for a thief and knocked out on the spot. Don't you really worry about my safety?"

"...I don't want to see that guy who's as noisy as a mosquito."

"As noisy as a mosquito..."

When we first met, Arisu-san also used this description.

"Did Arisu have a fight with his father? That's why he decided to run away from home."

Hearing Nanami's words without any thought, Arisu did not respond, but simply shifted his gaze to his toes again.

[When you choose to give your partner a sense of security at the right time, the probability of sleeping in the same bed will increase to 60%]

Looking at the "probability event" that appeared above Arisu's head.

Nanami was keenly aware of the other party's current concerns.

"It's okay. If I'm here, that guy can be stopped in time even if he attacks."

"Anyway - don't underestimate salarymen, Sato-san."

Sand...sugar...

Arisu raised her face somewhat embarrassedly, but the resolute look on Nanami's face made it impossible for her to face it as if nothing had happened.

"Sugami-san, are you planning on having me hold your hand before you come in?"

...Call me something else, idiot, it's embarrassing...

——Although I really want to express my inner thoughts, once I do so, I will definitely be laughed at by office workers.

So, after weighing the pros and cons, Arisu took the key from Nanami and walked towards the red door at the entrance.

Insert the key into the keyhole and turn it slightly to the right, and the door lock will be opened quickly.

"Um... do you want to change your shoes?"

Nanami looked anxiously at the dark corridor in front of her when she visited Arisu's house for the first time.

Although I entered through the main entrance openly, I felt a 'stolen feeling' that was hard to describe in words.

"No need. That guy won't clean up on his own initiative anyway."

"Oh...I see."

Led by Arisu, the two passed through the dark entrance hallway and headed towards the Japanese-style room at the end of the corridor.

The light from the fluorescent lamp shone through the rice paper into the dark corridor. Although Arisu had given her permission not to take off her shoes, Nanami still placed her shoes at the door out of courtesy.

And the next moment he was ready—

All the sliding doors in front of me were opened.

The sudden change in light made him feel dizzy. His pupils focused again, and in the middle of the Japanese-style room appeared a man wearing a black yukata, with a serious expression, watching an animal variety show on TV.

Even though there was a stranger outside the door, the man still stared at the TV, with no intention of paying any attention.

"Um... excuse me for a moment."

Feeling a little helpless, Nanami knocked on the door, stretched out her right foot, hesitated for a moment, and then retracted it.

"If you just want compensation, go find the person who caused the accident. I won't bear the consequences for her mistake."

After saying this coldly, the man grabbed the bottle of wine on the low table and took a sip.

The sake flowed down his chin to his chest. The man had no intention of making any reaction and continued to look at the TV screen.

"No, I think you misunderstood. I'm not here to ask for compensation. I just want to discuss with you...about how Arisu-san should continue his life from now on."

"Are you...her teacher?"

"Not really. Besides...can I come in?"

Placing the wine bottle on the low table, the man stood up and stared with his eyes covered with dark circles at the two people who appeared side by side outside the door.

"...Come in."

"Well, thank you."

Sitting down opposite the low table, Nanami Fumito looked towards the sliding door.

The faint sound of shoes stepping on the stairs can be heard in the quiet corridor. I guess Arisu-san chose to leave in order to avoid meeting his father.

"Since you are not a teacher, then you might be her boyfriend."

Looking at the office worker in front of him wearing a neat suit, the man's tone remained as calm as before.

"Before I explain, it may be necessary for me to introduce myself. My name is Nanami Fumito, I'm 21 years old, and I'm currently living together with your daughter."

"...Just call me Aragaki."

The man who called himself 'Aragaki' paid no attention to the 'living-in relationship' that Nanami had mentioned.

As if facing something insignificant.

"According to Arisu-san, the relationship between Aragaki-san and her has always been strained. I'm a little curious as to why it has developed to this point."

"...This matter has nothing to do with you. Besides, if you came here just to teach me a lesson, I advise you to stop worrying about it. I have never thought that what I did was wrong."

Mr. Aragaki, who speaks in a calm but remarkably firm tone, is somewhat similar to Mr. Arisu in terms of personality.

I hope communication won't be too difficult.

"Arisu-san ran away from home because she had a quarrel with Aragaki-san, right? As her father, did Aragaki-san ever think of calling the police?"

"I told you, this matter has nothing to do with you."

Aragaki, who was staring at the TV screen, suddenly became fierce in his tone.

It seemed as if the attack would become uncontrollable in the next moment.

"No, as Arisu's roommate, I think it's necessary to be concerned about her family situation."

In response to this, Nanami still maintained the same attitude as before.

Quite disapproving.

"...I have given up hope on her. What happens in her life from now on has nothing to do with me. I just need to understand this."

After saying this, Aragaki grabbed the bottle of sake beside him and quickly drank the sake in it.

The subtle footsteps outside the door quickly made Nanami notice something.

Chapter 18: Looking at Trash

The animal variety show on TV has been broadcast for quite a long time. During this period, except for the sound made by the TV, the room remained absolutely quiet.

The two people who remained silent seemed to have some kind of tacit understanding, just staring at the images flashing one after another on the TV.

This tacit understanding lasted for more than ten minutes. Nanami Fumito, who couldn't help laughing when he saw the scene on TV where a man pretended to be a lion and was chased by a group of lionesses, was the first to break the silence.

Looking at Nanami who was laughing unscrupulously, Aragaki turned off the TV. For a moment, the room became eerily quiet.

"I'm going to take a break. Remember to close the door when you go out."

After saying this, Aragaki fell on the tatami and closed his eyes, not caring about Nanami's presence at all.

It's like being ignored.

"I understand. Before I leave, there is one last important thing I want to explain to Mr. Aragaki."