Tokyo: About My Yandere Girlfriend

As cute as a child.

Arisu-san sometimes has a childish side.

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The meeting time with Yukiko was at ten o'clock. After making the final preparations in front of the mirror, Nanami looked at Arisu who had been sticking his head out of the bedroom and observing them since the beginning.

Sure enough, I still care.

Meeting other women--

"I'm going out. If Arisu is worried about me, why don't we go together?"

"I don't want to do that. Besides, I've already promised Senior that I won't interfere, so I'll leave this meeting to Nanami alone."

"Really? Is that what Arisu thinks?"

"That's it."

Chapter 198 I Hate Cheating

"We're here..."

When they arrived at the cafe they had agreed to meet in advance, Nanami let out a long sigh.

I looked through the glass into the cafe, but didn't see any familiar figures sitting down.

Thus--

I can feel a little more at ease now.

Sitting down near the outside, Nanami looked out the window.

At the intersection consisting of four lanes, a woman in a white dress appeared on the opposite side.

A familiar figure.

Yukiko Yumi-senpai.

"Sorry for the wait."

Sitting down at the opposite seat, Nanami's gaze lingered for a moment on Yukiko's slightly frowned face. Today, the senior had not much makeup on her face, but one could vaguely see traces of careful grooming. Her hair seemed to have been deliberately permed, and the bangs on her forehead were slightly curled. At a distance of about one meter, he could smell the faint scent of perfume emanating from the other person, but... his current attention was not on this kind of thing.

——Regarding the meeting, the senior did not show any panic at all.

My impression of Yukiko-senpai...if her inner thoughts were revealed, would she act as if nothing had happened?

It's really strange.

"Senior...what kind of coffee would you like?"

Realizing that the other party had no intention of speaking, Nanami decided to take the initiative to ask.

"I...just a simple latte is fine."

"I understand."

Nanami ordered the Blue Mountain coffee that she was already used to.

During the waiting period, the silence in the air really makes people feel helpless.

Nanami began to observe Yukiko's face out of the corner of her eye.

I have been deliberately frowning since the beginning... I wonder what kind of thoughts are in your mind, senior.

If we could get a glimpse into other people's thoughts, perhaps things wouldn't develop in a troublesome direction.

However, if this practice continues for a little longer, there is a high probability that people will not be able to adapt.

After all - lying is inevitable.

This is true for human society.

Knowing too much truth may have a counterproductive effect.

"Yukiko... I have a question. Is there anything important you want to tell me?"

Just say it straight.

Nanami made up her mind.

"Important things... Yeah, there are some."

——The hesitant senior looks quite strange.

If you have anything to explain, please explain it as soon as possible.

After learning that answer and facing Yukiko again... Nanami felt an indescribable complex emotion in her heart.

Now I just want to get through this as quickly as possible.

It doesn't matter even if it means running away.

please.

"Can you please briefly explain it, Senior? Um... I have some important things to deal with next."

That's right.

——Lying is indeed unavoidable in human society.

After looking around, Yukiko finally focused her attention on Nanami who was sitting opposite her.

As if he had made up his mind—

Take a deep breath.

"Nanaha... You may find it hard to believe what I'm going to say next, but... as a senior who has worked with you for several years, facing something like that... I can't just pretend that nothing happened."

"Even if you doubt me, I will explain everything to you."

"Yukiko...what do you mean?"

The air was eerily quiet.

“This is coffee for the guests.”

The waiter placed the coffee they ordered in the middle of the table, and the two people who kept looking back seemed to have no intention of noticing it.

"Please enjoy."

The clerk turned and left.

"Arisu-san... has been deceiving Nanami all this time."

A resolute look suddenly appeared on Yukiko's face.

That look full of awareness...

It was something that had never been seen before.

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"I'm back, Arisu."

"You're back, Nanami."

There was the sound of a door opening, followed by the dull sound of the entrance door closing.

After finishing the meeting with Yukiko, it was almost noon.

During the one-hour meeting, Arisu stayed at home and did not go out. Then she prepared lunch in advance. The happy moments together... never get boring.

"I'll come too. Arisu would be too tired to be alone."

"No, because I have done everything I can."

Arisu-san took off her apron...just like a housewife.

Such a life is beautiful.

Nanami sat in the living room, recalling the words Yukiko had mentioned during their meeting.

Arisu-san...is he the kind of person who is full of scheming?

To conceal something... to do something behind someone's back that seems shady to others.

Yukiko has no need to lie...

There is no doubt about this.

- If the lie was told just to completely break up the ongoing relationship, Yukiko-senpai is not such a selfish person. After several years of getting along with each other, Nanami is convinced of this.

and--

In the "Fragments of Memory", those fleeting images.

If it was just a dream, why was it so clear?

The tiredness that my body felt after waking up... If it was just something that happened in a dream, why would this body undergo such changes?

Under this premise, the only explanation at the moment is—

Arisu-san is indeed hiding something.

I always feel——

Being treated like this is…weird.

Why choose to conceal.

Arisu-san who did that...why would she go to such lengths if it was just to satisfy her own desires?

Nanami now clearly understood that if she continued to dwell on the current suspicion, her originally strong relationship would be affected in the long run.

Until the breakup.

In order to avoid reality from going this far——

The only thing that can be done right now.

There is only this one.

Nanami stood up and walked towards the balcony.

There was a sound of the balcony sliding door opening, and Arisu, who was hanging out the clothes to dry, turned around and looked behind him.