After a Beautiful, Yandere Onee-San Moved in Next Door, My Life Changed Drastically~ (Please Save Me...) - Chapter 19 - Christmas Eve 3

Chapter 19 – Christmas Eve 3

Kinoshita-san is a friend of Hanada-san’s, so it’s okay for me to leave for a bit, right?

But what’s with Takahashi-san, whom I met for the first time today, wanting to talk to me about something…?

“Hey… Kashiwagi.”

Takahashi-san brought me outside and tapped a cigarette out of the box. He lit it absentmindedly and gazed off into the distance.

I couldn’t quite understand what he wanted to say.

His breath floated white in the cold air outside.

“Yes?”

“You… Are you really dating Hanada?”

“Yeah, that’s right…”

“Seriously? Hanada is dating a high school student like you?”

“Yes…?”

“Hmph…”

This guy… I feel like his personality has changed since earlier.

Maybe he was trying to look cool in front of his girlfriend…?

The cigarette is a bit smoky… I wonder what he wants to talk about by suddenly calling me out…

I don’t understand why he’s trying to look cool while smoking…

I wonder if he’s looking down on me because I’m just a high school student…

“Sorry, I didn’t mean it that way. I’m just surprised. Hanada has been asked out many times but rejected every one of them. Did you know that?”

“Oh, is that so?”

“Yeah. Hanada has a great figure and is smart. The guys who know this have even gone to women’s universities just to meet her… Are you happy, Kashiwagi? Dating such a beautiful woman…”

“Yes. I am happy…”

“I’m envious…”

“But doesn’t Takahashi-san have Kinoshita-san?”

“Oh… right. Yeah, I do.”

With a slightly cold voice, Takahashi-san’s cigarette ash fell to the ground.

What… What’s with this reaction…?

Are they really dating…? And what’s the reason for talking to me about this?

“Actually, I’m not Kinoshita’s boyfriend.”

“Huh…? So… Takahashi-san is… Kinoshita-san’s…friend?”

“Me? I’m just a host.”

A host…?

“You look really shocked.”

“Y-yes…”

“That woman puts on a cheerful face in front of others, but she’s sick, so be careful…”

“Sick…?”

“Just look at this. She’s been grabbing my wrist the whole time. Look, it’s turned red.”

There was a red mark on Takahashi-san’s wrist as he rolled up his sleeve.

It seemed like it wasn’t just from today… There were also fingernail marks.

“Eh… No way…”

“She always requests me, so I can’t say for sure, but how should I put it… I feel suffocated when I’m around that woman…”

So… Takahashi-san has been pretending to be a boyfriend as a host? Why go that far? No wonder his behavior seemed to change abruptly.

If this were the adult world, there would be no room for me to argue, but I still think it’s a little sad.

Isn’t it better to have a normal, healthy relationship instead of paying for one? It’s confusing…

“I don’t understand this world at all… Hosts, pretending to be a boyfriend for money…”

“Yeah, it’s probably too early for a regular high school student to get it.”

“But why are you telling me this?”

“Because I feel suffocated. If they’re really friends, I’d be worried about Hanada too… And pretending to be a lover, it’s… Well… It’s probably just the way things are when you have money…”

“I see…”

“There’s still time… It’s during work now. But talking to you made me feel a bit better, Kashiwagi.”

“Y-yes…”

It felt like I’d heard something I shouldn’t have known…

When I returned to my seat, Takahashi-san was talking to Kinoshita-san with the same expression on his face as before.

“What did you talk about with Takahashi-san?”

“Uh… Various things between men!”

“I see… But I can smell cigarettes on you, Nao-kun.”

“Ah, sorry, Hanada-san, it’s not Kashiwagi-kun, it was me smoking.”

“Eh… My Nao-kun smells strange now… No more smoking…!”

“Alright, alright. Sorry…”

Looking at Natsuki sticking close to Nao even though he smelled like cigarettes, Eru muttered.

“How nice… I’d like to borrow that kid too…”

“Eh? Did you say something, Eru?”

“Huh? I-it’s nothing… You’re really kind today, Jin~”

After eating the dessert that was on the table, the four of us finished dinner.

“Ahh. It was delicious. Thank you, Eru! This is my first time at a restaurant like this.”

“Really? I’m glad you liked it…”

Eru smiled.

Then her gaze was directed towards Nao.

“If only Kashiwagi-kun were an adult, we could have had drinks together!”

“That… can wait until I’m older…”

“Yeah, right~”

I felt like someone had been glaring at me for a while, but I wasn’t sure what it was about.

“Oh, it’s already 9:30…! Sorry. Eru, I need to head home early tonight.”

“Do you have plans? It’s still early to go home!”

“But my mom says it’s not good for a woman to walk around outside alone!”

“I guess there’s no helping it. I’ll contact you again later!”

“Yeah! Sorry!”

The two pairs parted ways with smiles on their faces, and Eru, who had been watching Nao’s back, clicked her tongue.

“Tch.”

“Eru, what are we going to do today? We still have time, but if you’re going to go home, I’ll go back to work too.”

“Huh? Hey! Focus on me today! You shouldn’t say things like that so lightly!”

“Okay. Sorry…”

“Ah——The restaurant was really nice.”

“So, what do you want to do? Is there somewhere you want to go?”

“Love hotel.”

“…Okay.”

…

“Hah…hah…”

“W-what’s wrong? You seem to be in a hurry…”

“I have a bad feeling…”

We were sitting on a nearby bench, exhaling white breath into the cold night air.

Today’s night sky was also really beautiful, and the snow that had been falling since the afternoon hadn’t stopped yet.

Then, still breathing out white breaths, Hanada-san hugged me.

“Hah~. I’m tired.”

“Can’t we just walk normally…?”

“But Eru kept staring at Nao-kun… It was disgusting!”

“What… Aren’t you two friends?”

“Even if we’re friends, Nao-kun is my… my…”

“Boyfriend?”

“That’s right, boyfriend! So I don’t like it when people stare at Nao-kun with lustful eyes…”

“I see…”

Could this mean that…Hanada-san is jealous…?

“Nao-kun, you idiot.”

“……”

Seeing my pouting girlfriend, I was blushing secretly.

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T/N: Oh no, another yabe woman is after Nao… This is bad