Enchanted by the Power of the Evil Eye ~The Harem School Life Crafted by a Girl Falling Under My Hypnosis~

Chapter 23: If You Do It, You’ll Get It Back…

After that, Yuna and I went home without talking when school ended.

“Ah!”

While heading home, I saw Utashiro Asuka-san standing in front of the park halfway between school and my house.

“Wait, Kageyama…”

I tried to pass by, but she called out to me.

As expected…

“H-Hey, this isn’t your way home, right? What’s up?”

Utashiro-san, who had clearly been waiting for me, glared at me with eyes that looked ready to punch.

“Kwi”

She jerked her chin, signaling me to follow her into the park. I decided to go along quietly.

This is bad… What’s she gonna say? I just wanna go home…

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‘Dan!’

“Ow! What the—?”

When we reached a slide shaped like an octopus in the park, Utashiro-san grabbed my collar with her right hand and pinned me against it.

Petite as she is, she was looking up at me… but her strength was incredible.

“What did you do to Yuna?”

Her voice was low… forceful. Is it because she’s a vocalist in a band? Honestly, it’s just plain scary!

“N-Nothing, I didn’t do anything! I-It’s hard to breathe…”

Utashiro-san tightened her grip. I couldn’t shake her off… Wait, am I weak?

Since she’s grabbing me from below, I can’t even see her face or meet her eyes… This is bad…

“Don’t lie!! Why would a guy like you…!”

“W-Wait a sec, we just… she just happened to call me by my name…”

“That’s not what I mean! You… you kissed Yuna… and did lewd things with her!!”

S-She saw us? It seems she saw the punishment during lunch… Damn, I let my guard down…

But, Utashiro-san’s face is red, and she’s hiding it? Maybe she’s more innocent than I thought…

“Stop smirking!”

Her grip tightened even more. It hurts…

“Yuna would never do something like that on her own! You’re blackmailing her with something, aren’t you? Don’t mess around! I won’t let a guy like you have my Yuna! You jerk!”

(Scary! Wait, scary?! What’s with this girl? …Huh? My Yuna? Could it be…)

“U-Utashiro-san… Do you… like Yuna? Like… more than just a friend?”

Utashiro-san turned bright red and roughly shoved me aside. I fell hard.

“Guh, cough, cough, ugh!”

“Sh-Shut up! Anyway, for Yuna’s sake, I won’t tell anyone about this, so don’t ever go near her again! Got it? If you do, you won’t get off easy!!”

With that, Utashiro-san stormed out of the park.

Cough, cough, haa, haa…

I stood up and brushed off the dirt.

“You won’t let me off easy… huh… Heh, you can’t do that. You don’t give someone like me a chance. Things like this need to be settled in one go…”

I took out my phone and made a call.

She even interrupted me in the nurse’s office…

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After that, I “followed Utashiro-san’s orders” and didn’t approach Yuna.

Utashiro-san was on guard, never leaving Yuna’s side unless I tried to get close.

Yuna messaged me that Utashiro-san had told her to “stay away from me.”

I asked Yuna to keep her distance from me as Utashiro-san said.

She complained, got mad, and whined a lot, but when I replied:

“If I get close to you, Utashiro-san will do something awful to me. She’s scary… I’m sorry…”

She responded with just one word: “Okay.”

I’m sorry, I’m a terrible guy… I’ll apologize in my heart first… Utashiro Asuka-san…

Another message came from Yuna…

Okay… This weekend…

I’m really a terrible guy…

But you know, if you do something, it comes back to you.

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(Utashiro POV)

Since I threatened him, Kageyama hasn’t approached Yuna…

I can’t let my guard down yet, but I can’t check her phone.

Friday night, lying in bed in my apartment—I live alone since I don’t get along with my parents—I was thinking up a plan.

I don’t want to hurt Yuna, so I can’t tell anyone about that day, but I’ve succeeded in keeping Kageyama away.

(Tomorrow, I’ll go to Yuna’s house first thing in the morning to make sure Kageyama doesn’t get near her. Gotta wake up early.)

He might try to approach her on the weekend when there’s no school.

But I can’t keep watch forever.

I need to hurt Kageyama more and completely cut him off from Yuna. How… Wait, that’s it!

I jumped up as a great idea hit me.

(Right! I can use Mutou! He’s obviously into Yuna, and if I tell him Kageyama’s making moves on her, he’ll act fast. Then Kageyama’s done for!)

I’ll talk to Mutou first thing Monday morning… That should work.

Of course, I don’t have any guy’s contact info in our class. Not interested.

“Then, Yuna will be mine alone… Fufu.”

My phone rang. A call… Yuna?

I answered quickly, a bad feeling creeping in…

“Yuna? What’s wrong? Did something happen?”

No response… Is she crying?

“What’s wrong? Did something happen?”

“A-Asuka-chan, help… I can’t take it anymore…”

“W-What’s wrong? Kageyama? Did Kageyama do something to you?!”

Damn it, I let my guard down! What do I do…

“Are you okay? Should I come over now?”

Sniff, sniff “No, it’s okay… Sorry for calling like this… But I… I can’t…”

Yuna was crying. My Yuna…

“It’s okay, alright? I’ll listen. You can tell me anything. We’re best friends, right?”

“Y-Yeah… Thank you, sorry… Can I come to your place tomorrow morning?”

“O-Of course! Sure! Should I come to you instead?”

“No, I want to go to your place. I don’t want my parents to hear… I want it to be just us… It’s important…”

(An important talk… It’s about that…)

“Okay, I’ll be waiting. I’ll listen properly, and we’ll figure out what to do together.”

“Thank you… I’ll come over tomorrow then… Good night…”

“Yeah, good night.”

Yuna was crying… Kageyama… I absolutely won’t forgive him…

I cleaned my room to prepare for tomorrow and went to sleep.

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On Saturday morning, even though my best friend was in danger, I couldn’t help but feel excited that Yuna was coming to my place for the first time in a while.

“No, no, Yuna’s in danger! Don’t get carried away, focus on finding a solution.”

As I was muttering to myself, the doorbell rang.

I looked through the peephole and saw Yuna standing there.

So cute even in the morning, with her long, beautiful hair rolled up today… A perfect beauty…

My Yuna… I’ll definitely protect her!

“C-Come in, come in.”

I opened the door and welcomed Yuna inside.

Yuna was dressed in her usual girly style… So cute…

But her eyes were red… She might have been crying all night.

My anger toward Kageyama surged up inside me.

“Thanks for having me…”

Yuna entered quietly. I started to close the door…