My Yandere Girlfriend Is Obsessed With Me For Some Reason - Chapter 63-64

Chapter 63: Childhood Part 4

“Huh? I-isn’t he here…? Why…?”

“Ibuki-kun… went back to our hometown with relatives. Hanako-san passed away in that incident… She was really kind, but why to her own husband…”

“Yes…”

I thought he would come back right away.

Even if he disappeared in front of me… I always thought Ik-kun would come to find me.

But Ik-kun didn’t do that. It was natural, but I didn’t want to think that way… I knew well that the elementary school Ik-kun wouldn’t come back to me.

I’m not stupid, so I knew that much.

But I really wanted to see Ik-kun again, so I stared at that house… with nothing else to do. I couldn’t make new friends now… This was all I had.

Leaning against the wall, just remembering the times with Ik-kun.

That was my only joy.

“Oh…? You’re… the girl who was with Hanako, right?”

“Yes…?”

“Why are you here? There’s no one else here anymore?”

“But… I have nowhere else to go…”

“True… Your name was Reina-chan, right?”

“Yes… Who are you?”

“Me? I’m here for Ik-kun…”

Yes, that’s where I met Sasaki-san.

This house was soon going to be cleared out, and Sasaki-san came all the way from Kyushu to take her sister’s things. Ik-kun and Hanako-san’s belongings, and things that seemed precious, were all loaded into the car and we went to a cafe nearby.

“I see… Reina-chan wanted to meet Ibuki-kun.”

“Yes… We were close.”

“So, should we go meet him? I’d like to say that, but the current Ibuki-kun…”

“W-what happened?”

“He hasn’t eaten anything for days… He’s been shut in his room and hasn’t been doing anything…”

“…That’s…”

It wasn’t unreasonable for it to turn out this way.

Ik-kun must have been shocked too, seeing us like that.

“Even if you meet Ibuki-kun now… I don’t think he can smile like he did back then.”

“That’s true…”

“I’ll give you his contact info… If anything happens, please let me know.”

“R-really?”

“I can’t leave a cute girl who’s worried about Ibuki-kun alone, can I? What do you think? You can meet Ibuki-kun now if you want, I’ll take you there.”

“No… I’m okay.”

“Really?”

“Yes. For now… for now… I’m fine. I made a promise with Hanako-san. I’ll stay by Ik-kun’s side until he grows up! But I can’t do anything right now. It was the same back then. So… Please take care of Ik-kun until I grow up… I’ll figure it out afterwards…”

“Oh, you’re taking responsibility for that?”

“Yes.”

And so, for Ik-kun’s sake… I studied hard all the time, waiting for the day when I might see Ik-kun again. I’ll become a teacher… If I’m lucky, I might be able to meet Ik-kun someday, so I studied hard while waiting for that day to come.

Middle school, high school, university… It wasn’t enjoyable at all.

For the few years without Ik-kun, I endured it alone… and ignored troublesome people who came near me. Because someday I would meet Ik-kun… That was all I thought about.

We will surely meet.

Surely.

“Enrolled in ○○ High School…”

And then, the day Sasaki-san told me Ik-kun had become a high school student…

I went to Ik-kun’s high school right away.

There… I finally met Ik-kun. That little boy had grown up without me noticing, taller than me now. But does he remember me now? That’s what I wondered, so I casually approached Ik-kun.

“Huh?”

“Um… excuse me…”

“Who? Ibuki, do you know her?”

“N-no… I don’t know this person.”

Unfortunately, Ik-kun didn’t remember me.

Of course, we hadn’t seen each other for a long time… so he wouldn’t remember me.

I couldn’t say anything right there, so I just stood still.

Then…

“Oh! Sorry! Have we met somewhere before?”

“Huh?”

Ik-kun, who was supposed to be with his friends in the classroom, called out to me.

“I don’t remember your face or name… but have we met somewhere? I feel like we have!”

“Why do you think that?”

“I… don’t have any friends… But I somehow remember that voice. It feels like I’ve heard it since I was little.”

And then, I remembered what Sasaki-san had told me.

Ik-kun had shut himself in his room until he became a high school student, not trying to do anything. He wanted to forget about his mother quickly and had been fighting that trauma… And finally, Ik-kun, who had brightened up, came to the city on his own to start a new life.

At that moment, Ik-kun who spoke to me seemed like a normal high school student.

I’m glad.

“My mistake. Sorry…”

“I see, sorry.”

“No…”

For now, this was enough. Just watching Ik-kun from afar was sufficient for me.

I didn’t wish for anything more.

A year later, I became Ik-kun’s teacher.

Finally, I had come this far.

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Chapter 64: Hot Spring Trip Part 3

“Brr…”

I wondered why it was so cold from the morning, then realized Sensei had covered me with a blanket.

Actually, why is Sensei sleeping beside me after setting up their own sleeping place?

Their yukata is still the same from yesterday… Maybe they don’t mind since it was taken off. But what did I do to Sensei… My neck and chest are really red.

“…”

What’s the point of being embarrassed now?! Pull yourself together, me.

“…”

“Good morning, Ik-kun.”

“Morning… Reina.”

“Yesterday was so much fun ♡ Ik-kun, you were so proactive! It was my first time being attacked by Ik-kun ♡ My heart is still pounding! Want to feel it?”

“No, it’s okay… Don’t embarrass me in the morning, Reina.”

“Hehe. I feel like I’m still in a dream. I never imagined going on a trip with Ik-kun, but here we are!”

Their energy level is seriously high… Well, that’s what makes Sensei charming to me personally. If Sensei didn’t raise their energy, I wouldn’t either. It feels like they’ve been by my side like this for a long time. Come to think of it… There was someone. They’ve been by my side all this time.

Their name was…

“Ik-kun, want to walk around here today?”

“Yeah, let’s do that.”

But still… I can’t remember that time.

I feel like there was someone important by my side at that time, but we moved away without even greeting each other. I wonder how they’re doing now… It’s too late to try to find that person again.

I don’t even know where they live…

“What are you thinking about, Ik-kun?”

“No, it’s nothing. Just… thinking about the past.”

“Oh, really?”

Holding hands with Sensei, we enjoyed exploring towards a spot overlooking the lake.

The surrounding scenery was really beautiful, and Sensei looked adorable smiling while eating ice cream. My life… this is good. It’s a perfect life, or at least that’s what I thought.

It’s good that I came with Sensei.

“About the past… want to talk about it? We have plenty of time!”

“Even if you ask about the past, I hardly remember it. Ah! It’s not that I don’t want to say, I’ve really forgotten most of it… But there’s someone I want to remember, even though I can’t. It’s strange, isn’t it?”

“Hmm, I’m curious.”

“There was someone who cared about me besides my mom. Since the day my mom passed away, I wanted to escape from that reality… I forgot their face, but they were very kind and always played with me, taught me things…”

Without realizing it, the two of them had come to a place with a view of the lake.

They stared quietly at the beautiful scenery.

“So, did you like that person?”

“Huh? Yeah. I liked them… We were together since we were little, they often came over and talked to me about various things, taught me how to study… It felt like being with Reina—”

“Huh?”

Wait… Wait a second.

It’s like… Reina…

Why didn’t I realize it? “Reina,” right? But I… didn’t know Reina’s kanji, so I always thought Sensei and Reina were different people. If the Reina from back then is Sensei right in front of me now… would I have found them? That important person who was with me back then.

It’s Sensei…

“What’s wrong, Ik-kun?”

“…Haha, I think that’s impossible.”

“Huh? What?”

“Well… I was thinking about something strange. Like, maybe the Reina who was with me at that time was actually you, Reina, right? Even though that’s not possible. There are many names with similar pronunciations, and I… at that time, I didn’t even know how to write Reina’s name.”

“That kind of coincidence… is strange, right?”

“It’s not a coincidence, Ik-kun.”

“Huh?”

On the bridge, Sensei suddenly stopped and looked at me.

“That’s not a coincidence.”

“If it’s not a coincidence… then, could it be…”

“I thought you had forgotten about me, but you remembered. Ik-kun.”

“Ik-kun… is it really you, Reina from back then?”

“Yes… It’s been a while, Ik-kun.”

“What! So, did I… do that with Reina? Until yesterday… that thing we did!”

“What’s the matter? You were planning to do it anyway…”

“No, it was a shock that Reina from back then was you… It’s like… the image is completely different?”

“Hey, back then I was a middle school student, Ik-kun…”

“That’s right, huh?”

I never imagined that Sensei was actually Reina from back then…

Just remembering it, is this kind of coincidence possible…? Reina… she really became a teacher. Because my mom once said to Reina in the past… that when she grew up, she would become a teacher. I remember that because I was there listening to it.

And if Sensei is Reina, that’s troublesome… It’s troublesome…

“What? Did you dislike the Reina from back then?”

“No, not really.”

“Then why are you avoiding eye contact with me?”

“I…?”

“Yeah?”

“I… I feel really embarrassed now because you were my first love. So, I just need a little time to think about it.”

“I won’t let you~♡ Because you’re my first love too~”

“Wait… when we met… didn’t you get dumped by your boyfriend?”

“That was just acting, you know? Because, Ik-kun… you couldn’t remember me right away. How could you remember me in that situation? That person was good at acting, right? Hehehe.”

“Huh!? No way!!!”

“So, my first love is you, Ik-kun?”

After that, Sensei pulled me close and kissed me.

No… I’m really embarrassed. Sensei…

“Hehe♡”