I Ended Up Pretending to Be the Boyfriend of a Beautiful but Tough Classmate for Just a Month, but It Seems That She Has Awakened Her Yandere Tendencies Because of That. - Chapter 42

Chapter 42

After handing Takamiya her drink with a smile, my mom called me into the kitchen, furrowing her brow like she was about to scold me.

She sighed and began lecturing me immediately.

“Kagami, I don’t care if you and your girlfriend fight or whatever. I’m not trying to be overprotective. But you shouldn’t make a girl cry. You need to talk things over and listen to her side.”

“…I know.”

I wanted to hear her out too.

Before I left the house, Takamiya was in a surprisingly good mood.

So why was she now crying so uncontrollably?

Did she fight with Mika-san…?

Hmm, I don’t know.

Anyway, since my mom already thought I was in the wrong, adding my side to the discussion would only complicate things.

“I’ll go talk to her.”

I said that quickly, and my mom nodded before heading upstairs.

I took a deep breath.

Now, it was time to face the situation.

“…Takamiya?”

I returned to the living room and nervously called out to Takamiya, who had her head down.

“…Idiot.”

Takamiya, her eyes bloodshot, was now angry for some reason.

“What… happened? Did you fight with Mika-san?”

“No. I’ve never fought with Mika.”

“…Then, did you fight with your family?”

“No. I haven’t talked to my mom since high school started.”

“…So then why?”

“I don’t know.”

She covered her face and shook her head, looking down again.

“You don’t seem like the type to cry for no reason.”

“…Hey, can you promise not to lie?”

“Lie?”

“Promise? No, say it. If you lie, I’ll cut your pinky and make you drink a thousand cups.”

“…”

What kind of torture is that?

But I couldn’t joke around right now.

“I won’t lie.”

That was the only answer I could give.

“…Then. Suzukaze-kun, don’t you have anything you want to talk to me about?”

“Talk about?”

“About the election. What we should do to win. Haven’t you thought about it?”

“…”

I was puzzled. How does her crying relate to the election? Wait a second…

Didn’t she just mention something about breaking up?

But no, that was just something I assumed. I hadn’t told anyone, so there was no way Takamiya would know.

“Hey, what are you thinking? Were you planning to bring up breaking up?”

With her red eyes glaring at me, she seemed to know exactly what I had been planning to talk about today.

Why? How?

“Why are you asking about that?”

“I’m asking the questions. Hey, didn’t you want to talk about breaking up?”

Takamiya, now glaring at me with certainty, made it clear she knew what was going on.

It was impossible to lie.

“…I was thinking about it, but…”

“See? I knew it. Why? Why did you want to talk about that? Why break your promise?”

“I-I just… wanted to talk it over.”

“If you talk it over, is it okay to break a promise? What’s the deal?”

“I-I don’t know about that…”

Takamiya stared at me with her big, bloodshot eyes, and I couldn’t find the words.

Then, she spoke again, her voice cracking a little.

“Did you, even… break your promise with me?”

“…Let’s talk about it. I don’t understand what’s going on.”

“So, you won’t talk about breaking up? If you promise not to, we can talk.”

“…I won’t bring it up.”

It was clear I couldn’t have that conversation with her now.

I decided to forget about it for now.

I slowly tried to sit down across from her.

“Sit next to me.”

“Oh, okay.”

She made me sit next to her, so I hurried to do so.

“…So, why were you crying?”

At this point, I had to find out why, or nothing would get started.

I asked, and she took a slow breath before opening her mouth.

“I was talking with Mika, and she said maybe you were going to bring up breaking up. She thought that would help you win the election. She said you’d definitely do it. After hearing that… I just…”

“…I see.”

Now, I understood.

It was because I was thinking about bringing up breaking up that she was crying.

But the reason she found out was because of Mika’s reasoning.

How sharp is Mika’s intuition?

She can read someone’s mind even when they’ve barely talked? That’s not normal.

“Hey, you said you’d kill me if I broke my promise, right?”

“I don’t think I said that.”

“Breaking a promise is the same as cheating! So, you have to stay my boyfriend until the promised day.”

She kept repeating “promise” over and over.

I couldn’t understand why she cared so much about it when we were just going to break up anyway.

But clearly, she had a very strong reason for it.

“…Okay, let’s forget about that. But why do you care so much about promises?”

I asked, and after taking a sip of her cocoa and letting out a sigh, Takamiya started explaining quietly.

“When I was little, I asked my mom why she and my dad got married. She said, ‘Because we promised to be together forever.’ After that, I started thinking promises with someone were really special. I made a promise with my dad to go to the aquarium, but… he didn’t keep it. So, I can’t forgive people who don’t keep their promises. I feel like nobody will ever keep a promise with me. Thinking about that, I just couldn’t stop crying.”

Again, Takamiya looked at me with sad eyes.

“…I get it now. I’ll keep my promise.”

“Really? Promise?”

“Yeah. But about the election, we’re starting over.”

“…I’m sorry. But I can’t believe it’s okay to break a promise for someone’s benefit. I’ll win, just as we are.”

Takamiya said that strongly and then added, “I’m going to use the bathroom,” before walking out of the living room by herself.

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“…Idiot.”

Why am I crying?

Why did I let myself cry? Idiot.

This is the worst.

I know what I need to do.

I have to win, for Suzukaze-kun’s sake.

I know that doing this will help me win.

But I didn’t want to.

We’re just going to break up after the election, anyway.

I’m not breaking my promise, so the result will be the same.

I’m not the type to panic like this, usually.

Why is it that when it comes to Suzukaze-kun, I get so frustrated and hurt?

And…

When he listens to me, I feel relieved.

When he’s kind to me, I feel happy.

Why does seeing Suzukaze-kun’s face make me feel so fulfilled?

I guess… I really… like him…