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 89

Chapter 89

I left Mika in her room and headed to the kitchen.

As I started making the porridge, I suddenly remembered the time we baked sweets together here.

That was shortly after I saw my dad cheating.

Back then, neither of us had healed from our wounds, and I remember how awkward things felt.

We ate the cookies we made and shared our thoughts on them.

That was the moment when all the painful things started to fade away.

I needed Mika.

And I was sure Mika needed me too.

I’d do anything for Mika.

Because she had always done anything for me.

I wanted to call Suzukaze-kun, but I held back just a little.

Right now, I wanted to spend this time with Mika.

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“That was delicious. I feel much better now.”

“Really? But you still need to sleep properly tonight.”

“Yeah, yeah. I’ll take my medicine and sleep. Thanks, Riara.”

After finishing the porridge I made, Mika took the medicine by her bedside and got into bed.

“Hey, should I stay over? If your fever comes back at night, it could be bad.”

“You worry too much. I’ll be fine.”

“Y-Yeah. But… If it’s for you, Mika, I’d do anything. So sometimes, it’s okay to ask for something unreasonable, you know?”

Mika always acted strong.

Maybe this was the first time I had ever said something like that to her.

Maybe it was because I had never seen Mika looking so weak before.

“Really? Then maybe I’ll take you up on that.”

“Yeah, yeah. Mika, you’re smarter and more mature than me, but when you think about it, we’re the same age, right? Sometimes, you should let yourself be selfish and ask for things.”

“You’re right. Then maybe I will.”

With a small “Yo,” Mika sat up and looked at me.

Her gaze changed—heavier, sharper.

“…W-What? What’s wrong?”

“You’ll listen to an unreasonable request, right?”

“Uh, y-yeah. W-What is it?”

As I stood there, confused by the sudden heavy atmosphere, Mika took a deep breath.

Then, as if letting out everything she had been holding back—

She spoke.

“How about you stop dating Suzukaze-kun?”

For a moment, I thought I had misheard.

“Huh? W-What are you talking about? What do you mean?”

“I thought you said I could ask for anything unreasonable?”

“T-This isn’t about that! What are you even saying all of a sudden?”

Mika looked at me calmly, as if she hadn’t said anything strange at all.

“Ah, I get it. You read another weird novel, didn’t you? And now you’re just trying to mess with me.”

“Nope, that’s not it. This is my unreasonable request.”

“W-Why…”

As I stood there in shock, my legs grew weak.

Meanwhile, Mika hopped off the bed effortlessly and smiled.

“If you keep dating Suzukaze-kun, you’ll be even more attached to him, right? Then, you won’t hang out with me as much anymore.”

“T-That won’t happen! Suzukaze-kun is important to me, but so are you, Mika. You’re my best friend.”

“Friends and lovers are different. In the end, people always choose the one they love most. A lover, or a family member. And sometimes, they even betray their family to be with the one they love.

Like my mom.

Like your dad.”

Mika’s eyes turned cold.

As I completely lost my strength and collapsed to the floor, Mika slowly walked toward me.

“M-Mika… W-What’s wrong? Did something happen to you?”

“It hurts. It always has. Ever since that day… The day my mom hurt everyone. Ever since I became like this.

And ever since your heart became Suzukaze-kun’s.”

Mika stood before me, looking down with dark, heavy eyes I had never seen before.

“If I don’t date Suzukaze-kun, will that make you happy?”

I forced myself to ask.

My voice trembled with fear.

Not because of Mika’s behavior.

But because I was afraid of her answer.

“Who knows? In the end, I don’t trust anyone. Not you, not Suzukaze-kun. In the end, you’ll both leave me behind.”

“T-That’s not true! Suzukaze-kun cares about you too. He even wanted to get you a present—”

“A present? Because my birthday’s coming up? You think giving me something makes it all better?”

“T-That’s not—”

“Choose. Me, or him.”

“I-I can’t choose… Mika, let’s stop talking about this. You’re probably just feeling unstable because of your fever.”

“No. This is who I am. I’ve been pretending this whole time.

Ah, no… That’s not right.

A monster has been wearing human skin all this time.

I’m a monster, Riara.”

“A… m-monster?”

“Yeah.

But will you still stay with me?”

As she said that, her voice trembled.

I had no idea how things had come to this.

But I knew one thing.

If I gave in to Mika’s request, she would be satisfied.

If I gave up on Suzukaze-kun and went back to being just the two of us—

Everything would go back to how it was.

Back to those days.

…Back to those days.

“Mika.”

I stood up.

Mika looked at me with uncertainty.

For her.

For Mika.

“Riara, stay with me.”

“I’m sorry, Mika. I love Suzukaze-kun.”

“…What?”

“Mika, you’re my best friend. But sacrificing something just to stay with you… that’s not right.

That would be the same as what our parents did—choosing their lovers over their families.

I don’t want to be like them.

I want to cherish both Suzukaze-kun and you.”

I knew I couldn’t have everything.

I knew I had hurt Mika by rejecting her.

But this was something I couldn’t compromise on.

I could never abandon Mika.

But just the same, Suzukaze-kun was just as important to me.

“…I told you to choose.”

“I won’t. I can’t. I don’t ever want to be apart from Suzukaze-kun. I love him.”

“Then what’s the point?”

“But I love you too, Mika. Love and friendship might be different, but why does one have to be above the other? Please, stop being stubborn and just rest. You’ll get worse if you don’t.”

“…Leave.”

“Mika?”

“Go home. There’s nothing left to say.”

Mika gave me a light push on the chest.

“P-Please, Mika. Listen—”

“I won’t. You didn’t answer my question properly.

So just leave.”

With a cold expression, Mika pushed me out of her room.

Then, standing at the door, she said—

“Bye.”

And with that, she shut the door.