I was dumped by my childhood friend, so I went to a shrine to ask God to give me a girlfriend. Then, God gave me a special curse of being liked by a beautiful Yandere girl!

Chapter 23 : Returning the towel back but it looks new….?

On the next day, as I arrived at school, I first peeked into the classroom to check if Yokohama and Kashiwagi were there. After all, it was just the day after yesterday. It wouldn’t be surprising if they had planned something again.

However, it seemed that neither Yokohama nor Kashiwagi had arrived yet. No one was sitting in their seats, and there were no bags. I entered the classroom with relief and headed to my seat.

Kotoko had come to school with me, but she said she was going to pick some flowers and parted ways in front of the restroom. I thought about waiting for her until she finished in the restroom, but she told me, “Takemitsu-kun, you’re so naughty~♡,” so I decided to go ahead. She would catch up eventually.

“Good morning, Takemitsu! By the way, the summer vacation is coming soon.”

As I sat in my seat, Kouta, who was sitting in front of me, started a conversation. Indeed, in about two weeks, it will be summer vacation. While putting my textbooks into my desk, I replied to him.

“Before that, we have midterms, you know.”

We were already in the exam week starting this week. Next week will be the final exams.

“Don’t remind me of unpleasant things… Ah, I was in such a summer mood.”

Kouta slumped over his desk lazily.

“You’re lucky… having a girlfriend. You are planning to go to the beach with Sena-san during the summer vacation, right?”

“I haven’t decided on the details yet, but going on a date somewhere is pretty much confirmed, I guess.”

“Lucky you. I wonder what I should do during the summer vacation. I wanted to hang out with you, but I can’t really invite someone with a girlfriend, right?”

“I won’t be going on dates with Kotoko every day. So, there will be days when I can hang out with you. Time with her is important, but time with friends is valuable too.”

“Takemitsu… You’re a good guy. Making plans for me, who has been left all alone. Thank you.”

Kouta was moved by my words as tears welled up in his eyes. He didn’t need to be so thankful. To change the slightly awkward atmosphere, I brought up a different topic.

“By the way, Yokohama tried something yesterday.”

“Oh? As expected.”

I told Kouta about what happened yesterday. He listened intently with a serious expression.

“So, that happened. He’s really a jerk.”

“He’s been rejected by Kotoko once already. He should just quietly back off… But what should we do? As long as he’s in the same school, he might try something again, right? It’s not like I can transfer schools…”

“Yeah, about that. Do you know that Yokohama has been gathering a lot of hate from people around him? There are quite a few who have been dumped by him or are fed up with his arrogant attitude.”

I had a vague sense of that. Even though he was the reigning king of the class hierarchy, people seemed to dislike him, as evidenced by their attitudes towards him.

“Those people are now cooperating to put an end to Yokohama. So, if we endure a little longer, he might settle down… maybe.”

That would be good. If he stays away from us, that’s all I want. I don’t particularly feel sorry for him. He sowed the seeds of his own hatred. The hatred he sowed would bear fruit and come back to him.

“Sorry for making you wait, Takemitsu-kun.”

While talking to Kouta… Kotoko, who had gone to the restroom, returned. She sat at her desk and started taking out textbooks from her bag.

“Oh, Takemitsu-kun, I returned the towel I borrowed the other day.”

She said that and took out a towel from her bag. It was probably the towel I lent her when she got wet at the aquarium on our date.

“But, huh…? Was the towel this clean before? Wasn’t it more worn out…?”

“…..”

I felt a slight discomfort looking at the towel. The towel I had lent Kotoko was an old one I had been using since middle school to wipe off sweat after PE class, so it should have been quite worn out. However…

“Umm… Takemitsu-kun, do you know the detergent that’s often featured in commercials these days? It’s amazing. It can make old towels look completely new with the effects of surfactants and enzymes. So, maybe it’s because of that? It looks pure white, right?”

“Hmm, detergents these days are incredible.”

Just changing the detergent can make it this clean. Next time, I’ll ask my mom to buy a high-performance detergent instead of a cheap one.

While thinking about that, I noticed a sweet scent coming from the towel as I brought it closer to my nose.

“…..?!”

“—??”

Kotoko seemed to be blushing and writhing for some reason, but I wondered if something happened. Although I was slightly curious, I brought my nose closer to the towel.

Is this… Kotoko’s scent? The sweet fragrance wafting from the towel was an overwhelmingly sweet scent of Kotoko. It was only natural since she had been using this towel, but…

But it’s strange that I don’t smell detergent or fabric softener at all. She said she used the latest detergent, so I should be able to smell that.

…Well, it’s okay. It’s not like there’s a strange smell, and I actually like Kotoko’s scent. I put the towel into my bag without thinking much about it.

“Take good care of it~♡ Especially when I’m not around…”

“Yeah. I’ve always taken good care of this towel, and I’ll continue to do so.”

Kotoko’s words and actions were a bit strange, but I focused on the teacher who entered the classroom and started the morning homeroom.

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