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 46 : Summer Festival and Ring [The End]

And finally, the day of the summer festival arrived.

I went to the shrine with Kotoko, where the summer festival was being held. Although it’s called a shrine, it’s not the same run-down one where I received the necklace. In our town, there are two shrines: one is the quiet one where I got the necklace, and the other is a splendid and large shrine near the school. The summer festival is held at the latter.

“Wow! There are so many stalls,” Kotoko exclaimed.

As Kotoko said, the approach to the shrine was lined with festival stalls. Cotton candy, goldfish scooping, shooting games, cutout pictures, shaved ice, takoyaki, yakisoba, lottery draws, and more. There were so many choices that it was hard to decide.

She wore a yukata to the festival, just as I had requested. It was a refreshing yukata with a light blue color and a goldfish pattern embroidered on it. Today, her hair was different from usual. Normally, her beautiful black hair flowed smoothly down her straight and long hair, but today, she had it tied up.

With her hair tied up, her beautiful nape was exposed. I couldn’t help but be fascinated by this slightly more mature Kotoko. There was something alluring about her.

“What’s wrong, Takemitsu-kun?”

She probably noticed that I was captivated by the change in her. She grinned mischievously and approached me.

“Kotoko, the yukata looks great on you. It’s really beautiful.”

“Thank you, Takemitsu-kun. You really like yukatas, don’t you? Also, you’ve been staring at the back of my neck, haven’t you? You can look even more if you want.”

“Uh, thanks.”

Ah, she caught on that I was admiring her nape. Well, it couldn’t be helped. She looked stunning today, and I just wanted to keep looking at her all day.

…But, since we came to the summer festival, I couldn’t just keep staring at her. We had to enjoy the festival together.

“The back of your neck is nice, but let’s enjoy the festival first. What do you want to do first? What are you interested in, Kotoko?”

“Well, I’m feeling a bit hungry.”

“Okay! Let’s start by getting something to eat. Since it’s crowded, let’s make sure we hold onto each other tightly so we don’t get separated.”

“Yeah.”

She firmly linked arms with me, and we started walking together to enjoy the festival.

First, we stopped at the nearby candy apple stall. When you think of festival food, this is probably one of the first things that comes to mind. I ordered two candy apples from the stall owner.

“It’s been a while since I had a candy apple.”

Kotoko immediately started licking the candy apple she had bought. As she licked it, her tongue turned bright red. It must be because of the food coloring used in the candy apple.

“Kotoko, your tongue is red.”

“Really?”

She tried to check by sticking her tongue out, but she could only see the tip of her tongue from her own perspective. Her attempt to confirm her red tongue was cute, and I couldn’t help but laugh.

“Ah! Takemitsu-kun, you’re laughing.”

“Sorry, sorry. It’s just that you looked cute trying to check your tongue.”

Although she seemed a little upset about being laughed at, she suddenly got an idea. She made a mischievous smile and whispered something to me.

“If I give you a deep kiss right now, will your tongue turn red too? Want to try it as an experiment, Takemitsu-kun?”

“…Huh?”

“Just kidding. I wouldn’t kiss you in a place like this. It’s just a joke. You looked cute when you got flustered, Takemitsu.”

“Ah…”

I see, Kotoko was just teasing me as a payback for laughing at her… But when Kotoko says it, it doesn’t sound like a joke. If she goes into overdrive, she might actually kiss me without caring about the surroundings.

After that, we enjoyed the festival to the fullest. We competed in shooting games, ate takoyaki, tried cutout pictures, and watched others dance in the bon dance… various activities.

And then, as time passed, it was finally the climax of the summer festival: the fireworks display.

Numerous fireworks were launched from the coast of this town, and from around the shrine, we could get a perfect view.

The moment had finally come. It was time for me to give her ‘that’. Wasn’t this the perfect situation to present it?

I led her to the less crowded area behind the shrine, saying, “This side has a better view of the fireworks.”

“Takemitsu-kun, isn’t this behind the shrine? Can we really see the fireworks well from here?”

Kotoko followed me with a puzzled expression. I clapped my hands together, psyching myself up, straightened my posture, and spoke.

“Kotoko, about the secret I mentioned before. I’m confessing it now.”

As she listened to my words, she became serious. I handed her a small box.

“What’s this?”

“This is the secret I’ve been hiding from you. I’ve been working part-time secretly to save up for this moment.”

For the past two weeks, I had been doing a part-time job sorting packages at a friend’s delivery service before Kotoko arrived in the morning and after she left in the evening.

The reason she commented that my sweat smells stronger than usual was probably because I had been sweating during my part-time job before she arrived.

“Can I open it?”

I nodded in approval. With my permission, Kotoko cautiously opened the small box. It was the present I gave her. It was…

“A ring?”

“Yeah, though it’s not an engagement ring — it’s a bit too early and cheap for that. I just hope you’ll accept my feelings.”

For the past two weeks, I’ve been working part-time, and the money I saved was used to buy this. Normally, part-time jobs pay at the end of the month, but because I knew someone, I managed to get my salary paid daily. By the way, I had researched the size in advance.

I got to know her, and somehow we ended up dating for a trial period. As I got to know her personality, we officially started dating, and she loved me. She helped me in troubled times, and gradually, I found myself more and more drawn to her.

And before I knew it, I wanted to be with her for the rest of my life, sharing both joyful and challenging moments. I was no longer satisfied with just dating. I had fallen in love with her so deeply.

I don’t think it will happen, but I can’t bear the thought of her leaving me for someone else. So, I decided to bind her to me to make her mine. As proof of our exclusive contract to love and possess each other, I am sending her this, just like she sent me a choker before.

For underage marriage, parental consent is required, but for engagement, consent is not necessary. So, if she accepts this, the contract will be sealed. A contract to become each other’s beloved.

“Kotoko Sena-san, please marry me in the future.”

—Bang!

As I confessed, a fireworks display started, and large flowers bloomed overhead. Will she accept? I slowly looked at her.

From Kotoko’s eyes, tears flowed one after another.

“I’m happy, so happy. There’s no choice but to ‘accept’ this… Sniff sniff. I’m sorry, Takemitsu-kun. You’ve been working for me, and I doubted you…”

I gently embraced her, who was crying, and stroked her head.

“I’ve also kept secrets. But I really wanted to surprise Kotoko with this.”

“When I first forced you into a relationship with the premise of marriage, I thought I was being a bit too pushy. But I didn’t want to lose you to someone else, so I thought I had to bind you like that. But… I never expected you to propose to me and bind me like this…”

“Yeah, I couldn’t resist it anymore. That’s why I decided to propose to Kotoko. I wanted to make Kotoko mine forever.”

—Bang! Bang!

A large number of beautiful fireworks blossomed in the sky. It seemed as if they were blessing the establishment of our contract. I looked up at the night sky with these big flowers.

“Hey, Kotoko, look, the fireworks are beautiful. I’d be happy if we could watch these fireworks together forever, not only this year but also the next and the one after that.”

“Yeah, yeah… Sniff. I want to be with you and watch this scenery forever, too. But, Takemitsu-kun, don’t say something cheesy like ‘until death’.”

“Huh?”

“’Until death do us apart’ sounds lukewarm… Even after I die, even if my soul is reborn in the afterlife… I will love you.”

“I see. Then I swear to love Kotoko even if I’m reborn a million times.”

Here, the eternal contract was made. I became hers, and she became mine. Now, no one can interfere in our relationship. If anyone tries to disturb us, we’ll do our best to eliminate them. No one will take my Kotoko away.

—Rustle.

…Huh? Was there someone eavesdropping on our conversation just now?

After handing her the ring, we continued to watch the fireworks together. My neck hurt, so I stopped looking up at the sky and returned my gaze downward.

Then, at the end of my sight, it felt like I saw a person… No, the god who gave me the necklace?

…Come to think of it, everything started when I received that necklace from the god.

When I received the necklace that supposedly makes me popular with yandere girls from god in early July, I wondered what would happen. But it wasn’t a big deal.

In society, there’s an image that yandere girls are troublesome, quick to get jealous, explode with emotions, and cause violent incidents… but that’s not true.

Yandere girls are just as good as normal girls if you sincerely love them and don’t make the wrong choices. In fact, they are extremely devoted and cute.

So, let me say this to all the guys in the world.

“Yandere girls are the best!”

[TL/N : Hell Yeah!]

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