I Was Oblivious to the Subtle ‘Yandere’ Side of My Nonchalant Sex Friend Gyaru - Chapter 32-33

Chapter 32: 

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It was night. As my body had started to feel better, I went to the fridge to get a drink when I heard a knock at the door.

“…Kurenai?”

That was what I thought. Of course, since moving here, Kurenai was the only one who had ever come to my place, so it was natural to assume it was her. Without any hesitation, I opened the door.

Then—

“Ah, g-good evening, ehehe…”

“Asou-san…”

There stood Asou-san, scratching her head with an embarrassed smile.

“S-sorry for dropping by so suddenly. Um, I got your address from the manager. I mean, I just wanted to check on you, or maybe bring you something…”

“Thank you so much for going out of your way. Uh…”

I accepted the drinks she’d brought in a shopping bag and glanced back into my room. Since she’d come all this way out of concern, it felt wrong to just send her away at the door. But at the same time, I hesitated about whether it was okay to invite her inside.

“Ahaha~ It’s fine, it’s not like I’m asking you to let me in or anything.”

“N-no, I’m sorry. But at least let me offer you some tea…”

“It’s pointless if I end up making a sick person fuss over me. But instead, could I come visit sometime?”

“Eh? Um, that’s…”

“I don’t mean by myself. The manager said he’d like to come see your place too, so we could come together.”

“O-oh, well, if that’s the case, I guess…”

“Fufu~ You’re surprisingly proper about these things.”

“Hey, what exactly do you think I’m usually improper about…Never mind. Thank you again. I’ll take these.”

I thanked her, and then Asou-san said.

“Sorry, could I just ask one thing?”

“Uh, of course. What is it?”

“Sorry to ask while you’re not feeling well, but just to be sure—you don’t have a girlfriend, right?”

“Uh, uh, no… I don’t.”

I answered awkwardly, and Asou-san giggled softly.

“Then it’s okay for me to be meddling like this, right?”

“It’s not meddling at all.”

“No, it is. I’m just doing this on my own. I wanted to return the favor after everything you did for me with my ex.”

“You don’t have to worry about that.”

“No, really, you have helped me a lot. Well, see you tomorrow.”

Just as she turned to leave, I called out to her.

“Wait, are you going to walk home alone at this hour?”

“Hm? It’s fine. He hasn’t contacted me since then anyway.”

“But…”

“Ahaha~ You worry so much, but really. I can’t let a sick person walk me home.”

“It’s really no trouble, though.”

“Then… Would you let me stay over?”

“Eh? Wait, I… uh…”

“Ahaha! Just kidding! I’m not that easy, you know? Anyway, get plenty of rest.”

Asou-san quickly walked away from the apartment. I went downstairs and watched her until she disappeared from sight, standing in front of my building but unable to bring myself to chase after her.

I wondered if being kind to her, even though I couldn’t return her feelings, was really the right thing to do for her. I didn’t know the answer. Eventually, her figure vanished completely.

I slowly returned to my room.

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Chapter 33: 

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“Morning, Minato! What happened yesterday?”

It was morning. As I headed to school, now that I was feeling better, I turned around in slight surprise when I heard Yumekawa’s voice.

“Yumekawa? You’re running late today, huh.”

“Yeah, I just happened to oversleep. But you know, getting up early isn’t the only key to a good day.”

“You were the one always preaching about early mornings.”

“Ehehe. By the way, are you feeling okay? The teacher was worried since you didn’t contact anyone yesterday.”

“Ah, right—I guess I should go to the teachers’ office.”

“Hey, are you even listening?”

“Ah, ah, sorry. I was sick yesterday, but I got better pretty quickly.”

Not wanting to get into details about yesterday with Yumekawa, I tried to change the subject. It felt like her expression turned a little gloomy.

“Hm.”

“What’s with you?”

“It’s nothing. Hey, Minato, do you text with Asou-senpai?”

“With Asou-san? Well, sometimes, like about the work schedule.”

“So you gave her your LINE ID, huh? Even though you won’t give it to me.”

“That’s for work.”

“But you said you even helped her with her ex-boyfriend drama. So Asou-senpai really is special, huh.”

“Having someone’s LINE doesn’t make them special.”

“Then can I have your LINE too?”

“Uh, well, I guess…”

“Fufu~ It’s not like I’ll send anything weird. But if something like yesterday happens again, it’d be bad if I couldn’t contact you.”

“Why would it be bad for you?”

“Because… We’re friends, right? You worry if a friend skips school.”

As she said that, I remembered what happened yesterday. I wondered if Kurenai came to see me for the same reason. Well, even if I asked, I probably wouldn’t get the answer I wanted.

“I guess you’re right.”

“Yeah, I’m right. Come on, show me your QR code.”

“Yeah, yeah.”

After exchanging contact info with Yumekawa, we arrived at school and headed straight to our classroom. Yumekawa was soon called over by someone and walked away.

I sat by myself as usual, staring blankly. Before long, the chime rang. The teacher entered the classroom.

But—

Kurenai didn’t come to school.

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“Hey, Minato, do you have work tomorrow?”

During lunch break, Yumekawa asked.

“Yeah, I do.”

“But it’s a night shift, right? Then do you wanna go somewhere?”

“Somewhere? Where exactly?”

“Hmm, maybe the family restaurant on the way to the arcade.”

“That’s my workplace.”

“Ehh? You work there? I’ve never been there, so maybe I should drop by sometime.”

“I won’t be able to hang out with you if you do.”

“I just wanna see what you’re like at work.”

“Don’t expect anything exciting.”

As we chatted, I glanced at Kurenai’s empty seat. I tried not to let it show, but for some reason, Yumekawa immediately picked up on my gaze and spoke up.

“Did Yuzu catch a cold or something?”

“Who knows. Don’t ask me.”

“Ahaha, true. But I texted her and she hasn’t replied. I’m really worried…”

“Then go check on her.”

“Hmm, but Yuzu’s never liked having people over. Even though we live nearby, I’ve never once been to her place.”

“Huh.”

Come to think of it, I realized I didn’t even know where Kurenai lived. And I’d never tried to find out. Even though we acted like we were open with each other, we never really pried into each other’s private lives. But, well…

So Kurenai’s place was near Yumekawa’s, huh. Thinking back, there weren’t many people with a surname like Kurenai.

…Yeah, I couldn’t just keep letting her do everything for me forever.

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