I, Who Am Somehow Only Liked by Yanderes, Tried Transferring into a Class Full of Yandere Girls - Chapter 18: Response

For a moment, I couldn’t comprehend what was happening.

On my way back from buying a drink at the vending machine near the cafeteria during lunch break, Tsukimiya-san called me over while I was walking through the corridor facing the courtyard.

She said she wanted to talk about something.

Tsukimiya-san wants to talk to me. I didn’t know what it was about, but any guy would be thrilled to converse with her. I was no exception and walked over to her, inwardly excited.

There, Hina was also present.

My joy doubled.

I, a mere background character, sandwiched between the two great beauties of the class, the moon and the sun.

But why would they need me?

I had reasons to talk to Tsukimiya-san, but why would she need to speak to me?

As I was internally speculating, Tsukimiya-san abruptly started speaking.

An utterly unexpected, heavyweight punch.

“I’ve always liked you, Yuto. So, would you go out with me?”

—What?

My brain froze.

What did she just say?

The words were so unexpected I couldn’t process them properly. My brain was shaking from a powerful uppercut to the chin.

“Sorry, I’m a bit sleep-deprived and might have misheard. Could you please repeat that?”

“Fufu. I can say it as many times as you need.”

Tsukimiya-san smiled like a goddess and repeated the same words.

“I’ve always liked you, Yuto. So, would you go out with me?”

…

It wasn’t a misunderstanding.

What I thought was a confession-like statement turned out to be an actual confession.

It’s not a roundabout, but a direct, 150 km/h straight confession.

“Uh… is this some kind of penalty game?”

That was the first thing that came to my mind.

A game where if Tsukimiya-san and Hina lost, they had to confess as a penalty, and Tsukimiya-san lost.

“No, it’s not a penalty game. What I said is my true feelings, without any lies. I’ve always liked you, Yuto.”

It wasn’t a game.

Of course, it wasn’t.

On second thought, neither of them would do such a thing.

“No, let’s assume, for the sake of argument, that Tsukimiya-san likes me.”

I still couldn’t fully digest it.

“But why confess now, at this timing?”

Confessions usually happen in a secluded place, just the two people involved.

Is it normal to do it here, next to Hina? And is she okay with having her feelings heard by someone else?

“Wait, so Tsukimiya-san’s crush was me?”

I was surprised, but so was Hina.

Naturally.

A confession had suddenly started right in front of us.

“Yes, that’s right.”

Tsukimiya-san answered nonchalantly.

“I thought it was enough just to watch over you. Even if I didn’t date Yuto, I wanted to support his happiness from the shadows.

But Yuto is a wonderful person; if I leave him be, bad bugs might approach him. The kind they might mislead Yuto.

So I realized if I dated Yuto, that wouldn’t happen. No bad bugs will come near him if I become his girlfriend.”

“No way. Am I the bad bug?”

“Yes. After all, you’re keeping Yuto up late every night with phone calls, right? Because of that, he’s been sleep-deprived.”

“Eh!? How do you know about that!?”

“What do you think?”

Tsukimiya-san smiled gently.

“I like you, Hina. I think of you as a dear friend. But I can’t overlook you deceiving Yuto.”

That’s quite a statement.

This is a different side of Tsukimiya-san, who I know as gentle and kind to everyone.

“But first of all,”

“What is it?”

“Why did you start liking me?”

“Fufu. Are you curious about the reason?” Tsukimiya-san smiled. “I could talk about it, but lunch break won’t be enough time.”

It seemed she could talk about it for more than fifty minutes.

Maybe she likes me more than I like myself.

“How about it, Yuto?”

The fact that Tsukimiya-san, of all people, likes me, a mere background character — it was unbelievable, and I was still trying to wrap my head around it when…

“Wait, wait a minute!”

Hina suddenly interjected with determination. Placing her hand on her chest, she eagerly faced me.

“I also like Yuto!”

—What?

“I mean, I like him! Super like him! I think about Yuto all the time!”

Hina was fervently expressing her feelings, saying she super loves me.

I was stunned.

Hina likes me, too?

Is this for real?

“Ugh, I didn’t want to reveal it like this…! But Shiika suddenly confessed, so I got carried away…!”

Hina’s face turned red.

She’s cute.

But that’s not the point.

“I thought you liked your coworker at the convenience store.”

“Eh!? How do you know that!?”

Because I overheard it before.

I indeed fit the description.

I didn’t think it was possible, so it never crossed my mind.

But thinking about it, her eagerness to call me every night makes sense if she likes me.

So, it’s true, then.

“Alright! I might as well say it now! Yuto, please date me instead of Shiika!”

Hina extended her hand with determination.

“Fufu. So Yuto, who will you date? Me or Hina?”

Tsukimiya-san and Hina both confessed at the same time.

I hadn’t fully grasped the situation yet, but it seemed that was the case.

The two great beauties of the class are the moon and the sun.

Both were in love with the same person, me.

It was like a dream. A scenario straight out of The Bachelor.

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that anyone would call a stroke of luck.

Tsukimiya-san the talented and beautiful unreachable flower.

Hina is the bright and lively gal at the center of the class.

Dating either would undoubtedly make my life more colorful. I would be the envy of all the boys in class.

Should I choose Tsukimiya-san, or should I go with Hina?

After much deliberation, I finally conveyed it to both of them.

“Sorry. I can’t date either of you.”