I, Who Am Somehow Only Liked by Yanderes, Tried Transferring into a Class Full of Yandere Girls - Chapter 19: Explanation and Justification

As soon as I voiced my conclusion, I felt the atmosphere freeze.

An eerie silence descended.

“Neither…?” 

“Can’t date…?”

Both Tsukimiya-san and Yokawa-san’s faces were void of emotion.

It was terrifying.

Moments ago, the air was rosy, but it suddenly turned into the calm before a storm.

“Do you dislike us, Aiji-kun?”

A question devoid of warmth was thrown at me.

One wrong answer seemed like a direct path to a bad ending.

I had to choose my words carefully.

“No, it’s not that I dislike you.”

I liked both Tsukimiya-san and Yokawa-san.

They’ve been nice to me.

As a transfer student, I could blend into the class without being out of place, thanks to their friendly approach.

“Then why?”

Tsukimiya-san gently probed.

“Could it be that you can’t choose just one of us? Are you trying to form a harem, Aiji-kun?”

“Wow. That’s lewd…”

“Wait, please. I have no such ulterior motives.”

I wish they wouldn’t look at me with those accusing eyes.

And to think such a word would come from Tsukimiya-san’s mouth. The gap between her pure appearance and such worldly words was immense.

“I don’t intend to date anyone.”

“You’re not interested in girls? But Aiji-kun, you watch those indecent videos with girls in them at home, don’t you?”

Why does she know that?

Or is she just teasing me? Most high school boys probably watch those videos on their smartphones.

“Do you two remember my self-introduction on the first day I transferred?”

“Of course. I remember every word.”

“You don’t need to remember it that well.”

“Is it the one where Ukita-chan pointed you out for not having a punchline?”

“The story after that.”

“Right, that one. You were stabbed in the stomach by a girl at your previous school, and that led to you transferring.”

Yes.

Strange girls have always liked me.

I’m not popular with normal girls, but I’m incredibly popular with troubled girls – those with abnormal obsessions or love.

“Every girl who showed interest in me was unusual. And one of them ended up stabbing me in the stomach.”

It was severe.

It left me wandering between life and death.

“Since then, I’ve been afraid of girls who show interest in me. I always wonder if they’ll turn on me someday.”

Love and romance can drive people mad.

I’ve seen it happen.

I like both Tsukimiya-san and Yokawa-san. As long as it was one-sided, I could see them romantically. I liked them. I even entertained the fun fantasy of possibly dating them.

But the moment they showed interest in me, that affection turned into fear.

Excessive affection, when not reciprocated, turns dark. And that immense emotion can burn both oneself and others.

Maybe both of them are perfectly normal girls without a hint of madness.

But I can’t honestly accept their affection.

It scares me.

And this is just my hunch, but both are probably troubled.

Tsukimiya-san’s eyes were definitely that way when talking about her past crush, and Yokawa-san’s persistence in wanting to spend time with me was a bit abnormal.

They both harbor emotions that set them apart from ordinary people.

“So, I’m sorry. I can’t date either of you. Not just the two of you. I don’t intend to date any girl in the future.”

In the end, I ended up rejecting them.

I had turned down a girl who confessed to me before.

She became outraged that her feelings weren’t reciprocated and tried to force herself on me.

There was also one who suddenly started crying, falsely accusing, “Aiji-kun assaulted me!”

The false accusation was eventually cleared, but I was treated like a pariah afterward.

I’m wary if these two might try something similar.

“…I see.”

Tsukimiya-san murmured softly.

“I’m glad. I got to hear the reason.”

Her tone was calm.

But it might just be the calm before the storm.

I braced myself internally for anything that might happen.

And then, in the next moment.

I found myself being embraced by Tsukimiya-san.

— Eh?

“Aiji-kun, you’ve been scared a lot by girls in the past, haven’t you? Thank you for sharing your painful memories.”

Tsukimiya-san drew my head to her chest.

Like a mother soothing her baby.

And she whispered gently in my ear.

“It’s okay. I’ll remove that fear for you. I’ll rewrite all your feelings towards girls.”

“You’re not angry with me?”

“No. I’m happy. If you don’t intend to date anyone, you might change your mind if I can erase your fear.”

Her voice was warm and soft.

But it felt somewhat terrifying.

Is she talking about brainwashing?

“Wait a minute!”

Yokawa-san interjected in a hurry.

“Just to let you know, I haven’t given up on Aiji-kun at all, okay? I’ll approach you aggressively and ensure you fall for me!”

She declared this with a bright smile like the sun.

I told both of them that I couldn’t respond to their feelings.

Or so I thought.

Yet, it seems they haven’t given up.