I'm in a Messed Up Situation that I Couldn't Care More. - Chapter 55: Can't Take My Eyes Off You

Chapter 55: Can’t Take My Eyes Off You

Rather than a family restaurant, I want to go to a place where we can be alone together.

I wanted to hold Aoi in my arms forever.

I felt that if I looked away for a moment, Aoi would suddenly disappear.

That’s how I felt, and I couldn’t take my eyes off her even for a second.

I really wanted to hold her in my arms forever.

I wanted to be sure that Aoi was here, with my own two hands, with our skins touching to prove her existence.

For the past few days, I had been sleep-deprived from searching for Yuuka with Aoi.

My head was fuzzy.

But I had to keep my eyes on Aoi.

“Just because you’re watching over me doesn’t mean that me suddenly disappearing would be prevented.”

Aoi had said, but.

If I look away, I know something bad would happen. And I wouldn’t know about it, which would surely make me feel even more guilty.

That’s how I felt.

A tense nervousness lingered within me.

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“What do you mean, you might start hating yourself?”

I sipped the hot water and waited for Aoi’s answer.

Aoi, deep in thought, spoke slowly.

“I might start hating myself.

Because in the end, that fake Aoi is still me…”

“Eh? That Fake Aoi is different from you. Your face may be the same, but you two are exact opposites.”

“That’s not true.

That woman is my doppelganger, with the same DNA as me.

Deep down, I might have the same cruel and sadistic emotions as that fake Aoi… When I think about it, I start hating myself.”

I never knew Aoi felt that way.

It was a surprise.

But if someone who looked just like me had a bad personality, I would definitely be shocked too.

“That woman… Fake Aoi might be a pitiful woman, you know?”

I squeezed Aoi’s hand, which was on the table.

I wanted to confirm Aoi’s existence, as such I unconsciously held her hand.

“A pitiful woman?”

Aoi tilted her head, her eyes wide.

Cute.

Her expression was too cute.

“She’s lonely, she had no allies or friends beside her…

That’s why her personality became so twisted!”

“Hmm…”

Aoi was still tilting her head.

“It’s probably because she never met me!

She couldn’t have a wonderful boyfriend like me, that fake Aoi.”

When I said that, Aoi fell silent for a while.

Then, she blushed and said,

“Hmph. She probably would have turned the same way whether you met her or not.”

and turned away.

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Whether Aoi might really disappear or not…

Our date continued with that concern still lingering in my mid.

Aoi wanted to go to an amusement park, so we went there together.

Then we went to an aquarium and a movie theater.

She had been practicing martial arts since she was little it seems, and she had to protect Yuka, so she said she had never been to an amusement park before.

Aoi laughed a lot.

Seeing her smile made me happy too.

There were six hours left until the 24-hour period when Aoi might disappear.

The time we spent together was happy, and I wanted it to continue forever, but…

But I wanted the 24 hours to pass quickly.

I wanted to know that everything would be fine even after that 24 hour mark hits.

I kept staring at my wristwatch.