My Online Friends Turned Out To Be the Ultra-Beautiful Girls in My Class and They Were Yandere - 11

Chapter 11: I’ll Accept All of You

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Before I knew it, it was morning. I didn’t remember when I had fallen asleep. As for yesterday, the only thing I truly remembered was that I had been crying. After that… my body felt heavy. Especially around my stomach.

“Ah, you finally woke up. Good morning, Hara-kun!”

“Wha—!?”

“Hehe, did I surprise you?”

I tried to lift my heavy body, but it wouldn’t move. When I lowered my gaze from the ceiling, I saw that, for some reason, Haruna was straddling me.

Wait, why? This is scary!? And when did she even get here!?

“About an hour ago, I think? I greeted your mom, and she kindly let me in.”

“Can you stop casually reading my mind? Also… you’re in your real mode today, huh.”

I understood immediately. Her bright voice, and that radiant smile like the sun. There was no way I could call her the Ice Queen with a straight face.

“Yeah. Because you said you liked this side of me better yesterday. I was really, really happy, you know? That you accepted me.”

“Also, um… you’re heavy.”

How long had she been on top of me? It was seriously heavy. A bit suffocating, even. When I told her, Haruna obediently got off me, but she puffed her cheeks and started hitting me.

Ow. What is with this girl? She’s way too cute.

“Ow!”

“You have no tact, you know!? You’re not supposed to call a girl heavy! Didn’t you know that? And I only weigh 45 kilos, so I’m not heavy at all!”

“No, that’s not what I meant! I’m saying even if you’re light, it’s still heavy if you’re on me for a long time! Stop hitting me!”

“Then say that properly! Hara-kun, you idiot! So insensitive!”

Haruna stopped hitting me and turned away with a huff. Then, as if she noticed something, she let out a small surprised sound.

“Hey, Hara-kun. This photo… what is it?”

What she pointed at was a small photo frame placed in the corner, decorated with seashells. In the picture were four lively girls and one boy making a peace sign with a wry smile. That boy was probably me.

“It’s from my elementary school graduation. The one making that awkward smile is me. The others… I don’t remember.”

“You don’t… remember?”

“Yeah. For some reason, I can’t remember anything before middle school. Even if I try, nothing comes back.”

“I see… you don’t remember.”

Did I say something wrong? Haruna’s expression clouded. She looked… really sad. For some reason, my chest hurt. It hurt a lot.

…It was the truth. Like some kind of curse, I couldn’t remember my past. The only things I could recall were from when I met everyone, up until the moment everything fell apart. Whenever I tried to remember more, my head started to hurt.

“Speaking of which, we were supposed to study, right? Let’s get started. Though, sorry, I still haven’t finished my assignmen—”

“I already finished them.”

“…What?”

“If it’s your assignments, I finished them all while you were asleep. You can check if you want.”

I tried to change the topic and move on, but instead she dropped something ridiculous. Finished them? While I was asleep!? I hurriedly checked the workbooks in my bag. Japanese, math, English… every single one was completely filled out within the assigned range. Wasn’t I supposed to need like two days to finish all this? Was this what being a genius meant?

“I worked hard for you, you know. Praise me?”

“Thanks, that really helped—no, wait! From my perspective, assignments are part of studying too!”

At that, Haruna wagged her finger and pulled out a thick booklet from her bag.

“Hehehehe~ Don’t underestimate me, Hara-kun. I figured you’d say that, so… ta-da! My handmade predicted exam question set!”

“You made this? Haruna?”

“Yep! I made it for you. I even asked the teachers what I could, so I’m confident in the accuracy! Hehe!”

She puffed out her chest proudly with a smug look. And just like that, my heart skipped a beat. She was just… really cute. But wait.

“Then what’s the point of studying…?”

“Yeah, there isn’t one. Because I changed the plan.”

“Changed the plan?”

Her expression clouded again, but this time it was different from before. It looked more like guilt.

“Yesterday… I saw you. Walking while crying.”

…So she saw me. While I was stuck in that pathetic state.

“So you got worried and came over?”

“Yeah, something like that. You’re my hero, you know. I can’t just leave you alone when you look like that.”

“I see… so you saw me. That’s embarrassing…. Showing such a pathetic side of me to you.”

Maybe because I said that, Haruna suddenly raised her voice louder than I ever expected.

“That’s not pathetic at all!! Ah, sorry.”

I was surprised. I didn’t expect her to raise her voice like that. And was it really something to deny that strongly?

“I don’t know what happened. But listen, it’s absolutely not pathetic. I can say that for sure. So don’t think like that.”

“O-okay. Well, I guess… It’s fine. Actually, I wanted to talk to you about it anyway. Will you listen?”

“Yeah, of course.”

I sat down on the bed, and Haruna moved right next to me, pressing close.

Why… Well, whatever. And so, I began to talk about what happened with Tanaka. Honestly, I was scared. What if she distanced herself after hearing this? That thought kept filling my mind. But if I didn’t say anything, nothing would change.

“Haruna… You know that Muna likes Tanaka, right?”

“Huh? Ah, yeah. I know.”

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“That’s… about it. Sorry, Haruna. I’m really sorry.”

I told her everything. From the beginning to the end. How Tanaka had been playing with Muna’s feelings, how I ended up hitting him, and how regret came crashing down on me afterward, making me cry. Haruna didn’t say anything. She just looked at me gently and listened. When I finished, she finally spoke.

“You really are… cool.”

“Huh?”

I didn’t understand what just happened. My vision suddenly went dark, and all I could feel was something soft and cool against me. Was I… being hugged by Haruna?

“That’s not something you need to apologize for at all. Sure, once you laid hands on him, you might be the one seen as the bad guy. But even so, I think what you did was right. And I won’t let any rumors spread about you. Even if they do… I will still choose you.”

She whispered softly. It felt… warm. And then I realized something. I had been wanting someone to say that. To tell me that what I did was right. I thought it would be understandable if she left me. But still… I wanted to be told I was right.

What a selfish person I am.

“Honestly, I think I would’ve hit him too! Playing with a girl’s feelings is seriously the worst! You did well hitting him, Hara-kun!”

“Why…?”

Before I knew it, the words slipped out.

“Why aren’t you blaming me? It could make people see you in a bad light too.”

“Geez, I don’t think it’s good to twist things like that. But… hmm. Isn’t ‘because I like you’ enough of a reason?”

“…Huh?”

She smiled shyly and said it so simply. I didn’t get it. She liked me? What part of me was there to like? And besides, that wasn’t the point right now.

“I like you. I really, really like you. I’ll say it clearly. I love you more than anyone in the world. That’s how I truly feel. So I’ll accept all of you.”

“There’s nothing about me worth liking—”

“There is. That’s why I’m so into you. If you want something tangible, that’s fine. I’ll give you a first kiss or anything. I could even pounce on you right now.”

She pushed me down onto the bed. I could see her eyes clearly. Strangely, I had no will to resist. I couldn’t resist. I was completely captivated. The light faded from Haruna’s eyes. It was like a cloudy sky again. But unlike before, there was no coldness in them. No desperation, no clinging emotion.

The only thing reflected there… was me. With a bewitching smile, Haruna whispered to me.

“Do you understand now? My feelings.”

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