My Online Friends Turned Out To Be the Ultra-Beautiful Girls in My Class and They Were Yandere - 17

Chapter 17: Remembering That Girl

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I looked at the photo frame. Just as I expected, it was there. There was no doubt about it. Standing next to me and smiling was a mature-looking girl with amber eyes and a red ponytail, a beauty mark under her right eye. It was the student council president, Rin Togane.

There was no room for doubt. Back in elementary school, I had already met Student Council President Togane. And we were close enough to be smiling together in a graduation photo like that. If that was the case, then what about the other three? Right. I should look for the album. Maybe there was something else left behind. Just in case.

『hara: Muna. Sorry for asking something strange, but… did you and I ever meet in the past? Like in elementary school or something?』

『e: Huh? What’s this all of a sudden?』

『hara: There’s an elementary school graduation photo in a frame in my room. In it, there are girls who look like you and the student council president Togane. So I got curious.』

『e: Hmm… maybe we did meet then. But sorry, Haa-kun, I can’t say anything about it.』

I got brushed off. Something felt suspicious, but at the same time, it felt wrong to dig too deeply. It was incredibly frustrating. I should ask the president tomorrow too. And the album… there it was.

Haa-kun?

These were memories I didn’t know. They were probably inside this. I took a deep breath, steeled myself, and opened the album.

“When is this from?”

The moment I turned the page, there was a photo of me, probably around two years old, sleeping while hugging a black-red long-haired girl who was likely Rin Togane. Both of us had incredibly happy expressions. So it was true. There was no escaping it. We had definitely met in the past. If that was the case, then it also made sense why she looked so shaken back then.

Every page I turned showed similar photos. A picture of us making peace signs in a car. One of us laughing while covered in mud. One of us eating together. And then one of us kissing. The last page ended with a preschool graduation ceremony. I was awkwardly making a peace sign while Togane was crying and hugging me.

“…This is unbelievable.”

She was the definition of perfection. It wasn’t like I had forced that label onto her or expected perfection from her. But right now, I only knew her perfect side, so the shock was overwhelming. Wait, did she kiss me??? So was my first kiss maybe with Student Council President Togane?! Before I realized it, I was touching my lips.

Wait, why am I acting like a blushing maiden?! Well, if I were the kind of trash person like Tanaka, I probably would’ve bragged about this forever. And then ended up getting hated by her. But unfortunately for him, I’m not like that.

What I ended up remembering was my first kiss with Haruna. I didn’t outwardly panic or anything, but honestly it was seriously intense. I still remember it clearly. Well,it was only two days ago after all.

“Aah… no, this is bad. Yeah, I’ll just sleep. That’s what I’ll do.”

I could feel pointless thoughts and even sexual urges filling my head more and more. So I decided to sleep. This was bad. Even if such desires existed, I absolutely shouldn’t direct them toward people I knew. That was basically a death sentence. While avoiding those feelings, I buried myself under the blanket and closed my eyes. Fortunately, it didn’t take long before I drifted into sleep.

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At sunset. It looked like a kindergarten. Two children, a boy and a girl, were playing in a sandbox. They were probably building a sandcastle. The boy looked at the girl with sparkling eyes full of admiration.

“Wow, Rin-neechan, that’s amazing! So good, so good!”

“It’s because Hakkun was watching me. Hehe, I worked really hard.”

“Th-then Rin-neechan, you watch me too! I’m sure I can do it well!”

“…Fufu. Okay, got it. I’ll watch over you properly.”

The boy began building a fairly large sandcastle next to the girl’s even bigger one. His hands were practiced, careful, and steady.

“Oh, you’re still here. Kamitsuru-kun! Togane-sama! It’s time to go!”

“Ehehe, teacher? Just a little longer, okay? Rin’s Hakkun is building a castle for me!”

The teacher came to call them back inside, but the girl smiled and insisted on staying a little longer. With a resigned sigh, the teacher agreed and watched over the boy as he continued building. Eventually, it was finished. Objectively speaking, it wasn’t particularly impressive, but it was still, without a doubt, a proper castle.

“It’s done! It’s done! Look, Rin-neechan!”

“Wow, amazing! So amazing! It’s way better than mine, Hakkun!”

“Alright, it’s finished then. Let’s head back.”

The two of them smiled brighter than the sun and hugged each other in joy. The teacher watched them warmly, smiling at the scene.

“Yeah!”

“Okay!”

That was when it happened. The boy tripped on something and fell. In the process, he stepped on and destroyed his own sandcastle. He held back tears, but his eyes looked lonely. Unable to bear it, the girl suddenly—

“Take this!”

“Eh? R-Rin-neechan?”

She smashed her own sandcastle with her hands. The boy stared at her in disbelief. The girl giggled.

“Now we match, Hakkun! Rin loves Hakkun more than anyone in the world! So I want everything to be the same as you!”

“Rin-neechan… yeah! I love Rin-neechan the most in the world too! Hehe, we match!”

“Then let’s go back, Hakkun. Don’t fall again, okay?”

“I won’t fall if Rin-neechan holds my hand.”

There, without a doubt, stood two children deeply in love, smiling together. Their smiles shone brighter than the sun itself—brighter than anything in the world.

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“…That was…”

I woke up at an odd hour. But I was certain. That had been a dream of my past with Student Council President Togane. I felt like I had remembered something. About Rin Togane. Someone perfect, cheerful, but also fragile—and someone who loved me more than anyone else. Someone I had once had feelings for more than anyone else.

Yeah. I definitely needed to talk to her today. If I was mistaken, I might as well just hang myself and be done with it.

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