My Online Friends Turned Out To Be the Ultra-Beautiful Girls in My Class and They Were Yandere - 34

Chapter 34: My Childhood Friend Became Ridiculously Heavy

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Under the cloudy September sky, sparrows chirped, chun chun, chun chun. I walked with my head in my hands. My head hurt. It hurt intensely. The cause was, well, almost certainly that nightmare. 

But it didn’t matter. …I was going to die. Even if I went to school, I would just be looked down on. Even my childhood friends wouldn’t help me. There was no point in living in a world like this. I walked straight along an empty road. The wind tasted good. People in town all greeted me with smiles, saying good morning. The same unchanging everyday life. Along the way, there was a somewhat large bridge. I didn’t know how high it was, but it was enough that if I jumped from here, I would definitely die.

The past few days had been sunny. Because of that, below was nothing but sand. There wasn’t a single drop of water, making it just perfect for dying. Here, I would jump. That was why I left the house early, empty-handed.

“…It was a crappy life.”

Leaving those words behind, just as I was about to stand on the bridge—

“Hakkun, don’t!!!!”

I heard that voice, and in the next moment I was pushed down onto the ground. I hadn’t… fallen from the bridge. It was cold. Something wet was falling onto my face. Was it rain? No, it wasn’t. The woman in front of me, with a red ponytail and beautiful amber eyes—those were the tears of Rin-neechan, Rin Togane.

“Rin-neechan… why?”

“I’m sor—sorry… I’m sorry… but please… don’t try to die anymore, don’t die.”

Desperately, just desperately, her eyes pleaded with me over and over again. Before I knew it, I had let out a quiet “Okay.” My heart shook violently.

“I’m sorry I knew you were hurting but couldn’t stay by your side. I’m sorry I just watched. I’m sorry I can only do something now. I’m sorry for getting in your way. I’m sorry, I’m so sorry.”

“R-Rin-neechan…!?”

Then Rin-neechan kept whispering “I’m sorry” to me like a curse, her tears continuing to fall more and more. W-what? What should I do? I had never seen Rin-neechan like this before!? F-for now, I had to get her to stop crying!

“You can hate me… you can push me away… but please, don’t die.”

Was Rin-neechan always this intense? No, she had never shown even a fragment of this side before, right!? I mean, sure, she liked me a bit too much, but still! I had just been about to die, and now suddenly that didn’t even matter anymore. Geez, what was happening? But… somehow, I felt a lot better.

“It’s okay, Rin-neechan. Thanks to you coming here, I feel completely better now. I won’t die. And I don’t hate you either.”

“…Really? Really?”

“Really. So please stop crying.”

“Hakkun…!”

“Why!?”

I tried to comfort her, but I only made her cry more. If someone saw this, the rumors would just spread even more. Rumors, huh.

…What should I do? I couldn’t die anymore, though. I didn’t know how much time had passed after that, but Rin-neechan just kept crying the whole time. People around us were giving us really judgmental looks.

“Phew, I’ve calmed down. Once again… I’m sorry, Hakkun.”

“There’s nothing for you to apologize for, Rin-neechan.”

“No, there is. About the rumors. Even though I knew, I couldn’t stay close to you.”

“But you came to me like this now, right? Really, at the very last possible moment.”

With Rin-neechan finally calmed down, we walked while chatting casually. I didn’t know why, but ever since earlier, those eyes of hers were burned into my mind and wouldn’t leave. Even saying it myself, I hadn’t come here with some half-hearted intention to “die.” No matter what anyone said, I was going to die. That was how I felt when I came here. But the moment I saw those eyes, I was shaken to my core. My firm resolve was shattered. The despair that had definitely been there, the anger, all of it was wiped away.

What is this? Could this be something like fate?

“By the way, Rin-neechan. What about school?”

“Hm? Let’s skip it. Let’s go to the sea or something. Hey, could you give Rin your day today? I want to spend time with just the two of us.”

“…Okay. I was planning to die today anyway.”

“Ah. I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”

“Ah, geez!!”

Alright, for now, let’s not say things like I’m planning to die later on! That’s stepping on a landmine! Also… isn’t Rin-neechan supposed to be one of the top honor students even in high school? Is it really okay for her to skip school?

Just like that, we walked together and came to a nearby, unpopulated beach. The sound of the waves felt very soothing. Summer seas are nice, but autumn seas are great too.

“By the way… how did you know I was going to jump, Rin-neechan?”

“I had a dream. A dream where Hakkun jumped. Maybe that’s why. Ever since I woke up, my chest felt restless. I felt sick. Before I knew it, my body just started moving on its own.”

“What an insane dream.”

“Right? I’m glad I had it. Thanks to it, I was able to save you.”

Spending time alone together at the sea. It felt incredibly comforting. I could feel my heart easing. 

Having someone important by your side… It really is something to be grateful for. Next time, with everyone—

“Rin-neechan. Um… what about Muna and the others?”

“They’re moving in all kinds of ways right now to completely get rid of the rumors about you. It’s okay. It’s not like they came to hate you or anything. So please… don’t hate them.”

“I see. Yeah, okay. I’ll believe you, Rin-neechan.”

“Yeah, thank you.”

The sea breeze gently brushed over my head. Rin-neechan held down her red ponytail as if it was in the way. The wind died down. After a brief silence, as if cutting through it, Rin-neechan said this to me.

“Hakkun. I love you.”

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