My Online Friends Turned Out To Be the Ultra-Beautiful Girls in My Class and They Were Yandere - 44

Chapter 44: I Somehow Ended Up Staying the Night?

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【Side: Hara Kamitsuru】

I figured I could at least make rice porridge, so I headed down to the kitchen. Somehow, it felt strange. Misaki and Haruna had argued over me, and because of that, she caught a cold. Yeah… it was kind of awkward. I couldn’t even bring myself to blame them, since it was embarrassing.

I can’t exactly say “Don’t fight over me!” either. That’d just be downright gross.

“Ara, what’s the matter, Kamitsuru-kun?”

“I was thinking of making some porridge for Misaki. Is it okay if I use the kitchen?”

“Of course. You’re very kind, Kamitsuru-kun.”

“Haha, thank you.”

After getting permission from Sachi-san, I stood in the kitchen and started cooking. While making the porridge, I found myself thinking back a little. About when I first met Misaki. It started when I saw her getting stones thrown at her and stepped in to help. From there, we talked, and before I knew it, she had become someone important to me. 

And now… here we are.

Misaki’s past was, above all, tragic. Truly, unbearably tragic. The kind of thing that made me feel like no matter how many times I punched the person responsible for putting her through that fate, it wouldn’t be enough. That was why, whenever I saw her smiling, it made me genuinely happy. I wanted her to keep smiling. And I was certain that, for that, I could do anything.

“You’re quite skillful. Are you used to cooking?”

“Rin-nee-chan taught me a little.”

“I see, Rin-chan did. No wonder you’re so smooth with it.”

“I’m still nowhere near Rin-nee-chan’s level, though.”

Before long, the porridge was done, so I carried it up to Misaki’s room. She asked me to feed her, so I reluctantly blew on each spoonful and fed it to her. It seemed to suit her taste, which was a relief.

“I love you.”

Out of nowhere, Misaki said that.

Yeah, I know. I know it more than enough already. Still… no matter how many times I hear it, I just can’t get used to it. Being told something like that by such a beautiful girl…

“Are you blushing? Fufu, Haa-chan, you’re so cute.”

“I don’t want to get used to this anyway, so it can’t be helped. There’s no way I wouldn’t get embarrassed when a cute girl like you tells me how she feels, Misaki.”

“It’s unfair for you to say something like that…”

“Misaki, you know, I can say this about Muna and the others too, but you all like to make the first move, yet you’re weak when it comes to being teased back.”

“I-I can’t help it! Mii really loves Haa-chan! If Haa-chan calls me cute, there’s no way I won’t get embarrassed!”

Wait, she’s cute. Seriously cute. Yeah, cute. Alright, I’ll make that my dying line.

Joking aside… It was already 6 PM. I didn’t want to make Mom worry, so I probably should head home soon. But at the same time, I was worried about Misaki. I didn’t want to put too much burden on Sachi-san either, and Misaki probably wanted me to stay by her side. So, what should I do… For now, maybe I should stay until around 8—

“U-um, Haa-chan.”

“What is it, Misaki?”

“Mii… um… when I have a cold, I often end up dreaming about the past. It’s scary… so scary I feel like I can’t breathe.”

“…I see.”

Yeah, I didn’t even need to think about it. Got it. I understood. Before I could even decide anything, I’d already been invited. I couldn’t refuse… but I should at least message Muna and the others. And my parents too.

“Would you… sleep with me? Um, I mean… I want to sleep together with you, Haa-chan.”

“I’ll be right back. Sorry, I’ll call my mom.”

“Haa-chan…!”

I headed downstairs.

Oh right. I should talk to Sachi-san first.

“Um, Sachi-san.”

“Hmm?”

“Misaki asked me to stay over. And… I’m worried about her too, so I was wondering if it’d be okay for me to stay.”

“Of course. And if Misaki herself asked, then I have nothing to say about it.”

For now, I got permission from Sachi-san, so next I called Mom. As expected, she gave me permission. When she said, “Don’t try anything funny, okay?” I almost burst out laughing.

Alright, time to head back to Misaki’s room.

“Both Mom and Sachi-san said it’s fine. Let’s spend the night together, Misaki.”

“Thank you, Haa-chan.”

“By the way… you and Haruna are really close, huh, Misaki.”

“Haru-chan… well, yes. She reminds me of a friend I had a long time ago.”

“A kid from the orphanage, right?”

She had told me before about her time at the orphanage. Back then, she had a cheerful friend like Haruna who stayed by her side. If I remember right, her name was… Nonoa Tsurumaki.

“Out of the three of them, I think Mii is closest to Haru-chan. Of course, I care about and love Rin-san and Muu-chan too, but especially her.”

“You two have been like that for a long time. Even fighting over me.”

“Haru-chan always spends time with me, so I just get happy and carried away.”

It had been like that since elementary school. Who gets to walk next to me, who gets to hold my hand… always things like that. Watching the two of them somehow made me feel warm inside. I’d talked about that before with Muna and Rin-nee-chan.

“I get too embarrassed to say it in front of her, but Mii thinks of Haru-chan as a very dear best friend. Of course, that goes for Muu-chan and the others too, but especially her.”

“I wonder what Muna and the others are talking about right now.”

“Didn’t Muu-chan go to visit Haru-chan? Those two are very close as well.”

Even though they always compete over me, they all get along so well, and that makes me happy. Especially since I’m someone who has saved all of them… 

While we were reminiscing like that, I didn’t even notice when the sun had set.

“By the way, what should we do about a bath? I don’t have a change of clothes. Do you think you can bathe, Misaki?”

“About that… um…”

“Hm?”

I have a really bad feeling about this.

“I can, so… um… would you like to take a bath with Mii?”

I knew it.

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