The Boy Who Gave Up on Romantic Feelings ~I’m Done Because I Was Betrayed by The Girlfriends I Used to Date~ - Chapter 59-60 ~END

Chapter 59

“—hmm?”

“Shintani-kun!!!”

“Ah, S-Sayaka…?”

“Yeah, yeah…! Thank goodness…!”

When I wake up in the hospital bed, Sayaka is beside me.

Everything is still blurry, but I can tell from the hand holding mine that it’s Sayaka.

“Am I…okay?”

“Yeah, they said that there’s nothing serious…I’m so relieved!”

“…sorry for making you worry.”

I’m worried about the possibility of me getting arrested for being violent. However, I got stabbed in the stomach, so it should be considered as self defence. It was seriously dangerous…I wish I’ll never have to go through that kind of thing again.

I look at my stomach to see how bad it is, but all I can see is bandage all over my stomach.

“…scary.”

“…it’s probably better not to worry about it too much, you know? The doctor said it’s nothing serious.”

“…yeah.”

This is the second time I’m almost killed by Yamashiro, but perhaps because I’ve experienced it once before, I’m somewhat calmer about the situation.

Suddenly, I hear a creaking sound, and the door of the hospital room opens.

“I’m from the Police Department. Could I have a moment of your time to talk?”

“…yes.”

“Thank you. Well, then—”

I’m asked various questions, mainly about the actions and behaviour of Yamashiro at that time.

Once he finished asking all the questions, he closes his notebook and put it in his pocket.

“That will be all, thank you for your cooperation.”

He then gets up from his seat and walk towards the door.

As he’s about to leave the room, I remember that there’s something I want to ask.

“…Yamashiro will be properly prosecuted, right?”

“……”

He hesitates for a moment at my question, it’s as if he is thinking whether he should talk about it or not.

After a small nod, he finally opens his mouth.

“Yes, without a doubt.”

“…thank you.”

“……”

With that, he finally leaves the hospital room. While the detective and I were talking, Sayaka remained silent the whole time. She seemed to be holding herself back, silently listening to our conversation.

“Hah…”

I can’t help but to let out a sigh. It felt as if a heavy burden has been lifted from my chest.

I feel both mentally and physically lighter.

Though there is still a slight pain in my abdomen, I’m not bothered by it. All I feel right now is just relief.

“……”

When I glance beside me, I notice that Sayaka, who is still looking down, trembling without saying a word.

“Um…Sayaka? What’s wrong?”

“Y-You…”

“Eh?”

“Y-You idiot!!! Aaaahhhh!!!”

“Whoa!?”

Sayaka must be really happy to see that I’m fine.

She hugs me tightly while shedding tears and sniffling.

But…

“I-It’s hurts, it hurts…it hurts, Sayaka-san.”

“…eh!?”

Although I don’t want to admit it, the impact when Sayaka hugged me hurt more than when I was stabbed by Yamashiro.

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A week has passed since I was hospitalized. What did I do when I’m hospitalized? Honestly, not much. At most, I talked with Sayaka who came to visit me every day. Other than that, my dad and Maho came to check on me. They apparently rushed over when I was first hospitalized, but I was unconscious at that time. They were both seemed relieved to see me doing fine. At the same time, I felt sorry for causing them so much trouble.

“Big brother.”

“Hmm?”

“I was thinking…”

“What is it?”

“You’re unlucky with girls, aren’t you?”

“……”

Maho’s words hit me the hardest. I should be more careful about this in the future.

After talking with me for quite some time and since it’s getting dark, both Maho and dad leave.

I look at the clock and see it’s 7PM.

Ah, that’s right, there is a report that I have to submit by today.

Chapter 60

Let’s talk about what happened after that.

First of all, I managed to submit my report late. When I explained the situation to the lecturer, I was granted special permission. It seemed that the lecturer already knew the situation. In fact, it wasn’t necessary to submit the report in the first place. The lecturer even thought that I might not be able to submit it.

“Submitting a report after such an incident is not normal, you know?”

The lecturer told me so when I submitted my report.

Next, this isn’t something to be discussed after the report, but rather, it should have been the first thing to talk about.

But anyways, I was able to leave the hospital after ten days.

Apparently, it’s unusually quick to almost recover completely within that period. I don’t know if it’s because of my strong vitality or some other reason, but it seems that my body is quite strong.

However, when I was about to leave the hospital, the doctor told me,

“You should be more careful with your relationships with women.”

…I’m being extremely careful, you know!? She’s the one who came after me! It’s definitely not my fault!

Now, let’s talk about Yamashiro.

In short, she was arrested and subsequently prosecuted. Unlike before, she wasn’t exempted from prosecution due to her psychiatric evaluation.

When I heard that news, I let out a very, very long sigh.

Thinking that I could finally put an end to my trauma, I felt incredibly relieved.

“I feel relived…”

When I heard that news, Sayaka was beside me. She cried tears of relief when she heard it. I wanted to cry too, but when I saw her, I held back, gently embracing her.

I’ll never forget everything that has happened since middle school. There is no way I can forget them.

Even now, I still question myself about the choices I made back then, but still, I don’t know what the right answer is.

It seems like there is no way to know after all.

But even if I had accepted Yamashiro’s confession back then, I don’t think I could’ve enjoyed the happy days I’m enjoying right now.

…hmm? This is strange. I feel like I’m becoming Makoto Itou from ‘School Days’.

But in that case, Makoto Itou is at fault, whereas in my case, I’m not at fault at all.

Oh well…

Anyway, I have my peaceful days with Sayaka back. That’s all that matters.

“I’m tired.”

“Yeah, me too.”

“Hey, let’s go on a trip next time.”

“Sounds good to me. Where should we go?”

“I want to go to Shizuoka. Or maybe Gunma.”

“Why?”

“No reason in particular, I just feel like going there.”

“Is it really okay to decide on a whim?”

“It’s fine. We don’t have to make any big decisions anymore.”

“Yeah, you’re right.”

Both me and Sayaka are walking back together after our date.

Carrying the past together, occasionally looking back on it, reminiscing, regretting, and using it as encouragement to move forward.

I’m sure that I’ll have many regrets in the future. There will be times when we stumble over something. There will be countless conflicts in the future, but each time, we grow.

I’m sure ahead lies a wonderful future for both me and Sayaka.

As for now, there’s only one thing I pray to God.

I hope that Sayaka and I can spend casual and ordinary days like this together forever.

~THE END~