The Story of How Beautiful Yandere Girls Started Getting Closer to Me, Saying They Want to Take Care of Me

Chapter 20: Possibilities

“An…? What’s wrong?”

I asked, wondering why An was speaking in a dark voice.

An spoke again, this time with the same gloomy tone.

“You went to a woman’s house, didn’t you? What kind of business did you have at her house?”

“I went to hang out. The midterms are over, so it’s not bad to play around once in a while, right?”

“That’s true, but… ‘play’? What kind of play? The fact that you went to a woman’s house means it was something you could only do at her house, right?”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

“…!?”

Playing games with Hiiragi, side by side, was something you basically had to do at her house.

“Well, we could also play online…”

I was about to say that, but just then, An, looking surprised, moved closer to me. She placed her hand over her chest and spoke nervously.

“Why didn’t you talk to me before you went to play with a female classmate like that?”

“…Huh?”

Talk…?

“What are you talking about—”

“I told you before, didn’t I? I’d do anything for you, my brother. That includes things like this!”

“Things like this…?”

“I’m sorry, but I really don’t understand what you’re saying—”

I was completely confused, but An looked at me with a very emotional expression and said:

“Is it because I’m your sister, so you’re holding back? You think you can’t do those kinds of things with your sister? But if that’s the case, you don’t need to hold back! If you want to, I’d be okay with doing that with you every night! I want to do those kinds of things with you, too.”

At the end of her sentence, An’s face turned red, and she said it shyly.

Hearing that, I tried to interpret her words and opened my mouth.

“…So, you just want to play games with me, right?”

“…Huh? Games…?”

An, looking confused, said that, so I nodded and responded.

“The thing I went to do today was play games, so I thought when you said ‘that kind of thing,’ you meant playing games… Was I wrong?”

For a moment, An seemed speechless, but after a short pause, she quickly spoke, embarrassed.

“Y-yes! I want to play games with you, too!”

“Ah, so that’s what it was. Well, we can play together next time, but every night might be a bit much.”

“Yeah, you’re right!”

An nodded quickly.

Then, I thought of something and asked her.

“…From the flow of the conversation, it seems like you knew I was going to play games today. How did you know?”

Since I hadn’t told An about playing games today, I asked, and she replied.

“Huh? Uh… you told me!”

“I told you…?”

“Yeah! Yesterday morning, right after you woke up, you said ‘Tomorrow I’m going to play games with a friend.’ But I didn’t expect it to be a girl, and I didn’t think you’d be going to her house, so I was surprised!”

“If it was right after I woke up, it’s no wonder I don’t remember… Now I understand why you were so surprised.”

“Yeah, but I got worried because it was later than I thought, so I thought maybe you had gone to work!”

“I see… I understand now.”

At first, I had no idea what An was talking about, but now everything connected, and I felt relieved.

Now everything was clear.

“Is dinner ready?”

“Of course!”

“Then let’s eat together.”

“Okay!”

After exchanging those words, I turned my back to An and walked toward the living room.

—Without noticing that An’s eyes had darkened behind me.

“Even though it was just for games, my brother has a female friend he goes to her house to see… It’s fine because it was just games this time, but what if it leads to something more? That would be bad… My brother is my brother, after all.”

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Chapter 21: Please Lean On Me

The next day.

After arriving at school and sitting down at my desk—

“Good morning! Sora Kaze!”

Hinase, who was unusually energetic, greeted me.

“Good morning, you’re more energetic than usual today.”

I returned the greeting, and Hinase leaned toward me and said.

“Yeah! I’ve been thinking about choosing clothes for Sora Kaze all day since yesterday, I’m so excited!”

“You were looking forward to it that much?”

“Yeah! It’s fun just looking at clothes, and today I get to pick clothes for you, a guy! I’m really excited!”

I hadn’t intended to ask Hinase to help me pick clothes, but if it made her this happy, then it seemed like the best option.

“I taught you a lot about studying, but leave the clothes to me! I’ll pick clothes that will look great on you!”

“It’s reassuring to hear that from a popular model.”

I said it teasingly, but it was also sincere. Hinase blushed and said shyly.

“Quit it! That’s embarrassing!”

“When we went to the bookstore the other day, I saw a magazine with you on the cover…”

“I told you to stop!”

We spent the rest of the morning chatting like this.

Then—during lunch break.

While I was having lunch on the rooftop bench with Shirayuri-senpai—

“How did you do on the recent midterms, Ritsu-san?”

Shirayuri-senpai asked me.

I stopped eating and answered her.

“I did pretty well, top of the class, actually. Thanks to the studying you helped me with, I got my highest score on a regular test.”

“Well, that’s good to hear.”

Shirayuri-senpai smiled gently.

I then asked her a question.

“Did you get perfect scores again this time, Shirayuri-senpai? Were you first in the class?”

“Well, yes, I did manage to do that again.”

Shirayuri-senpai nodded slightly.

…As expected, she really is an amazing person.

“I got my highest score this time and made it to the top of the class, but I can’t imagine getting a perfect score. I really respect you.”

I expressed my honest feelings, and Shirayuri-senpai shook her head.

“I’m not someone worthy of your respect, Ritsu-san. Rather, I respect you more.”

“Eh…? You respect me?”

“Yes. You managed to take top place in your class while balancing schoolwork and your job, and you got your highest score ever. I believe that’s even more admirable than my test results.”

“Shirayuri-senpai… thank you.”

I hadn’t expected her to say that, but I sincerely thanked her for the kind words.

Respect…?

“…But I still have a long way to go. I missed easy points and made simple mistakes with my calculations.”

“If you can see the areas where you need to improve, I think you’re already doing well. The key is to not make those mistakes again in the future.”

Shirayuri-senpai placed her hand on her chest and smiled gently.

“And I’ll help you with that.”

“Shirayuri-senpai… really, thank you so much!”

“I’m just helping you with your studies. I haven’t done anything that special… But, Ritsu-san, I want to do everything for you…”

She paused and then continued.

“…!”

Shirayuri-senpai suddenly pulled me close, burying my face in her chest. She whispered in a sweet, gentle voice into my ear.