The Story of How Beautiful Yandere Girls Started Getting Closer to Me, Saying They Want to Take Care of Me - Chapter 4

Chapter 4: Hiiragi Yukine

After finishing dinner with An, I left the living room, climbed the stairs, and entered my room on the second floor.

By the time I enter this room, it’s usually close to 10 PM, but now it isn’t even 8 PM yet.

Normally, I think I should be studying at times like this when I have some free time…

But, thanks to pushing myself, the time is now just like it was before.

Since I have quite a bit of time left for studying, I turned on my game console, grabbed the controller, and put on my headphones.

“Even though the test is soon, I still need a break like this,” I said to myself.

My belief is that the body is important, but so is the mind. So, I logged into a game.

The game is called THE・FPS, which is an FPS game, as the name suggests.

It has battle royales and small team matches, and due to its high level of completion, it’s probably the most popular FPS game right now.

Then, I checked the login status of a person I was used to playing with, when someone suddenly entered the game team…

“I’ve told you before, if you’re always available to join the team, even if you don’t notice someone entered, the sound will still play, so you should lock it,” came a clear, calm voice through my headphones.

The voice belonged to Hiiragi Yukine.

She’s a second-year high school student like me and Akari, but in a different class. However, she isn’t just any student.

As a second-year, she has several sponsors and is a genuine professional gamer, said to be among the top in the world in her skills.

What makes her stand out is not just her gaming ability…

Although I can’t see her appearance through the screen, Hiiragi is also exceptionally good-looking.

Notable features include her bright blue hair that reaches just above her shoulders and the headphones she always wears around her neck.

She also wears a hoodie under her school uniform jacket and has a great figure…

“What’s with the silence? Maybe you can’t hear me?” she asked.

“Ah, sorry. I can hear you,” I replied, hurriedly answering as I shook off the thoughts I was having.

“Good. I was worried that you’d start doing something weird on your own without noticing I entered… But if you can hear me, that’s a relief.”

“…Weird thing?” I asked, confused.

“Well, there’s only one weird thing that a guy does alone in his room, right?”

“You’re saying that a guy alone in his room would do something weird…!?”

Realizing the meaning of her words, I cut off my words for a moment before speaking again.

“I would never do something like that!”

“I don’t know, would you? I wouldn’t be surprised or disappointed if you did it every day.”

“I’m telling you, I actually have time to play a game this early today, but usually, I work part-time until late and study for the midterm tests. So, I really don’t have time to do that.”

“…Right, sorry.”

Hiiragi, knowing my situation, apologized in a calm voice, though she sounded a bit guilty.

“It’s not something you need to apologize for, so don’t take it too seriously,” I said, trying to ease the situation.

Given my circumstances, such remarks could easily be taken the wrong way, so I added some reassurance.

After a brief pause, Hiiragi said,

“By the way, you don’t have to worry about someone else joining. I’m the only one who plays games with you.”

“Don’t say unnecessary things! It’s not my fault that you’re the only one I play games with… is that a problem?”

“No, it’s not. You’re the only one I play games with for fun, not for pro-level practice.”

“…Hiiragi?”

I was puzzled by Hiiragi suddenly going quiet. I called out to her, and she responded.

“It’s nothing. Anyway, let’s go for a 2v2 match!”

“Alright. But it’s been a while, so if I die quickly or something…”

“Don’t worry. If anyone tries to attack you, I’ll take them all down for you.”

“Ah, thanks.”

Even though I know it’s just about the game, hearing Hiiragi say it in her calm voice made it feel real and a little scary.

I thought this as I joined Hiiragi for a 2v2 match.

Hiiragi, of course, was insanely good, but as for my skills in this game…

According to Hiiragi, I’m just slightly better than average.

It might sound like nothing special, but for me—someone who barely played games until a year ago when I was in the same class as Hiiragi—it’s pretty impressive. She was the one who taught me the basics of the game back then.

“Damn it…”

Since it’s been a while, I was a bit rusty, and I lost a gunfight I would’ve won before, ending up in a critical state…

“Don’t worry.”

Hiiragi’s calm voice came through, and in an instant…

She took down both of the enemies, and the screen showed our victory.

“Sorry, Hiiragi.”

“I haven’t been able to check on you either, so don’t worry about apologizing. More importantly, I want to play more matches with you, Sorakaze.”

“I see… Well, let’s go for the next one.”

“Okay.”

After that, Hiiragi and I played matches for about an hour.

Neither of us is the type to yell while playing, so we kept it mostly quiet. However, we did throw some light banter at each other, just like earlier…

That kind of time was comfortable for me.

“It’s already 9 PM,” I said.

“Yeah. Do you want to stop for today?” Hiiragi asked.

“Even though I want to keep playing, I still have to study for the midterm exams… so I think I’ll stop for today.”

“Got it.”

“Well, then, I’ll see you again…”

Just as I was about to say goodbye for the day…

“Wait,” Hiiragi interrupted.

“What’s up?”

“We haven’t met in person recently, so I wanted to ask… How’s your health? Are you pushing yourself too hard again?”

“…”

Today, it seemed like people were worried about my health a lot.

Of course, it wasn’t annoying, and I actually appreciated it, but…

There was no need to make Hiiragi worry unnecessarily.

Especially since, although I didn’t think Hiiragi would worry, Akari, Shirayuri-senpai, and An had all said they wanted to support me with my health today. To make sure they wouldn’t worry, I decided to speak up.

“I’m fine. I’m not overdoing it.”

“Really… But if that’s the case, why do you look so pale?”

“Huh!?”

I made a mistake, there’s no way I can explain my pale face…

“There’s no way you can see my face through the screen!” I said.

“True, but the fact that you didn’t immediately deny it makes me think you’re really overdoing it and getting sick,” Hiiragi replied.

“Well, that’s…”

I hesitated, but silence followed.

Since staying silent would make it awkward, I decided to be honest.

“Actually, I’m not feeling great… Today, someone I know was worried about my health and said they wanted to support my life, and I remembered that, so I ended up hiding it. Sorry about that.”

After hearing my response, Hiiragi was silent for a moment, then spoke in a calm voice.

“…So that’s what happened. …What did you say to that person’s offer?”

“I refused, of course. I can’t ask people to help with my life because of my own circumstances.”

“I see… But… does that still apply even if the person doesn’t think it’s a burden?”

I didn’t quite understand why she was bringing that up, but I nodded instinctively, even though she was through the screen.

“Of course. Even if they don’t think it’s a burden, it still doesn’t change the fact that it is.”

When I answered, Hiiragi was quiet for a little while…

“Hiiragi, what do you think about this?”

“…Me?”

“Yeah. I want to hear your objective opinion, from the calm Hiiragi.”

“I…”

Hiiragi was silent for a while, as if thinking of her answer.

Then, she broke the silence.

“I agree with you, Sorakaze.”

“Ah! I see!”

I was right to ask for Hiiragi’s opinion, as she always has a calm and rational perspective.

“Yeah. If you ever face a problem related to this, you can always talk to me. I’ll always listen to you.”

“Really? That helps a lot.”

“…But, I want you to take care of your health too, so please keep that in mind.”

“Yeah, I got it… Well, goodnight, Hiiragi.”

“Yeah… see you, Sorakaze. Goodnight.”

After that exchange, I logged out and turned off my game console.

This game friend of mine is one of the four amazing beautiful girls I know… Hiiragi Yukine.

As you could tell from today’s atmosphere, she’s usually calm, but that doesn’t mean she’s stiff. She’s a fun person to spend time with.

After studying for the midterms for about an hour, I took a bath.

While relaxing before going to sleep, I thought about what I’d do if Akari, Shirayuri-senpai, or An said similar things again in the future.

But, what I didn’t know at the time was that there was another person who shared the same thoughts as those three, who was very close to me.

And that, including that other person, the four of them were trying to progress their relationship with me… I had no idea about this at the time.