Waking Up Engaged to a Cool Yandere Beauty: My Wild Journey with a Love-Obsessed Senior - Episode 27: The Tale of the Yandere Senior and the Tomboyish Club President

Episode 27: The Tale of the Yandere Senior and the Tomboyish Club President

“Uh, um… What exactly is going on here?”

Having no idea what was happening, the three of us left the store and entered a familiar izakaya.
It was past nine o’clock. The place was already bustling with salarymen and college students our age.
We found ourselves seated at a four-person tatami table.

“As I said earlier… Rei-kun, I’m sorry, but could you break up with me for a while?”

“For a while? You mean temporarily?”

“Yes, temporarily.” Senior’s words carried a tone that suggested there was a deeper reason behind this.
And somehow, it seemed related to the club president, who had been fidgeting silently next to her. It most certainly was.

“What kind of reason… No, I understand. Let’s break u—”

Before I could finish my sentence, an intense chill ran down my spine, as if my whole body was pierced by a blade.
Was that… bloodlust?! Such a sharp and terrifying aura!

“So, Rei-kun… You’re okay with breaking up with me, huh? Hmm.” Overwhelmingly powerful negative energy. Was senior stronger than me?

“…No, that’s not what I meant! Look, I’ve thought about this too! Of course!”

“Ah, I see. You’ve thought it through, huh? Like, ‘Wow, this girl is way too clingy,’ or something.”

“No, not at all! I thought there might be some kind of reason behind it!”

Honestly, knowing how the club president felt made me suspect there was some connection to this situation, though it also scared me a little.
As I pondered, I looked up and met the club president’s gaze.

“…Why did you come, Uka?” “Eh? Uh…”

Wait, who was this? The way the president’s face flushed slightly, the way she averted her gaze, and her timid, insecure tone—it was all far too…

“Isn’t that a bit too girly? “What’s wrong with that?! I’m still a young maiden! And I have the right to fall in love, too!”

The president, still red-faced, grabbed a glass filled with a brown liquid from the table.

“Ah, Mariri, that—” “President! That’s the wrong drink!”

“Ugh, whatever! I can’t stay sober for this!” She downed the contents of the glass in one go.
It was too late to stop her. What she just drank wasn’t tea—it was senior’s whiskey. And this was bad. 

The president couldn’t handle her liquor.
Even at club drinking parties, she’d only sip low-alcohol drinks slowly.

“Hic. Ahh, I’m suddenly so sleepy. So sleepy. Where’s my bed, Jeeves?”

“President, I’m not your butler.” “Really? Huh. Then, Jeeves, did you drink some youth elixir or something?”

“No, I told you, I’m not your butler.” Her face was already red, but now even her ears were glowing scarlet.

“P-President? Are you okay?”

“Huh? Oh, it’s you, Uka. Why the hell do you always call me ‘President,’ huh? Answer me!”

She’s completely wasted. “Mariri? Are you sure you’re okay?”

“And you, Shion! Why don’t you share half your chest with me? Ugh…”

She’s fragile! So unbelievably negative! This is the rare SR-level president!

“S-Someone, excuse me! Can we get some water here, please?”

Water was brought over immediately. Senior and I worked together to make the president drink some.
Finally, with a sigh of relief, things seemed to calm down a bit.

“Hey! Uka! Dance!” Nope, she’s still gone.

“Rei-kun, let’s head home for now. I’ll take Mariri to my place and let her rest.”

“Y-Yeah, that’s probably for the best. “After paying the bill, we left the izakaya. A nearby taxi took us to the senior’s apartment.

“I’m not drunk! Not drunk at all! Hehe!” “Alright, President, let’s get you to lie down for now.”

As soon as we entered the room, I helped the president onto the living room sofa.
Ideally, she’d rest in a bed, but having her in sight seemed like the safer option in case anything happened.

“…Well then.” With the president peacefully snoring away, I sat down in a chair.

“Rei-kun, would you like something to drink? How about some cocoa?”

“Yes, thank you.”Sipping the cocoa she prepared, I let out a small sigh of relief before asking the question that had been on my mind.

“What exactly happened?”

To be honest, when she asked me to break up, my heart nearly shattered on the spot, like a vampire exposed to sunlight, turning to ash.
But the marriage certificate she gave me earlier kept me grounded.
Shion-senpai would never deceive me like that… unless she simply wasn’t into me anymore.

“Well, you see… I realized something.”

“It’s about the president, isn’t it?” Sandabashi’s words from earlier flashed through my mind.

“Why didn’t you notice?! Why couldn’t you understand?!”

Those words had hit me like a club to the back of the head.

“Yes, it’s about Mariri. Have I ever told you about her and me?”

“No, I haven’t heard anything.” “Then I’ll tell you. It wouldn’t be fair to ask this of you without explaining first.”

“Alright.”

Whatever this was about, I decided to listen to their story.

“I met Mariri in high school. We attended an all-girls school. Back then, I hated people. I had no friends and was always alone.”

“I see.” “I don’t know if she pitied me or had some other reason, but after we became classmates, she kept inviting me to have lunch together.”

“That’s… very like the president.” The president, despite her brashness, had a way of making everyone feel at ease. Being around her lightened your heart.

“…Can you guess what I said to her?”

I could tell Senior was bracing herself, probably regretting what she’d done.

“What did you say?” “‘Get lost. Leave me alone. Don’t come near me.’ I said horrible things to her.”

“I see.” “But she never stopped. Every day, she’d come to me, despite all the awful things I said.
And because of that, the others in our class didn’t think highly of her.”

Senior let out a self-deprecating laugh and took a sip of cocoa.

“One day, my indoor shoes went missing. In short, it was bullying. I didn’t care much—I just borrowed spares from the school. But Mari was different.”

“That’s not something to brush off. It’s still unacceptable.”

I felt anger boiling inside me. Regardless of the reasons, such actions were never justified.

“You’re kind, Rei-kun. That’s another thing I love about you. But after that incident, the bullying stopped.”

“Well, that’s a relief.”

It was clear what had happened. The one who stopped it was undoubtedly the president.

“As you guessed, Mariri confronted the bullies and made them apologize. The next day, they came to me with red, swollen cheeks.”

“As expected of the president.”

More manly than most men I know.

“After that, we started talking, sometimes eating lunch together. I felt indebted to her and also grew curious about someone who could stand up for me despite my behavior.”

That was the story of how the senior and the president met. Now, we were moving into the crux of the matter.

“That’s why, Rei-kun…”

Suddenly, a senior grabbed my hand. Her slightly tipsy, dreamy eyes made my heart race.

“Y-Yes?!”

“I love you. I love you so much it scares me sometimes.”

“Of course, I know that.”

That intensity of hers was something I loved, too.

“But I can’t be happy if it means Mariri will be unhappy. Even if we stay happy together, I know I’ll regret it someday. That’s how much Mari means to me.”

Her trembling voice and eyes conveyed the weight of her emotions.

“So, Rei-kun.”

“Yes?”

“—How about this: let’s temporarily break off our relationship, and the three of us can start over together. Would that work?”

……………

………

…Huh?
Wait, this isn’t the direction I thought this conversation was going.
I expected her to say something like, “Break up with me and date Mariri,” or “Choose between us.”

“Is something wrong, Rei-kun?”

“N-No, I just assumed you were going to suggest I break up with you and date the president.”

“What? Impossible. If you seriously dumped me, I’d die.”

No, this isn’t a love triangle drama or a serious romantic dilemma.
This is, after all…

—A rom-com.