Waking Up Engaged to a Cool Yandere Beauty: My Wild Journey with a Love-Obsessed Senior

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Episode 28: The Second Heroine Descends. Beside Her is his Girlfriend

The sunlight suddenly hit her eyelids, waking her up. “Ugh… so bright…”

When Mariri opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was an unfamiliar room. A quick glance was enough to tell her the room was impeccably clean. The soft embrace of a fluffy down comforter and mattress surrounded her—softer than the ones she usually used.

“Wait, where am I? What is this place? …Ugh, my head hurts.”

She couldn’t recall anything from the previous day. Her throbbing headache made it clear—this was a hangover.

“Finally awake, huh, Chief?” “T-that voice! Uha—”

She sat up abruptly, turning toward the voice. “…What the hell happened to you?”

“What do you mean?” Deep dark circles shadowed his eyes, but more than that…

“Why… why are you tied to a chair in just your underwear?”

His hands were cuffed. His legs are bound with zip ties. Uhana sat there, pitiful and helpless, looking more like a hostage than anything else.

“It’s simple. I stayed up to make sure nothing happened to you while you were drunk, Chief.”

Is he serious? He looked more like he was the one in need of rescuing than someone keeping watch.

“Are you out of your mind?” “I’m perfectly sane. If anything had happened to you, I would’ve saved you in an instant.”

“Uoka…” That face—he probably thought it was reassuring, but to Mari, it was only unsettling. Objectively speaking, the whole setup screamed “pervert.”

For now, ignoring him seemed like the best course of action. She decided to assess the situation instead and scanned the room.

“This is Shion’s room, isn’t it? What exactly… happened last night?”

Then she noticed. She was in her underwear.

“You! Uoka! This is your doing, isn’t it!?” “Don’t jump to conclusions! Do you really think I’d undress you without permission? Besides, if it were Shion-senpai with her dynamite body, maybe, but…”

“Take this!” “Gah!” Mariri’s punch landed squarely on his jaw, sending him—chair and all—toppling to the ground.

“Good, now you’re finally acting like your usual self, Chief…” With that, Uoka slumped unconscious.

What the hell was all that about? Whatever. This was definitely his fault.

As Mariri fumed, breathing heavily, the door creaked open.

“Good morning, you two. Breakfast is ready.” Shion entered the room, completely unfazed, her tone casual and cheerful.

Crap! This situation looks so bad! She’s going to misunderstand! “W-wait, Shion! This isn’t what it looks like!”

“Mariri, you should put on some clothes. You’ll catch a cold.”

“Huh?” What did that mean? She wasn’t mad? “Come on, Uhana, wake up. It’s morning already.”

“Sorry… just let me… rest a bit longer… I’m exhausted…” “I see. Could it be…?”

“N-no! I swear we didn’t do anything weird! No kissing, no hugging, nothing on the bed!”

“Fufu, I know. I trust you, Mariri and Uoka isn’t the kind of guy who would act impulsively.”

“Oh… well, then I guess I’ll go eat.” Her stomach growled. Shion’s words were a relief, and Mariri decided to take her up on the offer.

“Thank you for the meal.”

“Eat up.” They sat at the dining table in the living room, breakfast spread before them: grilled fish, miso soup, and salad—the quintessential Japanese breakfast.

“So, can someone explain what’s going on here?”

Mariri took a sip of miso soup, sighed, and asked. “Chief, you chugged Shion-senpai’s booze last night and passed out.”

Uoka answered bluntly. “Ah… yeah, I kind of remember that.”

“I was worried about sending you home like that, so I brought you to my place to stay over,” Shion explained.

“Oh… I see.” It seemed she’d caused quite a bit of trouble.

“Mariri, I have a suggestion for you. Will you hear me out?” “Hm? What is it?”

Uoka fidgeted awkwardly, looking uneasy. “Mariri, if you’re okay with it—how about the three of us date?”

“Haah!?”What on earth was she talking about? Was that even dating? Wasn’t that just two-timing?

And besides… “Shion, are you really okay with this? You just got together with Uoka!”

“…I’ve thought about it a lot. Of course, it wasn’t easy. But if it came down to either of us confessing to Uoka and one of us being rejected, I… I couldn’t stand that.”

“That’s…”She understood what Shion meant. If either of them confessed, the group dynamic would be ruined. Things would never be the same again.

“But I—”Couldn’t they avoid this by simply stepping aside? After all, she’d been…

“If you like him, just say it.”

“…!”Now she understood why she hesitated so much back then. She’d been a coward.

“Chief.”

“What?”“I like you, Chief. Ever since we met.”

“Whaaat!?”It had to be a joke. She looked at Uhana, startled.

But his expression was serious. Almost terrifyingly so.“I was too scared to date anyone back then. But after meeting Shion-senpai and you, I’ve changed.”

His words felt deliberate, chosen with care.

“I know it’s selfish. Two-timing is awful. But I don’t care how people judge me as long as I can be there for both you and Shion-senpai.”

“…Are you serious?”Her voice trembled. She hadn’t expected to hear anything like this.

“Absolutely. So, Chief, will you go out with both of us?”

Suddenly, the world seemed to sparkle. A warm sensation spread through her chest, melting away her anxieties.

She knew she was a pushover, far too easily moved. But she couldn’t bring herself to say no.

Because—I” loved them both too. “You two are hopeless without me. Shion!”

“Yes?”

“Don’t think I’ll go easy on you just because we’re sharing! By the end of this, they’ll be head over heels for me!”

“Fufu, I’ll gladly take that challenge. You’d better try your hardest too.”

There might not be winners or losers in this relationship, but Mari decided to throw down the gauntlet anyway.

“And Ubuka!” She pointed directly at him.