Waking Up Engaged to a Cool Yandere Beauty: My Wild Journey with a Love-Obsessed Senior - Episode 9: The Scent-Fetish Detective Appears Before Noon

Episode 9: The Scent-Fetish Detective Appears Before Noon

“Haahh…“

After having breakfast, I was on my way to university along the usual route.

For some reason, the world seemed unusually beautiful today. The bright sunlight woke up the melanin and vitamin D inside me, and the chirping of the birds sped up my desire for grilled chicken… Ah, I must be losing it due to lack of sleep.

“That’s a big yawn. Didn’t sleep much last night?”

“No, it’s just… I got a lot done, you know.”

If a guy were to be pressed up against a body like that, he wouldn’t be able to sleep, no matter what.

“By the way, senpai, you have the whole day off, right?”

“Yeah, that’s right. But if you’re going, of course, I’m going too. I told you, we’ll be together all day.”

“Wait, wasn’t that just for yesterday?”

I thought the reason was that she had hit her head or something.

“I told you, we’ll be together.”

Senpai smiled brightly. It was a little terrifying. Like a carnivorous animal with its prey in sight.

But, let’s put that aside for now.

“I have just one class today, so it’ll be over soon. After that, I guess we’ll continue from where we left off yesterday.”

The search for the criminal. If we don’t find them, the upcoming sports day could be in trouble.

“So, where are we going today?”

“Well, probably… Ah, sorry. I think I have a call.”

It was a number I didn’t have saved, but it was the same one I saw yesterday. In other words, it was the club president.

“Yes, yes. It’s Uka.”

“Ah, you’re alive, Sergeant.”

“Yeah, looks like I missed Eden.”

By the way, senpai’s house was heaven, so I had practically ascended already.

“Just one class today, right? Come to the club room once you’re done.”

“The club room?”

“Yeah, the club room. We’re going to do a crime scene investigation.”

“Ah, I see.”

Just to clarify, this is not sexual harassment.

“Also, bring some deodorizer and as much air freshener as you can. And the receipts too. We’ll cover it with the club funds.”

“…Understood, boss.”

Without those, a crime scene investigation would be impossible. We’d end up heading straight to a real paradise.

“Alright, see you later.”

The phone call ended. I put my phone back in my pocket and headed to the convenience store with senpai.

…

“Hi there. I brought the smell remover. Hmm, it’s definitely getting better.”

“Good morning, Mari-Ri.”

“Oh, you came. You two lovebirds. How was it? Was yesterday fun?”

As soon as I entered the club room, the club president teased me with a mischievous grin. She had two deodorizing cans in her hands, like a gunslinger from the Wild West. It seemed she had already started working before I arrived.

“I won’t deny it. But I won’t affirm it either.”

In a way, it was fun, but in another way, it wasn’t.

“Yeah, it was fun. But Rei-kun… he didn’t really seem satisfied, so it was a bit troublesome. He’s a beast at night, you know.”

“Hey! Senpai!”

We didn’t do anything inappropriate, though. So, wait… What? Is it because I move around too much when I sleep? Nah, that can’t be it.

“…Uka. You’ve become a man.”

The club president patted me on the back, nodding with a somewhat sentimental expression. What was this, a drunk at an izakaya?

“Anyway, have you found any clues? About the criminal?”

“Ah, about that, I’ve asked my junior to help me.”

Just as she said that, there was a soft knock on the door. A timid, faint sound. It must’ve been made with delicate, slender fingers.

“Heh, here she comes.”

“Wait, you called her?!”

She was dangerous. If the club president was the light in this tennis club, this person was the complete opposite—she was the darkness. No, wait, that’s not quite right…

The door opened.

“Ex-excuse me!!”

A small girl, barely 150 cm tall. Her black, curly hair was tightly coiled, and she wore thick glasses that made her look like she was wearing bottle-bottom lenses. Her outfit was modest and dark-colored.

“Well, well, welcome, Rin-Rin. Good job! Come here, let me pat your head. There, there.”

“Uh, hehehe… If it’s for Mari-Ri senpai, I’d come to you even in a raging fire, the endless sea… or a restless bed at night… anywhere you need me.”

Her name is Sandabashi Rin. Also known as the “Scent-Fetish Stalker”—I call her that, at least…

“Do you know her?”

“Yeah. She’s a huge fan of the club president…”

Honestly, she wasn’t just a fan anymore. She was way past that. She always has the club president as her phone wallpaper, and according to rumors, her phone has tons of pictures of the club president, with her own face peeking in the background.

“Hehehe… Tch, Uka, you’re here too?”

After getting her head petted and satisfied, Rin finally looked at us, but the moment her eyes met mine, she hid behind the club president.

“Tch, just here for the greeting, huh? Weren’t you supposed to be an absentee member?”

“Shut up. If the club president calls, I’ll move. You, on the other hand, should leave.”

Her gaze was sharp, like a Tibetan fox. I couldn’t tell if it was keen or just silly.

“Hello, Sandabashi Rin… right? I’m Saionji Shion. I’m Mari-Ri’s friend.”

“…Gii.”

As senpai approached her, Rin pressed herself even harder against the club president, hiding behind her. And when she made that “gii” noise, it wasn’t just an onomatopoeia—it was her actually saying it.

“What’s going on?”

“…Gii.”

“Hey, Rin-Rin, stop being rude. You can’t act like that to Uka, let alone Shion.”

Am I not important here? Well, at this point, I’ve already given up.

“…Sandabashi Rin. Second year. Nice to meet you.”

“Good girl. Good job. That’s it.”

Once again, the club president patted Rin’s head like she was a large dog.

“Ugh… Hehehe… Nice smell…”

Hey, wait a second. Is that really how you should be laughing as a girl? It’s kind of on the edge… no, it’s straight-up out.

“Sorry to interrupt your fun, but can we start the crime scene investigation now?”

“Oh, right. Rin-Rin, do you have any clues?”

“Um, well… President, if I can help… maybe we can go shopping together next weekend… or something?”

“Of course. You’re such a cute one.”

“Ugh-hehehe. Then… I’ll do my best.”

Suddenly, Rin’s expression went blank. At the same time, she sniffed twice.

“—Butyric acid, caproic acid… leucine, isoleucine…”

“Eh? What? That?”

“Is it some kind of resurrection spell or something? I’m too stupid to understand.”

“Fatty acid and caproic acid are types of organic acids. Leucine and isoleucine are kinds of amino acids. It seems that the smell from yesterday was definitely from kusaya and natto.”

“I-I see?”

Once again, Sunahashi took a deep breath, twice.

“Something else is mixed in… Hmm, this… it seems like something alkaline…”

“President, didn’t you use too much deodorizer?”

“Yeah, that’s possible…”

“No, no… it feels a bit different… if it were a regular deodorizer, I’d recognize it immediately. This probably was something someone used just before Maririn-senpai sprayed the deodorizer. Probably a professional-grade one… something really strong.”

So, does this mean someone came to remove the smell before we arrived?

“I don’t get it. Why would someone go out of their way to do that? Even if one of our club members did it, or the culprit did it, they couldn’t have done it without the president, who has the key… By the way, did the number of people decrease because of yesterday’s incident…?”

“You don’t need to worry about that. When the incident happened, the only one in the clubroom was me.”

She was probably just slacking off. After all, the president tends to sleep here when she’s free.

“…Rinrin, what do you think?”

After a moment of thought, the president asked Sunahashi.

“Huh!? Me? Uh, well… I don’t think it’s about destroying evidence or anything… It feels like it’s something else… I don’t know! I can’t say for sure, but it just feels that way…”

“I see, I see. Alright, thanks, Rinrin.”

“Hehehehe.”

The president started rubbing her head again, almost as if it were a natural reflex. Next, she even scratched under her chin. Is she some kind of cat?

“Hey, Mariri, what are we going to do now? We don’t have enough clues to start looking for the culprit.”

“Right, with just this, we can’t figure much out. So, Uka, you go and talk to the clubs that were attacked yesterday.”

“Eh, by myself?”

“Yeah. You wouldn’t want me or Shion to be targeted again like yesterday, would you?”

“Well, that’s true…”

“No, I’ll go too.”

“Shion, stay here quietly. Uka might look unreliable, but he’s actually a pretty dependable guy. You know that, right?”

“But…!”

“On the other hand, if I or Shion go, there’s a possibility that Uka might get hurt again like yesterday. So, please bear with it.”

I felt a little embarrassed being told that face-to-face.

“Don’t worry. I’ll be back soon.”

“…Alright. Be careful.”

Looking back, the president’s decision was right. Because on the way, I ended up encountering some crazy people.

…

At the back of the second club building, where many culture clubs’ rooms are located, two men were standing in front of the emergency stairs we usually use.

“Uh, excuse me, what do you want?”

“Heh! You’re Uka, the strongest guy in the tennis club, right? You look way weaker than the rumors said!”

Both of them had shaved heads, torn jacket sleeves, and damaged jeans. They had that unmistakable “end-of-the-world” style.

“Damn, I miss the older guy’s comments…”

I wasn’t sure if I could handle the wave of jokes from these two by myself.

“Get ready! I don’t hold any grudges, but I’ll send you to the hospital for next month’s rent.”

“Let’s do this, big brother!”

“By the way, the strongest in the tennis club is not me, it’s the president, you know? Whether male or female.”

Wait, why do they have such a weird evaluation of me? Also, are they really students here?

“—Hey, hey, two-on-one isn’t cool, man.”

A voice came from behind. It was a rough, intimidating voice. I had heard it recently.

Alright, let’s see who it is.

I turned around.

“Oh, Nikaido… was it? Hello.”

“Yeah, it’s been a while, Uka.”

“Uh, could you step back a little? You still smell like yesterday.”

The scent from yesterday lingered. It was making my nose tingle weirdly.

“Ha, who cares! I’ll beat you up anyway!”

“Heh, Uka. You ready? Let’s see your real skills.”

“Hmph. Sure, let’s do this.”

Even though I was brimming with determination, I was unsure of what to do next.

I clenched my fist tightly.

Now, I had no choice but to face them.

“Bring it on! You thugs!”

And so, our battle began. Honestly, Nikaido alone could probably handle it, but…