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<h6 class="has-text-align-center"> In the bush</h6>\n“Yui Shiraishi was my junior Hiro Kimura’s childhood friend. I’ve liked Yui Shiraishi from the first time I saw her next to my junior. She was the cutest girl in the high school, or even in the area where I lived. All the boys in the high school were talking about her.\n
Yui was always with Hiro Kimura and they were very close. The actual a lot more you are able to do, the more you will be able to do. I began to make advances on Yui when I wasn’t under the watchful eye of the junior staff.”\n
“Apparently, Yui seemed to be very cautious about her childhood friend, and she kept rejecting my advances. But that was short-lived, and Yui gradually softened her attitude. We began to make eye contact when we passed each other on campus, and we often exchanged a word or two. Finally, I arranged a date with her.\n
We went to a family restaurant, just like high school students. Yui seemed nervous, but as we talked she began to laugh and before long we had become quite comfortable with each other. Despite her quiet appearance, she was comfortable talking about things that were beneath her skin. She was shy, but I could tell right away that she was interested in sex.\n
So, half in jest, I asked her if she would like to go to a love hotel afterwards. Of course, I had already factored in the fact that she would say no. Yui responded with something unexpected.\n
She said, “As long as you don’t tell Hiro-chan. I also said that I had been expecting this from the moment he asked me. I didn’t think she would accept, so I was surprised inside, but happy.”\n That’s when I started talking. “That’s not quite what I heard. Yui suggested that you might have drugged her.”\n
“Drugged? How could I, a high school student at the time, get my hands on drugs? And if I used that stuff, I wouldn’t be able to play properly.”\n
He had a tone of voice that said, “This guy doesn’t know how to play.”\n
“We went to a love hotel and did our thing. She was very aggressive for a girl her age. I didn’t realize it at the time because I didn’t have much experience, but now that I think about it, Yui Shiraishi must have already had some experience. She said it was her first time, but now that I think about it, it’s not. It couldn’t be my first time.”\n
He then added, “This is just a story. It’s a run-of-the-mill story about a high school couple. I don’t know what you want to know, but it’s nothing,” Takatsuki said.\n
Takatsuki’s mind was still on the audio file. Even if my voice is mixed in with the audio, it’s not a big deal,” he said. “But as you know, I’m in the middle of a scandal.”\n
Takatsuki paused and then said, “From what you’ve told me, you’re not a member of the media. Isn’t that right?”\n
I’m not a journalist.\n
“If you’re not in the press, I know your soul. I admit it, you’ve got a deal. You’re probably recording our current conversation as well. I can’t get into specifics, but you can recognize that you stand above me, i.e., I accept your proposal.”\n
I understood the intention behind what Takatsuki was saying.\n
“You also know very well that selling that audio to the media will only get you two or three feet. You know that, don’t you? If you want to discuss any more specifics, get in touch with my secretary. I won’t make it worse.”\n
Of course, I didn’t want the money. I just wanted to know what Takatsuki would say about that day.\n
And I don’t even know what the truth is anymore. Yui’s story, Takatsuki’s story, and the Yui I knew. They were all in pieces. But that’s okay. Sixteen years ago, I was afraid to face reality, so I threw myself to escape. Now I don’t run away. I accept the truth, no matter which one it is. And after facing reality, I put the past behind me and move forward. I will forget the memory of Hiro Kimura and live only as Riku Hasegawa.\n
”However, Takatsuki-senpai, I ask you to stay in the past. No matter how you live your life from now on, the events of 16 years ago will always follow you.\n
One unfortunate thing is that you have a daughter. I just don’t like the idea of giving an innocent girl the stigma of being the daughter of an evil son of a bitch.”\n
“What are you talking about?”\n
“Then we have nothing more to talk about.”\n
“Wait, no, wait. I wanted to talk …….”\n
Ignoring the flustered Takatsuki, he hung up the call.\n
After a few moments of thinking in the quiet room, I sent the ID and password of my secret diary to Yui’s sister.\n
Soon after, Yui’s diary became known to the world. It was the perfect time to inflame the feelings for Takatsuki that had been smoldering on the Internet. Combined with the scandal Takatsuki was already facing, society was in an uproar for a while. And the effect was not only on Takatsuki’s life, but also on Rin.\n
A few days after the diary was published, I received a message from Rin. It was a short message. “I want to die,” was all Rin said to me.\n