CH 23.2

“Argh… But I don’t like it when you call her beautiful…”

Oh, I think I dug a grave.

This is not good, this is not good!

My head is working at an enormous speed to find a way to get out of this situation.

The arcade was surrounded by heat, but it was cold around us as if it was below freezing.

“Even though I’m there for you…? Kakeru-kun… you like that girl? …What do you think of her? “

I heard some strange words, but I felt like I had to be honest here.

“If I had to choose between liking…and not liking him…, I’d say I like him as a person. But it’s only as a friend. I don’t have romantic feelings for him.”

“Is it true! Is what she said really true!…”

Hishinuma-san finally spoke up and shook her head as best he could.

It’s true that Kurusu-san is scary now, but it’s kind of sad when she denies it so desperately.

But it’s what I deserve.

“Hmm… So you two aren’t together? Are guys just playing around?

“Uh…”

It’s hard to lie to Kurusu-san, but it’s enough for her to get in a good mood.

Well, it’s a (temporary) relationship and I don’t have any romantic feelings for her, so I don’t mind if she breaks up with me.

“…I can trust your word, can’t I?”

“O-of course. Have I ever lied to Kurusu-san before?”

Sorry, I’m lying now.

But this is to get out of a critical situation.

Kurusu-san is staring at me with a scary look on her face, but she quickly smiles.

“Well, Kakeru-kun doesn’t lie to me. Thank goodness.”

Ah, my heart hurts!

I’m glad that she believed me, but my heart aches for having lied to her. But somehow her mood seems to have recovered.

For the moment, our lives are no longer in danger.

“I’m really glad… you said the truth because if you lied, I would have strangled this b*tch right here and kidnapped Kakeru-kun,…lock him up out of anyone’s reach, and put a collar on him to keep him forever…”

I’m not sure what she’s saying, but she’s whispering in a low voice, and I think it’s best not to hear that.

Let’s leave her alone.

“Arrgh… But I can’t tolerate it… I don’t care if you have female friends. …And this woman is Kakeru’s senior at work…. But if she crosses the line, I’ll kill her. Strangle her, stab her, crush her, burn her. … I won’t even give a chance to beg for her life…. I’ll kill her in every way I can…”

She is mumbling something, but the atmosphere is too scary for us to say anything.

Then Kurusu-san came back to her senses and looked back at us.

“I’m sorry to disturb you, okay? I have friends too, so I don’t want to keep them waiting, so I will take my leave.”

“I’m sorry to keep you waiting. I’m sorry for the misunderstanding on our part.”

“No, no, no, I don’t mind. See ya.”

Kurusu–san said that in her usual way and walked away.

“…Later, I’ll need a collar and handcuffs for confinement, and maybe a GPS…”

I heard some crazy words, but it’s just my imagination, right?

Yeah, I’ll just pretend it’s my imagination.

And when I think about it, it’s really scary.

“Woah, we … made it?”

“Yes, we did…”

“Oh, well, thank God…. I didn’t feel like living…”

“Same here”

Hishinuma-san and I both let out a sigh of relief as we are freed from our fear.

I’ve never seen Kurusu like that before.

In the future, I’ll be careful not to make her angry.

“Uh, … let’s go home for the day, shall we?”

“Yes….”

Still feeling the fear behind us, we left the game center and headed home.

I never knew her anger could be so scary.

I hope I won’t encounter such a scene again in the future.