I took a deep breath and let out a long sigh. I looked over at Yuri one last time, gesturing to her discreetly to calm down. She nods and slowly closes the distance between us. I turned my attention to the bullies that stood in the way towards the literature club.
" Look, I don't know what's your business with Yuri over here, and frankly, I don't care." I squint at the blonde girl in front me. She does not seem deterred by this but her friends are clearly feeling uneasy right now.
" You little- Do you know who I am?! Do you think your threats would get to me?!" She seems super pissed right now.
" I'm Natalia von Altau-"
" Did I ask for your name? I didn't think so." I rudely dismissed her introduction. Everyone, including Yuri, let out a gasp.
" I'm one of the most powerful students in this school..." She growled in anger.
" You, middle classman, dare insult a daughter of a rich politician?!" She stomped her foot on the ground, her eyes now burning with anger. I sigh and turned my back towards her and smirked.
" I don't care about your status or your family background. I don't recall ever asking you about it, so could you please get your annoying, bitchy ass mouth out of here?" I retorted before grabbing Yuri's hand and walking away.
" Y-You'll pay for this! You hear me?! You're fucking dead when I get my chance!" She yelled out before panting in anger.
" Heh, like I care. I'll take on anyone you send my way!" I yelled back at her before laughing. I heard her stomp the floor before finally walking away while her group murmured among themselves.
I look over at Yuri. The angry expression that she wore earlier has vanished. Her face is flushed, she was dripping with sweat, her palms are shaking and she shook nervously. It seems simply holding her is enough to get her flustered. As we walk together towards the door, I took this opportunity to talk with her.
" Hey, don't worry about those pricks. I'll be the one to handle them so don't go and do anything rash." I let go of her hand and looked her straight in the eye.
" Hurting yourself is bad, but hurting others is even more so." I pause for a moment and placed a hand on Yuri's quivering shoulder.
" So try your best not to hurt people. Okay?" Yuri nods slowly at me before averting her gaze once again.
After this, I slowly opened the door and we enter the room. Yuri immediately went to her seat and pulled out her book. Monika smiled and cocked her head to the side.
" Ahaha, how did it feel to disrespect the second most richest student in the school? Did it feel good?" Monika whispered to me as I sat beside her.
" Tch, I can't stand spoiled brats like her. I don't fucking care if she uses her father's influence to fuck me up. I have a god looking out for me." I said before scratching my head.
" Oh? Even I don't try to pick fights with her, yet here you are brushing her off like dust on your shoulder." Monika chuckled.
" Yeah, well, I'm pretty sure you'd delete her existence if I said so. Anyways, I think I'm gonna go relax for a while. Read a book with Yuri." I said to Monika as I glance at Yuri. She sat quietly in a corner, reading her book in silence.
" Sure, no problem. Besides, I told Sayori and Natsuki to go buy some snacks for me yet they haven't returned yet. I'll go check on them." Monika said to me before leaving the room.
I looked around the nearly empty room. The only ones here are me, Yuri and the two lovebirds in one corner of the room.
I walked over to where Yuri is sitting and sat down beside her. She was surprised by this, but she kept her calm composure.
" H-Hello... I see you've taken an interest in my book." She muttered out as she adjusted her posture so that I could see the words more clearly.
" Yup. I have read it before, but I still cannot understand it." She was caught off guard by this. It seems she was expecting me to say that this is my first time reading this book.
" R-Really?! T-Then what is your favorite part of the story?" Her eyes stared into mine. A hint of excitement and anticipation can be seen from her violet gaze.
" I... I guess the part where the cultists captured the protagonist." That is literally the only part I remember in the Portrait of Markov.
" Ah! I see! The chapter before the climax... Hmm, interesting. What made you enjoy that particular part of the story?" Yuri asked. I pause for a moment, figuring out the best way to put my thought into words.
" I just like it for no particular reason."
" O-Oh... okay..." Her excitement drained away as she heard my answer.
Nice. What a GREAT reason. You nailed this one. Damn idiot me.
After that, we spent the next fifteen minutes in awkward silence as we read the book. At some point, the Yosuke and Amy got out the room to buy some food. I spaced out for a moment, my mind danced around a certain idea of mine. A dangerous idea, but one that could prevent the long weekend. If this idea doesn't work, well at least it's still just the first day of the week.
" Hey Yuri..." She perked up as I called out her name.
" Y-Yes?!" Her face is red due to my close proximity.
" Do you like me?" Her face went pale at my question.
Another brief moment of silence fell between us. It didn't help that the deafening silence is amplified by t
the empty room. Yuri started hyperventilating, but she managed to calm herself down before talking.
" If... If I said I do, would you accept my confession?" Yuri looked at me with a serious expression.
" Sorry Yuri, but that's a no from me." I said to her in a calm tone before looking away.
A moment of silence fell between us once more. She looked at the floor in defeat. Then, she began to lauhj softly. That laugh, the laughter she made before she killed herself.
" Ahaha..."
This is funny.
" Ahaha... aha..."
Yes, what a cruel turn of events.
" Ahahahahahah!"
We were now both laughing together at our peculiar situation.
" Ahahahahah!"
This may be my final laughter in this life.
Yuri immediately pulls out her knife from her pocket. But, before she can stab herself repeatedly, a shocking turn of events unfolded.
The knife...
The knife I was supposed to stop...
...Found itself embedded deep into my gut. Yuri didn't tried to kill herself first, she immediately went for me. I stare motionlessly as she pulls out the knife from my body, causing my blood to spill out unto the floor. Then, as I sat there dumbfounded, she took the knife and stabbed herself repeatedly. I closed my eyes to shield me from the horror of seeing that gruesome sight.
Squelch
Squelch
Squelch
Thud
She drops to the floor. Dead. I wanted to save her, but I failed again. I fucking failed on the first day. What an idiot I am. But! I will admit, this is just a test run. I didn't care about what will happen to her. I just wanted to see if the confession is the trigger for a death scene. It turns out, I am right. This was my plan for the first phase, to find out what is the deathflag. Now that I found out that her confession is a death sentence, I've finally got my plan.
" Yuri, wait for me. I'll save you soon. So, please bear with this for a while longer." I muttered out before passing out.
Author's Note.
Hey! Sorry for the recent short chapters. Haha! Let me fill you guys in on something so that you won't be dissapointed if the next chapter is short.
Short= Yoku dies within three days.
Long= Yoku lives for more than three days.
Don't tell the Author that I wrote this! I'm just using the Author's note to provide exposition to you guys.
- Akami-sama