…Should I run away?
She's been looking at me for a while now and not saying anything even though I expected her to do something by now. Anything she does, I can only accept it with –
…Why do I need to act as before…?
For all my life… I had to keep my head down, to apologize to my abusers, to let it go…
I hate it.
And now I need to do the same to this Heroine? One that looks younger than me? Even I have my own pride, you know?!
…Actually, never mind. If I were to act like that, even though I am in the wrong…
That would make me the same as them.
And that would kill me. The past me that was the victim. The me now turned into the same monster as them if I were to knowingly act like them.
It's already bad enough that I have to act like them but to do it intentionally?
Fuck that.
I –
"Wow~ your eyes can actually turn grosser!"
I slightly flinch as I hear the teasing voice and focus on Isshiki in front of me, slyly smiling at me.
A smile that resembles her.
"Ah!"
I blink. When did Isshiki get so close to me? Why is she backing away now? Why… Are my hands doing?!
I quickly put my hands down from the attempted punch on her. I have no idea why my other hand blocked it but I am grateful for that…
Well, it's reduced since Isshiki is looking at me like a frightened fox from the other side of her bed.
"U-um, did I do anything that made you angry? If I did then-then, I apologize –"
"Just drop your act. I can see through your mask." I have already seen so many masks to the point I can build a mountain with them alone.
…The other Heroines that I had met, most of them don't wear a mask to hide themselves, other than Yukinoshita, Miura, and Saki, but in their cases, I can see the fact that they don't want to wear a mask.
For Isshiki?
I can see her enjoying it.
Her frightened face disappears as if a lie after I cut her off then she smiles at me, this one being more true than before.
"Wow~ you actually saw through it!" She claps while tilting her head, "Though, did you really had to almost punch me?"
I grimace, "…Instinct." Rule number 1 with dealing with this kind of people – say a bit of yourself then let them come up with their own solution and play along with it. All the while making natural expressions and actions to convince them and yourself.
Her mouth slightly twitches, "Instinct? Your first instinct is to punch a defenseless girl that has a headache?"
"We both know that you don't have a headache."
She laughs, "True." She brings her right hand to act as a stand against her cheek while her left hand covers her skirt from view, "But… It doesn't excuse attempted assault on a fellow student, right~? And a girl at that!"
…Well shit. She used that card a bit earlier than I expected… Hmm… Right, better check her bar first to see how much she dislikes me. Depending on it, I can escape either easy or hard.
"15/100 – slight liking."
…That 15 isn't negative? It's positive? Shouldn't she hate, or at least dislike me, because of that stunt?
…Is she a M?
…Ok then. Let's… Not assume that just yet. But this is actually better than her disliking me. Not because it brings me closer to conquering her, even though that's good but not now, but on how to escape.
"So… What do you want?" I emotionlessly ask while my eyes bore into her, prompting her to meet my gaze while smiling, though I can see her arms shaking a bit.
"E-ehhh~? Whatever made you think that? But… You guessed right!" She gets up from her bed then slowly walks to me with her smile gaining a devilish charm to it, "And what I want is…"
She leans over to my ear to whisper, "Y.O.U~" She blows on it then slowly leans back to look at me.
I blankly look into her eyes, "I'll give you seven out of ten for that stunt." I would have given you lower than that if you weren't a Main Heroine!
You thought that kind of fakeness would move me?! Bitch please. I've had to endure looking at my female coworkers acting like sluts for the boss! And you know the worst part of that?
They fucking practiced using me! Saying that I am like a fear dummy test subject for them to use and if I were to blush then that act would work on the boss! Not only that, the male coworkers got jealous over that and kept harassing me! 1 punch to the face, 1 punch to the gut, and 1 punch to the balls!
You're going to have to try harder than that if you want to see me react to your fakeness!
She flinches then pouts, "A seven? My acting deserves to be ten out of ten!" She spreads her arms apart, "I have the guys in my class at my beck and call, the girls don't dare to do anything to me, and I am the teacher's favorite!"
I sneers at her, "Congrats, you managed to tame a bunch of horny male teenagers, kept some shallow bitches in line, and became the pet of teachers that most likely don't give a shit about us unless it concerns their money."
Before she could retort, I continued with a smirk now, "If you were to bring that act of yours to a pub then the guys there would just pat your head while calling you adorable then throw you out." Especially the pub I used to work as a janitor.
She glares at me, and I wouldn't be surprised if she could conjure up a laser show, then says through gritted teeth, "Shut up. Don't forget that I can ruin your life here at school if I reported your attempt."
I smile at her, enjoying the slight flinch I see from her, then hold up one finger, "But one small problem with that." I point at myself, "you need me."
Her hands ball up into fists, "Unfortunately." She lets out a long sigh then blankly looks at me, "You're… Hachiman Hikigaya, a classmate of Hayato."
Oh. OH. Now I know where she's going with this, "…Yes, I am. But how do you know me?"
She smirks, "It's a secret~" She puts a finger to her lips then tilts her head.
I click my tongue then ask, "Let me guess, you want me to ask him if he would have sex with you?" Say something so outrageous first to catch them off guard then if the other person says something else, it would more likely be the truth than what they intended to say as a lie. Rule number 2.
She blinks then laughs to the point her back hunches, "Oh god, I-I can't!" She abruptly stops then smiles at me, one that screams danger and makes a shiver travel down my spine.
"This is why talking to a smart person is always fun."
Before I could say something, she opened the curtains wider, "Well, assembly is over now. I'll call you if I need help and don't worry, as long as you cooperate with me, then nothing will happen." She walks away then I hear the door open.
"Oh hey," I hear her loud voice, "Do you know where the nurse is?"
I flinch with the guilt intensifying but I manage to calmly answer, "Nope." Thankfully, she can't see me or else she would be able to see the guilt on my face.
"Huh… Oh well." I hear the door closing, prompting me to open the curtains and see her gone. I let out a sigh then lay down on the bed.
"…I was expecting the options to appear during my talk but it didn't came… Looks like the developer actually did it…"
Still doesn't change the fact that I will kill them.
Just maybe a little less gruesome.
Maybe.
*TYOTYOTYO*
A/N
Welp, my situation... Is still bearable, even though I feel like just stabbing a knife through my heart and moving on. Not lying, I really do. But then I would meet my sisters at hell after a while and they would strangle me. Not worth it. For now. Ahem, moving on, I won't be mentioning that kofi again for this fic (only once per fic). Why? I fucking loathe it. So, just look go to my profile if you ever decide to donate or... Buy... Me... A coffee... Bleurgh, feel like vomitting. Anyway on to the comments!
dickmoney - thank you
LanceSennin - yep
CrazyxEnigma - lol, love your reviews since they're funny. And thank you
FirstWinterLight - thank you, though I am the kind that hope for the best but prepare for the worst. Also yep, if it isn't obvious last chapter, 8man got multiple personality disorder, which isn't me just putting it there so that I can explain the different writing styles (lol), but it makes sense and luckily, there won't be any options that I have to mak - I mean, 8man have to choose!
rafeleyf10 - thank you, though I am pessimist by nature, not really nature really since I was made into it. And yep, this 8man is really *REDACTED*
Roffan - thank you. And check your PM
CMY187 - eiii, welcome back since I didn't see your comment before lol. And about the fallout one, I am interested in it since I can put in... A few anime game into that universe and make 8man having to visit each one
HaMCRI - erm, I just use kofi since a few people recommended it
Dimiel - thank you, I hope no one else have to go through what I went through
Sebas602 - ...
Lazy Servant - no problem. You gotta make him fall first to enjoy the rise
Dat-boi-waddup - lmao yep, the system is trash. And *shrug* the incest one was really not planned at all, I was going to make 8man be like super reliant on Komachi and vice versa kind of style, but here we are, on the incest route
