A Boy Who Wants to Create a Yandere Harem and The Yandere Girls Who Want to Monopolize Him - Chapter 37

Just between you and me, I am a monster.

　I went to Yui’s house and found it on fire, just as I had heard.

　In the darkness of the night, with the dark sky enveloping us, sparks of fire are shooting up into the air.

　A crowd gathers in front of the burning house.

　Among them stood a calm-looking Yoshimasa.

“Yoshimasa.”

“Akira, you’re here. I’ve called the fire department. Yui-chan is under your protection, isn’t she? Are her parents evacuated? “

“About that, it’s a little complicated――I see.”

　I realized that some of the problems I had with Yui could be solved on this occasion.

“Yoshimasa!”

” ? Uh, what?

　I say out loud so that everyone here can hear me.

“There are still her parents in this house! We have to go help them! “

“Haa?! “

　All eyes were on me.

　I broke into the house, thinking that I had succeeded in creating the situation I wanted.

“Whoa, hey! Wait, Akira! “

　I try to see if the front door will open, but it does not open. That in itself is not a problem.

　The important thing is that people will see me struggling to get to the rescue.

　I screamed, [Damn it!] and went around to the side of the house to the yard.

　There is the window that Tsuyuri broke with duct tape the other day.

“――Broken!”

　The hole in the glass had already been made when Tsuyuri broke it. It had been enlarged even more.

　I squint. Then, I calm my breathing, thinking that this is not the time for this.

　I take out my gloves and mask from my pouch and put them on.

“Let’s go.”

　I move around in the smoke-filled space, keeping my posture low and holding the arms of my clothes to my mouth and nose.

　First, I go to open the freezer in the kitchen, just as Yui said.

　There, I found countless frozen pieces of crumpled meat.

“Haha, that’s gross!”

　I carry it. It is heavy.

　Even if Yui had shed some of it, I don’t think it was much less than two people’s worth.

“This time, Yui’s discretion helped me, didn’t it?”

　I smiled and went upstairs to Yui’s parents’ bedroom.

　The second floor is filled with smoke, and it’s a bit hard even for me.

　But I do what I have to do. To protect Yui.

　I opened the door to her parent’s bedroom and slammed the frozen meat onto the skeleton.

　The meat begins to melt slightly in the fire around me and then shatters, scattering pieces of flesh all over the bed.

“Okay. Let the disguise begin.”

　I look at the pieces of meat carefully, trying to determine which parts are melted and reconstruct the corpse.

“This is internal organs, this is muscle fibers, this is… “

　Pieces of meat are stuffed into the ribs and clung to the bones of the arms.

　A few moments passed, and the reconstruction of the piece of meat was somewhat complete.

　But my breathing is also becoming much harder.

“Not yet. It’s still not quite perfect yet…. “

　I open the window and take a breath of clean air. Recovery time.

　And then I run back downstairs. I look for fuel, something like Kerosene or gasoline.

　I look for it thoroughly as if my antennae were up, and then I find a plastic tank that belongs to no one.

“This is… lucky me.”

　With that, I go back upstairs to the bedroom.

　I carefully spray it over the dead bodies of Yui’s parents.

　The surrounding fire ignites, and the two bodies burn up more and more.

　Finally, I lock the door and destroy it with a physical blow.

　The disguise is now complete.

　The plot of the story becomes more plausible: they struggle to open the locked room, and when they finally open it, they are both burned to death.

“…Let’s get out of here… “

　I stagger out the bedroom window and onto the roof of the house, then I lay down on my back.

　Breathing becomes much easier. The smoke-filled sealed space was very stifling, even though I had taken precautions against it.

　While I was trying to breathe, I heard the sirens of the fire trucks.

” …Now, I am required to perform well from this point on. Let’s do my best.”

　I sit up with a jump. I take off my gloves, but I leave my mask on.

　Then I climb down from the roof, over the fence, and onto the ground.

“H-hey! Akira! “

　Yoshimasa came running toward me with a puzzled look on his face.

　I hugged him and squeezed out my voice through my tears.

“…I couldn’t do it.”

“Ha? ? ?”

“Yui’s parents were not okay. I couldn’t save them. Shit… Damn it! “

　I clench my fists. The gathered crowd gasped when they heard my words.

“Unbelievable… he was a good doctor, and I’ve been worried about him lately because he’s been absent so much, but I didn’t expect a fire like this to… “

　The reaction around me was exactly what I expected. They listen to me with depressed expression on their face.

　Then the fire trucks arrived. The firefighters are working quickly and start to extinguish the fire.

　The water spurts out at a high rate of speed, I just pray for the best, and I close my eyes.

　The firefighters were very skillful, but it still took a long time for Yui’s house, which was burning with great intensity, to subside.

　The second floor collapsed, and the bodies of Yui’s parents were burned more and more.

　I quietly watched the scene.

* * *

“There was a plastic tank in the house, is that so? “

“Yes. So by the time I tried to go in to help… “

“Thank you, I got the general gist. I’m sorry you had to go through that. That’s enough for now, go home and get a good night’s sleep.”

“Yes… “

　I was being interviewed by Fukahori-san, the younger of the police officers who had responded to a report on Yui’s house the other day.

　The police came late and asked me to come for questioning.

　Because of the circumstances, my interview was gentle.

“But you are really a man of justice, aren’t you? People around here were surprised. Most people couldn’t have jumped in without hesitation like that.”

“A-ha… You have been very kind to me.”

“Maybe so… They’re her parents…”

　I acted like my shoulders were slumped and stood up.

” Then, if you’ll excuse me. I’ve had a long and tiring day.”

“The intrusion of the prowler in the daytime, was it you who put him down?”

“I was there.”

“Very well done. The criminal was caught red-handed with only minor bruises and no intention of resisting. Well, maybe it can’t be helped. But that knife shocks me, too. How did you do it?”

“Yes? …Just like usual. “

” …That’s the scariest answer I’ve ever heard.”

　I bow and leave the room.

　Inspector Goto was waiting for me at the exit.

“Ah, Endō-kun. Good evening. I’m sorry to disappoint you this time.”

“…Yes. Really unfortunate…”

“I know…He was a good doctor. I’ve been to him a few times.”

　Then, the inspector looks at me.

“I see you’ve been busy today. During the day, you fought a prowler. At night you jumped into a fire to rescue someone. Endō, are you sure someone’s not after you? “

“Is someone after me? …To be honest, I have no idea.”

“Ha-ha-ha. Well, you’ve been very active before. I’m sure there are a lot of people who would think you’re an eyesore.”

　[Anyway], he continues.

“This one is a bit more persistent. It’s a completely different kind of obsession. If you don’t mind, I’d like to send a few people to protect you. “

” …… “

　I pretended to think before answering.

“――No problem. I’m a little tired now, but I’ll do something about it later.”

” …That [I’ll do something about it.] is a bit scary for us, though… “

　The inspector scratches the back of his head.

“Well, well, I’m not complaining about anything. But Endō, you never go outside the bounds of self-defense. You rarely hurt them, and when you do, it’s just a scratch or a bruise. And that’s despite the fact that they’re armed.”

” …… “

“Some of us are a little scared of you. The assailants, who aren’t even hurt, keep calling you a monster.”

　[Hey], the inspector gets a little more serious.

“Who are you? I’ll keep this between us, so tell me.”

　I smiled back and answered.

“Well, between you and me, I am a real monster.”

　――Just kidding…