I, Who Longs To Be A Dependent, Have Decided To Be Owned By A Yandere - Chapter 66

String Crab Battle

Bound by the string wrapped around my ankle, the Aloha Crab is scuttling around at my feet, its movement hindered.

The air is tense – it’s not good to be here right now.

The triple threat of being a genius, beautiful, and a yandere, Minatsuki Yui, is fleeing with a pale face… It’s like a mountain gorilla descending.

“Ah, Akira-kun!”

Wearing a light blue bikini and a thin parka, Minatsuki-san clung to my arm and shouted.

“He’s my lover!!”

As expected from our school’s first genius, she even excels at worsening the situation!

“…Lover?”

Fiene’s eyes narrowed sharply, and as if waiting for my answer, she made her brand-name parasol spin around once.

“Akira-kun is my boyfriend, right? We’re dating, aren’t we?”

If I say NO, she might try to kill me.

“Wait a minute, please explain the situation first. I can’t just stand here without knowing what’s going on when someone important to me are fighting.”

For now, I’ll muddy the waters. Hearing the term “important person,” these overconfident yandere will undoubtedly assume it’s about themselves.

“Don’t worry, darling. Your loved one isn’t fighting.”

Fiene twisted the edge of her mouth.

“We were just talking.”

Natto is delicious. Thorough mixing is essential, after all.

“Akira-kun and I are already connected! Even if Fiene intervenes now, our love won’t be defeated!!”

After causing a kidnapping attempt, she’s still playing the justice heroine.

Minatsuki-san, who ruined my fine play with a brilliant mistake, pushes her chest against my arm. Even in a situation like this, she won’t compromise on her tempting honey trap. Truly remarkable.

“Darling doesn’t seem to know about that, does he?”

“…Huh?”

With shaking eyes, Minatsuki-san tries to capture my gaze as if plunging headfirst into despair.

As for me, I’d be more than happy to become Minatsuki-san’s partner and control her freely by having a romantic relationship. I even confessed to her myself, so there’s no escape.

So, I –

“To begin with, what is a lover?”

I escaped by dodging with a Zen riddle.

“Darling, you’re a bad boy… Trying to confuse me again…”

But I was cornered!

“But I roughly understand the situation. I know what you’re involved in and how you’re being manipulated by promises you don’t want to make. At least, Fii understands that.

You should let go of his arm soon, or I’ll tear it off.”

Minatsuki-san’s whole body spasms in small increments, and slowly, she moves away from me.

The surprise of that happening, something I didn’t expect at all, makes the speed at which I bring natto to my mouth increase by 1.3 times.

As soon as the empty natto pack is left in place, I hear a call as if someone was waiting for it.

“Darling, come here.”

A pure white parasol is thrown into the air.

Spinning round and round, it starts swimming in the sky, carried by the rising wind, its white color shining against the backdrop.

A scene like a movie. I would believe it if I were told this was a one-shot film. With beauty and love that would convince me, Fiene spreads her arms towards me.

“Come on, boy.”

As if being lured in, I take a step forward, and there’s a trembling hand softly grasping the hem of my clothes.

“Don’t go… Akira-kun, please… don’t go…”

Now, if I go to Fiene’s place, her expression looks like she’s so cornered that she might commit suicide on the spot.

Her face is pale, her eyes are shaking, her breathing is unnatural, and her legs are wobbly. She must really love me to be driven this far by my decision.

“Who do you like in the end?”

Unya-sensei’s words echo in my mind.

“Is it Minatsuki, Sumire, Kinugasa… or is it Fiene?”

Maybe the day I need to decide on my host is approaching. I’m getting tired of experiencing tense situations, and it wouldn’t be good for my mental health if these guys, who I’ve empathized with to some extent, died.

I probably need some kind of determination.

“I want to ask you one thing.”

My voice sounds clearer than usual.

“Fiene, why did you fall in love with me?”

Fiene Almhort smiles with pleasure.

“Because our ‘eyes’ met.”

Spreading her arms wide, as if she knows I’ll come, she declares it proudly.

“That time, ‘eyes’ met with a person for the first time. Everyone else looked away from me with ‘eyes’ that saw me as a terrifying monster, but only you kept looking at me. You didn’t look away. You loved me.”

With an ecstatic expression and a loving smile, she basks in the sunlight.

“I want your heart.”

My feet take a step forward.

“Ah…”

As Minatsuki-san’s fingers let go, I try to accept Fiene with open arms.

“Ouch!”

Aloha Canio, who was at my feet, pinches her toes as if to “refuse” her. The moment Fiene’s “mask” comes off, her “true intentions” are revealed.

Fiene’s eyes, watching me move as she wants, look beyond the destination, paving her own life path, according to her own calculations, trying to make me walk using her leading string.

I’m not sure if the end of that path is the life I want, and doubts arise. Ignoring my hesitation, Fiene lifts up the struggling Aloha Canio.

“This crab is a female, huh?”

And just as she’s about to slam it hard onto the ground, I grab her arm.

“That’s my dinner.”

Fiene is astonished. She probably didn’t think she’d provoke my defiance by protecting a mere crab.

But thanks to that, I’ve finally come to my senses. I don’t want to be controlled by Fiene, thinking about deciding this and that. It’s not my style to move according to her calculations. I’d rather manipulate her with my own calculations.

An unexpected development, a move that no one could have predicted.

That is, Kiriyama Akira.

“Well, it’s about time to take my leave.”

A situation with no escape. It’s impossible to shake off Fiene and Minatsuki-san and escape to a safe zone from here. On the other hand, if I choose either Fiene or Minatsuki-san, I’ll fall into a situation that doesn’t suit my intentions.

In that case, there’s only one option.

“Well then.”

I snatch Aloha Canio from Fiene’s hand, and while walking backward towards the edge of the cliff,

“Adieu.”

I jump backward off the cliff.