I, Who Longs To Be A Dependent, Have Decided To Be Owned By A Yandere - Chapter 77

Sea Cucumber Fallin’ Love

“Just a Stun Grenade”

When I asked what she threw to rescue me, Minatsuki-san calmly replied.

“The pin wasn’t pulled. Its effective range is about 15 meters, and it was clear that if used at that distance, Akira-kun would be caught up in it too.”

“That’s why you said, ‘Don’t duck down’, right?”

“Because they’re under the command of the private military company PMC and Fiene’s butlers, I figured they had the ability to react to a thrown grenade. At that moment, the only ones who ‘didn’t’ react were probably Akira-kun and Fiene… I think Fiene saw through the bluff in that instant.”

To see through a fake grenade bluff under those circumstances, what kind of nerve and thought process is that?

Just because Minatsuki-san ordered me not to duck down doesn’t mean the pin wasn’t pulled… On the contrary, by fabricating her statement, she could have used it as a trump card to escape the situation.

No way, dealing with a yandere who doesn’t fall for bluffs is going to be trouble.

“Do you have any more stun grenades? And where did you get them?”

“Sorry, that’s the only one I had. I stole it from one of the supply bases scattered around the island, but the security was tight and I couldn’t search enough.

“Geez, Yui is so useless~!”

Although she said it cutely, a high school girl who can sneak into a mercenary base and secretly steal equipment has zero KAWAII elements.

“So, what are you going to do now, Akira-kun? Are you going to get lovey-dovey with Yui?”

Consider the situation, h*rny bastard.

“I’d love to get lovey-dovey, but first, I want to rescue Sumire and Yura. I want to increase the number of cards I can use.”

“Akira-kun, to be honest, I can’t agree with that plan.”

Minatsuki-san, who had entwined herself around my arm, showed a clear expression of agony.

“Fiene is probably already expecting that. Maybe she secured those two to lure you in. If you’re drawn to the bonfire, the death in the flames awaits you.”

She’s trembling. Minatsuki-san is trembling. She, who wanted to eliminate anyone getting close to me, is not showing any hostility towards Fiene Almholdt. It’s as if she’s trying to break her own spirit before the fight.

“…Minatsuki-san”

When I whispered, Minatsuki-san brushed back her hair and murmured, “What?”

“What do you think the victory condition of this game is?”

“Victory condition… ‘Capturing Akira-kun’, isn’t it?”

“If that’s the case, Fiene has already lost. Look, I’m perfectly captured.”

Minatsuki-san, who was embracing my arm, fell silent with a serious expression on her face.

“Think about it. Where is the ‘benefit’ for Fiene to bring this game to us?

To impose a defeat penalty – No. A person plotting to eliminate Minatsuki-san and the others wouldn’t need to enforce a rule like ‘never get close to me for life’.

Settling the score with Unya-sensei Also no. Even with Unya-sensei gone from this island, Fiene showed no interest. She’s not fixated on a rematch with Unya-sensei.

“If that’s the case, the real victory condition is”

“Not ‘physically’ capturing Akira-kun… but ‘psychologically’… in other words, ‘having Akira-kun fall in love’?”

“Eh, that’s right.”

Yes. From the beginning, the “true opponent” Fiene brought this game to was―

“Fiene won’t end this game until I fall for someone.”

“Me, Akira.”

“If your hypothesis is correct, then what’s the significance of this wristwatch? If the condition was to physically capture Akira-kun, that’s why she explained it like that, right?”

“Fiene Almholdt never said ‘this wristwatch is related to the game’. After saying she would explain the rules, she just started explaining the wristwatch by saying ‘that wristwatch is…'”

Uncharacteristically, Minatsuki-san continued to ask me questions.

“But Fiene said ‘the one who catches the target first by following the alarm sound wins’, didn’t she?”

“Frequency.”

“Eh?”

“If she had subtly altered the frequency of the sound from Fiene’s wristwatch, she could claim, ‘It’s different from the sound that played at that time.’

At that time, she actually played the alarm sound and said, ‘Follow this sound as a clue’. Unless the alarm sound comes from my wristwatch, the victory condition of ‘the one who catches the target first by following the alarm sound wins’ is not met.”

Why did the sound come from Fiene’s wristwatch and not mine at that time… If you think about it calmly, it doesn’t make sense for the alarm sound to come from the wristwatch of the searcher, Fiene, in a game where the target is to find the captured Akira.

She’s messing around. It’s all the kind of tricks I would use. Slightly altering statements to confuse, claiming something is invalid because it’s not written in the contract rules.

Substitution of consciousness and cognition, forgery of testimony, misconceptions akin to narrative tricks… all of them are tricks of a con artist.

“Besides, as I said earlier, the meaning of ‘capturing’ is different, I think.

In other words, to win, we must ‘steal the wristwatch from Fiene’s possession and show her evidence that I love someone other than Fiene.'”

“Yui and Akira-kun are dating, so the later is fine… but what about the former?”

In reality, the latter is an impossible game, and if I say so here, it’s GAME OVER with one hundred million Zimbabwe dollars!

Minatsuki-san gently released my arm and, without trying to hide her fear, held out her trembling hands.

“Do you understand, Akira-kun? Yui is scared. I don’t feel like I can win. Against that girl, I don’t feel like I can win Akira-kun. Yui, who would die or kill for Akira-kun, can’t muster the will to fight, you know?”

Indeed, I can’t feel a ‘fighting spirit’ from Minatsuki-san. If she had her usual thinking power, she would have sensed Fiene’s intentions without needing my explanation. She doesn’t think because she doesn’t want to win.

Honestly, this situation is bad. Probably, to snatch Fiene Almholdt’s wristwatch, the power of the three Yandere; Minatsuki-san, Sumire, and Yura, is necessary. If even one is missing, we won’t be able to beat that woman.

If that’s the case, there’s only one thing I have to do!

“Minatsuki-san”

When I touched her cheek, her face turned red in an instant.

“Eh… e, ah, that…”

“Close your eyes.”

Minatsuki-san closed her eyes.

I slowly brought my face closer and ‘made’ her kiss―

“Mm…”

A large… sea cucumber… in the shallow waters… made her… kiss…

After a passionate kiss lasting several seconds, I finally felt sorry for her and let her open her eyes, only to see her looking up at me with a feverish, dazed gaze.

“Akira, kun… It’s the first time we’ve kissed when we’re both conscious…”

I probably don’t want to know what’s been done while I was unconscious (scary story).

“Minatsuki-san”

I whispered with a smile.

“You’ll fight with me, right?”

She, the yandere, covered her mouth with her hands and nodded vigorously.