CH 66

Chapter 66: According to a Young Girl. Part 4 (Warning Bloody Scene)

AN: This chapter involves a bloody scene, Viewer discretion is advised

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Downstairs from the cinema complex, at the corner of the food court, Koharu held her head down. She wondered how long she was like this. The untouched cafe au lait placed before her was already lukewarm.

“What do I do. . .”

Several sighs later, Koharu muttered to herself. She has now met the rumored person, but how does she separate them? She is no longer on the fence about whether or not she wanted them to break up because of her own jealousy or for Aoi’s sake. Despite that, she didn’t know where to go from there. At any rate, she has to pull her away from Aoi.

Sara Fujioka- – -Why does a woman like that need to exist? A devilish woman who uses her looks to play with people. Aoi doesn’t have money to support her, so perhaps the only reason is to mess with a new toy. 

That’s such a pointless thing to do, how wicked can you get?

As Koharu thought about Sara, she suddenly heard a high-pitched laugh from a seat over. She doesn’t usually mind others besides her, but as distraught as she is now she’s a little annoyed.

Koharu looked over and saw two women, both looking about college age students, they were sitting and talking. Flashy brown dyed hair, people sitting and wearing stylish fashion. The laughter belonged to one of them.

“That is old news, I already broke up with him. I didn’t really like him. After that I went out with a nurse trainee and now I’m going out with a junior at university.”

Apparently her stylish friend seems to be a woman with a lot of love experience.

She doesn’t look like the type at first glance, but that’s why the other person must have been coaxed along.

Either way it’s not a pleasant talk. Especially given the timing, it reminds her of Sara which she didn’t like.

“Haaah~? How long have you been bouncing between from one boy to the next? I guess things don’t change~? So is this new boyfriend hot?”

“Well right now I wanted a little change, so I’m dating this pure hearted virgin, but his looks and wallet are average.”

“Eh-, you usually just boast about the faces and money? Did you finally wake up and find your true love?”

“Ahahaha, No way! What a joke! You know, if you only have the treats, you would want a palate cleanser sometimes? Kinda like Sushi ginger?”

They thought maybe they’d say something good, but the high-pitched laughter echoed her character. It’s so painful that it’s giving her a headache. Now she is more concerned about what they are being told.

Like Sara, somebody who dates sugar daddies- – -goes through men one after another, is that why she is going out with Aoi? Just like that college student, Aoi is just a palate cleanser.

“That poor junior getting caught by you. . . Shouldn’t you break up while the wound is shallow?”

“Even if you say that, I’m not going to date him for long. Well you know, I wonder if I should break up with him right after getting his long first time~”

“You, the actual incarnation of falling from heaven to hell. . .”

“Ahahaha, but sometimes it isn’t bad either. I love it! He’s like a dog wagging his tail all the time-.”

Koharu’s blood boiled throughout her own body.

Palate cleanser? Not intending to date long? Taking their first time?(TN: This is ハジメテをパクッと , I have no idea really if it’s right. If anybody can help it’d be really nice, I can’t find anything online about it.)

The rest of the conversation wasn’t heard. Koharu was stuck in her head now, she could only see Sara throwing away Aoi as if she was a toy. And how Aoi wagged her tail while talking to Sara. Sara’s distorted smile makes it obvious there is a hidden story.

Her imagination turned into conviction, and a strong hatred sprouted within Kohar’s heart. 

She could never allow such a thing to happen.

It will hurt aoi, she could be defiled. She can’t let such a woman place a single finger on Aoi-chan.

Won’t allow it. . .Won’t allow it Won’t allow it  Won’t allow it  Won’t allow it  Won’t allow it  Won’t allow it  Won’t allow it  Won’t allow it  Won’t allow it  Won’t allow it  Won’t allow it  Won’t allow it Won’t allow it Won’t allow it Won’t allow it WON’T ALLOW IT Won’t allow it WON’T ALLOW IT WON’T ALLOW IT WON’T ALLOW IT WON’T ALLOW IT !

“Geeze for real though, you know sooner or later you could seriously be stabbed?”

“Eh, so harsh-.”

Ah, that’s right. If you stab her- – -that woman disappears, Aoi will be saved. Surely those many other people deceived by her will be free. 

Such a woman shouldn’t exist, she should quickly disappear.

“I have to protect Aoi. . .”

She muttered as she slowly stood up. With a very gentle smile, no one would think she was going to do something ridiculous. There was no hesitation in her steps as she walked straight to the kitchenware section of the store. Leaving the untouched cafe au laite behind.

She bought a 15 cm broad bladed kitchen knife. Koharu has never thought about stabbing somebody. She couldn’t tell which would be the deadliest, so she chose it just because of its solid thickness and length.

“. . .Ok.”

In a private woman’s bathroom, with trembling hands, she peeled the packaging off the knife, touching the bare blade. While feeling the firmness of the handle, she closed her eyes. Now that she bought it, she had to do it.

She put the knife in her tote bag ready to be taken out as she waited at the cinema complex. With the movie for Aoi and Sara being over she waited like an animal stalking for her prey.

Perhaps because of the adrenalin, she was very uncomfortable. Her sensations were oddly sharp. Her surroundings felt like they slowed to a crawl.

Her heartbeat was getting noisier. Her body felt hot, but her fingertips felt frozen. Everything was louder with ringing buzz, causing more discomfort.

Unlike the time she bought the kitchen knife, Koharu waited with her strange behavior. As her breath roughed, and eyes red.

The time came. She followed the two with her eyes after they left the theater. Koharu bought a magazine. She held it to cover her and kept a good distance so they would not notice her as they crossed the lobby. After that she stood up and started to move.

At first she walked slowly, but gradually quickened, up until she got closer around 5m. She put her hand in her tote back and rushed to close the distance, like an animal about to pounce, she closed the distance.

“You!  It’s all because of you, Aoi-chan. . .! If it wasn’t for youuu aaaaaaah!!”

Aiming for Sara as she began to turn around. Don*! She threw herself into her while bracing the kitchen knife, more than half of the blade easily went into her. It was surprisingly easy, Koharu’s heart began to sink. She opened her eyes to see Sara looking into them, they were up close with faint glimmers.

As she tried to pull out the knife, her hand slipped, she couldn’t grasp it well. With more force than when she stabbed her she pulled it. Sara was pushed away as a red splash followed the tip of the blade as it left her side.

Aoi was stunned after seeing that, only to return with a shriek scream. 

Aoi reached out, but was easily pushed to the ground after it was over. It was the first time that Koharu shoved Aoi away.

“Ko. . .haru. . .?”

After doing so, Sara feebly collapsed. Koharu didn’t know how much you had to stab a person to die, but she no longer felt like pursuing it.

She looked at Aoi whose face was a mess from tears, she was unable to stand from fear. She smiled to reassure her frightened girlfriend, but her expression became even more scary.

“I’m so sorry. . .Sayonara.”

Koharu pointed the tip of the knife wet from Sara’s blood towards her own neck, and – – -.

I just wanted to be loved. . .

With that intense pain and fading consciousness, that was Koharu’s last wish.

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As usual, I was thrown out of my dream. I was unable to move for a while.

The images of the flash back were continuously being shot back into my head, desperately I braced and pushed back the approaching acid reflux.

Finally after great pains, I was able to regain my composure. The sourness in my throat causes my eyebrows to wrinkle. Perhaps because it’s a humid midsummer night or the dream, but my whole body is wet from sweat.

When I moved it felt like I was still covered in the blood of Sara and Koharu. Just that sensation made me nauseated.

Really, what a dream. The junior I just ate lunch with yesterday stabbed my favorite person, it’s traumatic regardless if it is a dream.

In Sara’s dream I didn’t clearly see the stab, and I didn’t know about what Koharu did after that. I think I’d like to have stayed unaware of it if I could.

If there is anything I learned, it was that such a tragedy might not have had to happen. If Koharu’s environment growing up was different, if her sister’s boyfriend didn’t break up, if she didn’t hear those rumors around Sara in that world. Even smaller stuff like if the tickets she got were for a different movie, if Koharu listened to what Sara had to say until the end, if those college girls weren’t there talking about such crude things. Really if anything was different, that bad ending surely wouldn’t have happened. It was all caused by her resentment and envy of Sara, but then she was given an excuse for violence “for Aoi’s sake”. 

She hated the existence of Sara as it strongly stimulated her inferiority complex, and it was just a convenient excuse to remove that eye sore to her. 

Even so, I don’t like the attacker playing the victim card. There is a limit to it.

It was probably because of her last wish that I felt so much sympathy for Koharu.

She just wanted to be loved. From the beginning to the end of her short life, that was the only thing she wanted. And that feeling probably isn’t limited to that dream. However. . .

“I can’t save her. . .”

My heart belongs to Sara. I have sympathy for Koharu, but it’s not love. Rather, I’m just the hated love rival who had carried off with Aoi’s feelings. 

What the heck can I do with this?

Even if I know the game’s scenario, or remember living as a working member of society in my previous life, none of that is useful. Don’t misunderstand, I am just a helpless high school girl now.

All I can do is keep Sara away from those two. I will do my best to protect her, that’s all. I know. There is no doubt that is my number one priority.

Is it naivety or affection? Even if I logically know that I shouldn’t, I’m sure I can’t completely abandon Koharu. I already clumsily got too close to my junior. 

While laying in the sweltering heat. I tangled my fingers together, as if I was praying I placed them on top of my chest. I didn’t look at the clock at my bedside, but I’m sure that dawn is still far away.