CH 20

…I counted to about 2000 seconds, but I quit a long time ago. I don’t even know what time it is. I’m just craving water like a zombie.

Slam!

“Hey, So-kun! Good morning!”

…! It’s Hatsune’s voice! Water, water…

“Ha, Hatsune… Wa, water…”

“Oh, yeah, you looked like you were in pain.”

“…Eh?”

No way, you’ve been watching me? I don’t know for how long, but she seems like she can keep an eye on me.

“I’m sorry, okay? But you’ve learned your lesson, right?”

“No, I mean, I never cheated on you….”

“You’re still not sorry?”

…What am I going to do? Am I going to say, “I’m sorry, I want some water”? No, I can’t admit to something I didn’t do! But… I don’t know how long my mental strength will last…but still…

“I’m not really cheating on you.”

“…Well, I’m going to school, so you’ll have to wait quietly!”

“Eh, I’m not…?”

“Wait for me, okay?”

“……”

And again, the sound of slamming echoed through the room. …Will that hell continue again?

Would I be able to avoid admitting it the next time she can? …They say that if a person doesn’t drink water and eat food for three days, they will die. I’ve just experienced one sixth of that. Five more and I’ll be dead.

Well, even if she thought I was cheating on her, she wouldn’t kill me just for that….

Hatsune could kill me just as easily. I mean, where am I? I don’t know if I can say that confinement is a crime, because we’re already living together.

Even if I say, “Actually we’re not living together!” I’m sure Hatsune will bring out the audio of me saying I’m living with her.

“Haa…”

…There’s nothing much to do, so I decided to go into the deep dark. …I’m trying to sound cool, but I’m just going to sleep.

Slam!

“—-!”

I’m awakened by another slamming sound. It’s probably Hatsune, and if she’s back, it must be past 5pm.

“So-kun, are you sorry?”

“Ha, Hatsune… I think I’ve reached my limit, please hurry up and get some water–”

“Are you sorry?”

…If I mean this chance, the next chance I’ll get might be the next day. Until then, as expected, I’m not confident that my spirit can hold out. Water, water, water, water, water, water.

In order to live, I can’t choose the means, yes, I have to do this!

“Haa, haa, haa”

“So-kun!?”

In order to keep my sanity, I bit my tongue to the extent that it lightly bled. Yes, stay calm, once you admit it, it’s all over. I’ll never admit it.

“I’m not really cheating on you…”

“….Really?”

“Yeah.”

There was no way I could say that I wasn’t cheating or anything because we were no longer a couple.

“Okay, I’ll get you some water.”

“Th, thanks.”

Apparently, she was going to bring me water. The word “water” bothered me, but I didn’t care what water it was! After a while, a cup was put to my mouth.

And then…

“Gulp, gulp.”

“Well?”

“Ah, yeah.”

What’s with this drink? It seems to be very slippery.

“Ha, Hatsune, what kind of drink is this?”

“It’s the Hatsune Characteristic Saliva Drink!”

“…….”

I’m losing my mind. I hadn’t had any water for about a day and even though I didn’t know it was saliva, I was a complete pervert…

“Ah! If you know that it was saliva and you didn’t spit it out, then you really aren’t cheating on me! Because if you were, you’d spit it out! Sorry, So-kun, I’ll unbind you soon, okay?”

And then she put a positive spin on the fact that I was just losing my mind and my restraints were released….

“Th, this is…”

“We’re in the basement of our apartment building.”

“Underground?”

It definitely gives off that vibe. I mean, what’s with this cell-like atmosphere… No, more importantly…

“Why would Hatsune be in the basement of the apartment?”

“Why? Because it was built by my father.”

“…Wh!?”

No way!? I knew he was rich, but does he have enough money to build such a luxury apartment1? And this place looks expensive, it looks like it has many room, just how much money does he have?

Maybe they know someone in the police or someone? If that’s the case, then Hatsune is capable of committing a few crimes… No, that can’t be right, can it?

“But that’s not the point! Let’s hurry up and go home!”

“Ah, y, yes.”

And after only one day of confinement, which felt like a week to me, we went back to our house.