Mob Yandere

Chapter 186-4

[Part 4/6]

"Ah, oh no...!!?"

As she started to realize what was happening, her face turned red, and she looked like she might cry, trembling with embarrassment. Oh no, this is bad...!?

"Tamaki-sama!? What is this!? Right now!?"

"I'm sorry! Tomobe-kun!!? Just cover yourself with this!!?"

"Okay!?"

Before I could apologize or back away, Tamaki rushed forward with the cloth she was wearing. For some reason, she looked desperate as she tried to cover my face, splashing water everywhere.

...Bump. Tamaki slipped on the bottom of the onsen.

"Ah!? Ah!? Oh no!!?"

"Ah!?"

We both let out silly sounds, and Tamaki fell on top of me. I tried to catch her, but we lost our balance, and the next moment, we both tumbled into the onsen, sending the boiling water everywhere...

* * *

"So, you thought about the possibility of me throwing up and ruining the onsen?"

"Ahaha, ...yes. That's right."

"Well, well..."

After a lot of chaos, Tamaki and I ended up sitting back to back in the onsen. While we relaxed, I asked Tamaki about what happened and why she acted so recklessly.

First, she explained why she tried to sneak up behind me. Tamaki had woken up from a drunken sleep and decided to enter the onsen to ease her headache and sweat it out.

While doing that, she sensed my presence and thought I might be a stranger or an intruder, so she was trying to investigate. In the end, we ended up in a game of tag, each trying to sneak up on the other.

So, the reason she came at me... it all started with our first meeting. When I first met Tamaki at this same onsen, I saw her face and ended up throwing up. When we faced each other in that same situation before, that moment flashed back in her mind.

The official reason was that she was feeling sick, but the real reason was her despair over not having any hair on below, which made her go "Ugh!" It's not like I would throw up again, but Tamaki didn't know that.

"You looked really tired. I thought maybe... but I can't just throw up in this onsen, right? It's someone else's onsen!"

"Even so, covering your face with the cloth you were wearing is..."

Trying to push the only cloth she had on me was really inappropriate. If someone came at me completely n*ked, they might misunderstand. That's just reckless.

"Uh, I'm sorry..."

A sad voice came from behind me in response to my comment. I could picture Tamaki hunched over, looking down, even though I couldn't see her. It was obvious.

"By the way... was my face really that bad?"

"Um, I'm just feeling hot now!?"

"Wait a minute!"

Tamaki was clearly trying to escape. I grabbed her arm as she stood up. I caught her thin arm out of the corner of my eye while she turned away.

"W-What are you doing, Tomobe-kun!?"

"I can see you're trying to run away. Please forgive me. ...I could tell you just got in the hot water by the color of your skin. Stop pretending."

"~~~!!!?"

I imagined Tamaki's face turning red like a boiled octopus. She realized I was referring to the scene we just had when we faced each other. Still, I couldn't just end the conversation here.

...My knowledge of the story was telling me something. Similar events were hinting at it. If I didn't talk about this deeply now, I had a bad feeling.

Usually, when conversations or confessions get cut off like this, either the protagonist or the heroine ends up in trouble. That's what they call a death flag. Is Murasaki going to die? That's a promise I won't say.

"Hey! Watch your words!?"

"That goes for you too, Tamaki-sama. I'll take a hit later. But first... you have something to say, right? Let's hear it. Our mission isn't over yet. Shouldn't we clear up any misunderstandings here?"

"~~~!!!!"

Tamaki let out a sound like she was trying to find words, but she probably had to agree. She sank her body back into the hot water. She was still being honest. Just like when I knew her, she was being a good girl.

"...So, I've been curious about something for a while?"

"Yes. What is it?"

"How serious are you, Tomobe-kun?"

"...Huh?"

I didn't understand what she meant by serious. Serious about what?

"What do you mean by serious?"

"Of course! I'm talking about Iruka!!?"

Tamaki exclaimed in shock at my question. No way, what's with that reaction?

"So!? What about it, Tomobe-kun!? You really think you can hide it!? Don't underestimate my observation skills! I'm watching closely!"

"Watching closely?"

"Exactly! I'm watching closely!!"

Tamaki desperately declared from behind... probably puffing out her chest... pointing out how close I was to Iruka. How often we whispered to each other. Especially how relaxed I was when talking to Iruka. Tamaki also mentioned Iruka's reactions when she brought it up.