I'll Kill You, Aru EP.13

Something's been off about everyone lately.

 

"Sora."

 

"Hm? What is it, Shiroko?"

 

 

 

"Is there anything you want?"

 

 

 

"Huh? That's random. Uh... not really."

 

 

 

"Hmm... alright."

 

 

 

"Huh?"

 

 

 

It was strange for Shiroko to suddenly ask if I wanted anything.

 

 

 

"Sora-chan! Wanna go shopping with me?"

 

 

 

"Ah, no, I'm not really into shopping..."

 

 

 

"Is that so...?"

 

 

 

"I'm, I'm sorry, Nonomi...."

 

 

 

Then Nonomi suddenly asked me to go shopping.

 

 

 

"Hehe~ Sora-chan, look at this! There are tons of fish~?"

 

 

"Ah... yeah...."

 

 

 

"And this one! This is the old lady's favorite whale!"

 

 

 

Hoshino kept trying to show me various things, like she was on some kind of missionary work.

 

 

 

They're all doing things I can't understand.

 

 

 

Honestly, it's kind of annoying that I can't even try to kill myself these days because of them.

 

 

 

"...While I'm at it, should I go there to escape?"

 

 

 

It shouldn't be too far from here.

 

 

 

It's a pretty dangerous place, but you can find rare items there.

 

 

 

"Let's go check out the black market."

 

 

 

Maybe I can find something there that can kill me.

 

 

 

 

 

A few hours later.

 

 

 

"Hehe~ Sora-chan~ Sensei~ We're back.... Huh?"

 

 

 

The Abydos students had returned after eating ramen.

 

 

 

"Oh, w-welcome back, guys...."

 

 

 

"...Did something happen?"

 

 

 

They couldn't help but be taken aback.

 

 

 

"Ah, nothing happened...."

 

 

 

"That's right, nothing happened."

 

 

 

The atmosphere between me and Sensei was incredibly dark.

 

 

 

Of course, it was. I didn't answer any of Sensei's questions except the first one about what I liked.

 

 

Didn't I say? I'd only answer one question, as long as it didn't upset me.

 

 

 

Sensei must have thought I'd keep answering questions if they didn't upset me, but I was only going to answer one question, whether they upset me or not.

 

 

 

Of course, I felt a bit sorry for Sensei, who kept asking questions, but after yesterday, I didn't answer a single one.

 

 

 

...Honestly, I did hesitate a little. If Sensei believes everything the students say, maybe they'd believe me too.

 

 

 

But that hesitation didn't last long.

 

 

 

Even if Sensei did believe me, they'd probably try to find another way for me to return without dying instead of helping me die.

 

 

 

'Still, I need to lighten this mood.'

 

 

 

It's not good to keep things like this.

 

 

 

"Really, nothing happened. Sensei was just asking questions like they were trying to seduce me, so I got annoyed and didn't answer."

 

 

 

"Hehe~ Is that really true, Sensei~?"

 

 

 

""....""

 

 

 

"Uh... huh?!"

 

 

 

'...Huh?'

 

 

 

"...Sensei, even if you're Sensei, if you want Sora-chan, you'll have to defeat this old lady."

 

 

 

"Yeah. Me too."

 

 

 

"I feel the same way~"

 

 

 

"Eh...?"

 

 

 

'What, are you guys like fathers preventing their daughter from getting married....'

 

 

 

The mood seems to have improved, but now it feels strangely different. The temperature in the classroom feels like it's dropped a bit too....

 

 

 

"Geez, I can't even joke around because you guys are so scary...."

 

 

 

"E-everyone!"

 

 

 

Just then, Ayane, who had been watching us from behind, called out to us urgently.

 

 

 

"A large military force has been spotted 15km south of the school!"

 

 

 

"...Don't tell me? Helmet Gang?"

 

 

 

"N-no! It's not the Helmet Gang. ....They're contractors! Freelance mercenaries!"

 

 

 

"Heh? Looks like someone hired manpower from the morning labor market. Those guys are pretty expensive."

 

 

 

...Could it be them?

 

 

 

Considering they're bringing mercenaries here at this time, it probably is.

 

 

 

Gehenna's errand service will solve any request for money,

 

*

 

"Problem Solver...."

 

 

 

"Huh.... I've seen you at the ramen shop...."

 

 

 

"Auck, ugh...."

 

 

 

"Now that I think about it, it's you guys!! We even gave you ramen, and you attacked us?! You ungrateful bastards!!"

 

 

 

"Ahahaha, thanks for earlier. That's one thing, but this is business."

 

 

 

"Regrettably. But business is business. We have to handle the requests we receive properly."

 

 

 

"I see. So that group is Problem Solver 68."

 

 

 

"...Serika, you need to be careful who you befriend, you know?"

 

 

 

"Why are you scolding me at this time?!"

 

 

 

Well, considering you got scammed by a pyramid scheme and befriended people like them, I can't help but worry. As your senpai, I have to care.

 

 

 

"Really-! If you're student, you should get a proper part-time job! What's with Problem Solver 68?"

 

 

 

"It's not a part-time job! It's a legitimate business! We even have titles!"

 

 

 

Offended by Nonomi's words, Aru proudly introduced their titles.

 

 

 

"I'm the president! She's the director, and she's the manager...."

 

 

 

"Sigh.... Aru, saying that here just makes you look even more pathetic."

 

 

 

"Ah, it's okay. I already look pathetic."

 

 

 

"W-what?!"

 

 

 

Seriously, the more I see them, the more I think they should be comedians instead of running Problem Solver 68. They'd probably make a ton of money.

 

 

 

"Who's behind this? ...No, you wouldn't answer that."

 

 

 

-Click

 

 

 

Shiroko said, loading her gun with a serious expression.

 

 

 

"I guess we'll have to force you to talk."

 

 

 

"Hehehe, that's a company secret."

 

 

 

'Hmm.... If my memory serves me right, it should be about time.'

 

 

 

"Guys! Attack!!"

 

 

 

Ding-dong- Dang-dong-

 

 

 

"Ah~ It's time to go home."

 

 

 

"Right, the amount we received covers us until this time. The rest is up to you guys. Let's go, guys."

 

 

 

'Figures....'

 

 

 

Just as Aru was about to give the attack order, just like in the original, the bell rang at the perfect time, and the mercenaries started leaving.

 

 

 

"W-what?!! H-hold on a second?!"

 

 

 

"Ah, it's time to go home."

 

 

 

"Should we get some soba on the way?"

 

 

 

"Hey!! That's not fair! Wait! Don't go!!"

 

 

 

"Wow.... Looking at it like this, it's kind of pitiful."

 

 

 

I feel like I'd have an existential crisis if that happened to me.

 

 

 

"...."

 

 

 

"This is bad. I didn't think they wouldn't be here this late... Aru-chan? What do we do? Run?"

 

 

 

"Ah... ugh.... T-this is the end...!!"

 

 

 

-Bang!! -Bang!!

 

 

 

"Kyaak!?"

 

 

 

"Hmph, where do you think you're running off to?"

 

 

 

I quickly got behind them before they could run away spouting some third-rate villain lines.

 

 

 

"W-when did you get there?!"

 

 

 

"While you guys were doing your little skit."

 

 

 

In the original, the Problem Solver girls ran away quickly, but I can't stand to see that.

 

 

 

No matter how pitiful they are, I have to separate business and personal matters, just like they said.

 

 

 

"Now, you're going to pay for attacking us, Problem Solver 68, right?"

 

 

 

Perfect timing. I couldn't relieve stress by self-harming anymore, so this is a good opportunity. I'll relieve some stress on them.

 

 

 

...Come to think of it, there's a line for this, right?

 

 

 

"...I'll kill you, Rikuachima Aru."

 

 

 

"Eh!? Me?! W-why?!"

 

 

 

"Because that's the rule."

 

 

 

If you want to blame someone, blame the person who made the fanfiction, Rikuachima Aru!

 

 

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Sora-chan, wasn't that a bit too much?"

 

 

 

"Still, we had to teach them a lesson so they don't do it again."

 

 

 

On the day Problem Solver 68 attacked, Hoshino and I were patrolling the streets early in the morning.

 

 

 

Usually, Hoshino does this alone, but sometimes I come along to help.

 

 

 

By the way, we let Problem Solver 68 go after beating them up.

 

 

 

We'll probably meet them again anyway, and knowing the original, they're not really bad people.

 

 

 

They only did this because they didn't like us, nothing more.

 

 

 

"But Hoshino-san."

 

 

 

"Hm~?"

 

 

 

"Could you please take this off during patrol? This."

 

 

 

I pointed to the handcuffs still on my arm.

 

 

 

Normally, I'd stay quiet since I know my faults.

 

 

 

'But if I patrol with these, people will look at me weird....'

 

 

 

Honestly, I'm dying of embarrassment. If I die today, it'll be from embarrassment.

 

 

 

"Nope~"

 

 

 

But Hoshino refused my request without hesitation.

 

 

 

"More importantly, this old lady is curious about what you talked about with Sensei today?"

 

 

 

"Huh?"

 

 

 

What? Wasn't that conversation over?

 

 

 

Still, it wasn't anything to hide, so I told her honestly.

 

 

 

"It was nothing. Sensei asked a bunch of questions, but I ignored them all."

 

 

 

But thinking back, those questions did seem like they were trying to seduce me.

 

 

 

Asking about my hobbies, what I do on my days off, things like that. They were trying to get to know me.

 

 

 

'...Let's not mention that.'

 

 

 

I have a feeling something bad will happen. The way Hoshino is looking at me is kind of scary too.

 

 

 

"Ah, but I did answer one."

 

 

 

"Hm? Which one?"

 

 

 

"The one about what I like. You asked me that before too, Hoshino-san, right?"

 

 

 

"Ah...."

 

 

 

Hoshino's expression darkened, as if remembering that time.

 

 

 

"Hehe, then what did Sora-chan answer?"

 

 

 

"I said I didn't like anything, just like last time."

 

 

 

"Hmm.... As your older sister, I wish you had at least one thing you liked...?"

 

 

 

'Geez, you worry too much.'

 

 

 

I'm going to die anyway, so what if I don't like anything?

 

 

 

"Fine, fine. I like you, Hoshino-san. Happy?"

 

 

 

"Hehe- Wow~ Your sisterly love runs deep."

 

"Then, for your loving sister, could you please take off the handcuffs...."

 

"Nope~"

 

"...Hmph."