A Cheeky Junior Denied Me My Entire Life, so I Tested What Would Happen if I Jumped off a Rooftop to Vent My Anger
A girl I had never spoken to before told me she was going to take care of me from now on. And she is a stunningly beautiful girl with a lot of money.
I’m not so optimistic as to think that life can be a home run …….
“Aoi kun, what have you been doing since a while ago?”
“No, this room is too dirty!”
The girl with white hair laughs in a dimly lit apartment room with moonlight shining in. It was somehow mysterious and beautiful, but when I turned on the light, the reality was miserable.
Clothes left undone after taking them off. Manga and video games were scattered here and there, and empty convenience store lunch boxes and empty plastic bottles were strewn all over the place.
This room was just a mess.
“Aoi-kun is surprisingly neat and tidy. I’m not worried about this much at all.”
“….. Is it possible for it to get worse than this?
“If it gets to the point where it’s uninhabitable, I’ll move to a different apartment. I basically don’t clean.”
“….. You live like some kind of artist, don’t you? You have money, so why don’t you call a cleaning service?”
I exhale in disgust as I throw the trash into a garbage bag from one side to the other. Asama-san gave a big sigh of relief before saying
“I don’t like vendors. I don’t like having strangers in my house.”
“No, you’re letting me in, aren’t you?”
“Aoi-kun is special. Aoi-kun is my personal favorite.”
Asama-san laughs. Her smile is so sweet that it makes me want to believe her. I looked away as if I was trying to escape.
“…… out of garbage bags. Where do you keep them?”
“If it’s not there, it’s not there.”
“You sound like an unmotivated supermarket clerk.”
“But it’s true. If you want it, why don’t you go buy it? You can use the card on the table there.”
“Wow, a black card. I’ve never seen it before. ……”
A credit card placed haphazardly on the table; a room too large for one person to live in; a small room with a large living room and a small kitchen. ……It seems that Asama-san is quite spoiled.
“Ah, I’ll tell you first, if you spend more than 100 million a month, I’ll be stopped, so just be careful, okay?”
“……1 billion is hardly equivalent to the amount of garbage bags in the city combined.”
“No, no, no. I’m saying that if there’s anything else you want, you can buy it. I want to eat ice cream. I want chocolate ice cream.”
“I understand. …… it’s a little bit different from what I imagined.”
She acted like she didn’t have the slightest idea that I would run away with the card. Rather than saying it’s amazing, I’m kind of disappointed.
“Well, okay. I’m going to go out for a while. There are a lot of things I want.”
After making sure I had my wallet and phone in my pocket, I ignored the cards on the table and left the room. Everything is a mess, and she is a free girl to no end. I still have no idea what Asama-san is thinking.
But for the first time in a long time, I’m having fun.
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“But I never thought I’d sleep for three days. ……”
I exhale heavily as I walk through the city at night, lit by twinkling streetlights.
Checking my phone, the first thing that surprised me was that I had apparently slept for three days. If I had been out of touch for three days, there would have been some commotion.
But strangely enough, there was no physical discomfort anywhere. In fact, I feel lighter than I did before I collapsed.
“If there’s a problem, it’s over here. ……”
I checked my phone’s call history and SNS, and it seemed that various people had contacted me.
A childhood friend, Usa-san. Kamiya-san, a junior colleague. My best friend, Rengo. A relative’s house I was taking care of, a painting teacher. And a few more, numbers I don’t know…..
Normally, I would have responded immediately, but I left it alone for now.
“But I can’t run away forever, can I? I can’t imitate jumping off now…….”
It was probably worse than good timing…… at that time. I had no courage now to jump off again in the same way, now that I’ve calmed down.
“I wonder what I’m going to …… do now.”
I have enough money to live on for the time being from the inheritance left to me by my father and mother. Asama-san will lend me a room. I have no problem just surviving.
“It’s my first time living with a girl, but that apartment is so spacious that I don’t think anything will go wrong.”
But, of course, I can’t let her take care of me forever. In fact, I can’t remain missing forever, and I can’t just skip high school forever.
If I want to live, there are many things I have to do.
“In the first place, do I really want to live?”
No matter how kind Asama-san is to me, I have to deal with the most important thing by myself. ……, I still have to draw pictures──
“What are you doing here, Susumu?”
I heard a voice and looked up. There he was…….
“Rengo …….”
The man staring at me with a grim look on his face is the man who was supposed to be my best friend …… Toyama Rengo. Rengo throws up his flashy reddish-brown hair and forcibly grabs my shoulder.
“Susumu, what are you doing here at this time of night?
“I didn’t know you were into nightlife.”
“I don’t need that kind of joke.”
Rengo’s long, keen eyes shoot out at us. As usual, they are straight eyes that remind me of the strength of his will.
“I heard you haven’t been home for three days. I wonder what you’re doing skipping school and going out at night. Are you an idiot?”
“…… nothing to do with you.”
“Ha, What’s with that attitude? You think you’re some kind of tragic hero? you’re not a kid, so running away from home is boring. Even Ririka…”
At that, Rengo awkwardly averted his gaze, as if he had just realized something. I shake off Rengo’s hand that grabbed my shoulder.
“No matter what anyone thinks, it doesn’t matter to me anymore. You don’t need to care about me either.”
I try to walk away, but Rengo grabs my arm again.
“Wait. I’m not going to let you go. You know Ririka’s always been a worrier, don’t you?”
“…… I said it’s none of my business…”
“I told you not to do anything to hurt her!”
Rengo raises his voice. Rengo has always been a short-tempered guy, but it’s rare for him to be this seriously angry. …I wonder if Usa-san is that important.
“But still, it doesn’t matter to me anymore. …… or rather, you’re the one comforting Usa-san, aren’t you? Then that’s fine, isn’t it?”
“……! What are you talking about?”
Rengo is visibly upset. …That’s really stupid.
“The other day, I saw you and Usa san walking hand in hand looking like you were getting along well together. ……You’ve always said you didn’t see her as a woman, but you’re doing what you have to do, aren’t you?”
“No, I…”
“I don’t need any excuses. In any case, we haven’t had a proper conversation for a while. So if you say you like Usa-san, then I…”
“You! Don’t play with me!”
He grabbed me by the chest. It is past eleven o’clock at night and there are no people around. Not a soul was to be seen in the area. Rengo shouted as if he was about to punch me.
“I’m following you up because you’re always acting so pathetic! You’re always fretting and worrying, and you don’t even draw pictures! Don’t you dare talk to me like that!”
“Is that your excuse for stealing your friend’s girl?”
“! I’m going to be the one to tell you that you’re an idiot! I’m …… just trying to make everyone feel safe because you’re always doing stupid things.”
“Do I have to forgive you for everyone’s sake?…… don’t be boring, just get your hands off me, Rengo.”
I force myself to shake off Rengo’s hand. ……Oh, it’s so irritating. Why do we have to have this boring argument when I’ve just been able to forget about something I don’t like?
“Why do I have to look at the face of the woman who betrayed me? At school, I worry about what the members of the art club say behind my back, and at home, I look at my relatives’ faces ……. I’m not asking you to help me. But what does it matter to me what the woman who betrayed me thinks?”
You’re not the only one in pain. Everyone is doing their best. Don’t be all gloomy, lighten up a little. ……Oh, shut up, shut up, shut up. I know that much. I know that much. I know that, so I tried my best.
But still, nothing worked. I just can’t get my hands on it. Then why don’t I just …… run away already?
“……Don’t joke around, Susumu! Have you ever thought about how Ririka is feeling right now?!”
“I don’t know! She didn’t think about my feelings either,……!”
I also grabbed Rengo’s chest. Rengo’s face turns bright red with anger.
“Don’t make that face of realization! I’ve always disliked that aspect of you! Susumu!!!”
“……!”
Rengo punched me on the cheek. Strangely, I don’t feel any pain. However, Rengo is taller than me and has more muscles. Before I knew it, I was on my butt, and Rengo was glaring at me, his teeth shaking with anger.
Rengo has liked Usa-san for a long time. Rengo somehow knew it, but he always denied it. That’s why I accepted Usa-san’s feelings.
I thought of him as my best friend.
But I guess he never liked me. He stole my first love, my childhood friend, because I couldn’t do anything, and I kept making excuses and didn’t even draw pictures. That is why he has always felt bad about me.
I don’t care….. anymore. I’m not going to get sick of worrying about every little thing, I’m……
“Aoi kun, you look like you’re having a lot of fun. If you don’t mind, I’d like to join in, too.”
And then, the girl who appeared was the girl who …… should have sent me off— Asama Ion.
lmao the fuck is this?
Bro, Rengo just want to show off to Susumu that he’s better, he did not even want to admit about stealing her