Chapter 85

"Your poorly done test, hidden deep in the drawer, was found by Mom. She was really angry... Seriously, don't do something like Nobita!"

A few days later.

Maki, who had burst into the room without any subtlety, said this as soon as she opened her mouth. Eri, who was taken aback as if struck by a bolt from the blue, clung to Maki's chest.

"Eh, you went through my room without permission!?"

"Eri, your allowance is going to be reduced. And you can only play games for one hour a day."

"What, why!?"

"Why? Rather, why not? There's no room for argument."

(Grr, you devil's lackey... The true devil is right here...!)

This viciousness makes Devil Eri seem like a child's play. However, the main reason wasn't that she was absorbed in games, but that she was bothered by the fact that Yuki and Rion seemed to be getting along well behind her back, which made it hard for her to focus on her studies. She had indeed been escaping into games to clear her mind, but ultimately, it was all Yuki's fault. It was all his doing.

But if she told her sister the real reason, it would be like pouring fuel on the fire, a disgrace for generations to come. This was the time for her best friend, Rion, to step in. Eri quickly chased Maki out of the room and immediately called Rion on her smartphone. Rion answered the call before it even rang once.

"Listen, Rion! It's terrible! She went through my room without permission..."

"Eri. As a friend, I have to be honest and tell you... This time, the test was clearly your own doing. After all, I prepared such a clear set of notes for you."

"Y-Yeah, you're right... I'm sorry, for all the trouble with the notes."

"Besides, this test wasn't particularly difficult for everyone else..."

Instead of getting comforted, Eri ended up being lectured. She hung up the phone in the middle of the conversation.

"Seriously, she's so rigid and serious. That's just the way Rion is..."

While fiddling with her smartphone, her hand paused at Yuki's name in her contacts. The last time, she had blurted out something unnecessary, which had almost ruined the atmosphere, so she had hurriedly tried to cover it up. But as a result, she felt she had gotten herself into even deeper trouble. Surely, he hadn't noticed because he was an idiot.

(But maybe if I show him that I'm struggling, it might work this time. He's kind, after all...)

With this thought, Eri impulsively called Yuki. He didn't answer right away, but after she let it ring for a while, he finally picked up.

"Hello?"

"Sniff, Yuki-kun... Listen?"

"Neighbor seat killer is the enemy."

Eri immediately hung up the phone.

(He's not just rigid, he's completely clueless...)

"Damn it, damn it... I'll definitely, definitely bring you down!"

That night, the neighbor seat killer cried into her pillow.

This marks the end of Chapter 2.

I plan to post Chapter 3 once I have a rough outline.

The battle of the neighbor seat killer is just beginning. The button is below.