The Yanderes in the Game are Obsessed With Me – Chapter 110

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Simzy
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A philosopher and sage, the famous ninja, Master Jirobo, left these words.

‘If five people gather, one is bound to be trash.’

This famous saying is often used to rebuke the wickedness of humanity, but it also signified the complexity of the organic being called ‘human.’

It was an unavoidable law of life that the opinions of several people could not be unified into one.

Following that logic, it was also very natural that the political stances of the ‘6 women’ gathered in this place were different.

The first to speak were the ‘hawks.’ Catherine and Natasha.

“He could have just been kidnapped.”

“After all, due to his long mercenary life, it’s not like there aren’t people who hold a grudge against him.”

Next to speak were the ‘doves.’ Andrea and the Chairman.

“He took Eve with him, what kidnapping?”

“…It seems I’ve been giving him a lot of stress lately, I’ll have to be careful.”

They were the people who had fully understood the current situation.

To simply call it a ‘kidnapping,’ the circumstantial evidence of him having secretly slipped out was too clear.

Finally, the last ones who presented their opinion were the ones walking the middle path, the ‘owls,’ Julia and Maya.

“…I think it would be good to observe the situation once. He also made a promise to play a game with me….”

“……Excuse me, I don’t know if it’s just me who’s strange. But can’t a person just go out alone for a bit?”

The remark of Maya, who had mustered up her courage, was lightly buried.

In any case, since everyone’s position was different, their opinions could not be united into one.

Except for one part.

“So we’ll just wait for about a day, right?”

“That would be good.”

“……Yes.”

24 hours.

For them, who had an ‘E’ personality, that was the standard for ‘a good rest.’

It was also the only time Shiun could rest without any worries in the future.

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“……Hmm.”

I made a short decision in my mind.

A week.

Right, a week.

That was the minimum cutoff line I had thought of.

It was also a conclusion I had reached by judging my surrounding situation as objectively as possible.

‘Surely, they can’t not endure a week.’

I explained the process of that thought to Eve with a small laugh.

“Anyway, I’ll be back in a week, so just know that. It’s just a week, what could happen.”

“……”

But for some reason, the way Eve looked at me was strange. Of course, there was no way it was, but it seemed as if it contained a meaning like, ‘…are you an idiot?’

“Why?”

“……It is nothing.”

Just then, Tom, who was driving in the driver’s seat, joked.

“Hey, of course a week will be fine.”

“Right?”

I nodded my head and agreed with his words once again.

Tom was also working hard at his taxi job today to earn credits.

It was a relief for us. Because if today had been Tom’s day off, we might have had to call a person who was resting at home.

I, who knew well how atrocious an act it was to call a person who was resting at home, also secretly let out a sigh of relief.

Though it wasn’t like I wouldn’t have called.

As if he knew my thoughts, Tom, who was sitting in the driver’s seat, looked at the two of us through the rearview mirror.

“By the way, are you two out by yourselves today?”

“Pardon?”

“Last time, the lady with the blonde hair was with you, wasn’t she?”

“…Ah, I’ve run away from home for a bit.”

“?”

Tom tilted his head with a puzzled expression.

It was because I hadn’t given him a detailed explanation yet. And Tom had refused it first.

“……Well, anyway, you said you wanted a quiet place.”

“Yes, a place where we won’t be found as much as possible.”

Tom, who was driving, scratched his head slightly. It was a rather out-of-the-blue request.

“To be honest, I thought I would be the one to contact you first because of the gang, but I didn’t expect you to contact me first, sir.”

“You can just call me Shiun comfortably.”

“Haha……”

Tom laughed as if he had heard a strange joke.

‘But it’s true.’

I could understand why Tom was saying that.

In the first place, the reason I had given Tom my number was for that reason.

Though I had never dreamed that I would be the one to receive help from Tom first.

“……”

Still, it couldn’t be helped.

Just as there are times when you have to borrow a cat’s paw, there are also times when you have to borrow the hand of an orc you know.

The fact that the people around me didn’t know Tom’s existence well was also one of the reasons.

I thought that even Catherine, who had actually seen Tom’s face, would have probably forgotten Tom’s existence by now.

In other words, he was the connection I needed the most right now.

“We’ve arrived in Redwood. If we go in a little further from here, the house I mentioned will come out.”

It would have been nice if Tom’s house was large, but unfortunately, as he had said, his house was a one-room.

No matter how kind an orc Tom was, I didn’t want to live with a thick, muscular orc in a small space.

The reason why Eve and I had come to ‘Redwood’ was for that reason.

Tom, who had stopped the car, guided us.

“Here, we’re here.”

The place where Tom had stopped was in front of a certain wooden house.

Perhaps because it was Redwood, there were many wooden buildings that were hard to see in other places.

Tom pointed to the house and said.

“It’s a place where my cousin, who is no longer here, lived.”

“…Then your cousin.”

I cautiously asked about the cousin’s whereabouts.

I guessed that an accident might have happened with the orc gang.

“Ah, he’s moved out now.”

“?”

“He said he was going to go play in the big leagues and went to New Mexico. I heard he’s working as a gang member there.”

‘So his cousin was a gang member too.’

It seemed the big leagues for gangs were not ‘USA City’ or ‘Neo Japan,’ but ‘New Mexico.’

Tom walked to the front of the wooden house.

First, he blew a strong gust of breath to blow off the dust on the old lock, and then he entered the password, recalling his memory.

“It might be inconvenient since it’s not a biometric scanner that’s commonly used even in dog houses these days.”

“…Our house also uses a password.”

“……I’ll send you the password by message.”

The way Tom looked at me changed, as if he were looking at an old man who couldn’t keep up with the times.

‘No, a person can use a password-based security device.’

But since the reason I had used it was also because of nostalgia for my hometown, I was silent at his gaze.

Tom threw open the front door of the wooden house.

The dust that had been pushed out from the enclosed space made my eyes sting.

“Cough, I don’t know if this air purifier will still work.”

“I’ll check it later.”

At least, I wasn’t coughing because I was wearing a mask.

Right near Redwood was the factory district, Cloud Park. To be honest, personally, I didn’t want to take off my mask even inside this house.

Tom did not enter the house, but explained to us from the front.

“Anyway, the owner isn’t here, so you can just use it comfortably like your own home. Rather, I’m sorry that I can only provide a place like this.”

“No, this is really, thank you. I’m really in your debt.”

As I bowed my head and expressed my thanks, Tom waved his hands and stopped my action.

“No, it’s nothing. Please don’t.”

‘…It could be something.’

Still, there would (probably) be no harm to Tom. And it was also true that Tom had helped me without any hesitation.

Thanks are thanks. I took out a credit chip from my pocket.

“This is a token of my gratitude.”

“No, what’s this? Please put it away.”

‘You first, brother. No, you first, younger brother.’

Like the content of a certain traditional Korean fairy tale, I repeatedly handed the credit chip to Tom and received it back.

In the end, after I, who had borrowed the power of my artificial muscle implant, strongly shoved the credit chip into his chest, Tom received the credit chip I had handed him.

“……It’s really fine, you know.”

“It’s because I’m grateful, really.”

And he had helped me last time too.

Tom scratched his head again awkwardly.

“…For now, I’ll go back to work. If anything happens, you can contact me right away.”

“Or why don’t you just rest today.”

“Unfortunately, if my attendance score drops, my annual salary also drops. Then it’s a big problem.”

“……”

The life of a worker in the cyberpunk world, where there was no blood or tears, was sad.

To be honest, considering the amount in the credit chip, it seemed he could quit right away.

But then he would feel more burdened and would probably return it, so I deliberately did not mention the amount.

I waved my hand briefly. I saw Tom’s disappearing figure off in the distance.

“…Whew.”

‘Now I can really rest.’

I let out a light sigh.

The inside of the house was full of dust. It wasn’t a situation where I could take off my mask. But for some reason, the air felt refreshing.

‘Hmm, is this the scent of freedom?’

…….

The first thing I did was to turn on the air purifier.

The actions that followed were as follows.

I washed my hands, took off my coat, and took off my shoes and changed into indoor slippers. To be honest, the state of the carpet or the floor was not good for walking barefoot.

The building had 2 floors, and in the very center was a huge bedroom.

Thankfully, there was a cloth covering the bed.

I was able to remove the dust just by folding and removing the cloth covering the bed.

“…Ugh, so comfortable.”

It is a human being’s nature to want to sit when they are standing, to want to lie down when they are sitting, and to want to sleep when they are lying down.

Lying down on the bed, I felt my eyes gradually closing.

As if Eve had started cleaning downstairs, the sound of a vacuum cleaner was heard faintly.

I let out a long yawn.

‘…Should I just take a nap and think about it.’

Just then.

“Huh.”

I noticed that the notification light of my visual interface was blinking.

Almost all the content was message arrival notifications.

The messages were….

Catherine, Andrea, Julia, Maya, Natasha, the Chairman.

“……”

‘So everyone except Eve sent one.’

I thought for a short moment.

And before long, I closed my visual interface.

First, a spoonful of an ‘I’s’ rebelliousness.

A spoonful of a cyberpunk working person’s mindset.

And just being sleepy was about ten spoonfuls.

As a result of continuing my thoughts like a failed cooking recipe, I did not check their messages.

I just sent a reply-all with the content of ‘I’ll be back on my own, take care’ stretched to about three lines.

This would be the first step to becoming the hope of all ‘I’s’ in this world.

My struggle (a week) was just beginning.

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The next day, after a day had passed.

The best mercenary in Neon City opened her mouth.

“Shall we go find him now?”

““……””

And,

The most famous singer in Neon City.

The boss of the brokers who rule Neon City.

The chairman of the megacorp, Black Monolith.

A common wanted criminal.

A part-timer at a fusion-Japanese restaurant.

Their opinions were unified into one.

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