Author's Note: 'Youjin, The Cautious' Web Novel is back, readers!
I'm sorry for not publishing the next volume (chapter) for so long since December 2023. But starting this volume, I will write this web novel slowly [possibly zero or one or two chapter(s)] a month, because I have work at home and office, not to mention getting stressed and exhausted from work.
Anyway, enjoy reading and don't forget to vote and comment, readers!
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Youjin Kinishita's POV
Nonaka: Youjin, I'm sorry!
Susami: Youjin-kouhai, I'm so sorry!
Hana: Nii-nii, where are you? I'm really sorry!
Sakura: Onii-chan, please forgive us!
Father: Youjin, I'm sorry for hurting and kicking you out!
Mother: Youjin, where are you? I'm truly sorry!
I, Youjin Kinoshita, received messages from the people who had betrayed me. These were the same individuals who had once been my friends and family that turned my life upside down, the ones who falsely accused me that made everyone believe in them, and the ones who tormented me ruined my reputation. But now, karma had finally caught up with them for they had messed up with the wrong person like me.
My childhood friend and ex-girlfriend, Yurika Nonaka, was the one who made the false accusation in the first place by claiming I cheated on her. But the truth was she cheated on me with my ex-best friend, Haruka Kutake. Their lies had spread like wildfire in middle school. Of course, everyone in middle school, including my own family, believed that big fat lie.
Thanks to Nonaka-san and Kutake-san, I realized having a childhood friend and best friend was scary that would end up betraying an innocent person like me. And after the graduation in middle school, I heard they broke up and he and his family had relocated due to his father's work.
Then there was my ex-dear senpai, the Student Council President, the school idol, Naomi Susami, made a false accusation for the second time in my life. She made the principal in high school suspend me for assaulting her. But the truth was Susami-san was the one who assaulted herself by punching her own face, just because I rejected her confession.
The confession from her triggered my painful memories of the past with Nonaka-san. I tried to tell her why, but she didn't let me. I thought having at least one friend was enough, but I was wrong. Making a friend was the biggest mistake in my life.
After my suspension, my life became much worst. Not only everybody in high school hated me and believed their school idol, Susami-san, but they also assaulted me brutally to avenge her. Not gonna lie, but I nearly died from demonic students' attacks. It was the worst day ever in my life, thanks to Susami-san.
And finally, my stepsisters, Hana and Sakura, falsely accused me for the third time in my life, just like Nonaka-san and Susami-san did before. They told my old man that I molested them in the bathroom. But the truth was I didn't do that at all, because I was slept in the whole time. To make it worse, my old man blamed me on my biological mother's death during my birth. Thanks to my stepsisters, my old man disowned me and I left the house.
My former friends and family made me lost trust on everyone. In my perspective, humans like them are truly devils for ruining my life. I kept telling everyone that I never committed the crimes, but they refused to believe me. They demanded me to apologize to the four girls who are the victims, but I refused. Innocent guy should never apologize to the fake victims who are false accusers.
But what everyone, especially my former friends and family, didn't know was I had been secretly monitored by the bunch of mini drones. I had purchased them before I was dating Nonaka-san. I was supposed to execute the plan in middle school by showing the truth about the first date with me and Nonaka-san, but I didn't because I expected the false accusation might be happened to me once, I mean, only once. But I was wrong!
The false accusation happened to me not twice, but thrice by the girls I trusted. Those four girls made me hate and fear women. These betrayals taught me a harsh lesson about trust and friendship. They made me decide not to have a single friend and girlfriend anymore. And because of them, I became cautious and felt suspicious on anyone around me.
Even I don't trust everyone, especially girls, there was someone who believed my true story: Hayashi-san, who was the landlady of the apartment where I lived now. However, I still don't completely trust her, because she might report to the police or my family in no time. But so far, she didn't. I still be careful about her.
And lastly, I executed my revenge on everyone in high school, especially Nonaka-san, Susami-san, Hana-san and Sakura-san. I made the right time and place to do my plan to fight them. I gave them the surprise appearance of me in the video since I quitted school two months ago after I was kicked out by my family. My revenge made everyone regret for believing those four b*tches, but I had no sympathies to them.
My friends and family, students and teachers are all the same for me: They hate me deep down in their hearts. I even didn't have expectation about them not going to mess up with again. But I always made predictions about any of them that they would mess up with me in no time.
Anyway, because of those girls I trusted, I had a new dream: To be an author of the novel. I was supposed to be a comedian in the future, but Nonaka-san ruined it. I planned to write a story that was based on my worst experience: The false accusation on the innocent person. Reading novels with false-accusation scenes isn't only for entertainment, but it also teaches the readers the lesson of how wrong the false accusation is. But I hope my novel will be succeeded.
Two days after the messages from the people I hated flooding my phone, my limit had reached. I had no choice but to block all of their contacts.
They texted me non-stop and even tried call me that disturbed my peaceful time. They kept asking me where I was and apologizing to me. But I never replied them at all. Otherwise, I might get in trouble with them again.
"I should block them in the first place." I said with regret.
I was supposed to continue writing my own web novel, but I had been stressful over the text messages I received. I guess I have to clear my mind by going out from my apartment.
As my usual daily routine outside my apartment, I put my jacket and face mask on as well as sunglasses. Jogging on the road in minutes, I reached the place that there were bunch of buildings where it was crowded. Then I walked quietly as I saw people going shopping, eating, hanging out and having fun.
But I, who have no friends and family anymore, am not like them. Although being alone isn't bad at all that I can live peacefully, despite of having a landlady like Hayashi-san in the apartment.
"I guess I'll have to buy my lunch."
I decided to go the convenience store to buy food. But I was about to turn the corner when I was bumped by someone that hit my head and fell down.
"Ugh!" I groaned and rubbed my forehead. "I'm so sorry for bumping you."
"No, I'm sorry for–"
Wait a minute! That female voice sounded familiar. When I looked up at the girl who bumped me made me stunned, my heart beat fast, my eyes widen and my blood boil in anger.
"Y-Y-Youjin?"
It was my former girlfriend and childhood friend Yurika Nonaka who was surprised. But how did she know she recognized me, even I wore jacket, mask and sunglasses to hide my identity?
"Yurika-chan, are you okay?" I heard another familiar voice.
To make it worse, another girl appeared behind her that made my anger rise slowly.
"Youjin-kouhai?"
It was my former friend Naomi Susami.
"Girls, what's going on?"
"Yeah, I smell trouble."
Another two familiar female voices were heard. Much worst, they appeared behind Nonaka-san and Susami-san that made my hand clench into a fist.
"Onii-chan?"
"Nii-nii?"
They were my twin step sisters, Hana-san and Sakura-san.
I never expected I met those four girls I hated again. But again, how did they recognize me?
Damn it! I looked down and realized my face mask and sunglasses were on the ground, so they could see my face. I immediately grabbed them and moved backward from the girls.
"Youjin, we found you at last!"
"We're so sorry, kouhai!"
"We texted you, but you never replied us."
"Yeah. We tried to call you, but you didn't answer us."
I had a weird feeling that made me confused. I was supposed to snapped at them, but the fear suddenly hit me that flashed my past memories with them in my mind, but mostly with the incidents about false accusations with them.
I already got revenge on them recently, but what is happening to me with my feelings? The more girls try to step closer to me, the more I move away from them. I want to fight them, but I may get everyone's attention around me and those girls.
"You really got us. But we were so scared to tell everyone the truth."
"Yeah, we're sorry for hurting you."
"Since we found you, we're not gonna call the police, onii-chan."
"But please, come back to us, nii-nii. We promise we won't hurt you again."
No… no, no, no! I have no words to say to them, but I know they are lying. As a cautious guy, it's obvious they will trick me and I will get in trouble with them again.
I stayed silent with the girls I hated so much, so I couldn't talk to them back. But I stood up and dashed away to avoid them at all cost.
"Youjin, where are going?" I heard Nonaka-san calling me in the distance.
"Kouhai, please come back!" It was Susami-san's voice.
"Onii-chan/Nii-nii!" And my twin step sisters called me in unison.
I was supposed to go to convenience store for my lunch but thanks to them, I changed my plan. I decided to go back at home.
"Girls, after him!"
Oh, no! Now they're gonna chase after me.
I ran away as fast as I could, but my stamina was good enough to run in minutes, thanks to my daily exercise.
"YOUJIN!"
"KOUHAI!"
"ONII-CHAN!"
"NII-NII!"
Crap! I still heard their loud voices in the distance. Then I turned corner after corner between the buildings. I have to get out of here and go back to my apartment as possible.
Minutes after being chased by those traitors, I was in the forest and took a rest. Gasping for breath, I was really exhausted from running. Then I looked up and saw two of my mini drones flying about five meters above me.
I grabbed my phone to connect my drones. Next, I switched them to manual mode, so I could control them while looking at the two live videos of my drones on the phone simultaneously.
"I hope those b*tches don't follow me anymore."
I looked at the screen as my drones fly around the forest. So far, there was no sign of those girls.
"I guess I finally lost them. Time to go home." I smiled at myself in relief.
My drones returned to me and switched to automatic mode that could follow me again while I was walking to my apartment.
"I'm home." I greeted as I entered my apartment.
Even it was still afternoon, I felt sleepy, thanks to the girls for making me run away from them and exhausted. So I decided to take a nap. I hope I won't see them again.
Two days after the reunion incident, I heard a knock on the door that disturbed my story writing. But I'm sure it's the landlady Hayashi-san. I opened the door to greet her.
"Good morning, Hayas–"
But it wasn't her.
I was stunned and paled in fear and anger. In front of me was the people who betrayed me. Not only those four girls I met two days ago were here, but also my biological father, I mean, the old man Kousuke-san, my step mother, I mean, the old hag Yuna-san and even the high school principal Shinohara-sensei, were here.
"My son!"
"Youjin-kun."
"Kinoshita-kun."
But what are they doing in my apartment? And how did they know I lived here? I thought those girls didn't follow me after losing them two days ago.
In that moment, I realized that no matter how far I ran, I couldn't escape the ghosts of my past, even I was still able to fight people I hated. And as I stood face to face with those who had betrayed me, I knew that the battle between me and my former friends and family was far from over. So, I f*cked up!