The night is just beginning for Makoto. Akane is standing outside the house as the storm grows stronger.
Shit, she's here!
Suddenly, there is a loud thunderclap.
What do I do now?
Suicide is always an option.
"You're not helping!"
A loud bang followed by the creaking of the wooden door is heard at the entrance. This scares our protagonist, but not as much as the voice he hears from behind the door.
"Is anyone home?"
He decides to wake up Yumiko.
"What's going on?"
"Get up, we have to run!"
"Run… from who?"
The idol starts breaking down the door with an axe, laughing hysterically.
I have to get Yumiko to safety!
He grabs the timid girl by the hand as Minami finishes splitting the door.
"D a r l i n g… I know you're here, please, come out…"
They both hide in the kitchen, behind a pantry. Inoue takes the opportunity to hug her beloved.
"What are you doing!?"
"I'm scared…"
She hugs him even tighter.
"If you come to me, I promise I won't punish you…"
The star approaches the kitchen.
"In fact, I even have our new home ready for us to move in…"
Yumiko looks at him with sadness.
"Home?"
"She did it without my consent."
Seeing that there is no response, Minami begins to panic.
Why?
Why doesn't he answer?
Why is he hiding?
Why?
I don't understand.
I really don't understand…
I hate everyone who tries to separate me from my love, they should all die, I only want to be happy with him… Why is everyone against me!? Am I the bad one here!? Am I wrong? Maybe…
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What am I saying? I'm fine, in fact, I'm only asking for what's mine! He is mine… Yes, I truly love him…
That damn bitch will die… I'll kill anyone who tries to take my love away from me.
Makoto and Inoue try to go to the second floor but are caught by the star, who has a cold expression.
"Where were you going?"
Both run upstairs and split up to hide in different rooms, while their pursuer grits her teeth in rage, a tear running down her cheek. When she arrives, she sees that both of them hid from her.
"I see, you want to play hide and seek, how cute, my love…"
She starts walking through each room.
"Darling, where are you? You're perfect at hide and seek."
The sound of her leaving the area is heard. Makoto peeks out to see if she's gone when he hears her voice behind him.
"I found you…"
Terror fills his body, and he decides to run. Fueled by adrenaline, he manages to reach the bathroom before being caught, locking the door behind him.
"What's wrong?"
Makoto's heart nearly stops at hearing Inoue's voice.
"What are you doing here?"
"I hid here…"
Minami can be heard struggling with the door.
"Why did you run off with that bitch?!"
"Bitch?"
"We have to escape!"
Suddenly, they hear tapping at the window.
Isn't that…?
Hasegawa was outside waiting.
"Open the window, Akane!"
The girl helps Makoto climb out and immediately shuts the window behind him, leaving Yumiko inside.
"What are you doing, Akane?!"
"There are a lot of things you need to explain to me, don't you think?"
"This isn't the time for that!"
"Is that what you think?"
"Alright, alright, I'm sorry!"
Hasegawa kisses him passionately in front of the stunned Inoue.
"Remember, you're only mine…"
A thud is heard against the window, coming from Yumiko, who now has a look of murderous rage.
Uh… Shit just got real!
Stop getting into my thoughts!
The door opens, and just as the crazy idol is about to reach Inoue, Akane stops her with a single word.
"That's enough."
"What?! But that wasn't the deal!"
"I said that's enough."
"What is going on here?"
Did she plan all of this?
A few hours earlier.
"You know it's rude to answer a question with another question, right?"
The tension grows.
"I'm not going to waste my time with you."
Hana decides to leave, but Hasegawa stops her.
"I want to talk to you…"
Both go to a private place.
"So, what did you want to talk about?"
"It's about Makoto."
"I'm listening."
"I'm not someone who likes to get my hands dirty. I prefer when others do the work for me…"
"What are you saying?"
"That we can help each other…"
"Help each other?"
"Yes, we both want Makoto. We're both willing to do anything to be with him. So, I have a proposal for you…"
Minami laughs sarcastically, not believing what she's hearing.
"Do you really think I'd believe you?"
"All I want is to be by my beloved Makoto's side. Don't you?"
She ponders over what she just heard.
"Fine."
Back to the present, the group is in the kitchen.
"Well, I think it's time for you both to head home, Sakura, Hasegawa…"
Both respond.
"You're right. Shall we go, Makoto?"
"Hey! Makoto said he wanted to spend the night here!"
"Are you sure he said that?"
"Of course he did, right?"
Our protagonist escapes the room, locking himself back in the bathroom. The three girls follow him, with both Hana and Inoue desperately pounding on the door.
"I'm sorry if I scared you, please open up…"
"Of course you're going to scare him like that…"
"What did you say, you idiot?"
"Idiot?! Hey, it's not my fault you're a freaking psycho!"
"What did you call me?!"
"Freaking psycho!"
"You, now I'm definitely going to kill you!"
Makoto receives a message on his phone:
Should I calm them down?
He replies frantically:
Please, calm them down!
They're crazy about you.
He sighs.
I'll have to come out sooner or later.
He begins to focus.
"You can do this, you can do this, you can do this…"
He ends up spending the night sleeping in the bathtub.
"Coward…"
"Shut up…"
The next day, Makoto rethinks his plan.
I can't just sit back and do nothing. What Akane did was a warning… but what should I do next? Get advice in this situation? But from who?
The first person that comes to mind makes him grit his teeth.
Konoka Ryoji.
He searches everywhere for him until he finally finds him.
"I found you…"
"Huh, you were looking for me?"
"I want to talk to you… alone…"
Alone…?!
"Sure!"
The girls are spying on them, but Makoto notices and tries to throw them off.
"Let's go over there…"
They enter an empty room, and the girls follow, but they immediately exit through the back door.
"Why did we leave so quickly?"
Taking advantage of the distraction, they slip into the men's bathroom.
"I need us to be completely alone…"
That sounded really gay.
"Shut up!"
"Makoto…?"
"Sorry, it's the voices in my head…"
"Relax, you're not the only one…"
"Yeah… Wait, what?!"
Someone comes in to wash their hands, making the atmosphere awkward. Once the intruder leaves, an idea pops into Makoto's head.
"Can I come over to your house?"
"Of course!"
That's so gay.
Shut up!
The two head to the Konoka mansion.
Wow, this place is huge!
Before entering Ryoji's room, he goes in first.
"I'm just going to tidy up a bit, so wait a moment."
Minutes pass, and Konoka still hasn't finished tidying up.
Was his room that messy?!
After fifteen minutes of waiting, the guy comes out.
"You can come in now…"
"Finally, I was getting tired of standing…"
Makoto enters the room, sits on the floor, and silence fills the air.
This is awkward.
"So, what did you want to talk to me about?"
"I need some advice… relationship advice…"
"What…?"
"I need to know how to handle a multiple relationship."
"I see…"
Inside Ryoji's head, thoughts are tormenting him.
"And who are they?"
"Does that matter?"
"Of course it does!"
"Relax…"
"Sorry, it's just that I… I'll go get something to drink…"
"Oh, I don't want anything-"
He leaves for the kitchen without listening.
"That guy's really weird…"
En says, to which Makoto responds.
"Yeah, but it's necessary to survive…"
Suddenly, he notices a photo album.
"Look at the album…"
"What? Why?"
"Just trust my intuition…"
He looks at the album and realizes it's full of pictures of him. Then he notices a personal diary.
"Oh no…"
He reads the diary and finds endless plans for kidnapping, extortion, and desecration, confirming the worst.
"What the hell?!"
"I told you he was weird... and gay..."
"I have to get out of here."
He hears Ryoji approaching, so he quickly puts everything back in place.
"Sorry for taking so long…"
The blond notices his guest looks uncomfortable.
"Is something wrong?"
"No, of course not!"
He starts to get suspicious, so our protagonist decides that the advice session ends here.
"You know, something urgent just came up, so I have to go. Goodbye…"
"Wait."
Ryoji grabs his arm tightly.
"I'll help you with your problem, but in exchange for something…"
I don't like where this is going.
"I want you to come with me somewhere…"
"I…"
I don't want to go.
A mountain of messages starts arriving.
How I hate this game.
"Fine…"
Ryoji gets excited.
"If you want, I can drive you home and get to know your family…"
"No, thanks, I'd rather walk…"
They say their goodbyes, and Makoto quickly flees from there.
Great, I made a deal with the devil. Things can't get any worse.
Look on the bright side, at least he's going to help you.
Yeah, but at what cost?
I could help you with that.
Really?
By finding some knee pads on sale.
Go to hell.
Yeah, but at least I won't go with a sore ass.
He keeps laughing at Makoto's situation the entire way home. Once there, he faces another situation.
"So you finally showed up…"
His sister says.
"I'm not in the mood for your lectures today, Kaori…"
"What happened to you?"
"Too many things…"
Suddenly, someone comes out of the house.
"Is everything okay?"
Oh no, I had forgotten about her.
"Makoto's upset about something…"
"Hey! Why are you telling her?"
"Relax, she's my best friend…"
"What?"
Our protagonist's sister hugs her friend while he looks on in shock.
How did she gain Kaori's trust so quickly?
They all go back inside. During dinner, Aiko takes the opportunity to earn points with Makoto's mother.
"Here you go, Mrs. Fushita…"
She serves the food.
"Oh, thank you very much."
She tries the food.
"It's delicious! You're sure to make a great wife, Aiko."
"Thank you so much."
Makoto sighs.
"What's wrong, Makoto?"
"Nothing…"
He finishes his food and goes to his room.
What do I do now? I'm surrounded.
It's not too late to write your will.
Why do I have to put up with this?
He keeps thinking about everything that happened these past few days until he falls sound asleep.