My Curse? A Different Yandere in Every Reincarnation
Chapter 58: Near the End

Chapter 58: Near the End

"You don’t need to look at me like that, Shizune, it’s been a while since that happened. I was just trying to see how long it would take you to realize," Azuli says as I eat my food in silence.

’...’ I can’t help but feel afraid, but I don’t let the fear take over; I just wait to see what else she’ll say.

"...Anyway, Flora has always been a problem, and look at you, you’re innocent in the end. I always knew you were innocent; you would never try to kill me," she says to me, even though I don’t want to talk to her.

’...This doesn’t even make sense.’ There’s not a shred of logic in her words. How can she say such nonsensical things and not find it strange?

"A-Azuli...have you...ever wondered if this makes sense?" How can Azuli not notice the inconsistencies? She obviously can’t replace Angelica 100%.

"What do you mean?" She questions, as if she really doesn’t know what I’m talking about, even though it’s so obvious.

"Like...Flora was the culprit...so how did he try to kill you?" She goes silent, and I take the opportunity to try to convince her that this doesn’t make sense.

"If she could stop time, she should have killed you, right? And I was accused of killing someone, but if you’re alive, then I didn’t kill anyone. Don’t you see how it doesn’t make sense?" You don’t have to be smart to know that.

Even I can see how illogical and unrealistic this is, so maybe she’ll notice too if I warn her that it’s too strange.

"SHUT UP!" She yells at me.

"..." My body trembles with fear as a thin red line appears on my cheek. I touch my cheek and feel the blood, then I look back and see a knife stuck in the wall.

I didn’t see where she got the knife from; it wasn’t on the table...so...

’S-She hid it...’ Why does she have a hidden knife? She’s truly insane; she had a knife hidden somewhere, and that’s a clear sign of danger for me.

"S-Sorry for talking too much..." I quickly apologize, as it’s not worth trying to convince her. It’s too risky; she might kill me.

"...You don’t need to apologize, Shizune. It’s okay, I know you’re a curious girl," she simply responds, as if the previous anger was a lie.

’T-This is terrifying.’ She changes so quickly. One moment, she’s acting "normal," like Angelica, but the next, she’s completely different, getting angry and trying to hurt me.

And she figured out how to defeat Flora, which indicates a high level of intelligence. She’s smarter and stronger than I thought. I had underestimated her greatly before and should have taken her more seriously.

’I think I won’t talk much anymore.’ If I mention anything related to Angelica, she loses control, but what I understand the least is why she’s like this.

Why did she become this way? Why did she go insane? Did she love Angelica so much that she went crazy after her death? That’s the most complicated thing to know.

I don’t know, and honestly, I don’t think I can find the answer. I just know that she’s completely lost her mind, locked me in an ice dome, and killed both Rose and Flora.

"...Azuli, I’m done..." I hand her the plate with half the meal unfinished. I don’t have the appetite to eat, as the whole situation has become stressful. Moreover, I can notice that "Azuli" is not Angelica.

She doesn’t act 100% like Angelica; her mannerisms, way of speaking, and way of walking are similar, but her goals and the way she treats me are unique.

As she said, she was "waiting" to see how long it would take me to notice, meaning nothing will stop her from using what she has in her favor.

She also said she talked to Flora and knows I was trained, and as a Yandere, she’ll probably take advantage of that fact.

And worst of all, she has this incredibly powerful ice magic. I really underestimated the magical girls; her ice magic is very powerful. If I try to escape the house, I’ll probably be frozen like Flora was.

If I understood correctly, every night, Flora tried to break the ice dome, but couldn’t, so Azuli took advantage of that weakness and deliberately let her break in and invade.

She used an existing weakness to win, like the physics of a gunshot. If someone shot at Flora and she stopped time, the bullet would remain still. But even if she rotated the bullet’s position, she couldn’t change its trajectory that’s basic physics, and even though I don’t understand much, I know that something doesn’t change position just because time has stopped.

If I had been smart enough, maybe I would have noticed Flora’s weakness...but now it’s no use knowing that. All I know is that trying to escape the ice dome will hurt me.

I don’t even know what this dome is like. I’ve been inside this house the whole time, and I’m only alone when Azuli goes to buy food.

There’s also the supposed medication that Flora gave me. In the end, I think it was a big lie, since even without Flora, I’ve remained normal. So there are only a few options.

Either Flora lied to scare me, and the medication only worked on the first day, or it failed since it was an experimental thing.

"Hey, Azuli...what are you going to do with me..." I ask her as I get up from the table.

"Huh? I’m going to take care of you, of course," she says with a smile.

That "taking care of" is what scares me. Azuli seemed to get worse every day. What guarantees that she won’t go even crazier?

’Wait...if she’s going to act like Angelica...then she loves me since she knew Angelica loved me...i-if I act like a loving girlfriend, she might stay more contained?’

If I don’t give her reasons, I doubt she’ll kill me, even though she’s very crazy. If I act obedient and loving, it should work out. I just need to avoid talking about Angelica or anything about her sudden change.

Azuli is currently washing the dishes. Normally, I would go to my room since I sleep early, but there’s a point: Azuli doesn’t know how I was with Angelica.

So the way I choose to act doesn’t matter. I take a deep breath to calm myself and go to her.

I hug her waist from behind and give her a gentle kiss on the cheek.

"T-Thank you for defending me from Flora...t-that means a lot to me." Azuli freezes as I hug her, my large breasts touching her back.

"..." "It’s okay, Shizune. We’re a couple, it’s natural for me to help you. In fact, I apologize, I should have noticed sooner that you were suffering," she says gently.

I let go of her and move away, going to the bathroom. It seems to have worked; she really talked as if we were a couple.

’T-This hurts...’ I feel considerable pain in my neck. I lock the bathroom door and look in the mirror.

"!!!"

"T-This is terrible," I say, shocked. It’s a very severe injury. I was sure it was smaller. Most of the damage is ’superficial’ since it occurred on my skin, but the damage is something to consider.

A little blood has dripped out, and my neck has red and slightly purple marks, as well as very deep nail marks. I didn’t even know a normal person could dig their nails so deep into someone’s neck without killing them.

I grab alcohol and bandages. Fortunately, there’s a first aid kit in the bathroom, so I can take care of this.

I start by wetting a towel with alcohol and begin cleaning the neck and disinfecting the wound.

"O-Ow..." It really hurts. It’s considerably injured and causes an uncomfortable burning sensation, but I still take care of it with the utmost attention.

"Huff...Huff...Aah...Aah" I inhale and exhale to reduce the pain. After a few minutes, I cleaned the blood and disinfected the wound with alcohol to avoid getting sick.

I start wrapping bandages around my neck to help me recover. This serves as a warning that Azuli is unpredictable and dangerous. At any moment, she could lose control and try to kill me.

So I have to do my best to avoid anything that might make her lose control.

"...Will I be able to do it?" I don’t know. There’s no way to know how long Azuli will maintain control. All I can say is that she has gone insane, and every day she changes more. In some days, the situation may worsen.

I can only try my best to keep her as sane as possible, and maybe find a way to survive if she goes berserk. Using my powers could be a good idea.

But I have to be careful. I need an escape route, not to flee, but to avoid being killed if she goes berserk. She seems to recover quickly, so if she loses control, I just need to hide for a while.