First off, school was about to start, and she hadn’t finished her homework.
Second, Hana… she was back!
Sure, Hana had been pretty good to her lately, but considering how wild and reckless Liang Sheng had been while she was away—flirting with girls left and right, getting all cozy with them—what if this little yandere found out? Hiss… the consequences didn’t even bear thinking about.
That said, while Hana was gone, Liang Sheng had covered up the cameras with towels and swapped out her clothes for new ones, even though the trackers sewn into the old ones were still untouched. Sometimes, to throw Hana off the scent, she’d deliberately leave a piece of clothing at her father’s company or her mother’s studio, pretending it was an accident.
Sigh. She had no idea if these little tricks would fool the yandere’s sharp eyes. Liang Sheng let out a breath, sat down at her desk, and started writing furiously.
A few days later, Hana made a grand return. Of course, Liang Sheng had taken the opportunity to visit a bunch of girls’ homes in the meantime, even if the results were underwhelming—barely any favorability gains.
Ah, it was so quiet all around. Was this the calm before the storm? Liang Sheng lay on her bed with tears in her eyes, too scared to sleep.
Hana had told her today that she could come back, so she was probably rushing over right now. Liang Sheng glanced at her window, itching to lock it tight, but she didn’t dare. What if Hana got mad and shattered the glass to climb in?
Her instincts told her Hana would definitely show up tonight.
To brace herself and minimize the shock, Liang Sheng waited. And waited. But the yandere never appeared. Huh? Had she not made it back after all? Liang Sheng’s head grew heavy, her eyelids glued together, refusing to stay open.
A faint fragrance wafted in, and Liang Sheng jolted awake.
“Urk, gah.” She nearly choked on her own fright again.
“Sheng-chan~~” Hana leaned in close to Liang Sheng’s face. “Did you miss Hana~~?”
“I did! I missed you so much I nearly died—missed you to death!” Liang Sheng barely saved her own skin with those words.
Meeting those dark, shadowy eyes, Liang Sheng shivered and let out an awkward laugh, insisting how thrilled she was to see the yandere draped over her—thrilled to the point that her laughter sounded like sobbing.
“Ehehe~” Hana, as oblivious as ever to others’ expressions or true feelings, beamed. “I knew Sheng-chan missed Hana. Hana missed Sheng-chan too!”
“Mm-hmm!” Liang Sheng nodded vigorously, practically begging to drop to her knees and kowtow to prove her sincerity.
Truth be told, Liang Sheng wasn’t as terrified of Hana anymore. In fact, her eyelids were drooping; she wanted nothing more than to pass out right then and there.
“Um, Hana, maybe…” Liang Sheng trailed off.
“What’s wrong, Sheng-chan~?” As expected, Hana jumped in immediately.
That was exactly what Liang Sheng was fishing for—playing hard to get. It would’ve been rude to just blurt out, “I want to sleep, so please leave.”
“Uh, I…” Liang Sheng met Hana’s sly, fox-like eyes again, curved upward in a smile that felt a little eerie.
“Pfft.” She choked on her own saliva. “Cough cough cough.”
Fine, she didn’t dare say it. Better switch tactics—no way could she kick Hana out. She didn’t have the guts, or the lifespan for it.
“What’s up, Sheng-chan~? What do you want to tell Hana~?”
“Um, how about… how about…” Liang Sheng thought fast. “We sleep together!”
Eh? Hana froze. She seemed to have… misunderstood.
“Sheng-chan~ Since you’re being so forward…” Hana’s cheeks flushed bright red. She bit her lip, giggling at Liang Sheng as her head inched closer.
Fuck fuck fuck! Liang Sheng panicked. That’s not what I meant, big sis!! You’ve got the wrong idea!
“Stop!” Liang Sheng slapped a hand over Hana’s lips, breaking out in cold sweat. She tilted her head away, avoiding those sparkling, intense eyes. “Hana… I meant… not that. Uh, the ‘sleep’ I said? It’s a noun, not a verb.”
Hana looked puzzled. Noun? Verb? No idea.
“No no no, not a verb or a noun—sleep is a pronoun! Hana doesn’t sleep; Hana only sleeps with Sheng-chan~” The dangerous yandere grinned innocently, dead serious.
We’re doomed… Guess she’d have to get physical to stop this… Nah, she was a scholar—what kind of person resorted to violence?
“Listen, Hana, I’m not an adult yet!” Liang Sheng desperately held Hana’s face at bay.
Hana was in full heat mode now. “Don’t worry, Sheng-chan~ Hana will only try it on the outside. Maybe peek into that cave, but she absolutely won’t go deep. Won’t break Sheng-chan’s seal~”
I—I didn’t mean that at all!!! Liang Sheng was losing her mind, her brain a total blank.
“You dumbass,” Kazuko chimed in suddenly. “Use Law Three already!”
Right! Liang Sheng remembered she had that killer law skill.
Alrighty then. She dropped her arms blocking Hana, letting the yandere’s face draw near.
Hana’s heart leaped with joy, assuming Liang Sheng had given up resisting and was ready to submit.
But then…
