Ch. 6: Setting Sun
The light of the setting sun illuminated the gloomy alley…-.
Without thinking, I had held on to Makoto.
Makoto: “…let go!!”
Makoto immediately and violently shook me off, then turned back to the man.
Makoto: “Right here and now, I’ll kill that man… haha!”
A strange light started to glow in Makoto’s hollow eyes.
OO: “Stop…!”
Makoto: “You have no right to stop me!!”
I couldn’t tell if he was laughing, or crying, or even angry…
All of those emotions seemed jumbled together in his tone, and it stabbed straight to my heart.
OO: “Please… stop…”
(Makoto is going to break…)
Makoto turned to look at me, then…
Makoto: “…then I’ll be the one to die here.”
He muttered those words with terrifying ease.
OO: “What…?”
I saw myself reflected in Makoto’s distorted eyes.
Ch. 7: A Reason to Live
Makoto: “…then I’ll be the one to die here.”
Makoto’s words echoed in my mind.
OO: “Makoto…?”
I was able to choke out his name.
Makoto: “Revenge is the reason for my existence. If you tell me to stop it… then you’re just telling me to die here, right?”
OO: “That’s not…!”
I looked at him imploringly.
Makoto: “…hehe! Ahahaha! Very nice. That face is the best!”
OO: “…!”
Makoto chuckled, then placed his hand to his chin as if he were thinking of something.
Makoto: “Oh I know… If you take their place, then I’ll quit seeking revenge.”
OO: “What…?”
(What… does that mean?)
I didn’t understand what he was implying, and I couldn’t say anything in response…
Makoto: “What will you do OO?”
OO: “Eh…”
Makoto’s eyebrows knit together, as if he were impatient for an answer.
Makoto: “I’m saying that if you become my reason for living instead of them, then I’ll give up on my revenge.”
(His reason… for living…?)
Makoto looked like he was waiting for my answer, but I just stood there blinking.
Makoto: “…I see, you can’t.”
Eventually he grew tired of waiting and…
Makoto: “If you can’t, then…”
Makoto turned a brutal smile to the man with the broken arm.
Man: “Eek…!”
OO: “W-wait! Okay!!”
The words flew out of my mouth on reflex.
Makoto: “Thank you! I figured you’d say that ♪”
Makoto looked over his shoulder at me, smiling as if he was having the time of his life.
OO: “But… what should I do…?”
Makoto: “…something like this ♪”
Makoto stared straight at me, his eyes glowing.
As I was captured by that light, my body started to move on its own.
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Makoto: “…anyone who meets my eyes will do as I say.”
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Makoto: “Now then, let’s go home…”
My feet moved on their own, following after Makoto as he turned and started to walk off.
(Why…)
Makoto: “That’s a good face you’re making… I just love it.”
When Makoto turned to look at me, I knew the expression I had on was pale with fear.
As Makoto saw me like that, he smiled in satisfaction.
Ch. 8: Everything
Makoto: “I’m saying that if you become my reason for living instead of them, then I’ll give up on my revenge.”
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After that…
I was brought back to Makoto’s room.
(I can’t move…)
I was sat in a chair next to the glass box with the trapped spider and butterflies.
The spider moved around in its webbing, as if demanding its prey.
Makoto: “Hey, OO. Do you like me?”
Makoto’s sweet-sounding voice echoed in my ears.
OO: “…”
(My mind feels fuzzy…)
I didn’t know if it was an effect of Makoto’s power to control my body, but my mind was hazy.
Makoto: “OO… did you hear me?”
OO: “Makoto, I…”
I didn’t know what to say, so all I could do was say his name…
Makoto: “…you love me, right? Then…”
Makoto took a knife from the table and held it to his own neck.
OO: “Stop…! Please…!”
Makoto: “…hehe! Ahahaha! Such a cute face!”
His wild laugh echoed throughout the room.
Makoto: “Suffer more and more, for me!”
OO: “…”
He stopped laughing, then moved closer to me, a pleading look in his eyes.
Makoto: “Revenge… just killing those guys was my reason to live. But now OO… you said you’d be my reason for living. It made me so happy. That’s why… I won’t let you disappear from my sight, okay?”
I saw myself, completely out of it, reflected in his eyes.
Slowly, I saw myself nod.
(No… no…)
The me reflected in Makoto’s eyes eventually smiled.
Makoto: “Yeah, that’s good.”
His whole face lit up with a smile…
Then suddenly, he released all of the trapped butterflies into the glass cage at once.
Makoto: “As long as I have you… I don’t need these.”
The butterflies flew in joy at their freedom, but one by one they were caught in the spider’s webs.
OO: “…!”
I knew what would happen after that and looked away.
Makoto: “Your expression twisted in agony… really gets my heart racing.”
He stepped towards me, moving right up besides me so he was close enough to touch my face.
Makoto: “From now on, I’ll live just to enjoy that.”
At Makoto’s whisper, his voice and his breath brushed my ear.
OO: “…”
I couldn’t say anything in return, and Makoto suddenly but gently pulled me into an embrace.
Makoto: “I… really like you. Stay with me always, and love me always. If you can’t, I’ll have to seek revenge again… and I’ll torment those people for my mother and father…”
There was a deep sadness in his eyes.
Makoto: “Right… OO? If you’re not with me, I’ll die…”
(I’m sure that’s true…)
If I wasn’t there, I believed Makoto would die.
That’s what I thought even with my mind unclear…
Makoto used the knife in his hand to cut away the buttons on my blouse.
OO: “No…”
Contrary to my words of refusal, my body only twitched but didn’t move.
Makoto: “You’ll be my everything…”
Makoto slid his hand through where he’d torn away my clothes and rested it on my chest.
Makoto: “And your everything is mine…”
OO: “…!”
Makoto: “Are you going to resist…? Yeah, if you don’t then…”
OO: “Makoto… stop it…”
A tear fell down my face.
Then…-.
Makoto: “…”
For just an instant, his expression wavered.
OO: “Makoto…”
Makoto: “…I see.”
He gently brushed away the tear from my cheek.
Makoto: “I’ll stop. It’s no fun if I use my power to do this.”
At last, Makoto removed his hand from me, and I suddenly felt in control of my own body again.
OO: “Ah…”
It was a shocking sensation, and I quickly lost my balance.
Makoto: “Watch out.”
Makoto gently pulled me into an embrace.
Makoto: “I can’t have you getting hurt OO. I’m the only one allowed to hurt you. Stay with me… and entertain me, okay?”
(I wonder… what’s going to happen to me now.)
As I was held in Makoto’s arms, I thought about what came next.
I prayed that light would soon banish the darkness in Makoto, even just a little, and he would be happier…
That’s the only thing that I could think about at the time, with my mind still feeling fuzzy.
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Secret Story: You, For My Sake
Makoto: “…then I’ll be the one to die here.”
OO: “Makoto…?”
As I spoke, I could see OO’s face grow paler and paler.
Makoto: “Revenge is the reason for my existence. If you tell me to stop it… then you’re just telling me to die here, right?”
OO: “That’s not…!”
I couldn’t stand how much her expression thrilled me.
Makoto: “…hehe! Ahahaha! Very nice. That face is the best!”
OO: “…!”
(Aah… this is the best. If I have that face…)
Makoto: “Oh I know… If you take their place, then I’ll quit seeking revenge.”
OO: “What…?”
Makoto: “What will you do OO?”
OO: “Eh…”
(What’s with that response? You’ve already made my heart tremble so much.)
The confusion in her voice annoyed me a little.
Makoto: “I’m saying that if you become my reason for living instead of them, then I’ll give up on my revenge.”
And yet, OO still wouldn’t give me an answer.
Makoto: “…I see, you can’t. If you can’t, then…”
(Maybe if I do this… you’ll nod and agree?)
Man: “Eek…!”
This time, I turned to the man and started to twist his entire upper body when…-.
OO: “W-wait! Okay!!”
(…took you long enough.)
Hearing her voice, I smiled.
Makoto: “Thank you! I figured you’d say that ♪”
OO: “But… what should I do…?”
Makoto: “…something like this ♪”
My eyes stole away OO’s freedom to move.
Her body twitched and trembled, but eventually I was able to move it as I please.
Makoto: “Now then, let’s go home…”
OO’s expression now was full of even more pain and fear than before.
(I really… can’t get enough of this.)
Overflowing in ecstasy, the beating of my heart grew louder.
Makoto: “That’s a good face you’re making… I just love it.”
I’d never felt so exhilarated as I broke into a wide smile…-.
…
……
After OO and I had returned home…-.
Makoto: “…you love me, right?”
I still dominated OO’s body and asked my question as if begging.
But she still looked overwhelmed and I didn’t get an answer…
(This isn’t it. I want more…)
Makoto: “Then…”
I picked up the knife on a nearby table and held it to my own neck.
OO: “Stop…! Please…!”
(Yes… yes, that’s it, that face!!)
Makoto: “…hehe! Ahahaha! Such a cute face!”
(Her face when she’s suffering really is the cutest!!)
Makoto: “Suffer more and more, for me!”
OO: “…”
(? Why’s she making that face now? I don’t want to see her when she’s sad.)
I saw she was shaking even more now and I felt like I would cry.
Makoto: “Revenge… just killing those guys was my reason to live. But now OO… you said you’d be my reason for living.”
(Come on, nod for me.)
Makoto: “It made me so happy. That’s why… I won’t let you disappear from my sight, okay?”
(Come on, smile for me?)
OO slowly nodded and then smiled.
Makoto: “Yeah, that’s good.”
Satisfied with that, I released all of the captured butterflies into the glass box with the spider.
Makoto: “As long as I have you… I don’t need these.”
The butterflies flew in joy at their freedom, but one by one, they became prey for the spider…-.
OO: “…!”
(…that really is the best.)
Seeing OO look down, my whole body trembled in delight.
Makoto: “Your expression twisted in agony… really gets my heart racing.”
I’d finally found it.
A reason for me to live, when I’d thought my only reason was for revenge…-.
Makoto: “From now on, I’ll live just to enjoy that.”
As I whispered in her ear, I pulled OO in close.
OO: “…”
Makoto: “I… really like you. Stay with me always, and love me always.”
With each word, my feelings for OO overflowed.
(I want to see your cute face. I want to control you. I want… your everything.)
Makoto: “If you can’t, I’ll have to seek revenge again… and I’ll torment those people for my mother and father…”
(I’ve been living my whole life for such a ridiculous reason because of them. But now…)
I spoke her name with all the love I possessed.
Makoto: “Right… OO? If you’re not with me, I’ll die…”
(Suffer, so that I can live.)
If perchance OO was gone tomorrow, I would disappear as well.
She was the living hope in my life, and I would hurt her however I had to in order to make sure she didn’t break.
That’s what I continued to think.
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