My deskmate is actually my yandere reader.

15. Pet Observation Log

Kurose Izumi looked at Shiraishi Chiren who was so close to her, and could even feel her warm breath hitting her face through the mask, giving her a slightly itchy feeling!

He didn't care about the feeling, and subconsciously lowered his head!

At that moment, Izumi Kurose witnessed the world's highest and steepest mountain peak and realized that the Mariana Trench was not the world's deepest trench.

The misty peaks were covered with a layer of pure white snow, with blushes like those of a shy young girl.

'Holy crap...'

Kurose Izumi swears he only glanced at it!

There's no way around it, it's a man's instinct. Being able to control yourself from looking a second time is already quite an achievement!

Although Kurose Izumi is somewhat lecherous, he is neither greedy nor obsessed with lust!

"Teacher Yongheng, are you concerned? Hmph~"

"I...I don't know what you're talking about."

"It's also cute when you're too shy to admit it..." Shiraishi Chiren said softly, withdrawing her hand and sitting down again.

Only then did Kurose Izumi dare to open her eyes.

"Teacher Yongheng, is there anything else you'd like to know about me?"

"Um... what are your hobbies?"

"I don't have any particular hobbies, but I would like to write a pet observation log."

Shiraishi Chiren looked at Kurose Izumi with a meaningful gaze, which secretly alarmed him.

This pet observation log probably isn't a proper log, is it?

I have a feeling that the pet is him...

"Besides this, I also like sweets," Shiraishi Chiren added.

My fondness for sweets is probably partly due to overworking my brain and my body subconsciously seeking them out.

She is good at thinking and reasoning.

He is very serious and hardworking in everything he studies.

"That's fine. I like salty food, and my favorite color is white." Kurose Izumi nodded, feeling that she really was the opposite of her.

Could it be that they are destined to be a bickering couple?

Just like in a romance light novel, will Shiraishi Chire be the heroine who falls from the sky for him?!

'I never thought that I, Kurose Izumi, after being single for seventeen years, would finally find love again...'

Kurose Izumi was initially excited, but then deflated the next second.

He seems to be unable to enjoy the yandere persona.

While not promiscuous or womanizing, he possesses a yandere-like controlling nature...

Kurose Izumi doesn't like being watched or monitored, or the feeling of handing everything over to others.

He believes that couples need appropriate personal space in order to maintain a harmonious relationship.

As the saying goes, things will turn into their opposites when they reach their extremes; this is the principle at play.

“Heretical,” Shiraishi Chiren said, but she didn’t mean anything by it.

Whether Kurose Izumi likes salty or white food, or even if all the things she likes are the opposite of what she likes, it doesn't matter.

Because she understood and accepted everything.

The meals he cooked every day were to his liking—even though she didn't like salty food and sometimes couldn't eat it.

"Maybe I'm a heretic, haha..." Kurose Izumi scratched his head and laughed embarrassedly.

"Alright, let's eat, it won't be good if it gets cold."

"Oh, right, I have to eat quickly, I can't let you eat cold dishes."

The atmosphere between the two eased at that moment, becoming harmonious and warm.

While Shiraishi Chiren is understanding of Kurose Izumi, Kurose Izumi is also understanding of her; this is the best state and relationship.

Now, Izumi Kurose has given up on running away and thinks this isn't so bad.

Having beautiful young women cook for you, scrub your back, give you massages, and do your housework every day—this is something many men dream of!

Moreover, he is not exactly imprisoned now; at least the chains on his hands and feet have been removed, leaving only the chain around his neck.

...I guess this is Shiraishi Chiren's perverse sense of humor?

After finishing her meal and resting for a while, Kurose Izumi sat down at her computer and continued writing to meet her deadline, hoping to write as much as possible.

This wasn't to get out of prison as soon as possible, but simply to show her my sincerity.

Meanwhile, outside the living room, Shiraishi Chiren finished her still-warm lunch, cleaned it up in the kitchen, and then returned to her bedroom.

As soon as I opened the door, I saw Kurose Izumi with his back to me, diligently typing away.

Seeing this, she went out again, gently closed the door, and went to make herself a cup of hot tea.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, an hour and a half has passed.

After typing 5500 words, Kurose Izumi felt tired and her fingers were aching, so she stopped.

Today, he exceeded his goal, writing a whopping 13,500 words!

In the Liben light novel community, authors don't write very fast; they usually release a volume of about 100,000 words every month and a half.

On average, it's only four thousand a day...

While Kurose Izumi's output wasn't quite that high, it was only six thousand a day; anything more would be considered a mutation.

He types very fast, but only if he has a clear idea and an outline.

He is the kind of author who comes up with sudden inspirations and follows a mental framework, so it's normal for the plot to gradually become strange.

"You've worked hard. Please have some tea and take a rest."

Seeing that she had finished writing, Shiraishi Chiren immediately placed the warm tea on the computer desk.

Then, she smoothed her skirt, sat down on the bed, and patted her thigh as if to indicate something.

"Forget it..."

After finishing his warm tea in one gulp, Kurose Izumi glanced back and gave a wry smile.

If he uses his lap as a pillow a few more times, he might really become addicted to it!

"Teacher Yongheng, you've worked hard, so of course I have to reward you."

"No need! I'm not that kind of person!"

"What kind of person is Teacher Yongheng?" Shiraishi Chiren stroked her leg beneath her skirt. "She clearly sees only things that are harmful to mind and body, yet she can say such things?"

"This, this..."

Kurose Izumi was immediately embarrassed and stammered for a long time, unable to say anything!

In the end, all he could say, stubbornly and defiantly, was, "This is something every teenage boy goes through; you wouldn't understand!"

"I'm a woman, how would I know? Whether you lie down or not, if not, that's fine."

"I won't lie down!"

Kurose Izumi firmly refused, though she also had a bit of pride in her heart!

If you just lie down like that, wouldn't I lose face?

Furthermore, he was also afraid of becoming so immersed in the gentle world woven by Shiraishi Chiren.

Perhaps all of this was to deceive him.

Perhaps all of Shiraishi Chire's actions are part of a larger strategic plan.

In any case, he will firmly reject all ambiguous relationships...

Before Izumi Kurose could finish her thought, she felt a pair of slightly cool, soft little hands wrap around her neck.

Suddenly, he felt a force pulling him, and his body involuntarily fell backward.

He instinctively closed his eyes.

But—the expected pain of hitting the bedpost or something didn't come; instead, a warm, soft, and very elastic sensation spread across the back of my head.

16. Sleeping in the same bed (Please read on)

"Teacher Yongheng, sleep peacefully. You must be very tired."

Chizuru Shiraishi looked down at Izumi Kurose's astonished face, strands of her hair falling loose from the inertia and landing on his cheeks.

Upon hearing this, Kurose Izumi snapped out of her daze, her face flushed, and said, "I don't need your lap pillow, I can sleep by myself!"

"Please let me give you a lap pillow. It's one of the few things I can do for you, a small thing."

Shiraishi Chiren stroked his cheek with her slender, jade-like fingers.

Then--

Why did you put it in my mouth?!

Kurose Izumi was still a little shy and half-heartedly went along with it, but when Shiraishi Chiren put her finger in his mouth, he suddenly realized something was wrong!

So, is the next step going to be finger-sucking, followed by doing this and that?!

The thought of this possibility made Kurose Izumi feel a surge of excitement, and her mind became dizzy.

This is absolutely a haven of tenderness!

He couldn't possibly have such a proactive, flirtatious, cute, and gentle female reader!