My deskmate is actually my yandere reader.

After their playful fight, the two returned to the classroom as the bell rang for the first class.

The morning's classes passed by quickly, with nothing particularly noteworthy happening.

When lunch break arrived, Hirasawa Shinbu, as always, disappeared in a flash, leaving the opportunity to have lunch with Kurose Izumi to Shiraishi Chiren.

But that's fine too.

Because of today's lunch break, Izumi Kurose does have to go to the cafeteria for lunch with Chire Shiraishi.

There, Inari Yuki, who had finished class earlier, was already waiting.

She stood at the entrance of the cafeteria, looking around helplessly, appearing very uneasy.

When she saw Kurose Izumi and Shiraishi Chiren walking towards her together, her eyes lit up.

"Kurose, Shiraishi-senpai!" Inari Yuki waved happily to the two of them, inwardly feeling relieved.

Standing at the entrance of the cafeteria, where people come and go, she looked quite out of place, and the stares from those around her made her feel uncomfortable.

Kurose Izumi stepped forward and said with a smile, "We meet again, Inari-kun."

"Yes, yes!" Inari Yuki nodded vigorously, then looked at Shiraishi Chirei, "Good afternoon, Shiraishi-senpai!"

Good afternoon.

Shiraishi Chiren nodded, then said, "Let's go in for lunch first, then go to the clubroom."

After saying that, she took the lead and walked ahead, with the other two following behind.

After entering the cafeteria and queuing up to buy their lunches, the three of them sat around a table.

Interestingly, Izumi Kurose and Chire Shiraishi sat side by side, while Yuki Inari sat alone opposite them.

Seeing this, she seemed to understand something and said meaningfully, "You two seniors have such a good relationship!"

"Is there...?"

Kurose Izumi scratched his head, neither confirming nor denying, but secretly pleased.

According to Inari Yuki, it means that in the eyes of outsiders, he and Shiraishi Chire are a good match and the atmosphere is great, right?

64. Kurose-kun, which type of formaldehyde do you prefer?

"My relationship with Kurose..."

Chiharu Shiraishi paused, glanced at Izumi Kurose, and continued, "Yeah, better than the others, so it's not a problem to say they have a good relationship."

Kurose Izumi listened, then silently ate her lunch, ignoring Inari Yuki's slightly strange gaze.

She must have misunderstood something, right?

Inari Yuki suddenly asked, "By the way, Kurose-senpai, you're the scriptwriter, right?"

"Yes, that's me." Kurose Izumi nodded affirmatively. "What's up? Are you interested? Do you also want to create something?"

"No no no!"

Inari Yuki quickly shook her head and whispered, "I just want to know, does Kurose-senpai have any experience with this? I want to go and see for myself."

"A work of art..."

Kurose Izumi was immediately stumped.

It's hard to talk about his works. Who knows if Inari Yuki has ever read them, or if he's a yandere?

Kurose Izumi knows that the pinker the hair and the cuter the appearance, the more terrifying the person will be when they turn evil!

He had reason to suspect that Inari Yuki was one of his readers, and that she might also want to kill him.

This kind of thing isn't too far-fetched, because the fact that Shiraishi Chire is "White Kikyo" is far-fetched and unbelievable enough!

"Is it inconvenient to talk about it? It's okay, don't force yourself." Inari Yuki smiled, though she looked a little disappointed.

She had thought that since Kurose Izumi and Shiraishi Chire were close friends, it wouldn't be appropriate for her to get involved with them. So she wanted to learn more about them and see if there was any opportunity to improve her relationship with them.

“This…” Kurose Izumi hesitated and turned her head to look at Shiraishi Chiren, her eyes asking a question.

Shiraishi Chiren nodded slightly, revealing a gentle smile.

"Say what you want to say." — That's how Izumi Kurose interpreted that smile.

Now, Izumi Kurose no longer hesitated and decided to tell Yuki Inari!

They are, after all, companions, and may spend a long time together in the future, so there's no harm in saying something, right?

Furthermore, it's impossible that someone as harmless and timid as Inari Yuki is actually a yandere, right?

Even if she is, she's not as good as "Kushiki Touko", right?

Even if he's that powerful, he changed the ending and gave it a happy ending, so he can't come looking for trouble, right?

Thinking about these things, Kurose Izumi slowly spoke, "I wrote a book in MF Bunko called 'The Abyss of a Boy.'"

After he finished speaking, he looked at Inari Yuki with trepidation, observing her reaction intently.

Fortunately, the other party did not show any unusual expression, but said with a slight annoyance, "It seems familiar, I think I have heard some artist friends mention it."

"It's good that you haven't heard of it." Kurose Izumi breathed a sigh of relief. "I was afraid you had heard of it or seen it."

"W-What do you mean? Kurose-senpai."

Inari Yuki didn't quite understand why she was afraid that Inari Yuki had heard of or seen the book. Was it a banned book?

That shouldn't be the case. If it were a banned book, it wouldn't be in MF Bunko, right?

"It's okay, don't worry about it."

"Oh, I'll check it out later." Inari Yuki nodded, seemingly understanding.

"No, no, no! Don't look!" Kurose Izumi immediately tensed up and hurriedly tried to stop her.

"W-why?" Inari Yuki asked, puzzled. "What kind of book is that? Could you tell me what genre it is?"

"It's a story where the romance is so intense it'll make your stomach hurt. The male lead is cowardly and wavers between four... no, five female leads." Shiraishi Chiren suddenly changed her mind halfway through her sentence.

As for why...

This is because, according to the original ending of Kurose Izumi, the male protagonist was torn between three female protagonists, and in the end, he had an ambiguous relationship with his sister, ultimately leading to his suicide.

The ending was changed so that all five female protagonists—including the younger sister—were taken in!

Hirasawa Mabu, a die-hard fan of forbidden love, wanted to stab "Eternal Teacher" because he couldn't stand the storyline of torturing his younger sister!

As for Shiraishi Chiren, she was moved because one of the female protagonists was similar to her, and she saw a reflection of herself in her.

The others... I didn't feel as deeply about them, but I still thought they were good.

"Five, five, and a younger sister too?!" Inari Yuki exclaimed, covering her mouth in shock as she looked at Kurose Izumi, whose face was filled with embarrassment.

At that moment, the strange look in her eyes made Kurose Izumi feel uneasy.

'A harem is a man's romance! And so is incest!'

Although Izumi Kurose is a pure love fan and has no interest in incest, she simply felt bad that her cute little sister was being deceived by others, so she made her the heroine.

Furthermore, that's how he set it up; you can tell from the title that it's a twisted, stomach-churning story.

So the people watching are a bit abnormal...

"Um... I just think the more the merrier." Kurose Izumi lowered her head and said softly, "Besides, all the other girls have fallen for the male lead, we can't just not accept them, right? That would be such a waste."

"...Is this the kind of gentleness that all male protagonists in light harem stories have?" Inari Yuki asked, looking puzzled.

As an anime artist, she naturally has a good understanding of light novels, manga, and anime series.

Many of these works feature harem elements, and the male protagonists often share common traits such as gentleness, reluctance to see others cry, and unrequited love.

Actually, if you think about it carefully, isn't the harem more pathetic?

The female lead, who was originally a pure love heroine, was suddenly interfered with by another woman, but she had to compromise because she deeply loved the male lead. Isn't that too pitiful?

Inari Yuki cannot understand the harem.

She is a goddess of pure love!

"What about the harem..."

Shiraishi Chiren murmured the word, glancing meaningfully at Kurose Izumi, who was embarrassed.

If he ever had any ideas about having a harem, she would do her research to find out which formaldehyde smelled best and had the most potent effects.

Seemingly noticing Shiraishi Chiren's gaze, Kurose Izumi raised her head and quickly said, "Let me clarify, I am a pure love warrior, and this does not represent my personal opinion!"

"Kurose, it's not a reality, and harems aren't legally recognized either," Shiraishi Chiren said casually.

"Yes, yes!" Inari Yuki nodded vigorously, as if in agreement.

Fearing that Shiraishi Chire might not believe him or might misunderstand, Kurose Izumi added, "I know, and I myself would never allow a harem! I swear!"

"puff……"

Inari Yuki lowered her head, covered her mouth, and secretly laughed.

There's no way around it, the way Kurose Izumi was so eager to prove her loyalty to Shiraishi Chire was just too funny!

"Kurose." Shiraishi Chiren put down her chopsticks and glanced helplessly at Kurose Izumi. "You only need to say this once. I don't care."

"I...I was just afraid you'd mind," Kurose Izumi muttered in a barely audible voice.

Upon hearing this, Shiraishi Chiren secretly chuckled to herself, but outwardly pretended not to have heard.

She said, "To show you that I really don't care, I'll tell you every day from now on that I don't care, okay?"

"..."

Kurose Izumi choked, wondering if Shiraishi Chire was doing it on purpose.

Say it once a day from now on...

Isn't that a sign of caring a lot?!

But given Shiraishi Chiren's serious personality, I always felt that she didn't mean anything by it; she just wanted to express that she didn't care.

At this moment, it was the second time that Kurose Izumi couldn't understand what Shiraishi Chiren was thinking.