"Can't you shut up when someone's eating?!!." She asked with a slight pout.
Seeing her expression I decided to tease her. "Well I found you like this two times now and it's my food you're eating, Natsuki."
She rolled her eyesand then Continued eating, after a bite she replied. "It's you who can't stop being nice."
Well, I was, at first forced by the quests but now I think it's quite...satisfying to atleast see a smile on all their faces and make them feel...wanted, even monika, I still haven't made her and Yuri show these kind of smiles yet.
One was shy and partially anti-social.
The other felt...manipulate and wants to be in control, though that means she just has a perfection problem but I am pretty sure she had a lot of imperfections under that mask.
Suddenly, I felt a slight tug on my sleeve, when I looked at Natsuki, I saw her looking at the side. "I'm done...thanks. sorry for eating all your lunch."
I smiled. "Last night I didn't eat dinner, this morning I did not take breakfast and now I didn't take my lunch but that doesn't bother me at all, I could always just eat the small snacks I bought on the way."
Natsuki's eyes widened a bit, and she turned to me with a scowl that didn't quite hide her concern.
"Idiot… That's unhealthy. You should eat, you know? You're gonna pass out at this rate!" she grumbled, but her voice lacked its usual sharpness. It was softer, tinged with something else—guilt? Worry?
I raised an eyebrow. "Between me and you, I think you are supposed to tell that to yourself, you have barely grown despite being eighteen, but this could also be genetic."
She glared at me and then punched my shoulder. "Stop saying things like that to me, it's annoying?!."
Damn, she was actually strong, i rubbed my arms and said. "Wow, do you actually work out despite not eating that much?."
Her lips twitched again and this time she looked at me with genuine anger. "Stop it."
Yeah...maybe i should. "Wait, don't get mad, it's just a joke and I am really sorry about that."
Shr stared up at me for a few seconds before sighing. "Ugh whatever, just promise me that you will read a manga with me later."
"Let me guess. Magical girl Vampira?. Why don't you just take it home?." I asked whilst obviously knowing the truth but I wanted to hear it from her own mouth.
She looked a bit sad. "My dad would kill me if he saw even one of those 'things' as he called it in my room, he thinks it's childish. And my mom left him years ago...."
Seeing her gloomy expression, I was a but...pissed of a bit, who would do thay to their own flesh and blood, starving them and abusing them, her father could just Die.
But she would be depressed if that happen, who knows, but should I just Orchestrate some things—I mean, who would know and her depression would only be temporary.....
No, that's bad and also it would probably leave a void in Natsuki, I think I am starting to become a Yandere ever since Sayori's words yesterday or it has something to do with studying the Scarlet devil's Danmakus or just me being tired with depleted spiritual energy.
Honestly those three factors are enough to cause these symptoms, maybe I should do as Sayori said and sleep early and eat food normally as Natsuki said.
I unconsciously patted Natsukis head, making her bit stunned then looked at me a bit strangely. "I'm not a child you know." She said calmly, her voice was devoid of the earlier anger. "I honestly hate being treated as one, it just proves my dad's words."
Even though she said that, my hands were still on her head. "I never said you were a kid, I just said you are a bit innocent before, As your friend, I shall ensure to make you happy and smile everyday."
"Why...we just met and spoke for the first time yesterday, you shouldn't do that unless you actually like someone." She asked me, confused by the entirety of the situation.
I just smiled and pulled my arm back. "Then I just like a lot of people and the you're the newest person I like, so you can always ask for help from me.",
Natsuki looked at me with a slightly sad frown on her face, she seemed to be thinking about it than actually reacting shyly like any teen would do if they were told such sappy words. She then smiled. "Well if you insist sure."
As she said that I was slightly relieved. "OK, let's go before thr bell starts to ring."
Nastsuki nodded and walked with me out of the rooftop and down the stairs.
///Doki Doki Literature Quest///
[You have been given a Daily Main Quest]
This thing again, just ad I was about to go out from thr bathroom.
[Main Quest#2: Natsuki is never satisfied with her food and she feels a naming hunger and has a broken view, feed her blood for seven days. Reward: Curse weakening by 50%. Natsuki won't try to bite you, Natsuki's number, A poem]
[You have encountered a special Event]
[Apprentice Exorcist#1: As an Exorcist, you need to learn how to deal with the supernatural, to complete your apprentice time, you would have to]
[Seal ghost 0/1]
[Exorcise spirits 3/3: Due to taking care of three spirits on Sayori]
[Contract with a sentient spirit 0/2]
[Set up a Barrier formation at your home using 10 defence Talismans (Basic).]
And a special event too?. Wow. The quests are increasing in difficulty, how fun.
Anyways, how do I exactly get blood for Natsuki, can I just drain mine and give her, who knows. Maybe I can try that and see if it can work.
I went out of the bathroom and since class just ended I guess it is time for me to go to the club.
The hallway buzzed with the usual chatter, but it felt distant—almost muted—like the world was a bit too slow for me. My mind was racing, not just with the flood of quests, but also with that one in particular. Feeding Natsuki my blood…? That wasn't exactly a normal solution.
Was I going crazy, or was the system trying to push me into some twisted, messed-up route?
Either way, I didn't have time to figure it all out right now. Natsuki was waiting, and so were the others.
///Doki Doki Literature Quest///
I stepped into the clubroom, and as expected, Yuri was quietly reading in the corner, flipping through pages of a thick novel. Monika sat at the front, jotting something in her notebook, while Sayori waved at me the moment I walked in.
"Hey! You're finally here!" Sayori grinned.
I waved back at her. "Yeah, it looks like everyone's here early, today at least."
Sayori nodded enthusiastically. "Yep!! We are planning things to do for the art festival next week, Natsuki's making cup cakes, Yuri is making the posters and Monika's in charge of the presentations." She beamed, her eyes sparkling with excitement. "I don't really know what I'm doing yet, but I want to help too!"
I glanced at Monika, who looked up from her notebook, her smile pristine and… off, somehow. "Glad you could join us today. Did you think about what you'd like to contribute?"
Before I could answer, Natsuki walked in behind me, brushing past with her usual scowl, though it lacked its usual fire. She made her way straight to her desk, plopped down, and crossed her arms.
"Don't expect me to make extra cupcakes for you just because you're all being nice today," she muttered.
I merely chuckled and answered Monika. "I don't really know but if we're to keep it simple, I would just make am Intriguing short story about everyone here."
Yeah that doesn't sound bad does it?, a story that shows everyone being themselves, that has a nice feeling to it.
Monika was stunned for a bit before she smiled. "That's...interesting. what compelled you to come with such an idea."
"Well it sounds easier and now that we are all club members, we should express how we feel to one another." I said that with a bright smile.
Yuri just stared at me strangely for a while, she was a bit nervous. "D-do we really have to..." She asked in a quite voice.
I sighed. "Yuri, you really need to stop reading too .much books and talk to other people, Monika...can you not try to, oh I don't know, being perfect, it's actually irritating though that is an imperfection in itself, you are the least expressive of the club members as i observed yesterday."
Monika tilted her head curiosly. "Well you're sort of right but I make sure everyone is enjoying the atmosphere of this club and that everyone has fun, it's not really perfectionism, Mark."