Since the day Tsubaki fell in love with Yusuke, she had been trying to approach him and confess her feelings, yet fear always held her back. She worried he might reject her or be frightened away by her creepy behavior, such as stalking him, stealing his sweaty clothes, whispering his name in her sleep, and secretly collecting his urine and sweat whenever he was unaware.
She even had a secret room, where every inch and piece of furniture had his name written on it.
If anyone knew that a creepy, sick fuck like her was in love with them, they would definitely be freaked out. For that reason, she had been very cautious in approaching him, even when it felt like something was piercing her heart as she watched him have sex with other women. She never tried to interfere with his life, and even when the darker side of her often whispered to kidnap him or get rid of any girl who got close to him, she fought against those urges.
Because that was not the kind of love she wanted, Tsubaki wished for him to sincerely love her, to respond to her feelings, and open his heart to her. If she ever did any of those things, it would only push him further away, and even if she managed to have him one day, it would be only his body, not his heart.
She was different from Rias or Murayama. Tsubaki cared more about Yusuke's feelings for her than about forcefully claiming him.
Perhaps because she had been hated and isolated by her clan members, Tsubaki valued sincere feelings more than most. She feared more than anyone that Yusuke might come to hate her, and just imagining him giving her the same look her clan members once gave her was enough to keep her awake the entire night.
When she first initiated contact with him, she felt both happy and nervous. She was so nervous that she nearly screwed up many times, but fortunately, Yusuke was a very chill guy who didn't mind her stupidity. When he suddenly opened up and confessed his troubles with women, along with his fears and misery, she felt deeply sad for him. At the same time, a part of her was happy and excited, because it meant Yusuke was opening up to her!
She was making progress! However, she underestimated just how fast that progress was. In only a few days, she had already slept with him, and they were well on their way to confirming their relationship!
Finally, when they confirmed their relationship, Tsubaki noticed the fear and aversion in his eyes. It felt as if he was about to leave her, and the thought scared her so much that she completely forgot all the ecstasy she had felt from making their relationship official.
But then, Yusuke kissed her and promised he would never leave her as long as she never betrayed him. When those words entered her ears, it was as if something inside her mind had been unlocked.
She finally understood what she wanted. She understood her role and duty in this world. Her duty was to love Yusuke, to support and help him, to make him the one and only ruler of this universe, and to protect him from any harm!
"Yusuke~ no, I should call him master! I finally understand! Finally!" Tsubaki closed her eyes, kissing him back as she thought blissfully. It was as if she had attained some sort of enlightenment. All the pain she used to feel whenever she thought of Yusuke potentially being with other women faded like smoke.
Right now, she felt that Yusuke deserved to have the most beautiful, elegant, and powerful women grovel at his feet and serve him as if he were their god!
Because in this world, no one was more worthy than Yusuke. The world itself should exist for him, obeying his will, bending to his command!
"Hmm?" Suddenly, Tsubaki felt something wet on her cheeks. She opened her eyes and saw that while kissing her, a tear had fallen from Yusuke's eyes. Immediately, Tsubaki's heart stopped, her face turned pale, and she pulled away from the kiss, flustered, and asked, "Master! What is wrong?"
"No, it's nothing. I am..." Yusuke wiped the single tear that slipped from his eyes and smiled. His smile was more sincere this time. "I am just happy to have you, Tsubaki."
"I really do."
Bang!
"I am just happy to have you, Tsubaki."
"I am just happy to have you, Tsubaki."
"I am just happy to have you, Tsubaki."
As if a thousand megatons of democracy had detonated in her mind, Tsubaki's CPU froze. Her thoughts ground to a complete halt, and she stared at Yusuke with heart-shaped eyes, replaying his words over and over.
"She froze again?" Yusuke chuckled. It seemed he had inadvertently rizzed her once more.
[Yes, she froze.] The bitch system agreed.
"Still, it feels strangely safe to have someone you can fully trust," Yusuke thought as he caressed Tsubaki's soft cheeks. The notification earlier had shocked him. He had originally thought it would take great effort to make Tsubaki reach that level, yet it had happened suddenly, without any warning.
When it happened, he was so moved that he cried. He had been completely alone in this world, enduring suffering that normal people could not handle. The mental pressure he carried ever since learning about his 'Unique Trait' had been unbearably heavy and draining. He couldn't trust anyone and remained wary of everyone.
He didn't have any close friends or family members to confide in. Ironically, the only women who had ever been close to him were the very women he feared. So when the notification showed that Tsubaki's submission had reached 91 (Devoted), all his suppressed feelings exploded.
It wasn't merely the fact that her submission had reached the Devoted level that made him feel so deeply moved. What truly mattered was that it meant she had never once lied to him from the very beginning. She had sincerely and wholeheartedly tried to help him, harboring absolutely no intention of causing him any harm whatsoever. To Yusuke, this revelation represented an incredibly important and meaningful discovery.
[Weak ass pussy! Have you ever heard the saying Men don't cry?] The system didn't forget to jab at him.
'...I'm not gonna lower myself to your level,' Yusuke muttered, too lazy to respond.
He turned his attention back to Tsubaki and laughed teasingly when he saw that she had finally recovered from her blackout. He lightly tapped her forehead as he spoke, "You're back?"
"Hmm… This is your fault." Tsubaki's voice was soft, still dazed. "Who in their right mind would say something so reckless? I thought… I must've been dreaming~"
Her lips curled into a slight pout, cheeks flushed a delicate pink. Even her heterochromatic eyes, normally violet and brown, seemed to shimmer with a faint, rosy hue.
"Well, you'll have to get used to this. After all, we'll be together for a long time," Yusuke said as he gently ran his hand through her silky hair. "Right?"
'Shit, I did it again,' Yusuke mentally facepalmed.
[Control your rizz, you dumbass.]
"Yes, we'll be together… forever. Hehehe. You and I, we'll be together…" Tsubaki muttered, lost in a daze from his words.
This time, however, she recovered very quickly. "Mas… Yusuke, I have something to tell you."
"What is it?" Yusuke asked.
"I think my master, Sona Sitri, is also in love with you. For your safety, you should be very careful in the future," Tsubaki said in a very serious tone. The way Sona had acted when she first saw Yusuke, and how she got into a fight with Rias over him, showed just how obsessed she was with him.
Tsubaki was certain that Sona was in love with Yusuke, just like her and Rias.
"Another one?" Yusuke's originally good mood was quickly ruined. He slumped back onto the bed and held his head, feeling a headache coming on.
"Both Sona and Rias are strong, but what makes them most dangerous isn't their strength; it's their identities," Tsubaki continued. "They are both the sisters of two Maou."
"Maou? Please tell me that none of them is female," Yusuke muttered, a corner of his mouth twitching. He knew Sona's family was strong, but he hadn't expected her sibling to be a Maou. And he certainly hadn't expected that redhead Rias would also have such a powerful backer.
"Yes, Sona's older sister, Serafall Leviathan, is one of the four Great Maou," Tsubaki replied.
'I'm fucked, right?' Yusuke felt a cold shiver spread across his whole body just thinking about a crazy Maou stalking him.
[Yep, you are fucked, bro.]
...
After agreeing to meet later at his place, Yusuke and Tsubaki left the love hotel and went their separate ways.
Both of them skipped school today, but who cared about that anyway? Wait! Other yanderes would certainly care about this! If both Tsubaki and Yusuke happened to skip school on the very same day, it would appear highly suspicious to anyone paying attention, wouldn't it?
'System, distribute the rewards,' Yusuke suppressed his mounting worries and issued the command.
[Ding!]
[Your rewards have been successfully distributed!] Following his command, the system immediately processed and distributed the earned rewards.
[Congratulations! You have gained 5,000 XP, one random skill, and 1 stat point!]
[You have leveled up!]
[You have leveled up!]
[You have leveled up!]
Yusuke Aoki:
- Role: Yandere System's host.
- Level: 5 (2500/3200xp).
- Race: Human.
- Gender: Male
- Age: 17
- Height: 182 cm.
- Weight: 78Kg.
- Stats:
- Strength: 7.
- Agility: 9.
- Spirit: 9.
- Physique: 7.
-Stat points available: 1
- Skills:
- Healing Touch level 2: A gentle but potent ability that allows the user to restore physical injuries and ease pain through direct contact. By channeling restorative energy through their hands, the user can accelerate natural recovery, mend wounds, and soothe fatigue. The effectiveness depends on the user's Spirit stat and the level of the skill.
- Swordsmanship level 1.
- No Plan B (Max).
- Unique Trait - Please-Don't-Leave Physique: A mysterious physique that inexplicably attracts a specific type of women, though exactly what kind remains unknown. Those affected by it often develop an intense, sometimes insane obsession with the owner of the physique.
- Skill points available: 0.
After receiving his rewards, Yusuke immediately checked his status interface, and enormous strength surged throughout his body as he felt that he had become stronger, faster, and harder than ever before!
Just from leveling up alone, he had gained three additional stat points!
His speed and spirit had now become 256 times greater than that of peak humans! His strength and physique had likewise become 64 times more powerful than peak human limits as well!
It was a complete and utter transformation from how he had been just moments ago. Yusuke felt as though he had been transformed into a superman! He could leap from a hundred-story building and remain completely intact. If he were to run at full speed, he would break the sound barrier with ease and wouldn't need to concern himself with air friction in the slightest!
If he were to fight Raynare and Kalawarna again, he would make quick work of them both. A single slap would be enough to obliterate their heads completely, and no amount of flying or evasive maneuvers would be able to save them from his overwhelming power!
"Hsss, what is this feeling?!" Suddenly, Yusuke felt as though his entire body was burning from within. His skin began to take on a slightly reddish hue, sweat started oozing profusely from his forehead, and intense pain spread throughout his entire body like wildfire.
[That is the consequence of unbalanced stats. Your Physique stats are much weaker than your Agility and Spirit stats. If you do not fix this problem quickly, your body will collapse,] the system answered in a remarkably casual tone.
His Agility stats and Spirit were both 256 times greater than those of normal people, while his Physique was only 64 times stronger. The difference was far too large and created a dangerous imbalance. It made perfect sense that his physique simply couldn't support his overwhelming stats in their current configuration.
'Shit! Quickly assign the free stat point to Physique!' Yusuke cursed and urgently ordered the system.
[Physique +1]
Soon after the system's notification appeared, Yusuke felt his body no longer experiencing that excruciating pain. A cooling sensation spread throughout his entire body, as though he had been gently placed into an ice bath that completely negated the previous unbearable heat.
"Phew! That was a close call. I need to keep a careful eye on my stats and make sure to keep Physique as the highest priority in the future," Yusuke wiped the sweat from his forehead and patted his chest in relief.
This frightening episode had given him quite a scare. Fortunately, he had received a stat point as a reward for completing his quest; otherwise, his story might very well have ended right here and now.
{Wiggle ♪, wiggle ♪, wiggle ♪}
Just then, Yusuke's phone interrupted his thoughts. He pulled it from his pocket and saw that Murayama was calling.
"Yu-kun, where are you?" Murayama's voice rang out as soon as he answered.
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