Oneshot: My Childhood Friend Violently Rejected My Suggestion to Break Up Due to My Inferiority Complex.

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Translator: Soafp

Full title: The moment I expressed my inferiority complex and said we should break up with my childhood friend, I was suddenly punched and yelled at, “Shut up!!!” Then my childhood friend went berserk, shouting, “You will absolutely not break up with me! Anyone who says such things needs to be corrected!!!” And then proceeded to beat me up

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I, Yashiro Minamori, am an ordinary person.

Both my grades and sports were average, and I had neither many nor few friends.

My appearance was also mediocre.

I’ve never been called bad, but I’ve never been particularly praised either.

I was just a very ordinary guy who could easily blend in anywhere and get buried without a trace.

Despite that, I had a girlfriend.

Her name was Kotoha Aihara, and she was excellent in both academics and sports.

With her outgoing and cheerful personality, she had many friends and always seemed to be at the center of attention, leading the way for others.

Her face was as flawless as that of an idol, and she always wore a smile, so she was incredibly popular with boys.

She was truly a perfect beauty like something out of fiction.

Some people might wonder why a mediocre guy like me was dating someone like her.

In fact, we were sometimes talked about at school as an odd couple.

Every time that happened, I couldn’t help but feel an indescribable inferiority complex.

But the answer was simple.

Kotoha and I were childhood friends, that’s all.

Yes, I was just lucky.

I always felt that the gazes directed at me, dating someone like Kotoha, the school idol, were always cold.

And rightfully so.

Being a guy like me next to such a sparkling girl was beyond mismatched.

Before I knew it, feelings of inferiority or even guilt towards Kotoha had started to grow inside me.

At first, I brushed it off as just my imagination and tried to convince myself that everything was okay, but now it had grown considerably.

If things continued like this, I would surely end up hurting her someday.

I didn’t want that. If it came to that, I would be truly worthless.

So, before that happened, I decided—

“Let’s break up.”

One evening in the park.

I called out to my childhood friend and told her those words of parting.

“Eh…”

Kotoha looked like she didn’t understand what I had just said.

She blinked several times, as if pondering the meaning of my words, and stared at my face.

But she must have realized that I was serious.

Her face quickly paled, and her fingers began to tremble. I could tell she was unsettled.

(I’m sorry, Kotoha.)

I apologized silently in my heart.

It might have been the first time I’d ever seen Kotoha like this.

Even though we had spent our childhood together, I had only ever seen Kotoha smiling and having fun.

And now, I might never see that smile again.

The thought made my chest feel like it was about to burst.

It was painful to have to talk about what would happen next.

But even so—

“We should break up.”

“Shut up!!”

As I gathered my resolve and began to speak those words of parting again, in the midst of it—

Thud!

Something struck my cheek.

..

…?

…!!??

Wh-what’s going on?

“It hurtsssssss!!”

A sharp pain followed after a few moments of confusion.

W-what happened!?

What’s going on with me!?

“Haa, haa…”

I couldn’t understand what was happening, and my gaze wandered around, and before I knew it, Kotoha had moved right next to me.

Her face was lowered, so I couldn’t see her expression, but she was breathing heavily, frozen in a strange pose.

“K-Kotoha?”

It was like she was about to throw a punch.

And the position of her fist was just right to hit my face…

“Don’t mess with me…”

“Eh, Ko-Kotoha…san…?”

“Don’t suddenly talk about breaking up with meeeeeeeee!!!”

Gaa!

It was sudden.

With tremendous force, Kotoha lunged at me.

“Wait!?”

“Why would you say something like that!? Are you dissatisfied with me!? Or are you saying you’ve found another girl!? If that’s the case, don’t mess with me!! You haven’t even laid a finger on me yet! Thanks to you, I’m still fresh down there!! Even though I’ve been trying so hard to be cute for you, are you saying you’re eyeing other girls!?!? That’s, that’s cheaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaating!!”

Shake, shake, shake!!

My neck was grabbed, and my body shook violently back and forth.

“J-just, calm down…”

“How can I calm down!! I’ve liked you so much since we were kids, finally got to be your girlfriend, and now you’re being stolen away from me! Can you really expect me to keep quiet about it?! I’m not that naive!!”

Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake!!

What should I do? She’s misunderstanding.

She’s misunderstanding like crazy.

“Spit it out!! Spit out her name right now!! I’ll knock her lights out!! That damn b*tch who dares to touch someone else’s boyfriend!! I’ll definitely kill her!!”

“W-wait, please, calm down. Let’s talk this out calmly…”

“I’m perfectly calm!! Can’t you see that!!?”

Where’s the calmness in that?

Even if my eyes were not just holes but actual peepholes, Kotoha right now is anything but calm.

She’s going berserk, her voice is menacing, and her bloodshot eyes are too scary. There’s no better word to describe her than “half-crazed.”

She’s completely lost it.

“We’re absolutely not breaking up!! You think I’ll let you go to another girl!! Spit it out! I said spit it out!!”

First of all, I’m not cheating. And I’m still a virgin.

There’s no point in spitting out the name of someone who doesn’t exist.

But I can’t resist against her unbelievable strength, which doesn’t seem like that of a girl.

“Upuu.”

And, I’ve been shaken so much, it’s making me nauseous.

…Uh oh. My throat feels like it’s about to vomit…

“W-w-wait, Kotoha. P-please. Stop…”

“Spit it oooooooooout!! Spit it out right now!! Spit it out!!”

Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake.

It’s no use.

It seems like reasoning won’t work.

“Stop it! Ugh! Please, don’t be so rough anymore! Ugh! Be gentle!… Ugh!”

“Spit it out!! Spit it out right now!! Spit it out!!”

Ah, ah, stop it.

Ah.

Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake.Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake.

I can’t take it anymore…

Ah…

“Don’t protect her!! Spit out the name of that damn psycho b***h who dared to steal you away from me, right now!”

“Ughhhhh!!”

“Geez… Eeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhh… Uwaaaaaaaaaaaaaa……?????!!!!!!!”

Beep (Self-censorship)

…Please, don’t try to guess what happened at that moment.

Just know that something erupted from my mouth like a volcano and hit the face of my childhood friend who was so close that her face was almost touching mine. That’s all I want to convey.

~A few moments later~

“Defiled… I’ve been defiled…”

My childhood friend, sitting on the bench with her knees hugged tightly, had been muttering the same thing over and over again.

“Um, well… I’m really sorry?”

While she was like that, I kept apologizing sincerely.

After a while had passed since then…

We finished cleaning up and got some water from the fountain, drenching ourselves in the process. We were both sitting on the bench, soaked. I could still smell it, and honestly, I just wanted to go home, change, and maybe erase the memory of what happened earlier. But there she was, sitting on the bench, completely still.

I tried to persuade her, but it wasn’t working. For now, I was just trying to calm her down.

“You are terrible… Not only did you cheat, but you also… Ugh, I didn’t deserve this… I’ve been trying so hard to be a good girlfriend, but if it’s come to this, you have to take responsibility…”

Despite the terrible situation, if there was a glimmer of hope, it was that getting drenched seemed to have calmed her down a bit. Maybe now, we could talk things out.

“I’m really sorry about what happened… But the cheating was a misunderstanding. I’ve never done anything like that, and I never intended to.”

“…Is that true?”

“Yeah, it is.”

She let out a sigh, seemingly starting to believe me.

“Then why did you say we should break up? Is there any reason besides finding someone else you like?”

“…If I don’t talk about it, will it be a dealbreaker?”

“It will.”

“I see.”

If she was going to be so straightforward, I couldn’t blame her.

I’m a man too, after all. I had to steel myself.

“Well, will you listen to me? It’s embarrassing, but I’ll tell you everything…”

And so, I started talking.

About my feelings for her.

About the inferiority complex I developed towards her.

About the worries I had that I wasn’t good enough for her.

About the guilt I felt for lucking into a relationship with the school idol without really deserving it.

All those frustrations had been building up, and I was afraid that someday, I’d end up hurting her irreparably. I shared all these thoughts and feelings with her.

“—So that’s why I thought we should break up. I thought it would be better for you, so you wouldn’t get hurt, and so I wouldn’t end up hating myself.”

By the time I finished speaking, it was already dark.

The park’s streetlights were on, and our clothes were starting to dry.

Though I couldn’t shake the feeling of being slightly smelly from being half-dry, emotionally, I felt much lighter.

It was like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders.

I managed to vomit out everything that had been building up inside. That’s the feeling I have now… Even though I didn’t want to physically vomit.

“…”

“Ah…”

Kotoha, who had been silently listening to my story, stood up from the bench.

What must she have been thinking after hearing such a pathetic confession from me?

(I’ve probably disillusioned her.)

I guess it’s inevitable. If she found out about her boyfriend’s true nature like this, it’s normal to feel disillusioned. 　

And then, as a last gasp, I puked on her. It would be strange if she didn’t hate me. I was the one who initiated the breakup, but I’m sure Kotoha would have wanted to break up with me…

“I'm going to kill youuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!”

Bidan!!

“Uwonsan!”

Before I knew it, her fist struck my cheek for the second time today.

“W-why did you do that!? You hit me again, right!? Even my dad never hit me like this!”

“Why are you deciding everything on your own!? If you had such worries, you should have at least talked to me about it!! I am your girlfrieeeeeeeeeend!!!!!!”

Grasping the nape of my neck as I held my cheek, Kotoha lifted me up again.

“N-no, but if I talked about something like this, it would be a bother to you, Kotoha…”

“It’s way more of a bother to suddenly talk about breaking up! Besides, who do you think confessed first!?”

U-uhm, it was

“It was you, Kotoha…”

“Exactly! It was me! I was the one who confessed! That means, I’ve liked you all along!”

As she said that, Kotoha’s face drew closer.

“W-wait, your face…”

“And yet, you want to break up because we’re not compatible!? What about my feelings!? We haven’t even… done anything yet!!?? We haven’t even done it!! But you think I’ll forgive you!!? That’s outrageous!!”

Shake shake shake!!

My body was shaken violently again. This feels like déjà vu.

“Stop it, please!! I’ll throw up again!!”

“You will absolutely not break up with me! Anyone who says such things needs to be corrected!!”

Shaah!!

“Wakasaka!”

A fierce punch struck my abdomen.

“You hit me again! Why are you hitting me!?”

“Because you don’t get it when I tell you! I’ll keep hitting you until you understand!! If you say something stupid like breaking up next time, I’ll knock you out!! Seriously, I’ll hit you!!”

“Eeeeeeeeeeeeeh!!!!!?????”

This is domestic violence! This is a full-fledged domestic violence scene! The PTA would be shocked by this!!

“Just so you know, I’m serious about this! I’ve liked you since kindergarten! Your timid side, the part where you listen to me seriously, your delicate-looking face, the gentle smile you show when you’re shy, I know a lot of your good points! I don’t care about your abilities or anything like that!!”

“!!!!”

“I’m sorry, but I’m not interested in dating someone who worries about such things. As long as there are feelings of love, that’s enough for me! Got it?!”

Got it!? It felt like Kotoha was saying that with a radiant aura, as if she was shining.

“Kotoha…”

“So, don’t you dare mention breaking up. I really, truly like you… I’ve liked you for so long. And yet, I was at fault for not noticing your worries. So from now on, I’ll try to notice them. And even if I still don’t understand, I want you to talk to me about it, even if it’s something about social. If we do that, we’ll be lovers forever… No, I think we can go further than that.”

Saying that, Kotoha extended her hand to me.

“Hey, so let’s start over, okay? Let’s make today the anniversary of us becoming a couple again.”

“Kotoha…”

“Please, Yas.”

Kotoha’s gentle smile was the bright smile I had always loved…

“I’m sorry, but I can’t do this.”

“Eh?”

“I can’t be with a girl who resorts to violence.”

Now that I knew the violent nature hidden behind her, I was honestly terrified.

“Ha, Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa??!!”

“I’ve been hit three times! I can’t do this, it hurt! The possibility of being subjected to violence regularly from now on is not something I can tolerate!?”

I’m against violence. I hate violent heroines, and I firmly refuse it!!!

“You, don’t mess with me! That was a perfect flow for a lovey-dovey happy ending, wasn’t it?! Don’t break the flow and ruin the flags we’ve set up until now!!!”

“It seemed like a good flow, but the possibility of being hit is still there!!! That’s scary!!! I can’t do it!!!”

“Just don’t talk about cheating or breaking up! Do you have some dissatisfaction with me?! I’ll kill you!!!”

“That’s what scares me!!! This is straight-up domestic violence!!! I just want things to be normal!!!”

“I’m gonna beat you up!!!”

“Aah! You hit me again!!!”

“Don’t complain!! Is it wrong to hit a wimp like you?! You’re so indecisive, why are you so stubborn about this?! Use that determination of yours in a different direction!!!”

“You’re being tyrannical!!!”

While we were yelling at each other, we must have looked terribly ridiculous to anyone watching.

But it can’t be helped. It can’t be helped!!

“I have to run away!”

I dashed with all my might.

“Don’t you dare run away!!!”

She chased after me.

“Take responsibility for vomiting on the maiden!!!!!”

“That’s a completely different matter!!”

“I don’t care! Just do it! Take it now! Right now! Take it, I say!!!”

“I refuseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!”

“I won’t let you escapeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!”

The inferiority complex towards my childhood friend had indeed disappeared.

In its place, however, fear had sprouted.

This was just the beginning of the chase that would continue many times in the future with my childhood friend. But what awaited me ahead, whether it would be hell for me or heaven for Kotoha, remained unknown.

Only the heaven would know.

I’ll just say that I didn’t end up with a new girlfriend.