Chapter 9.9: The Pleasure of a Necrophiliac Killer
The Pleasure of a Necrophiliac Killer:
Did he choose to flee from me without hesitation? Is he treating me like a monster?
This reaction is quite strange, and the fear in his eyes as he looks at me… Could he know something ‘about me’? But so far, I haven’t done anything to attract attention. And even if I had, I would absolutely leave no trace… How did he find out?
Could this be the abnormality he possesses?
As I pondered, Lan Hua’s somewhat nervous voice came from the next room.
“Um, Lianbing! Do, do you also like Juncheng An?”
Oh dear, it seems Lan Hua is truly anxious. She even used the word ‘also’ unintentionally. If I were to dwell on that now, wouldn’t that put me in control?
So, how should I answer now? Hmm… I’ll give a non-committal answer for now.
“Yes… I have a slight interest.”
“Oh? That’s quite rare. Ji Lianbing, you’re interested in someone as unremarkable as An Juncheng?”
The person speaking was Yingnuo Gao. She’s a good friend of Lan Hua’s, with dyed blonde hair and often wears a pair of headphones… My maids have already investigated what her abnormality is.
She’s a eavesdropper.
Yes, the headphones she wears aren’t playing any music; they’re just a decorative accessory.
Her hobby is listening to other people’s conversations, and since everyone in this class has some interesting oddities, she should have a lot of information.
If possible, I’d like to make her my information-gathering point at school.
“Yeah… So Ji Lianbing likes that type of guy? This will crush many boys’ hopes.”
The boy standing on the other side is Yingliang Luo. He has messy, grass-like hair and wears thick-lensed glasses. He looks serious, but he’s actually a voyeur.
When I first heard this information, I thought he was just a visual person like those stinky men, but later I realized that he seems to merely ‘observe without being discovered.’ He doesn’t have the awareness of a voyeur himself.
He should have seen many abnormal things but pretended not to know… The second planned information-gathering point.
“She probably doesn’t like him! She wouldn’t confess so casually…”
“I was serious when I said I want him to be my boyfriend?”
“Eh?!”
Lan Hua was stunned again when she heard my words. She mumbled blankly like a broken doll.
“H-how could that be? Juncheng An is such an ordinary guy. He doesn’t have a girlfriend, or even ordinary friends… He zones out during class… always stays in the library… He’s a total otaku who likes reading novels and manga, drinks coffee, and only uses a 0.7mm mechanical pencil… He has two younger sisters at home, with a so-so sibling relationship. His father is a surgeon, and his mother is an undertaker… The teachers he’s relatively close to are only Teacher Xiaozhen and Teacher Lili… No one would like him… Someone actually does… and it’s Lianbing… How could it be…”
Aiya, you’re spilling your inner thoughts?
Her voice was very low and fast, like a fast-forward playback, so I didn’t catch some parts.
It was some information about An Juncheng, too detailed. I thought Lan Hua didn’t interact much with An Juncheng, but she already knew his personal information to this extent… Strange.
Could this be Lan Hua’s abnormality?
“Haha… Pull yourself together, Lan Hua. Juncheng An hasn’t agreed yet, right? You still have a chance.”
Yingnuo Gao must have heard everything. She probably already knew Lan Hua’s abnormality. She didn’t look shocked, just patted her on the back and tried to comfort her with a wry smile.
Lan Hua regained some spirit, shook her head, and clenched her fist, saying, “Ugh… You’re right, there’s still a chance! I’ll investigate his private life more thoroughly!”
Yingliang Luo pushed up his glasses and muttered silently, “I think you should try approaching him first so he gets to know you…”
Hearing this suggestion, Lan Hua’s cheeks turned red, and she quickly waved her hands in refusal.
“N-no! When he looks at me, I get so nervous I can’t speak!”
“I knew it… Sigh, in that case, you can’t even start…”
“Ahaha…”
Yingliang Luo seemed to have anticipated Lan Hua’s reaction, sighed, and shrugged his shoulders as if to say he couldn’t help.
Oh, I see… Is Lan Hua a stalker?
Yingnuo Gao smiled wryly at me and said, “Anyway, that’s how it is, Ji Lianbing. My Hua also has that blockhead as her target, so you’ll be rivals from now on.”
“Who said I have him as a target! I don’t even like him!”
She’s still denying it even now. Does Lan Hua really not realize it yet? How cute~
“Hehe, I won’t go easy on you, you know?”
“There’s no comparison. With Lan Hua like this, she’s not even enough to be cannon fodder; she’ll be instantly defeated.”
“What did you say!”
“Nothing, I didn’t say anything!”
Yingliang Luo quickly shut his mouth to avoid inviting disaster.
“But that blockhead is strange. Even though a beautiful girl like Lianbing confessed to him, he just ran away… Is he shy?”
“Yeah… I’m also curious.”
So, it looks strange to others as well. Running away after I confessed? He’s the first, and probably the last.
An Juncheng finally returned to the classroom when the break time ended. He walked in behind the teacher, so I couldn’t talk to him.
When the dismissal bell rang, he stood up and followed the teacher out of the classroom.
Trying to escape again?
Hmph, you won’t get away so easily this time!
I got up from my seat and walked to the classroom door. I saw An Juncheng reach the end of the second floor and then turn left into the men’s restroom.
Oh… Playing this game, are we?
If you think this will stop me, you’re too naive.
I leisurely followed An Juncheng’s path to the men’s restroom. I acted so naturally that no one noticed I had gone into the wrong place.
The two boys at the urinals looked like they had seen a ghost when I walked in. One of them fumbled and missed, splashing his neighbor’s thigh.
So dirty, and so small.
I didn’t say anything, just smiled at them, and walked directly to the last stall.
The other boys hurried out of the restroom, muttering curses under their breath. It seems they recognize me.
Even in this dirty place, I can still smell his ‘scent.’
An Juncheng must be hiding in this stall.
I knocked twice on the stall door. His voice came from inside.
“Sorry, I’ll be out in a moment…”
This must be him. I directly opened the stall door. Perhaps he didn’t expect me to actually enter the men’s restroom, as the door wasn’t locked.
Opening the door, I saw An Juncheng with his pants halfway down, his mouth agape as if he could swallow an egg.
“Oh my? So impatient? You want to take off your pants as soon as you see me? That makes me both happy and shy…”
Oh my, oh my, this size isn’t small at all…
An Juncheng, who had just realized what was happening, quickly pulled up his pants. While fastening his belt, he shouted at me, “This is the men’s restroom!”
“I don’t want to do this, but who made you ignore me like this?”
At this moment, I should act wronged; this will evoke his pity and make him indulge me.
But An Juncheng doesn’t seem to be charmed. He said indifferently, “How about we talk outside?”
Is he considering my reputation? How considerate.
However, that won’t achieve the effect I want. The more people know that I intruded into the men’s restroom to talk to you, the better.
“No, we can talk here? There’s hardly anyone around, and I don’t mind.”
He rolled his eyes, his lips downturned. Is that what you call a ball-aching expression? Do men’s balls really hurt when they’re upset? If they really do hurt, then men live very difficult lives, just like us when we have our periods.
“I do mind. Please leave immediately. I still need to use the facilities.”
I ignored his cold attitude, took two steps forward, entered the stall, and locked the door. This way, no one will bother us.
“Hmmph… It’s alright, Juncheng. You can use the facilities. It won’t affect our conversation, will it?”
“Please don’t call me by my name. We’re not that familiar, are we, Ji Lianbing?”
His tone became even colder, and his favorability towards me seemed to drop again. He dislikes my type of girl? Well, that’s not important…
“Oh~ You remembered my name, how happy I am~”
“So, what is your purpose? Why are you suddenly bothering me?”
“Hehehe…”
It seems he thinks I have ulterior motives for approaching him. Which, admittedly, I do. Overly perceptive men are not likable, you know? Juncheng.
“Of course, it’s because I like you, Juncheng.”
An Juncheng raised an eyebrow and said, “How could you possibly like me?”
I twirled a strand of my hair and replied, “You’re not me, so how can you know that I don’t like you?”
“…”
Seeing him fall silent, I bent down and moved closer to his face. At such a close distance, I drew circles on his chest and said, “Actually, Juncheng, you’re very happy inside, aren’t you? I mean, who wouldn’t be happy to be confessed to by a beautiful girl like me?”
His breathing quickened slightly. Even if he’s defiant with his words, his body still follows its instincts~
Hehe, the tsundere attribute, is it? Such a little tsundere~
An Juncheng adjusted his breathing, closed his eyes, and then opened them again, his gaze becoming exceptionally serious.
The atmosphere changed.
“No, quite the opposite. I’m not happy at all; in fact, I’m troubled… Could you please leave me alone?”
“Leave me alone…?”
Why ‘leave me alone’…? Not ‘give up,’ but ‘leave me alone’?
“Is there a problem?”
“No… Nothing. I was just wondering why you’re avoiding me? I just want to be friends, we don’t have many friends, do we?”
I didn’t directly ask him to be my boyfriend. Using the approach of starting as friends should be more effective with An Juncheng. As far as I know, he should really wish for a friend he can talk to.
However…
“Don’t joke. Contacting you too much will cause unnecessary trouble. Those boys who secretly like you might retaliate against me out of jealousy. Besides, we’re not the same kind of people. You continue your life surrounded by admirers, while I continue to be an unknown commoner. Why should we intersect?”
These words completely changed my perception of him.
Ah, I see. So, An Juncheng is ‘this kind’ of person.
He’s trapped in an anomaly, yet he’s carved out a piece of ordinary daily life for himself. He has no aversion to his current state of contentment. When faced with danger, he flees. He instinctively avoids any potential danger or anything that might affect his daily life.
Discarding the past and future, only caring about the present, living life from day to day… This is also why An Juncheng hasn’t been involved in any incidents so far.
Why haven’t I noticed this until now? That the most interesting person is right beside me.
He’s the most precious ‘raw gem’!
I want to bring him into my anomalies, I want to dye him with my color… I want to see what he’ll do when he’s in an anomaly… I want to keep his body…
I want to ‘kill’ the him who exists in daily life.
“…Hehehehe, how interesting. You, indeed, are very interesting, An Juncheng.”
At this moment, for the first time, I unleashed my truest emotions.
He noticed, didn’t he? He noticed, didn’t he?
He noticed my overflowing feelings, didn’t he?
I
want
to kill
you
and kiss
and hug
your
corpse
An Juncheng!
I reached out and caressed his cheek, as if marking him.
“In any case, I won’t take back what I said. I’ll wait for your reply, Juncheng… classmate.”
Before, I hesitated about which classmate to approach. But now, I’ve made my decision.
An Juncheng, I will make him my first collection.
The best collection.
Hmph~ Hmph hmph~
