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Monday, March 14th

I always felt that a part of me was missing. I don’t know why but I could never really feel emotions like everyone else. A lot of people see me as just a normal girl, though it's only because I’ve just been faking it for quite a while now…

But every night for the past ten years, I’ve had the same dream. I would meet a boy, we’d fall in love, and we would start a happy family. I could never see what he looked like in these dreams, but anytime I would think about him, I would feel a tinge of happiness. I thought these would just stay as dreams to give me an idea of what feeling things would be like.

Or at least that was the case until today.

It was my first day at Akademi High. As I was heading to one of my classes, I bumped into someone while turning a corner. When he helped me up, I just about fainted when I saw his face. He had short black hair that was almost long enough to cover one of his beautiful indigo eyes. Only then did I realize that he looked exactly the same as the boy in my dreams!

It felt like my world had lit up with color. My life finally had a reason now. It was to be his soulmate!

Once he made sure I was okay, he continued walking to one of his classes. I got a look at the name tag he carried (like everyone else at Akademi) and his name was Jokichi Yudasei. Well Jokichi, I can already tell that you and I are going to be the best couple that Akademi has ever seen!

Oh! I probably should’ve introduced myself. My name is Ryoba Aishi, if you’re reading this then please return it to me as soon as you can.

Tuesday, March 15th

Not all good things can last, can they?

While I was watching my Senpai (Jokichi), I saw him talking with another girl. I believe her name was Sumire Saitozaki. The way she was talking to him makes me believe that she also likes him. I swore I could see her blush while she laughed at a joke he made.

Watching her trying to steal my Senpai made me sick. Is this what anger feels like? Because when I was watching her, I couldn’t help but think about all the horrible things I wanted to do to that girl. Drown, electrocute, burn, crush, and even stab her. The results would always end with her demise, and I would smile all the while.

I couldn’t do any of those things however, because I didn’t want my Senpai to see me hurt someone and be afraid of me. But mark my words Sumire, one day I’ll catch you far away from my Senpai and I will make those moments your last. You’re trying to take him away from me… and I won’t let you get away with it.

“Why couldn’t you just talk to him?”

Trust me, I thought about doing that, but any time I thought about even being near him I wouldn’t be able to think clearly. What makes you think I would be able to actually talk to him in person? I’m worried that if I say the wrong thing, that he’ll hate me and my heart will break. I can’t risk that, now can I?

Wednesday, March 16th

Along with watching my Senpai to learn more about him, I have also been watching Sumire so I can find a way to lure her into a trap to dispose of her.

I’ve already found a way to get rid of her. I won’t speak much of my plans in case anyone reading this plans to snitch on me, but she won’t be a problem when I’m done with her.

I’ve also learned that she plans on confessing her feelings to Senpai on Friday underneath the giant cherry blossom tree behind the school. Apparently if you confess your feelings to someone underneath that tree then they will start dating you. I definitely know where I’m going to ask out my Senpai now.

And speaking of the angel himself, he’s been doing well. I hope he won’t feel too bad about Sumire suddenly disappearing without a trace. If he ever finds out, I can only pray that he forgives me and knows that I was only trying to protect him. I simply have no other choice.

Thursday, March 17th

Something strange just happened today.

While stalking Sumire and my Senpai, I nearly tripped over something. Thankfully neither of them saw me and I was able to hide in a storage closet out of their sight.

I decided to hide in there for a little bit and see if maybe there was anything else I could use to get rid of Sumire. Then in the corner of my eye, I saw something small and light fall from one of the shelves. It was a post card of Mount Fuji with writing that said-

“If you need help with getting your true love, then call me. Jikan-Ko” And underneath the writing was a phone number. I thought it was just some kind of prank, but I was curious who this was. 

I brought the card home with me and dialed it on my family’s landline phone. There was only silence for a minute, then there was some strange sound I couldn’t make out on the other end. Right as I was about to ask who it was, they hung up.

Still Thursday, March 17th

Okay, I’m unsure if it’s still Thursday, but I need to write about this dream I had.

I was standing in front of Akademi High, but it was nighttime and everything was foggy. There wasn’t any color but my entire body was a dark shade of red.

In the distance, I saw a girl hovering above the ground. Every part of her was pure white apart from two black eyes. She wore a black uniform with a long skirt that looked more like the middle school uniform my grandmother wore decades ago. I assume that this was Jikan-Ko.

I wanted to run away from her, but I couldn’t move any part of my body. Before I knew it, she got me and everything went black.

The last thing I heard before waking up in a cold sweat was her telling me to grab a small bottle from the basement.

Friday, March 18th

Have you ever killed someone before? It’s exhilarating.

Prior to going to school, I took Jikan-Ko’s advice and went into the basement. Father was still in bed so I did my best to try not to make any noise. I know he keeps my mother happy, but I can’t help but feel bad for him. No matter how desperate I become, I won’t do what my mother did to her Senpai.

Anyway, I got the bottle (which turned out to be hydrogen peroxide) and headed off to school, ready to deal with Sumire once and for all.

I arrived earlier than usual, which gave me more than enough time to get everything I needed for my plan. I left a note in her locker telling her to meet me in the girl’s bathroom on the third floor during lunch time. On my way there, I grabbed a knife from the cooking club and put it in my school bag.

It felt like forever waiting for 1pm to arrive, but once the bell rang for lunch time, I ran as quickly as I could to the third floor. Waiting in that bathroom stall took a while, but eventually Sumire made it on time. I walked up to her and she turned to face me, asking why I wanted to talk with her. I explained to her that I wanted to chat with her about her crush, making her sequel from embarrassment as she turned to face the wall. It would’ve been kind of cute if it wasn’t over my Senpai.

Right as she asked why I wanted to talk to her about her crush, I put my hand over her mouth, making sure that she couldn’t make a peep. My heart was racing as I plunged my knife into her heart and into her neck. The last thing she heard was me telling her that she couldn’t have my Senpai.

As I cleaned up the evidence, I couldn’t really tell how I felt about killing her. On one hand, murder is a horrible crime that could get me into a lot of trouble. But on the other hand, I had to protect my Senpai.

I was just about to mop up the blood when I remembered the bottle of Hydrogen Peroxide I had in my bag. There wasn’t a lot in the bottle, but I did my best to use it to get rid of all the blood that Sumire left behind. I never knew someone could bleed so much. Then again, I did stab her in two very important areas that contain a lot of blood, so I guess it wasn’t too surprising.

Once I felt I had gotten rid of all the blood, I used what little of the Hydrogen Peroxide to remove the blood and my finger prints from the knife, before I placed it back into the cooking club. Someone likely would’ve gotten suspicious if one of the knives went missing the same day as Sumire.

Speaking of the devil, next I had to get rid of her body. Thankfully there were some garbage bags that were surprisingly big enough to carry a corpse, so getting her away from here wouldn’t be that big of an issue. I originally thought about leaving her in the trashbin, but I felt burning her remains in the incinerator would get rid of the evidence a lot better.

I was shaking the entire time as I carried her into the incinerator. If anyone caught me then I would be in so much trouble. Maybe if it was cleaning time then it would’ve been less suspicious, but that wasn’t for another five hours.

After I left her body to burn, I realized that I had gotten a lot of blood on my uniform. I wasn’t entirely sure how I got this much blood on my clothes but I knew I had to clean it up. I immediately ran to the locker rooms and put on my gym clothes. They would work while I waited to clean my uniform in the home ecc room’s laundry machine.

While I was walking there, another student came up to me and asked why I was carrying a bloody uniform. I managed to lie about accidentally spilling tomato soup and how I was going to clean it up. She seemed to buy the story, but then she asked why she saw me take a knife from the cooking club earlier. I told her that I thought it was misplaced from the home ecc room and she took that lie as well, finally leaving me alone.

With all the evidence finally gone, I spent the rest of the day going to classes, watching my Senpai and thinking of my future with him. It felt like a massive weight was lifted off my shoulders that day. Now I could focus on getting him to notice me.

Still Friday, March 18th

I had another dream with Jikan-Ko.

I was back in that endless black void, and she was standing in front of me. At least I think it was standing, I couldn’t really tell if she was standing or hovering due to the lack of a visible floor.

She congratulated me for managing to get rid of Sumire, mentioning something about keeping my family safe. She further told me that if I wanted to continue with getting the perfect ending with my Senpai, then I should avoid killing anyone else from this point forward.

When I asked why she congratulated me for killing Sumire if she didn’t want me to kill anyone else, she told me that Sumire was destined to die this early in other timelines. Apparently if I didn’t get to her first then she would’ve… No, I can’t write that about my dear Senpai. Those horrible thoughts are still in my mind as I write this.

I really want to have a good future with my Senpai, so if keeping others alive will guarantee that future, then I’ll do my best to uphold that promise.

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Monday, March 21st

Although I have heard some people get suspicious about her disappearance, no one seems to have caught wind about Sumire’s death. Especially not my Senpai, bless his heart.

But I can’t rest now. Another girl has taken an interest in my Senpai. I believe her name was Kaguya Wakaizumi. Same as Sumire, she plans on confessing to him on Friday. I’ll need to get rid of her by 6pm that day or I’ll be left heartbroken.

While I wouldn’t mind disposing of her, I remember how Jikan-Ko told me that I would only be able to have the perfect future if I didn’t kill anyone else. Besides, I don't want to attract the attention of any more police officers to the school.

When Sumire went missing, the police searched Akademi to see if there were any clues as to where she went. Thankfully they didn’t find anything that linked me to her disappearance, but I’m worried if I get too clumsy with any other girls that talk to my Senpai, then they’ll start to get suspicious of either him or me.

…Now that I think about it, I may have an idea on how to get rid of her. If I can sabotage enough of their interactions then I might be able to make him hate her. Okay, I doubt he would truly hate her, but I doubt he would want to date her,

While I was eavesdropping on her and Senpai’s conversation in the morning, I learned that she had given him a bento. He planned on eating it later at lunch so it gave me enough time to figure out what to do with it. If I remember correctly, I learned in Home Economics that combining mustard and tepid sink water could cause someone to vomit. I don’t want to harm my Senpai, but it’s for his own good if he stays away from Kaguya.

Getting the things I needed was rather easy. While everyone in the cooking club was distracted giving out free food to everyone in the school, I grabbed that bento and brought it with me to the cooking club. Senpai should probably keep a better eye on his things but this just makes my work at least a little bit easier.

After putting the mixture into the rice of the bento, I even made sure to leave a little mustard in the octo-dogs Kaguya added. That might’ve been a little unnecessary, but I couldn’t help myself. The look on his face when I saw him eating it at the school rooftop was sad to see.

At the end of the day, Kaguya wanted to know what he thought about the bento she gave him. I almost started laughing when I heard her get concerned about how he threw up because of it. As if she thinks she cares about him more than I do. She should’ve fallen for someone else.

Tuesday, March 22nd

Today, Senpai decided to give Kaguya a book he really liked. Apparently she wanted to read it and he trusted her enough to let her borrow his copy. I don’t get how he could trust a girl he’s rarely ever talked to, but whatever keeps her up at night.

I had until 5pm to figure out what I was going to do with that book. I originally planned on submerging it in water, but I felt it was going too far with Senpai. Destroying anything my Senpai cared about almost felt like I was physically hurting him in a way.

I did want to start a collection of all the things my Senpai had, so I came up with a better solution. I went through Kaguya’s bag and stole the book for myself. It was a little nerve wracking trying to steal it, but I kept it in my bookbag for the rest of the day just to make sure no one would find out.

It was a little sad watching Senpai get upset that his book was missing, but I knew what I had to do. I’ll likely return it to him later on, but only once I’m done gushing over it reading it.

Come to think of it, if I just confess my feelings to Senpai without him knowing who I am, he might not accept those feelings. So in order to get his trust, I decided to leave a little love letter on his desk before class. I’ll likely be leaving more in the future, because I swore I saw him looking over the note at least twice during the day. 

Wednesday, March 23rd

Thinking that she could easily be forgiven after losing his book, Kaguya decided that she wanted to show something to Senpai at lunch. If I put something in the box then maybe he would think less of her for it.

I wasn’t sure what to put in the box at first, so I decided to walk around school to see if I could find something. Next thing I knew, I found myself in front of the gate blocking off the incinerator. At first I thought I was going to put something from the trash bin in the gift box, but something else caught my eye.

Behind the trash bin was an unopened bottle of sake. I don’t know who exactly was hiding alcohol on school grounds, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it were one of the delinquents. Not like it matters because I just found the perfect way to make Senpai believe Kaguya isn’t a good person. Who would unironically feel compelled to enter a relationship with someone who thought this was an appropriate gift.

Putting it in the box was far from easy. She may have left it on her desk, but trying to open the box and close it without any signs of it being opened in the first place was almost impossible. I won’t lie when I say I almost felt my heart stop when I so much as heard the classroom door creak. Thank the gods that no one saw what I was doing.

When she showed her gift to Senpai on the rooftop today, I was giddy with anticipation to see how it would go. To see him politely turn down her offer was all I needed to see. That poor girl has no idea what kind of mess she got herself into.

On my way home from school, I decided to go through town. I don’t really know what I was doing there, but I eventually found myself inside a convenience store. Along with buying a couple snacks I planned on giving to Senpai, I noticed a box of Xanax. I normally don’t have any issues when it comes to sleeping, but I decided to pick up a box of them.

I don’t plan on using them on Senpai, or at least not yet. I only plan to use them on him as a last resort if he rejects my confession. All I have to do is make sure that girl doesn’t confess to him by Friday and I won’t have to resort to anything too drastic…

Oh, and if you’re wondering about what was originally in the box Kaguya gave to my Senpai, it was a cute plushie of a little kitten. I feel like this might come in handy later on. Maybe I could give this to him.

Thursday, March 24th

I will be completely honest and say that I was rather mad when I decided to spy on Kaguya and Senpai earlier today. That girl actually had the gall to try and ask my Senpai out on a date to the local movie theater. Okay, she didn’t outright say it was a date, but it still felt like she did!

I had to make sure she didn’t meet up with Senpai by the end of the day to go on their date. There was just one teeny little problem, however. I was unsure how exactly I was going to keep them from meeting up. While killing her would’ve been easy, I remember that killing absolutely anyone else after Sumire would prevent me from having my happy ending with Senpai.

Then I remembered something from earlier that day. Kaguya apparently didn’t get much sleep last night. Why exactly, I don’t know and I don’t really care. But it gave me an idea.

I went through my bag and sure enough, I still had my box of Xanax in it. I guess I forgot to take it out after yesterday. Might still keep it in there just in case though.

The plan was set into motion. While no one else was in her classroom, I took her bento and ground up a tablet of Xanax into the rice. I just had to hope that it worked, otherwise I’d have to resort to knocking her out in a more… direct manor.

Thankfully I didn’t have to get violent, because she slept on the school rooftop for the rest of the day. I will admit that I was a little sad to see my Senpai disappointed that she didn’t arrive, but I was simply doing it for the greater good. I even had to restrain myself from asking if I could go to the theater with him instead. I felt like he would’ve rejected me since we haven’t met yet. One day though…

Friday, March 25th

Today’s the day Kaguya plans to confess her feelings. I either save my Senpai, or I resort to some extreme measures.

Early in the morning, Senpai asked if he could borrow some notes from Kaguya. Apparently we had a massive test today and he was worried he wouldn’t pass. I wish it were me he would ask to borrow notes from, but so far he only knows of my existence from bumping into me in the halls.

This was going to be way too easy to pull off. I just had to go through my rival’s bag and change all her notes to make sure they weren’t right, before she could leave them on his desk. I felt it was a win/win situation. I would push my Senpai away from that girl and I would copy her notes so I could pass.

It was agonizing waiting for that test to end. I wasn’t worried about failing, I had already gone over some carefully selected notes ahead of time, so that wouldn’t be an issue. The real fear came from how I felt about my Senpai. I really wanted him to pass this test, but I also wanted to make sure he knew how wrong Kaguya was.

That fear was thankfully short lived once I saw the two talking outside of class later. He barely passed, but that was only because he realized halfway through that those notes were wrong. I could just tell at that moment that he wouldn’t want anything to do with her from that point on.

Speaking of which, that girl still had the audacity to try and confess to him. I was tempted to open Senpai’s locker to rip up the note she left for him, but I decided to let it play out.

That poor girl poured her heart out to him, pleading that she couldn’t see herself lasting another day without him, claiming that she loved him… It sickened me.

Thankfully my sabotage proved successful. As politely as he could, Senpai rejected her feelings, saying how he couldn’t see himself with someone like her. The look on her face as she reached out, crying as she tried to stop him from leaving was priceless. Hopefully she knows better than to try and steal things that aren’t hers next time.

It was difficult to pull this off, but damn was it worth it.

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Monday, March 28th

Today I planned on finally introducing myself to my Senpai. Hell if I wasn’t mostly successful. We actually had a pretty good conversation… for no more than maybe five minutes, because then she showed up.

Moeko Rakuyona. The resident tomboy with a gung ho attitude, often hanging around the other boys of Akademi. I could see why she would be interested in Senpai, but what he could see in her is anyone’s guess.

Either way, I can’t let her steal his heart. I must do whatever it takes to get rid of her.

Originally I planned on doing something similar like I did with Kaguya, but that took way too much time. And if I’ll be completely honest, getting rid of every girl simply by sabotaging their interactions would get really old really quick.

…Now that I think about it, I believe I’ve heard a rumor about her. Apparently she has a secret hobby that she likes to keep under wraps.

I don’t know what exactly this hobby is. Some say it’s violent, and others say it's… The kind that I feel is unnecessary to write about here. Point is, I could use this rumor against her. I’ll just need to stalk her around school until I figure out what it is.

Tuesday, March 29th

I finally have an idea to get rid of Moeko.

While following her around school, I found her behind the boy’s shower room. I originally thought that she was going to be spying on some of them, or more specifically, my Senpai. To be fair, I have done the same thing so I could see the appeal. But instead, she was going to do something else.

She went up to a trashcan and threw a lit match into it in order to start a fire. And as if no one else was watching, she feigned innocence and put it out with a watering can she had nearby.

So Moeko is an arsonist. Surprised how no one else seems to have caught her, not even the student council.

Now this leaves me with two choices. I can either report her to the guidance counselor for putting the school in danger with her hobby, or I can make things a lot more interesting for myself. You know what they say- “If you play with fire, then you’re going to get burnt.”

While the former option sounds the easiest, I feel like the latter sounds much more fun. My problem is that I’m unsure how I’m going to make it truly deadly for her. The flames were rather small so I doubt it’ll do much on its own. I might need to search further to find a little spark for the flame.

Wednesday, March 30th

I found just what I needed to get rid of that girl. I looked through the window leading into the shed of the gardening club, and I found a red jerry can. No doubt in my mind that it’s filled to the brim with gasoline, perfect to get a fire going out of control. I just need to get my hands on a lock pick to get access to the shed and I can get cooking.

Why the school would have something like this in the first place (let alone in the gardening club) is beyond me. Whatever the case is, I have a plan to get rid of Moeko.

That girl sure isn’t helping herself either. With hair that reaches your mid-back, you’d think it would be good to tie it back, but no. At least it makes my job a whole lot easier.

In terms of other things that happened today, I decided to leave a gift for my Senpai along with a note. I’ve already left a number of notes for him (which he seems to enjoy), but I didn’t expect him to be so happy about that plushie of an orange slice I gave him.

Thursday, March 31st

Fire. One of earth’s most powerful elements, but also one of its most deadliest. Case in point; today.

Before Moeko arrived at school, I immediately went to the shed of the gardening club. No one else was there so I got to work on picking the lock. Making a lock pick was surprisingly easier than I thought.

Once the lock was finally opened, I grabbed the jerry can and ran as quickly as I could to where Moeko loved to start fires. I emptied out the watering can she used to put out her fires and filled it with gasoline.

Now I do the hardest part; waiting for her to arrive and fall to her demise. I probably should’ve realized she didn’t do this at the start of the day because I was waiting for quite a while. When she finally arrived, it was time for one hell of a show.

She lit the fire, and watched as it sparked to life. I will admit, I also found it kind of pretty. Then she grabbed the gasoline and all hell broke loose for her.

I already thought Sumire’s death was exciting, but this gave me a rush like no other. The way her body was almost immediately engulfed by flames, the way she screamed for help when no one was there to save her.

It was amazing. So amazing in fact, that I forgot to dispose of the body. Not like I would be able to thanks to how hot her charred corpse was.

Luckily for me, there wasn’t anything the police could find that could link me to her death. Fire can do one hell of a job wiping away anything that could link you to something dangerous.

Senpai on the other hand was rather devastated to hear that his new friend died in a blaze of glory. I did my best to try and cheer him up, but it only barely worked. I did at the very least get to see him smile so at least I got that.

Friday, April 1st

I confessed my feelings to Senpai and he kissed me in return… God I wish it wasn’t April Fools today, but I would love to write something like this down another time. Instead, something else happened today. Or more specifically, something happened last night.

Remember how Jikan-Ko told me not to kill anyone? Well she certainly remembers, and she was not happy to see how I lit Moeko on fire.

In my dream, Jikan-Ko was in front of me, ridiculing me for going back on my promise. I simply told her that her death was inevitable and I was just making it quicker. That didn’t really do much to get her to stop.

She threatened me, telling me that she would reset the timeline back to last week so I could redo everything. I couldn’t believe it, she was really going to get rid of all my hard work just because I wanted things to be easier!

Or at least she planned on doing that until a strange dark crimson, nearly charcoal creature had attacked her. It looked like a wolf but with three tails as opposed to one. It started growling at her, though under its growls I could faintly make out something about not letting anyone hurt it's family. The last thing I remember seeing was that creature clawing at her arm, before I woke up in a cold sweat.

I looked over at the little table across from me and saw some light coming from two pendants left on it. One had a pink pearl at the end, while the other had a bright red ruby. In the middle of both of them was a note telling me what they meant.

If I choose to wear the pink pendant then I would have to start over. But if I choose the red one, I can continue with my work with no more major interruptions.

Can you guess which one I chose?

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Monday, April 4th

Sometimes I feel my sweet Senpai shouldn’t be as popular as he is. Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad that he’s happy with all the attention he gets, but it is an inconvenience having to eliminate every girl who shows a little too much interest in him.

Case in point; Honami Hodoshima. A shy girl who not only likes my Senpai, but also likes books. In the few times I’ve interacted with her, I don’t think I’ve ever seen her without a book in her hand.

Apparently my Senpai’s grades have been dropping for quite a while now. Because of this, one of the teachers assigned him to be tutored by Honami in hopes that he’ll get back on track. It should’ve been me they chose, not her.

As much as I would love to dispose of her, there are two problems I face with her. The first one is that the wolf-like demon in my dreams can only fight back against Jikan-Ko for so long. I’ll need to find a way to make sure she doesn’t win, otherwise I'll have to start all over again.

The second problem is that I’ll need to find a way to get rid of Honami without anyone thinking she was murdered. If enough girls drop like the flies that they are, then it will be a lot harder to deal with any girl who tries to coerce my Senpai.

Come to think of it, maybe I could use her love of books against her. Now that just leads to the problem of how I’ll pull this off. Beating her to death with a hard enough book would be a lot of fun, but would very easily be found as a murder case…

I wonder how often she’s at the school’s library.

Tuesday, April 5th

Remember what I said about how Honami likes books? I take that back, she actually really LOVES books.

Outside of going to classes, I don’t think I’ve ever seen her anywhere other than the school’s library with at least a couple books. She should’ve just stuck to books instead of trying to take my Senpai, and maybe she would’ve been spared.

I now have the perfect plan to get rid of Honami. I just need to find a way to lure her behind a bookshelf, and then I’ll crush her with it. The only problem I may have is making sure no one sees me do it, but I’ll just have to catch her when no one else is in the library.

And speaking of the school’s library, I guess I should talk about my plan to get rid of Jikan-Ko. So far I have no idea how to purge her out of my life. I tried looking through the school’s library most of the day to see if there were any books about getting rid of demons, but I've had no success. I was honestly thinking about quitting, until I found a note on my desk telling me to check the occult club.

Yes, you read that correctly, my school has an occult club. No, it was not established by any of the teachers. No, I don’t know why anyone was ok with it.

I asked if any of the members knew of any books about getting rid of demons, and they had the book I was looking for. I still remember how one of the girls in that club was a little shy to hand me that book. Maybe she was jealous that I had experience with demons when none of them were able to summon any.

I’ll read the book later to see if I can find anything about time demons. But first I’m going to finish that book I borrowed from Senpai.

Wednesday, April 6th

I had another chance to talk with Senpai today. I’m still reeling over how exhilarating it was.

I walked over to him while he was still at his locker. Would you believe that he still remembers my name from when I first talked with him? I sure couldn’t when he said- “Oh hey, Ryoba was it?”

We talked for a little bit before I handed him back his book. He was astonished to learn that I found that book Kaguya lost, but I lied that I found it in the school’s library, saying that someone might’ve mistaken it for one of the school’s books.

The next part is what really made me want to squeal. My Senpai was so thankful to have his book back that he actually HUGGED ME! It only lasted for a few seconds but those were the best seconds of my life! For a brief moment, I genuinely thought I was in a dream.

Oh yeah, speaking of dreams, I still gotta get rid of Jikan-Ko. While keeping an eye on Honami in the library, I’ll be reading that book I borrowed from the occult club until I find what I need.

Thursday, April 7th

I finally found the page I needed to figure out how to get rid of Jikan-Ko. Since nothing else happened today, I’ll write down the instructions I need so I can return that book to the occult club.

“No time for you-How to purge a demon taking up your timeline

Items needed: Some salt, a jar of pickled plums, and an authentic rabbit’s foot.

How to do it: Under the light of a full moon, sprinkle a circle of salt on the ground, and place a jar of pickled plums in the middle while submerging the rabbit’s foot inside it.”

“Are you sure this will work?” I’ll be completely honest, I have no idea. I really hope it does work though, because I don’t want the occult club thinking I want to join them.

I’ll focus more on that later, right now I need to focus my time on getting rid of Honami. If I don’t get rid of her by 5pm tomorrow, I don’t know what I’m gonna do with myself.

Friday, April 8th

That was surprisingly the easiest thing I’ve ever done. Rather surprising because of how heavy those bookshelves were.

Let me explain what happened today. I was once again waiting for the right opportunity to crush Honami with one of the bookshelves. Right as I was thinking of giving up and just bashing her head in with the biggest book I could find, I had an epiphany.

“Why don’t I just rearrange the shelves so less people will notice Honami getting killed?” Well why didn’t I think about this sooner, me? Would’ve saved us a lot of time that could’ve been used to talk with Senpai.

While everyone else was going to class, I spent as much time as I could trying to arrange the shelves in a way to corner Honami when she got back. I’m really glad I paid attention to PE, otherwise this would’ve taken a lot longer to do. After almost an hour, I had the shelves positioned in a way that would crush Honami while getting a book. 

Once she finally arrived, I then had to wait until she needed to get something from one of the shelves. When she made her way over to the shelf in question, I walked behind it and slammed it directly into her. No one else was there to hear her bones crush under the things she loved. Before she could crush my dreams, I had already managed to crush her.

And speaking of dreams, Jikan-Ko is even more pissed about Honami. Last night she kept going on about how she doesn’t want me to be like my mother and how I was a disgrace to my family. If she knew anything about me, she would know that I’m better than my mother. I'm actually taking time to get my Senpai, unlike my mom who cried to my grandma when a single girl showed interest in him. It’s pathetic really…

Just like last time, she threatened to reset everything I did and have me start over, and that wolf-like creature returned to fight her. This time however, she took on some more human traits while still keeping her tails and ears. I also believe she was a lot stronger than the last time she appeared in one of my dreams.

Now I really need to focus on getting rid of Jikan-Ko. I checked earlier and I already have some salt and a jar of pickled plums. The only thing I need now is an actual rabbit’s foot. Everyone in the occult club seems to carry some sort of lucky charm on them so maybe one of them has a rabbit’s foot. I’ll need to be quick about getting it as well, since the only full moon that’s going to happen is in less than two weeks, and I don’t want to deal with Jikan-Ko any longer than I need to.

But for now, I can sleep peacefully knowing there’s one less girl trying to steal my Senpai.

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Monday, April 11th

By now, I believe you’ve asked the question- “why are you so obsessed with this boy who you’ve only talked with a few times?”

Well, I could make an entire list of reasons, but here are the ones that stand out to me. He’s handsome, talented, and smart. He’s perfect in any way you could imagine… Which doesn’t surprise me that yet another girl has taken an interest in him.

Sumiko Tachibana. an aspiring athlete and a part of the school’s sports club. More often than not, she’s always outside doing some kind of sport, which is definitely how she got her tan. I could see why some boys would want a girl like that.

Along with trying to steal my Senpai, she’s also been trying to help him with getting even healthier. While I get that she has nothing but the best intentions (and I could get behind some of her ideas), I am a little offended that she thinks my Senpai’s health isn’t perfect.

For someone who preaches about good health, she’s making a really unhealthy decision by choosing to be near my Senpai too much. I’ll have to be quick about eliminating her. There’s gonna be a race at the school on Friday, and everyone will be outside for it… and then she’ll confess to Senpai and ruin everything.

God, writing that alone just hurt me. I already know I can use her lifestyle as a way to get rid of her, but I’ll need to keep an eye on her to figure out how I’ll do it.

Tuesday, April 12th

I feel this might be the quickest I ever eliminate any of my rivals.

While spying on Sumiko, I saw that she was making her own bento in the home ecc room. I understand that she wants to keep healthy and part of that involves watching what you eat, but why would she do it at school specifically? It would be way easier if she prepared at home and brought it to school.

This alone will make it easy to get rid of her. All I would need is something to poison her with. Unfortunately, the reasonable options like narcotics or cyanide aren’t really easy to get. Still, I may have an idea for what I’m going to use to get rid of her.

Remember how I broke into the shed in the gardening club? I remember finding a large container of rat poison, likely to keep any rats from eating any of the plants. Not like any rats have ever actually appeared on school grounds, but that’s beside the point. If I can get there and steal the rat poison on time, I’ll be able to get rid of her a lot quicker than normal.

Wednesday, April 13th

I’m willing to admit that there were a couple flaws in my plan, but it thankfully still worked.

First, there was the rat poison. Getting it wasn’t a problem, if anything, it was the easiest part of my plan. The real problem was that it apparently took way longer for rat poison to kill her than I thought it would. I knew it wouldn’t kick in instantly, but it took roughly four hours.

For a moment, I was worried my plan wouldn’t work and I’d jeopardized any future attempts at poisoning her. That was until I saw her running to the nurse’s office during cleaning time. A few minutes later, she was found dead on one of the beds.

The second problem with my plan was actually trying to put the poison in her bento. There were way more students in the home ecc room than I thought there would be. I don’t know how I pulled this off, but I was able to distract Sumiko by playing some loud music outside the room while everyone else was leaving. I’m surprised no one else tried to turn off the music instead of her, but as long as it doesn’t throw a wrench in my plans, I’m fine with it.

And the third and final problem was one I didn’t consider; the police’s reaction.

I should’ve remembered that police would do inspections to people’s bodies after they’ve died to see what killed them, but I was more focused on getting rid of her than anything. Luckily they couldn’t find any of my DNA on anything, but for a very brief moment, I almost thought I would get in trouble.

Overall, while I’m glad I got rid of Sumiko, this was one of the least enjoyable murders I had to do. It didn’t help to see how Senpai reacted to seeing another one of his friends dying. At least he didn’t have to witness it first hand.

Thursday, April 14th

Wanna take a guess who appeared in my dream last night? If you guessed Senpai, then you were half right.

I was once again standing in front of Akademi with fog covering almost everything in sight. However, unlike previous dreams, Senpai was also there. He seemed a bit sad, yet a little disappointed to see me.

He told me that I should just let Jikan-Ko reset the timeline, because then we’d be able to truly live happily together. Except there was something off about him. His voice wasn’t that same silky smooth tone I’d fallen in love with.

It was only when that other demon showed up and bit “him” that I realized that wasn’t actually my Senpai. Jikan-Ko really tried to impersonate my Senpai to manipulate me into starting over!

That’s why I need to focus on getting rid of her now more than ever. I already checked my home and I already have the jar of pickled plums and salt. The only thing I needed was a real lucky rabbit’s foot.

At first I was thinking about buying one from the local gift shop, but then I realized the ones sold there were likely fake. The next option was returning to the occult club and seeing if anyone there might have what I’m looking for.

Luckily for me, that same girl who let me borrow that book of rituals happened to carry one on her and was weirdly comfortable with giving it to me. Where she managed to find one, I don’t know. I’m starting to think I could trust her. Maybe I could use her if any more girls try to take my Senpai.

Friday, April 15th

With everything that’s been going on around Akademi, it’s no surprise that my Senpai would be hit the hardest.

While I was going home today, I stopped by a local cafe to catch a break. Imagine the surprise on my face to see Senpai was also there. It was as if fate was leading me to him every time.

I asked if I could sit down with him and he was ok with it. We chatted for a bit about everything going on at school, and I found that he’s starting to get really worried about all the girls who have been dying around him lately. Not too surprising, but it definitely gives me more of a reason to make sure he never learns about what I’m doing.

As we continued talking, I found that we had a lot more common interests than I initially thought. I was just about to ask him if he would be interested in hanging out more often when his food had arrived. Turns out he was getting this for his family so he had to go.

It was a shame that we couldn’t talk more, but the few minutes I was able to talk with him were magical. It made every uneventful or annoying thing that happened this week cease to exist. I hope I’ll be able to properly ask him out one day.

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Monday, April 18th

I swear, these girls are obsessed with my Senpai. They’re all like flies with honey, or even moths to a flame.

Ritsuko Chikanari. The daughter of one of Japan’s richest families, and an absolute pain in the ass to be around. Good luck trying to talk with her if you don’t have an insane amount of yen, because she looks down on anyone who she sees as poor.

She definitely doesn’t see my Senpai as an equal. If anything, I think it would be more appropriate to say that she only views him as a pet.

At first I had no idea why Senpai would want to associate with someone so rude… But then I remember just how easily tempted anyone can be with a little money. I don’t entirely blame him of course. If I was given a choice between my current life and one full of money and luxury, it would be a little bit tough to stick to my current life.

But I can’t let him make any decisions like these. I’ll have to take it away from him before he can choose.

Tuesday, April 19th

I get the feeling that Ritsuko won’t be able to graduate on time. Not only because she’ll be dead by then, but also due to her lack of dedication to this school.

Outside of classes, I only managed to find her sunbathing at the pool. While I understand the appeal of taking time to cool off, she doesn’t even try to use a second of her time to learn. Seems like she only enrolled because of how prestigious this place is. It would've been better for her if she had just hired a tutor to keep her out of my way.

Come to think of it, the chair she was lounging at was awfully close to the pool itself. And a lot of drowning accidents tend to happen around pools… If I could find a way to push her in without her trying to stop me, I could frame this as an accident.

I wonder how difficult it is for her to sleep at night with how much of a pain she is. Wouldn’t surprise me that she doesn’t get much with how tiring she can be.

Wednesday, April 20th

Because of my plans for Ritsuko, I decided to leave a little gift behind for my dear Senpai.

It took a lot of time (and money) to get a hold of them, but along with the usual love letter, I left behind a very expensive box of chocolates. I want to give him a taste of what life with me could be like, just to let him know what he’s missing.

I think he enjoyed them pretty well. He didn’t get to eat many of them during lunch break, but I could still see the precious smile on his face. I really need to consider leaving more food for him when I get the chance.

Maybe I should leave him some kind of bento. Every other girl I’ve eliminated so far has been doing that and it seems (mostly) effective. You know what they say- “A key to a man’s heart is through his stomach.”

Thursday, April 21st

Ritsuko is definitely not gonna be graduating anytime soon now that I’m done with her.

Before class began, I snuck some Xanax into her bento. My plan was that if she was asleep for long enough, then I’d be able to push her in without much of a struggle. Then they could chalk up her death as being a mere accident.

It didn’t help her case that she usually had her chair placed far away from the others. I guess she just didn’t want to risk sitting near anyone she thought was poor. Still, she should’ve made sure her chair wasn’t so close to the water.

By the time she had passed out, it was almost the end of the day. I would’ve thought one of those other rich girls she hangs out with would’ve tried to wake her up, but at the same time I guess they were busy with more important things. Whatever those things are, they gave me the right amount of time to get rid of her.

I don’t really think there’s much else I could describe about how I killed Ritsuko. I just shoved her into the pool and watched as her body sank into the deep end. The poor girl didn’t even have a chance to fight back.

Once the deed was done, I ran away as fast as I could, hoping that no one else saw me. Unless there was something the chlorine infested waters couldn’t clean, I didn’t think anyone else would go there so late.

Or at least that’s what I thought when I saw one of my classmates watch me run away. I shrugged it off, thinking she wouldn’t find anything that could get me in trouble. For all she knew, I could've come from anywhere else.

Friday, April 22nd

In hindsight, I probably should’ve come up with a better way to get rid of Ritsuko.

On my way to class, I could hear screaming coming from the headmaster’s office. I couldn’t see what was going on, but I was able to somewhat make out what was being said. The headmaster was in the middle of an argument with a woman, while another man was sobbing. I almost immediately knew they were Ritsuko’s parents.

Mrs. Chikanari was yelling at the headmaster, angry that her daughter had died on school grounds. The headmaster tried to plead with her that it wasn’t the school’s fault, but she wouldn’t have it. The last thing she said was how she’d be suing the school, before barging out the room.

It was rather frightening to see one of Japan’s richest people so angry. Not only because of just how much power she had, but because I had caused her daughter’s death. I almost felt that she would see me and automatically realize what I had done and kill me with her bare hands. Sad to think this could’ve been easily avoided if her daughter didn’t want to steal my Senpai.

As for other things that have happened today, I think I can safely say I got rid of Jikan-Ko. Or at least I’m really close to getting rid of her.

Since I’m not a huge expert when it comes to getting rid of demons, I decided to perform that banishment ritual in the occult club. That girl who’s been helping me so far was more than happy to let me perform the ritual, despite how I wasn’t a club member. So happy in fact, that she got the entire occult club to help me out.

I didn’t think it would be that big of a deal at the time, but then again, they are rather obsessed with demons so I guess it made sense. All I had to do was sprinkle a circle of salt around a jar of pickled plums and place a rabbit’s foot into it. There wasn’t even any weird chanting or creepy occurrences.

After what was possibly the most awkward moment of my entire life, I was told that they’d be keeping the jar in the club. Well at least I didn’t have to drag it back home. Not only would it be incredibly suspicious, but also really heavy.

On my way out of the club room, however, that girl who’s been helping me asked me a question. I guess because of my ties to the paranormal, she wanted to know if I would be interested in joining the occult club. While I am grateful for everything she’s done, I don’t want to associate myself with a group that could make me seem weird to my Senpai.

I instead told her that I would think about it and walked away. I might need to look into some of the school’s clubs to see if I could avoid her for now.

Still Friday, April 22nd

Had another dream related to Jikan-Ko. This time I can definitely say it was the last one I’ll ever have.

I was back at that foggy Akademi High. Just like the ritual promised, Jikan-Ko was finally gone. Now I can go about getting rid of anyone who bothers my Senpai without worrying about all my hard work being erased.

All that was left behind was a bright pink note. It said something to the effect of “don’t say I didn’t warn you”. Like I needed any more warnings to put up with her annoying me. Then that strange humanoid wolf creature ran up to me. At first I thought it was going to attack me, but instead she started talking to me.

She told me her name was “Hakai-Shōjo”, though I’m just going to call her “Shoji” for simplicity. Apparently she also had problems with Jikan-Ko, even before I was born. While I had successfully completed the ritual, there was still one more thing I needed to do.

In order to make sure Jikan-Ko stays away for good, I would need to kill at least ten other people, and Shoji would use their souls to keep her at bay.

Considering just how deep I’m already in, what do you think I’m going to do next?

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Monday, April 25th

I swear, I can’t keep my eyes off my Senpai for longer than a minute without another girl falling in love with him.

Ai Doruyashi. A bubbly and energetic aspiring pop star, spending years of her life learning all she can about how to be the perfect idol… Too bad that’s all going to be for nothing by the end of the week.

I heard she was planning on hosting a concert at school on Friday. It definitely explains why a stage was recently set up in the school’s gymnasium. I often see her going there to practice some of her songs with the light music club.

The stage is a damn near perfect replica of the ones big name idols use. Bright flashy lights, large speakers, more than enough microphones for each member of the club. It would be a shame if any of the wires keeping them powered on were to suddenly short circuit one day.

I remember the name of one of her songs. “Ai Will Shock You”? Well, Ai definitely will shock people on friday. 

However, there are a couple problems with this plan. The first problem would actually be trying to get close enough to electrocute her. The entrance to the stage will likely be blocked off by the student council during the concert, and I don’t want to press my luck with them.

Another problem is that a new girl has arrived at school. No, she doesn’t have a crush on my Senpai, or at least I hope she doesn’t.

Her name is Sonoko Sakanoue. Yes, the same Sonoko who brought the New Year’s Day Murderer to justice back in 1985 when she was just 13. If I want to find a way to get rid of Ai or any future girls who try to steal my Senpai, I’ll need to make sure they look like accidents. One wrong move and she’ll think I was responsible for all the murders that have happened, and Senpai will no longer be mine.

The more that I think about it, the more I realize just how obsessed I seem to be with Senpai. I should honestly get some kind of hobby so I look at least a little bit normal. Maybe there’s enough room for me to join one of the school’s clubs.

Tuesday, April 26th

Well, I’ve officially made the choice to join the light music club. And it’s not just because I needed to find a way to get closer to Ai.

While I was keeping an eye on my Senpai, that same girl from the occult club asked me again if I wanted to join her club. This was the third time in a row she’s asked this question. A part of me wanted to kill her on the spot, just because I didn’t want to deal with her anymore. Instead I told her that I was still thinking about it, and she finally left me alone.

Realizing that I would need to find a way to keep her away from me, I decided to see if any of the clubs around school would be interested in letting me join. Would you believe me if I said my first choice, the light music club, was willing to let me join on such short notice.

Granted, I wouldn’t be able to do much unless any members got sick leading up to Ai’s concert, but I was able to get close enough to get rid of Ai. And who knows, maybe I might stay after I get rid of Ai. It’s not just because I want to avoid anyone being suspicious of me, but also because music has always been important to me, almost as much as my Senpai.

Before her untimely death my grandmother, Kataba Aishi, would spend time trying to teach me how to play the piano. I wasn’t particularly good at it, but she kept encouraging me to continue. Couldn’t say the same about my mother though. She’d often try to make me stop because she thought I was too loud. The arguments that would happen were not fun to listen to.

The last time I ever played was the last time I ever saw my grandma. The one time I had successfully performed an entire song, she ended up breaking into tears. At first I was worried I did something wrong, but it turns out the song I played was the last song her Senpai had played for her before he passed away.

Apparently she wanted me to learn the piano so she could hear that song one last time. I only learned this because she would pass away after her visit. I’m still unable to get over the smile she had even when she was being buried at her funeral.

Wow, I didn’t mean to get so sentimental there. I guess I still miss her quite a bit. It’s a bit weird though, because even before I met my Senpai, I’d still feel like this. Maybe it was less about my emotions and more about having some kind of purpose.

Wednesday, April 27th

I should be sleeping right now, but I still can’t get over the adrenalin from what I did today. Let me start from the beginning.

Before going to school, I decided to get some tickets to this kaiju movie. My plan was to ask Senpai if he would be interested in seeing it with me. He asked why I had two tickets, but I told him that I planned on asking a friend but they had already seen it. In a way, I was asking him out on a date.

Honestly, it was kind of hard to pay attention to the movie. Not only because the plot was kind of hard to follow, but I also got distracted by seeing the way my Senpai was analyzing the film, pointing out similarities between it and a manga that apparently inspired it. It was adorable to see his face light up towards the end.

I almost forgot about everything else I had planned… Oh right, my other plans.

I guess I haven’t entirely been truthful in this journal. You remember how I mentioned my mother wasn’t the greatest person to me or my father? Well, that was only part of the story.

You see, my mother was rather spoiled. Whatever she wanted, she would get it, no matter what she would have to do. Even if it meant going to more extreme measures to make her family perfect.

My grandmother (bless her soul) didn’t really help matters, almost always giving her exactly what she wanted. My father on the other hand didn’t want anything to do with her so… She decided to take matters into her own hands to get the perfect family. If she stayed alive any longer, I have no doubt that she would make my Senpai uncomfortable.

I don’t know why it took me this long, but I’ve finally decided to do something about her.

After an admittedly amazing date with Senpai, I returned home to finally do what I’ve been planning for a couple weeks now. The first part of my plan involved getting rid of my father. I still love him, but there is no way I could let him suffer any longer.

I went down into the basement and handed him a bottle of painkillers. When I went to close the door to the basement, I swore I could see him smile at me. His life was so bad that he saw death as an act of mercy.

Now all that was left to do was get rid of my mother- no, Dozuki doesn’t deserve to be called my mother anymore. I grabbed a knife from the kitchen and stabbed her to death in her sleep. She didn’t even get a chance to fight back when I plunged the blade into her heart, she just laid there as I took her life.

I’ve been up for maybe an hour since I killed them. I’ll find a way to get rid of their bodies after school tomorrow, but right now I can’t shake away the fear that someone will find them in the basement.

Thursday, April 28th

I was constantly on edge while I was at school today. Even during a really important test, I couldn’t stop thinking about Dozuki and my father. I was too worried that someone would enter my house while I was gone and find their bodies.

Not even thinking about my precious Senpai could distract me from how nervous I was. Usually thinking about him, intentionally or not, would be enough to calm my nerves. But all throughout the day, my mind kept flashing to what I did last night.

The minute I heard the final bell ring, I ran home as quickly as possible. It would’ve made me look a bit suspicious to my neighbors, but I didn’t care at the time. Thankfully no one else was home so I had enough time to dispose of the bodies…

And that’s where I ran into a very big issue. How was I supposed to hide their bodies? Unless I was fine with potentially burning down my house, I couldn’t just drag them into the stove like how I burned Sumire with the incinerator.

But then I remembered that Dozuki had a small garden in the backyard. She barely did much house work that didn’t involve cooking, though she was rather eccentric about how she tended to her garden. It even got to a point where I couldn’t play outside because she was so worried I would mess with her flowers. What better way to hide two bodies than to bury them under a garden?

It was a pain trying to dig a hole that was big enough for both of them. Coupled with trying to avoid damaging any of the flowers, I was honestly close to giving up. Thank the gods that there was a saw in the shed, otherwise trying to bury Dozuki and my father would’ve been an even bigger nightmare.

Now I have the whole house to myself. It will be difficult trying to maintain everything without anyone else, but things will get easier when I confess to my darling Senpai.

Speaking of which, I almost forgot that I had to get rid of Ai soon. Luckily I found something in Dozuki’s closet that I feel could come in handy. With a little bit of tampering, I think I could electrocute her with an old power strip. Wouldn’t take much to make it a hazard

Friday, April 29th

Ai’s concert certainly was shocking … Okay I’ll stop with these horrible puns.

Before the concert even began, I switched out the power strip they were using for the instruments. It was honestly a little worrying how no one, not even the student council noticed what I had done.

I was originally unsure how I would actually be able to electrocute Ai, but not too far away I spotted a little water cooler near the entrance to the stage. I guess someone left it behind if any of the light music club members needed a drink. Likely the same one from the student council room if I recall correctly.

All I had to do was grab a cup for myself and pour it onto the center of the stage that I knew Ai would be performing on. Now comes the boring part; waiting for the concert to begin and for Ai to start her song.

You’d think I’d learn my lesson about patience with Sumiko, but it was still incredibly boring waiting for her to show up. On the bright side, no one in the light music club had to cancel at the last moment, so I’d be able to stay backstage to watch from afar.

Then, it was show time…

Ai came on stage and began the chorus of her song “Ai will Shock You”, the tune that convinced me to join the light music club in the first place. Little did she know, this would be the last song she would ever perform for anyone.

I went up to the power box right behind the stage and flipped the switch. I didn’t really get to see how Ai got electrocuted, but I did get to hear the crowd scream in shock at her demise. When I saw her corpse laying motionless on that stage, I knew that she wouldn’t be a threat to me anymore.

In hindsight, I probably should’ve gotten rid of her during one of her practice sessions, but something about killing in front of a whole crowd just felt so enticing to me at that moment. I was a little worried that Senpai would be horrified at seeing her death in person, but thankfully he was late to the show. When he did arrive however, he was devastated to see her in such a state. At least he didn’t have to see her die in person.

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Monday, May 2nd

If it weren’t for these journal entries, I probably would’ve lost count of how many girls have tried competing for my Senpai’s love. I’ll give them credit for having amazing tastes, but I would’ve loved if their tastes didn’t automatically apply to him. Up until this point however, they were all fairly easy to get rid of.

But this girl, she’s actually a much bigger threat than before. Teiko Nabatashi. The brightest and smartest student at Akademi High, almost as perfect as my Senpai. I don’t think I can name a single time she failed a subject or got a low score on a test. In fact, I don’t think I’ve seen her anywhere else at school that didn’t even remotely relate to studying.

How did she meet my Senpai? Turns out that this school thinks his grades have been dropping again, and has assigned Teiko as his tutor. They still haven’t considered that I could do a way better job than she or Honami could ever do.

Now, here’s where things get complicated. With Teiko only ever hanging around teachers, I can’t just walk up to her and kill her. And even if I did manage to catch her off guard, Sonoko will start investigating the murders more, and I could very easily get caught.

Still, I need to kill at least ten people for Shoji to keep Jikan-Ko away forever. I’ve already killed three other people (Ai, Dozuki, and my father) so that just leaves seven more people. Maybe I can find a more indirect way to get rid of Teiko before Friday. I have heard her parents expect nothing but the best from her, so maybe I could turn her perfection against her.

Tuesday, May 3rd

As much as I respect the student council for the work they put into protecting me and my classmates, sometimes they’re prone to making mistakes. I would know, because I got caught up in one of those mistakes earlier today.

While I was on my way to class, one of the student council members asked me to come to the guidance counselor's office. Apparently he thought I was stealing something and wanted my bag checked. Honestly, I’m just glad he didn’t think I was doing anything worse. It wouldn’t be surprising at all since they’ve all been on high alert since Sumire disappeared. It’s just gotten worse now that five other girls have died on school grounds. Even though I made them look like accidents, they’re still worried about a potential killer.

While I didn’t have any stolen property in my bag, there was a little problem relating to the box of Xanax I had. Thankfully I was able to convince her that I had simply misplaced it while cleaning my room, but I’m still worried she didn’t fully believe me.

That being said, I think she just indirectly gave me an idea on how I can get rid of Teiko.

If this is how she would react to me misplacing my sleeping medication, then I wonder what would happen if I put something worse in Teiko’s bag. Not only could I get her expelled, but I bet I could absolutely crush her spirit if it’s for a big enough reason. It could even get people to become less suspicious of everything going on if one of Akademi’s top students is suddenly expelled out of nowhere.

Now what exactly am I going to sneak into her bag? I’m not entirely sure just yet. But it needs to be something worth getting her immediately expelled for. A simple bottle of sake or even a small box of cigarettes wouldn’t be enough to get her thrown out.

Now that I think about it, there has been a bit of a drug problem going around in Buraza Town as of late. Plenty of people have been getting addicted to various narcotics, some of which being illegally imported from the United States. It would be a shame if Akademi’s top student turned out to be a victim of such an epidemic.

Now all that remains is how I’m going to get a hold of something like that in the first place.

Wednesday, May 4th

So… Something strange happened today.

While I was walking home from school (after making sure my Senpai arrived home safely), I decided to take a quick detour through Shisuta Town. On my way there, I ran into the delinquent boys that attend Akademi. They were in the middle of a fight with another group, likely from a rival school.

I’m not entirely sure how it happened, I think I heard one of them had stolen something from the rival group. I think it might’ve been that saki bottle that I used to eliminate Kaguya. Whatever the case was, they were in my way and I wasn’t just going to sit around and let them stop me from getting home.

Perhaps out of pity, I decided to fight the rival delinquents myself. I’m not sure what exactly compelled me to fight them, but from the looks on the other delinquents’ faces, I’m pretty sure they thought I was going to kill them. And with the amount of adrenaline that was rushing through me in that fight, hell if I wasn’t close.

I eventually let the rival delinquents go, but only on the condition that they never return. After getting thoroughly beaten up by a single girl, it’s safe to assume that they took the hint. I think the other delinquents also took the hint with how quickly they ran away from me.

I was just about to walk away when the only other delinquent left stopped me. He wanted to pay me back for saving him and his group from getting beaten up, though he wasn’t sure how he could repay such a debt. He did, however, know someone in Baruza Town who could. I get the feeling tomorrow is going to be an incredibly busy day.

Thursday, May 5th

Well… my plan to get rid of Teiko was a success, but I didn’t expect it to end the way it did.

Before actually arriving at Akademi, I went to Baruza town to see what that delinquent boy had promised me… Imagine the shock on my face when I learned that his promise involved talking with an actual member of the Yakuza.

Now I can kill other girls with no problem, but there is no way in hell I could take on a member of one of Japan’s biggest crime rings. And for a moment I thought he was going to kill me. Thank the gods that delinquent boy showed up to explain what I had done for him.

Apparently the two are brothers and he’s been getting targeted by that group for a while now. The man (who I will refer to as “the Yakuza” for simplicity's sake) thanked me for helping his brother, and presented me with a couple… items that you can’t normally get without getting in trouble.

Among the things he presented, one in particular caught my eye. A bright orange pill bottle filled to the brim with opioids. This was just the thing I needed to get rid of Teiko, and I couldn’t have chosen a better time to get them.

They seemed a little shocked that I would choose such an item, but I merely told them that they weren’t actually meant for me. They were instead meant for a friend of mine who hadn’t been able to get any for quite some time. I doubt either of them bought my story, but they chose not to question me any further.

The rush to get to Akademi on time was exhilarating. Not only did I have to place these in Teiko’s bag, but I had to do it before class could begin. It was even worse that I would have to do this without risking anyone in the student council finding out about how I had these. Yet against all odds, that was the easiest part of this whole plan.

After I slipped the bottle into her bag, I immediately ran to the guidance counselor's office to tell her about it. All I had to do was say that I saw the bottle slip out of her bag before class had begun. To say that Ms. Kunahito was livid would be an understatement. She almost immediately barged out of her office in order to search for Teiko.

I unfortunately didn’t get to see her being yelled at by the guidance counselor, since I had to help clean at the light music club last minute, but what happened was not how I expected it to go. While I was about to head to class, I saw Teiko running out of the guidance counselor’s office in tears. The last thing anyone saw of her was her plunging a knife into her neck in the cooking club.

I was just expecting her to be arrested, but if it keeps her away from my Senpai, I don’t care what happens to her. My only real regret is that I couldn’t have been the one to stab her myself. And hey, my Senpai didn’t see it happen so he wouldn’t have to worry about what’s been happening. Though, I might wanna check in on him soon.

Friday, May 6th

By this point I was done with everyone trying to get closer to my Senpai by tutoring him, so I decided to volunteer as one myself. Surprisingly enough, it wasn’t too difficult to convince them that I knew enough about the subjects he was slipping in. The best part is that some of my tutoring would require me to visit him at his home!

When I got there, he seemed a little upset at first. I guess it had something to do with all those girls suddenly dying around him. Though I swear, he seemed to light up a bit when he saw me.

Before we could actually study together, I got to meet his parents. They seem nice enough, though I hope they won’t be too against the idea of me dating their son. At the very least, his mom was glad that I was trying to look out for him with everything going on at Akademi.

Studying with my Senpai wasn’t anything too crazy. Apart from actually getting the chance to talk with him more, we were a little more focused on trying to memorize historical events and overly complicated math equations.

I even got to sneak one of his pencils into my bag. Some of his teeth marks were even on it. I know biting pencils isn’t good for your teeth, but how could I not when his teeth marks were already on it? Even writing with this thing has been so much fun!

And my day just kept on getting better. Right as I was about to head home, Senpai accidentally tripped on something and knocked over one of his binders. He was rather flustered when some of the papers inside it spilled out, but I lied and said I didn’t see it happen.

I know better than that though. He can try all he likes, but I saw some of those love letters I left on his desk were in it. Even better is that I saw some of the small gifts I left for him are still on his desk. It looks like confessing my feelings to him won’t be so difficult after all.

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Monday, May 9th

The “ideal” Japanese woman; pure, feminine, faithful, quiet, and never goes against the things her husband asks of her. Some people actually believe in this kind of woman, even thinking it’s like an endangered species that’s on the brink of extinction. The fact that people still believe that all women should be like that sickens me. Some tourists even travel here simply because they think every woman they talk to is like that.

Now, which girl at Akademi perfectly embodies that type of woman? Komako Funakoshi. The most popular girl with all the boys clambering to even talk with her for a second.

Not surprising that she comes from a family that still believes in an Imperialist Japan. And it’s especially not surprising that so many boys have taken a liking to her. After explaining all of that, would you really be surprised to hear that my Senpai had fallen for her?

Honestly, I would’ve tried to get rid of her even if she didn’t catch my Senpai’s interest. Her and her family are part of the reason me and so many other girls have been harassed by much older men, thinking that we should be obedient housewives. I wouldn’t mind being the faithful housewife of my Senpai, but every other part of the “ideal Japanese woman” is gross. It’s about time that girl learns what we’ve had to go through.

Sadly, just like Teiko, I won’t be able to kill her myself. I swear, if Sonoko wasn’t going to this school I would be having a lot more fun getting rid of Komako. And speaking of Sonoko, I got another person looking into my crimes.

A supposedly famous journalist, who’s conveniently made sure to keep his identity a secret from the public at all costs, has recently started watching people from the gates. I have reason to believe he works alongside Sonoko, since I’ve seen the two talking through the gates during lunch today. Great, now I have two people looking into my murders when I already have enough to deal with.

Now that I’m thinking things over again, what if I just had someone else kill Komako? At first I was thinking about getting back in contact with the Yakuza, but I remembered just how risky it was to get those narcotics to get rid of Teiko. That and it would be way less fun to pay for someone to be killed for what would probably be a lot of money.

I’ll have to come back to this idea later. Perhaps the idea could come to me in a dream.

Tuesday, May 10th

Okay, I’ve finally got a plan to get rid of Komako, but I won’t lie when I say it makes me feel a little uncomfortable. Let me explain.

You remember how my last entry had me going on a rant about how I hated Komako for being the ideal Japanese woman? What if this was a front for something much less respectful?

I looked through her bag and read through her diary. Turns out that she was unfortunately the target of a creep who forced her to take nude photos of herself. As disgusting as this is, it got me thinking about how to get rid of her.

What if I spread a rumor about her… visiting boys from other schools in order to do favors for them. I won’t say what those favors are, but I think you can get a general idea based on what I described about her sad secret.

It won’t be too difficult to have it spread around the school. All I’d have to do is convince the rich girls that this happened, and then watch as it spreads around like wild fire. I won’t even have to worry about anyone tracing this back to me. After all, who would expect a normal girl who plays piano to spread such nasty rumors of her own classmate?

Wednesday, May 11th

I honestly didn’t expect those rumors to spread so far, but here we are.

Before I had even entered the school, I already heard several students making crud remarks about Komako. I won’t recount every word that was used to ridicule her (as I feel it would be unnecessary to write about), but some of the things they said were just horrible. It’s a shame for her that I don’t feel sympathetic for any of the things she has to deal with.

Though I will say, some of the things my classmates have put her through are rather harsh. While I was walking to class, I caught one of the other girls trying to trip her down the stairs, even going as far as to call her a slut. I was able to help her avoid falling to the ground, but for a very brief moment I wanted her to crack her skull open then and there.

So why did I help her? Well that’s because the fun has only just started. While I’d love to make it quick, something about watching my rivals suffer brings me just as much joy as thinking about my Senpai. 

Besides, I have much worse plans in mind for dear Komako.

Thursday, May 12th

Things have really started to get interesting since everyone turned on Komako.

While I was thinking about my Senpai again, I may or may not have become a bit distracted. Before I knew it, I accidentally bumped into someone from the art club and got some paint on my uniform. I had to run down to the locker rooms in order to clean myself up before class began.

Before I could even get changed however, I ended up seeing Komako running there while covered in brown paint. Right as she was about to get to the actual shower part of the locker room, a couple of the rich girls ganged up on her. Each of them was holding a random object, likely planning on beating her up.

Sadly right as things were about to get interesting, Sonoko just had to show up and ruin it. She ended up getting into a fight with them in order to make them leave her alone, and I’m pretty sure I saw her pepper spray someone. If I didn’t want her to be a rival before, that’s probably the nail in her coffin.

But back to Komako, I think it’s safe to say that not many people like her now. Despite this, I can’t take any chances that Senpai (being the perfect angel he is) would try to look past these flaws and still want to be with her. I need to make sure she can’t be considered a problem any longer.

Before the day could end, I wrote a note pretending to be Senpai. I wrote how he wouldn’t want to be with someone who could do such things with other boys, especially when she was trying to pursue a relationship with him.

The look on her face when I saw her reading the note at the end of the day was priceless. I was a little worried that she would’ve found out that it wasn’t actually from him, but the tears in her eyes were enough to convince me that she wouldn’t be a threat any more. There goes being the perfect girl of Akademi High.

Friday, May 13th

While I can safely say that Komako is no longer a threat, I didn’t think she would take the bullying this badly… Okay, that was a bit of a lie, but that doesn’t take away from just how unexpected her demise truly was.

The day started off normally enough. I was just about to walk to Akademi when I saw Senpai outside my door. Since we became study buddies, he now trusts me enough to walk to school with me. This was the sort of thing that I thought would only happen in my dreams, yet they’re playing out in real life!

On the way to school, we talked about our interests and I’m pretty sure we might’ve flirted a little bit. I even caught a little bit of blush on my Senpai’s cheek at one point. But no matter how good the conversation was going, I did my best to avoid bringing up any of the girls that he’s talked to over the past two months.

And that’s when everything went south.

Right as we were walking up to Akademi, I noticed that everyone was standing in front of the entrance, looking up at something. I took a closer look and I saw Komako, standing on top of the clock on the rooftop.

One of the teachers was shouting something to her, likely trying to get her to safely come down. I knew I should’ve expected this, but I never thought she would actually attempt to take her own life. It was honestly kind of pathetic in hindsight.

As me and my Senpai were trying to get closer to what was happening, she almost instantly noticed us. She made direct eye contact with him before smiling, saying something that I couldn’t remember for the life of me.

And then she jumped.

You know, I’ve already gotten used to the sight of killing my own classmates, but I don’t think I’ll ever get used to watching them kill themselves. Though I would be lying if I said it wasn’t at least a little enjoyable to hear her bones crack when she hit the ground.

Everyone started screaming and panicking, and I’m pretty sure I heard some students crying. So now everyone realizes what kind of mistake they made? They were so quick to turn on Komako and now they regret it? This school is full of idiots, I swear to the gods.

The only things that made this truly enjoyable (apart from how obnoxiously loud everyone was being), was how my Senpai had seen everything. Up until this point, I had been lucky enough to keep him from seeing most of my rivals dying, but there was no way I could keep him from seeing this.

As sad as it was to see him cry, it was exhilarating to see him hug me again. I almost lost my composure as I hugged him back in an attempt to comfort him. Perhaps today wasn’t as bad as I thought.

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Monday, May 16th

I once caught my Senpai at a gift shop flipping through the pages of a rather particular manga. It appeared to mostly be about giant Kaijus, but he would pay slightly more attention to some pages than others. These pages mainly contained women in scantily clad outfits, sometimes bordering on the lines of just being swimsuits.

Now I know what you’re probably thinking, but no, my current rival isn’t a manga character. I haven’t lost my mind just yet. I merely brought this up to give you an idea of what my new rival is like and how she could steal my Senpai.

Chigusa Busujima. A fashion model and actress in training. She recently transferred to Akademi to boost her public image in case she ever becomes famous. Why she would transfer to a school that made headlines for all the deaths that have happened is beyond me. She even looks similar to the girl from that Manga my Senpai likes.

And speaking of my Senpai, it’s safe to assume that he’s now interested in her. The same could even be said about almost every other boy at this school. I don’t think I can turn a corner without at least one boy trying to follow her.

As much as I wouldn’t mind disposing of her myself, I can’t risk any suspicion when there are a lot of students who could catch me in the act. And if I’ll be completely honest, I also feel a little bad for Chigusa. She’s always being followed by this one group of boys, to the point where I once caught them trying to spy into the girls’ restroom because they thought she was in there. It’s honestly pathetic how desperate some boys can be over a single girl.

Though now that I think about it, I think there was one boy who actually tried to respect her boundaries. I'll look into him to see if maybe he could be the right match to dear Chigusa. I’ll need to be quick about it as well, since there’s going to be a big dance happening on Friday, and there’s no doubt in my mind that she’ll try to ask out my Senpai.

Tuesday, May 17th

The first part of my plan was to become friends with Chigusa in order to get on her good side. I couldn’t just walk up to her and tell her to date someone else, if anything that would probably make her suspicious of me.

In order to get in her good graces, I helped her fix an old cardigan she owned. Not just any cardigan, not even one that would cost thousands of dollars, but one made by her own grandmother when she was a little girl. Considering just how soft and beautiful it was, I couldn’t blame her for going through all the effort to try and preserve it.

While helping her, we talked a bit about our interests and apart from really liking cats, she also has a rather unexpected interest in cars. More specifically building and designing them. Her plans of becoming an actor were just so she could appeal to her rather power hungry mother.

It also turns out that her love for Senpai was specifically because of how popular he is. If I didn’t have better self control, I might’ve just smacked her for just loving my Senpai because of his status. After all, I believe that anyone should be allowed to feel love for someone else, they just shouldn’t be allowed to love my Senpai.

Now that I have her as one of my friends, the next step of my plan was to find a boy that Chigusa would actually like. That’s where Etsuji Odaka comes into play. He’s a fairly new member to the sports club and a bit of a shy boy. Not only does he appeal to Chigusa’s interest in strong men, but he’s also an incredibly sweet person. They’d be the perfect match for each other.

All I had to do to get on his good side was to help him with a school assignment he didn’t know much about. After that, I outright asked him if he had a crush on Chigusa, and he didn’t even try to hide it despite how embarrassed he was about it. I told him that I would help him and he seemed to light up at the idea.

I told him to wait by the fountain near the entrance of the school and I’d tell Chigusa to meet with him. It took a while to get the two to chat with one another (mainly because those other boys kept flocking to her like a moth to a flame), but I think their first time talking with each other went pretty well.

They seemed a little awkward, but with enough time I’m sure they’ll grow closer to one another. And just in case, I went through Chigusa’s diary in order to see what else she liked just so they could have something to talk about. I might even send them to talk somewhere else next time to avoid those other boys. I just hope I won’t have to cause a scene at the upcoming dance if this fails.

Wednesday, May 18th

Today, Chigusa and Etsuji managed to have a much better conversation with each other today.

Along with talking about art in a very well hidden part of Akademi, he gave her a kitten plushie that she really liked. If they manage to keep having good interactions, I could almost see them being the perfect couple in Akademi. I say almost, because nothing can come close to me and my Senpai.

And speaking of the angel himself, I guess I should probably explain why my Senpai is so important to me. Not only does he actually make me feel things, but if my grandmother was anything to go by, then living without your Senpai is like a death wish. Prior to meeting her Senpai, she wasn’t expected to live past her thirties, and she likely would’ve lived a lot longer if he hadn’t hit the bucket so early.

Come to think of it, many of the women in my family have lived for incredibly long periods of time prior to my grandmother. I even remember one of them lived to the age of one hundred, and that was only three years after her Senpai passed away.

I think it’s safe to say that my love for him isn’t just because of who he is (though it is a fairly big bonus), it’s also because he gives me a reason to live in the first place. It might be a bit selfish, but at least I still care about him, which is more than I can say about the other girls that took a liking to him. Hell, it’s more than I could say about my own mother with her Senpai.

Now make no mistake. While me and my grandmother are fairly similar to one another, this isn’t because of some kind of condition. I could see how you could interpret it that way, but really it’s more of a traditional thing than a genetic one.

Though, if worst comes to worst… I might have to consider framing it as a condition.

Thursday, May 19th

Things have only gotten better since Chigusa and Etsuji started talking with one another. Not only have they been talking with each other at lunch, but they’ve been talking anytime they’re not in class.

Mind you, I haven’t even been telling him to do this, it just seems to have happened naturally. I even saw them hanging around Baruza Town after I was done writing my last entry. If things keep going well between them, I won’t have to worry about her by the end of the week.

Though there has been a little hiccup with their interactions. You remember how I mentioned other boys at school were obsessed with Chigusa? Well, it’s safe to assume they weren’t too happy to see someone flirting with her.

I don’t really mention it a whole lot, but I’ve had to help these two find new hiding spots any time they try to hang out with each other. Because time and time again, without fail, some of those boys manage to find where they’re hiding and try to harass them.

Most of them have given up by now, but there’s one in particular that I’m a little worried about. I don’t remember his name, but I think he was the leader of the sports club. Along with possibly being one of the strongest people at this school, I’m worried that he might try to intimidate Etsuji with his title as club leader.

But hey, if worse comes to worse and he decides to get involved, I could just get rid of him myself.

Friday, May 20th

Today’s the day to see just how well my plan worked. Either Chigusa and Etsuji are going to kiss underneath the confession tree, or they’re going to be hanging from it.

I had already seen Chigusa leave a note for him in his locker so I wouldn’t have to worry about her confessing to my Senpai. Just in case, I hid behind the confession tree so I could see how things could play out.

Waiting for him to arrive was rather boring, but he eventually got there before the day could end… And right as Chigusa was about to confess her feelings, someone just had to come along and ruin it.

The leader of the sports club ran up to the two of them, yelling at Etsuji for trying to “steal the love of his life” and for ignoring his club. Etsuji on the other hand told him that Chigusa wasn’t interested in him and that he should back off.

Before things could get a bit too heated, I stepped in and fought the sports club leader. I guess he couldn’t handle being defeated by a girl, because he left right after with no fuss. I then told the two love birds to continue what they were doing before walking just out of sight.

I couldn’t exactly hear what they were saying, but I could definitely see the two kissing after they were done, proving that my plan had actually worked. I hope that can be me and my Senpai some day.

And speaking of my Senpai, I almost forgot that there was a dance happening that day. I found him in the corner of the gymnasium, looking rather sad because he had no one to dance with. Everything else that’s been happening as of late probably didn’t help too much.

I don’t know what exactly compelled me to do it, but I went up and asked him if he wanted to dance with me. Much to my surprise, he actually took me up on my offer and we spent the rest of the day dancing together. It was almost like the events of the past few months never happened.

It’s been a few hours since that moment and I still haven’t been able to go to sleep. The adrenaline from that moment is still making me giggle like crazy. Now I only have to find at least five more people to kill (hopefully without having any more rivals to deal with) or Jikan-Ko will return and I’ll have to start from the beginning all over again.

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Monday, May 23rd

Sonoko just had to develop feelings for my Senpai, didn’t she? You’d think after several girls end up dying after talking to him long enough, that maybe she would try to keep her distance, right?

Well that’s what I hoped would happen until I saw the two talking by the entrance of the school today. While I’m glad she doesn’t think it was my Senpai who caused those deaths (at least I hope she doesn’t), I would have especially been glad if she didn’t try to pursue him. But we can’t have it all, sadly.

I wish I could easily get rid of her, but sadly there are more things stopping me from doing that than when I was dealing with Chigusa.

Several groups around the school have been more on edge as of late. The student council have now been authorized to use actual pepper spray on anyone they deemed a threat. The School Newspaper has been printing more serious stories. Don’t even get me started on what the photography club has been getting up to. They’ve been patrolling the school the whole day like living security cameras.

And on top of my classmates being on edge, the Journalist outside the school’s gates seems to be ramping up his investigation. I’ve been seeing him interview more and more students before, after, and even during school hours. I wouldn’t be surprised if he tried to climb the gates for even a little bit of evidence. 

This could also just be paranoia, but I’m also starting to think that he's starting to get suspicious of me as of late. Any time I walk to school, he would stare at me a little longer than he would normally stare at everyone else. I just hope I’m thinking about it too much and that he doesn’t suspect either me or my Senpai, otherwise we’re going to have a real problem.

So it’s safe to assume that this might be my biggest priority yet. Even if Sonoko wasn’t as fond of Senpai as I am, I need to find a way to get on her good side before Friday or she’ll get suspicious of me as well. I wonder if she also keeps a journal like I do…

Tuesday, May 24th

Some days I wonder why my rivals think it’s a good idea to bring their diaries to school. None of them have any locks to prevent people from opening them, so all it would take is one nosy classmate for all their horrible secrets to come out.

Case in point; when I looked inside Sonoko's diary. For a high class detective responsible for solving one of the biggest murder cases in Japan, I’m awfully disappointed that she was careless enough to leave her bag behind in class. At least that makes my job ten times easier.

So… You remember how I mentioned Komako was a victim of a creep who forced her to take nude photos of herself? Turns out that Sonoko was also a victim of the same man. Though from what I’ve read from her journal entries, I think she had it worse than her.

I was just about to talk to her about it, but before I could say anything more than a simple ‘hello’, she gave me a challenge. Unless I could find three pictures she had hidden around the school’s hedge maze, she wouldn’t talk to me.

“Why does your school have a hedge maze?” This is the same school that thought it was a good idea to host an occult club while turning a blind eye to all their actual problems. You’d expect better from an elite school funded by what was Japan’s biggest tech company, yet here we are.

Now, trying to find those photos wasn’t too difficult, but what was in those photos was not easy for me to handle. They were crime scene photos of the three most recent murders I was responsible for. Ai, Teiko, and Komako. It almost felt like each of them were staring back at me for what I had done to them, even if they didn’t actually know it was me who caused their deaths.

After getting the photos, I gave them to Sonoko and she was impressed with my efforts. I asked her to meet me behind the school during lunch time and while she was a little skeptical, she agreed to do so.

When she got there, I lied about how I accidentally saw a page of her journal talking about a secret she had… Only for her to cut me off and tell me that she knew I was going through her bag. I was just about to panic about this before she continued speaking.

She confirmed the worst of my suspicions; how she went to investigate the abandoned mental hospital in Buraza Town, and how she was victimized. She didn’t tell many people about it because she didn’t want people to think less of her as a detective for being taken advantage of so easily.

I told her that I had a plan to help her get revenge. I would sneak into his hideout and I would burn all his photos. She thought I was crazy for putting myself in danger like that, but she didn’t object to my plans either.

That photographer better start praying, because he has no idea what he’s in for tomorrow night. 

Wednesday, May 25th

All throughout the day, I was mentally preparing myself for when I would go through that photographer’s hideout.

I knew this guy was dangerous, so I knew I’d have to prepare myself. Ahead of time, I purchased a baseball bat and some gloves along with a lighter and a small spray can. Not only would I need to burn those photos he took of her, but I also had a feeling I would need to kill this man.

Then night time arrived and I knew what I had to do.

Trying to get into the building wasn’t easy. I couldn’t just open one of the doors and waltz right in, I had to sneak in to make sure I wasn’t caught. Although it was risky, I broke open one of the windows with a fairly big rock so I could climb through it.

Unfortunately, any chances of doing this sneakily were thrown out that exact same window when I saw someone turn the corner. It was a man mumbling something about the walls collapsing on him. I guess that narcotic problem has gotten so much worse than what’s seen on the news.

With all ambition thrown out the window, I took a swing at him.

Everything kind of blurred from there, but I was so caught up in the rush that I just kept swinging my bat at anyone who got in my way. I even got that damn photographer before he could threaten me into exposing myself for his perverted photo collection. Every part of it felt so good, just like when I had first killed Sumire.

By the time I had finally snapped out of my blood lust, I could count no more and no less than six bodies in front of me. If this isn’t enough to make sure Jikan-Ko doesn’t return, then I don’t know what will.

With no time left to waste, I found the bag that contained all those photos of Sonoko, and I just about threw up at the sight. I refuse to explain what I saw in those photos, but they weren’t just photos of Sonoko. They were of almost every girl at Akademi, including my rivals. I might’ve hated those girls, but not even I would’ve wished this upon them.

Before the deed could finally be done, I took the only photo I could find of Sonoko that wasn’t as bad as the others. I would need to prove to her that I had really gone there and so she could get closure. And so, I clicked the lighter open and sprayed its flame over that horrible man’s photos.

That was maybe a few hours ago, yet I still can’t sleep from what I just did. I’m going to talk with Sonoko about this after school tomorrow so she can finally gain some closure. If this doesn’t get her out of my way, then I don’t know what I’m going to do.

Thursday, May 26th

It wasn’t exactly easy to convince Sonoko to come to my house, but she was willing to follow me home. Although it would’ve been easier to just do it at school, I needed to be prepared in case things went south.

While I was making some tea, I let her talk about her problems outside of what that evil photographer had done to her. Turns out that being a famous detective isn’t all that it’s cracked out to be. Perhaps it would’ve been easier on her if they hadn’t revealed her identity after a very important murder case.

Once the tea was finished, I showed Sonoko the only photo I retrieved from the abandoned mental hospital. It proved to her that I really had broken into that building just to help her. I even lied about how I found that photographer’s corpse, just in case anyone ever decides to investigate the building.

She was rather shocked at what I had said, but she also seemed relieved that he was dead. With one final look, she took the photo and lit it on fire herself. Now she finally has closure for what happened to her.

Before she could leave, she asked me if there was anything she could do for me in return. I took the opportunity and asked her if she could keep her distance from my Senpai for now on. I pleaded with her about how I thought he was the perfect boy, and that despite everything that’s been happening at Akademi, I always felt safe around him.

By the time I was done explaining why I loved my Senpai so much, I saw Sonoko staring back at me, this time with a soft smile in comparison to the cold look she usually had. She told me that after everything I’ve done for her, she’ll respect my wishes and stay away from him. I couldn’t believe it, that girl didn’t suspect a thing and actually wanted to be my friend. Now no one would suspect me of being capable of killing those girls.

Friday, May 27th

I probably should’ve explained this sooner, but I should probably tell you about the giant cherry blossom tree behind Akademi.

During the first week Akademi was open to the public, the headmaster commemorated the event by planting a tree sapling into the hill behind the school. Despite being planted three years ago, it quickly grew to its full size in the span of less than a year. Later on, a rumor began that if anyone confessed their feelings to someone they loved under that tree, they would more than likely accept their confession.

After dealing with eleven whole girls who tried to fight for my Senpai’s love, I knew I couldn’t wait any longer. Towards the end of the day, I left him a note in his locker so he could meet me under the cherry tree.

It took a while to wait for him, but when he arrived, I almost couldn’t get my words out to him. I told him my true feelings for him, how I had loved him since he first bumped into me and how I felt I couldn’t live without him. Even with all the girls dying or going missing, I had been leaving him notes for him to try and keep his spirits up.

By the time I was done, I was honestly surprised I was still breathing after all of that. When I finally looked at him, he was smiling at me warmly. He told me that he loved me as well before he kissed me.

For a very brief moment I thought I was in some kind of elaborate dream. But no, this was all real. My Senpai had actually said that he loved me, I was so happy to hear that. And that kiss? I don’t think I could even begin to describe just how happy I was at that moment.

This is the best day of my entire life. 

Still Friday, May 27th

Right as I was about to get even a little bit of sleep, I had one last dream with Shoji.

She congratulated me on not only confessing my feelings to my Senpai, but also for giving her the last five souls she needed to get rid of Jikan-Ko. Now neither of them would bother me from this point forward.

However, before she returned to whatever realm she came from, Shoji left me with a bit of a warning. She told me that I should keep an eye out for anyone who would be suspicious of me. I remember she outright told me that I’d “Never know when someone could come along and ruin everything”.

While I appreciated the sentiment, I don’t think I’ll need to worry that much. Even if things do take a turn for the worst, I always have my Senpai to keep me going.

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Monday, June 20th

Jeez, it’s been quite a while since I wrote in this. Where do I even begin with what happened?

After I confessed to Senpai and we went on our first official date, I thought that would be it. We would live the rest of our lives happily together and we would eventually start a family. I would’ve loved it if it ended there…

But sadly, some people don’t know when to mind their own business.

A week after me and Senpai started dating, that journalist who was investigating the deaths at Akademi had apparently gotten enough evidence to try and get me arrested. The worst part of it was when they decided to take me away right in front of my Senpai. If I hadn’t known better, I probably would’ve tried to fight back.

Apparently that girl who caught me cleaning my uniform the day Sumire went missing had also caught me doing other suspicious things when two of my other rivals had died. I swear if I ever cross paths with that girl again, she’s as good as dead.

A trial was held in order to see if I had actually done anything. He went up on the podium and accused me of killing almost all my rivals, even saying that I was the one to drive Teiko and Komako to suicide. He was right on the money with every accusation he made, but I couldn’t let anyone know he was right. I wouldn’t want my Senpai to think that I was a horrible person he should avoid like a plague.

I think I did a good job playing the victim, pleading that I never knew most of those girls. I even convinced a fair amount of the jury that the journalist was only looking into the deaths because he was desperate to become just as famous as the girl he was mentoring. Have you ever tried crying fake tears before? I bet not even the drama club would’ve been able to do what I was capable of.

He tried to refute my claims, but the lawyer that had been appointed to me fought back, saying several other students testified how I could never do such a thing. A bit of a lie, but I guess that’s what lawyers do.

I had to keep myself from chuckling when Sonoko testified how I could never kill anyone. It was even more difficult to keep up the act when the judge ruled that I was not guilty of the crimes I was accused of. The look on the journalist’s face as the judge ridiculed him for accusing an innocent school girl just to boost his public image is something that’ll never get old.

After the trial was over and I was let go, I made sure he wouldn’t get in my way ever again. If threatening him is not enough to keep him from harassing me, I don’t know what will keep him away…

Okay, there is one other way to keep him out of my business for good, but it wouldn’t be a good decision to do it not long after a very publicized trial.

Tuesday, June 21st

“A school girl who kills in the name of love.”

I bet you saw that as the headline of at least one newspaper article or even a TV headline. It was absolutely everywhere when I was let out.

Every media company in Japan realized just how much money they could make just from the concept. Manga, anime, trading cards. I even heard that a video game studio planned on making a game about it.

And among all the publicity, no one involved tried to censor my face. No one believes I killed those girls, but now they all know who I am and how I feel about my Senpai. Under any other circumstances, I would be up front about how he’s mine and mine alone, but this was not how I wanted it to go.

It’s pathetic isn’t it? I won but at what cost?

Wednesday, June 22nd

That stupid journalist ruined everything.

There is nothing I want to do more than drag him into my basement and plunge every sharp object I have in my home into every part of his body until he dies.

Senpai finally returned to school. He was kept home for a while because his family were worried something would happen to him after the trial. While I understand their reasoning, I wish they could’ve let me talk to him during that time.

I tried to talk to him at school today, but every time I was about to talk to him, he would walk away. No doubt in my mind that he’s scared of me.

All of my hard work was for nothing. Now I can’t have the perfect ending with my dear Senpai.

No. No no no no no! I can’t let it end like this! This isn’t the end, I’ll get Senpai to love me again -

No. I’LL MAKE SENPAI LOVE ME AGAIN. HE DOESN’T HAVE A CHOICE.

Thursday, June 23rd

I can’t let my Senpai get away from me that easily. I spent too much time trying to get him to notice me, that I can't just let him leave me like that.

I can’t believe it’s come down to this, but if I can’t get Senpai to love me by choice, then I’ll have to take him by force.

Slipping some Xanax into his bento at school would be far too risky, too many people have been keeping their eyes on me since the trial. So, I’ve come up with a new plan.

Senpai probably should’ve been more careful with the people he allows into his house. It would be quite a shame if someone he thought he could trust found out where he lives and sneaked into his home to abduct him.

But luckily for him, I won’t be there to kill him. I have nothing but the best intentions for him. His parents on the other hand might not be so lucky. I can’t keep them around for too long, they’d do everything in their power to keep us apart.

Friday, June 24th

It’s a little sad that things had to be like this, but it was either this or my Senpai would never talk to me ever again.

Things will be a little awkward for now, but what relationship doesn’t start out like that? I’m sure he’ll get used to this eventually. Especially when I know every special part about him.

You know, the more I think about it, the more I wonder why I wasted so much of my time getting rid of those girls. It would’ve been much easier if I had just captured him at the beginning. But then I remember that my mother did that, and her relationship with my father could barely even qualify as one to begin with. They didn’t even know each other until after she trapped him.

And I’ll admit, I still had a lot of fun these past three months. I learned so many new things that I would love to pass down to my future child. They don’t even need to be just like me, I’ll still find a way to teach them everything I know.

Well, I guess this is the end of my journal entries now. But remember, if you’re still reading this for whatever reason, then you better put it back exactly where you found it. And if I find out who you are and how you know about my secrets, then you better start running.

-XOXO Ryoba Aishi. 

P.S. If my future child is reading this, then please don’t tell anyone what mommy did. You wouldn’t want her to go to jail, would you?