These Dangerous Girls Placed Me Into Jeopardy

She was already not exactly mentally sound to begin with... I don’t know what else might’ve triggered her, but now she’s genuinely gone full psychotic.

“Sorry to have delayed your death, Cheng-kun.”

“No, no, I’m thrilled—so thrilled I could dance right now!”

“Is that so? I thought someone like you, Cheng-kun, who’s wasting perfectly good air just by being alive, would’ve wanted to die ages ago.”

“...”

Wow. This girl really is a poisonous tongued snake.

Lillian Ji gently stroked her cheek and sighed like this whole thing was some kind of annoying hassle.

“Hmm... I wanted to resolve this quickly, but it looks like it’s turning into a long-term war, huh?”

Then, like she’d talked herself out of it, she let out a light laugh.

“Well, I guess that’s kind of fun too... hehehe...”

Fun my ass! Do you even realize how dangerous your current situation is!?

Lillian Ji leaned down again, bringing her face close to mine, resting her forehead against mine.

“Cheng-kun, that kabe-don just now was really cool~ If you’d licked the rim of my ear instead of my earlobe, I might’ve come right then and there~ Hehehe~”

She remembers everything!?

Split personality with intact memory!?

A constantly shifting title... pink mixed with red. That means love and killing intent are tangled together?

This is some literal “kill X love” scenario...

Come on, I’m only seventeen! Don’t dump this heavy emotional baggage on me—I can’t handle it!

“It’s getting pretty late. Let’s head back?”

“O-oh, yeah!”

Lillian tucked her hair behind her ear, unwrapped my school jacket from around her waist and tossed it back to me—then blatantly adjusted her underwear right in front of me.

“Hey, don’t do that in front of a guy...”

Isn’t this a little too bold? Where’s your girlish modesty?

I wanted to see that shy version of Lillian Ji again...

“What does it matter? You’re my boyfriend, aren’t you?”

“Ahem... what’s that got to do with it!?”

She patted my head like she was soothing a child.

“It’s okay~ It’s okay~ You’re my very first boyfriend. I only act this way in front of you, you know?”

“Tch...”

Damn it, my heart skipped a beat... Must be a hallucination.

“Did your heart flutter? Men are all the same, huh—want a woman who’s a lady outside, a homemaker at home, a slut in bed, and still a virgin. Well? I’ve got all four covered—hell, I probably exceed expectations. Want to marry me?”

“If the cost is ending up a corpse, I’ll pass, thanks. I’m not interested in having my wedding and funeral on the same day.”

“Heehee, a ghost marriage works too, you know~”

“Even less appealing, thanks!”

With a scowl, I picked up my backpack and walked out of the library. Lillian Ji followed behind me—without a skirt. She refused to wear the ripped one, said it was beneath her image, and she didn’t want to tie my jacket around her waist either. Said it would ruin her look. So she just walked out like that...

I’m telling you, not wearing a skirt is what ruins your image, okay? I really don’t understand how rich people think.

Even if there’s no one around, she’s acting way too naturally. I’m willing to bet she’s the kind of woman who’d walk naked on a private beach without blinking.

“What’s wrong? Can’t stop staring at what’s below?”

“I’m telling you, you should really cover up...”

“Then help me.”

She opened her arms, asking me to wrap her up.

“Do it yourself...”

“Nope~ I want you to do it~”

“Could you maybe not say stuff like that while staring directly at my neck? It’s creepy as hell!”

“Hehehe~ That’s just how I show love~”

“The killing intent is way too strong in that love, idiot.”

The conversation flowed more naturally now. My fear of her had weakened quite a bit, and her killing intent seemed to have lessened, too.

Lillian Ji had... become relatively safer. At least we could talk without constantly second-guessing each other.

As we walked out of the main school building toward the gate, a luxury stretch car was already waiting out front. I couldn’t even tell what brand it was.

When she saw the two of us walking side by side, the door opened, and a maid stepped out from the front passenger seat.

She had long, snow-white hair draped over her shoulders, wearing a traditional maid uniform designed more for practicality than cuteness. A ruffled white apron over a plain, full-length dress, with a frilled headband on top.

[Perfect-Type Head Maid]

[Sherry]

Whoa~

An actual maid~

A real, honest-to-goodness maid~

Not one of those cutesy anime types either. Somehow, this made her even more appealing—probably because she gave off an authentic, professional maid aura.

The maid named Sherry showed no surprise whatsoever at Lillian Ji’s skirtless appearance. With perfect composure, she took a skirt out from her apron pocket, knelt down before Lillian.

Lillian placed a hand on the maid’s shoulder and casually lifted her left foot, then her right. In that brief moment, Sherry swiftly slipped the skirt on, fastened it, and smoothed out her outfit.

Within seconds, Lillian Ji had returned to her usual graceful, dignified appearance.

Amazing. It was like a magic trick.

After dressing her young lady, the maid turned to me and gave a small bow.

“Thank you for taking care of our young lady.”

“No, no, if anything, she’s the one who’s been taking care of me...”

“No, I’ve seen everything you’ve done. It must’ve been hard accompanying such a willful young lady for so long. Thanks to you, she didn’t head in the wrong direction...”

At that point, Lillian Ji frowned and snapped in displeasure.

“Sherry, don’t say unnecessary things!”

Uhh? That sounded like there’s some secret backstory here?

It felt like the maid was genuinely grateful I hadn’t been killed by Lillian Ji... Which is bizarre. I thought someone like her, who serves Lillian, would help her kill me.

And then it hit me. Right! Why hadn’t I thought of it earlier?

Lillian Ji is a super famous rich girl. If she really wanted to kill me, she wouldn’t need to do it herself, right?

Something’s fishy here!

...But I can’t be bothered to investigate. I’ll just let it be for now...

Still, what she said earlier was weird. “I saw everything”? Don’t tell me—

“...Um, can I ask something? Were you the one who took that photo?”

The maid looked at me with new respect.

“How sharp of you, Young Master Cheng. Yes, I did take that photo. Though the editing was done later by Maid Lin Bai. She added some malicious effects that damaged your image, so I already punished her thoroughly on your behalf. Also, please, just call me Sherry, Young Master Cheng.”

“Uh, thanks... but why are you calling me ‘Young Master’?”

Sherry replied respectfully:

“You’re the young lady’s boyfriend. A potential future head of the Ji Corporation. It’s only right to address you as Young Master.”

So I’m just piggybacking off her status, huh. But if even the maids know about this, then...

Don’t tell me... her parents know too?

Terrifying. I wouldn’t be surprised if I vanished off the face of the earth one day...

“Let’s go, Sherry. I’m getting sleepy.”

“Yes, Young Lady.”

Sherry gave me another bow, opened the backseat door for Lillian to enter, then returned to the front passenger seat.

I noticed the driver was also a maid, wearing a mask. So there were probably a whole bunch of maids in her household...

The engine rumbled to life. Just as the car was about to drive off, the back window slowly rolled down. Lillian Ji waved at me with a sweet smile.

“See you tomorrow, Cheng-kun.”

That was it!

The one smiling and waving at me just now was definitely the other Lillian Ji!

I thought she’d never show up again... So they can switch personalities at will!?

This is seriously... a tangled mess I can’t begin to sort out...

With a heart full of complicated feelings, I trudged home.

When I got back, I chatted briefly with Cora in the living room where she was watching TV. Then I dragged my exhausted body to my room—and was stunned to find my other sister already in my bed.

“Big Brother, I warmed up your bed for you.”

Deadpan, I responded to her very deliberate line:

“Well, thanks for that... Wait, don’t tell me you’re not wearing anything again?”

“...”

“I knew it! Get your pajamas on before you get back in!”

A moment later, Serena returned—this time properly dressed in pajamas—and lay beside me, hugging my arm.

“...There’s another woman’s scent.”

“You’re doing this again?”

Now that I think about it, Lillian ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) tracked me by scent too, didn’t she? She found me no matter where I hid.

Are all women’s noses this sharp!?

“And it’s not the same scent as yesterday’s.”

“Yeah, well... of course it’s different...”

This time I didn’t even panic. Maybe because once you’ve been through it once, the second time just feels routine.

“She’s my girlfriend now, after all.”

I said it flatly—and Serena’s eyes flew wide open, her expression frozen as she asked:

“Who is it?”

“Lillian Ji... Though I guess you wouldn’t know her.”

“You mean that rich girl who sits behind you in class?”

“You do know her? I guess she’s so famous there’s no one in school who doesn’t.”

“Why would she be with Big Brother...”

“Hmm... how do I explain this...”

There’s no way I can tell her the truth, right? She’d never believe me if I said:

Lillian Ji is a necrophiliac killer.

And your big brother got into a life-or-death game with her in the bathroom to protect our secret.

And now I’m dating her to keep her in check.

That story’s way too absurd for anyone to believe.

“Well, it’s not like I have anything worth her scheming over, so don’t worry about me getting tricked or anything.”

I definitely couldn’t tell her that Lillian Ji’s target is my corpse. She’d worry herself sick.

“Get some sleep now.”

“Big Brother, but...”

“Hm?”

“...Never mind.”

“Hurry up and sleep. I’ll only go to bed after you fall asleep—don’t try anything, okay?”

“Mm.”

Only after I heard Serena’s breathing become slow and steady did I finally close my eyes and drift off to sleep.

Lillian Ji... my girlfriend, huh...