These Dangerous Girls Placed Me Into Jeopardy

“Ahh~ this one’s so cute.”

Her little pouting face while she had a stomachache, tears welling in the corners of her eyes, hair all messy and tangled... yep, definitely goes in the Premium folder. I’ll print this one out later and put it on my shrine.

I copy-pasted the photo into my folder labeled “love_Ethan_premium” and went right back to sorting.

It took nearly all afternoon to finish organizing, and I finally stood up to stretch and shake out my arms.

I opened the fridge and grabbed a half-eaten box of matcha ice cream.

Sitting cross-legged in front of the monitor again, I spooned a mouthful into my mouth.

“Mmm~ it’s soooo good...”

Ah, and the spoon I’m using? It’s Ethan’s, of course. Hehe~

What I’m doing right now is my daily routine—cataloging the “Ethan Footage” I recorded yesterday.

My private treasure trove, love_Ethan, continues to grow stronger day by day~!

I take about a thousand pictures of him every single day. At this point, the file numbers are already into the five digits.

My goal is to fill the entire hard drive with nothing but photos of Ethan!

Ahh, seriously, modern technology is amazing. Thanks to the eavesdropping device Sakura gave me and the cameras Leon set up, I can now see Ethan, hear his voice, even—

I can watch him 24 hours a day. No blind spots!

At first, I didn’t understand any of this tech stuff, but just the thought of being able to watch Ethan anytime, anywhere... it got me so excited I forced myself to learn everything!

And now for the main event: Ethan’s footage from yesterday.

I typed in the password to unlock the “love_Ethan_(Night Embrace)” folder and opened the file.

It’s footage of Ethan taking a shower in the single-patient hospital room—something I’d never been able to capture before.

It was worth the risk of installing that waterproof pinhole camera...

Oh no, oh no—my hands moved on their own. Where are the tissues? I thought I left them on the desk...

Aahhh, crap, it’s dripping down...

I haven’t even found the tissues yet and I already sprayed—nosebleed dripping onto my chest, my pants soaked and sticky. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

...I’ll go wash off first.

After rinsing off my body, I brushed my teeth and tried to calm down, but... oops, I lost control again.

After brushing, I wiped my body with Ethan’s bath towel. I collected it before they did laundry, of course~

Thinking back, it really was a lot of effort in the beginning.

Just installing hidden cameras and mics in Ethan’s house wasn’t enough. I needed to cover everywhere he might go.

His seat at school, his desk drawer, the back stairwell of the teaching building, next to the vending machine in Beishan Park...

Everywhere, everywhere, everywhere he might go—I didn’t leave out a single place!

Absolute perfection~ Fufufu~

Ahh, I guess I’m unexpectedly talented at this?

Of course, just looking isn’t enough.

That’s why I have things he’s touched—like this spoon I use for ice cream, this towel I use after baths...

Even the gym uniform Ethan used to wear—I sleep in it now. It’s my pajama top. Every night I sleep wrapped in his scent.

Everything about Ethan is wonderful.

Everything. Everything. EVERYTHING—

EVERYTHING EVERYTHING EVERYTHING EVERYTHING EVERYTHING EVERYTHING EVERYTHING EVERYTHING

I love everything!!!

Aahh, by the way—all of these things, I only borrowed from his room.

During his time in the hospital, I had plenty of time and chances to do my collection.

Don’t misunderstand—I didn’t steal them~!

I bought identical replacements to swap out, you know!

So Ethan won’t find out~ not ever.

Sure, I spent a lot of money—even went through all my New Year savings—but by selling off some information and taking on private investigation requests, I earned it all back.

Even now I’m still updating the cameras, tracking his movements.

That’s a necessary investment to stay up-to-date on everything about Ethan.

For example—this morning, I learned another juicy secret about Ethan.

Guess what I overheard?

He’s going to be out all day—alone!

That means... if I get the timing right, I can pounce, I can pounce, I can pounce!

I can go wild!

According to the info I picked up, Ethan won’t go home until night. He’ll be wandering the city alone till then.

This is my chance to see him!

Just the thought of finding him makes my heart race~

Quick, quick, quick—wait for me, Ethan!

I changed clothes and did my makeup, then ran straight out the door, heading toward the Tianfu Plaza area.

Originally, I planned to use the tracker app I coded myself to confirm Ethan’s location, but—

...the transmitter I’d hidden in his collar was destroyed.

Hmm... must’ve been that annoying brat. So un-cute!

But if they think that’s enough to stop me—hah! They’re underestimating me too much!

Ethan probably isn’t using transportation. Most likely walking.

Based on his average pace and his usual routes... I’m not gonna waste such a valuable opportunity...

I will find him! I’ll find Ethan and—

...I searched for about an hour but couldn’t spot him.

Instead, I saw some weird stuff along the way.

A silver-haired loli chasing someone to kill them.

A black-haired girl eating that loli’s corpse.

An ugly woman shooing away civilians to cover up the murder.

A girl snacking on pork skewers while dragging a body.

...But the most important one, Ethan, was nowhere to be found.

If Ethan really noticed me tracking him and is hiding on purpose, then I really might not be able to find him...

Even though I’ve planted surveillance in all his °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° regular haunts, I don’t have enough data on his spontaneous routes.

Normally, Ethan stays at home. Wandering around like this is super rare.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

Someone poked my back.

A voice I know all too well—right behind me!

My heart started pounding.

Ahhh... the person I’ve been dying to see was standing behind me all along... fufufu

I spun around 180 degrees and leapt at him!

And missed.

Ethan yelped and dodged me.

“Meanie! How could you dodge my heartfelt hug like that, Ethan?!”

“If I let you catch me, you’d probably start groping me again like last time. I’m not letting you sexually harass me.”

“How cruel~ You’re calling me a pervert? I just have a tiny bit of special interest~ Besides, that rich girl is way kinkier than me, isn’t she?”

“Coming from the girl who sends me nudes every day, that’s rich.”

“Have you used my pics to... relieve yourself~?”

“...What? No way in hell.”

“Fufu~ I’ll send some even naughtier ones next time, then~”

After that incident at the hospital, I hadn’t seen Ethan face-to-face. I thought I might feel sad, or lonely, or nervous when I saw him again—

But no. All I felt was pure happiness.

Ethan sighed after a long silence.

“By the way, it’s rare for you to come find me yourself.”

“I took down all the surveillance cameras!”

“Don’t hug me out of nowhere! If you dismantle everything, I’ll lose my reason for living!”

“But then I’d get to see you more, and even live with you... wouldn’t that be the happiest life?”

“...How did you end up like this...”

Ethan looked like he had a headache, rubbing his forehead and mumbling, “She’s full yandere now...”

Yandere? Not really~

“I’m not some crazy girl with a kitchen knife, okay~?”

He stared at me, wide-eyed in disbelief.

“So I’d never say something cliché like, ‘Ethan, you’re only allowed to look at me!’ or whatever.”

...Actually, when you said that, I almost believed you for a second.”

Oh? Is that so?

“If you like that type... I can be that type, you know?”

“Ah, no, no, I’ll pass! Thanks!”

“Fufufufu~”

So cute. I really want to take him home and keep him forever.

Maybe I am the yandere type after all?

In that case... let me say something a proper yandere would say.

“By the way... this morning, you touched her, right?”

His body clearly twitched.

“You left your fingerprints all over her back when you opened her blouse.”

“I mean, I’m her brother, of course we can kiss and hug and do naughty things from morning onward. I’m so jealous~”

In that moment, I stopped talking. I locked eyes with him, gaze burning hot.

Ethan gulped, then muttered with a shaky voice,

“No—I didn’t do anything.”

“You were totally about to say ‘I hate you,’ but swallowed it, didn’t you~?”

“Nooo~ I’m just a little jealous, that’s all.”

“...You left fingerprints.”

“Come on, Ethan~”

Just as I was about to grab his arm and wrap myself around him—

A knife was suddenly pressed to my neck.

Before I even noticed.

“...Where did you come from? None of the cameras caught you. You just appeared out of nowhere.”

This girl is Rainie Bai.

A woman a lot like me.

Even though I know almost everything about Ethan’s movements, Rainie’s divine-level stealth... I can’t match it.

Damn it. So frustrating!

“You selfish pig. All you do is indulge your own lust. You’ve already caused trouble for Lord Ethan. Back off!”

“...How rude~ Calling someone a pig... and what’s with that attitude...”

But Rainie still didn’t lower the knife. With her here, it was impossible to get close to Ethan.

She’s in the way. Should I set something up to make her die?

I took two steps back. Then Ethan gently patted her head.

“I’m fine. You did well.”

Rainie froze like a puppet, her eyes going blank.

“You look so happy you might float away. Adorable reaction~ I bet you only acted so bold earlier because you were jealous. Your face was red enough to drip blood when you took off your bra~ fufufu~”

“N-no it wasn’t!”

She’s so cute like this. I hope she stays that way forever.

“So you see—girls get jealous, Ethan~”

“Don’t call me like that using symmetrical phrasing. You’re being annoying.”

“You better treat all the girls in your harem fairly, or else...”

“What I’m saying is—it’s fine if you build a harem, Ethan.”

“But if you don’t...”

“...some really scary things might happen.”

I smiled sweetly, then turned and walked off. Rainie vanished without a sound.

“Ah—wait for me, Ethan~ I still want to flirt with you some more~!”

I hurried after him.

“Stop following me!!”

“No way~ I love you the most.”

Because to me, Ethan is the most important thing in the world.

Now, and forever—I will lock you in my heart.