Class 3-E at Kunugigaoka Junior High welcomed a new transfer student. Just when everyone expected another terrifying character, an ordinary-looking girl walked into their classroom. She didn't look dangerous at all.
Kurihara Yukari, who was at the bottom of the class in both physical fitness and grades, soon put everyone at ease. But before long, Class 3-E discovered that Akabane Karma had fallen in love with the new transfer student! Here was their evidence:
For example
When Yukari got hurt, Akabane Karma's expression darkened.
"Hey, you should be a little more careful, you know?"
Strange. She wasn't even bothered, so why was he so worried?
"Thanks for caring, Akabane, but I'm fine." Yukari was baffled.
That only made Karma more irritated.
And then
Faced with Class 3-E's special training methods, Yukari, who was practically hopeless at physical activities, gritted her teeth and struggled to keep up. Akabane Karma, who usually seemed lazy, suddenly started tutoring her.
After discussing it, the students of Class 3-E reached the following conclusion:
He's got a thing for her!
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In their third year of middle school, no one knew about the secret connection between Akabane Karma and the new transfer student, Kurihara Yukari. Not even Yukari herself.
Only Akabane Karma knew that every night, he relived Yukari's day in his dreams from her point of view, even sharing her senses.
He hadn't meant to pay her any special attention, but whenever she fell, he felt the pain in his dreams too.
He hadn't wanted to meddle and tutor her either, but she was so stubborn she'd make herself cry out of sheer frustration. It was so annoying.
To make his nights more bearable, he had no choice but to keep an eye on Kurihara Yukari during the day. Gradually, he began to notice how strange she was
She clearly didn't like crowds, yet always forced herself to stay among them;
Whenever she realized he wasn't nearby, she would quietly look uneasy;
She sometimes had strange wounds on her body;
Even Koro-sensei often watched her...
…
Akabane Karma never found the answers, but as the two grew closer, they fell into a sickeningly sweet romance.
Yet just when everyone thought they would stay together forever, Kurihara Yukari suddenly dumped him before graduation.
Not only that, she kidnapped every student in Class 3-E, then mysteriously disappeared the next day.
From then on, everything became strange. It seemed everyone in the world had forgotten that Kurihara Yukari ever existed. Every trace of her had been erased.
Even Akabane Karma was on the verge of forgetting Yukari completely.
Then, a few days after his second year of high school began, he suddenly ran into Kurihara Yukari at school.
But the little brat didn't remember a thing.
His ex-girlfriend's sudden memory wipe caught Akabane Karma off guard. He couldn't even settle old scores with her.
#MyExStillHasn'tRememberedMeToday#
#DoIStillHaveAChanceToGetBackTogetherWithHer#
#EveryDayIWakeUpAfraidShe'llRunAwayAgain#
Koro-sensei survives in this story
[Original blurb written 2020.01.04, revised 2023.07.12]
Theme: Never bow to fate
