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*Seventh Day: 02 [Sayoko Mido] ◇*

The place the three of them took Sayoko to was the area behind the North Building. It was far from both the main and back gates, and by the time school let out, no one passed by here. Unlike behind the gymnasium, there was no risk of being spotted by students in club activities.

(A perfect spot for this kind of summons, I suppose.)

Sayoko recognized the situation with a sense of detachment, as if it were happening to someone else.

...There was a reason she went along with Himeko and her group.

She was utterly sick of Himeko’s meddling.

She was looking for an outlet for the irritation she felt about Erika meeting with Suita.

Above all, she wanted to vent the dark red something that was swirling hotly inside her.

Thud.

Perhaps irritated by Sayoko's unchanging expression, Himeko Nakata shoved Sayoko against the outer wall of the school building. Then, placing both hands on the wall to box her in and prevent escape, she brought her face, distorted with anger, close.

Sato and Honda watched the scene, smirking with amusement.

"Midobu, I told you, right? That you're getting too carried away."

"You did say that."

"So what's with you? The day before yesterday, yesterday, and today. You're pissing me off."

(Here we go again.)

Sayoko felt something was off about Himeko's words.

Neither yesterday nor today did she recall doing anything specific to her. Even if she had almost done something. As for today, they hadn't even met face-to-face until this moment.

(I assumed this was retaliation for shoving her along with her desk the day before yesterday, but...)

Apparently, that wasn't the case.

"I don't recall doing anything to you yesterday or today, Nakata-san."

Smack.

Himeko slapped Sayoko's cheek. She couldn't put her full weight into it from that posture, but the impact alone was enough to knock Sayoko's glasses off her face and onto the ground.

"That attitude is annoying too!"

Himeko screamed and raised her hand again.

Smack!

Harder than before. Once more.

(...Stop it.)

Smack!

"Stop it."

Whack!

"Hah!? Does it hurt? Did you learn your lesson a little?"

"If my face swells up, Eri-chan will be worried."

"...Tsk!"

Himeko wound her arm back even higher.

That was the moment. Sayoko grabbed her opponent's tie, pulled her close, and unleashed a headbutt directly into her face.

Crunch.

The sound of skulls colliding through flesh. Himeko reeled back.

She probably couldn't immediately comprehend what had happened. She blinked repeatedly, trying to focus her eyes as if in a daze. But a few seconds later, realizing blood was dripping from her nose...

"Midobu!"

She roared and raised her fist.

(So what?)

Narrowing her eyes, Sayoko shifted her body to the right and hooked her left leg around Himeko's left leg. As she pulled her leg back and pushed Himeko's body, the girl collapsed onto the ground without any difficulty. Then, placing her weight into it, Sayoko stomped with full force onto the abdomen of the white shirt peeking out from the sailor uniform.

"Kuh-ah!?"

Letting out a breath that was neither a voice nor a gasp, Himeko jackknifed her body and rolled to her side.

Sayoko sluggishly walked around to her front. Then, as Himeko writhed, dripping saliva and nosebleed, Sayoko kicked her in the stomach as if playing with a ball.

One kick.

Two kicks.

Three kicks.

"Gwah! Ah! Aaaah!"

"Hey!"

"W-Wait, Midobu! Stop!"

She delivered a slap to Sato, who rushed in to stop her, and drove a knee into the middle of Honda's gut.

Naturally, neither of them had predicted this situation. With just those single blows, both lost their will to fight and slumped to the ground.

Judging that there would be no more interruptions, Sayoko turned back to Himeko. And resumed the kicking.

Thud!!

"Gyauugh!"

"We used to play together a lot in the old days."

Thud!

"Aguuh!"

"I wonder why it turned out like this."

Thud.

(Really, why did it turn out like this?)

Sayoko slowed the movement of her foot and fell into thought.

...In the lower grades of elementary school, they used to play together often, along with Erika and other friends.

But from a certain day onward, Himeko's attitude toward Sayoko clearly changed, and her way of addressing her shifted from "Sayoko-chan" to "Mido." After that, it leaned toward abuse.

(Junior high? No, the harassment started when we were in the same class in fifth or sixth grade, didn't it?)

Thud.

(But "Himeko-chan" was harsh towards me even before that. Or was it just that because we were in different classes during third and fourth grade, it was harder for her to take direct action?)

In elementary school, classes were shuffled every two years. So, for first and second grade, Sayoko and Himeko were in the same class. Third and fourth, different classes. Fifth and sixth, same class again... Sayoko recalled the pattern.

(Did something happen in third or fourth grade?)

Originally, Sayoko had little awareness of anyone other than Erika. She desperately tried to dig up memories from that time, but she couldn't recall an event that would cause a rift with Himeko.

Thud.

(...It's no use. The only thing I clearly remember from that time is stealing Eri-chan's first kiss when we were in third grade.)

Third grade. "Pretend Wedding" with a gathering of girl friends. When Erika played the bride, at her request, Sayoko played the groom.

There was no need to actually kiss, and they hadn't done it during the other girls' turns... but at that time, Sayoko had laid a deep, long one on Erika, entangling tongues and exchanging saliva.

For the fanatic of the goddess, it was a vivid, brilliant memory of rebellion.

Thud.

While clutching her stomach and nose, Himeko looked up at Sayoko with eyes full of intense hostility. Unlike the other two, Sayoko was slightly surprised that she hadn't lost the light in her eyes even after all this.

(...I've seen those eyes somewhere before.)

Those eyes awakened an older memory in Sayoko's brain.

(Huh?)

That "Pretend Wedding." It was when Erika's turn ended, and they switched. After Himeko and Erika had spoken about something, Himeko had turned those eyes toward Sayoko.

...It was the same look as that one.

(Ah, right. It was since then.)

Sayoko remembered. Himeko's attitude changed from that moment.

(But why?)

Thud.

The moment she placed the toe of her shoe, devoid of any force, against Himeko's stomach... Sayoko understood.

It wasn't deduction; it was derived from intuition. No, perhaps it should be called empathy.

Sayoko felt the hostility within herself withering away rapidly.

(...I see.)

Looking down, Himeko muttered in a weak voice, tears welling in her eyes.

"Why... someone like... you..."

Sayoko stared at her face in silence for a while, but eventually looked away from Himeko. Afterward, she picked up her fallen glasses and, with a bitter expression, put them back on.

Then, she delivered five more kicks each to the stomachs of Sato and Honda, clicked her tongue, and walked away from the scene.

...Scuff, scuff, scuff.

She walked briskly. Irritation strengthened her pace.

Unable to sort through her complex emotions, Sayoko muttered as if spitting the words out.

"...Seriously, women are shit."

***

2025.06.14

https://comicpash.jp/series/37aae26103d8a

The manga version of I Won't Forgive Your Future has finally reached this episode, the decisive battle behind the school building between Himeko and Sayoko!

They are JK (High School Girls). And when you speak of a JK duel, yes, it means slapping.

So, Rinri Kiyo-sensei has drawn their confrontation in the style of a certain slapping game!

After this, it seems Sayoko will dodge a slap, followed by a "Grab her!" and finish Himeko-chan off with a double-handed slap barrage.

Stay! Sayoko-chan, stay! Headbutts are... headbutts are unladylike! Kicks too! No kicking!