I Became a Stalker in a Yandere Dating Sim

21. The Trouble Downstairs

The ‘Overclock’ was divided into accelerating time itself and accelerating space itself.

Accelerating time eased the burden on the body, but, while my own time was quickened, the actual speed hadn’t increased, leading to a decrease in the power of my attacks.

Accelerating space itself increased the load on the body, but as the speed itself had increased, both the power and the backlash rose sharply.

If both were used, it moved at an inconceivably quick speed.

“It almost kills me.”

They really bit off more than they could chew if they weren’t me.

I might have given up this skill level without ‘Heart rate addiction’ playing the role of analgesics or stimulants.

After many trials, I gained at least some control of it.

“The problem is that when I use spatial displacement in this state, it completely drains me.”

Apparently, it was still impossible to use multiple skills at once.

I collapsed, my legs aching in front of the tree that fell victim to my training.

If I pushed myself this far in an actual combat situation… by using time stop or space displacement… a disaster could occur as there would be no remaining strength.

“Phew, so whether I have a skill or not, I still have to train hard.”

I took a moment to catch my breath, pulling an energy potion out of thin air and taking a swig.

I had plenty of time, so it would suffice to spend the whole day drinking potions, running, and swinging my sword.

The fact that my heart rate was soaring due to physical exertion rather than fighting was a bit disappointing, but the tingling sensation of my heartbeat from tormenting my body was exhilarating.

So the day’s training went on….

“What? The investigation has concluded that villains invaded due to poor academy management?”

The investigation, which was expected to take two weeks, ended prematurely and absurdly in less than four days.

In terms of the original series, the corruption level of the academy varied according to the difficulty, so it was not unbelievable given the sharp rise in difficulty now.

As the evening cooled, I was running, mixing ‘Overclock’ and spatial displacement, when Rika, who informed me of this investigation result, sighed heavily with her arms crossed.

“If the lessons get delayed, it’s a hassle. Seems like they wrapped it up quickly because of that.”

With a self-deprecating tone, Rika clicked her tongue and sat next to me.

The problem was, she followed me too closely and ended up sitting on me.

How could anyone’s buttock feel so perfectly shaped and tactile?

Even my ex-girlfriend before possession wasn’t like this.

I sensed a piece of art as I encountered her back.

“You’ll dirty your clothes.”

Rika nonchalantly treated me like a cushion.

Her words were so confident and indifferent that I doubted if it was strange.

I wondered what the original Roxer, who is watching over me, would have said.

As I was resting and my heart rate was starting to decrease, my tension fell, but Rika forcibly pulled it up again.

Because of it, I was unable to take my eyes off her, let alone move my body, it was like a dating simulation game.

Whether it was because I had been overworking myself recently, I felt restless in bed, with muscle aches or cramps or something I could feel through someone constantly watching or hugging me when I slept, which made things quite uncomfortable.

“Why? Is it too heavy?”

Now Rika relied on me and took it lightly. It was driving me crazy.

Really, what was she planning to do if I got all hot and bothered?

Whenever Rika did this, the craving for dominance and to claim her as mine due to ‘Heart Rate Addiction’ bubbled up.

However, I didn’t come here to do bad things to women.

I felt strange acting disconcerted here, and it was like I was the weird one for doubting if this was strange.

What would the original Roxer have said if he were watching me?

Since I was resting and my heart rate started to drop, my tension fell, but then Rika forcibly pulled it up again.

That made me unable to take my eyes off her or move my body, like in a dating simulation game.

And given how overworked I was these days,

The constant feeling of someone watching me while I sleep or hugging me, whether it’s a muscle cramp or a stitch, it was quite troubling.

“Why? Is it heavy?”

Now Rika lent on me as if it was nothing, which was driving me crazy.

What was she planning to do if I snapped?

Whenever Rika did this, a craving to conquer her rose up in me due to ‘Heart Rate Addiction’.

However, I didn’t come here to mess around with women.

I had a feeling that if I acted shocked or inappropriately here, I would be treated like a pervert.

“Ah, have you bulked up recently?”

I decided to change the subject with a joke.

As expected, her fist hit my ribs.

Thanks to that, I sobered up, and my lustful thoughts from ‘Heart Rate Addiction’ were replaced with a clear, clean, and confident mindset.

Once my head was full, pain was indeed the best answer.

From above me, Rika murmured “…I didn’t put on any weight…” as if she wanted me to hear it.

“Well, muscle is heavier than fat, you know.”

“Shut it.”

My sides earned another punch, like a potato, as I throw a joke to lighten up the atmosphere among my friends.

The farmer who said it was a good harvest year must have endured immense pain.

“Anyway, don’t forget, before the start of class tomorrow, there’s the joint award ceremony of the Academy and the guild regarding Villain Extermination.”

Rika got off from my body, delivering the crucial information, sounding a tad upset.

My goal is to maintain a decent rapport with her, the yandere, and to avoid being the victim of her yandere behavior.

I planned to stick with Rika and Lockser’s childhood promise or whatever they call it out of loyalty.

It’s rumored that the academy’s investigation was unreasonably dismissed due to the overwhelming presence of the enemy.

If the yandere heroine targets me here… that would be truly troublesome.

If you can’t get rid of her, you have to tame her.

“Okay, take care.”

“Aren’t you going to see me off?”

“No, I have some training left.”

“……”

Leaving the mumbling girl behind, I stood up from my seat and headed towards the duel circle in the training yard, which was almost empty at this hour.

I warmed up there, polishing my basic sword stance until it became intuitive.

Through an addiction to rapid pulse rate and ‘formlessness’, I entered a state of no-mind.

As such, my body moved on its own, swinging the sword as instructed mysteriously by ‘formlessness’ while being immersed in the sword.

While moving, I sporadically used ‘Over Clock’.

I added alteration to the sword that naturally extended with space movement.

Using these two simultaneously, only the sound of “pabababak-!!!” remains in the place where my swordsmanship had passed for a moment.

It’s still unstable, and it’s a stretch to use it in actual combat.

“Wow, what was that just now?”

Jane exclaimed, with her eyes as bright as they could be.

“Ha- The result of pushing myself to the edge for four straight days… Wait, what?”

Why is she here? She was supposed to be eating late-night snacks at the training yard around this time?

Today, she was wearing bright casual clothes as if she jumped right out of a men’s fashion magazine.

Making the Lily Harem Pod wasn’t for just anyone, it seemed.

Of course, aside from the outfit, the rest of her was as attractive as anyone else.

In that state, she could be in a Viagra or similar magazine.

“It’s been a while, hasn’t it?”

Jane looked at me with eyes as if she was seeing a long-lost friend at a playground.

Recently, she asked so many surprise questions out of curiosity.

I replied that I was a ‘nature person’ in the academy’s back mountain.

But I came down to the training yard and met a tiger. Isn’t it usually the other way around? Anyway.

She fluttered around me like a silvery-white butterfly landing on a blue flower.

“When you catch villains, you’re so fast with that skill! How do you do it!? Do I just swing the sword quickly like you did earlier? Or is there another way? Teach me too!”

Then, she clung to me as if a butterfly landed on a flower with a thrilled face, no.

She clung closer than when she asked me about the Jewel Golem.

With her piercing gaze, she looked at me from up-close, as if she was so curious that she couldn’t control it.

Under Jane’s sweet scent, sweat broke out.

After using a large skill, my decreasing heartbeats once again speed up.

“…First, let’s adjust our distance, our bodies are touching.”

“Huh? Eh, I’m fine with it!”

“I’m not…”

“You’ll get used to it!”

If I wanted to conquer the cunning Rika.

I wanted to fill the innocent fool, Jane, with my purity and steal her innocence.

At this point, it’s not an addiction to heartbeat, I thought it might be a manifestation of desire.

But I refuse to get swept up in such chaotic lust.

“Shouldn’t you detach first before I can teach you?”

“Ah! That’s right!”

Upon hearing this, Jane was finally able to disentangle herself.

She stared at me with an unreadable expression.

Is she really from a beauty pageant, approaching me not for enlightenment but to strike me from behind later?

I’ve overheard that she topped the entrance exam at the academy, with a cumulative score that beat all assessments till now.

“Hurry and teach me, Rockser! How do you do it?”

“Didn’t you promise to do anything when I taught you the Gemstone Golem last time?”

“Yes! You can ask me anything, anytime! If you teach me that technique, I’ll do one more thing for you!”

A student who’s a bit naive yet stands first, is quite a spectacle.

Is this acting of the final boss level, or is she just a naive and flawed individual except when it is about classes or fights?

I tried testing her.

“Okay, then start first with the lower body exercises. The technique just now involves using the transporter which needs strong lower body strength. How about 20,000 weighted squats? Manage your magic power at a basic level.”

Though it is not wrong, any sensible person would have not fallen for it.

“Oh!! That’s how it is, huh!! What weight should I start with!?”

Whether it’s acting or she really believes it, who knows?

She pointed at the nearby dumbbells and substantial weight plates.

“Lift something suitably heavy.”

Upon this command, Jane promptly started squatting.

With a newbie-like eager expression, she started doing weighted squats with vigour.

She moved at an incredible speed, quite weighty at that.

Surely, she is the protagonist.

“Do your best. I’ll be back when you are about to finish.”

“Yes!!!”

I left her there, cheering her on, went back home within the academy compound, showered, and then went to bed.

Was it because I played a prank on Jane?

When I woke up a bit early the next day, my body felt as though it had been pinned down with scissors all day.

I felt listless, as though I had been haunted by a ghost all night.

Perhaps my conscience was pricking me for having played a cruel prank on Jane to test her resolve.

In response to my concerns, I hurriedly showered, prepared for the award ceremony, and visited the training ground earlier than usual in the morning.

“Ugh-! Ugh…!!”

Even though her legs were shaking due to exhaustion, Jane was determinedly continuing her squats.

Her pretty clothes were soaked with sweat, and it was dripping onto the floor in droplets.

A pang of guilt rose inside me and I unconsciously touched my forehead.

Apparently, I have to take a blow for appreciating such earnestness, really….

“Jane, it’s enough now. There’s an awards ceremony today, you should stop.”

I walked up to Jane, who, panting, was dripping sweat.

She seemed cheerful at the sight of me and I handed her a superior energy recovery potion.

Then Jane, calling my name, stumbled back towards me, and with shaking legs she returned the weight to its original place.

“Phew…! Good morning!”

With wobbly steps, she leaned on me as if her legs were giving up, and almost fell into my arms.

I felt like a jerk and was breaking out in a cold sweat.

Particularly… I felt a sinking feeling in my chest, as it seemed like she would accept if I asked her to do anything strange.

I pondered this and supported Jane.

“How many did you do!? Looking at your speed, it seems like you should have finished a while ago.”

“I forgot the count, so I just kept going until you arrived! I pushed myself to the limit, just like you when you run up the mountain!”

Jane, with a brilliant expression, was gulping down the potion I gave her.

She looked at me as if she was praising me for letting her train when she found me running.

I closed my mouth, seeming like a worse person if I asked why I was compelled to do so.

Jane, thus, overstrained herself during the lower-body exercise.

“Huh? Jane, are you okay? Why are you shaky?”

“Ah, Erin, this? I learned something from Roxer. My body is still stiff and legs are wobbly…”

As Jane wobbled to go to the auditorium to prepare before receiving the award.

Erin, who was following along, glanced at me with contempt.

“What, what did you learn!?”

“Um… how to use your lower body?”

“You exercise your lower body??”

“Yeah, I moved my hips a lot, so it’s a bit hard…”

Jane’s absurd choice of words.

Erin looked at me like I was real garbage.

Even though I didn’t understand what she misunderstood, Erin, who was like a puppy, glared at me as if she were swearing with her green eyes.

I was in trouble because of Rica’s lower body yesterday…. I hadn’t imagined that I would be in trouble today because of Jane’s lower body.