At the End of Revenge, There You Are ~The Scum Who Killed My Beloved, Prepare Yourselves! I Will Drag You All to Hell... Wait, What? Why Are the Heroine and the Demoness Coming After Me, a Woman!?(GL) - Chapter 26

A sudden act of mischief…

Kissing me while the stream was still live—was that just to divert attention from the last commenter?

That was probably Chief Kimura, right?

So she did it to keep the focus off of him…?

Wait, what exactly is Muuha’s relationship with the Chief…?

“What the hell are you doing, sis?!”

While I was still blinking in shock, Yuzuha suddenly jumped out from her hiding spot in the room.

“Oh my, you already ended the stream? I thought I should at least offer a little fan service to make up for all the horrific footage~.”

“That’s not the issue here! What the hell are you doing to Tou?! And Tou, why didn’t you push her away?!”

“Ah… Ahh, sorry.”

“Come on, Yuzuha, it’s fine. Tou-chan wasn’t resisting, so what’s the problem?♡”

“SHUT UP! This is just some contract thing forcing her to go along with it, right?! That’s totally unfair! It’s awful!”

Yuzuha started pummeling Muuha with weak, angry punches.

I mean, whatever, but… You do realize she’s a demon powerful enough to instantly kill you, right?

Of course, Muuha was only teasing. She playfully said, “Alright, alright, I’m sorry,” while gently soothing Yuzuha.

Then, as if nothing had happened, she slid up next to me, wrapped her arms around me, and—

blew a warm breath against my ear.

…What?

Then she winked.

You must be joking.

Now that I think about it, didn’t she kiss me before when she visited my house?

And didn’t she say, “Let’s sleep together”…?

Wait.

What the hell is going on?

Before I could process things any further, a dark glow began gathering in the room, forming a humanoid shape.

Who—?

Oh. The Chief.

Already? That was fast.

For someone who’s always dragging his feet and acting like everything is a pain in the ass, he sure didn’t waste any time.

Well, at least it got Muuha to let go of me.

“You got here quickly.”

“Muuha… is that really you?”

The two locked eyes.

Wait… Why does Muuha look mildly annoyed?

She better not be pissed just because our hug got interrupted…

Also, can someone please explain what their relationship is?!

Not wanting to intrude, I backed away with Yuzuha.

Or rather—she grabbed my hand and dragged me off.

At first glance, this room looks like an empty, featureless space.

But in reality, there are bumps, crevices, and even hidden walls—probably something Muuha created with magic.

The spot Yuzuha had been hiding in earlier was behind one of those walls.

And now, as we took shelter there…

“Those two… they’re married.”

“…What?”

Muuha casually dropped that bombshell.

I knew their relationship seemed complicated, but married?!

The sloppy, unkempt Chief Kimura was actually married?

And to Muuha—the same Muuha who keeps flirting with me?!

And not only that—THEY were married to each other?!

This is way too much to take in…

Also—wait.

Didn’t she disappear six months ago?

I never once heard anything about the Chief’s wife dying.

And when exactly did they even get married?

I’ve worked under the Chief for years.

Shouldn’t I have been invited to the wedding or something?

I could have even reunited with Yuzuha back then…

But if I didn’t know about it, it means they kept it from me.

There must have been a reason.

So… maybe it’s best not to push for answers.

Besides—

Chief Kimura looks like he’s about to cry.

“You… You were looking for me?”

“Of course… I’m sorry… I couldn’t save you… I couldn’t even find you…”

…Yuzuha.

I know we’re hidden from sight, but…

We can hear everything.

And honestly, we can probably still see them, too…

But as I watched Yuzuha bow her head in quiet respect, I couldn’t bring myself to say anything.

“So that’s how it was… I completely misunderstood him.”

“Wait—you knew Chief Kimura was your brother-in-law?”

“Of course.”

“Then… why didn’t you ask him to help search for her?”

“I did. I demanded it. I cornered him and yelled, ‘Why aren’t you looking for her? You’re a damn Special Investigations Unit Chief, aren’t you?!’ But he kept saying, ‘The investigation was shut down by higher-ups.’ That pissed me off, so I punched him. I called him a guild dog and left.”

Yeah… I figured that’s how that went.

But knowing how things work, the higher-ups definitely had a hand in this.

They probably deliberately cut off all search efforts.

Classic misdirection.

If you want to deceive people, you start by fooling your own side.

Maybe the Chief wanted to protect Yuzuha by not telling her anything.

He’s awkward as hell, but… deep down, he must have been furious about all this.

And now, I finally understand.

“Looks like we’re the same.”

“The same?”

“When the Chief shut down Yuzuha’s case, I lost faith in him too.”

“…I see. Tou… thank you. For saving her.”

“Yeah.”

We embraced once more, celebrating that we had all made it through safely.

Whatever happened over there, that was their business.

As for us—we should just head home.

I wanted to wrap myself up in that blanket and sleep together with Yuzuha.

That’s what I wanted to say…

“Even as a demon… I still can’t forget you. I want you to come back.”

…But it looked like things were reaching a climax on their side as well.

Could she even return to being human?

Muuha had already become a demon.

But as long as their feelings reached each other… wasn’t that enough?

Muuha could leave this place whenever she wanted, so it didn’t seem like an issue.

Still…

“No way. I choose Tou-chan. Right, Tou-chan? We made love with all our strength, after all.”

“Wha—?! Shinomiya and…?”

The words that came next completely shattered my expectations.

…What is she talking about?

Made love…?

I remember fighting for our lives… but was that love?

I mean, sure, it wasn’t much of an attack for her, and technically, she’s the future version of Muuha, so maybe she was just confirming her feelings for Yuzuha…

We did put everything on the line in that battle…

…Wait. Was that love?!

No—this was no time to be confused!

The Chief was visibly shaken, and I actually felt bad for him.

So I untangled myself from Yuzuha’s embrace and stepped forward.

“Bringing me into this is just cruel to the Chief…”

“It’s fine. I’m not human anymore. He needs to let me go. I choose Tou-chan.♡”

“Ugh…”

…Is that really okay?!

“NO! TOU BELONGS TO ME!!!”

Yuzuha practically screamed it.

I could feel her death glare from behind me.

(Sorry… Ever since that happened, I just can’t handle being around men…)

…Ah.

So that’s why.