It turns out that my Yandere playmate online is my Homeroom Teacher

Me and Shiori-san froze in place, we didn't expect to see Shino here... Her smug grin told me she had been following us for a while.

"Shi...Shino? What are you doing here?" I asked, my voice slightly trembling.

"Well, I got curious about your in-game wife's face, so I followed you," she replied nonchalantly, her eyes darting between me and Shiori-san. Then she leaned in closer with a mischievous smile. "To think that the most beautiful teacher, Shiori Hoshino, is your girl... I'm kinda jealous."

"Shino, listen. This is Tria-san, and I'm asking you to keep quiet about this. It would be a huge problem if the school found out, they might misunderstood our relationship.... Shiori-san could lose her job," I said, trying to sound as serious as possible.

"Don't worry, Shiori-san. Shino is my friend, so I trust her to keep this to herself. Right, Shino?" I turned to her, hoping my pleading look would work.

Shino crossed her arms, her grin widening. "Ehhh? My dear childhood friend is about to be taken by an older woman, and you're asking me to stay silent? No way. I need some compensation for this."

"Compensation?" Shiori-san's voice cut through the air. Her tone was sharp, and her eyes narrowed. Well, its her natural reaction at school..... "Fine. What do you want us to do for you?"

Shino paused, clearly not expecting Shiori-san to confront her so directly. Then, with a teasing smile, she said, "Hmmm... let me have Haru-kun too."

This is bad, Shino. You just dug your own grave.

Before I could react, Shiori-san grabbed Shino's necktie and pulled her closer. "Your compensation sounds too much, don't you think? Sorry, but I won't allow that. Why don't you find your own partner instead of targeting someone else's?"

Shino suddenly looked pale. Shiori-san's grip tightened slightly as she continued. "And if you're thinking of making noise about this, go ahead. As if anyone would believe you."

Shino looks like she's about to piss on her skirt so I need to stop it now...

"Shiori-san, it's okay. Shino was just joking. Right, Shino?" I said, giving Shino a pointed look.

"Uh... ye...yes! Forgive my rude behavior, Shiori-sensei," Shino said, her voice trembling.

"See? She's sorry. Let's not overthink this," I said, gently placing my hand on Shiori-san's shoulder.

She sighed and released Shino, who immediately stumbled back a few steps. I think she now knew that she shouldn't mess up with Yanderes...

After a moment of awkward silence, I spoke again. "Shiori-san, I'll talk to Shino privately. You can trust her."

Shiori-san's tense expression softened, and she nodded. "If Haru-kun says so..." she murmured, her voice returning to its usual gentle tone. 

Even Shino was surprised by how quickly Shiori-san transformed back into her sweet and innocent self.

"We'll be leaving now, Shiori-san. I'll message you on LINE later," I said. She gave me a small smile and went back inside her apartment. Once the door closed, I turned to Shino, who still looked like she'd seen a ghost.

"Shino, are you okay?" 

"Haru... aside from having a thing for older women, you're also a masochist, aren't you?" she muttered, still visibly shaken.

I sighed. "It's your fault for provoking her. What were you thinking?"

"I didn't know she was that type of woman. I thought yanderes were only in anime..." she said while checking if Shiori-san is watching her from the apartment....

Then she turned to me with a serious expression. "Haru, I've been your friend for 10 years, but I think it's time for us to part ways. I don't want to get killed by your crazy girlfriend."

"She's not my girlfriend, and she's not going to hurt you. Stop being dramatic."

"Not your girlfriend? Are you serious?" Shino's voice rose, and she stopped walking. "You're telling me you tamed that demon teacher and you're not even dating her? 

"Keep your voice down," I said, glancing around to make sure no one was listening.

"So, you're telling me that in the six months you've been playing with her, you didn't realize she likes you?" she asked, crossing her arms.

"She doesn't like me that way. We're just friends," I said firmly. "Besides, she's my teacher. It would be too problematic to even think about a relationship."

Shino breathe deeply and smacked her forehead. "You're hopeless. Absolutely hopeless. That woman is head over heels for you, and you're too dense to notice."

"Think what you want," I said with a shrug, trying to dismiss her words, even though a small part of me wondered if she was right.

When we reached Shino's house, she stopped at the gate and turned to me. "This is bad, Haru. Your crazy in-game wife's apartment is near my house. What if she decides to kill me in my sleep?"

"Enough with the lame jokes,"

"Fine, fine. But I do have one condition for keeping my mouth shut," she said, smirking again. "Tell Shiori-sensei that I want to have a match with her in SFO."

"Why a match?"

"I want to see how strong the partner of Japan's top assassin is," she said with a grin.

"Fine. Just don't do anything reckless again," I said, already exhausted from the day's events.

After parting ways with Shino, I finally made it home.

"Mom, Nishi, I'm home," I called out.

"Welcome back, Onii-chan!" Nishi came running toward me, her usual bright smile on her face.

"Onii-chan, there are a lot of rumors about you online," she said, looking concerned.

I patted her head gently. "Don't worry. I've already handled it. Thanks for defending me online, though."

"Nishi wants to play SFO with Onii-chan after dinner. Can we?" she asked, looking up at me with hopeful eyes.

How could I say no to my sweet little sister? "Of course. Let's play after dinner."

I need to study.. but my little sister comes first...

Besides I think we wouldn't be able to spend much time tomorrow since Shiori-san will come here for the sleep over...

sigh... and there's also Shino vs. Tria....