Bakudo #99

A 99ª vez que meu noivo, Draven, desligou na minha cara, eu me arrastei até a igreja da família, com meu diagnóstico de doença renal terminal agarrado na mão. — Padre, desejo renunciar à família Rocci e romper meu noivado com Draven Frost. As palavras mal haviam saído dos meus lábios quando meus pais irromperam ali com minha irmã adotiva, Bianca. Meu pai, o consigliere da família, não hesitou. Ele me deu um tapa no rosto, ali mesmo, na frente do padre. — Seu noivo é um capo respeitado no nosso mundo, e você escolhe insultá-lo assim! — Você está arrastando o nome da nossa família pela lama diante de toda a organização! Minha mãe arrancou o diagnóstico da minha mão, zombando após um breve olhar. — Fingindo estar doente para chamar atenção de novo, é isso? O que você quer desta vez? Minha irmã adotiva, Bianca, segurou nos braços deles, sua voz embargando com lágrimas. — Desculpa, irmã. Você pode ficar no meu lugar no baile. Por favor, só pare de causar problemas para a mamãe e o papai! Eu limpei o sangue que escorria do meu nariz e repeti calmamente minhas palavras ao padre. — Eu não sou mais uma filha da família Rocci. Não sou digna de uma aliança com os Frost. — Estarei morta em três dias. Quero que este noivado seja rompido antes disso.

On the day we chose our college majors, the influencer who was the school's heartthrob held a livestream and announced that he had decided to lead the anti-rat-race movement and would choose to attend a vocational college. The whole class followed him. Seeing the rapidly increasing number of followers, he smiled smugly. "They can do these low-class jobs if they like. I'll change my choice back to Harvard University at the last minute." I tried to dissuade him, but this would cause network congestion. My girlfriend slapped me. "You nerd! Who are you to tell our idol, Zach Simpson, what to do?" In my previous life, I spent half an hour dissuading them, and only then did the students change their college choices. However, Zach failed to change his application due to network lag and was admitted to a vocational college instead. He could not bear the blow and jumped into the river to commit suicide. The students who had entered prestigious universities collectively vented their anger on me. At the class reunion, they poured 99 bottles of beer down my throat and locked me in the karaoke's freezer. "Who cares about the prestige of a prestigious university? You'll just be working for someone else after graduation anyway!" "Why did we follow Zach in the first place? Wasn't it to break this damn rule?" "Zach was leading us to realize our dreams! If you hadn't interfered, I would already have gone to a vocational college with him!" They spoke disdainfully of prestigious universities, yet not one of them chose to drop out. I froze to death in a dark, cold freezer, my eyes wide open. Years later, they became elites in their respective fields, while my parents could only weep looking at my portrait. When I opened my eyes again, I was back to the day Zach was livestreaming in the classroom. This time, I promised I would not interfere. Instead, I wished them a happy vocational college experience.

これで妻からの冷たい仕打ちは99回目になる。 落ちた彼女のバッグから、コンサートのチケットが2枚こぼれ落ちた。 「誕生日に連れて行こうと思ってたの。見つけちゃったなら、その日に会いましょう。出張に行くから」 そう言う彼女の声さえ、冷たかった。 誕生日当日、僕は彼女の好きな色の服を着て、賑やかなコンサート会場の入り口で待った。 終演まで、彼女は現れなかった。 スマホを開くと、妻の幼なじみが投稿したSNSが目に入った。 「コンサート見れなかったけど、あの子を慰めるために、ずっと観たがってた映画を観に来た」 スマホを閉じる。心は不思議なほど静かだった。

When I got pregnant, I was about to inform my parents about the good news. Suddenly, the baby in my belly cried for help. “Mom, please don’t! Grandpa and Grandma favor boys over girls. If they know that I’m a girl, they will definitely poison you to abort me!” I turned off my phone with doubts, and I was worried that the news of my pregnancy would be leaked. But a fire broke out at my house, and I missed 99 calls from my parents. I was grieved and heartbroken, and my husband went through the darkest time with me. When I was getting back on my feet, the baby’s voice echoed again. “Mom, you’re so pitiful. Dad is dating his mistress in the company, and all he feels for you is just guiltiness.” I instantly felt flustered. Without thinking more, I just rushed inside my husband’s company to catch the cheaters. Unexpectedly, I just blew up a company contract worth over a hundred million. My husband was very disappointed in me. He took a divorce paper and forced me to sign. I desperately tried to keep him, but I heard the baby’s voice again. “Dad hates women who wouldn’t let go. Mom, if you let go of him in time and leave with nothing, Dad will come and cry to beg you to go back some time later!” In the end, I chose to listen to my baby. But I was broke and homeless, and I just slept on the streets at night. My husband, Liam Grant, immediately married a girl who looked like me. At their wedding, he blamed me for leaving him so heartlessly. I cried and wanted to go back to Liam, but a truck that ran a red light ran over me and crushed me into nothing. In the end, I died with my eyes open. Before I died, I vaguely heard the baby’s prideful laugh. When I opened my eyes again, I went back to the day when I found out my pregnancy.

橘叶夢（たちばな かのん）は役所の入口に立ち、雨宮八雲（あまみや やくも）に99回目のプロポーズをした。 八雲はやはり来ず、ただ電話で淡々とこう言った。 「今結婚したら、命にかかわることになる。もう少し待とう」 叶夢が何か言う前に、八雲は電話を切った。 そばにいた友人は事情がわからず、二人が婚姻届を出す瞬間を記録しようとカメラを構えていたが、叶夢の表情を見て固まってしまった。 「八雲さんと十数年も幼なじみなんでしょう？あんなに仲が良かったのに、今日来ないの？」 叶夢は苦笑して、答えなかった。 かつて二人の関係はとても良く、ほとんど完璧と言っても過言ではない。 八雲はほぼ叶夢の人生そのものを占めていた。

Grote Mendoza, the Alpha of the Valkyrie pack, has an extremely strong libido. Whenever he sees my body, he can't seem to control himself at all. He's very rough with me in bed, resulting in me fainting every time we sleep with each other. "Honey, can you endure this for me one more time?" It's been seven years. This is my 99th time enduring the torturous session with Grote. Because of that, my private part suffers from severe ulceration and infection. I thought Grote loves me, but it turns out that he's just a wolf who suffers from weird fetishes. I thought he'll slowly learn how to be gentle with me for my sake. But when I watch all 99 tapes that he and his mistress, Christine Henson, have recorded of themselves going at it, I finally realize that his gentle side is never meant for me at all. Grote blames me for not being able to be with pup thanks to my private part's condition. He allows Christine to abuse and humiliate me however she wants. In fact, he even beds her before my eyes. He refuses to believe that I will ditch him. All he does is beg me relentlessly for my forgiveness and promise me that I'll be his only Luna. Apparently, having a mistress spices up his bedroom life for him. But Grote repeatedly allows Christine to humiliate me. She forces me to become her slave and keep serving her until she gives birth to her pup. I've been enduring Grote's actions for seven years. All I get is pain and abuse that keeps worsening in return. I don't want to endure the humiliation anymore, even if it means dying right here, right now. I jump into the sea without hesitation, allowing the ice-cold water to swallow me whole. I'm willing to do anything just to escape from Grote's suffocating love that's packaged as abuse… After I die in the sea, Grote completely loses control of himself and keeps looking for me everywhere he goes.

Eu, Glória Gomes, morri no dia em que recebi o Prêmio de Ouro Global de Doutorado em Medicina. Três horas após minha morte, meus pais, meu irmão mais velho e meu noivo voltaram para casa, logo depois de encerrarem a festa de dezesseis anos da minha irmã. Enquanto minha irmã postava nas redes sociais uma foto de toda a família comemorando seu aniversário, eu estava deitada em uma poça de sangue no porão abafado, tentando usar a língua para deslizar pela tela do celular e fazer uma chamada de emergência. Dos contatos de emergência, apenas meu noivo atendeu à minha ligação — o que significava que meus pais e meu irmão haviam bloqueado meu número. Assim que atendeu, meu noivo disse apenas uma frase: — Glória, a festa de dezesseis anos da Ester é importante. Pare de tentar chamar nossa atenção com desculpas inúteis e de fazer birra! Ele desligou o telefone, cortando também minha última esperança de vida. Meu coração parou de bater junto com o som da linha ocupada. Foi a centésima vez que eles escolheram minha irmã, a centésima vez que me abandonaram e me decepcionaram, e também a última. Deitada em meu próprio sangue, senti minha respiração cessar aos poucos... Eles pensaram que, desta vez, eu estava novamente usando uma desculpa para fugir de casa e expressar minha insatisfação, que, se me dessem uma lição, eu voltaria obedientemente por conta própria, como nas 99 vezes anteriores. Infelizmente, desta vez, isso não aconteceria. Porque eu não saí de casa. Eu estava o tempo todo deitada no porão...

Vincenzo Costa and I have been in love with each other for eight years. Everyone knows that the heir of the Costa family loves me more than life itself. In order to marry me—an orphan—Vincenzo has knelt outside Costa Estate for three days and three nights. At the same time, he has received 99 whips from his father, the Don of the Costa family, which almost kills him. In the end, Don Edmondo Costa finally agrees to let Vincenzo marry me. But the catch is, Vincenzo must date Sofia Camorra, the Principessa of the Camorra family, and have an heir with her. So, Vincenzo tells me to wait for him for a little longer. I end up waiting for a very long time while watching him traveling to Sofia's villa time and again. At first, Vincenzo still takes three showers and scrubs his skin so much that it turns red. He tells me that once Sofia has given birth to the child, which allows him to fulfill the promise he has made to the Costa family, he'll whisk me far away from the violence and spend the rest of his life with me. Alas, everything has changed. Vincenzo no longer showers frequently. He constantly smells like Sofia's perfume now. He doesn't inform in advance whenever he goes on dates with Sofia. To make things worse, there's nothing but affection in his eyes whenever he looks at her. When Sofia burns up from a fever during her pregnancy, Vincenzo doesn't leave her side at all. She pretends to be gracious by telling him about how understanding she is about his situation. Because of that, Vincenzo wastes no time in admonishing me for being spoiled and pampered. Through the gap in the ward door, I can hear how close and intimate Vincenzo and Sofia are. At the same time, I notice the flash of provocation in Sofia's eyes. Vincenzo has made me wait year after year, not knowing that my biological parents have already found me. They want me to go home with them so that they can give me a real home. That's why this time, I won't be waiting for Vincenzo anymore.

村上和子（むらかみ かずこ）と千葉裕司（ちば ゆうじ）が結婚して五年目、彼女は白血病を発症した。 裕司は法外な金額を提示して骨髄ドナーを説得し、ようやく面会にこぎつけた。 だが相手は裕司を見るなり一目惚れし、約束を翻した。 金銭に加え、三ヶ月間恋人関係になることを要求してきた。 裕司は和子を救うため、やむなく条件を受け入れた。 三ヶ月間で98回もデートを重ねた。 毎回デートが終わると、裕司は病床の和子の前にひざまずき、手を握って誓った。「あの女とはただの演技だ。和子、俺が一生愛してるのはお前だけだ」 しかし99回目のデートの日、和子の元に裕司とその女の露骨なベッド写真が届いた。 写真の中で二人は裸で抱き合い、裕司の顔には情欲が溢れていた。彼女がずっと見かけなかった表情だった。

Malam sebelum aku seharusnya menikah dengan pewaris Keluarga Moro, aku mendapati rentetan 99 pesan teks mesum di ponsel Leo, tunanganku. Seorang wanita bernama Via Cokro, memberi tahu Leo bahwa dia mencintai Leo. Sangat mencintainya. Tanpa tahu malu sama sekali. Dia memohon pada Leo supaya membatalkan pernikahan kami, mengancam akan bunuh diri jika Leo tetap melanjutkan pernikahan ini. Aku langsung bereaksi. Aku menyodorkan ponsel itu ke wajah Leo untuk menuntut penjelasan. Keheningan terasa abadi sebelum Leo akhirnya angkat bicara. "Kakaknya itu Alan, wakilku. Dia kena tembak demi aku. Aku sudah janji padanya akan menjaga adiknya." "Jeny, kita tumbuh bersama. Kamu tahu cuma kamu satu-satunya di hatiku. Aku janji bakal urus ini, aku akan memutus hubungan dengannya." Aku mencari kebohongan di mata Leo. Akhirnya aku menelan rasa getir dalam tenggorokanku dan memilih untuk memercayai Leo. Pernikahan pun tetap dilanjutkan. Pernikahan ini bukan sekadar tentang kami berdua. Ini adalah perjanjian yang ditandatangani dengan darah antara dua keluarga. Dan, Tuhan tolong aku, aku masih mencintainya. Namun, di hari pernikahan kami, saat kami berdiri di altar dengan janji yang hampir diucapkan, Leo menerima telepon. Itu dari dia, Via. Dia sedang berada di jembatan dan mengancam akan melompat. Menuntut supaya Leo segera datang sekarang juga. Cincin berlian yang hanya sejengkal dari jariku, jatuh berdenting ke lantai batu gereja. Tidak ada sepatah kata pun. Tidak ada satu pun penjelasan. Leo pergi begitu saja. Meninggalkanku, keluarga kami, masa depan kami... Meninggalkanku berdiri sendirian di altar. Dalam kabut air mata, aku berteriak padanya, "Leo, kalau kamu keluar dari pintu itu, kita putus!" Jawaban satu-satunya dari mulut Leo, diucapkannya sambil berjalan menjauh, "Dia butuh aku." Leo tidak pernah menoleh ke belakang. Aku pun menghilang dari dunia Leo dan tidak pernah menoleh ke belakang sambil mengandung anaknya.