“Yuugo, what is the meaning of this!? Why did a combat miko from Yamato talk to you!?”
“I-I dunno. She said she was interested in me, but I don’t know what kind of interest…”
“Looks like she’s taken a liking to you. And not just a bit either, because she didn’t give up after you rejected her.”
“…Are you going to meet her alone? Are you going out with the combat miko!?”
“O-of course not! But she’s an exchange student from Yamato… I can’t just flat out say no either, right?”
“Muu…! I guess, but I can’t accept it…!!”
“Please do!!”
Yuugo was bombarded with questions from his friends and exposed to Melt’s jealousy, and yelled as if pleading.
Meanwhile, Ryuuga approached Yui, who was still fearfully hiding behind Yuugo, and quietly asked her a question.
“What’s wrong, Yui?”
“Big brother, those two… Shian and Egos… We really shouldn’t trust them.”
Ryuuga squinted, seeing his little sister declare this nervously.
He knew very well she could see people’s souls, and asked her another question after a small nod.
“Are their souls that scary? To the point of leaving you so on edge…?”
“…I can’t really describe it, but I saw they were really twisted. They were weird. It was like dirty water was poured into a finely crafted tea set… That was the unnatural feeling I got. I never felt something like that before…”
As Ryuuga heard her, he looked towards Shian and Egos, who went after Setsuna.
Distorted… Was his little sister’s impression of them, and he could not help but fully agree.
Based on what he saw during the test to impress the combat miko, and the back and forth that just happened, those two were definitely not the type of people others should be praising.
They excelled in their ability to command others, and were strong, but it was very clear to Ryuuga who the real scum was.
But that was not the only thing that was strange. From what he heard, these students called hero prospects joined the academy in high school… And yet, they hated Yuugo too much.
It would make sense to be somewhat wary of him because of his reputation, but the way they persistently attacked him made it obvious they resented Yuugo for some reason.
Why did they resent Yuugo so much?
He heard that there was trouble before, and that was what led Egos and Yuugo to dislike each other, but what about the other hero prospects?
And most strange of all… It seemed a lot of students and teachers trusted these hero prospects and held them in high regard.
This was the part he could not understand at all. The word his little sister used, twisted, seemed perfect to describe it.
What happened to this school? This all too strange situation baffled Ryuuga… But then Yuugo spoke to him with a flustered tone.
“Ryuuga! We’re partners, right!? You’re supposed to reach out to me when I’m in trouble! I’m in a pretty bad spot right now! Help! Save me!!”
It looked like Yuugo could not handle the barrage of questions.
He reached out for help, and Ryuuga was going to answer with his usual line, but…
“…Sorry Yuugo, I’m thinking right now. Don’t ask me…”
“I can’t hear your answer! You’re gonna help me, right? Right!?”
Yuugo mimicked a gun with his right hand, speaking over Ryuuga.
Ryuuga snorted at how Yuugo was pretty forceful despite asking for help, but gave up with a sigh and moved towards him to help him.
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“Are you crazy, Setsuna!? Showing interest in him of all people…!!”
“Oh dear, is there a problem? I don’t remember doing anything that warrants concern.”
Meanwhile, after her proposal to speak alone with Yuugo was rejected, Sakura, who knew about it, yelled with a somewhat condemning tone.
Sakura was quite heated, but Setsuna dealt with her as though she was used to it.
“Remember what Miss Nira said!? That Yuugo Clay is a delinquent that keeps causing problems, and a lecher who keeps putting his hands on girls! If you meet this man alone, he will push you down before long and do improper…! Awawawawa…!?”
“You painted quite the picture in your head, Sakura. It’s all right, I looked into him beforehand, and I doubt anyone would be foolish enough to simply put his hands on an exchange student.”
“The teachers warned us that there is plenty of chance he could do that! Setsuna, please, not him! I would feel better if you at least picked one of the warriors recommended by Miss Nira!
Surely if you look, you can find a mountain worth of more well-bred men! Basically, gent… gent… Ah?”
“…You mean gentlemanly, right?”
“Yes, that!! Find someone who is jentall manly!”
Sakura had heard about Yuugo’s reputation, so she did not think it was right for her dear friend to be involved with a philanderer who treated others so poorly.
But Setsuna responded to her warnings with a smile.
“It’s all right, Sakura. Apparently what we hear and what we see are quite different, you know? He rejected an invitation from me in favor of keeping a promise to his friends and little brother… It seems what I read about his personality being a lot different since he lost his memory was true. We should consider what we heard about him a thing of the past.”
“But I’m still worried! If something happened to you…!!”
“There is absolutely no need to be worried about that. We traveled all the way to this country, so we might as well have fun and not hold back. I have little interest in those hero prospects picked by the teachers, and…”
“…And?”
Sakura tilted her head, as her friend seemed to be hinting at something.
Setsuna turned to her, and responded with a smile.
“…I think our interests align.”
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Yuugo pulling a ryutaros on ryuuga, was he also breakdancing?
Oh, a jealous Melt, that would be something to look forward to in manga 🙂