Moving to the Golden Courtyard

"What happened next?"

"He asked how much a SWAT officer made a month, so I blocked him."

Well, it seemed Himeko still wanted a little romance.

"Not every guy who approaches you is necessarily concerned about money, right? Some people probably care about other things, like your interests or personality."

"That's true."

"Haven't any of them caught your eye, Himeko?"

"But how should I put it? None of them... gave me any feeling. They were the sort where I knew at a glance that they absolutely weren't my type. Pretty subjective, I guess?"

She really was being realistic, Himeko.

"What kind of type do you like, then?"

"I can't really say~~ But he'd have to give me some sense of security... It's not that I'm the sort of woman who insists the man I like must be stronger than me.

"But I do want a sense of security. With him around, I'd feel at ease. Something like that."

"Oh~~ So that's how it is..."

Xu Qi's reply was somewhat perfunctory, but Himeko turned her head and looked him over a couple more times.

It was extremely rare for Himeko to see him with his upper body exposed like this.

When it came to a sense of security, who could compare with Xu Qi? Himeko would never forget the smile on his face when he crawled out of his Exoskeleton Armor in that underground hollow.

One thing Himeko had always found regrettable was that she hadn't met Xu Qi when she'd gone on blind dates earlier.

"Maybe I'll spend my whole life alone. Even when I'm buried, I'll never have tasted a man because I insisted on my principles. I'll only be able to talk big."

"Eh!?"

So shocked that he sprang upright, Xu Qi stared in astonishment.

"What's with that