"Because I have nowhere else to go. If I stayed at school, even more people would die. I don't want to kill anyone anymore." Himegami Akisa spoke with a dim look in her eyes.
"Those people weren't killed by you. It had nothing to do with you; it was all the vampire's doing. You don't need to blame yourself." Chen Fan spoke to Himegami Akisa with a serious expression. He did not want a girl like her to live forever in painful self-reproach.
Chen Fan's words seemed to touch Himegami Akisa slightly. She raised her head and looked at him with the same gaze she had worn when she borrowed 100 yen from him at McDonald's—a faint expectation amid her blankness.
Chen Fan sighed. "All right! Stay with me for now. I'll help you find a way to deal with your constitution."
When Himegami Akisa heard Chen Fan agree to let her follow him, a faint smile actually appeared on her lips. Perhaps because he had never seen her smile before, that contrast made Himegami Akisa's charm bloom like a flower. Chen Fan found himself staring blankly.
It seemed that, because of his meddling, he had brought a beautiful girl home for nothing. He was not Kamijou Touma—he might not be able to keep himself under control. Well, he would deal with it as it came. He had thought Kamijou Touma was an idiot for keeping Index around like a pet, but it seemed he was about to join the ranks of idiots himself.
A Night of Cohabitation
(A Night of Cohabitation)
Chen Fan returned to the dormitory and handed Index over to Kamijou Touma. When Touma discovered that Index was merely asleep, a faint smile appeared on his face. But then he noticed Himegami Akisa behind Chen Fan, dressed