Sakura waved her hands in a panic and quickened her pace, walking ahead of the two of them.
Her little face had turned bright red.
Eito pulled his hand free and caught up with Sakura.
Afterward, he spent a long time explaining.
Protection Money?
Night fell.
Wrapped from head to toe in black, Eito left the dormitory and activated his ability.
He'd put all 30 of his malice points into AP, which meant he could stop time for 40 seconds now.
He'd already memorized the locations of every security camera on campus.
Now, by using his ability to slow and stop time, he could go anywhere in the school without being seen.
After that, he headed to the school's abandoned building. There was no one there, and it had no cameras.
He waited quietly for a few minutes. At last, his target appeared.
It was the clerk from the digital store earlier that day.
The moment he saw Eito, the clerk's face lit up. Rubbing his hands together, he said,
"You're here. About that—"
The lust in his eyes made it clear what he wanted.
"Unfortunately, you've been fooled," Eito said flatly.
That morning, he'd claimed he had a nude photo of Sakura and wanted to sell it to the clerk. The man had fallen for it.
"What are you saying? You—you tricked me?"
"I don't like wasting time talking. Let's get started." Eito pulled out a pair of gloves and calmly slipped them on. "You should get ready, too. Don't complain afterward that I picked on you."
"Damn it... You bastard!"
The clerk's face twisted as he picked up a chair and swung it at Eito.
Eito didn't even need to use his ability. He caught the chair with one hand, wrenched it out of the clerk's grasp, and slammed it into him.
There was a dull thud, and the clerk's body flew several meters like a broken kite.
Eito set down the chair and crouched beside him.
"Are you all right?"
The clerk curled up on the floor, clutching his body, blood trickling from his mouth.
But his eyes remained fixed on Eito.
"...Just you wait. I'll get revenge... You're a student in Class D, first year, right? I'll report you to the school."
"Oh."
Eito nodded and took a scalpel, alcohol, and a plastic bag from his pocket.
"W-What are you doing?"
"To protect the girls at school, I've decided to perform a little operation on you." He glanced at the part that disgusted him. "Or... do you prefer a more direct approach?"
"Hey... Stop it! I won't let you get away with this... You're finished... Your whole family's finished!"
"You're so annoying."
He kicked the clerk in the stomach, and at last, the man fell silent.
After getting rid of the tools he'd used, Eito left.
Now that the clerk had lost that place, he probably wouldn't dare attack girls again. And after seeing what Eito had done, he wouldn't dare pick a fight with him, either.
Even if the clerk tried to get even, Eito wasn't worried. There was no evidence, anyway.
The fear Eito had instilled in the clerk was firmly etched into his mind. He'd probably have nightmares about it for a long time to come.
While he was at it, he'd also gotten 500,000 yen from the clerk as payment for the operation.
After receiving the money, he sent 100,000 points each to Kikyo and Sakura.
That left him with a little over 300,000.
After the two girls received the money, they texted him to ask why.
(Sugar daddy allowance)
That was how he replied.
Then, the next morning, Miss Kikyo, looking all put together, came to his room.
"Where did you get so much money? And why did you give it to me?"
"I told you, it's sugar daddy money. If you don't want it, you can throw it away," he replied calmly.
"Then I'll throw it away."
"..."
"Hehe, I fooled you~" Kikyo came over and gave him a cute, mischievous smile.
Morning was when his sex drive was strongest, and Kikyo's teasing stirred something in him.
Looking at her smug little face, he went up to her, pulled her into his arms, and pressed her down onto the bed.
"Hey! What are you doing? Get off me! I'm going to call someone!"
"Go ahead. They'll see that the adorable Miss Kikyo came into a boy's room first thing in the morning. They'll be so disappointed."
"You... You're despicable..."
After struggling for a few seconds, Kikyo stopped moving and let Eito hold her down.
I'll just count this as payback for the 100,000, she thought.
Fortunately, Eito didn't do anything else, and she relaxed.
But as she felt his strong masculine presence, she couldn't help noticing that her heart was beating faster.
There was a ticklish feeling in her chest, too.
It was almost as if she was hoping he would take things further.
"..."
She shook her head, clearing away those unnecessary thoughts.
She was getting weird about this, too.
When he entered the classroom that morning, Eito greeted Sakura.
He was about to leave when he felt her tug on his clothes.
"What is it?"
He crouched down beside Sakura.
At that distance, he could hear her even if she spoke very softly.
"Um... about the money yesterday... and what Takeda said about... being your s-sugar..."
Her long eyelashes trembled. Her lovely face was as red as an apple as the words she found so embarrassing slipped from her small mouth.
The mention of being his sugar baby had kept her awake all night.
She liked Eito. Every morning, he greeted her. Even though she was too afraid to respond, he never got upset. He just did the same thing again the next day.
Gradually, it had become part of her routine.
No one at this school paid any attention to her. She didn't think she needed that; she only needed one person. As long as she wore a disguise, no one would see her.
But whenever she watched everyone laughing and chatting happily, she couldn't help imagining what it would be like if she were the one talking with them.
Especially with Eito, the first boy who had ever caught her eye.
Watching him happily talk with other people every day, she felt a little envious of how easily he connected with them.
If she were a little bolder, could she talk to him happily every day, too?
No, that was impossible, wasn't it?
That kind of role didn't suit her at all.
She could only play that sort of person online.
She was just a coward.
Still, at least she had finally become friends with him.
Whether it was accompanying her to get her camera fixed yesterday or what he'd just done, he was always so kind to her.
If only he were my older brother.
And his eyes were so beautiful. When she looked into them, it was as if she saw a whole sky full of stars.
His eyes were full of mystery and unknown things, yet they seemed so close, as though all she had to do was reach out and touch them, and then—
But then there was the text he'd sent yesterday.
If it was a confession, how should she respond? Or did he only want her to be his mistress?
If she misunderstood him, she'd never be able to face him again.
Meanwhile, Eito was starting to regret it.
He should've known better than to make that kind of joke.
Seeing the faint dark circles under Sakura's eyes, he said sympathetically,
"The 100,000 points were an apology from that clerk. He's always been sending you harassing messages online, hasn't he? You can keep the money. Sorry for fooling you yesterday."
"Oh," Sakura said. "I... I'm not angry... If anything..."
"What?"
"I-It's nothing... Nothing at all."
Sakura held a book up between them.
"Okay."
Eito smiled and walked away.
The Last Days of Everyday Life
"Eito, did you know you're fifth on the first-year list of handsome guys now?"
Kikyo suddenly said this to him one day.
"Who's sixth?"
"Ayanokoji. Also, Hirata from our class is second."
"Nice."
He was happy to have bumped Ayanokoji down a spot.
But...
Before you continue