After dinner, they left the restaurant and just so happened to run into Morinaka Akemi and the others again.
This time, there were two more people with them. One was a buzz-cut man in a black leather jacket, and the aura about him was completely different from theirs—somewhat sharp and fierce.
The other was a girl holding that man's arm. Her eyes curved naturally, born with smiling eyes.
The whole group looked at Lin Ao and Sasaki Nozomi as they walked out.
From the moment Sasaki Nozomi appeared, the buzz-cut man's gaze had locked onto her.
Lin Ao and Sasaki Nozomi, however, ignored them outright and brushed past them.
Suddenly, the buzz-cut man stretched out a hand and blocked their way.
Morinaka Akemi's expression instantly lit up. If Kuroto Sawa made a move, then those two definitely would not have any good fruit to eat.
She watched Kuroto Sawa, Lin Ao, and the others with a face full of excitement.
"Sorry to bother you two. May I ask if we can be friends?"
Kuroto Sawa revealed a smile, but the words he spoke carried an air of arrogance.
Lin Ao rolled his eyes inwardly. Someone who did not even have the aura of Heavenly Mandate was acting arrogant here?
A thought suddenly flashed through his mind.
Could this be something Sasaki Nozomi, the natural Child of Heavenly Mandate, was supposed to encounter?
Neither Lin Ao nor Sasaki Nozomi made a sound, and Lin Ao could not be bothered to personally deal with them right away. He would leave them for Sasaki Nozomi to slowly make use of later.
Kuroto Sawa walked straight up in front of the two of them. His gaze had only ever been on Sasaki Nozomi, while the woman holding his arm said nothing more, merely watching