Shin looked at Akako Koizumi, then thought of Ran. Judging by appearance alone, Akako was undoubtedly more striking, but Ran had an angelic air about her that made people feel at ease.
"Actually, you're both very beautiful girls. If I had to say, you're about evenly matched."
"Shin, that answer of yours is really sly," Akako Koizumi said as she looked at him.
"Oh? How is it sly?" Shin asked Akako Koizumi with a smile.
"Hmph."
Akako Koizumi gave a soft snort, clearly dissatisfied with Shin's answer.
"Akako, you're not angry, are you? I'm just telling the truth. You're beautiful, but Ran isn't bad either." Shin quickly caught up to Akako Koizumi, who was walking ahead.
Akako Koizumi turned to look at Shin, contempt flickering in her eyes. What a nice thing to say—such textbook scumbag behavior.
That was totally something a scumbag would say. Akako Koizumi looked at Shin as though she were looking at human trash.
Shin looked innocently at Akako Koizumi. What kind of look was that? It felt like she was looking at a scumbag. I'm not a scumbag.
"Let's go back, Mr. Scumbag." This time, Akako Koizumi said it outright.
Shin's face darkened. Forget it. Since you're a woman—and a beautiful one at that—I won't lower myself to argue with you.
"Don't you find that guy Heiji Hattori an eyesore?" Akako Koizumi turned back, glanced at Heiji Hattori, and asked Shin.
Since Heiji Hattori happened to be going the same way as them, he was following behind them now. Akako Koizumi always felt as though she was being stalked when she saw him, which made her extremely annoyed.
Shin turned around and met Heiji Hattori's gaze. Heiji Hattori's eyes were filled with intense hatred when he looked at Shin.
Why exactly did Heiji Hattori hate