"Aoko has a good personality. I don't want you to hurt her," Kaito Kuroba said to Shin.
"So stay away from Aoko. Otherwise, don't blame me for getting rough with you."
"Heh, is that supposed to be a threat?" The smile vanished from Shin's face, replaced by a cold sneer.
His icy gaze fixed on Kaito Kuroba. A mere Kaito Kuroba actually dared to threaten him.
"Aoko's choices seem to have nothing to do with you. If you want her to stay away from me, then tell her yourself."
Shin gave Kaito Kuroba a casual glance before walking straight into the classroom. Only then did Kaito Kuroba realize that he had not finished saying what he wanted to say to Shin.
He had originally had something even more important to discuss with Hyuga Shin, yet Hyuga Shin had simply left.
With no other choice, Kaito Kuroba followed Shin inside.
Just as he was about to speak to Shin again, Shin suddenly looked over with an indifferent gaze, frightening Kaito Kuroba.
He was genuinely scared. Shin's eyes felt as though they could kill him. It was the first time he had ever experienced such a look.
Even when he had faced Gin in the past, even when he had nearly died, Kaito Kuroba had never been this afraid.
In the end, he returned to his seat in humiliation. Once he sat down, he became acutely aware of the humiliation in his heart, and it felt unbearable.
"What did he say to you?"
Aoko leaned closer to Shin and asked him.
"You're pretty curious, huh?"
Seeing Aoko's curious expression, Shin reached out and pinched her cheek. Aoko let out a coquettish huff and slapped his hand away.
She looked rather dissatisfied, but she was not actually unhappy at all.
If she had