On the contrary, seeing this, Rock Lee's brow furrowed even tighter. Then he called out softly, "Mirai... Mr. Mirai is very tired today, and it's getting late. Please go home!"
"Who are you? Mirai's older brother hasn't even said anything. What are you talking about?"
Rock Lee's words immediately provoked the little girls' resistance. They all looked furious.
Mirai did not stop them. He watched Rock Lee with interest, waiting to see what he would say.
"I... I'm Mirai's bodyguard!"
Rock Lee hesitated for a long time and thought hard before finally blurting out something even he himself did not quite believe.
Sure enough, upon hearing Rock Lee's words, the girls all looked at him strangely. After quite a while, the girl at the front teased, "Everyone knows Mirai is a famous ninja of Konoha. Who could possibly be his bodyguard?"
As soon as the first girl finished speaking, the other young girls joined in, laughing at Rock Lee.
Rock Lee was left red-faced by their words, unsure whether he was angry or not.
Mirai realized that if he kept watching the show, Rock Lee would probably never forgive him afterward. He quickly stepped forward to calm the situation, then signed autographs for his little fans. Only then did they leave contentedly.
As they left, the little girls gave Rock Lee smug looks, instantly making him furious, yet unable to vent his anger.
After all, even if he got angry, what right did he have to be angry?
If he lost his temper, wouldn't that be indirectly admitting that he liked Mirai?
Thus, Rock Lee could only endure it. But the more he endured, the more wronged he felt, until he could only glare furiously at Mirai.
Though he was glaring, Rock Lee looked pitifully delicate at that moment, so