If you asked anyone who knew Jonas to rank the top three things they least wanted to hear him say, "If apologies worked, what would we need punishment for?" would undoubtedly make the list.
Once he said that, someone was probably in for a world of trouble-and humiliation in all sorts of ways.
Clearly, Miss Rhein could just about count as someone who "knew" Jonas, so his words gave her a very bad feeling.
Sure enough, when she received Jonas's package the next day, Rhein's expression instantly darkened.
The reason was simple: what he had sent her was no respectable "gift," but a bunny girl outfit. Its daringly plunging V-neck and insertable bunny tail made certain "abnormal" aspects of the outfit abundantly clear.
Of course, there was no such thing as a "normal" bunny girl outfit, either.
Only now did Rhein truly realize what Jonas had meant by "coming to beg forgiveness."
Wearing this outfit to the Alt Conglomerate to apologize to Jonas was, in a sense, far harder to stomach than actually baring her back and carrying thorn branches to beg forgiveness.
-Beep, beep.
Just as Miss Rhein's thoughts began to tangle, her Communicator suddenly rang. She glanced at the upper right corner of her vision. It was a call from Jonas.
Rhein's expression immediately soured. She gritted her teeth viciously, but ultimately accepted the call and said through clenched teeth:
"This is what you meant by not making things too difficult for me?"
He had said he would not make things difficult for her, yet what he had actually done was worse than killing her.
At least dead people did not have to put on a bunny girl outfit to apologize.
"Of course. I haven't forced you to do anything, Miss Rhein, nor have I proposed anything that