After school, a sedan was parked in front of Teitan High School.
Such a scene was no longer anything special.
Teitan High School had many children from wealthy families, and people were used to it. Not many would even look twice.
However, another situation did make people turn their heads.
"Toyomi-nee, I'm here."
Chika, who had transferred to Teitan later, drew attention with every move due to her curvy figure that did not match her age.
She was cute, with a lovely chubby face and a particularly good figure, which made it hard for boys to look away.
But today, this cute Chika had an inconspicuous boy by her side.
A pair of thick glasses covered much of his face, making him look particularly unremarkable, and his presence was not very strong.
Yet such a boy stood beside Chika, which made the eyes of the bewildered boys glow with jealousy.
"Who is that guy?"
Those who knew recognized him almost instantly.
"Oh, him? He seems to be Suzuki's boyfriend."
"Which Suzuki?"
"You know, Mouri Ran's friend."
"Her..."
Reminded, they recalled who Suzuki referred to, the friend of Ran, the second-year school beauty. She was not bad-looking, and her figure was fine, but her impression was mostly as Ran's friend.
"But how did Suzuki's boyfriend end up with Fujiwara?"
"That's not hard to guess. They're in the same club, the Occult Research Club with full special privileges."
"Oh, that club."
Almost no student in the school did not know about the Occult Research Club.
Mainly because this club's privileges were maxed out, and its members were all exceptions. Otherwise, the school would not have granted such privileges.
However, those unaware did not know what identities the main members of this club had.
"Close proximity... Doesn't Suzuki worry about her boyfriend getting involved with other girls?"
"Tch. Do you think a guy can be lucky enough to be fancied by multiple girls?"
In fact, that was indeed the common sense.
Anyone with sense knew that no matter how charming a guy was, once he was explicitly dating another girl, he would become an insulator in other girls' circles.
However, even such common sense had exceptions.
For example, Ren, who was already sitting in the back seat.
"..."
He glanced at the boys outside the window who were looking this way and sighed helplessly.
Chika watched the situation outside with interest, then nudged Ren beside her with her elbow.
"Neh neh, how does it feel to be the topic of conversation, Ren?"
Ren simply rolled his eyes at her.
"I just feel my ordinary daily life has gotten some ripples, and that more and more people will hold grudges against me."
"Hahaha. Isn't that natural?"
Laughing, Chika reached over and took off Ren's glasses, leaning forward with big, fluttering eyes to stare closely at his face.
"I feel that if you take off your glasses, Ren, those people definitely would not say you're not worthy. Not worthy."
He raised his hand and flicked her forehead. Chika immediately pulled back.
He did not want to cause trouble for himself. Being watched everywhere was not what he wanted. He did not wish to step into the limelight.
As an introverted person, he was least skilled at socializing.
So staying away from social situations was something he often did.
He certainly did not want to be thrust into the spotlight because of his face. He still had a bit of social anxiety.
"Eh, what a shame."
Touching her forehead where she had been flicked, Chika looked regretful.
If Ren were willing to take off his glasses now, the boys of Teitan surely would not say he was unworthy.
It was just a pity that Ren did not like it.
Toyomi, sitting in the driver's seat, glanced in the rearview mirror at her sister and Ren's playful intimacy and felt a bit surprised.
She had always known that their father disapproved of her easygoing personality, so he was strict with Chika's education.
In Shuchiin, there were almost no members of the opposite sex who could interact normally with Chika.
Chika had also been raised to stay away from matters related to boys.
Such close contact was truly rare.
Ren naturally noticed Toyomi's gaze from the front seat.
"Miss Toyomi, is something wrong?"
"I just feel like you and Chika have a very good relationship."
Toyomi had a hint of teasing on her face. She did not keep a stiff distance as her mother suggested, and instead treated him as Chika's friend.
"Because of me, Chika has always received conservative education from Father. In Kōchiin, almost no boy can have too much contact with her."
"Seeing Chika interact with a boy like this, I can almost imagine Father's crestfallen face."
"Pfft."
With that, Toyomi laughed even more freely.
"Your reason?"
Ren looked at Toyomi in the driver's seat, puzzled.
"Yes. Because the clothes I usually wear are quite revealing, and I don't really listen to Father, he always uses me as a negative example to educate Chika and Moeha."
"Revealing?"
Only then did Ren notice that Toyomi's outfit was indeed revealing. Her shorts exposed her thighs, and her short top revealed a bit of her stomach. He understood.
"Indeed, from a male perspective, the attire is a bit revealing."
Toyomi looked at the boy through the rearview mirror, smiling with some curiosity.
"So from a male perspective, is my attire not very good?"
"It's not necessarily bad. From the perspective of an ordinary male, seeing an older sister dressed like this would probably make them quite happy. But if it were Fujiwara..."
Ren turned to look at Chika and her overly voluptuous figure, feeling a bit awkward.
"...it is still not very good, right?"
Hearing this, Chika puffed out her cheeks, put her hands on her hips, and said angrily,
"I won't be like Toyomi-nee."
However, behind her anger, the slight curve at the corner of her mouth was hard to hide.
(To be continued.)