Mahiru finished her club activities and went to the shoe area. She took her shoes out of her locker and was about to change.
"Angel, please go out with me!"
A boy who was not well-informed took advantage of the short time Mahiru stayed there. He stepped forward quickly and gave a ninety-degree bow. He handed her a pink love letter he had written.
This boy had a cowardly personality. He finally blocked Mahiru today during the time she was late leaving school because of her club.
The "Angel" was known for being gentle and easy to get along with. Even if she rejected someone, she would not tell everyone about it.
In this empty place with no one around, he thought his confession would surely be a success.
If Mahiru accepted, he would have a beautiful girlfriend. If she didn't, nothing would change.
It was a deal with high profit and no risk. In the boy's eyes, it was a very good deal.
Mahiru's smile was bright because she had many ideas for her light novels. But now her smile became stiff.
"I am sorry, but I already have a fiancé."
She did not say yes or no like the boy expected. Mahiru said directly that she already had a fiancé.
Mahiru did not expect this. Ren had already been very close to her in school many times. She did not know why boys still came to confess to her.
"A... a fiancé?"
The boy looked up in shock at her answer. He looked at Mahiru with eyes full of disbelief.
This "Angel" had no rumors about boys since her first year. He did not know when she got a boyfriend.
And it was not a boyfriend, it was a fiancé!
When thinking of a fiancé, most people think of rich family marriages. If the partner was a beautiful girl like Mahiru, the fiancé must be much older than her.
The Angel must be forced by her family. She must not like that so-called fiancé.
Thinking of this, a sudden courage grew in the boy's heart.
"Angel, you must not be able to accept your fiancé. Let me help you resist this disgusting political marriage!"
The boy was clearly poisoned by manga. He thought he would be the knight in a fairy tale who fears no danger. He decided to take the princess away from her misery and elope with her.
He felt that what he said was very cool.
He reached out his hand to grab Mahiru. He thought he could take away the Angel in his heart.
So... the difference in information is really important.
"Classmate, you are thinking too much. I like my fiancé very much."
"Also, I do not know you. Please keep your distance from me."
Mahiru stepped back to avoid the hand grabbing at her. She controlled her anger and spoke with a frown.
Mahiru kept moving back as she spoke. She stayed at an absolutely safe distance from him.
She hid her right hand, which was holding her shoe, behind her back. If the boy dared to do anything bad, she planned to hit him in the face with the shoe.
"Lies... it is a lie... Angel, you are lying to me."
The boy had liked Mahiru since his first year and was clearly going crazy.
For today's confession, he had ignored everything since the start of his second year. He only wanted to write this love letter well.
He finally finished the letter and found the perfect time... but Mahiru told him she had a fiancé she liked.
No one is passing by here right now, right?
His love turned into hate. The boy's feelings for Mahiru changed into evil thoughts and grew quickly.
He used dirty eyes to look at Mahiru without hiding anything.
If Mahiru had a fiancé, maybe she was already eaten by him. Then it was okay if he ate her once too, right?
In the boy's eyes, this Angel was now dirty and had fallen from heaven. She was no longer bright like before.
Just as the boy was about to move,
A heavy force hit the back of his legs. It made him fall to his knees on the floor. He was kneeling right in front of Mahiru.
Meow~
Mochi, who was brought to school by Ren, meowed and ran to Mahiru.
Mahiru knelt and picked up Mochi. She held the cat tightly in her arms.
Even if she was prepared, she was still just a girl.
She was a girl who had never met this kind of thing before.
"Hello, classmate. I am Mahiru's fiancé."
Ren pressed the boy's head down with one hand. He leaned close to the boy's head and spoke in a dark voice.
He was lucky that he always came to pick up Mahiru. If not, something very bad would have happened.
Ren grabbed the boy's hair and dragged him in front of Mahiru. "Mahiru, come. Give him a slap."
"Ren..."
Mahiru was not sure. She was a gentle person and had never slapped anyone before.
"Mahiru, you do not need to be a good child. In front of me, you are just you, no matter what you are like."
"A good child or a bad child, you are still my Mahiru."
This scene might leave a shadow in Mahiru's heart. Ren did not mind using violence to help her remove that shadow.
In the end, the girl chose not to do it.
"It is okay. Mahiru, take Mochi and Koharu outside and wait for me."
Ren looked at Mahiru's sad face and spoke to her kindly.
This was not a required lesson. It was better if she could learn it, but it was okay if she did not want to.
"Ren... I..."
Mahiru wanted to say something.
"It is okay. I told you before. I like you no matter what kind of Mahiru you are."
Mahiru felt a bit more at peace. She took Mochi and Koharu outside.
"Classmate, now it is just the two of us left."
After Mahiru left, Ren's gentle smile slowly became very cold.
...
"Ren-Sama, you are finally calling me?"
The phone connected and a laughing voice came out.
"Yes. You know what to do, right?"
Ren's eyes were cold. His voice was very indifferent.
The person on the other side became serious. He knew why Ren was calling him. He said immediately, "I understand."
Then he asked quietly, "Ren-Sama, the old rules?"
"Yes."
Ren hung up the phone. He did not look at the boy groaning on the floor in the corner.
Who has been bothering Ren-Sama again?
The black-haired young man put the phone on the table. He leaned back in his chair and talked to himself while scratching his head.
After complaining, the young man stretched and got ready to call people for work.
The old rules,
All the direct relatives of that person will have to change to a new job.
They will give a small contribution to the great land reclamation project in Kyoto.
...
"Ren!"
Mahiru was waiting at the school gate. When she saw him, she ran into his arms.
Her body was shaking a little. She had not fully recovered from what happened.
"I am here."
Ren patted her back gently.
"Ren, let's go home."
"Yes, let's go home."