met free #135 - As long as there is love, there will be no problem, right?
#135 - As long as there is love, there will be no problem, right?
“So slow, what are they doing?”
“If they were in the same dorm as us, we could have left together.”
Kurogane Ikki was waiting with Stella in front of the academy's main gate for Kurogane Shizuku and her roommate Arisuin Nagi to appear.
Since the siblings hadn't seen each other in a long time, they had made plans to go to the movies today.
Although it's considered polite for a boy to wait for a girl, there's no need to adhere to such formalities when girls are waiting for girls, so it's understandable that she's getting upset.
“Stella, please bear with them a little longer.”
“That's not it, look over there…”
Stella gestured for him to look towards the academy's entrance.
Since they were going out, their attire differed from their usual uniforms.
Kurogane Ikki was dressed casually in a shirt and jeans. Stella, on the other hand, wore a neatly tailored white women's shirt, with a knitted cardigan draped over it in a bright, spring-like color.
The two of them standing together were undoubtedly a handsome man and a beautiful woman, attracting a lot of attention.
…Or at least, that's how it should have been.
But because of that person—Takeru—they were instantly overshadowed.
Despite wearing only a plain dark red shirt and dark black trousers, such simple attire attracted countless gazes.
Simply because his looks didn't need clothing to enhance them.
No, it was precisely because the clothes were plain that they highlighted his good looks.
The girls in the school kept stealing glances, and some of the bolder ones ran over to ask for his contact information, but Takeru politely declined them all, saying he had forgotten to bring his communicator.
Even mature women from outside the school—
“Hey, how about going out with this older sister? Of course, I'll cover all the expenses.”
This was a cool-looking, sophisticated city woman wearing sunglasses.
She cornered Takeru against the school gate, and her passionate and daring invitation was unmatched by the inexperienced academy girls. Such an aggressive older woman was almost a guaranteed win against a young boy who hadn't yet entered society!
Many academy girls were heartbroken, lamenting the imminent departure of Takeru, this super handsome boy, but their expressions changed from gloomy to bright in the next second.
“I'm sorry, big sister. I have plans with my friends today, so maybe next time.”
“…Is that so? That's a shame.”
When the older woman saw Stella and Kurogane Ikki walking over, she knew this wasn't an excuse. She could only sigh regretfully and pull out a fragrant business card from her ample bosom, half-forcefully stuffing it into Takeru's hand.
“Let's hang out again sometime, be sure to contact me. Remember, you must contact me, I'll be waiting for you.”
“Okay, if I have time.”
With Takeru's smiling wave goodbye, the older woman reluctantly got into her limited-edition luxury car and drove away.
The two people who came to his side, watching the taillights gradually disappear into the distance, couldn't help but sigh.
“Takeru, you're really popular.”
“Ikki, are you jealous? If you want to be popular too, you can have this business card. That older sister probably likes your type too.”
Takeru casually stuffed the business card into Kurogane Ikki's shirt pocket, but before he could react, Stella excitedly took out the business card and tore it up.
“Ah, Stella, that's too much.”
“Takeru, you're the one who shouldn't give Ikki something like that!”
The princess was hopping mad.
Kurogane Ikki could only smile helplessly at this. Stella's actions were as if she didn't trust him. Just as he was lamenting his damaged reputation, the person they had been waiting for finally arrived.
“Sorry to keep you waiting, Brother.”
“Ah, Shizuku—”
“You're too slow…!”
Ikki and Stella, who turned to look at Kurogane Shizuku, had expressions that instantly stiffened, as if they had been struck by a sword of light.
“Sorry, it took a little while to get ready to go out.”
Kurogane Shizuku obediently lowered her head in apology.
Compared to when they had just met and she had a conflict with Stella, her current change was even greater…or perhaps it was the difference in clothing.
Today, she was wearing a Gothic Lolita outfit, which was enough to highlight her silver hair and petite frame, and the outfit suited her doll-like temperament quite well.
Stella shouted that it was unfair.
After all, even if the princess was naturally beautiful, there was still a clear difference when compared to a professional makeup artist.
And when they learned that the person who did Kurogane Shizuku's makeup was her roommate, they were very surprised; and when they learned that Kurogane Shizuku's roommate was male, they were even more shocked and their mouths were wide open.
Arisuin Nagi.
A handsome man with a somewhat melancholic appearance.
This was a tall, slender man dressed in a style similar to Kurogane Shizuku, mainly in plain colors…a visual kei style.
Upon seeing the three of them, he took off his bowler hat and bowed, very gentlemanly, and gave a hearty smile, extending his hand to the three of them in a friendly manner.
“Hehe, nice to meet you, thank you for inviting me along today. I'm Shizuku's roommate, Arisuin Nagi. I really hate it when people call me by my full name, so if possible, I hope the three of you can call me Alice, okay?”
Although he didn't do anything strange, and didn't do anything annoying at their first meeting, Takeru still felt a little awkward when he heard the name Alice.
“Um, Alice-san?”
“Don't add 'san', I hate feeling constrained.”
“Alice, are you…are you a transvestite?”
As expected of the princess, the question was quite pointed, completely without thinking.
Fortunately, Arisuin Nagi wasn't angry, and he explained with a chuckle: “That's not it…I'm a maiden, it just so happens that my body is male.”
A girl at heart, but male in body.
This was a strong person who was up to date with the times.
Kurogane Ikki and Stella looked a little embarrassed, and the two of them didn't know how to get along with Arisuin Nagi, but Takeru looked indifferent.
Arisuin Nagi also noticed.
He said to Takeru with a chuckle: “Oh my, how rare. This young man is as calm as Shizuku.”
“It's okay, I've seen things even worse than this, so it's okay.”
Takeru gave him a thumbs up.
The most ⊥ new ⊥ small ⊥ says ⊥ is ⊥ at ⊥ six ⊥ 9 ⊥⊥ books ⊥⊥ bar ⊥⊥ first ⊥ hair!
Not to mention the omnipotent Jesta-sama, even the other members of the Axis Cult far exceeded the limits of perversion. After being poisoned by that group of people, Takeru had long been immune.
The others were both curious and afraid of what kind of hellish scenes Takeru had witnessed.
“Me too.”
Kurogane Shizuku said as if she didn't want to lose.
“I don't really care about other people's gender, because it doesn't matter to me whether the other person is male or female, I hate all humans equally.”
As she said this, she stared intently at Takeru.
The meaning of this look…
Could she think I'm a philanderer?
Takeru felt it was necessary to explain.
Arisuin Nagi clapped his hands before the atmosphere could become strange and said, “Okay, no matter what, everyone has finally arrived, let's go see the movie.”
“That's right, it's boring to just stand here and chat.”
Kurogane Ikki looked at his watch.
There was still some time before the movie started, which was perfect for taking a leisurely walk while chatting for a while.
Kurogane Shizuku and Stella naturally grabbed Kurogane Ikki's arms, while Takeru and Arisuin Nagi seemed to be isolated outsiders.
“Ah, seeing them like that, I feel a little lonely too.”
Arisuin Nagi pouted dejectedly and looked at Takeru next to him.
“…It's okay if you want to hug me, but unfortunately, our heights don't match.”
“That's true, what a shame.”
He sighed.
Arisuin Nagi's height was 181cm, while Takeru was only 160cm. If he wanted to hold his arm, he would have to bend over to walk.
“But Ikki would be fine, right? Although there's still a bit of a difference, it's barely acceptable. And…I think Alice, you should stop them.”
“Eh?”
Arisuin Nagi looked ahead.
There, Kurogane Shizuku and Stella were fighting for dominance, to the point where they were about to start a fight, and their arguing was affecting passersby. If this continued, they might cause trouble for others.
Seeing this, Arisuin Nagi quickly stepped forward, and without knowing what he said, he made Kurogane Shizuku and Stella give up arguing, and even let go of Kurogane Ikki's arms together.
The liberated Kurogane Ikki gave him a grateful look.
In order to prevent the two from arguing again, Arisuin Nagi occupied Kurogane Ikki's left side, while Kurogane Shizuku stepped back to walk alongside Takeru.
Takeru only felt a chill coming from his side, but…
“I see.”
“Eh?”
Kurogane Shizuku blinked.
Because Takeru's question was too sudden, and at the same time she had the idea of asserting her dominance, she admitted it. However, Takeru didn't react at all, and didn't even ask any further questions, completely silent.
It would have been better if they had argued, but what did silence mean?
Curiosity gradually grew stronger.
Kurogane Shizuku only felt like ants were crawling on her!
Takeru gave her an encouraging thumbs up.
Kurogane Shizuku suddenly felt like she didn't dislike the person in front of her, and even asked excitedly:
“Really!?”
A kindred spirit!
This person is a kindred spirit!
Come to think of it, that means the two of them are on the same path, friends with like minds!
It's decided!
Kurogane Shizuku grabbed Takeru's hand and said to Kurogane Ikki with a slight excitement: “Brother, I want to become best friends with this person!”
“…Eh!!!?”X3
Kurogane Shizuku, who had just said she hated all humans and even antagonized Takeru, turned around and said she wanted to become best friends with him.
What exactly happened in between!?