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Observed by the murmurs of the students, it seems as if he were watching an exotic animal. Not caring what they might say, he enters his classroom, and everything falls silent when he sees him arrive.
—What, did you see a giant squid come in or something?—.
Sarcastic in his own way, seeing that all his classmates were staring at him, Javier arrives first with Hikari and Manami who were in their seats chatting.
—Yo, good morning, girls—.
—Good morning, Javier—.
-Good morning-.
Sensing the mood of not knowing what to say, Javier approaches Hikari's bench, sits next to her, and hugs her shoulder.
—What a lovely date on Saturday, Ri-chan, we should go more often to have fun.
—!. W-what the hell are you talking about?! Let me go!—.
—... You hurt my feelings, Ri-chan, look, I have the photos we took together having fun and now you're embarrassed—.
—Wha… You're talking nonsense! Besides, those photos show Manami, Sekai, Makoto, and Ryuto, so don't make things up to suit yourself. And what's this about Ri-chan?—
—You are very cruel denying my feelings, Ri-chan, we may be with friends, but when our eyes met! It-it hurts, you'll tear my ear off, Kiyoura-san!
Hikari, who had been lost in Javier's sweet words, adding to the close approach and holding hands, it was only when Setsuna grabbed his ear that he realized what had happened, making his face burn with embarrassment.
—It hurts, it hurts, don't pull me, you'll seriously rip my ear off if you keep pulling…. Hey, Sekai, how was the end of!, no!, don't twist it!—.
Laughing at how Setsuna behaved like a mother scolding her son, Javier didn't stop pleading until he was seated at his desk.
—Cruel, you're too cruel to me, Kiyoura-san, I was just trying to lighten the mood and you come and do this to me—.
—Lighten up? You weren't taking advantage of Hikari.
—I would never do that to him, would I, Kuroda-san?
—Die!—.
—You see—.
With a look of seeing an idiot, Setsuna asked him.
—Why didn't you say anything?—.
—Mm, well, nothing major happened, it was just some idiots who robbed the bank.
—Nothing relevant… How can you say that, what if something had happened!—.
—But it didn't happen, look, I'm fine—.
—Yeah, yeah, Setsuna, I didn't tell you that worrying about Javier was useless, look at how he behaves.
—I wasn't worried, just uneasy.
She crossed her arms, trying to act intimidating, but she failed. Laughing at her dear friend's behavior, Sekai sits down next to her and takes out her cell phone, showing it to Javier.
—Hey, Javier, this girl is really your daughter.
This is a screenshot of him being interviewed as he left the bank, with Shio in his arms.
—She's not my daughter, she just grew very fond of me and calls me daddy—.
—Mmm, and mom knows, by the way, what were you doing at the bank that day?—.
—You're asking too much, Sekai—.
—Ehehe, it's just that it can't be done—.
—Nah, that day I decided to go out with Shio with her mom's permission. We went to the bank to withdraw money, but it was full. When we tried to leave, you know the rest of what happened.
—Too bad, they ruined your day.
—No way, I wasn't going to let my day with Shio be ruined by some crazy guys. After the station, we went to get ice cream, we had lunch, we went to the aquarium (the bad thing was there wasn't a dolphin show), and to finish, we went to the ocean... Look, we took a lot of pictures.
Passing her phone to Sekai, Setsuna also looked and at some point Hikari and Manami had arrived.
—How pretty!—.
—Wow, what a lovely girl.
—Ehehe, in all the photos their eyes are shining.
—What is Javier's name?—.
I ask Manami.
—Shio, Shio Kobe, is 8 years old—.
—Look how much fun they had, I don't think I could have a smile as beautiful as that, with the experience of the morning.
—Mmmm—.
"Aren't we praising you, Javier?"
—Hmph, praising her for being comfortable and having fun is telling me, who did, a good job, so you're praising me, Kuroda-san.
Unable to help but show a proud smile, Hikari, still upset about earlier, pinched her.
—Ouch—.
—Hmph—.
—How spiteful.—
—You said something—.
—Who knows?—.
At some point, the praise for Shio had stopped, and the girls became shy, all blushing. Hikari and Javier, not understanding why, looked at what was happening. Hikari quickly blushed.
—Pervert, you're a pervert, how can you have that kind of stuff on your phone?—.
—Look, who's talking? You girls take hundreds of photos a day. Besides…—
Taking the cell phone from Sekai, he put it away.
"I took that photo a long time ago, one night when I fell asleep in the bathtub. When I woke up, I was all wrinkled. I tried to post it on my social media, but they wouldn't let me."
Javier explained, making the girls say nothing.
—What will they do during Golden Week? Will they go somewhere for a walk?
The first to respond was Setsuna.
—I plan to stay home, finish the homework they assigned, among other things.
—I'll also do my homework... I'll just go with Setsuna to hang out and that's it. I don't plan on going out anywhere.
Understanding what she meant when she stared at him, Javier said nothing and focused on Manami and Hikari.
—And you, what will you do?—.
—We have practices at the basketball club, so I'll be spending the entire Golden Week training.
"For my part, I'll just take care of the shop. If I have time, I'll go to the kite-flying contest at Honey Park."
—When is it?—.
Sekai asked.
—The kite festival is from Wednesday to Friday, and if you can, come to my house, where a parade of orchestras from different high schools will be taking place.
Hearing what he would miss, Javier still isn't discouraged, as he will be going to a much more interesting place, full of adventures.
—Take lots of pictures for me, since I won't be able to go—.
—Where will you go, Javier?—.
Sekai asked.
—England, it's going to be a long and unpleasant trip, but I have to go, since I need to sign papers for property transfers, among other things, and I need to check on my bank accounts.
—It all sounds cumbersome.
—Is there no one who can do it for you?—.
Hikari asked.
—The lawyers have already done the most complicated part. The reason I have to do this is because I emancipated myself so I can control my parents' accounts and fortune, so I'm an adult with all the rights and responsibilities. By the way, I don't see Ryuto or Makoto. Someone knows something.
—Nothing, they haven't said anything—.
—I don't think they'll have a problem if I miss it, since today we only have classes until 10.
The bell rang to start class, and everyone returned to their seats waiting for the English teacher to arrive.
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The school day concluded with the principal's speech to the students gathered in the gymnasium. Javier, who was following the formation toward the classroom, observed Sekai retreat to where Javier was without Setsuna noticing, since she was the first.
—Don't forget—.
—I know, Ryuto already sent me the email with the homework for math, Japanese, physics, chemistry, and a science research, which by the way you're doing.
—Ehh, you had an agreement—.
—Yes, but you won't be spending the entire Golden Week being lazy. Kiyoura will be suspicious and ask you questions, and what will you tell her?
—Gah, I hadn't thought of that, well, there's no other choice but to do the research.
—Mm, come back before Kiyoura scolds you—.
—That she's my mom or what—.
—At least I won't be with her all these days, so don't count me in.
Sneaking away at Javier's cheeky smirk, Sekai had to agree with what he said. If someone didn't know her, it seemed like she'd never get angry, but once that happened, she wouldn't speak again for a while.
Upon arriving at the classroom, some simply left after saying goodbye; others chatted and agreed to meet somewhere. Javier, for his part.
Taking the prepared backpack and looks at Setsuna who was doing the same.
—See you next Monday, Kiyoura-san—.
—Yes, I hope everything turns out as you expect—.
—We'll see, take lots of pictures. I'd like to see them.
Saying goodbye to Setsuna without realizing on purpose that she was paralyzed and her face red as a tomato.
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-Let's stop by the programming club, since I also received several messages from them-.
He thought as he climbed the stairs.
Knock, knock
—But it is you, Javier—.
Receiving Kunihiko, Javier waves to him and sees that there were only three people: Kunihiko, Jumpei, and Mizuho although Javier is always calling her, Mari-chan.
—Hey guys, how did it go?...—.
—Stop looking for Rei-sempai and Arisa-sempai, they didn't come today—.
—Seriously, that's bad, are you sick?—.
He asked as he sat down at Rei's seat and looked at Mizuho sitting near the window and at their seats Kunihiko and Jumpei who answered.
—They went to Tokyo for a conference on artificial intelligence and neuroscience.
—They are already preparing, and why didn't you go?
—We have our own conferences, we couldn't spend the money we have on just one.
—That's why Rei-sempai and Arisa-sempai will record the lectures, while we will go to others this week—.
Jumpei clarified that he continued.
—In my case, I'll be attending a web development conference at One Pulcher Tegnologi University, where, in addition to the lectures, they also give you hands-on experience in the field.
—In my case, I'll be taking a specialized cybersecurity course. They'll provide us with tools, talks, and there will be cyberattack simulations.
—Mine is more technical, so I'll be between research and virtual reality conferences.
With a clear understanding of overcoming, Javier could see the expectations and nervousness of the three.
—By the way, I have something for you, I hope you give it to Rei-sempai and Arisa-sempai when you see them, since I will be leaving for England this afternoon—.
—Mm, you won't be spending Golden Week in Japan—.
—No, take it, I'm sure it will be useful.
Taking five magazines wrapped in their respective plastic from his backpack, Javier handed them into her hands.
—Tegnocode! How did you get that?! You need a one-year subscription to get it.
—I have my contacts, I hope they help you—.
—... Thank you very much, Javier—.
Radiating happiness from every pore of his body, Javier seemed to see Shio when he was in the aquarium for the first time.
Taking it out of the packaging, she stares in fascination at the cover: technological, visual, and clean.
At the top is the name of the journal (Tegnocode)
Followed by the topic which is: Virtual Reality - "Immerse yourself in the future".
The background of virtual worlds with VR Headsets.
And featured supporting titles:
The future of VR in video games, medicine, and architecture. How VR devices work: optics, sensors, and latency. Designing for immersive worlds: a VR UX guide. Unity vs. Unreal Engine: Which is right for your VR project? Interview: Joao Lima, leading developer of simulated environments.
Practical Section:
Tutorial: Create a virtual room in Unity with simple interactions.
While singing the gift to her, Mizuho kept her eyes glued to the magazine as if it were a cat eating.
Looking at Kunihiko and Jumpei, they were the same or worse, as they looked like children receiving their Christmas presents, leaving the wrappings lying around.
In Kunihiko's his title was.
Edition # 1: Cybersecurity: "Your first wall of defense."
Featured Articles:
Essential principles of computer security. 10 common mistakes that expose your network. Introduction to modern cryptography. Attack simulations: phishing, ransomware, and MITM. Interview: Carlos Herrera, cybersecurity analyst at E-tech Defense.
Practical section:
Step by step: How to set up a secure home network.
As for Jumpei.
Edition # 1 Web development: "The web that connects us."
Featured Articles:
How to master HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript in 30 days. Comparison: React vs. Vue vs. Svelte. Web accessibility: Designing for all users. 2028 trends: Web3, microfonts, and edge servers. Interview: Sofía Nishida, leading designer of clean interfaces.
Practical section:
Mini-project: Create your first landing page with Bootstrap.
—See you guys later.
Without anyone answering, he left the two magazines for Rei and Arisa who, imagining his impressions, laughed.
Leaving the programming club, Javier, with nothing left to do, tried to go with Kotonoha to see if he could find her, but as soon as he went down the stairs, a dizzy spell made him lose the strength in his legs, causing him to fall down the stairs.
—… Ugh… uuuuu, it hurts so much… uuuu… Mommy, Daddy, where are you?—.
Sounding like a lost child, he started walking down the stairs aimlessly, still crying for his parents.
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Having left the main building without meeting anyone, Javier began to stammer, with a lost look.
—Ha, ha, ha, ha, they want to kill me... Those fucking Gods, they want to kill me, I need to hide... No, I can't let them find me... I have to hide the Ondo...—.
Lost in the illusion of a distant past, Javier, without any direction, reached the back of a wooden building. Leaning back, he slowly climbed out and sat down, burying his head between his legs. To cry.
—Uuuuu, Ya-yami, yami help me—.
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—Mg, mg, mgg, mg, mg—.
Humming in a cheerful mood, Ikeda Miyuki finished classes to immerse himself in his favorite sport, Bujutsu; a martial art that uses the stick as an instrument of defense and attack, dating back to the earliest instruments used by man.
"Miyuki-sempai, hurry up or we'll start without you."
—Little Kohai, if you start without your captain, I will increase your training, do you understand?
—Yes!!!—. X2
Laughing, they hurried off, leaving their captain Miyuko behind.
Sensing the twins' enthusiasm for Bujutsu, Miyuki quickened her pace, causing her fat to bounce, bothering her but already accustomed to having it since she was a child.
(Bojutsu Martial Club)
—I hope I have a good workout—.
Miyuko bowed in prayer to the club's tablet.
—Ne, why does Miyuki-sempai always do that?—.
One of the twin sisters Chiyo comes out barefoot, Miyuki answers her without changing her posture.
—There's something strange about it—.
—No, but why do you ask the Club's tablet to take care of you…—.
—…—.
Unable to finish her sentence, Miyuki stands up straight again and looks at her.
Chiyo's full name is Wanda Chiyo has a small build, shoulder-length brown hair, and an atmosphere that could get along with anyone. Unlike her sister Wanda Kairi who was reserved, but more open-minded than Miyuki had ever met, the only difference I could notice without anyone speaking was her purple choker and Chiyo's was black.
—Kairi-san, she's already gone to change—.
—He's too responsible, sempai, come, let's compete.
—And you, too irresponsible—.
Miyuki smiled as she entered the club.
Taking off her shoes and dark blue socks, feeling the wood on the sole of her foot, she lets out a smile, but it is clouded when she looks at her now Kohai Chiyo, waiting for her with a cane in hand still without changing.
—You didn't go to change—.
—Of course not, a true martial artist knows how to fight in whatever he's wearing.
—Ahh, okay—.
—Okay! Come on sempai, I'll beat her today.
—Do your best—.
Taking from the shelf on the wall where they kept all the walking sticks.
—You use the Jo, not the Roku—.
—And you use Hambo and not Roku, why?—.
(Note: Rokushakubo cane 180 cm.
Yonshakubo or Jo: 130 cm walking stick.
Sanshakubo or Hambo: 95 cm cane)
Hearing Miyuki's question, he crossed his arms while puffing out his cheeks.
—Hmm, he's much better against you—.
—Hehe, he already has a strategy to beat me.
—Of course, I'll beat you today—.
She pointed with her cane at Miyuki in front of her.
In a good mood, the two assumed their fighting stance, Chiyo cracking the staff in her hands, awaiting the attack. Miyuki took a simple stance, spreading her legs slightly shoulder-width apart, unrestricted by her skirt, and holding the lower body of the staff to give her more range of attack.
Taking a breath to calm her mind, Miyuki's eyes were on Chiyo's hands and shoulders, before attacking.
(Thud)
The sound of the batons echoing in the silent building, Miyuki's simple attack is repelled to the side, Chiyo, not missing an opportunity, advances two steps and throws her blow to the head.
Calmly she looks at the coming blow, with a quick movement of her wrist and flexible fingers despite her build, she takes the cane in its center and crouches down passing the body of the cane through her hair. Raising the cane with her hand she hits the body of her opponent's cane and with her free hand she takes the end of the cane to push to one side of the opponent disabling her for a second, but it was more than enough for Miyuki who took a step forward and with her cane hit Chiyo's inner thigh so that she lost strength in one leg tangling the leg more tightly making her fall backwards and finally putting the cane between her neck.
—1-0—.
Chiyo said expressionlessly, getting up to take the staff that came out of her hands when she fell.
—Come—.
Without disregarding her opponent, Miyuki returns to her previous position with the staff extended forward and only grabbing the lower part of it.
Chiyo's tactic was different this time, she held the cane in one hand backward and one hand forward with her knees slightly bent.
Beginning her attack, Chiyo takes two quick steps and swings her staff. Miyuki, still with her fat body, takes a step back and launches another attack at the shoulder, sliding her foot. Chiyo barely dodges the attack, which slices through her blouse.
—You also lost because they challenged you about the uniform at home.
—Tch… it's my loss—.
Clicking her tongue to show her obvious annoyance at losing, Miyuki touches her shoulder and says.
—It's better for you to keep using the Roku, you're not used to the Jo—.
Slightly surprised by Miyuki's advice, she mocks her own lack of experience.
—As expected of Miyuki-sempai, you noticed. The Jo, being shorter than the Roku, I have to measure the distance it previously covered with the Roku.—
—Hm, your center of gravity and shoulders were stiff, you could tell when you swung. You were faster before. But don't worry, with more practice you'll master the Roku just like you did with the Jo.
—Yes Miyuki-sempai, ahh well it's time for basic training, ohh!!—.
Chiyo, encouraged again, pats her cheeks and heads to the locker room to change.
Returning the walking sticks to their place, Miyuki heads to the locker room where she finds Chiyo and her sister Kairi leaning against the wall listening to something.
—What are you two doing?—.
—Captain… just a few seconds ago I heard crying and…—.
Chiyo interrupted her.
—It seems to be coming from the back, listen.
Not speaking, Miyuki pricked up her ears and listened.
—Hic, hic, yami… why did that have to happen, wuu—.
—I'm listening, Miyuki-sempai.
—...Let's see—.
Curious about someone's sobbing, the three girls circled the Bojutsu building to find a boy in the same uniform as them.
The boy was covered in dust, his head between his legs, disheveled, and next to him was his backpack and a plastic bag.
—Wuu, yami...—.
Javier, not realizing that the girls were watching him crying, continued crying.
Miyuki not knowing what to do in that situation, whether to call a teacher or talk to him, decided to do it.
—Hey, are you okay?—.
—…—.
—I'm Miyuki Ikeda, a second-year. Tell me if anyone is bothering you or threatening you. If so, I can speak to a teacher.
—Hey, she's acting like an adult, Captain.
Turning a deaf ear to Kairi's compliment, Miyuki waited for Javier to respond.
—...There is no one on this planet who can intimidate me—.
Frowning at hearing Javier say this, she responds sarcastically.
—Why are you a man?—.
—No..., because I'm strong... ahhh—.
Standing up while supporting himself with his hands on his knees, he takes the handkerchief from his back pocket to wipe his nose.
—… Wuag, for being a man, he thinks he is very strong—.
—The worst thing is that kind of attitude is the one I can't stand.
Not even hiding the disgust on their faces, Javier didn't care to explain himself.
—... Leaving aside why he was crying, my name is Javier Valderrama, first year, nice to meet you Ikeda-sempai—.
—Nice to meet you... Kohai—.
Lost in what to call having a foreign name, Miyuki feels Javier's subtle gaze running over her body.
"Stop doing that?
Whether she asked or not, Javier's gaze made her feel strange in many ways, but not unpleasant.
-What was that look? I felt like it was licking my whole body. It's the first time anyone has looked at me as a woman, but it's strange. I should feel disgusted.
Miyuki thought with raised eyebrows.
—Forgive a defect of mine, when I look at three pretty young ladies—.
—...Disgusting, a typical macho playboy who, because he's a man, thinks we're easy—.
—The first time I've encountered this type of being, it's unpleasant in every way.
Demonstrating with their expressions the displeasure that Javier's comment caused them, Miyuki didn't help him either, just turning away before speaking to Javier one last time.
—It seems okay.. Kohai let's get back to training—.
—Yes, Miyuki-sempai—.
—Whatever you say, Captain—.
—…—.
Left alone there, behind the wooden building, Javier takes out his phone.
—... It's still early—.
Storing his things in his dimensional pocket, Javier just walks with his hands in his pockets and from one moment to the next his uniform was clean.
—Shhh, this is the first time I've been treated like this. I didn't understand anything. But in these cases, it's better not to upset them when the first impression is the worst.
Stopping for a second he turns around and looks at the entrance to the club and the plaque hanging on the wall before continuing walking to the main building
—Bojutsu Club, if I'm not mistaken, they use a staff as a weapon... but what happened to those twins in their childhood? Or is it straight from their home? Well, their problems are none of my business.
Thinking back for a second to the three girls, the one who impressed him the most was the fat girl, no offense. Vermillion eyes, blond hair that shone like gold in the sun's glare, loose lips, a pointy nose—just like her body, her cheeks were chubby.
"Her eyes aren't those of an ordinary young woman. She has a will of her own; she won't be intimidated or cared for by a man. But with that body, children in Japan are raised with a certain level of cardio in elementary school. There will be people with their metabolism who, even if they eat a lot, don't gain weight or lose weight, and others because of their structure. But that body, even in high school, isn't normal, much less for a girl who cares about her figure at this point in her life."
Javier thought as he remembered.
—If I ever get the chance to talk to her, I'd love to meet her.
Remembering the look on the face of the girl named Miyuki, Javier was captivated.
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Having used a bit of his perception, which is always sealed, Javier walked through the halls with a few other students until he reached the sewing club.
-Where is Kotonoha?-.
He wondered, as he looked through the half-opened door just peeking his head out and saw Kotonoha concentrating on knitting.
—Beautiful, if it weren't for the fact that she might get upset I'd take a picture of her.
Just being a cheap excuse for Javier, I can't stop looking at her.
-Long eyebrows, serious look, pale lips like syrup, oh, here she is!-.
Unable to help but be fascinated by the scene of how Kotonoha arranges the lock of hair behind her ear and with the contrast of the light that favored her, resembling a beautiful illustration of a girl knitting alone.
Knock, knock, knock.
—Mm, Javier, what are you doing here?—.
Leaving what he was doing, he stood up and walked straight towards Javier.
"You told me you were in the sewing club. I thought I'd come visit since you weren't in class. What were you doing?"
—A handkerchief. How did things go at your house? Nothing serious happened.
—Nothing serious, it's already resolved, look, one of the hot water pipes exploded and flooded everything—.
—No one got hurt?—.
—No one was hurt, luckily no one was nearby. They just got a scare.
"I think anyone gets a terrible scare when something like that happens. The good thing is that no one was hurt. Do you want to come in?"
—If it doesn't make you nervous, staying in a space alone with a guy, of course.
—!—.
—Ahahaha, don't be shy now—.
Frowning at the mockery he had caused, he punched Javier in the chest.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch, what a pain."
-Exaggerated-.
Seeing Javier's silly behavior, she turned around, but couldn't help but let out an amused smile.
—... How nice, you did it all by yourself.
—Yes, it's easy once you practice.
—As they say, practice makes perfect… You're going to give it to Kokoro-chan.
—Why do you think I'll give it to Kokoro?—.
—That's easy, because of the soft, warm color of the creamy white and the embroidery, plus you've put her names and initials on it, and you've added little flowers along with that. You love Kokoro-chan very much, I'm sure she'll love this gift.
—S-she's my little sister, of course I love her very much—.
He smiled at how shy she acted.
Kotonoha was both nervous at seeing Javier's familiar behavior and happy at noticing those details that her mother had always said men would never understand.
—Right, Katsura-san, I'm going to your house now, do you want to go with me?—.
—Ueh!—.
—Ahahaha, what's with that expression?
—Y-you just caught me off guard… You'll go see what you left behind, right? Then let's go.
Packing her things and the scarf into her backpack, they both leave the sewing club.
—Had you finished yet?—.
—I'd already done it, I just needed a few details, but I finished them when you arrived. !… Sayaka-san, I thought you were training at the Kendo club, did you hurt yourself?—.
Taking Kotonoha's appearance by surprise, Sayaka turns around and her big eyes widen when she sees Javier walking behind her.
"I came to see some ointment because a club member got hurt. Javier, what are you doing accompanying Kotonoha-san?"
—Mm, because more seriously, we are friends, not Katsura-san—.
—Yeah, I forgot to tell you. He already told me what happened on Sunday. It must have been a disaster, but it's a good thing no one got hurt.
—¡?!—.
—Is something wrong?—.
-No, nothing-.
—What else was going to happen? I didn't tell you we're maternal cousins. Sayaka, you didn't tell Katsura-san about the pipe that exploded, and the mess it made.
—Ahhh, right, the pipe exploded. I hadn't told you anything, since I was focused on the intensive training we'll be doing starting tomorrow... By the way, where are you going?—
Kotonoha, ignoring the atmosphere between Javier and Sayaka, who questions him with a sharp look.
—We were going to his house, because he had left some things the other day, !—.
—What are your intentions with her?—.
I ask in a low but biting tone.
Javier smiled at Sayaka, let go of the hand that had pulled his arm and said as if nothing had happened.
—What other intentions could I have?
Answering everything for Sayaka, she glared at him and looked worriedly at her best friend.
—Because you act like I'm going to rape her or do something horrible to her. When have you ever seen me do anything like that?—
—You want me to answer—.
—Of course, after everything I do, it's because you want it too. I'm the Hentai God, everything that comes out of that nasty little mouth is a lie, but your body is much more sincere, you should learn from it.
Humiliated, powerless, by Javier's comment, who didn't know how to refute a scandal in front of Kotonoha without weapons, she left Javier and walked towards her.
—Kotonoha-san, Javier has behaved unpleasantly towards you—.
Surprising Sayaka's low-toned question, Kotonoha frowns at the question.
—No, so far I know he's been nice to me. There's something going on that Sayaka-san should know about.
—…Nothing, I'm sorry, I'm having some problems with him at home and I just wanted to ask you—.
—...—.
Not believing what he was saying, Sayaka left without answering anything else as if she were running away.
—What's wrong with you, leaving like that, without saying goodbye... Is something wrong, Katsura-san?—.
Pretending he hadn't heard Sayaka's murmured question, Javier now asks a thoughtful Kotonoha.
—No, nothing's wrong…—.
The conversation stalling, Javier just followed Kotonoha who had put up a wall around herself.
"Mm, that's all gone to pot. I won't be able to invite her to my car anymore, drive her around, and score points."
He thought as they both walked to the station
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—Wait, I'll bring you your bags with the consoles—.
—If you don't mind, I can stop by to say hi to Kokoro-chan and apologize to your mom, for leaving suddenly.—
-... Happens-.
Hesitant, but in the end she agreed to let him in, as it would seem rude to leave him waiting outside.
Entering Kotonoha's house, Javier, who was walking behind, sees Kokoro on the couch watching a television program.
—Welcome Onee-chan. Ahhh! Javier-kun, you're back, because yesterday you didn't say goodbye and left—.
Trying to act angry, but to Javier she looked adorable pouting with her hands on her hips.
—It's just that they called me yesterday about an emergency.
—Onee-chan already told me that. But you didn't even say goodbye.
—I'm sorry, Kokoro-chan, but a water pipe had exploded, luckily no one was hurt, but I had to hurry—.
—Mmm, well, there's nothing you can do about that. Come on, Javier-kun, let's play.
—Javier has to go now, Kokoro, you can't bother the others by wanting to play with the consoles—.
—... Did something happen?—.
—Of course not, I'm leaving the country tonight and I have to get ready for the trip.
—Hey, you're leaving, where? When are you coming back?
Without expecting something like this to happen, she looks surprised at Javier who with a smile pats Kokoro's head which I encouraged him to tell her.
—The earliest I can return would be Saturday for Sunday.
—You won't be there for the whole Golden Week, is that trip that important?!—.
—Yes, I have to go to England to sign some papers for the transfer of ownership.
—Your parents can't do it—.
—... They died last year—.
A bucket of cold water fell on her, Kokoro stopped insisting and with her head bowed she apologized.
—I'm sorry, I didn't know and—.
—Because you would be sorry, if you haven't done anything wrong, I'll bring you a souvenir, what do you want?—.
—Nice clothes—.
—kokoro!—.
—Ahaha, sure, I'll get you something nice, but I expect you to show it off to me.
—If it's something nice, I'll do it, if not, I won't—.
—Ahaha, it's a deal—.
-Deal-.
This time I'd like to know how daring Kokoro can be. Kotonoha, saddened by Kokoro's behavior, doesn't know what to say, and ends up escorting him to the exit door.
—Katsura-san, what do you want as a souvenir?
—Hey, no, don't bother me.
—It's no bother…—.
—I appreciate the gesture, but you shouldn't worry about it.
—Mmm, okay—.
Breathing calmly, what Kotonoha didn't know is that Javier never gives up and knows how to hit when the guard is lowered.
—I'll bring you something you're sure to like.
—I already told you I don't need anything—.
—I felt like giving you something. Say hi to your mom, and tell her I apologize once again for leaving like that yesterday.
—W-wait!—.
Not waiting, with bags in both hands he left.
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Leaving all the bags in his dimensional pocket, Javier waited a moment when his truck parked in front of him and he just got in.
—Things never go the way you expect. If it weren't for Sayaka saying unnecessary things. Ahhh, let's see if I can get some ice cream for myself, !—
Taking the cell phone, he notices that it is from an unknown number.
—They will be journalists…—.
Undecided whether to take the call or not, he finally took it.
—Hey, here!
—Mr. Javier, help me, they took my children from me!—.