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Inside a tennis court with the net still set up in the middle, there were Rafael, Lala, and Haruna.
Standing near the other two and a little farther back was Rafael, hands in his pockets and eyes narrowed behind his glasses, looking with pure suspicion at the handsome guy Haruna had introduced as the tennis club's teacher.
His expression seemed to say, "I know you committed some crime but I can't prove it," while the Doakes music played in his head.
...
[Pov: Rafael]
I mean, just looking at this guy you'd immediately say he's suspicious, him being blond doesn't help, if he were tanned I'd be sure.
[What? You think he's some kind of NTR villain?]
No, but there's definitely something suspicious about him, that's what my intuition says.
[Are you sure? Aren't you just jealous of his looks~?]
Nah, I'm just more handsome and probably have a bigger dick, plus my balls are tingling, and that always happens when my intuition turns out to be right.
[...Leaving aside the issue of your dick, I don't think your balls tingling is a good thing, have you gone to the doctor to check that?]
Relax, I'm fine... probably.
[If you say so]
While I was talking with Ariel, Haruna, who was introducing the club to us, continued her presentation, although now for some reason she had a kind of strange smile on her face.
"...Rafael-san and Lala-san, this is the teacher in charge of the tennis club, Sasuga-sensei." Haruna said while gesturing toward the suspicious teacher.
Damn, even his name sounds like the name of a cutter.
[Now, I think you're just picking on him, he hasn't even done anything yet]
Exactly, yet.
In front of us, the guy then smiled as he lightly raised his hand.
"Nice to meet you, I hope you can enjoy your school lives here."
What kind of enjoy are you talking about, my friend, maybe something involving peeking at schoolgirls changing clothes, huh?
[...]
"Hello~ nice to meet you."
Pulling me out of my thoughts, Lala introduced herself in her usual cheerful way, raising her hand in greeting.
"Nice to meet you, Lala-san." He said with that toothpaste commercial smile on his face.
Then, while I was still stabbing him with my narrowed eyes, he turned his gaze to me.
However, I didn't say anything, I just kept staring at him.
As it dragged on along with the silence, I could see him getting more and more uncomfortable, but I couldn't care less.
"Rafael-san?"
Haruna's voice reached me, making me look at her and see her with an awkward and somewhat forced smile.
"Sasuga-sensei is greeting you, please introduce yourself."
With the way she looked at me, I finally realized how rude my behavior was, even more so considering we were in Japan.
[You realized? I'm pretty sure you were just ignoring that]
Kuhum, that's just your imagination.
Anyway, even with my suspicions I can't be that blatant, I need proof for that, so for now I have to be more polite.
[Oh? What's this, are you finally becoming a person with common sense?]
You sure?
[...Why are you imitating Omniman?]
...
[Pov: 3rd Person]
Just when Haruna sighed in relief from hearing Rafael's thoughts, her face froze the next moment.
['And to be more polite, I just have to question him in a more subtle way, after all if I'm too direct he won't reveal anything.']
[...(ー_ー)]
While Haruna remained frozen and Lala just watched with curiosity, he passed between them, smiling friendly and opening his arms.
"Sasuga-sensei! It's a great honor to meet you!" Rafael said cheerfully as he approached the man who looked at him confused, shaking his hand in greeting.
"You know, I was thinking about something, a man like you must be quite popular with the female students, right?" Putting his arm around his shoulder, Rafael spoke naturally.
"Uh, I am, but I always keep a polite distance so that rumors that could affect the students don't spread." Sasuga said, lightly frowning and looking somewhat uncomfortable with Rafael's familiar attitude.
Hearing his answer, however, Rafael shook his head while laughing lightly. "Come on, Sasuga my bro, you don't need to be so modest, we're both men, come on, tell me something." Tilting him toward himself, Rafael leaned closer to his ear and whispered. "Are you fucking one of those girls?"
[I thought you were going to be subtle]
['And I am being subtle, subtly direct.']
[...Nevermind]
"What!? What the hell are you asking me!? How dare you insinuate something like that!" Sasuga clearly didn't like the question as he quickly pulled away from Rafael, looking genuinely offended.
Unaffected, Rafael raised his hands with a disarming smile. "Easy there man, no need to get offended, it was just a question."
"A very rude question, you don't ask that kind of thing to a teacher, boy, didn't your parents teach you manners? It seems not." Sasuga crossed his arms, casting a look of disapproval at Rafael.
But Rafael just smiled maliciously. "You didn't deny it~."
Frowning even more, Sasuga looked like he was really getting angry.
But Rafael had no intention of stopping. "Anyway-geh!" until he was abruptly interrupted by Haruna pulling his collar.
"I'm sorry, Sasuga-sensei, I'll continue showing them around the school." She said, bowing quickly while still holding Rafael by the collar, and without waiting for an answer, she turned and quickly left the court.
While letting himself be dragged without resisting, Rafael didn't forget to give one last goodbye, waving while smiling friendly at Sasuga.
Walking right beside him, laughing lightly and looking amused, Lala followed them.
Watching the three leave, Sasuga's furrowed face and irritated look faded away, his gaze becoming expressionless for a moment before he smiled, his strangely long tongue protruding and licking his lips.
"Kekeke~ interesting."
...
Now it was night and inside the Yuuki house, the resident quartet was gathered at the table eating dinner made by Mikan with Rafael's help.
"Wow, Earth food is really good, isn't it?" Taking a sip of soup, Lala commented while tasting the food.
"Heh, Earth food really is good, Lala-san, but that doesn't matter if the cook isn't good." Mikan replied with a satisfied smile and her hands on her waist.
"I see, so you're really a great cook, Mikan!"
"Yes I am~."
"By the way, what is this?" Lala asked curiously, looking at her.
"It's miso soup with oysters." Still smiling, Mikan replied as she placed another dish on the table.
"Mm, here Rafael, try it~." Practically throwing the soup spoon at his face and catching him by surprise, Rafael looked at the spoon and then at her smiling face before tasting it.
"It's good." He smiled at her after tasting it.
"Isn't it~?" She replied with a satisfied smile before going back to eating.
Turning his gaze to Mikan, he nodded to her. "It's really very good, Mikan."
The girl smiled gratefully in response. "Thank you."
Giving her a little wave, he then went back to eating, his mind returning to the conversation he had with Zastin a few hours earlier.
...
"Hmm..." Rafael hummed while massaging his forehead. "So, let me see if I got this right, one of Lala's suitors is already on Earth and I should be careful from now on?"
"Yes." Zastin replied with a serious expression, although it was hard to take him seriously with the dog biting his leg. "Unfortunately, I failed in my duty to watch over Earth and someone ended up slipping through, for that I apologize."
Looking expressionlessly through his fingers at the dog that was biting and yelping while clinging to Zastin's leg for a moment, Rafael decided to just ignore it as he lowered his hand and sighed. "It's fine, you did your best I guess." He said as he put his hands in his pockets.
"I really am very sorry for this." Zastin said, bowing seriously before straightening up again. "Besides that, I also brought a message from His Majesty Lord Gid."
"Lord Gid? That's the...?" Rafael asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Yes, the king of Deviluke."
"In that case, go ahead."
In response to Rafael's words, Zastin then took something out of his armor and tossed it into the air in front of him.
And there, a kind of emblem with the skull of some animal and a floating crystal on top hovered in the air, flashing for a moment before a voice emerged from the crystal.
"Rafael Sales."
['Holy shit...'] Blinking in surprise for a moment upon hearing that voice, Rafael was impressed by how intimidating it was and how much presence it had with just that single phrase.
"I imagine you already know who I am, but if not, I am Lala's father."
['Fuck, what is this deep voice, this guy must sweat testosterone.'] Still impressed, Rafael glanced to the side where Zastin was fighting with the dog stuck on his leg that wouldn't let go at all, before focusing back on the crystal.
"I believe Zastin has already explained things to you, so I'll be direct, I will not help you deal with Lala's suitors, this will be a way for me to test whether you are worthy of her or not."
['That's what I thought.'] Resisting the urge to sigh, he continued listening.
"However, I still consider my daughter's opinion and the fact that she chose you is still on my mind, so be at ease."
['What exactly is that supposed to mean? Is that a guarantee that I won't die?']
"So, this will be my personal test for you, survive and I will consider you worthy of my daughter and of inheriting my position."
['Of course, very simple, isn't it?']
"However, make no mistake, if I receive a report and discover that my daughter was hurt, even if it was just a simple scratch, I will erase you along with your small planet, you will be nothing more than dust in space."
['...What a kind and caring message, isn't it? Hahaha...ha.']
[You're really in trouble, good thing I'm not you~]
['Fuck you Ariel!']