After hearing from Suzu that Kazuma's confession had been a lie and merely a way to tease her, Kaede became increasingly furious. Thinking about all the emotions she had gone through earlier made her blood boil.
He had confessed so sincerely, and yet...
Dragging her younger sister along, she quickened her pace, determined to make Kazuma pay.
However, the two girls were naturally slower than Kazuma.
Just as they reached the school gate, a deafening explosion suddenly sounded from outside.
*Boom—!*
The terrifying explosion, accompanied by flames rising in the distance, made the twin sisters stop in their tracks. Suzu remained calm and expressionless. Kaede, on the other hand, stared with her mouth hanging open.
The flames appeared to be far away, yet the explosion was so loud that it reached the school. Then, terrified screams erupted one after another.
*Gulp.*
As Kaede swallowed nervously, Suzu spoke. "He did it."
Kaede stiffly turned her head like a robot and looked at her younger sister, who was also looking back at her.
"So, sister... are you still planning to settle the score with him?"
Hey, isn't he a little too terrifying? Could he really blow me up if I angered him?
That's way too extreme! And who exactly is Kazuma...?
Kaede realized she truly didn't know him.
Although she sensed that mysterious and frightening man was far from ordinary... Strangely enough, she didn't feel afraid of Kazuma.
"Settle the score?" Kaede blinked innocently.
Just then, Kazuma's voice came from behind. He had somehow appeared behind the two girls.
"What are you talking about?"
"Kazuma? What are you doing here...?" Kaede gasped in surprise. "Didn't you make that explosion outside?"
"What nonsense are you spouting?" Kazuma glared at her unhappily. "How could an honest and law-abiding student like me do such a thing? Don't make false accusations! That was clearly the work of terrorists. It was really dangerous."
He patted his chest and sighed with lingering fear.
Countless question marks appeared above Kaede's head.
"You're lying."
Suzu stared intently at Kazuma, once again displaying her terrifying insight and intuition.
Kazuma: "..."
"Kazuma-kun is lying, so you're the one who did it."
"How can you slander an innocent person out of thin air?!" Kazuma jumped up and down in panic, his face flushed red as he shouted, "I'm just an ordinary student. How could I possibly be associated with terrorists? Suzu, you're ruining my reputation!"
Kazuma clutched his chest in agony and pounded his hands dramatically. If someone unfamiliar with the situation saw him, they would think he had truly suffered a terrible injustice. However, even Kaede rolled her eyes and looked at him strangely.
If she hadn't learned from Suzu that his previous confession had been fake, she would have been fooled again. This guy was such a good actor that it was infuriating.
In fact, Kazuma had done it. Both the assassin and the employer had been blown to pieces by him. The police would be busy again today, but there was nothing that could be done about it. He also wanted to be a good citizen, but his enemies refused to give him that opportunity.
After the explosion, he had simply returned through the Anywhere Door, giving himself a perfect alibi. Even if Kaede and Suzu knew he was responsible, they had no proof. The two identical beauties exchanged glances, seemingly unable to do anything about him.
However, if he refused to admit it, then so be it. Everyone already knew the truth anyway. Kaede pursed her rosy lips, knowing that sooner or later she would find a way to make him confess.
Oh, there was one more thing.
"Kazuma, didn't you confess to me before? I want to know whether you were sincere or if you were just playing around and teasing me," Kaede asked, seemingly unafraid of him. Perhaps it was because he had saved them.
Rather than fear, Kaede felt a sense of security. Standing beside him gave her that feeling.
"Of course it was real."
Kazuma glanced at Suzu, knowing that it must have been this emotionless eccentric who had exposed his lie. But it didn't matter. He had gradually grown used to Suzu's eyes that seemed capable of seeing right through him. As long as he remained shameless enough, no matter how sharp her gaze was, she wouldn't be able to expose him completely.
"Kaede is beautiful and cute. Isn't it natural for me to like her? How could I be teasing you?" Kazuma looked innocent before sighing. "But I've already been rejected. Don't worry, Kaede. I won't bother you anymore."
"I agree."
Kazuma had plenty more to say, but those calm words abruptly interrupted him, like a speeding car suddenly crashing into another vehicle.
He stared with wide eyes at the girl who had spoken. Even Suzu opened her mouth in rare shock.
"What did you say?"
Kaede blinked, gently biting her lip. Her blue eyes contained traces of embarrassment and nervousness, but above all, there was a teasing and playful light within them.
"I said... I agree."
She repeated herself.
Kazuma and Suzu fell silent, as though crows had flown overhead.
After over ten seconds of silence, Kaede smoothed her bangs and spoke softly.
"Thank you for saving Suzu and me just now, Kazuma-kun..."
"Although I'm not very familiar with you, and although you've teased me before... I'm not the kind of girl who can't distinguish right from wrong. I know, and I can feel that you truly care about us. Kazuma-kun, you're a good person."
+1 Good Guy Card.
"So I've changed my mind. I'm willing to try dating you."
The girl smiled with a slightly mischievous expression.
Kazuma clicked his tongue and adopted a stern face.
"Kaede, you've already rejected me. I was too impulsive back then, so it doesn't count."
"There's a saying: spilled water cannot be gathered again. Even if you've changed your mind now, the damage you've done to me can never be undone."
Kazuma clutched his chest with a wounded expression and sighed before taking two steps back, intending to leave sorrowfully.
As a result, a small hand firmly grabbed him.
"Kazuma-kun."
Kaede pulled him back. "So your previous confessions really were lies, weren't they?"
"How could that be? I, Kazuma, never lie!"
"Then now that I've accepted your confession, why are you backing out?"
Seeing Kazuma remain silent, Kaede proudly placed her hands on her hips, revealing a triumphant expression.
Suzu, standing beside her, tugged at her sister's clothes.
"Sister, do you really acknowledge him?"
She knew very well that her older sister had always liked her childhood friend. Although recent events had caused a rift between them, things shouldn't have progressed this quickly, even if Kazuma had saved both sisters.
"Of course I'm serious."
Kaede had already figured it out.
Kazuma was doing this on purpose.
All that confession and talk of love had been fake. That hateful bad guy...
Since he was acting, then she would play seriously.
Especially when she saw Kazuma's speechless expression, she found it even more amusing.
This guy always teases me. Now it's my turn to fight back.
Seeing the happy expression on her sister's face, Suzu fell silent. She felt that her sister was courting disaster.
Kaede had no idea how dangerous this was. Kazuma was no ordinary person. If she continued like this, she would only sink deeper and deeper.
Still...
Maybe this wasn't a bad thing. Suzu thought Kazuma was better than Hayato.
She closed her mouth and stopped trying to persuade her sister.
Soon, however, Suzu discovered a strange discomfort in her heart.
Seeing her sister standing together with Kazuma, that uncomfortable feeling became increasingly obvious.
Suzu loved her older sister dearly. To her, Kaede was the most important person.
Therefore... For a moment, she couldn't tell whether she was jealous of her older sister or jealous of Kazuma.
"I understand." Kazuma nodded seriously, as though he had reached some sort of decision. "Kaede, if you're really willing to become my lover—"
Kazuma suddenly spread his fingers and said in a serious tone, "Then let me rub your breasts!"
Faced with Kazuma's harassing remarks, Kaede was struck dumb, especially when she saw Kazuma walking towards her. The girl panicked even more, "Wait. What...what are you saying?!"
"Wow, that's a bit much,"
Kazuma tilted her head, "Isn't it normal for couples to do this kind of thing?"
"What's normal about it? Besides, we just… Of course, this kind of thing is not allowed!"
"You won't even let me touch your breasts, and you still have the nerve to date me?" Kazuma was furious. "I'm not that kind of herbivore, I'm a carnivore."
After saying that, he stared at the girl's body with greedy eyes, licked his lips, and looked as if he wanted to devour her completely.
"These things should be done step by step! How can you just start by touching me so fiercely?"
Kaede blushed and jumped up and down angrily, glaring at Kazuma with her arms crossed. "You're just deliberately making things difficult for me."
"But I just want to touch them, Kaede, It might make them bigger."
"I'm already big enough, okay!"
"It's still a bit small in my opinion. To be honest," Kazuma pouted.
"Kazuma!!!"
Feeling annoyed and disliked, she said quietly, "No girl will like you if you act like this."
"Actually... Kaede, I don't like you either. I only like your body," Kazuma smiled and winked, moving closer to Kaede, who stared blankly with her mouth agape.
She turned to her sister, Suzu.
After examining the two of them, she nodded. "The truth."
Why did this have to be the truth?!
Kaede suddenly covered his clothes, glaring at Kazuma with shame and indignation, "Pervert!"
"So, Kaede, are you going to accept my confession or not? Do you want to date this pervert?" Kazuma looked down at the girl with meaningful eyes.
"I... you... class is about to start, I need to go back to the classroom!"
She neither agreed nor refused. Instead, filled with shame and indignation, she pressed her hands against Kazuma's chest, pushed him away, and then turned and ran away hastily, not even bothering with the bell. She disappeared in an instant.
Kaede, her lips pressed together, entered the teaching building, panting heavily. That guy was really awful; he was practically making a filthy, sacred confession, and he only liked my body and stuff. That was too much!
Why can't I get angry at such an outrageous guy? Why didn't I refuse him?
Kaede lowered her body and fell into a daze.
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