“Please stop! If you get any closer, I will call the police!”
“It’s okay right, let’s hang out.”
“Yeah. You are alone anyway right? See, everyone pretending not to see us.”
Running in the direction of the voice, I found a girl getting picked up by three playboys, it was Ehashi Reika.
No, aren’t they acting a little too overboard for a pick up here?
Certainly, if it is a beautiful girl like her, you might want to try harder to get her even if there are people around…….they may have that kind of thinking but for me, the feeling of [Such a bad timing] is more prominent.
Even so, since she only saw the appearance of Kousei in the magazine and the fact that I have never talked to her myself, she shouldn’t be able to link Kamishiro Kousei and Hiura Seiya together even if she hears my voice.
At present, as the playboys around her said, the people around her are pretending not to see what happens. I can’t see anyone that is trying to help her either. Well, it is unpleasant to see these playboys being so persistent even though the girl has already turned them down.
If I am helping her as Seiya, it would look like some awkward guy trying to play hero but this is an easy thing for Kousei to do.
With that in mind, I decided to move into action.
Since she is in trouble right now, she should play along with me.
“Ah! I finally caught up with you Reika-san. Here, the thing you asked for.”
Saying so, I handed her the Karaage bento. Well, everything else is in the bag after all…….
Ehashi-san seemed to be surprised for a moment and looked at the Karaage bento I handed her with a confused expression.
However, she seemed to realize that I am not related to the playboys in front of her and that I am trying to help so she goes along with my story.
“I thought that I should go on ahead. Sorry that you have to look for it for me……”
“Likewise, I thought that I wasn’t being clear before you see. I’m glad that I managed to catch up with you since I was worried that you might have the wrong idea……..So, what do you guys want with her?’
“Wha……You…….! ……Tsk! It’s nothing.”
While looking like he was trying to say something, one of the playboys tried to grab me but he was stopped by the Hobplayboy.
(Author Note: Hobplayboy is an evolved form of playboy)
Perhaps he noticed that the people around us are taking out their camera and thought that it would be bad if he let his friend do that.
I think that if they have time to take out their camera then they should be helping the girl in trouble instead but right now I have something more important at hand.
While I walked to the side to avoid my picture taken, the playboys also backed down.
“…….Whew, seriously…….they look away at the first sign of danger and take out their camera in a situation like this huh, what a world we live in………Oh, are you okay?”
“Um, yes, I’m okay. Thank you very much for helping me. ……….Uhh, Kamishiro Kousei-san?”
“No, you have the wrong person.”
Perhaps she didn’t expect that answer but her face looked stunned right now.
“Eh? Uhh, but Uhm…”
“Well! Let’s get away from this place for the time being.”
Since people were taking out their camera and the magazine featuring me this morning, she naturally concluded that the person who rescued her is Kamishiro Kousei but I acted natural and immediately denied it.
Even if there were no links she could connect Kamishiro Kousei to Hiura Seiya, even if I just couldn’t leave her alone, I still ended up helping Ehashi Reika, my classmate, and the person in the top caste of my school.
If she noticed that it’s me then my mob life will collapse with the worst class change possible.
My true feeling is that I want to leave this place as soon as possible but it would be too irresponsible to let her walk home alone and say goodbye to her here.
That’s why I think that if I am going to do that, I should at least hide my identity.
“It would be one thing if it’s still daytime but it is almost 8 pm already, it’s dangerous to walk around alone at this time you know?”
“Uhh, I have something that I have to buy so……..”
“Ahh…..then it can’t be helped I guess……? So, did you already got what you need?”
“Yes, I was on my way back from buying it but I was called out, and…..the result was what you saw……”
“I see……which way are you going?”
“Eh?”
“If it’s not troubling you then I can walk you home. It would be troubling if you get entangled up with something again right.”
“Umm, my place is straight down this street but Uhh, is it really okay?”
“Yeah, it shouldn’t be that far from my place after all.”
“ ! ! Thank you very much!”
Surprisingly, it seems we live in the same direction. I have the personality that I would insist on going with her even if I live in the opposite direction anyway and Kamishiro Kousei would never choose not to help her.
At the moment, I also want to leave her to avoid her finding out my identity but I feel the sense of duty to walk her home. My place is only a short walk from there as well.
“It is right down this path. Um, honestly, thank you very much!”
“Well, it’s dangerous for a girl to walk alone at night so be careful from now on okay. Ehashi-san is a beauty so you have to be even more careful.”
“……Yes……..Uhm! You are actually Kamishiro Kousei-san right?”
“No, you have the wrong person.”
I didn’t admit that I was Kamishiro Kousei until the end but I’m 80-90% sure that the cat was already out of the bag.
But this is fine.
Rather, this might be better because she is focusing on confirming that I am Kamishiro Kousei with no clue whatsoever that I am Hiura Seiya.
Seiya and Kousei talk differently and you won’t see the two of them together. In other words, this is a complete victory, my total victory.
Ehashi Reika was rescued by Kamishiro Kousei, a model that has become a hot topic lately. That is the only impression that will remain on her…….or it’s supposed to.
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