After Rinka relentlessly sniffed the hell out of my jacket, she asked me a question as expected.
“It’s about what happened earlier today… Even when I tried asking Asamiya and her friends, they wouldn’t tell me at all. The only thing they stressed was to “not get involved with Ritsuki anymore…” Why did you guys have a fight?”
“That’s―”
Hasumi was about to explain why, but I motioned her to stop with my hand.
I didn’t know what Rinka would think about it.
A slap on the cheek with a gang leader’s strength behind it might break my neck, but if that’s what it takes to save Hasumi from humiliation, then a neck or two is a cheap price to pay.
“The truth is, I brought ero books to school, and Asamiya-san and her friends found out about it…”
“Wha?! Ero books, you say?!”
When Rinka heard what I said, she repeated it in a loud voice.
Rinka-san… We’re in a residential area so please keep your voice down.
“I-I see now… Certainly, that… might be surprising.”
Rinka blushed, scratching her cheek.
I was expecting her to be scornful, but she seemed surprisingly calm.
“―But I’m okay with that! I can understand those kinds of things, after all! My onee-chan told me too… that boys are like that… I’m not going to hate you just because of something like that, Ritsuki!”
Rinka said those words to me.
Relieved, I put away my phone on which I had had my fingers ready to dial 119 (the emergency hotline for medical issues).
Thank you, Rinka’s onee-san who I haven’t even seen yet… Also, thanks for the wig the other day though I won’t be borrowing them anymore.
“B-By the way! What kind of ero books did you bring, Ritsuki?! I’d like to use it as referenc―I mean, I‘d like to know what Asamiya saw that made her angry, y’know?”
Rinka’s breathing grew rough and wild as she asked.
“Ah, it’s best if you don’t hear it. They are pretty rough ones.”
For some reason, there were quite a few in there with threatening and coercion in them.
Does Hasumi think I’m interested in those kinds of things?
If anything, I’m always the one being threatened and pushed around though…
“W-What did you say?! Rough ones… A-Alright, Ritsuki! If you ever get frustrated and can’t hold yourself back anymore, you should tell me first! I’ll help you in any way I can!”
“O-Okay… I will.”
I’m sure the day I talk about that with Rinka is the day I get buried in my grave.
I wept in my heart as I was given the title of a massive pervert because of Hasumi’s kind sentiments.