Chapter 3 – 1.3 Childhood Friend, Akane Tsukimiya

“Sana. Then I will go.”
“I’ll be back.”
“Have a good day, both of you.”

We leave the Kurosaki family while being greeted kindly by Sana-san.

Rune Academy is divided into Elementary, Middle, and High Schools, each lasting 6 years.
The unit of elementary, middle, and high school is the same as in the previous world, but since middle school is six years, it is virtually the same as middle school and high school combined.
So, all of the high school students we go to are adults, and it’s not strange even if there are shoes on the cake. That means there is no need to worry.
(※ All characters in this work are adults.)

In other words, Hina looks so young, but she is a full-fledged adult.
No matter how you look at her, she can only be seen as a middle school student.

『Uh~ Being alone with a blonde. It’s embarrassing! I think I will be sexually harassed!”

That’s too much what do you see people as
Until last year, Hina was in the academy middle school, and me and Yuuki were in the high school.
Even before the courses split, Yuuki was always with her when she went to school, so it was the first time Hina and I went together like this.

“Hina. Since we’re alone together, shall we at least hold her hand her?”
“Wow! I hate you! Don’t touch me! Walk 100m away! Transformation! Blond hair! Bully!”

“Oh! Might have been a bit harsh…….』

If regretting after saying something casually is Hina-like, then she was Hina-like.

Like Naiad, I am of mixed race, with blonde hair and blue eyes.
In a black-haired, dark-haired Japan (to be exact, a fictional Japan), this difference in appearance is a cause of discrimination. It’s rather rare to find someone like Yuuki or Sana-san who treats her normally.

It was especially bad when I was younger.
Perhaps, if Yuuki hadn’t befriended him, he might have already gone wrong before being possessed.

And Hina was well aware that I was bullied because of my hair color or appearance of her.

“That’s too much…… It’s because I want to get closer to Hina. Does Hina hate me that much?”
“Ah, ah, no, well, what she hates so much…….”

When Hina deliberately pretended to be sad to stimulate her conscience, Hina hesitated and began to panic.
Because I’m so cute

And Hina spoke generously to make up for her own slip of the tongue her.

“Well, then I’ll allow you to walk beside me! Instead, I will never hold your hand!”
“Yes, it is an honor.”

Do you need permission to even walk next to me?
I’m not even a princess from a distant country.

“Phew. Thank god. I don’t think the blonde is that angry either.”

I decided to be a little more friendly to Hina, who was unexpectedly concerned.
I snuggled right next to her until her shoulder her touched my arm her.

“Is it okay to walk beside you?”

However, Hina frowns and takes a step away from her.
Then I come back
Then Hina gets distant again.

Then I go back…….

“Profit!”

In the end, Hina raises her fist and becomes furious.

“Okay. I won’t, I won’t.”

He laughed and backed off before getting hit by Hina.

“I’m so annoyed! If you allow your heart a little bit, it will be like this in no time! Like a blonde bully!』

Hina was slandering me on the inside, but I just laughed blankly.
Hina didn’t feel bad at all about her swearing her.

Because there are many people who are far worse than Hina.

“Hi! Knives, Hina.”

──Like this woman who just appeared.

In Japanese, there is an expression called haraguro (腹黑).
Belly is black
In a word, it means a man of insidiousness.

Akane Tsukimiya.
The word Haraguro was perfect for this woman, another childhood friend of Yuuki and me.

“Knives! Hi!”

Akane pretends to be friendly and crosses her arms.

Akane is the most voluminous of her students.
Her voluminous breasts her pressed against my arm her, but honestly I was n’t very impressed.
Because she knows what this woman is doing to her.

“What? Yuu?”
“He said he was sick because he had a cold today.”

She has a pretty face, a friendly personality, and there is nothing she can’t do either in studies or sports.
Akane is also Yuuki’s first love her.

“Cold? Are you okay?”

Akane asked with a worried face.
But when she listens to her heart

『You don’t have Yuu? Then you waited for nothing! Do I have to go to school with these bridesmaids without Yuu? Not funny! It’s annoying~!』

──Can you understand just by listening to this? Why I hate this girl

Unlike Hina, who matches her thoughts and actions her, Akane’s thoughts and actions her are completely different. Unfortunately, this was also weak.

“Knives! I hope we will be in the same class this year!”

『I don’t even have Yuu, so why should I pretend to be friendly? Since Hina is watching, shouldn’t she relax? Still, I don’t know what Knives is thinking, so I feel bad. I always have a real laugh. It’s just that it looks fine, so it’s perfect for encouraging Yuu.”

In conclusion, Akane likes Yuuki.
However, that emotion is far from the commonly used ‘like’.
Akane’s affection for Yuuki is severely distorted.

I wish we could just date the two of you. After all, Yuuki likes Akane too.

However, Akane usually “Pretends to like” Me, not Yuuki.
That too, only in front of Yuuki’s eyes.

Yuuki, who likes Akane, gets nervous when she sees Akane getting along well with her.
He would inadvertently interfere in Akane and me’s conversation, or force himself into an appointment when the two of us were alone.

Akane enjoys seeing Yuuki like that.
In order to encourage Yuuki, he would cross arms with me, hold hands, or do things he had no intention of doing.

Then, Yuuki goes out of his way to get Akane’s attention to her. Akane sees Yuuki like that and is immersed in her passion.
It can be said that I am in a position to be used to satisfy Akane’s twisted desires of her. Rot.

She had once been pissed off and told Yuuki about it.
Akane tells her not to like her too much because she’s not a very nice girl.

However, Yuuki dyed her face bright red and said, ‘It’s not Akane that I like!’
Even when she asked, ‘Then who does she like?’, She couldn’t answer.

Even though I can’t read Yuuki’s mind, I’m not so stupid that I don’t even know that much.

Even in the original game, Yuuki liked Akane.
When Akane pretends to be friendly with me, she gets so impatient.
He asks me from time to time if I like Akane.

To me, who has played countless pure love stories, I could understand that much even with my eyes closed. Yuuki likes Akane. Because insensitive characters only exist in creative works.

Still, it seemed like he wanted Yuuki to pretend he didn’t know, so I didn’t say anything more either.
Please don’t be fooled by a bad girl like Akane. That innocent child.

Yuuki in the original work has seen too many unfortunate situations, so I hope she will be happy in real life.
He set up a harem and had a lot of women with him.
I can’t do it because I’m a pure caterpillar, but if it’s Yuuki, it should be possible.

“Hina, please take good care of me from now on. If you have any questions in high school, ask me anything!”
“Annoying. Annoying. Annoying. Annoying! Annoying!!”

“Sister Akane. Good luck starting today!”
“Hehe. I’m glad I was able to go with Akane-san. I was nervous because I thought I had to go to the academy with this blonde.”

This bastard! You saw my evil again!
And while she hates good men like me so much, she doesn’t even suspect that witch, Akane!

In fact, everything that Hina did was as designed by Akane.

For Akane, who likes Yuuki, Hina is just an obstacle.
A serious Bracon, Hina will not forgive any woman who approaches her brother her.

However, Akane managed to win her Hina over to her side by pretending to like me, Knives, and not Yuuki.

Hina believed it. Akane says she is not an enemy but a comrade. Her brother and sister her are equally naive.

Having thus gained Hina’s trust, Akane told her Hina of a woman approaching her Yuuki, and she induced Hina to cut off women around her and Yuuki her.
Really JJ.
She didn’t even know that she was being driven and eaten like a hound, and Hina was following Akane like that.

“By the way, is Yuu okay? He’s taking a break from the academy, is he that cold?”
“Annoying! Yuu is not there, so I have to take care of these bridesmaids. It’s annoying, it’s annoying!”

“I don’t know. They say you might catch a cold and don’t let them come into your room.”
『How can I break into her brother’s room naturally? Wouldn’t Akane-nee tell me a good way? Later, when the blonde hindrance drops, I’ll ask!』

“I’m worried. You should be fine.”
“It’s really useless. What do you know? He said he was Yuu’s younger brother and went with him. Because it is of no use to anyone.”

There is no such thing as a statue dream.
Even in the middle of the day, it’s good to treat me as a hindrance. Damn.

“By the way, Knives, what are you going to do with club activities this year?”
“Yes? Side activity? Well….”

“Anyway, this attendant will follow Yuu’s club activities, right? Then, as long as I follow Knives, I can enter the same club as Yuu!”

Huh. I wondered why Akane was curious about my club activities, but in the end it turned out that way.

“I think we should talk to Yuuki first and decide? If I see you tomorrow, I’ll ask you something.”

It is confirmed that I will officially join the student council president’s bodyguard starting this year.
Yuuki would also put it there if possible, but she didn’t tell Akane.
Because i’m annoyed

“Okay? Then, shall I decide slowly?”
“Huh. It’s really useless.”

“Akane-san, can a lower-class student do club activities together with an upper-class student?”
“Then. Hina, do you want to join club activities? All four of us can do it together.”
『Haa~ In that case, I have to go with them even when I go home from school, right? Really annoying! Can’t you just let it slip away?”

“Really? Then I’ll do it too! I want to be with you!”
“Hi-Hi. After class, we can do club activities together and go home together. It’s annoying to have a blonde bully come with you, but since Akane has an older sister, you can somehow pass it on to her older sister, right ?”

“Then let’s decide tomorrow together with Yuu.”
『How can the bridesmaids not separate collection as a set? It’s really disturbing.”

Thinking of both is a spectacle.
I’m not a bomb, I’m trying to pass it on to each other.
What do you see me as? I’m quite popular elsewhere too! Shit!

I headed for the academy, listening to the chatter and thoughts of the two chattering like that.

The town we live in is a special area called ‘Lune Town’.

A “Rune holder,” A human born with a special ability called a rune.
If there is at least one Rune Holder in your family, the country will provide you with a place to live in Rune Town.

Rune Town is the center of Tokyo with the best infrastructure.
Free housing, free tuition, free medical expenses. If necessary, we can also help you find jobs that suit your aptitude. If you are sick, you will receive enough subsidy to live on even if you do not work, and you will not even pay taxes.

Listening to this, it seems that rune holders and their families receive great preferential treatment.

But the reality was not so pretty.

“Knives?”
『What are you doing blankly? Annoying I really want to leave it behind.”

“Oh sorry. Just thinking about it for a second.”

Contrary to her violent mind her, Akane smiles softly.

“Whoops. Are you okay. If you come close, you will inadvertently be fascinated by it, won’t you?”

Akane lifts her head and looks up.
And following that gaze, Hina raises her head as well.

2-8 Shiba Park 4-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo.
Originally, the place where Tokyo Tower, a landmark of Tokyo, should be.

But now, a disturbing tower called the ‘Rune Tower’ was standing tall and looking down at us.