After Rinka relentlessly sniffed the hell out of my jacket, she asked me a question as expected.
āItās about what happened earlier today⦠Even when I tried asking Asamiya and her friends, they wouldnāt tell me at all. The only thing they stressed was to ānot get involved with Ritsuki anymoreā¦ā Why did you guys have a fight?ā
āThatāsāā
Hasumi was about to explain why, but I motioned her to stop with my hand.
I didnāt know what Rinka would think about it.
A slap on the cheek with a gang leaderās strength behind it might break my neck, but if thatās what it takes to save Hasumi from humiliation, then a neck or two is a cheap price to pay.
āThe truth is, I brought ero books to school, and Asamiya-san and her friends found out about itā¦ā
āWha?! Ero books, you say?!ā
When Rinka heard what I said, she repeated it in a loud voice.
Rinka-san⦠Weāre in a residential area so please keep your voice down.
āI-I see now⦠Certainly, that⦠might be surprising.ā
Rinka blushed, scratching her cheek.
I was expecting her to be scornful, but she seemed surprisingly calm.
āāBut Iām okay with that! I can understand those kinds of things, after all! My onee-chan told me too⦠that boys are like that⦠Iām not going to hate you just because of something like that, Ritsuki!ā
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, Rinkaās onee-san who I havenāt even seen yet⦠Also, thanks for the wig the other day though I wonāt be borrowing them anymore.
āB-By the way! What kind of ero books did you bring, Ritsuki?! Iād like to use it as referencāI mean, Iād like to know what Asamiya saw that made her angry, yāknow?ā
Rinkaās breathing grew rough and wild as she asked.
āAh, itās best if you donāt hear it. They are pretty rough ones.ā
For some reason, there were quite a few in there with threatening and coercion in them.
Does Hasumi think Iām interested in those kinds of things?
If anything, Iām always the one being threatened and pushed around thoughā¦
āW-What did you say?! Rough ones⦠A-Alright, Ritsuki! If you ever get frustrated and canāt hold yourself back anymore, you should tell me first! Iāll help you in any way I can!ā
āO-Okay⦠I will.ā
Iām 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 Hasumiās kind sentiments.