Chapter 526: To be careful
Shishio knew he was able to escape trouble, but he knew he had to think about what he should do with Natsuo. Frankly, if possible, he wanted to ignore this guy and just live with his girlfriends peacefully. However, he could see Natsuo probably wouldn't let him have that peace.
Natsuo was like an annoying fly that would trouble him anywhere.
It was lucky that Shishio could read trouble before, so he made Natsuo fall to the ground before the crisis came. By then, Natsuo's heart was filled with embarrassment since he had fallen in front of many people.
'If only...'
Shishio let out a sigh at the identity of Natsuo.
If Natsuo was just a background character, Shishio wouldn't be in this troublesome situation. He could just tell his subordinates to move Natsuo away from this school. It was a simple and crude method, but it was effective and efficient since he didn't want to waste his saliva with Natsuo.
However, Natsuo was the step-son of Tsukiko Tachibana and the son of Akihito Fujii.
Shishio was familiar with Natsuo's parents, which was why he didn't want to be rough with Natsuo. Anyway, this guy would also become his brother-in-law, which was why he needed to think of a countermeasure.
Still, if Shishio was forced, then...
The girls also noticed the strangeness of Natsuo previously. However, they didn't think too much, and in their minds, it was just a small matter, considering they had heard Natsuo was her step-sibling of Rui.
Even though Rui didn't hide this fact, she didn't tell anyone because no one had asked her. Her relationship with Natsuo also wasn't close, so no one would think they were a step-sibling.
"Did he come because of you, Rui?" Saki asked since her problem was quite similar to Rui's. Her little brother worried about her since she often stayed out and returned quite late. Rui also stayed out after the parents and teacher meeting, so she thought Natsuo was worried about her.
"No." Rui shook her head and said, "A step-sibling is different from a normal sibling since before our parents married each other, we were just strangers. Our relationship isn't particularly good either, so I don't think he is worried about me." Still, even though she said that, she frowned, wondering what Natsuo wanted to do.
After all, even though it was only a moment, Rui could tell Natsuo had hostility toward Shishio, which made her unhappy.
"Well, this time, I agree with Saki since even if you were a stranger before, you're a step-sibling now. He might not know your situation, so when he saw us together, he thought I brought you to live with me or something," Shishio said.
"What?! How could he think like that?" Rui frowned.
"It was just my guess, but the fact he was worried about you didn't change, right?" Shishio said.
"Worried? Our relationship is so bad, you know? Why should he worry about me?" Rui was confused since she often ignored Natsuo, and even if they were step-siblings now, they weren't different from strangers.
"Well, you don't need to think too much." Shishio caressed Rui's head and said, "It's better to think about how to make your mother agree with your decision."
"I know." Rui nodded with a serious expression. She quickly forgot about Natsuo and felt it was better to think about what kind of dishes she could make to make her mother agree with her decision to become a chef.
Rui knew she was hurting her mother, but even so, it was her dream to become a chef, so she would try.
Also, wasn't it a good time to erase the trace of her father?
Rui knew her father was a scumbag, and her mother had also remarried, so wasn't it a good time to forget everything?
Rui clenched her fists and decided to do her best!
Still, everyone realized that there were many types of siblings.
The blood-related siblings were one thing, but the step-sibling was quite unique.
However, they must admit it was pretty hard to imagine how it would feel to make a stranger they didn't know become a sibling.
Still, Nana and the group that was good at communicating was one thing, but Futaba felt it was impossible.
"Say, is it possible for your step-sibling to fall for you?" Maiko suddenly asked.
This sudden question stunned everyone, and they wanted to smack Maiko's head since this girl's head was filled with the strangest thing ever.
"Hey! Hey! Stop it! Don't tickle me!" Maiko complained to Nana and Mea, who started to tickle her.
Still, Rui was dumbfounded. "Fall for me?"
"I mean... you're cute after all, so isn't it normal for him to fall for you? And he's unhappy that you're staying with Shishio," Maiko said naturally. After all, wasn't it normal to feel jealous and even hate someone who robbed the person that you love?
However, Maiko must admit it was pretty creepy.
Maiko and the rest of the girls also felt the same, feeling quite creepy about this possibility.
Still, even if this possibility was slight since they had heard the relationship between Rui and Natsuo wasn't so close, they felt there was such a possibility since they knew what kind of beast a man was.
"...What?" Shishio felt everyone's gaze on him, which made him speechless.
Rui frowned, hesitated for a while, then looked at Shishio. "Shishio, what do you think?"
Everyone also looked at Shishio, wondering what he thought when they heard Natsuo might have a crush on Rui. After all, unlike other guys in the school, which was impossible to get close to Rui, Natsuo was practically living with Rui. It was only when she fought with her mother that she moved with Shishio, but before?
Even though Rui's mother and new father were there, she was practically living with other men.
Step-sibling was, after all, just a stranger who was forced to be together because of a certain situation.
Everyone waited for Shishio's answer, but who would have thought he didn't answer them with a word.
It was right in the morning, and most of the people were in their class. There weren't people in the corridor, and Shishio and Rui were in the middle of the group, so he just pulled her closer and kissed her lips.
"..." Everyone.
"...." Rui.
Shishio didn't care about the reactions of the people around him since they were his lovers. As for the other students, he made sure to kiss Rui when the time came when no one was looking in their direction.
Their kiss wasn't long, and it was only a moment, but it brought a shock to all of them.
"Is it clear?" Shishio asked.
"...Um." Rui nodded with a blush shyly.
"You're mine." Shishio put Rui on his chest and said those words in a husky and deep voice.
Rui smiled and hugged him tightly.
"....."
However, Maiko felt regret. She felt regret for saying such a thing since she was so jelly!
"Um... Shishio, can I ask the same thing?" Rio asked.
"....."
"It can't be helped. I'll let you hug me." Nana coughed shyly.
"Let's go to the clubroom now," Miu said.
As for Shiina, she just hugged him tightly.
"...."
Hikigaya, who happened to see all of this, had only one word on his mind.
'Go explode!!'
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In the afternoon, on the break, Shishio decided to spend his time with Futaba. He knew it was quite unfair, but he wanted to stay in a quiet place somehow, especially when he thought about what had happened in the morning. However, he had heard from Hina that she had taken care of Natsuo, so he didn't need to worry about something strange happening.
Still, from her tone, Hina felt she might want to move out.
"Do you want to move?" Shishio asked with a phone near his ear. He leaned on the window, watching a group of students that played football during the break. Their sound was quite loud, and they seemed to have fun together. He could see that Tagami and Usa were there. Watching Usa smile there, he felt a sport might be a good way for him to cure his heartbreak.
"Is that not okay?" Hina asked timidly. After all, she felt her request might be quite too much, especially when she thought of living in his apartment.
However, his answer was unexpectedly calm.
"Well, why not? My apartment is empty. If you want, you can live there," Shishio said.
"Re-Really?" Hina was happy when she heard his answer.
"Yeah. You can move out anytime if you want." Anyway, it didn't really matter if Hina decided to move. Instead, Shishio felt she should move. After all, he didn't lack property, and he also felt safer moving Hina to his apartment.
Hina also wasn't young, so it might be good for her to live alone.
Still, Shishio showed his concern since he couldn't accompany her all the time.
Hina pouted and said, "Shishio-kun, do you think I am a child?"
'You're like a child, though.' Shishio was speechless.
Well, her apartment wasn't that far from her house, so if she missed her family, she could go back naturally.
However, Shishio felt it was better to do it when Rui's matter was solved.
Hina also agreed since she was worried about her mother's condition, and it wouldn't be too late to move after everything was solved.
"But why so sudden?" Shishio wondered why Hina called him so suddenly and told him about her plan to move during the break.
"Well, I thought that it was a time for me to live alone, and if I live alone, isn't it easier for us to meet each other?"
Living with her parents was nice since Hina didn't need to worry about a lot of things, but it was also hard for her to meet Shishio. After all, she wanted to stay with him without being worried about the opinion of her parents.
Still, Shishio knew Hina's intention to move wasn't so simple, but this wasn't a place to talk about this matter, so they ended their conversation after she had said what she wanted to say. When he hung up the phone, the smell of coffee invaded his nostrils.
"Your coffee," Futaba said while holding a cup of hot coffee.
Shisho could see the steam from the coffee and thanked Futaba. "Thanks, Futaba."
"No problem, scumbag."
"..."
Shishio looked at Futaba and thought this girl needed some spanking.
However, Shishio didn't know that it was all Futaba's plan since she wanted him to be rough with her tonight.
Anyway, the two were together, enjoying their moment of youth.