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Chapter 16 - Who are you working for?

Erii yawned and rubbed her eyes. She went to the kitchen and grabbed a glass of water. She sat at the dining table and closed her eyes.

"Good morning, Erii-chan."

Erii replies,

"Mm... good morning."

She's drinking her water and when she opens her eyes, she coughs,

"What happened to your hair?!"

Ryo replies,

"I, uh... want to change my look... I guess..."

Erii laughed so hard that she choked because of her saliva. Ryo stared at her and sighed,

"Are you done, Erii-chan?"

Erii wiped her tears and replies,

"I'm sorry... it's just you look so funny."

Ryo rubbed his head and says,

"I know..."

Aunt Lisa came out with Himawari in her arms. She immediately laughed and Himawari looked at Ryo for a moment then cried. Himawari is scared of him now because he's bald. Ryo hid from Himawari and went to the bathroom to take a shower.

I come down to the living room while holding a beanie,

"Where's Ryo?"

Erii replies,

"He's taking a shower right now."

Erii chuckles and asks,

"When did you find out about his hair?"

I reply,

"Last night. I burst out laughing at him, even Miyazaki-San couldn't hold her laughter. He was depressed because he shaved his hair, so I want to give this to Ryo to cover his head."

Erii says,

"I can't believe he done that to himself. I wonder what was he thinking."

I chuckle and reply,

"To save his future self I guess."

Erii tilts her head and asks,

"What is that supposed to mean?"

I reply,

"Well, you better ask about it to himself. Maybe he will tell you why."

Erii squinted her eyes and pinched my side. Then she went to her house to take a shower.

Aunt Lisa was curious about it as well so I told her the reason why Ryo shaved his head. When she heard the reason why he shaved his head, she burst out laughing but was concerned about it at the same time. Then, when Ryo came out of the bathroom, aunt Lisa asked him about it. They talked about it while I took a shower. After that, we all prepared to go to school and then left the house.

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At Shiroisora High School.

The last class just ended. Ren is sitting in his seat beside the window while reading a book. Kuro approaches him, he says,

"Aniki, I'm going to the bookstore now. I have to find a book for the school assignment."

Ren nods and replies,

"Okay, be careful."

Kuro nodded then left. Ren looked outside the window and then stood up and put his books inside his bag. He walked outside the class and looked at his watch. He smiled and then left the school.

As soon as he stepped out of the school gate, a luxury black car stopped in front of him. A guy wearing a white suit and unbuttoned the two tops buttons black shirt inside the suit approached him and bow. Ren says,

"You can leave. I have something else to do."

The guy asks,

"Where's young master planning to go?"

Ren replies,

"To meet a friend. Don't worry, the place that I'm going to visit is in our most secured territory. You can tell father that I'll be home a bit late."

The guy bows and says,

"Yes, young master."

Ren walked away and the guy went inside the car and left as well.

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At the bookstore.

Kuro is reading a book and then someone is screaming from across the street. He's walking towards the glass wall to check what's happening outside. When he's looking through the glass wall, a bunch of college students is getting beaten by someone that seems have the same age as him. A dark red-haired guy wearing a leather jacket.

Kuro keeps observing them from the bookstore. One of the college students says,

"What the fuck is wrong with you? You approached us and then punched our friend? Do you have a death wish, kid?"

Sando arrogantly replies,

"So? I do what I want. The reason why is because your faces are disgusting that I need to fix your faces with my fist obviously."

Sando swiftly approached them and uppercut the guy and he fell to the ground. One of his friends chocked him from behind with both arms. Then Sando easily removed his arms from him and turned around. He punched the guy's face and broke his nose. Sando laughed and says,

"What a nice cracking sounds."

It went a bit chaotic and everyone around them avoided the area and watched them fight. The college students desperately threw a bunch of stuff at him but Sando dodged and blocked them. In the end, the college students got knocked out by him.

Sando is stretching his arms while moaning. When he's about to leave the area, Kuro says,

"At least pay for what you have caused."

Sando turns around and raises his eyebrow,

"Hah? Why should I? Mind your own business, pretty face."

One of the guys wearing a suit is about to approach him but Kuro stopped him. Sando chuckled and says mockingly,

"Ooohhh~ scary."

Sando noticed that there are at least five guys that have the same attire around Kuro. He asks,

"Who are you? Some kind of big shot? I'll give you some advice then."

Sando approached Kuro and says,

"Don't interfere with someone else's business or you will regret it. Understand, pretty face?"

Kuro smirks and replies,

"I don't think you understand in what kind of a situation you are in right now. Look around you, what do you think might happen when they post this on the internet? I honestly pity you for your lack of rationality. You might want to check your condition to a doctor and ask if you have Dysrationalia."

Kuro tilts his head and chuckles,

"What? You don't know what Dysrationalia is? Are all in your head is just muscles and no brain? I'm not surprised if it's true."

Sando suddenly left hooked Kuro on his left ribs. Kuro locked Sando's left arm and when Sando threw a punch with his right hand, Kuro duck and immediately grabbed the back of Sando's neck and pulled towards him. He then kneed Sando's right ribs and made a cracking sound. Sando fell to the ground and groaned. Kuro covered his right ribs with his left hand and approached him.

"You're lucky that we are in a public area."

Kuro turned around and left with his bodyguards while Sando is still on his knees in pain.

As soon as Kuro far from the crowded areas, he falls, and then his bodyguards are helping him walk. His bodyguards can see that it's hurt when he breathes. He says,

"Bring me to the doctor. He broke my fucking ribs."

They all nodded.

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At the front gate of Akusen High School.

Ren is standing in the middle. All the female students are staring at him and admiring his handsomeness. Some of them even approach him to get his contact.

The three of us just done helping the teacher and on our way out from the school building. Ryo says,

"Thanks, Aze. Because of this beanie, nobody noticed that I shaved my head."

I reply,

"You're welcome."

Erii then says,

"Eh? What is he doing here?"

We both are looking at the front gate and Ryo says,

"Huh... let's go and see him."

We walked towards Ren. He noticed and raised his hand. I ask,

"What are you doing here?"

Ren replies,

"I'm just checking if you guys are still here or not. I have something to say."

When he's about to say a word, his phone is ringing. Then he picks up his phone,

"What happened?"

"When?"

"Who did it?"

"I see."

We are listening to his conversation and it seems serious. Then Kyouko asks,

"You guys aren't going home?"

Ren is staring at her and smirks. Erii replies,

"Ah, Sensei. We are meeting our friend here."

Kyouko is looking at Ren and immediately looks away. She says,

"I see, then you guys should head home soon. Remember what the principal said yesterday? So don't go anywhere else and go straight to home, understand?"

Erii replies,

"Yes, Sensei."

Kyouko then left. Ren hung up and says,

"Let's talk about it another time. I suddenly have some business to take care of. I'll see you guys soon."

He left and waved at us.

The three of us leave the school and on our way to my house as always.

Kyouko went to the grocery store and bought her dinner. On her way out, she saw Ren stood beside the grocery store leaning on the glass wall while drinking a can of soda. Kyouko was surprised and stopped in front of the grocery store. Ren smirked at her.

Ren approaches her and she's unconsciously taking a step back. Ren asks,

"Who are you?"

Kyouko replies,

"Ohh, you're Yamaguchi-San, Norl-Kun, and Inoue-Kun's friend from earlier."

Ren chuckles and ignores her words. He asks,

"I will ask you one more time. Who are you working for?"