This man...
Did he chase her away with his inner voice?
Run stopped her steps for a moment, she hesitated. But when she heard that the red-haired girl was his girlfriend.
*Snort!*
The more she thought about it, the more angry she felt. She didn't know where that anger came from.
But whatever it was. Isn't Eiji Lala's fiancé?!
Then why is he dating another girl?
Arriving in front of the two.
"Eiji!"
"Run? What's wrong? Have you had lunch yet? If you want, let's eat together."
Inside he sounded reluctant, but on the surface he didn't seem to mind. If Run could not hear his inner voice, she would definitely be fooled by his acting skills!
Eiji immediately patted the left side of his seat with a friendly smile. Because the seat was a long chair type with one table in front of it. Three people should be able to sit there.
By the way sitting to his right was of course Rias who happened to have lunch with him today. The crimson-haired girl made a bento for him which certainly made him happy.
"Uh, that..."
Run hesitated. Actually the reason she went to Eiji was only because she didn't want the boy to misunderstand her relationship with the protagonist. Rito kept trying to get close to her which annoyed her and she wanted to run away from him. And there was also Ren, she was fine with the boy because previously she was also quite happy to be able to confirm that the two of them really had each other's bodies!
Knowing this, she naturally felt even more grateful to Eiji and wondered how she could repay his kindness?
"You're Eiji's classmate called Run, right? I'm Rias Gremory. Let's eat together. Incidentally, the bento I made is enough for three people."
As a young lady of the extremely wealthy House of Gremory in the underworld. Rias's daily bento/lunch boxes were very luxurious and the portions were always generous. Although she was not a foody, and she often shared her bento with her peerage. Today was special, she did not allow the servants in her house to make the bento as usual as she was the one cooking all the western dishes mixed with Japanese on the table for her boyfriend.
Her cooking skills were arguably good and Eiji a few minutes ago had also praised the dishes she made which made her happy of course.
As for Run's arrival? It didn't bother her. She knew who the light green haired girl was from Eiji's inner voice and she welcomed her.
She was a little touched that Eiji even wanted to chase away the heroine named Run so as not to disturb their lunch time together.
She decided to help Eiji by persuading Run to join them. After all, wasn't it bad to let one of the heroine fall into the hands of the protagonist? Besides, Run didn't seem to be completely mesmerized by the protagonist's halo.
If Eiji knew what Rias was thinking right now. He would have to say that the girl's brain circuitry was amazing... Although he deliberately feigned reluctance to play hardball in Run's conquest plan. He didn't expect the girl to make help him without him asking!
"???" Run did not expect the girl named Rias Gremory to take the initiative to invite her to eat together. She hesitated, she...
[See? She must be reluctant to eat with me who is basically another man. She's already mesmerized by the protagonist's halo anyway.]
[Heroine who is already mesmerized by the protagonist's halo tends to find other men unworthy and extremely disgusting as if they are unable to rival the protagonist's toenails.]
"Rias Gremory? Okay, Rias. You seem to already know me from Eiji. Since you invited me, I won't hesitate."
Run immediately sat on the other side of Eiji and snorted at the boy who pretended to be friendly, but inside kept making fun of her that she was fascinated by the protagonist's halo.
Who's reluctant to eat with you?
Who's mesmerized by protagonist?!
"Here are the chopsticks, Run. You're free to eat any of them." Rias took out new chopsticks out of nowhere and gave them to the light green-haired girl.
"Thank you!"
"You're welcome~"
Seeing the crimson-haired girl smiling and being so kind. Run felt that this girl was very kind. Wait, she felt she was forgetting something. Eiji said that girl was his girlfriend, she remembered she was planning to ask about...
"Run!"
"Run! What are you doing? Stay away from that boy!"
Ren and Rito who were originally chasing Run naturally caught up. Seeing Run suddenly join to eat with the other group, they were dumbfounded. But not because of that, they were stunned because in that group there was also Eiji!
This was certainly not the first time Ren had met Eiji. Since a few days ago, he had met Lala's fiancé and he had certainly challenged him many times to get the other party to break his engagement with Lala!
Details later, because right now.
When Rito saw Run sitting next to Eiji, he was angry! And when he saw the crimson-haired girl who was actually the most beautiful girl in the third year. He was so jealous!
{Why does this bastard have so many beautiful girls around him?! It's not fair! And more importantly, why did Run suddenly join to eat with that bastard!}
Although he felt everything was starting to go wrong. He tried not to think about it because he was sure Run loved him! After all, he had activated her hidden mechanism!
It had to be Eiji. That bastard must be trying to trick Run or threaten her into sitting next to him!
"Yo, Rito, Ren." Eiji looked around as if searching for something and looked at the two with a funny look. "There are no more seats available here. So you guys can sit somewhere else."
"You!" Rito wanted to say something, but someone interrupted him.
"Eiji Seiya! Not only do you have Lala as your fiancée, but you're also fooling around with other girls! Even with my sister too! Damn it, you're not worthy of Lala! Lala must have been cheated by you!" Ren, the boy who fell in love with Lala started raving about this kind of thing and it wasn't the first time.
Rito who heard Ren nodded. As expected of his future brother-in-law. He looked at Eiji, especially Run and if I'm not mistaken Rias Gremory arrogantly as if to say "Look, Eiji Seiya is a bastard. Leave him and go with me."
Rias frowned, she wondered should she blow up the two boys who said bad things to her boyfriend? But feeling the arm that held her under the table, she remained silent and watched.
"Cheating Lala? Ren, I think you misunderstood. Lala herself allowed me to get a lot of sisters for her. She wanted a big family, so I granted her request."
The meaning was clear. The sisters in question are women who are his lovers and will become part of his harem.
"And also. Ren, as a man, you should be manly! Lala likes men like me! You're the one who kept blabbing about childhood promises that Lala doesn't even remember. How can a men like you make a girl fall in love?"
Hearing this, Ren widened his eyes. He felt an arrow being thrown and directly pierced his chest making him clutch his chest. He took a few steps back and looked at Eiji with doubt for all his actions so far.
"R-Really? I'm not man enough? If I become manly. Can Lala fall in love with me?"
{Ren? You seriously believe what Eiji said?!}
Just now Rito felt that he had found his partner to face an evil devil like Eiji. But in just a few seconds after that, he lost his partner! He certainly wanted to say something to prevent Ren from being tricked by Eiji, but his body was frozen and he couldn't move his mouth!
This familiar power... He glared at Eiji because he knew that bastard did it!
Eiji ignored Rito who was glaring at him. He dealt with Ren first with "Talk no Jutsu". After all, he was practically his future brother-in-law and of course he had compassion.
Especially when this situation happened in front of Run.
"Forget Lala. But if you want to be so manly, you should be able to make many girls fall in love with you easily!"
"How?"
"How? Easy. Take this."
Out of nowhere, he took out a book with a muscular man on the cover and handed it to Ren.
"....." Rias and Run. Putting Run aside since she was new to Earth, but Rias who knew what the book was was dumbfounded.
Her boyfriend had a unique way of dealing with people.
His way was gentle, yet at the same time malicious.
She liked it.
"!!!" Rito who saw the book in Ren's hand looked at the boy as if he wanted to say "Ren, you're being tricked! That book... That book..."
Too bad in the end it was just a stare. Ren didn't even notice his gaze and stared at the book in his hand with sparkling eyes as if seeing a treasure.
He looked at Eiji who was supposed to be his rival, but he helped him. He was a little touched, especially when he saw the boy giving him a thumbs up.
His eyes were a little wet. Maybe Eiji Seiya wasn't that bad?
"Ren. Study the contents of this book and try to be manly! That way, you'll have no trouble making a girl fall in love with you!"
"Eiji Seiya, why are you so nice to me? Aren't we rivals?"
Eiji refrained from rolling his eyes. Rival? Love Rival? Fart. He didn't even consider the other party a threat. Lala already loved him so much, there was no way she would be moved by a boy like Ren.
If not for Ren being Run's brother. He would have dealt with Ren in a faster way.
So he smiled and said: "Rivals? Maybe. But aren't we also classmates? It's natural for classmates to help each other."
Ren clenched his fists. Feeling very moved. Eiji Seiya, he's such a good person! He's... He's not that bad for Lala! Even so, he also wouldn't give up and held the book in his hand tightly.
"Eiji Seiya. No, Eiji. I understand. I will study the contents of this book and practice it! I won't give up on Lala! And I will be a worthy rival for you!"
Saying that, he immediately turned around to read the book in his hand somewhere.
Looking at Ren's back that gradually disappeared, Eiji already didn't care about that boy anymore.
"...." Rias.
"...." Run.
The latter felt complicated. She seemed to understand Ren was tricked by Eiji, especially after hearing what Rito's inner voice said.
That book, I don't know what it contains. Is it something dangerous?
[That book contains how to build bodybuilder muscles and what exercises people should do to gain those muscles within 1 month. It contained high-level muscle training. Ren wouldn't die, at most he would be exhausted. It depends on how determined he is to train.]
There was also vomiting of blood, but he didn't mention it.
Hearing this, Run let out a sigh of relief.
If that's all, it should be fine.
At first she was a little worried that Eiji would do cruel things to her brother. If that happened, she didn't know what to do because after all. It was Ren who provoked Eiji first by trying to pursue his fiancée, Lala. Besides, Eiji was also the one who had helped her.
The three of them continued eating after Ren's departure.
"Eiji, also try the Kaarage that I made."
Rias behaved like a kind and considerate girlfriend. She raised her chopsticks to feed Eiji.
"Um, this is really good. Rias, I think you can become a chef at a 5-star restaurant with this level of cooking skills."
"Fufu really?"
"Yes."
"Ano..." Run wanted to say something. I mean, can't these people stop teasing each other? She who was sitting right next to them felt that the delicious food she was eating was bitter.
She was jealous.
She certainly now understood why Eiji was dating Rias without worrying about Lala. After all, the pink-haired girl seemed to have given Eiji permission to have many women.
In that case, wasn't she also...
"Eiji! Eiji! Have you tried Rias' fried fish? It's also very good!"
"...." Rias smiled. Not like a jealous girlfriend seeing another girl wanting to feed her boyfriend. She didn't, she nodded slightly at Run as if she was supporting her.
Run who received approval from Rias was very happy. Rias, she's so good!
However...
[Is this girl crazy? Don't you see the protagonist is still standing right in front of us and glaring at us? Of course I'm not afraid of Rito. Even if there are 1000 Rito in front of me.]
[But Run! What's wrong with you? Aren't you already the protagonist Rito's dog licker? How can you feed another man in front of Rito? You'll make Rito angry and green!]
Even though she doesn't understand what green is. But making Rito angry because she fed Eiji? Who cares!
She has nothing to do with the protagonist!
This was a good opportunity to make Eiji understand that she wasn't fascinated by anything the protagonist had.
"Err... Run, I guess I don't..."
Before Eiji finished his words, Run moved her chopsticks and put the fried fish meat into his mouth.
"!!!"
Rito who had been ignored all this time. Of course he was angry. But that was nothing compared to seeing Run with a bright smile feeding Eiji using her chopsticks.
Because Eiji was still holding back his movements using his power. Only his expression became ugly and his face had a green illusion.
{Run! No! What are you doing?! Don't you love me? I've activated the hidden mechanism to make you fall in love with me. So why?!}
"....." The heroines on server 1.
Ah... This.
It's the old song of the protagonist who sees things not going the way he thought.
In addition, this protagonist is never tired of continuing to provoke Eiji again and again and ending in failure.
These protagonists never learn from experience, do they?
Run looked at Rito whose eyes were reddened with an ugly expression, yet his body continued to stand there.
She didn't know why the boy didn't even move and continued to stand still there. But whatever it was, she would prove to Eiji that she had nothing to do with Rito!
"Eiji! Try this..."
"This... Try this."
"This, this, and this."
Eiji who continued to be fed various dishes by Run. He made a helpless expression and chewed while looking at Rito with a smile in his eyes.
Rito who noticed his gaze roared again in his heart.
{Damn it! Damn it! Eiji! You!}
[Pfft! Ahahahaha! Although I don't know why Run isn't affected by protagonist's halo].
[Well, it seems I misunderstood before. Run is not mesmerized by protagonist. As proof, right now she's feeding me vigorously].
Yes!
Yes!
I'm not mesmerized by protagonist! Do you finally understand?
Run was happy and satisfied to hear that this guy finally stopped misunderstanding.
She wondered if this was enough?
[However, I will not let my guard down!]
Why? This man is too wary of her!
[I won't let my guard down! Who knows Run is actually pretending to approach me because Rito told her to and when I let my guard down she might stab me in the back with knife!]
Rias wondered if last night Eiji had just watched a movie where a woman stabbed a man in the back?
Looking at Run who looked confused. She knew the girl also seemed to hear an inner voice.
She decided to help the girl by giving her a clue.
*Muach!*
"...." Eiji who was secretly laughing in his heart, he was dumbfounded that his crimson-haired girlfriend suddenly understood him so much and suddenly kissed him in front of Run and Rito.
{Ahh! Why is a girl as beautiful as Rias Senpai also crazy about Eiji? I don't understand!}
{But Run, you wouldn't do the same thing with that girl, right? You love me! You wouldn't be willing to kiss a bastard like Eiji!}
Very good. Eiji silently gave a thumbs up to Rias in his heart.
And Rito, you fool! Run was probably confused at first and was just jealous to see me being kissed by Rias.
But you happened to ask that question. Isn't that the same as giving Run an idea?
Run clenched her slender fists under the table. Her cheeks were flushed, but there was a determination in her gaze to enter the fire pit.
That's what Rito saw and he panicked!
{No! No! Run, please... Don't do that. You can't kiss--}
*Muach!*
{Ahh! Why Run?! I've activated the hidden mechanism! Why is it not effective at all!}
{Why didn't Run fall in love with me over in previous life! Why did she kiss Eiji just because she saw another girl do it!}
Rito's heart hurt like a needle and he felt like he had lost something again for the umpteenth time. He felt his head become heavier than before as if a weight had been added on top of his head.
The girl who in his previous life loved him so much and was so crazy about him, even more than Lala.
Why? Why just like Lala and Yui. Why did Run also fall into Eiji's hands?!
Looking at Run who had finished giving her first kiss to that bastard and that bastard pretending to be confused.
"Run? Why did you suddenly kiss me?"
Although it was only on the cheek because Rias also did it on his cheek.
Run's face turned red. She lowered her head slightly.
"I... That! That's my thank you for helping me by getting me separated from Ren! A week ago, I know you separated me from Ren before Ren was kissed by Yuuki Rito."
"That's it?"
"No! I-I... I might like you too..."
The voice of the last part was small. But people like Eiji, Rias, and even Rito could certainly hear the girl's confession clearly.
{.....}
Protagonist Rito had a mental attack hearing what the girl said.
{Ahhhhhhhh!!}
He didn't understand and finally understood.
How could Run not fall in love with him after he activated his hidden mechanism?
It turned out to be because...
{Eiji! You again! You again! Why do you keep thwarting my every good deed?!}
Good deeds? Rito, you're so shameless!
Making a girl fall in love with you in such a despicable way.
You say that's a good deed?
Not only Run and Rias. The other heroines who heard this also couldn't help but feel disgusted.
Why are protagonists always like this?
In certain junior high schools.
It was in a classroom where a teacher was teaching math.
Mikan who was sitting in her chair sighed at the voices in her head.
"Rito... What stupid thing are you doing? I told you to stop provoking Eiji, but you didn't listen to me at all..."
She muttered.
Right, actually after finding out Eiji was the one she hit that time and Rito who warned her not to get in touch with that boy.
She obeyed what Rito said like a good little sister who listened to her older brother's words.
Rito was certainly happy at that time.
However, she also warned Rito to stop looking for trouble with Eiji.
Rito who heard this looked a little unhappy at the time. Although he agreed to her words, he didn't seem to take what she said seriously.
And look. Not long after that. Exactly today, he was slapped again by Eiji and had a mental attack.
"Mikan, Mikan."
While thinking about her older brother, suddenly her friend sitting next to her whispered to her.
"Can we play at your house after school? Besides playing, you said you have an older brother who is already in high school. We're interested in seeing him."
What we meant were the classmates sitting to her left, right, and in front of her. To be precise, three girls who could be considered her friends.
"Um..." Mikan hesitated to answer. But when she imagined what Rito would look like when he came home from school today, she shook her head at her friends.
"Sorry, maybe next time? My brother is not that cool and handsome. You better not be too excited to meet him. Otherwise, you'll be disappointed."
"Eh?"×3
The three girls who were Mikan's friends were confused.
After all, they remembered a week ago. At that time Mikan often talked about her older brother.
Although this week she had stopped talking about her older brother.
They couldn't help but be curious about Mikan's older brother.
If Mikan knew what her three friends were thinking.
She would have sighed. Because why not? If it had been Rito a few weeks ago it would have been fine, but Rito now seemed more and more strange.
He seemed more and more perverted which made her worry if she brought friends to play at her house.
She was worried that Rito would do something crazy.
She was just worried, okay? Better to prevent than to regret.
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