"How could that be, my heart has always been with you, Otome. Don't overthink it."
Perhaps because he was just about to do something guilty, Haruka Yuzan's eyes were filled with sincerity as he spoke these words.
"Hmph, it better be that way." Otome Yumeko snorted coldly. Although she was replying to Haruka Yuzan, her dangerously glaring eyes were fixed on Chiba-san on the other side.
Doomed, the signal for war had begun, and Haruka Yuzan felt a buzzing headache as if caught in the crossfire.
As expected, upon hearing the young lady's words, Chiba Shimizu quietly closed her book, "People are free, and so are their hearts. It's not for outsiders to dictate where they belong."
Sharp retorts always stabbed right at the most sensitive part of Miss Otome's heart.
Just as she was about to retaliate, Haruka Yuzan stepped in between the two ladies, "Alright, enough, let's not fight anymore. There's no need for the two of you to argue."
