Haruto leaned against the bookshelf, observing Ayaka Yoshida as she struggled to reach the book on the top shelf. Despite himself, he found his thoughts wandering.
Yoshida was nothing like the other women who became his targets.
Even though she was tied to a psychopathic man like Ren, she somehow retained an air of innocence and worse of all, she seemed to genuinely like that bastard.
The torture she had endured at Ren's hands made Haruto feel a twinge of sympathy for her as her position was the same as Haruka in the past life.
He clenched his fist, shoving down the memory of the porn videos of her. He couldn't afford to let emotions cloud his focus.
"If... you're just going to stand there and watch, could you leave? Or at least help me?"
Yoshida's soft, melodic voice cut through his thoughts, startling him.
"Ah, sorry about that," Haruto replied quickly, straightening.
