Reluctantly date her?
Hearing these words, Yumiko Miura nearly became furious.
She was the popular queen of Sobu High! The number of people who wanted to date her was countless.
Yet in this guy Haru's mouth, it sounded like he was very unwilling, as if he was giving her a way out because his earlier words had been too harsh.
Yumiko Miura had never suffered such indignity. Her beautiful eyes immediately widened as she stared at Haru, a thought rising in her heart to fight this guy to the death.
"You don't want to?"
Haru raised an eyebrow: "That's perfect then. Dating Yui wouldn't be bad either."
"Haru..."
Yui Yuigahama's face turned a bit red, feeling both shy and annoyed.
He had already made Yumiko Miura cry earlier, and now he was saying such things.
However, she wasn't as worried as before, since Haru was willing to compromise. She knew Yumiko Miura obviously wouldn't cry from feeling wronged like before.
Now she was worried about something else—
"No way!"
Hearing this, Yumiko Miura immediately became anxious, gritting her teeth and glaring at Haru: "I'll be the one to date you."
Compared to anger, her concern for Yui Yuigahama took precedence.
Additionally, harboring deep resentment toward Haru, she didn't want to let this guy's scheme succeed by dating Yui Yuigahama.
Without hesitation, she agreed directly.
Anyway, going on one date with this detestable guy, she absolutely wouldn't let him take advantage of her. Instead, she would make his plans fail. So why not agree?
Thinking this, the grievance in Yumiko Miura's heart immediately dissipated, transforming into smugness instead.
This guy Haru had always made her suffer setbacks. This time, she could finally make him suffer one too.
"Then it's settled."
Haru smiled slightly. Earlier, he hadn't agreed to Yumiko Miura's request because he was concerned about Yui Yuigahama's opinion.
But after this little episode, he wasn't so worried anymore.
After all, this could also be considered a way to ease relations. Yui should be happier to see such a situation.
Of course, some jealousy was inevitable.
So after Haru and Yumiko Miura agreed to go on a date together after school, he left directly.
After Haru left.
Yumiko Miura immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
She wasn't as composed as before.
She also started to panic inside.
Although she had agreed to date Haru to keep him away from Yui Yuigahama, this was still her first time dating a boy.
How could she not be nervous?
Yui Yuigahama noticed Yumiko Miura's restlessness and said weakly: "Yumiko, why don't I go talk to Haru instead? You don't need to force yourself at all."
"No way!"
Yumiko Miura's beautiful eyes looked at Yui Yuigahama, her expression becoming serious: "Yui, there's no need to pretend in front of me. That guy is a scumbag. Do you really want to be with such a scumbag?"
Hearing Yumiko Miura say this, Yui Yuigahama immediately panicked, blushing as she protested: "What are you saying, Yumiko? Besides, Haru... isn't a scumbag."
When she said the last sentence, Yui Yuigahama's tone became somewhat guilty.
After all, she had personally witnessed Haru and Yukino doing such embarrassing things, yet he turned around and invited her on a date.
If this wasn't being a scumbag, what could be considered being one?
"Hmph, he's involved with so many girls—don't you know? I can easily name a bunch: Rizu Ogata, Sanae Dekomori, Yukinoshita, Rikka Takanashi... not to mention the recent Kasumigaoka-senpai and that girl who draws adult manga, Sawamura. Do you need me to continue?"
"Stop it, Yumiko."
Yui Yuigahama's expression became somewhat strained.
How could she not understand Yumiko Miura's meaning?
She was certainly aware of this matter, having always paid attention to everything about Haru.
However, before, she could comfort herself by thinking that Haru just had good relationships with these cute girls but hadn't become couples with them.
But after witnessing the intimate incident between Haru and Yukino, especially after Haru invited her on a date afterward, she could no longer deceive herself.
Haru really was a playboy.
There were probably more girls involved with him than just Yukino.
Thinking of this, for some reason, while feeling heartbroken, Yui Yuigahama also had a thought that made her heart flutter.
Since those girls could be with Haru despite knowing he was unfaithful, why couldn't she?
However, this thought was too bold. The moment it appeared, she quickly suppressed it.
"Yui, listen to my advice. That guy is too fickle. You won't be happy with him."
Yumiko Miura looked at Yui Yuigahama seriously, speaking sincerely.
"..."
Yui Yuigahama remained silent without speaking.
Even she didn't know how to respond.
Logically, she should agree with Yumiko Miura, but giving up her feelings like this made Yui Yuigahama truly unwilling.
"Yumiko, Haru isn't as much of a scumbag as you say."
Finally, Yui Yuigahama looked at Yumiko Miura seriously: "If you got to know him better, you'd discover he's actually a very gentle person. Otherwise, how could so many girls like him?"
"Gentle?" Yumiko Miura looked at Yui Yuigahama speechlessly.
Actually calling that guy gentle.
Before saying that, had she asked those seniors who got stuffed into toilets?
Had she asked herself, who had just been scared to weak knees?
Yumiko Miura absolutely refused to acknowledge Haru as gentle. After all, she had just been made to cry by Haru. If not hating him to the bone, she certainly considered him the most detestable and hateful person in the world.
"You romance-brained fool, you're completely fooled by him and don't even realize it."
Yumiko Miura said irritably: "Where exactly is that hateful guy gentle?"
"Actually, Yumiko, you really misunderstand Haru."
Yui Yuigahama didn't want the relationship between Yumiko Miura and Haru to continue deteriorating, since both were her good friends: "If you got to understand him better, you'd know Haru is completely different from other people."
"If there weren't those misunderstandings—"
Yui Yuigahama looked deeply at Yumiko Miura, saying jokingly: "Maybe Yumiko would end up liking Haru too."
"Huh?"
Yumiko Miura's pretty face was full of speechlessness as she looked at Yui Yuigahama like she was looking at an idiot: "I would like that scumbag? Even if I liked Hayama, I'd never like that guy. Yui, you're romance-brained, but not everyone is."
Yui Yuigahama stopped talking.
But suddenly she became worried.
She understood Yumiko Miura very well, knowing that although she seemed arrogant to outsiders, she was actually someone who admired strength.
Only people better than her could get her attention.
So hearing Yumiko Miura's words, Yui Yuigahama immediately realized where her unease was coming from.
Even if she liked Hayama, she wouldn't like Haru—
Yui Yuigahama suddenly thought that if Haru didn't exist, with Yumiko Miura's personality, the only boy at Sobu High who could attract her would indeed be Hayama.
Hayama was handsome, at the top of the popular crowd, and had excellent grades. Previously, Hayama was the only boy who could catch Yumiko Miura's eye.
If nothing unexpected happened, as time continued, Yumiko Miura and Hayato Hayama would eventually get together.
But now Haru had appeared.
Haru wasn't popular, and was even one of the bottom-tier chuunibyou in class.
The previous Haru would definitely not have caught Yumiko Miura's eye.
However, Haru had used his abilities to completely suppress Yumiko Miura.
Making her suffer setbacks repeatedly. Even someone as arrogant as her had been bullied by Haru to the point of running to cry by the fountain.
Such ability was something even Hayato Hayama didn't possess.
Even Hayato Hayama couldn't suppress Yumiko Miura's pride.
He could only say nice things when Yumiko threw tantrums.
There was no comparison with Haru at all.
Even she could see this—she believed Yumiko Miura wouldn't fail to realize it.
Right now it was because she disliked Haru that Yumiko Miura was ignoring this point, but after she learned about Haru's true personality, would she still dislike him so much?
Yui Yuigahama's expression immediately became somewhat unpleasant.
Because she realized that Haru and Yumiko Miura's date seemed to be the opportunity for Yumiko Miura to understand Haru.
Realizing this, the unease in Yui Yuigahama's heart grew stronger.
She had the urge to immediately persuade Yumiko Miura to give up the date with Haru.
However, at this moment, Yui Yuigahama's indecisive nature acted up again.
She knew that with Yumiko's personality, she definitely wouldn't listen to her.
Unless she took a very firm stance.
However, Yui Yuigahama just didn't dare be firm in front of Yumiko Miura.
So, with a heavy heart, Yui Yuigahama's lips kept moving, but in the end, not a single word came out.
After school.
Haru went to a garden not far from the school as agreed.
Because this garden was in the opposite direction from the subway and train stations, very few students would pass by there.
This was naturally Yumiko Miura's suggestion—she didn't want other people from school to see her dating Haru.
Haru had no objections.
"Actually, this is fine too."
Walking along the road, Haru thought about Yui Yuigahama's situation.
Originally, he had wanted to explain to Yui Yuigahama that he wasn't dating Yukino.
But after Yumiko Miura offered to replace Yui in the date, Haru changed his mind.
Rather than letting Yui Yuigahama believe Haru was still single, it would be better to let her know his true nature—that he was a fickle person.
That way, after Haru pursued Dango in the future, the effect would be completely different.
In the former case, Dango would be sad and heartbroken, thinking Haru was cheating.
In the latter case, Dango wouldn't have such a strong emotional reaction, since she already knew Haru was a scumbag and had prepared herself mentally before dating him.
As for whether he could successfully pursue Yui Yuigahama, Haru wasn't worried at all.
Because even if Yui Yuigahama ultimately distanced herself from Haru due to his fickleness, Haru wouldn't agree to it. He had no intention of letting the duck that was already at his mouth fly away.
Dango was so cute—Haru wouldn't let other men have her.
Thinking this way, Haru's eyebrows suddenly raised.
"Hmm?"
He nonchalantly glanced at some pedestrians not far away.
He saw two people wearing hats, heads down, sneakily stealing glances in his direction.
"Following me?"
A cold glint immediately flashed in Haru's eyes.
After achieving mental concentration, his perceptual abilities had become extremely terrifying.
Any movement within a ten-mile radius, any emotional fluctuations of any living being, couldn't escape his perception.
Anyone staring at him for a moment would be noticed by Haru.
Emotions were also a type of mental power, so whether it was goodwill or malice, nothing could escape Haru's perception.
Therefore, those two people stealing glances at Haru were instantly detected by him.
At the same time, Haru also noticed that those two hat-wearing pedestrians carried a hint of malice.
Following Haru with obviously ill intentions.
"How annoying. At a time like this, someone is targeting me? Who could it be?"
Haru frowned slightly.
His mind immediately thought of Chika Fujiwara.
The only one who could send people to follow him seemed to be Chika Fujiwara, that political family member.
And Chika Fujiwara had reason to have him followed—after all, he had displayed extraordinary abilities in front of her, and Gabriel the angel was by his side.
But Haru felt Chika Fujiwara shouldn't be so irrational.
Even if that Earth's Cancer really harbored ill intentions toward Haru, she definitely wouldn't act rashly before being confident she could deal with him.
Moreover, she might not necessarily harbor ill intentions toward Haru.
"Besides Chika Fujiwara, who else could mobilize such a force? Specifically sending people to follow me?"
A cold glint flashed in Haru's eyes. No matter who it was, anyone daring to do such things wouldn't be tolerated by Haru.
Especially since those two people's emotions carried malice.
Just as Haru was preparing to act and control those two with hypnosis—
"What took you so long!"
He heard Yumiko Miura's voice grinding her teeth from ahead.
Haru looked up and saw Yumiko Miura with her arms crossed, her pretty face full of impatience, her beautiful eyes glaring at Haru unfavorably.
Looking at the milk tea beside her that was mostly finished, this person had obviously been here for quite a while.
Yumiko Miura was very angry right now. Making her, the popular queen, wait for Haru—and for so long—was simply outrageous.
Because of this, she wasn't about to give Haru a pleasant expression.
Just as Haru was about to speak, he suddenly paused.
Then he looked at Yumiko Miura with a strange expression:
"Miura, have you ever seen yakuza?"
"Yakuza?" Yumiko Miura looked at Haru irritably, not understanding why this guy suddenly brought up such trash, but then immediately put on an arrogant act: "Of course I've seen mere yakuza! I dated yakuza back in middle school!"
This was naturally bragging.
Yumiko Miura had never dated boys before, but Japanese campuses didn't emphasize staying pure. People with relationships were considered more impressive.
Girls dating delinquents were even more impressive.
The face-conscious Yumiko Miura didn't think twice before making this boast.
After all, she was a gyaru. If she hadn't dated delinquents, did she even qualify as a gyaru?
And as the popular queen, dating delinquents was nothing—dating yakuza gang members was the most impressive.
Yakuza was the term for organized crime members.
"Is that so?"
Haru looked at Yumiko Miura with amusement, easily seeing through this person's bragging.
"There are several yakuza heading our way over there."
Then Haru nodded toward behind Yumiko Miura, indicating for her to look.
His eyes flashed with cold intent.
Even yakuza had come looking for trouble.
This malice had reached its peak.
"Looks like someone's going to the bottom of Tokyo Bay." Haru thought darkly.
He had a premonition.
His record of never having killed anyone since becoming extraordinary was about to be broken.
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