Chapter 171: Just... act... cool...
"Boo."
"Kya!" Startled, Aya jumped back and tripped over her feet.
However, before she could fall on her bum, a large, rough hand clasped onto her arm and pulled her in close. When they reached a distance where they could almost hear each other's heartbeats, the flustered Aya finally realized who had spooked her. Yet, this only made the tinge of crimson painting her cheeks turn a darker shade of red.
"Wh…What are you doing—!?" she tried to say, instinctively letting her feisty tsundere side out, but Cassius interrupted, saying:
"Say, how about just you and me go out somewhere this weekend. A few days from now? Well, whaddya say?"
Taken aback by this out-of-the-blue proposal, Aya forgot all about what she was going to lash out about. And when a warm hand rubbed back and forth on her head, she truly didn't know what she should be thinking anymore.
The only thing she could do was meekly nod her head before slowly scuttering away. Without turning her beat-red face up, she backed far enough away to sidestep around a corner.
A second later, Cassius heard a loud bang come from the same direction she left in.
"???"
Aya had accidentally knocked over a bucket in her hasty retreat, and when Cassius worriedly turned the same corner to check out the situation, he was unable to stop himself from chuckling. Even when he saw her rosy cheeks fill with air, he couldn't help himself.
"Y-You…" Aya grumbled.
However, before she could become any angrier, that same warm hand from before extended out. A kind smile accompanied it as a deep voice dripped into her ears like the sweetest of honey.
"You look good wet, but don't you think it's time to get up off the hard floor? Here, take my hand."
As she was momentarily dazed, it took Aya a second to register his words. But when she did, question marks appeared above her head, prompting her to look down.
She was soaked. Particularly in the chest area…
And as the School uniform was more than thick enough in normal use, she hadn't bothered to… put on a bra…
"Kya!" Aya shrieked and jumped to her feet, unfortunately barring off the tantalizing view of her twin peaks and their perky cherry tips.
After somewhat steadying her breath and backing away, her cheeks disproportionately puffed out when she saw the hateful smirk plastered across Cassius's face. With many grievances, she gave her piece:
"I-I'll never forgive you for this, you meanie! You'll make it up to me this weekend! I won't let you off easily…!"
Then, without looking back, she bolted out of there using the full speed of someone with D-Rank Agility.
Cassius faintly smiled before vanishing from his spot.
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When he reappeared, he found a bluish-silver-haired beauty leaning up against the Front Gates of the School. She seemed to be waiting for someone.
Obviously, it was him.
When Stella felt a familiar presence approach her, those tranquil eyes of hers brightened up as she turned to look in his direction. An invisible force immediately tugged up on her thinned lips, and a lovely smile blossomed.
"Are we going home now?"
"Not yet," replied Cassius as he walked up next to her. "Aya has already taken her own path home, but Bella has yet to leave. I'll wait by myself for her if you want to go on ahead with Aya."
Stella shook her head and took the opportunity to interlock her arm with his, which garnered her an unusual look. Ignoring that look of his, she smilingly said:
"I'll stay with you. I'd wait any amount of time if it were for you."
Cassius unblinkingly stared at the gorgeous woman's equally stunning smile.
'...Well… Sh*t…'
He definitely f*cked himself sideways this time as well. Over and over again, he kept shooting himself in the foot!
Was something f*cked up in his DNA or what!?
Glancing at the Idle Evolution System, he observed Stella's Affection Rating. It read:
{[Stella: 83]}
Cassius truly had no idea why her Affection Rating had increased so much, and it wasn't even the only one. In fact, it was the same situation for all the other girls living with him!
For some inexplicable reason, their Affection Ratings would often increase by a point or two, and it was quickly spiraling out of control…
He wasn't some Japanese Harem Protagonist for God's Sake! He just wanted to live a normal life!
"Haiz…"
Then, out of nowhere…
"Is something the matter?" Bella's voice suddenly sounded from afar.
"Hmm…??" Cassius's eyes fell on a black-haired runway model sashaying through the open courtyards outside the School.
On her way over to the pair, she attracted the attention of many students. Their eyes stuck to her voluptuous figure and never let go. Several boyfriends received smacks to the back of their heads for being so daring.
The cause of multiple ongoing arguments acted oblivious to it all, with the only thing she seemed to care about being the devilishly handsome man standing in the distance. She briefly glanced at the silver-haired woman, quickly clicked her tongue, then returned to looking at her husband.
'What was that?' Stella asked herself, wondering if what she had seen actually happened. But regardless of whether it did or not, she shot a smug glare in her direction, knowing full well that Bella could not do the same without showing something weird to Cassius.
"!!!" 'This b*tch… I'll kill her…!'
Unlike Stella, Bella knew exactly what she saw. And although she could do nothing right now, she would make sure to give this thieving whore some special attention when it became her time to leave this world.
Boy, would she enjoy it, too!
While acting all smiles, Bella finally made it to where Cassius and Stella were interlocking arms. Killing intent nearly flooded out from the very core of her being, but with every ounce of strength she possessed, she held back the urge telling her to dismember a b*tch, rip out her vertebrae, and then watch her squirm in real time. She pushed all of that down and acted cool.
Act cool. Act cool. Just act… cool…
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