It was a brand new day.
As usual, Seiji went for a morning jog and returned to his apartment after sweating profusely.
After washing up, he prepared to make his own breakfast. He was actually a little disappointed that the beautiful girl didn't bring him breakfast.
Just as he was thinking about this, someone knocked on his door.
"Uehara-san?"
The pigtailed girl pouted.
"… Mika?"
The beautiful girl revealed a satisfied smile.
"For you!" She handed him the lunchbox in her hand.
"Eh, but this …"
"I … I'm already used to it, so I accidentally made too much … that's what my mom said!" Mika averted her gaze and said shyly, "That's why I'll give you breakfast today as well, and in the future … I'll probably give it to you occasionally as well."
"Thank you so much, but won't it be too troublesome …"
"It's not troublesome at all, since it's just one extra person. In … in exchange, if there's any manual labor at home in the future, you have to come and help! "The girl looked directly into his eyes.
Seiji was stunned for a moment before he slowly revealed a gentle smile.
"Thank you … I will."
'This smile is against the rules!' Mika felt as if her cheeks were burning up.
After chatting with her mother last night and clarifying her feelings, she felt as if something was wrong with Haruta Seiji. She was nervous, and her heart seemed to be beating several times faster!
Hearing his voice and seeing his smile caused her cheeks to heat up.
'Ahhh! I can't stay here any longer.'
"I … I'm going to school!" The girl turned around and jogged away, leaving behind the graceful figure of the pigtailed girl's back.
"Be careful on the road!" Seiji was a little worried that she might actually trip and fall.
Then, he returned to his room and prepared to enjoy breakfast.
When he opened the lunchbox, Seiji's movements paused. He could tell that the dishes inside were obviously different from the ones before, and each dish had an unfamiliar feel to it.
Seiji immediately understood that the previous breakfast had been prepared by the landlord, but this time, it was Mika Uehara who had personally prepared it!
He could almost see the pigtailed girl waking up early and cooking clumsily under her mother's guidance.
The slightly charred fried egg, the squid that was twisted into a weird shape, and this cucumber … How exactly did one cut it into the shape of a black magic ingredient?
Seiji sighed.
He couldn't sit down and eat breakfast calmly after seeing this kind of thing.
Mika Uehara was walking on a sunny street.
"Breakfast, he's probably eating right now. I wonder what he's thinking." Thinking of this, her heart couldn't calm down no matter what.
"Aiya — Mom, you're making me cook for him. Isn't everything exposed now? So embarrassing —" The girl cupped her cheeks, feeling a little hot.
"I … I admit that I do like him a little, but this is too blatant … Damn it, it's all my fault!"
Nozomi Uehara suddenly sneezed while she was washing the dishes at home.
No matter how shy she was, she had already done it. There was nothing she could do about it.
"I hope that he'll like it …"
This was the first time in her life that she had ever personally cooked for a boy. Hmph …
Just as she was thinking this, a figure suddenly appeared in the alleyway in front of her.
Dirty clothes, messy hair dyed yellow, and blood-red eyes.
"It's all because of you, you f * cking bitch —" Blondie viciously glared at the girl in front of him. He had completely lost his mind after experiencing what it felt like to descend into hell due to his family's bankruptcy.
It was all because of this b * tch in front of him that he lost everything!
He wanted revenge!
He wanted to f * ck this b * tch!
He wanted to kill her!
Mika Uehara was frightened by the tremendous malicious intent coming from Blondie, and her mind almost stopped working. But she reflexively turned around and ran while shouting for help.
"Help — someone — save me —"
"Don't run, you f * cking bitch —"
Blondie roared as he took out a shiny dagger and chased after the girl.
He was incredibly fast and soon closed the distance between them.
Mika Uehara fell into despair as she felt the malicious intent coming from behind her. At this moment, a familiar figure appeared in front of her.
"Haruta-kun … Seiji!"
Seiji turned the corner and saw this scene. He widened his eyes in surprise and immediately started running for his life.
"Mika!"
He had to catch up!
But it was too late.
Blondie was only a few steps away from Seiji and caught up to Mika. He waved the dagger in his hand and ruthlessly stabbed it.
Puchi … Dark red blood splattered.
Mika's expression froze in that instant, and Seiji felt a great chill, followed by a bone-piercing rage.
"Bastard!" He roared and sent a flying kick at Blondie.
Bang!
Blondie was kicked to the ground, and his dagger fell to the side.
But it was too late.
Seiji caught the girl who was about to fall to the ground and saw the blood rapidly spreading on her back.
In his arms, the girl blinked her eyes and looked at his face.
'Ahh — my body feels cold.'
Mika Uehara seemed to see many things, but at the same time, it seemed like she didn't see anything. The last thing she saw was the boy's anxious face.
It was rare for him to become handsome, so why did he have such an ugly expression?
She wanted to smile at him, but she couldn't. Something wet flowed out from the corner of her eyes and dripped down.
The boy's face was twisted, and his facial features seemed to be squeezed together. He seemed to be in extreme pain and self-blame.
'It's not your fault … don't have such an expression, Haruta-kun … no, Seiji.
'Thank you for coming to save me.'
The girl's lips opened and closed as she tried her best to say the words she wanted to say the most.
"Breakfast … was it good?"
Then, she fell into darkness.
"Ahhhhh — damn it —"
Seiji roared as he hugged the girl who was dyed red with blood.
He was only a few steps away, less than five seconds away!
Everything that should have ended ended in such a shitty ending!
Reality was indeed a terrible game!
But …
Fortunately, there was still a save file.
Load!!!
The world fell into darkness and then lit up again.
Seiji was in his room, sitting on his bed.
This was the morning when he just woke up.
As a precaution, he would save a file every morning.
This time, he wouldn't allow the tragedy to repeat itself!
He didn't go for his morning jog, but waited silently in his room.
From what he remembered, someone knocked on his door at that time.
Seiji went to open the door and saw the girl holding a lunchbox.
There was no dagger, no blood, and she was still safe and sound.
"Haruta-kun … your eyes are a little red, what's the matter?" Mika Uehara asked with concern.
"It's nothing, some dust got into my eyes." Seiji smiled and blinked. "What's the matter with you? What's the matter?"
…
On the way to school, Mika couldn't help sneaking glances at the boy beside her.
She originally wanted to go to school after giving him breakfast, but after receiving the lunchbox, the boy insisted on continuing his promise and escorting her to school.
She couldn't change his mind, so this was the only way.
He wanted to escort her to school after receiving her breakfast. Was he trying to tell her that he didn't want to owe her any favors? Mika felt a little depressed at the thought of this.
Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of her.
Dirty clothes, messy hair dyed yellow, and bloodshot eyes.
"It's all because of you, you fucking bitch —"
Mika Uehara's body froze in fear from the malicious intent, but a tall figure immediately shielded her behind him.
It was Haruta Seiji.
He stood firmly in front of her like a thick wall.
'I'm waiting for you, bastard.'
"Mika, step back and call the police." He whispered to the girl.
"Leave this guy to me."
"I'll … protect you."
The scene of the girl being dyed in blood flashed in his mind. 'I won't allow this to happen a second time!'
"Get out of my way!" The blonde man roared and lunged at the boy with his dagger.
Seiji met the attack without fear. He wrapped his hands around the man's wrist that was holding the dagger. His right foot sneaked under the man's crotch and kicked upwards!
* Boom! * The sound of something exploding was mixed with the sound of impact.
The crazed expression on the blonde man's face froze.
Then, he squealed like a pig being slaughtered.
'I won't tell you that you succeeded once, so I had to load once.
'I won't tell you that I had to load twice in order to block your attack unscathed.
'I won't tell you that I had to load three times in order to use self-defense to cause you pain for the rest of your life so that you'll never be able to harm anyone again.
'For this moment, I had to replay six times!'
Seiji viciously knocked the yellow-haired man, who was screaming in pain, to the ground!
Mika Uehara watched this scene with her mouth agape.
She couldn't understand how the boy, who was just a cowardly otaku not long ago, could fearlessly block such a malicious intent.
She also couldn't understand how the boy could subdue the man with such smooth and precise movements.
All she could see was the boy's broad back, and his determined words echoed in her ears.
'Step back, Mika.'
'I will … protect you.'
A boiling hot feeling welled up in her heart, burning her chest, burning her whole body, and she almost screamed.
She shouldn't be like this. She should be calmly checking on the situation and caring if the boy was injured.
But she could only stay where she was, feeling the impact of a great sense of happiness.
Her legs were trembling, and something warm was flowing out of the corner of her eyes.
'Ahhh — I can't deny it anymore.'
Mika Uehara, at this moment, was absolutely certain that she had completely fallen in love with the boy named Haruta Seiji.
…
There were no surprises in what happened after that.
The street camera recorded everything. It was the blonde who deliberately injured the boy, and Seiji was only defending himself.
In that situation, it was understandable that a boy who was not an expert in martial arts would accidentally cause too much damage to the attacker.
Rather, it was amazing that he could calmly and accurately stop the other party from committing the crime.
Therefore, Haruta Seiji was not held responsible, and even his guardian didn't need to show up, and he could leave the police station. The blonde had to bear the charge of attempted assault.
All of this finally came to an end.
…
…
It was a new day.
Mika Uehara was about to knock on the door with a lunchbox in her hand.
But she hesitated, put down the lunchbox, took out a small mirror, and tidied up her appearance again.
If her mother saw this, she would smile bitterly: 'This child, she checked herself several times before going out.'
'Okay, perfect.'
She stroked her chest to suppress her racing heart, and was about to knock on the door.
The door suddenly opened.
"I felt like you were standing outside the door." The boy smiled at the girl who was frozen in place.
"You're … annoying! Don't scare me! "
"Hehe, sorry." Seiji gazed at her face, feeling gratified. "Good morning, Mika."
The girl with a ruddy complexion looked at him, and as if she could sense his mood, she gradually revealed a brilliant, charming, and incomparably beautiful smile.
"Mm … good morning!"
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