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In the evening, a coffee shop is crowded with people on their way home from work or school.
I, Ichijo Minato, glanced at the counter as I was preparing an order.
She has beautiful black hair, translucent white skin, and cold blue eyes that attract people around her. Her name is Nanase Rei. She is my classmate and a fellow part-timer.
At school, she is called “Heartless Princess,” and is often called a “heartless” girl.
But many guys still want to go out with her, and it has become a routine that some students break down when she rejects them and hurls abusive comments at them.
“So, you know〜come hang with me !”
“What can I get you?”
She was being spoken to by a blonde, flashy man at the counter, and while glaring at the man with cold eyes, as if he were garbage, she was serving him with an annoyed look on her face.
“I may look like this, but I’ve got money ! I can buy you anything you want.”
“……What can I get you?”
“I’ll tell you what—“
“If you don’t want to order anything, please leave. Standing there like that will disturb the other customers.”
The man’s face twitched at Rei’s extremely cold stare and unforgiving words.
The man, who seemed to be an expert in picking up women, could not seem to get her.
“The exit is that way, sir.”
“Kuh !”
The man left the store, glaring at Rei in frustration.
After seeing him off, she resumed serving customers as usual.
“Minato kun, Rei chan, I’ll take care of the rest, you can leave now.”
After we had finished our work, the manager, Watanabe san, asked us,.
“Do you two want some coffee? I’ll get you something to drink.”
“No, I have to go now. Good evening.”
“Y-yeah, good work !”
After saying that, she walked toward the locker room.
She basically doesn’t communicate much with her colleague. So the manager, the senior, and I had hardly ever talked to her.
“She was as cold as ever, is she like that at school?”
“She’s a little nicer than at school when she’s working part-time.”
“Eh, really? She doesn’t seem to be a bad girl.”
“I know….then, Manager. I’ll go with the new item that came out today.”
“You’re not modest at all……all right, leave it to me !”
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After finishing my part-time job, I was on my way home drinking the new coffee.
“Coffee bought for you by someone else is really tasty after all—-huh?”
Suddenly I saw a familiar face and stopped sipping.
There was Nanase Rei and the man who had been hitting on her earlier, and they seemed to be having some sort of argument.
“Stop following me ! I’ll report you !”
“You’ve already finished work, right? I made the effort to wait for you, so you should be grateful.”
I see……he waited until Nanase was finished……he must have been really desperate.
For the time being, I move to a position where they won’t notice me and observe the situation.
“Nobody asked you to wait ! It’s really annoying !”
“You’re so cold….why don’t you play with me a little?”
“I don’t even want to breathe the same air with a lousy, vile man like you. If you get it, please go away now.”
“Haa……I had enough, I’ll take you by force.”
The next moment, the man’s expression changed and he grabbed Nanase’s arm. Then he pulled her arm roughly.
“Hey ! Please stop !”
“Just come !”
“You shouldn’t be rough with girls.”
I said while grabbing the man’s arm.
The man then looked at me suspiciously at my sudden appearance.
“Ah? Who’re you?”
“The closest I can say is that I know her….let go of her hand and go away quickly.”
“Who the—!?”
I put a little pressure on his hand, and he started to get impatient.
I’ve got a strong grip.
“You won’t leave?”
“Ow !”
“Then I’ll give it a little more force.”
“O-okay ! All right, all right ! Give me a break !”
I let go of his arm, and the man ran away.
And then, only me and Rei were left in this place.
I looked at her and saw that she was keeping her distance from me as if to warn me.
“What are you trying to do by saving me?”
“I’m just helping you because I know you.”
“……Really?”
“Yeah, I’m glad you’re okay.”
When I said that, her cheeks turned crimson red.
“…I’d like to thank you…uh….thanks for helping me.”
“Never mind, be careful on your way home.”
I turned my back on her this time and headed home.
But at this point, I still had no idea what I was getting myself into. I never thought that this incident would lead to her becoming attracted to me.
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