A few students wearing school uniforms from their school were whispering to one another as a teenage girl with black hair with brown tips sat at the middle.

A group of gyarus were also whispering to each and chatting with evil grins on their faces.

The black haired girl wore an unbuttoned blazer, below it is a white polo that's not buttoned all the way up and showed her cleavage, she was also wearing a necklace that has a heart on it.

In the frontmost seat, is a brown haired plain looking girl who's crying, around her are a few of her female friends.

The black haired girl, who looked really guilty, turned her eyes to the blond haired girl and saw.

That they were all glaring at her.

Seeing this, she decided to lower her head to hide her face.

Near the entryway, was a short, caramel haired girl with a flower on her hair.

She walked up to the black haired girl, who looked really sad and gave her a daffodil.

The black haired girl could only look at her with wide eyes as that happened.

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"So, they decided to form a system during this year and-", Akira mumbled.

He was wearing what seems to be a plain white shirt and basketball shorts as he wrote down on his notebook and looked at the computer screen.

It was a bright morning, a day before the second year tournaments when Akira decided to study as soon as the sun came out.

He woke up early since he already felt really tired when he came back home.

Not only does his injuries weighed him down, he also felt exhausted about all the events he had to work his mind on during this past week.

He fell asleep immediately when his bed touched his face, and led to him waking up early.

"This should be...", Akira mumbled as he kept writing down on his notebook.

Suddenly though...

*creak*

The sound of his room's door was heard as he kept to his work.

He decided to ignore it for a while.

That was until-

"RA-CHAN! GOOD MORNING-", Akiko greeted him loudly as she slept to glomp him from behind his seat.

*PAK*

Her face was suddenly stopped by Akira's hand though, as he turns towards her.

"Muu! Ra-chan, you're so mean.", Akiko told him with a pouting expression.

"Maybe you should remember we aren't kids anymore, mom.", Akira reprimanded her with an incredulous expression.

"I'll eat breakfast later. I'll be studying the whole day so I won't be going anywhere anyways.", Akira informed her as he turned back to his computer.

He then started clicking on things on the screen as he moved his mouse.

"Oh..is that true?", Akiko asked him with a cheery voice.

"Yeah. We've got exams next month. I need to prepare myself.", Akira replied with a plain face without turning back to Akiko.

"Hmmm... Are you sure you aren't forgetting anything, Ra-chan?", Akiko asked him with a somehow eerie tone.

"... I don't think I am. I don't really have anything planned.", Akira replied, oblivious of her mother's impending rage.

"... Really? And I was sure you promised your mother to help her carry her things during the Hashiba mall sales in exchange for that new game you bought.", Akiko replied to him with a cheery but intimidating tone.

Akira suddenly felt goosebumps as he realized what she was talking about.

He turned to her as he saw her eerie but friendly smirk as she crossed her arms.

"....b-but... I have to study-"

"Ra-chan?"

Akira felt his fear crawl up his spine as his mother's words felt even more spiky.

"... A-alright.", he replied with a low voice.

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Akira and Akiko was walking around the mall with her arms linked on him.

"Mom. Do you really need to go now? Why can't you just do this sometime else?", Akira asked her with a tired expression as they walked around.

"I did tell you they're having a sale today, right? We'll be able to spend less if we go today.", Akiko explained with a bright expression as she looked around.

"..but, Akio won last year's competition, right? Aren't we basically rich now?", Akira asked her.

"That's Io-chan'a money. I won't take it from him. And I knew if I asked him to escort me today, he'll probably tell me he'd pay for it, and I still want to be the one to spoil him.", Akiko replied with a pouting expression.

'If I asked him, he'd probably give me some of his money as well. I don't really want to be that guy though.', Akira thought.

"...still, I don't understand why I have to wear these clothes. The ones I was wearing earlier was fine.", Akira told her while scratching the back of his head with his left hand.

Akiko just responded to Akira with a glare.

Akira felt goosebumps and laid his head low.

Akira was wearing a black blazer with a gray t-shirt inside, jeans and sneakers as he walked around with his mom.

He wasn't really comfortable with wearing clothes that he felt as if suits only guys like Akio and not some rowdy tough guy like him.

What he didn't notice though, was the looks people gave them as he walked.

Not only did his mom who was wearing casual long sleeves and jeans look absolutely dazzling for her age, get the attention of guys all around.

He was also shining as girls all over the area whispered and blushed as his handsome figure traversed around the area.

Akiko wasn't as dense as Akira though and knew that they were getting some attention.

She would always be hit on by guys of many ages even though she already gave birth to two handsome men.

She was once as oblivious as can be and thought men's friendliness towards her was just them being nice people, not knowing they were caught with her dazzling beauty and attractive figure.

Through the years, she learned how much she was yearned for though, but still kept loyal to her husband.

Unfortunately, it didn't really went well with the two of them.

"Haaah.", Akira sighed as they kept walking around.

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"Can I just stay here?", Akira asked Akiko with an exhausted expression.

He was carrying a few bags on his shoulders. It seemed as if his mom bought quite a number of items as they looked around.

"I'm really not excited about going inside a female's clothing store and having people stare at me awkwardly.", Akira told her.

"... Well, if you're fine with waiting outside.", Akiko replied.

"I'll be meeting you later.", she then told him with a smile.

"Sure, mom."

Akira then went to sit on a bench where people rest.

He laid his arms out on the rear side of the bench with tired breaths.

'This is really tiring me out. I didn't know women of mom's age is still that interested with clothes.', He thought.

Suddenly, a cute highschool girl wearing glasses with a blushing face sat down on Akira's left side, on the bench.

'Uh... I shouldn't monopolize the bench.', he thought as he pulled his arms away and put it on top of his thighs.

The highschool girl pulled a magazine out of her shopping bag and skimmed through it, reading and looking at the pictures with a flushed face.

Another cute girl, who has a blushing face as well, decided to sit on Akira's right side.

Akira didn't notice it though, as his attention was caught by the magazine on the other girl's hands.

'A fashion magazine, huh.', Akira thought.

'Guess girls of any age are just really interested with fashion.'

She changed pages with her hands trembling as if she was nervous about something.

A few more girls started to gather near Akira with blushing expressions, he was too caught up in the magazine though to notice it.

The next page showed a beautiful black haired girl, wearing a violet elegant dress.

She was mature and was about as old as Akira's mom, but just seeing her, made Akira felt like his jaw was about to drop.

"Beautiful.", Akira mumbled.

The girl on the magazine was extremely attractive.

Not only did she have a gorgeous face, her figure was exceptionally appealing.

Her dress was formal, but her aura just shined her sexiness through her outfit.

Her cleavage that shined with the lights, her legs that we're as smooth as silk, her glowing healthy hair, her luscious lips, the girl on that age was just outstanding.

'Her name... It's...

... Chitose...Mayou...?', Akira wondered with a confused expression.

'That name sounds strangely familiar. Where did I hear that before?'

"Umm-", the highschool girl beside Akira suddenly called him out.

...but before Akira could turn his attention to her, a certain figure came onto his vision.

Nearby, was a girl wearing a white shirt with a design of a tree on it, a dark blue cap with the words 'save the forest' written on it and green messy hair that Akira knew all too well about.

"S-save the forest! W-we need to save the forest, e-everyone... P-please l-lend us a hand."

Near her were a couple more girls wearing the same shirt.

They were handing out fliers to the people as if they were advertising something.

Akira, noticing this, decided to stand up and head to speak with her.

The highschool next to him showed a down hearted expression as he left.

As he left them, a certain person suddenly walked up to them, wearing a pink shirt, a pink cap, with her head laid low.

Akira didn't notice this though and continued towards the green haired girl he knew.

"Green girl?", Akira called out to her.

"... H-heh?", she suddenly voiced out with a cute expression.

Maiki is Akira's classmate who had the ability to control nature and plantlife.

Akira knew it was her immediately because of the messy green hair she had.

Most of his classmates have varying hairstyles, but her green messy hair stood out the most from all the girls.

Takumi was probably the champion when it came to who's hair stood out the most from all the guys.

"Y-you're the dark haired guy...f-from class, right? D-do you need something?", Maiki asked with a low voice.

"I was just surprised to see you here. I live a few stations away from the school, so I thought I'd probably be the only student from our class who goes to this mall. I just realized I was just guessing too early.", he replied with a straight face.

"... U-ummm... I- I don't live near here. I-I cam here because I was v-visiting... Chi...Ch-Chi-chan..."

'Chi-chan...?', Akira wondered.

'... Does she mean...'

"You mean... that girl you're always with in class?", asked Akira.

"Y-yes...", she answered him.

"Is she with you? Where is she then-"

"Honey!"

Suddenly, as Akira and Maiki were chatting, Chiyo's voice was suddenly heard as she grabbed Akira's arm.

Akira's eyes slightly widen as she did this.

"Honey, this guy won't stop hitting on me! He won't stop! Can you tell him off?", Chiyo asked him with puppy eyes while staring at his eyes.

She was wearing the same shirt and cap with Maiki as if she was helping her with handing fliers earlier.

Akira turned at her and then turned towards the direction of what seems to be a handsome brown guy wearing a long sleeve shirt.

"Honey? Cut that crap. He doesn't seem like he's with you girls at all-", said the guy with an annoyed expression as he walked closer to Chiyo.

"HUH?", Akira suddenly approached the guy with a threatening expression, unlinking his arm with Chiyo.

He started cracking his knuckles as he glared at the guy.

"Do you have a problem with my girlfriend? If you do, how about we sort this problem out, fuckwit?", Akira threatened the guy.

Just from Akira's expression, the guy immediately felt threatened.

"Y-you... Tch-", he clicked his tongue as he turned away and walked off.

Akira kept his glare at the guy for a few seconds until he felt like he was far enough.

Chiyo, seeing this, decided to walk in front of him.

"Thank you, honey! I'm so grateful!", Chiyo thanked him with a friendly smile.

"Ch-Chi-chan....? D-dark haired-san is your boyfriend?", Mailing asked with a surprised expression.

"Yeah. Cut the crap, illusion girl. Even your friend's falling for it.", Akira told her with a worried expression.

Maiki tilted her head with a confused expression as she heard this.

"Hehe. Well, thanks for the help anyways. By the way, what were you guys talking about? Don't tell me you fell for Maiki and came all the way here to court her? You've already got enough girls in your harem, you playboy.", Maiki teased him with a playful grin.

"F-fall for m-me? H-harem!?", Maiki retorted with a confused expression.

"I came here because I was curious with what she was doing here. This is the closest mall nearby our place and it's a few stations away from school. I just didn't expect anyone from our school would be here.", Akira replied with an incredulous and slightly irritated grin.

"Well. I live near here. Does that make you happy? Aren't you glad you live so close to a really hot girl?", Chiyo teased him with a seducing expression as she lifted her large chest up.

"Y-you...", Akira couldn't rebuke his statement, since he was a bit happy that one of his classmates lives near him, and what's more is that she's a really beautiful and 'bombing' girl.

Maiki was feeling extremely confused as she thought of Chiyo's jokes seriously.

Suddenly though, as Akira was in a loss of words...

A certain figure who had been looking for him all over came up to him and touched his shoulder.

"Ra-chan?", Akiko called his name with an intimidating expression.

"Hiih!", Akira shrieked with a scared expression.

"M-mom!", Akira called out to her as he turned towards her.

Chiyo and Maiki were both surprised when they saw her.

Chiyo though, was more mesmerized than surprised seeing that woman appear in front of her.

"If you wanted to hit on girls, you should've informed me before making me look for you!", Akiko scolded Akira.

"I-I'm sorry! I forgot... I wasn't thinking..."

"Ra-chan-"

As she scolded Akira though, Chiyo suddenly tapped on her back.

Akiko turned towards her with an intrigued expression, wondering what Chiyo wanted from her.

"Akiko-sama...?", Chiyo called out to her.

Akiko felt slightly confused for a moment then finally realized who she was.

"Chi-chan?", she asked with an excited expression.

Akira and Maiki just felt confused by this.

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"Haaah.", Akira sighed, the second time that day, with a tired expression as he put his hands behind his head.

'I can't believe she'd tell me to go home like that just because I pissed her off a little. Well, I guess it's sort of my fault.', Akira thought.

He was walking down the city sidewalk near stores, people and the roads.

Next to him was Maiki, who for some reason decided to walk with him as he traversed the distance back home.

"I don't really understand why you had to be with me though. Aren't you giving out fliers? Shouldn't you be back there?", Akira asked with a straight face as he turned towards Maiki.

"Y-your mom told me I have to e-escort you. Sh-she said she wants me to protect you...if a-anything were to happen.", Maiki replied with a meek voice.

"Protect me? Why do I need protecting?", Akira asked her with a confused expression.

"I-I don't know. Sh-she told me she really n-needs my help."

'... Dammit, mom.'

Akira knew how persuasive his mom can be.

Because of his mom's beauty, not only can he urge men to do her bidding, she can also easily sway even young women to do what she likes.

She might be a nice and sweet mom, but when it comes to her children, she can be overprotective.

This is what Akira thinks of her.

Maiki was also swayed by Akiko, with her dazzling beauty to do what she ordered.

'That was why she made me sit on the bench again while the three of them chatted together.', thought Akira.

They continued walking on their way towards the end of the city, where the countryside starts.

"Still, are you gonna escort me all the way back to my home?", Akira asked her with a intrigued expression.

"...", Maiki fell silent as if she just realized something.

"W-well...", she replied with an unsure tone.

'She hasn't thought this through, huh?', thought Akira.

They kept walking through the sidewalk as they continued their way.

Suddenly though, from the distance a certain familiar figure came to his sights.

"Come on, just come with us."

"Yeah, it'll be fun."

Two delinquents were cornering a girl.

One of them was lanky and had spiky hair.

While the other one...was...

...an old muscular man.

The girl they were cornering was the brown haired glasses-wearing masochist senpai that approached Akira.

Although cornered, she doesn't seem to scared of them and were glaring at the men trying to get a pass at her.

Akira started running towards them from where he stood.

"D-dark haired-san!"

Maiki was a bit surprised by this, but quickly followed him.

*Bam Bam*

"GAH!"

"AUGH!"

Suddenly though, as if unexpected, the woman suddenly elbowed the lanky delinquent to her right and kneed the old delinquent to her left.

They both slightly edges away from her as they were hit by her attacks.

Maiki, seeing this, slowed down, and thought everything was fine.

She thought Akira was about to slow down from running as well.

...but for some reason he didn't.

He kept running, however his attention was focused nowhere but...

...the old muscular delinquent.

The old man, glared at the girl with an annoyed expression, but suddenly turned towards Akira when he hears his quick footsteps.

Seeing Akira, he slightly widened his eyes, then quickly ran away from Akira.

"YOU!"

*BAM*

The lanky delinquent was surprised by this, but was suddenly surprised with a kick to the face from the brown haired senpai.

"AUGH...", the lanky delinquent groaned as he fell unconscious on he ground.

Maiki decided to just follow Akira as he chased the old muscular man.

'That guy!' Akira thought.

["Hey, mind your language, young man. You should be respecting your elders you know."]

["Fuck, this shit's blood is gettin' over me."]

["We're here to represent all the people outta there who were shit-on by society, just because we wanted to do shit that weren't considered 'acceptable for society'."

"So what if I like little girls, is it really a problem if I just want to show them some love?"]

'He's that old fuck from back then!', Akira thought as he kept chasing him.

'Aunt Kana told me they arrested them! Why the hell is he here?'

The delinquent pushed through some people, trying to avoid every obstacle as Akira did the same.

The delinquent, seeing Akira still kept following him, quickly turned towards the alleyway on his right.

"GET BACK HERE!", Akira shouted as he followed him.

He quickly climbed through what seems to be a chain linked fence with barbed wire on top.

"GUUH!", the old man groaned as his hand bled due to the barbed wires.

Although the barbed wires were quite painful, he stood through the pain just to get away from Akira.

'THIS FUCKER!', Akira thought as he tried climbing the metal fence.

*BAM*

Suddenly, the old man punched Akira's hands through the fence, shaking it and making him fall.

"GUH!", Akira groaned as he fell down on his back.

Maiki saw this and ran next to him.

"Goddammit! This fence is a huge fucking pain in the ass!", Akira said as he pulled his torso up.

"Umm...", Maiki voiced as she put her palms on the ground.

"I'll help you!", she said as a huge curved tree grew from the floor and curved up above the fence.

Akira was slightly surprised by Maiki suddenly helping, but decided to just thank her.

"Thanks.", he said as he ran up the tree she spawned and jumped down on the other side.

'I forgot that she's still part of the support course...

Just like me...'

Maiki, although nervous, showed an anxious expression as she saw Akira run away.

'She also wants to become a hero.', Akira thought as he ran through the alley.

He quickly turned through the left, from there, he was able to see the old man's back.

"COME BACK HERE, FUCKWIT!", Akira called out to him, trying to provoke the old man.

He seemed unfazed though and kept to his tracks.

He suddenly turned to the right, as Akira did the same.

He quickly pushed a garbage can on the side as they ran, trying to block Akira's way.

Akira seeing this, quickly jumped over the garbage can, and kept following him.

They ran until they were close to leaving the alleyway.

If they kept running straight, they would have left the alley and ran back to the city sidewalk.

"I SAID COME BACK HERE!", Akira called out to the delinquent as he continued forward.

Akira, who was getting really frustrated following him, decided to just put his full strength into chasing him, so he used his full speed.

They were about to leave from the alleyway, as Akira's hand almost reached the old delinquent.

...but before he could...

The old delinquent, suddenly turned to the right and ran towards there.

Akira, was shocked by this but wasn't able to turn since he kept his full speed running forward.

Outside the alleyway, were two middle-aged male police officerz, who seemed to have been expecting Akira'a presence.

Due to him running full speed, he wasn't able to stop himself as he charge towards one of the policeman.

The officer, was taken aback by this, and tried blocking Akira with his arm.

Suddenly...

*BAAAAAAAMM*

""GAAAAHH!""

Akira's body slammed on the officer, forcing both of them on the ground.

"... Ishikawa-san.", the brown haired police officer with a mustache called him out.

"... I... I'm sorry.", he apologized as he wanted and slightly pushed himself up.

"Haaah.", the officer sighed as he put his palm on his face.

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"Goddammit.", Akira cursed as he held the bars of the cell he was in.

"Just let me out, Tooru-san. We've been through this already.", Akira told the officer near the cell.

He was inside what seems to be a small police guard station, with only two cells.

This place is a small station where police hold people with minor offenses.

Usually, a person convicted inside the cells are released after one or two days.

They could also be bailed out by paying a certain sum of money to release them immediately.

It was already evening at that time, and Akira was feeling a bit uneasy and impatient.

"That's OFFICER Tooru, Ishikawa Akira. We HAVE been through this already. I know. You've told me that a LOT of times already a year ago.", the officer replied while writing down on some documents.

"Oh, come on. That was a long time ago. It's been a year since you had a reason to hold me here.", Akira replied with an irritated expression.

"After the past year, there wasn't much crime in the streets, delinquents were not seen anymore and there wasn't anyone for you to pick fights with, but now, you decided to commit a crime again, after we thought you finally changed your ways."

"That wasn't my fault. I was chasing after one of those fuckwits again! I saw one of them on the streets earlier! I couldn't just stop myself when I was running in full speed! Goddammit! I'm sorry I hit your partner!"

"That isn't the reason we're holding you inside that cell, Ishikawa. It's true, we might be able to put you assaulting a police officer as one of your offenses, but we decided not to."

Akira slightly widened his eyes from his words.

"What do you mean? If that wasn't the reason, why'd you keep in here for fuck's sake?", Akira asked him with an annoyed expression.

"Mind your language, Ishikawa. And you probably already know the reason why."

"What? Why? I didn't do anything wrong!"

"You were trying to take Justice in your own hands again. Some individuals reported your goose chase to us earlier. About how a handsome but sketchy looking young man decided to chase after an old geezer."

"HE WASN'T JUST AN OLD GEEZER! It's that guy! The child molester! The one I fought a year ago! The one who-"

"No matter what it is, I don't care."

"WHY? ARE YOU TELLING ME YOU'RE FINE WITH HIM WALKING AROUND THE STREETS FREELY LIKE THAT..?", Akira shouted from his cells.

"You're not some sort of hero, Ishikawa. If you want justice. You should've just called us, the ones responsible for the safety of the people."

"You... You don't understand! I'm different than back then! I can take them down easily!"

"And how are you any different?"

"...", Akira kept silent, as if he knew he couldn't say it.

"Akira!", Akiko suddenly called onto him as he walked inside the station.

From the entrance, came his uncle Takehito, Akio and Akiko.

His uncle seemed a bit unnverved as if he was angry about something.

His dark hair, glasses and figure, was still the same although his middle aged self grew a year older.

"Mom, uncle, Akio... Why are you here?"

"... Akira, I-"

"We're here to bail you out...again.", Takehito told Akira, with a disappointed stare.

"Uncle! You don't understand! This time it isn't my fault-"

"And how is this not your fault?", Takehito replied with an angry tone.

"Officer Tooru, about my nephew.", he called on the policeman.

The officer nodded as they walked to him and decided to bail him out.

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*brrrooomm*

Akira, Takehito, Akio and Akiko were inside what seems to be a white sedan.

They were inside Takehito's car as he drove them back to their house.

Takehito was seated on the driver's seat, next to him was Akiko, and behind them was Akira and Akio.

"It's been a year since you've done it, why did you have and go do it again?"

"I just had to! If I don't chase him down, who knows what he'll do if we let him run free! That old bastard-"

"You're not some sort of superhero, Akira! You need to understand that! Just let the officers know! You shouldn't have ran in by yourself!"

The past Akira, would have been extremely downhearted by this, but due to the past year, he wasn't fazed by his words.

"I want you to live a peaceful college life! And get a job without having to write all the offenses you've had due to your recklessness!", Takehito continued.

"You don't understand, uncle."

"What don't I understand!?"

"I've got an ability-"

"Hey! Did Kana wear that new dress I gave her yet?", Akiko suddenly interrupted Akira as she asked Takehito.

"Oh? She showed me. She really liked it. She's even more beautiful than she usually is in that dress."

"Aha! I knew that dress would suit her, I-"

The two kept chatting as Akira stayed quiet.

'Shit... I almost forgot...', he thought.

'Uncle Takehito knows nothing about us...

...why did I feel as if though that...

... It's ok to tell him?', Akira wondered as he turned his head towards the window.

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Takehito's car drove off as Akira, Akio and Akiko walked towards their door.

"You almost blew it off earlier, bro. You should have just agreed with uncle's words.", Akio reprimanded him.

"Yeah, yeah. I'm sorry.", Akira apologized while rubbing the back of his head.

Akira, looked at their house with an intrigued expression.

'Huh?', he thought.

'Why's the light-'

Suddenly, Akiko opened the door without even unlocking it with her key.

Akira slightly raised eyebrow on this.

"Mom?", he called on her as they started walking in and untying their shoes.

"Why is the door open-", before Akira could even finish his question, a certain figure suddenly entered his view.

"Akiko-sama!", Chiyo cheered as she ran towards her.

She was wearing what seems to be a dark blue night gown, with her legs and cleavage showing in sight.

Akira's face flushed as he saw her.

'Holy shit...'

He was mesmerized with the girl he saw.

Chiyo was a bombshell seductress beauty.

Her large curves, topped with her long legs and beautiful smile made it seem as if a supermodel was inside his house right now, wearing a skimpy night gown.

She quickly hugged Akiko with a smile as she hugged back.

Akira felt complicated feelings as he saw their large chests squeeze onto each other.

Akio didn't seem interested and started walking forward to the stairs.

A bit confused, Akira turned towards his back.

'He's unfazed by her, there's no way-'

Suddenly, Ana's figure flashed in his mind.

'Don't tell me he's part of the flat chested nation?', Akira thought to himself.

Ana was absolutely dazzling with her bright long blonde hair, but her chest was slightly flat.

Although confused about Akio, Akira was more interested with the skimpily dressed Chiyo before his mom.

"I told you it'll look good on you, Chi-chan.", Akiko told her with a bright smile while touching her cheek.

"Really?"

"Really really!", she cheered with a friendly tone.

Akira couldn't help but stare at her.

"You look so good, my Ra-chan can't take my eyes off you!", Akiko complimented her with an innocent expression.

Akira felt embarrassed about this and turned away, while Chiyo stared at him with narrowed eyes.

"You've got a real perverted son there, Akiko-sama."

"I know.", she replied with an innocent bright expression.

"Mom!", Akira suddenly retorted as they made fun of him.

Seeing as he can't win against the two, Akira decided to ask them something else.

"So, what's she doing here anyways?", Akira asked Akiko.

"Hmm... Rude!", Chiyo replied with a forced pout.

"Well, you see Ra-chan... Chi-chan seems to be a huge fan of me. I didn't even know that one of your classmates knew about my youth days!", Akiko explained with a bright expression.

"A huge fan...how exactly?", Akira asked her with an incredulous expression.

"You don't know!?", Chiyo asked Akira with a surprised and slightly irritated expression.

"Akiko-sama was one of the most famous models years ago!", she continued.

"...what!?"

Akira turned to his mom, who seem a bit embarrassed being praised by Chiyo.

'Mom might be beautiful...but a model?', Akira wondered with a surprised expression.

"Oh, that was long ago. I'm not that young and beautiful anymore.", Akiko humbly commented.

"You don't have to be so humble, Akiko-sama! If it weren't for you, mom wouldn't have-", as Chiyo spoke she suddenly realized what she was saying and stopped midway.

"Your mom wouldn't have what?", Akira asked, seemingly curious about their conversation.

Chiyo then turned to Akira with a forced smile.

"Hey, playboy. Are you really that interested in me?", she teased Akira.

Akira felt a bit embarassed hearing this.

"N-no! I was just curious."

"Ra-chan, you were gonna study for your exams, right? I think it's better if you could go to your room for now. Chi-chan might be a bit embarrassed about wearing her dress in front of a boy.", Akiko told Akira.

"I-I'm not...", Chiyo told her with faint blush on her face.

Akira showed a confused expression for a second, then shook his head and put his hands in his pockets.

He then decided to go up to his room.

'Yeah, I really shouldn't butt in their conversation.', Akira thought as he entered his room.

'I've got more important stuff I need to focus on right now.'

Akiko and Chiyo then walked towards the living room as they chatted with each other.

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["Use him.", a middle aged man's voice was heard.

His face wasn't seen, but the figure of his mouth was in display

"Heh? Really? Your own son? Are you sure you want to do this?", a voice of a teenager with sharp fangs spoke as to reply to the middle aged man's words.

"This is so they won't get in our way.", the middle aged man replied.

"Use him."]

Akira's eyes slightly opened as he started waking up.

'... Uhh...'

In front of him, a certain figure was present.

He was laying on his computer's desk, with him using his arms as his pillows when he woke up.

'... What am I...oh..'

That night, he decided to give it his all to study for his exams and decides to take a quick nap, just to realize he already fell asleep on his desk.

He realized this immediately after he woke up.

Although he knew this information already, he still made a surprised expression as soon as his eyes fully opened.

"What are you doing here?", he asked her with a skeptical expression.

"Oh? You're awake. Hehehe. You sure have a really interesting room, huh?"

Chiyo was standing next to him.

She wasn't wearing the night gown she wore yesterday, but she was wearing her shirt and the cap she wore when she was in the mall.

She probably got it washed while she and Akiko were chatting yesterday. This, Akira knew already without asking.

What he was confused about, was why..

"Why the hell are you in my room!?", Akira asked her with an irritated and embarrassed expression as he pulled his torso up and stood from his seat.

She wasn't doing anything wrong. She was just standing there eyeing Akira's room.

The thing is though, Akira never let her in his room, and that, was a great offense he considers in his rulebook.

To other boys, having a hot girl in their room might be the one of the best 'yes's in their life, but to Akira, this situation right now, was just one big 'NO!'.

The thing is, although Akira might actually like a tough and strong guy outside, he was still an obsessed chuunibyou inside.

To put it simply, Akira's room was filled with all sorts of stuff that may be considered 'childish'.

He has the black coat Kiri*o wore in Sword *rt Online. He has a large sword Ich*go wore in B*each. He has all sorts of anime merchandise all around him.

He has black colored posters with dark panoramas edit with characters such as 'Death', 'Abyss' and stuff like that.

There were also lots of light novels and manga inside his shelves and most of them were covered by black paper designed and made by Akira.

His name was printed out on the book's covers to certify that those were 'his property'.

Even the notebook Akira uses to write those notes was anime merchandise, from De*th Note.

This was something he wished to keep secret from everyone except his family.

They knew he was a fanatic since he was a child, so he isn't fazed by them seeing his stuff.

He didn't want anyone else besides them knowing about his secret though, and just seeing Chiyo inside his room made it feel as if he was about to be embarrassed to death.

"D-didn't you go back home last night? Why are you here?", Akira asked her, trying to avoid her talking about his room.

"I slept in Akiko-sama's room, of course I'd be waking up in your house as well.", Chiyo explained.

"Y-you slept in her room?"

Akira then reminisced how she was wearing a night gown yesterday.

'D-don't tell me, since my mom hasn't had a man for so long...she decided to go after a young girl!?', Akira thought as he blushed a little.

"It's not what you're thinking, alright?", Chiyo made it clear to him with an irritated expression.

"...I-I'm not thinking of anything weird...", Akira replied with an awkward expression.

"By the way... Death Rain? Is that the name of a band of some sort?", she teased Akira with a devious grin.

"Th-that's just a gift... given by a... friend...", Akira stumbled on what to answer as he turned his eyes on the ground.

"Hmmm...then what about that sword? It's even placed neatly on the side.", she teased Akira again.

"Th-that's... a gift as well... My f-friend... likes stuff like that..very much...", Akira tried making up excuses again.

"What about those manga with black covers with your names on it?"

"Th-that's...", Akira kept trying to find ways to excuse himself but couldn't do so.

"Hmmm...", Chiyo voiced as she closed in Akira with a playful expression.

Akira could turn only turn away and sweat as she stared at him.

"You know. You're way different than I thought you'd be.", Chiyo told him with a friendly expression.

"W-what do you mean?", Akira asked her with a slightly confused but embarrassed expression.

"I always thought you're some sort of sweet talking playboy, but with the way you're embarrassed about your room, I can tell you haven't brought a single girl back here before."

"I-I'm not embarrassed! My friend gave me all these...stuff! Of course, I-"

"Yeah, sure. You think you can fool me with that?", Chiyo replied with a skeptical smile.

"Uhh..", Akira couldn't retort back as he was in a loss for his words.

"... I'm not a playboy though. I don't even understand why you would think that.", Akira, thinking that what's done is done and he can't make her forget about all that she saw now, decides to just suck it up and have a normal conversation with her.

"Oh really? Even though you've got three or four girls clinging to you everyday?", Chiyo teased Akira.

"We just happen to walk together in the morning that doesn't mean shi-"

["I love you.]

Suddenly, the figure of Ai confessing to Akira flashed in his mind.

Remembering this memory, made Akira blush.

"...t..."

"Hmmm...", Chiyo stared at Akira'a flushed face and made a playful smirk.

"You're so cute.", Chiyo teased Akira.

"What?", Akira asked her with an annoyed expression.

"Anyways, I have to go. See you at school.", Chiyo said as she turned towards the door.

"Wait!", Akira called at her.

"P-please don't tell anyone about my room at school. Just...don't tell them.", he asked her with an awkward expression.

"Hmmm...

...I'm not promising anything!", Chiyo told Akira as she left through the door.

"HEY!", Akira called at her as he ran towards the door.

There, he quickly tapped at Chiyo's back.

...but for some reason.

*swoosh*

His hand slipped by her shoulder as if she was a ghost.

The figure of her then disappeared.

'She got me!', Akira thought.

She already exited the door as her illusion faded away.

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"Haaah.", Akira sighed as he walked through the mall again.

This time, he was wearing a black long sleeve V-neck, a watch and pants.

"I'm glad I don't have to wear anything too flashy again, but do you really need to go back here again, mom?", asked Akira.

"The sales haven't ended yet, Ra-chan! Don't worry. I'm buying you a game after this.", Akiko answered him with a bright smile.

"Fine.", said Akira as he scratched the back of his neck.

They walked all over the mall again until they saw Maiki with a bunch of other girls wearing the 'save the forest' outfit again.

Like yesterday, Chiyo wasn't there.

"Kimura-san, am I correct? Is Chi-chan not here?", Akiko asked Maiki who was handing out fliers.

"Fueh!? Ummm... Miss Ishikawa... Umm... Chiyo went to the bathroom."

'Bathroom? She's back there again? How many times does she go to the bathroom a day?', Akira thought.

"She still hasn't accepted that she's just a natural beauty, hmm? Just tell her I'm in the store now by if she wants me to talk more about her mother.", said Akiko as she patted Maiki's head and turned towards another clothing shop.

They walked away from Maiki, who was a bit embarrassed about being patted by Akiko.

"I'll be at this bench.", said Akira.

"I won't be long.", Akiko replied while showing a thumbs up.

She then went to the store as Akira walked towards the bench.

'That guy from yesterday. Since he was there. Doesn't that mean there's a possibility the other guys I fought aren't detained now as well?', Akira thought.

'There might be a chance they're all out there. Trying to take advantage of others. I need to go back into hanging out near the alleys. I can't afford to let those shitfaces walk around-'

"Shit!"

"Kyaah!"

Suddenly, as Akira kept walking though, he accidentally bumped into a girl.

There were other girls next to her as well who watched the scene happened.

She fell down on the ground as Akira stepped back a little.

"YOU PIECE OF SHIT! WATCH WHERE YOU'RE-", the girl suddenly shouted at him as she rubbed her back when she turned to look at his face.

"I'm...sorry. I wasn't looking.", Akira apologized with a worries expression as he knelt down with his right knee and showed his hand to her.

The girl blushed as he saw his face.

She was an attractive figure, she had dyed yellow hair that we're tied into short twin tails.

She had thick make-up covering her face, but wasn't obvious enough.

She was wearing a short v-neck long sleeve shirt that showed her belly and her cleavage accenting her huge chest.

She was also wearing a short perky denim shorts for her bottom and high heels.

An expensive looking handbag was on her shoulder as well.

Her friends had the same look, with their thick make-up, short skimpy dresses, expensive handbags and trendy hairstyles, they all seem like a group of bombshells together.

"That's like fine. Hahaha. I was being a total psycho there for a second. Sorries!", she replied to him with a bright smile.

She then grabbed his hand and let him pull her up.

"Oh!", she said as she suddenly clung to Akira as if she accidentally tripped and fell onto him.

Her large breasts press on him like marshmallows, causing him to blush.

"I'm sorry! I was being careless!", she said as she moved away a little and stared at his eyes with a seductive look.

Akira felt a little taken aback by this and didn't know what to say.

From the distance, Chiyo finally ran back to Maiki's side.

"Haaah. Sorry! I needed to make sure I look my best before Akiko-sama comes back. Did I miss anything?", Chiyo asked Maiki with a tired breath.

Maiki was a bit happy seeing Chiyo come back and felt relieved and explained to her where they went.

"Miss Ishikawa went to the store there, while his son's th-there."

Maiki pointed towards the scene where Akira bumped onto that girl.

"Hmm? Is Akira hitting on girls. Heh. He must be a playboy after all-", just before she could finish her sentence though, she noticed something.

Her eyes widen as she saw the girl who was speaking with Akira.

'That... No... It can't be...', she thought as she stared at the girl's face.

'... Rina!', her face filled with fear as she stared at the scene from the distance.

End of Chapter 26

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