A strong gaze kept coming from behind him.
Tsukasa looked back speechlessly at Kuroko, who was glaring at him with pure hostility.
“Um, it looks like there are a lot of people.
Why don’t we go save some seats first, Kuroko?” Uiharu suggested with a nervous laugh.
She placed her hand on Kuroko’s shoulder, trying to pull her away.
“No way!
I absolutely will not leave my darling sister alone with this guy!” Kuroko reacted like a cat whose fur had been rubbed the wrong way.
Her eyes were wide like bells, as if she were trying to drive him away with her stare.
“Then how about Mikoto and Kuroko go save the seats?
Saten and I will buy the crepes,” Uiharu suggested instead, a drop of cold sweat falling down her forehead.
“Eh, but…” Mikoto hesitated.
She looked toward the crepe stall at a small Gekota plush toy.
“Hehe, let’s go!
We’ll help save the seats,” Kuroko said, quickly grabbing Mikoto and dragging her away from the line toward the nearby tables.
She didn’t want Mikoto to spend a single second longer with that guy.
“Ah, wait…” Mikoto watched the stall get further away.
She looked at Uiharu with a pleading gaze.
Uiharu was confused for a moment, but then she gave a thumbs-up.
She made a “leave it to me” face, which allowed Mikoto to let Kuroko drag her away in peace.
“What did Mikoto mean by that?” Saten asked, thinking they were using some kind of secret code.
“Eh?
Didn’t she want me to get her a crepe?
Of course, I can handle that,” Uiharu explained.
However, if Mikoto knew that was how Uiharu understood her, she might have started banging her head against the ground just like Kuroko.
Was the crepe the important part?
Of course not!
The important part was the Gekota toy!
“Is that so?” Saten, who was more observant, twitched her lip.
It was obvious that Mikoto’s eyes had been glued to the Gekota toy.
She didn’t know how Uiharu had misunderstood so badly.
‘Forget it, I’ll just help her get one,’ Saten thought to herself.
“What flavors do you want?
My treat,” Tsukasa said.
He had already finished his order and turned to ask the two girls behind him.
“Eh?
No…
that’s not necessary.
You already spent so much on us last time, Tsukasa,” Uiharu said, waving her hands to refuse.
Saten looked at Uiharu with confusion.
Just as Uiharu was about to explain, Tsukasa interrupted.
“It’s fine.
It’s just a little bit of money.
Hurry up,” Tsukasa said, gesturing to the long line behind them.
He wanted them to move faster.
“In that case, thanks for the treat, Tsukasa,” Saten said with a playful wink.
“Saten!” Uiharu looked at Tsukasa shyly.
Seeing him gesture again, her face turned red, and she began to pick a flavor.
“Here you go.
This is the very last one.
You are very lucky, customer,” the clerk said with a smile.
She handed Tsukasa the last Gekota toy, which was wearing a little suit.
“Thanks,” Tsukasa replied casually.
He took the toy and prepared to leave, but then he saw a little girl behind him in the line.
Her face was pouting, and tears were starting to form in her eyes.
She looked at the toy in Tsukasa’s hand with a look of pure longing.
Seeing this, Tsukasa smiled.
He walked over to the little girl and crouched down so he was at her eye level.
He held the Gekota toy out to her with a smile.
“This is for you.” The little girl was shy and hid behind her mother at first.
Then she peeked out to look at the toy and looked at her mother as if asking for permission.
The mother rubbed the girl’s head affectionately and said, “If you want it, you have to say thank you properly.” The little girl nervously took the toy from Tsukasa and whispered shyly.
“Thank you, Mister~” “Good girl, good girl~” Tsukasa smiled and patted her head before walking toward the seats where Mikoto was waiting.
“Tsukasa is really kind,” Uiharu said quietly as she watched him walk away.
“Yeah, and generous too.
He’s a good person,” Saten added.
“Ah, but now that toy is gone,” Saten suddenly realized something was wrong and cried out.
[Thud.] At the same time Saten cried out, Mikoto lost all her color.
She fell into an “orz” position, becoming silent and still, just like Kuroko had done earlier.
‘Hahaha!
Now this guy can’t use that toy to make Mikoto like him more!
Serves him right!
Mikoto belongs to me!
Ohohoho!’ Kuroko was cheering wildly in her mind, but on the outside, she kept a polite, lady-like smile.
She took the crepe Tsukasa handed her and thanked him.
“You guys really are like children,” Tsukasa commented while eating his crepe.
Hearing this, Mikoto got her color back.
She jumped up and waved her arms, trying to defend herself.
“I…
I’m not a child, Tsukasa!
And I…
I don’t even like Gekota…” However, when she saw Tsukasa’s eyes, which seemed to see right through her, she lost her energy.
She stopped arguing and sat down silently to eat her crepe.
“But looking at you, it seems you’ve recovered well.
I can rest easy now,” Tsukasa said with a light laugh.
He finished his crepe in a few bites and licked a bit of cream off his thumb.
Mikoto looked at him.
When she saw him smiling at her, she quickly turned her head away.
Her face was bright red.
Seeing this, Kuroko went completely insane.
With red eyes, she grabbed a nearby tree and started banging her head against it.
The scene made Uiharu and Saten, who had just walked over, break into a cold sweat.
They were speechless.
“Eh?” Uiharu seemed to notice something and looked toward the entrance of a nearby bank.
“What is it?” Saten asked when she noticed Uiharu acting strange.
“It’s nothing.
I just thought it was weird.
Look at that bank.
It’s the middle of the day, but they have their security shutters pulled down,” Uiharu explained, pointing at the closed bank doors.
Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked over.
At that exact moment, a flash of fire burst out from behind the shutters.
An explosion followed immediately.
This made Kuroko stop her crazy behavior.
She stuffed her crepe into her mouth and pulled a Judgment armband from her pocket.
She put it on her arm and gave orders to Uiharu.
“Uiharu, contact the Anti-Skill and check for injuries.
Hurry!” “Y-yes!” After a moment of panic, Uiharu quickly got into work mode.
She leaned down and started making the calls.
Three robbers ran out of the bank.
They were met by Kuroko, who looked cool and professional with her Judgment armband.
The young girl stood alone in front of the three large men and shouted.
“Stop!
I am with Judgment!
I am arresting you for property damage and robbery!” Tsukasa watched and thought to himself: “If this girl didn’t act so crazy, she would actually be pretty cool.”
current girlfriend: Ruiko Saten suitors: Mikasa Kokoro Shizuri Mugino Rikou Takitsubo Saiai Kinuhata Frenda Seivelun Kaori Kanzaki