Although Anon usually always had a silly and goofy side, that was just a disguised illusion.
In essence, she was still a very clever beautiful girl.
So, after a brief moment of shock, Anon quickly reacted.
She finally realized that she had been toyed with.
Toyed with by the person she trusted the most, with a brain-teaser-like question, and ruthlessly played with.
The word "angry" alone could no longer summarize her feelings.
Anon took a deep breath, and suddenly felt very exhausted, very tired.
To be hurt by the person closest to her, from now on, her heart would be sealed off, love cut off.
For the rest of her life, she would never smile again.
In the girl's eyes, it was as if she saw a few years into the future.
She wore a blank expression, like an iceberg, while Kaito held her hand, kneeling on the ground, bitterly begging.
"Anon, you haven't smiled for three years already."
"Onegai, as long as you can smile again, no matter what I'll do it!"
But she, unmoved by his regret, merely said coldly, "This is the final ultimatum. Don't ever have anything to do with me again. You really are someone who only ever thinks about himself."
With that said, she flung her sleeves and left, leaving only the sorrowful Kaito to repent his sins for the rest of his life…
Just thinking about the satisfying moment, the pink-haired girl couldn't help but curl up the corners of her lips.
"Hehehe~ Ehehehe~"
———
'Uh-oh.'
Looking at the Anon who had just been clenching her little fists in anger one second, and then the next second was grinning happily, without even the need for a transition, Kaito fell into deep thought, 'Am I being too much?'
'Anon is already silly, and yet I still teased her.'
'If the teasing goes too far and something happens, won't it be my responsibility?'
After thinking it over, he lightly coughed, then reached out and waved his hand in front of the girl.
"Are you mad?"
The girl, who was still immersed in the fantasy of a post-breakup regret story, was startled awake and finally realized something.
She quickly retracted the smile at the corner of her mouth, tightened her pretty face, and put on a cold and indifferent look.
One had to say, when Anon pulled a straight face and completely lost her smile, she did indeed have some of the temperament of an ice-cold beauty.
Especially since she was born with a pair of cool-toned gray eyes, usually warmed by her sunshine-like bright smile, they were dyed in warm hues.
At this moment, the sun had gone out, those dull pupils lifeless, making one think of a doll that had lost its shine, or embers left by a campfire, burned out of vitality and warmth, only pale ash remained.
Looks like she really was angry now.
Still not getting any response, Kaito sighed, and regretfully said, "Just now was only a joke, it doesn't count. Besides, as friends, it's natural to help each other. But since Chihaya-san is unwilling to talk to me, I suppose she feels our relationship hasn't reached that level. Sorry, I was being presumptuous…"
"Eh eh eh eh eh!"
Seeing him stand up to leave, the girl who was trying hard to hold her ice queen image instantly broke character, and quickly grabbed his hand.
"Wait a minute! I'm not! I didn't! I've always been Kaito-kun's best friend!"
"Really?", Kaito furrowed his brows slightly and shook his head, "But you're not even willing to smile at me."
Anon immediately showed a big, bright, beaming smile, "Look look! I'm smiling now! This time you've got to believe me, right?"
Kaito glanced at her and still shook his head, "No emotion, too perfunctory."
"Ah? This this this this…"
Seeing the poor Chihaya-san anxiously spinning in circles, being toyed with in the palm of Kaito's hand, the young lady beside them fell silent.
Putting aside her sympathy and care for Chihaya-san, Yukino looked at a certain someone with a subtle and strange expression appearing on her pretty face.
She had thought that only childish elementary school boys would do such mischievous things to tease girls in the same class.
'Never expected, even Kaito-kun had this kind of… innocent side?'
But, this also indirectly revealed one thing.
The relationship between these two people was probably even closer than she imagined.
She gently let out a breath. For some reason, in her heart… there arose a faint sense of envy.
———
In the end, Kaito still agreed to Anon's request.
Although he felt that pretending to be a boyfriend was unreliable and only treated the symptoms, not the root.
But this girl had already made the claim, and to back out now would only make the lie collapse faster.
After all, they knew each other, and were friends, it wasn't like he could really just ignore her.
Of course, to make this little sugar girl learn a lesson and not make the same mistake next time, he took the opportunity to list a bunch of unequal treaties.
For example: must come when called, be obedient, no talking back… perhaps calling it a sl*ve contract would be more fitting?
The bullied Anon clenched her fists, her face flushed red, and in the end, still meekly nodded.
———
The evening sun slanted low.
The crisp sound of the school bell rang out, carried far by the wind.
"Nah nah, Kaito-kun, want to go to RiNG for afternoon tea?"
Finally making it to dismissal, the Anon-chan who never held a grudge became energetic again, "I still have some small details to discuss with you~"
Written as "discuss," read as "get their stories straight."
Since they were going to pretend to be a couple, necessary preparation was a must.
At the very least, they should fabricate some dating experiences. Otherwise, if someone asked how long they'd been together and the two of them gave different answers, wouldn't the scene become super awkward?
"Another day," Kaito shook his phone, "There's someone visiting at home today, I have to go back early to prepare dinner."
"I see…", Anon looked a little disappointed, but since it was official business, she waved her hand cheerfully, "Alright then, I won't disturb you. See you tomorrow."
"Mm, see you tomorrow."
The two parted ways just like that.
Given that the little secretary had worked hard, and in light of the joy of reunion after a short parting… wait, that idiom might not be appropriate.
Anyway, since it was a reunion after a small separation, Kaito still decided to make a proper meal to welcome Sakiko.
Taking the train back to Ikebukuro, he didn't go straight home but instead went to a nearby 24-hour supermarket to buy some fresh ingredients, three cuts of raw salmon, fresh beef sirloin, ribs...
Planning to, just like when they first met, stuff the little secretary's stomach to the max.
By the time Kaito arrived home carrying bags full of groceries, it was just past 4:30 PM.
He was about to set the things down and unlock the door, but suddenly heard footsteps from inside the house. Seemed like someone heard the sound and came to open the door for him.
Kaito didn't think much of it, simply stopped moving, calmed his mind, and guessed who it might be.
'If nothing goes wrong, the one opening the door should be Mutsumi, right?'
'Of course, it can also be Mortis?'
'Or maybe even the little secretary arriving early?'
'Surely it can't be Kirara, right?'
Next second, click.
The tightly closed door opened, and a dazzling smile appeared before his eyes.
"Kaito-san, welcome back."
'Wait a minute, what the heck is Togawa Mizuho doing here?'
[T/N: Guys, after grinding hard for months I have finally reached the latest chapter of this novel. It is currently ongoing and author is releasing chapter very slow, so next chapter will depend upon when the author Releases it(Only in Patreon. WebNovel readers will get 1 chapter per day instead, as they are behind by 40 chapters). As soon as the new chapter is released I will translate and publish it immediately. So stay tuned~ and in the mean time try my other novels.]
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