There are a lot of jerks out there. That French guy and that Chinese guy..... What are they going to do with my precious t-shirt, at all? This isn't worth it if I don't get my rank at all. I'll have to change this shirt I took off, it'll be a hassle if they find out.......

　Yuto is walking towards his room at the hotel while mumbling and complaining to himself.
　There, Yuto turns his attention to the front.

(Huh?　(He's...)

　I don't know how long he had been there, but there was Mizuho Shitendera sitting cross-legged on the sofa set up in the middle of the corridor, which he always passes to get to the accommodation floor in the hotel.
　Yuto tensed up a bit, and with his top half naked, he tried to walk past it while holding the torn t-shirt and the long-sleeved shirt he had taken off with both hands at his chest.

'You ... wait. What kind of deliberation is it that you are passing each other and not making eye contact with me?

'What?　No, Shitenji-san?　I was in a bit of a hurry you'd be embarrassed in this outfit, wouldn't you?

'Hmm. We're in a hotel, it can't be that cold, can it?

'No, it's not that it's cold or anything, it's just that I don't think it's good to be naked on top, as expected...'

You'll have something to wear. You have a clean, clean shirt in your hand!

'Nah!　I need to change my clothes because they're stained with coffee.

'Don't think you can fool my eyes. So let me see it, then. That shirt you hid in the back, the one that says it's dirty!

'What?　Why?　Wow!　Hey, what are you doing!

　Mizuho attacked furiously as she stood up. And then she tried to put her hand on the long-sleeved shirt held by Yuto.
　It's a good idea to make sure that you have a good idea of what you're looking for.
　Masato doesn't understand what Mizuho's purpose is. It's a good idea to make sure that you have the right information.

　You will find that you will be able to get a lot more than just a few of these.
　It's a good thing that you're able to get a better look at it. However, she never seems to give up and is persistent in trying to take the shirt away from you.

(What's that?　(This guy...)

　In fact, Mizuho was completely dismayed. Probably I don't remember being this disconcerted in my life.
　She was so engrossed in trying to take the shirt away from him that she didn't notice it at first.
　That there was an upper body of a naked man in front of him.
　And since Yuto was taller than him.

Oh, a man's chest is... so close.

Shit!　Please don't do that!　What do you want, Shitenji-san!

"Ha. You know, I don't like it!　That son of a b*tc* was a piece of shit that I was trying to put down!　You come over here and interrupt me. A guy like that, you know, it would have been best to smash his nose and his guts in half!　And for a girl named Marion!　You were on your knees and embarrassed by that scum, too!

　Hearing those angry words from Mizuho, Yuto understood what Mizuho was trying to say.
　Yuto stopped moving and his eyes caught Mizuho in the front. Mizuho also stared back at that Yuto.
　While receiving that Mizuho's gaze, Yuto liked this girl's straightforward and fastidious sense of justice.

''Shitenji-san it's not good enough.

What?

'What happens after that guy is beaten up by Shitenji-san...?　The actions of a helpless person like that........ Probably the only person who will suffer is Marion-san, after all.

　The power in Mizuho's hands loosens. I know what Yuto means.

''That, that's........''

　Indeed, that could be enough, Mizuho would think that it was possible. Moreover, the other party is the back Orleanian family. Even the prestigious Shitendera family, without any reason, cannot be easily touched. Even more so if Marion is a branch of the Orleanian family. That's exactly why it's easy to imagine that man taking his stress out on Marion.
　However, Mizuho feels frustrated that she was reminded of this by being pointed out to her.

''That's not to say that I can't!　Are you suggesting that the rest of us would have preferred you to be embarrassed in a big way?　Who are you?　Do you think you're a self-sacrificing hero with a fancy dress?　Ha!　You're crazy!

　Yuto listens with a divine look on his face.

''So!　You're a big deal, but has the situation changed in any way?　Is the situation with that Marion girl turning around?　By your self-sacrifice!

..........

I'm asking if you've made any difference to the situation!

　At this moment, Mizuho understood that she was clearly saying too much to this boy. But it didn't stop.

''It hasn't changed........ I can't change it. I don't have that kind of power........

　Mizuho felt her own heart ache a little. Although it was slight, she could see a relative color in Yuto's eyes. However, immediately afterwards, a momentary but forceful look in Yuto's eyes.

''No........I think the person who changes things has to be himself. That's why I wasn't trying to make her situation better. I did it that time because I wanted to. It's just that. I wouldn't dream of self-sacrifice.

　Yuto looks up and smiles brightly.

''Besides, there's something about that situation and the atmosphere that's unbearable, isn't there?''

　

''......... Ah, you.........

'Mizuho-sama!　Are you there?

　Just as Mizuho was about to say something, she heard a voice from the space in front of the elevator, which was in the blind spot from Yuto. I'm sure you'll be able to find the right one for you.

''Ah, Mizuho-sama!　You were in a place like this? I looked for you, you're not at the buffet and you're not in the exam room.... What are you doing?　Alone...?

　Akera, who seems to have been looking for Mizuho, comes up to me with a quick walk.

''Akera, eh ... alone?　Ah!　...and they got away.

　Noticing that Yuto wasn't already there, Mizuho gritted her teeth.

(What the hell, that guy!　Don't act so proud of me!　

　Ming Liang looked at Zuiho like that curiously.

　It was the first time Meira had seen Mizuho's expression since she became a follower.