404 Normally, I charge for this service (2/2)

'Nice attitude she has there. I hope she can maintain it.' Ruri thought that to herself.

”Although, I have a question…”

”What is it?”

”Should I call you 'Master' from now on?”

Ruri blinked with her vividly red eyes as she smiled.

”You could just call me sensei, but being called master sounds nice as well. You can do as you like.”

”Then… Master Kinsa, please take good care of me from now on!” The twintailed girl lowered her head in deference.

”Yep, I'll teach you well, Mika.”

Seiji and Chiaki saw Mika coming downstairs together with the red-eyed beautiful young woman.

”It was her as I thought! I guessed it! You're treating me to our next meal.” Chiaki was all proud of herself.

”Stop pretending like we had a bet.” Seiji gave her a sidelong glance before looking back towards Mika and the red-eyed woman.

Mika looked at him as well, and smiled towards him.

Ruri noticed this.

”Was that handsome boy someone you knew?” She asked after they exited the coffee café.

”Yeah, he's my friend…” Mika paused for a moment. ”Actually, he was worried about me, so he followed me.”

”Haha… a knight in shining armor.” Ruri smiled faintly. ”Was the girl sitting together with him also one of your friends?”

”Yes, the two of them are my most important friends.”

”One boy and two girls… this type of friendship can change easily.” The red-eyed young woman's mouth subtly arced upwards.

”Eh?”

”Although a change in friendship is also a type of youthful experience, I don't wish to see my disciple receiving too much of an impact from it which could cause you to become depressed and neglect cultivation. Let's take care of it right here and now.” Ruri paused in her footsteps.

”Er… Take care?” Mika felt an ominous premonition.

”Yep. First, answer me, do you like that boy?”

”Er… this…”

Ruri was instantly certain of the answer when she looked at the twintailed girl's expression.

”Now then, select the method to deal with this matter. The first is to make that boy fall in love with you, while the second is to make them dislike each other. Which do you choose?”

”This…” Mika widened her eyes in surprise.

”I recommend the first method as it's more direct. But if you don't like it, choose the second.” Ruri smiled. ”I can accurately control the level of like that they have for each other to maintain their friendship, but make it impossible for them to develop into lovers.”

Her current smile was not only beautiful, it also seemed slightly devilish.

Mika was stunned by the sight.

She didn't expect that her nice-seeming master had such a side to her.

”I… I don't want to do this!” Mika hurriedly said when she finally returned to her senses.

”Hm?”

”I don't want to do either method… I don't want to treat them like that.”

”Why?”

”Because they're my friends!”

”It's precisely because you're friends that you have to take care of things early. Otherwise, you'll lose this friendship.” Ruri's smile became even more devilish.

”This… something sounds wrong about that!” Mika denied it.

”Where am I wrong? I'm thinking about things for your sake. If it wasn't for the fact that you're an important disciple of mine that I must take good care of, I would never do such a thing for free.”

”Free… Master, could it be that…”