193 Miyukis trouble (1/2)

Standing in front of Miyuki's door, Ben waited with narrowed eyes as he tried to guess what waited for him on the other side. However, when the door opened and he saw the person who greeted him, his eyes shot open, because it wasn't Miyuki…

Standing in the doorway, was someone wearing a black hoodie that covered their face. All Ben could make out was brown bangs and gleaming teeth from their grin.

This individual's presence made Ben feel something was very off. ”Who are you? Where's Miyuki?”

The hooded person snickered. ”You don't remember me? After I gave you such a warm welcome?”

Hearing that voice, Ben gasped. ”It's you…”

The person's grin widened. ”So you do remember.”

Of course Ben remembered, because the person facing him was the one in the dorm who left the deepest impression on him. The one who pushed him to the edge of despair. The one that brought him to rock bottom, from where he started his current journey.

It was the student who bullied him when he first arrived! The one who designed the nasty flyers of him, then posted them all over the dorm!

Thinking of this event, Ben gnashed his teeth, because he was truly helpless at that time. Although he hadn't seen this person in a month, it was rare a day went by that he didn't think of them. Despite that, Ben soon calmed down, because he wasn't the same as he was back then. He was no longer so easy to bully.

”Well, don't stay out here. Miyuki's waiting for you. Come in.” The person maintained their smirk as they moved to the side, holding their arm out as a sign for him to enter.

Ben frowned, but was too worried about Miyuki to refuse, and soon stepped inside. Upon entering, his tense body relaxed a bit, because he saw her sitting on her bed, but soon became anxious again when he noticed she was pale, with sweat covering her forehead. Running over to her, Ben knelt down and held her by the shoulders. ”Miyuki? What's the matter?”

She looked up at him, as a glint of relief flashed in her eyes, but she soon looked away, as if ashamed she called him there. When the hooded person closed the door and walked in, Miyuki glanced at them, and her face became even paler.

Observing this, Ben stood up and squared up with the hooded figure. ”What did you do to her?!?”

The person laughed at this. ”Relax. I haven't done anything…yet. Have a seat. Let's have a chat.”

Ben squeezed his fists as anger started swirling in his chest, but Miyuki soon spoke for the first time. ”B-Benjamin-san. Please, sit down.” Her words were barely audible, but hearing them caused Ben to calm down. Grabbing a seat next to Miyuki, he glared at the hooded person, who maintained their grin as they sat down in a black chair opposite the two.

Feeling Miyuki's body trembling, Ben put his arm around her shoulder to ease her nerves.

However, when the hooded person saw this, their grin disappeared… Instead, they snorted, and pulled their hood off, staring into Ben's eyes as they displayed their dissatisfaction.

Seeing that face again was no less of a shock to Ben than it was in the past; because the person who was orchestrating all this, who was so mean-spirited to bully him until he was at the bottom of an abyss, possessed a face that didn't match their personality at all. That face, it was simply...too beautiful!

Because this despicable individual, who skulked, and plotted, and bullied—was a gorgeous girl!