ALL NOVEL Chapter 22 – Because We Are Devils!
Chapter 22 - Because We Are Devils!
"You haven't forgotten the agreement from last night, Mahiro-kun," Himejima Akeno said with a gentle smile, her words causing an uproar in the classroom.
Everyone held their breath and focused on the two of them.
Hearing this, Mahiro rolled his eyes, looked at Himejima Akeno, and said, "Of course I didn't forget. I was going to find you, but you came here unexpectedly."
"Looks like Mahiro-kun also cares about last night's promise. I'm very happy to see you taking it to heart," Akeno said with a light smile, her face lighting up with a sweet expression.
"..."
Mahiro was speechless. This dramatist, he thought.
"Let's go then."
Mahiro got up from his seat and walked to the classroom door.
"Mahiro-kun probably hasn't eaten lunch yet," Akeno asked with concern.
"No. I planned to go to the cafeteria after meeting you," Mahiro shook his head, glancing at Himejima Akeno. She was asking the obvious. You came to see me after class. How could I have had time for lunch?
"Go to the cafeteria? It seems that Mahiro-kun's lunch isn't ready," Akeno said, looking at Mahiro sparklingly. "If Mahiro doesn't mind, let's dine in the Occult Research Club. We always make extra bento."
Akeno blinked, with a smile on her face. "It's a bento I made with my own hands."
"Really? That's convenient. I was worried about what to have for lunch," Mahiro shrugs.
Mahiro felt that after what happened yesterday, Akeno should understand that she was just a fake girlfriend and that their relationship wasn't a normal romantic one. But what was with this attitude? Always leading the topic in an ambiguous direction and even making bentos?
Wouldn't she have taken that day's confession seriously?
"Let's go, Mahiro-kun. Don't let Rias and the others wait. They're looking forward to your arrival," Himejima Akeno said gently, then turned to lead the way.
Mahiro followed Akeno toward the old schoolhouse.
As the two gradually walked away from the first-year campus, the students started discussing noisily.
"That's Akeno-sama, isn't it? I'm not mistaken."
"I saw Akeno-sama so close! I'm so happy!"
"What is the elder sister's relationship with Mahiro? Why did she come to our class to find him?"
"I heard Himejima-senpai call him Mahiro-kun. Is there something wrong with my ears?"
"You heard right. I heard it, too."
Before Himejima Akeno arrived, everyone was discussing their own topics. But after she left, the topic shifted to Mahiro and Himejima Akeno.
"With such an intimate title, Mahiro-kun won't be taken by Himejima-senpai, right?"
"I heard them say, 'Last night's agreement?' They were together last night, right?"
"Damn, he's so lucky! I really envy Mahiro. Himejima-senpai must be so good. Ah, I'm so envious!"
"Don't think Mahiro is like that. Maybe they were just chatting together!"
Some girls didn't believe it.
"This year's senior sister is so unfair. You already have so many admirers, why are you still taking boys from our class?"
Some girls protested.
"Since Mahiro already has a famous girl, what about us?"
Two boys leaned forward slyly.
Mahiro was usually welcomed by the girls in the class, which made them envious. Now, he was taken by Himejima Akeno, an opponent the girls in the class couldn't compete with.
Although they envied Mahiro, they also had fewer competitors. The girls in the class weren't as good as Himejima Akeno.
"Go away! You're not one-tenth as good-looking as Mahiro!"
...
Mahiro could guess that Akeno's coming to the classroom would cause a stir. After he left, those classmates would start talking about his relationship with Akeno.
No way, after all, in adolescence, the relationship between men and women is the most topical thing.
Himejima Akeno was also a popular figure at the school.
Mahiro could already imagine the situation he would face when he returned to the classroom from the Occult Research Club.
He would definitely be swarmed by curious classmates asking questions.
"You did that on purpose," Mahiro glanced at Akeno, walking beside him. The corner of her mouth was slightly raised, with a fox-like smile, obviously in a good mood.
"Ah, what did Mahiro-kun say? Why can't I understand it?" Himejima Akeno blinked innocently.
Mahiro shook his head and didn't delve into this topic.
After all, it wasn't too much.
It was just relatively troublesome.
He would be entangled by those curious classmates.
"In front is the clubroom of the Occult Research Club."
Led by Akeno, the two soon arrived at the old schoolhouse.
Along the way, Akeno flirted with Mahiro intentionally or unintentionally, but Mahiro responded without a word, looking a little cold.
This gave Himejima Akeno a big blow.
Of course, if Akeno had shown this ambiguous attitude before he came to Kuoh Academy, Mahiro might have been a little flattered and happy.
But now, he was already mentally prepared, so he didn't have much reaction.
Moreover, Akeno's half-truth attitude made Mahiro uninterested in dealing with it.
Besides, both were just acting, so pretending to be innocent was unnecessary.
"Come in."
At the door of the Occult Research Club, Akeno knocked, and Rias's voice came from inside.
Both Mahiro and Himejima Akeno opened the door and walked in.
"Welcome to the Occult Research Club, Mahiro-kun."
Rias stood from her desk and smiled, "Please sit down."
Toujou Koneko and Kiba Yuuto also nodded to Mahiro to show their welcome.
Mahiro nodded with a smile and responded.
After walking in, Mahiro looked at the layout of the entire clubroom with interest. This was one of the most important scenes in the plot, and he was here for the first time.
"Mahiro-kun, do you have any thoughts on our club activities?"
Seeing Mahiro's gaze on the layout, Rias smiled and asked.
"I originally thought that your Occult Research Club, a department dominated by girls, would be bright and simple, even if not girly. I didn't expect it to have such a dark and mysterious style."
Mahiro responded with a random excuse.
After all, he couldn't say, "I've watched it in the anime many times before, and it's the first time I've seen it in real life, so I looked around more."
Hearing this, Rias and Himejima Akeno looked at each other and smiled, then looked at Toujou Koneko and Kiba Yuuto.
"Of course it is!"
Rias smiled and said, "Because we are devils!"