Chapter 47: Is He Really That Amazing?

"You’re overthinking it!"

Quillan didn’t want to explain anything to Ruri Hosokawa. Instead, he preferred that she keep thinking of him as a scoundrel—that would be for the best!

In Quillan’s view, the fact that Ruri’s mother had gone through so much trouble to get him into St. Sakura Girls’ High School—and even deliberately arranged for them to be in the same class—definitely meant there was some kind of plot behind it.

Besides, when Rumiko Hosokawa spoke with Quillan, her intentions were made abundantly clear.

As a mother, Rumiko actually supported Quillan in pursuing Ruri, but Quillan had zero interest in the whole matter.

Thus, Quillan wished for nothing more than to stay as far away from Ruri as possible. The more she detested him, the better!

Quillan said to Ruri with utmost seriousness, "Class President-san, rest assured—if you can get Miss Himuro to leave this place with you, I’ll be more than happy. In fact, I’d be deeply grateful to you!"

"You’re not lying to me, are you?"

Ruri was still suspicious. Quillan was getting a bit annoyed and was about to explain further when he heard a voice ask, "Ruri-chan? Huh? What are you and Master secretly discussing inside the bathroom?"

Without anyone noticing, Haruka Himuro had arrived outside the bathroom door.

"Nothing!"

Ruri immediately denied Haruka’s question. She was about to remove her hands from her face when she suddenly remembered that Quillan didn’t seem to have put his bathrobe on yet. Panicked, she quickly covered her face again and called out loudly to warn Haruka, "Haruka-chan, you... don’t come in! Whatever you do, don’t open the door!"

"Eh?" Haruka was already at the doorway and had long since opened the door. Seeing nothing out of the ordinary, she asked in confusion, "Ruri-chan, did something happen in here? Why... uh, Ruri-chan, why are you standing against the wall covering your face all by yourself?"

"I’m... by myself?" Ruri was bewildered. She was clearly with Quillan!

No, it was that bastard Quillan who cornered me like this while completely naked! Ruri thought indignantly. She plucked up the courage to lower her hands and surveyed the bathroom.

When she saw Quillan standing a short distance away, Ruri nearly blew her top.

She had been on the verge of tears just now, thinking Quillan really was naked and too terrified to look, meekly letting him bully her!

Yet when the truth was revealed, Ruri realized she had been completely played. Quillan wasn’t naked at all—he was wearing knee-length shorts on his lower body!

Ruri let out a breath of relief, finally understanding why Haruka thought she was acting so strange!

Looking back, wasn’t she just making a fool of herself?

Quillan had been wearing shorts the entire time, yet she had been teased like an idiot, not even daring to open her eyes!

Ruri glared fiercely at Quillan, looking as though she wanted to devour him alive.

Quillan merely smirked slyly and said to the two girls, "Alright, I’m heading off to sleep now! Goodnight, Himuro-san. And you too, Class President-san. Oh, by the way, Class President-san, what I said earlier was completely sincere. Give it some proper thought!"

With that, Quillan walked out of the bathroom and headed toward his room, ready to enjoy a good night’s sleep!

Ever since coming to Japan, Quillan felt exhausted every single day. He barely had a moment of rest, and even sleeping at night hadn’t been comfortable.

Now that he could finally get a proper night’s sleep, he stopped overthinking, collapsed onto his bed, and fell into a deep slumber.

Back in the bathroom, Haruka was still mulling over Quillan’s parting words. Her expression shifted uncertainly, until she finally couldn’t hold back any longer and asked Ruri, "Ruri-chan, tell me... did Master... did he just confess to you?"

"Eh?" Ruri was startled and asked in a panic, "Haruka-chan, why on earth would you think that?"

Haruka explained, "Master said he was serious and asked you to give it proper thought. Isn’t that a confession? Besides, you said yourself that Master kissed you during the day!"

"The... the kiss was an accident, okay?!" Seeing Haruka’s self-deprecating expression, Ruri quickly explained, "Haruka-chan, don’t overthink things! How could that guy ever confess to me? And even if he did, I would definitely reject him and make a fool out of him, haha..."

"Ruri-chan, you shouldn’t treat Master like that!" Haruka sat down dejectedly on the toilet lid and murmured in a low voice, "Actually, Master is a really good person. He’s bright and handsome, and he’s a powerhouse from a martial arts family! It’s just a shame that I’m not as pretty as you, Ruri-chan... I’m just an ugly duckling..."

"Haruka-chan..." Looking at Haruka in this state, Ruri didn’t know what to say for a moment.

Haruka continued talking to herself as if she hadn’t heard Ruri: "I actually figured it out tonight, Ruri-chan. It seems only a beautiful young lady like you is worthy of Master! But even though I feel this way, I don’t want to just give up on Master either. I want to stay by his side forever as his personal maid—that way, I can always be with him!"

"W-What on earth?!"

Ruri suddenly grew agitated. She placed both hands on Haruka’s shoulders and demanded, "Haruka-chan, how can you think like that? Besides, I don’t like that guy Quillan at all—I hate him! And why do you say that pervert is a powerhouse from a martial arts family?"

"Master really is!"

Haruka suddenly smiled, clasping her hands together against her chest in a blissful posture as she recalled, "That morning, several men who were so big and strong couldn’t even beat Master when he fought them all alone!"

"That perverted guy..."

Ruri suddenly started stuttering: "Is he... is he really... really that amazing?"