“Thank you for the food. Chizuru and I will leave now. Ruka, see you soon.”

Eiji said goodbye to the girl he was referring to while holding her shoulder. It was so small and soft that he refrained from squeezing it for fear of hurting her.

Why?

It was because he was thinking of the perverted things they would do in the future.

Feeling Eiji’s touch and seeing his gentle gaze, Ruka blushed and her heart rate became uncontrollable so that it reached 128 bpm.

“Y-Yes, Eiji. See you again hehe~!”

She smiled until she showed her white teeth. The customers who happened to pass by thought the girl was very cute.

Kazuya thought the same thing but it was only for a moment before his smile tightened and he clenched his fists.

It hadn’t been long since he saw Eiji and Chizuru making out in the private room while crying. Now he saw Ruka who often said she loved him smiling like that at Eiji.

{Ruka, why are you okay being touched like that by Eiji? You have to refuse! You’re a girl, you should respect yourself more!}

Respect myself?

I appreciate it a lot, Kazuya. But you always refuse to date me and if it’s Eiji…

That’s fine.

Ruka ignored the jealous gaze of Kazuya who was watching them from behind. She might have been happy about it before but now?

She was just annoyed.

Still, rather than thinking about Kazuya, she was now glaring at Chizuru. There was a smug expression on her face as if she was showing off her closeness with Eiji.

Chizuru smiled as if she didn’t notice Ruka’s hostility.

‘You don’t need to stare at me like that, okay? You know I’m just doing my job as a rented girlfriend, Ruka-san…’

Chizuru complained in her heart.

Still, she could not help but wrap her arm around Eiji’s when they walked out.

After all, this is what a girlfriend does.

However.

Ruka felt Chizuru was deliberately doing that to avenge her provocation.

“Grrr…”

She growled out of jealousy! Jealous girls are often unreasonable. At this moment even though Kazuya was reluctant to let Chizuru go with Eiji, he was helpless and for now he wanted to ask something.

“R-Ruka!”

Kazuya stuttered whenever he wanted to ask or say something serious, Ruka knew this and turned to look at his stupid face.

Surprisingly now that face didn’t make her heart beat fast.

Her heart rate was now only 70 bpm. It was much slower than when she looked at each other with Eiji.

Her mood became complicated.

“What’s wrong Kazuya-kun?”

Kazuya was confused because didn’t Ruka often call his first name without adding “-kun” before?

Why did it suddenly change now? He had a bad feeling but shook his head with a blush on his cheeks.

“Who’s Eiji? You seem to be quite close to him… Is he your friend?”

“Hmm… Eiji is a second year high school student like me that I met on a visit to another school. He can be considered my friend for now.”

Ruka couldn’t help but remember when Eiji took her on a tour of the school Festival. She missed those times and unconsciously smiled sweetly.

{What do you mean for now, Ruka? And that smile… You’re not smiling because you’re remembering that guy, are you?}

{Dammit!}

Kazuya cursed in his heart.

Ruka stopped smiling and looked at him with a somewhat unfamiliar gaze. Actually since she heard Kazuya’s inner voice, she now understood more and more how pitiful he was.

“So he’s your friend? Wait… you said he’s a high school student like you?!”

Just like Chizuru, Kazuya was also surprised to learn Eiji was a high school student.

With an appearance that intimidated him before. Eiji who he thought was the same age as him turned out to be several years younger than him.

Even so, he dared to humiliate him in front of Chizuru and Ruka!

Kazuya was angry and felt even more humiliated that he was defeated by a high school boy but what could he do?

For now he didn’t know what to do.

“Yes, Eiji is the same age as me. By the way Kazuya…”

Ruka made a serious expression that made Kazuya flinch.

They looked at each other for a few seconds before the girl said something surprising.

“I like you. Do you want to date me?”

“Haaah?!” Kazuya was surprised but also happy even so when he thought of his feelings for Chizuru. He became nervous and stutteringly said, “Ru, Ruka… Why all of a sudden? Sorry! My answer is still the same as before. Ruka, you know I…”

Surprisingly Ruka did not seem surprised by his rejection.

Although she looked disappointed and smiled pitifully.

She interrupted him calmly. “You like Chizuru, right? I see. Then I won’t bother you anymore from now on, Kazuya-kun.”

“…!” Kazuya froze.

He wondered if he heard wrong?

Ruka gave up on chasing him?

She would no longer bother him?

Wasn’t this what he always wanted before?

But why? Why did he feel like something was being ripped out of his heart and he felt very uncomfortable.

He wanted to ask Ruka why she suddenly gave up even though it was shameless because he was the one who had always rejected her.

But…!

Ruka had already turned around and left him alone in the hallway. Kazuya’s face turned pale and he felt his legs were weak so he couldn’t chase after the girl.

He was so pitiful that he could only cry.

{Uwaaaah! Ruka! Ruka, please wait for me! How could you give up chasing after me? Didn’t you love me so much and not give up easily even though I rejected you many times?}

The heroines: “???”

Excuse me, what is this guy saying?

Is he seriously thinking like that?

{This… This must be Eiji’s fault! Ever since you met her today, you’ve become strange and don’t love me like before. Uwaghh! That reminds me of Chizuru because she also suddenly changed her attitude towards me…}

{Wait, everything must be Eiji’s fault! That damn boy suddenly appeared and seduced Chizuru and Ruka!! He’s not a good person, he must have deceived them both!}

{I… I have to save them. Chizuru, Ruka… Uwaaaah!!}

Hahahaha!

In the car that was still parked in front of the karaoke place, Eiji burst out laughing and Chizuru was silent.

Kazuya’s cries and incompetent words were very entertaining.

Still, what the man was thinking was completely absurd to any heroine who heard it.

You rejected Ruka so many times but you didn’t want her to give up and when she did you cried so you blamed Eiji?

That’s disgusting.

You’re a very selfish person.

Is this the protagonist of Rent-A-Girlfriend? The previous protagonists are still better than him.

…

“Eiji-kun, why are you suddenly laughing?” Chizuru asked.

Although she knew it was because Eiji could also hear Kazuya’s inner voice.

However, would that boy admit it?

Eiji shook his head. “It’s nothing, Chizuru. I just suddenly remembered the funny movie I watched with my friends last night.”

You’re lying!

Chizuru rolled her eyes.

And your friends? Are you sure they were your friends?

Are your friends women?

Even if she didn’t hear Eiji’s voice. Chizuru honestly knew that a boy as handsome and rich as Eiji must have a lot of girls or women out there.

In normal cases, she would have a bad impression of him. But what happened was the opposite, Eiji actually gave her a good impression.

Chizuru couldn’t hate him and considering she was dating him just because he rented her, it wasn’t her right to complain or get angry about Eiji being a playboy, right?

Ah no, this boy seemed to have a harem from what she said in his heart.

That was very unusual in modern society, especially in this country but Eiji was definitely not an ordinary person.

Even so, Chizuru could not imagine herself sharing a boyfriend with another woman.

Of course, that was if Eiji was her real boyfriend.

‘Hm… What are you thinking? Chizuru, Eiji-kun is your client. You shouldn’t think more about him. You’re a professional.’

Chizuru panicked slightly and hurriedly reassured herself.

She didn’t realize at that moment that Eiji was smirking because he saw her positive score almost hit 60.

In Leme’s power system, that meant she had considered him a friend. Compared to other heroines, Chizuru’s positive value increase was very slow but Eiji thought it was natural.

Anyone who had read the Rent-A-Girlfriend manga would know how slow the development of Chizuru’s feelings for the protagonist was.

Of course, it was also because Kazuya was very cowardly and he didn’t know how to seduce a woman like Chizuru.

However, Eiji? This was his second time meeting and dating Chizuru. He was not disappointed and knew the fastest way to make her fall in love with him was to…

“Wait a moment, Eiji-kun. There’s someone calling me.”

Before they continued their date, Chizuru suddenly received a call.

Eiji nodded and said, “Should I get out of the car for a moment?”

He was being polite and didn’t mind giving her some privacy.

Chizuru appreciated this and giggled. “No need, Eiji-kun. How is it possible to tell you to get out of your own car? I don’t mind you overhearing my conversation.”

[I don’t know if Chizuru was still acting as a rented girlfriend when she said that.]

[What if it was another client or even Kazuya? Would she still let them listen to her conversation on the phone?]

Chizuru’s cheeks were slightly hot, she just realized what she had casually said to Eiji.

However, seeing the name of the number calling her, she was worried and did not want to waste any time getting out of the car.

“Hello, is there a problem with my grandmother?”

The person calling her was the staff from the hospital who usually gave her news about her grandmother.

A few moments later.

Chizuru’s face paled, she seemed to lose her composure and looked at Eiji frantically.

“Eiji, my grandmother… Sorry, can we—”

“I heard that and you don’t need to apologize. Tell me where the hospital is? I can move us there in an instant.”

Eiji made a serious expression but Chizuru was confused because even though she had heard of the superpower he had. Was it really real?

According to the hospital staff, her grandmother had suddenly fainted and was now still unconscious.

Chizuru was anxious and had no time to respond to Eiji’s joke. But looking at his serious expression…

“It’s at Tokyo Medical University. It’s quite a distance from here.”

“Distance is not a problem, Chizuru.”

Eiji said that and instantly the scenery outside the car window turned into a familiar-looking hospital parking lot.

Chizuru was dumbfounded.

They arrived at the hospital where her grandmother was being treated in an instant?!

Eiji really had superpowers!

“Is this the teleportation ability usually seen in those movies?”

She couldn’t help asking before getting out of the car.

Eiji walked beside her and answered. “More like teleportation magic. It’s just a little trick, Chizuru. Let’s go see your grandmother right away.”

He grabbed Chizuru’s hand and pulled her towards the hospital door.

Chizuru restrained herself from saying how could teleportation magic be called a little trick?

She thought Eiji was trying to be humble even though he was actually showing off.

Still, does he want to come along to see her grandmother while holding her hand like this?!

Chizuru was embarrassed but for now she was not complaining and wanted to quickly check on her grandmother’s condition.

In one of the hospital rooms.

After they got there. What greeted them was not what Chizuru had feared.

Chizuru was relieved but she looked at her grandmother who was staring at her while sitting on the bed with worry.

“Grandma, are you alright? I heard you fainted!”

“Haha Chizuru, I just accidentally fell asleep for a while.”

The middle-aged woman laughed and seemed to deliberately say that so as not to make her granddaughter anxious.

Of course, she looked at Eiji who had just come in while holding hands with her granddaughter and suddenly understood something.

Was the reason Chizuru told her that she had broken up with Kazuya a few days ago was because she had found another man?

At first she was disappointed because she quite liked Kazuya who was the grandson of her friend.

But looking at the man Chizuru chose now, he was very handsome. Even an old woman like herself could not help but stare at his face for a long time.

“Really?”

“Yes, don’t be too anxious. Instead of that, why don’t you introduce me to your new boyfriend?”

Chizuru pretended to be strong and believed what her grandmother said. Though she knew with that woman’s condition, she did not have a long time.

Chizuru forced a smile but when the topic turned to Eiji.

She froze and frantically said, “Grandma, you misunderstood. Eiji-kun is not my boyfriend!”

“Hello grandma, I’m Eiji Seiya. Chizuru was very worried when she got the call that you fainted. So, I drove her to come here.”

Eiji introduced himself politely but he did not help Chizuru to deny that he was her boyfriend.

This man…

Chizuru looked at him flatly.

Chizuru’s grandmother smiled kindly and naturally had a better impression of Eiji after hearing what he said.

“You drove Chizuru all the way here? Thank you, Eiji-kun. I’m Sayuri Ichinose. Did you attend the same university as Chizuru?”

“Sayuri-san, I’m actually a second-year high school student.”

“You’re a high school student, Eiji-kun? That’s surprising. You said you drove Chizuru to come here… did you two take the train or other public transportation?”

“No, Sayuri-san. I actually brought my own car.”

Ahem! Eiji tried to remain humble when saying that.

He didn’t mean to show off, okay?

[You did it, host.]

Miss System, be quiet.

“I understand.”

Sayuri turned her gaze to her granddaughter.

Her gaze seemed to say…

So you like a man a few years younger than you, Chizuru.

But for having his own car at his age, Eiji-kun is amazing and I have to admit that he is better than Kazuya who is the same age as you.

He also seems like a good boy and the only problem is with his looks. Are you sure he doesn’t have other girls out there?

Chizuru slightly understood what her grandmother’s gaze said.

She had basically misunderstood!

“Grandma, did you hear what I said earlier? Eiji-kun is not my boyfriend.”

“Really? But Chizuru, I saw you coming while holding hands with him. Don’t worry, grandmother has no problem with you dating a boy as young as Eiji-kun.”

Sayuri could not believe the personality of Chizuru whom she had known since childhood—even if that girl was not dating Eiji, she at least had special feelings for him.

Those feelings were more than the ones she showed Kazuya when they came to the hospital before.

To be honest back then Sayuri who was a former top actress knew the happy expression Chizuru was showing was fake.

And sure enough in the end Chizuru admitted that her relationship with Kazuya was fake. They only pretended to date to make her happy.

But this time she saw the girl showing some of her true emotions when coming with a boy named Eiji Seiya.

Sayuri was happy and with her current condition, she wanted Chizuru to have a boyfriend who would love her and take care of her if her grandmother died.

“Grandma… I’m not lying, okay?”

Or rather Chizuru didn’t want to lie anymore that she was dating someone.

She looked at Eiji as if begging him to explain to her grandmother.

“Sayuri-san, actually what Chizuru said is true. But if you want me to be her boyfriend, I’ll gladly do it because I happen to like her.”

It was true that Eiji helped resolve his grandmother’s misunderstanding but…!

“Eiji, don’t joke.”

Chizuru blushed because Eiji suddenly confessed to her in front of her grandmother!

Does this boy have no shame?

Apparently not.

Sayuri was disappointed when she heard that Eiji really wasn’t her granddaughter’s boyfriend but his confession in front of her amazed her.

This was a man!

He dared to confess his love for a woman shamelessly. It reminded her of her late husband in the past.

He confessed to her many times in public and although she rejected him many times, he didn’t give up so she finally agreed.

Kazuya who she thought was quite nice was actually very shy.

But Eiji? He was so nice!

“Chizuru, I’m not joking.”

Eiji made a serious expression that made him very handsome.

Chizuru did not dare to look at his face and avoided her grandmother’s gaze. These two people were grouped against her which made her helpless!

“B-But didn’t you already… It’s okay, just give me some time to think.”

“Okay.”

Eiji smiled and didn’t worry that she would be rejected when the time came.

Chizuru almost said that Eiji already had a girlfriend and a fiancé! And it wasn’t just one, but there were many.

She did not say what she knew from the inner voice not only because she could not, but she also did not want her grandmother to know about this because she did not want to worry her.

She was planning to reject Eiji’s confession after they got out of the hospital but right now his inner voice sounded.

[Should I tell Chizuru that I can cure her grandmother? In the original work I know Sayuri-san died because of her physical problems that were getting weaker.]

[But whatever illness it is, I can cure it with my power. If I wanted to, Sayuri-san actually didn’t need to die like in the original work.]

[However, if I tell Chizuru now. It sounds like I will cure her grandmother as long as she is willing to be my woman.]

[I’m not that kind of person.]

[This is a bit troublesome.]

The heroines:

Sometimes some of them wondered if Eiji had said that on purpose?

But those who had joined his harem wouldn’t say it and just thought about it silently.

They loved the man so much that they preferred to hide his devious actions from others.

Although they did not know if it was true or not.

But for Chizuru who had only known Eiji for a few days and had a good impression of him?

She just thought Eiji was very kind not to say that to her. But at the same time, her eyes widened.

Is that true?

Eiji, you can heal my grandmother?!

…

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