81 Pets & Beasts

"I'll feed her to my pet."

There were several seconds of silence as if Ara was absorbing his words before she spoke again.

"Kou, I'm not joking okay? I'm serious. If she does something there and you retaliate, it would affect your reputation."

It would appear as if the heir of the Homura House was so petty to punish a mere high school girl for something so trivial as having a crush on him. With Okada's personality, none of those who truly knew her nature would be surprised if she created drama out of it.

"Are you worried about my reputation?"

"Of course, "Ara answered without hesitation that satisfied Ryuu. "And I don't want her to appear as if she was the victim. She's very good at that."

He stretched on his futon like a lazy cat and transferred the phone to his other ear. "Don't worry about me. I can take care of myself – and she honestly can't lie in case she does something in my house."