21 Utaha's Story x Anger x Tsundere

Once the situation had calmed down, Megan, Alice and Jean, who met us at the school gate got closer to us and began consoling Utaha. Megan, who had always been good in dealing with sad people –she had dealt with me pretty well until my confession-, was able to calm Utaha down rather easily. Once she stopped sobbing I gave her a water bottle I had gotten from a vending machine. She didn't seem to be the kind to enjoy fizzy drinks.

"I don't mean to intrude, but can you tell us your story?"

The one who asked was Megan, once again showing how caring of a soul she was. I guess that was what I liked most from her. Utaha seemed reluctant to speak at first, but she looked at me, as if I was the person she wanted to talk to. I simply smiled and nodded, not giving much importance to the way she was staring at me.

What we learned from her was that the kid who was harassing her had been doing so since middle-school, when he met her at a book signing event hosted by her publishing company. He had taken a liking to her book and, when he saw she her, immediately asked her to be his girlfriend. She, of course, had rejected him, which caused his pride to be hurt. Since then, he had been pressuring her father into accepting a marriage proposal using his father's name as a member of the congress. Her father in turn had always denied it, since he cared about her happiness, but it was reaching a point were the threats were becoming worse and worse.

"H-He ev-even... said he'd r-rape me *sob*"

By the time she finished her story, Utaha had begun crying again. I was fuming, and everyone could tell. It showed in my face, to the point that some people actually were beginning to walk away from us. Fiora who happened to come out of the school building saw us and got closer, but I could swear that she looked at my angry face with an excited expression. Though I didn't care, I was too busy being angry. I only snapped out of it when Jane touched my arm.

"Alan, it's snowing, calm down"

I hadn't realized. Guess that happens when I get angry. Still, I had to ruin that guy's life one way or another. Hence, I decided to give a few orders to Fiora. She liked it when I gave orders, so I would do it.

"Fiora, get all information about that guy. I want his father out of the congress by tomorrow and the kid disinherited."

Utaha looked at me with an expression of utter shock when I gave orders to a teacher of all people, but realized quickly that I wasn't just anyone. Specially so when she processes Jean's words from a few moments ago

"Wait! What does his mood have to do with it snowing?!"

I could only sigh at how annoying this would all be to explain.

*

Classes were already over for the day. Utaha was hanging around us and she behaved surprisingly normal around us in spite of knowing about my actual identity as a Campione. Of course, at first she didn't believe what Jean and Megan told her. Surprisingly, Alice also didn't know about my real identity. In the end, they were both convinced when I gave them a demonstration -more ice flowers.

I also took the chance to introduce everyone to Yuichiro, since I hadn't done so before, and explained to them that he would most likely be accompanying me during most meetings with important people. When they asked for a reason why, I simply said that I felt comfortable around him and I could see he had potential and will. In spite of those not being lies, the truth was that he could awaken a Persona and that was why I wanted him around.

During lunch break I had gone to Shizuka's Office to ask her to please arrange everything for me to transfer to Hyakkaou Private Academy.

*Flashback*

"Why such a sudden decision to transfer, my Lord?"

"I feel like it will be more fun there"

She looked at me with a face that said "Really, just because of that?" I had no other reason, so I simply decided to talk to her about what I had been thinking the previous night.

"I see... it is weird for a Campione to be so centred, so I must admit I am amazed by your sensibility, my Lord"

I looked at her with a rather complicated expression. This woman kept talking to me with so much respect that it actually was beginning to make me feel troubled.

"Shizuka, you can talk to me without being so polite. I don't care what title you use or how you call me. But please, please don't talk to me like we are in different worlds, because we aren't"

I would've never expected my words to cause so much of an impact in her.

*End*

I had talked to Utaha about her situation in-depth and, after a bit of coaxing from Jean, Megan and Alice –and Yuichiro reassuring her that I wasn't a bad guy-, she agreed to let me help. She called her father and gave me the phone, and boy was the conversation tense.

I informed him of what had happened at the school entrance and told him that I had already talked with "the authorities" responsible for this kind of issue. I also told him that I owned an "apartment" building very close to the school and that, were he to allow it, I had a room vacant for his daughter anytime. Then he talked with Utaha for a while and, after a little bit of back and forth, he agreed.

Utaha was rather... excited about the whole ordeal.

"Thank you so, so much!"

I didn't know how to react when she suddenly hugged me and began jumping up and down energetically.

"Umm... Is it okay for you to hug me like this?"

Realizing her blunder, Utaha let go of me and looked away to hide her blush. A second later she was back to how she should usually be.

"Humph! You should be happy I allowed you to hug me!"

Megan, Jean, Alice and Yuichiro looked at me with a bewildered expression, to which I could only smile wryly. At that moment, I couldn't help but think that inviting someone with such a venomous mouth to live with us wasn't such a bright choice. Then I began wondering were had my Wisdom stat gone, but I couldn't help but feel like I had lost something.

'Though... having someone so energetic around might not be so bad'