136 It's normal

While patrol was an important job, it didn't mean they were going to do it all the time.

Ryukyu had her own schedule when she did her patrol, but when Mineta was there, she made an exception and did a longer patrol to show him what a hero would do.

However, he, who had been following her, couldn't help but sigh since when they walked around, they would always see one or two troubles they needed to solve. Unlike Musutafu and Kamakura, he realized how dangerous a big city was.

Crime was an everyday occurrence.

Naturally, most of them were small matters, and Ryukyu didn't need to go out to handle this since she wasn't the only hero in this area. There are many heroes in this area, so it was impossible for her to take all of the jobs since they also needed to do their jobs.

"What do you think?"

When the sky turned orange, they returned to the office as Ryukyu asked this question to Mineta.

"There is a lot of trouble in this city."

"That's right." Ryukyu nodded. "This is why I was surprised when you told me about such a peaceful city."

"It's not that the city is peaceful. It's just quite a layback. Well, maybe because there are many Buddhist statues, the religion affects the city much, causing it to be rather peaceful."

"Hmm... that might be true."

"So our job is over?"

"Yes." Ryukyu nodded. "Unless there is no important matter, then our job is over. We can continue on the next day."

"I see." He nodded and wondered how everyone was with the girls. "Then, are you two going back?"

"Yes, I will go home." Ryukyu was going to meet her boyfriend, so she was going home. As for leaving him, she felt it was alright since from how he acted from when they met until now, she felt she could trust him.

"Are you scared to be alone, Minoru?" Nejire poked his cheek with a happy smile. "You don't need to worry, I will also sleep here, but of course, we're not going to stay together, okay?"

"..." Mineta.

"Nejire... don't do anything weird when I leave." Ryukyu sighed and felt worried when she thought about leaving Nejire with Mineta. She wasn't worried about Mineta, but she was worried about Nejire since she was afraid she might do something to Mineta.

"Un! Un! You don't need to worry, Ryukyu! Leave everything to me! I am her Senpai, so I will teach him a lot of things!" She patted her chest, causing her breasts to sway.

"Then, let's take a bath! Let's meet in the lounge, Minoru!" Nejire ran to the shower room since she wanted to take a bath.

Ryukyu sighed, then looked at Mineta. "Then, please take care of Nejire, Mineta-kun."

"It's okay. Leave her to me, and just enjoy your date."

"Huh?!" Ryukyu was dumbfounded and blushed. "How did you know?"

"Well, you have been smiling all the time, so I thought that you must be thinking something happy, but I didn't expect that it would be really a date." He just asked this question randomly whether she had a boyfriend or not, but he didn't expect that she would really have a boyfriend.

But did he care?

No.

Instead, he felt it was more interesting when she had a boyfriend.

"...so you just asked a question randomly?"

"Yes."

"..." Ryukyu wanted to bang her head on the wall since she was so stupid to acknowledge that she had a boyfriend.

"Hey, it's normal for you to have a boyfriend. You don't need to get depressed." He patted Ryukyu's shoulder since he felt that it was normal for her to have a boyfriend since she was in her 26. In four years, she would be 30 years old, and if she didn't have a boyfriend, it would be hard for her to marry like one of his teachers.

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"Achoo!"

Nemuri sneezed so suddenly and felt that her nose was itchy, but for some reason, she felt annoyed and wanted to beat up someone.

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"Please don't tell anyone," Ryukyu begged.

"Why don't you want me to tell anyone?" He was confused, but he had to say he loved to see her begging expression.

"You know my fans and the others, right? If they knew..." Ryukyu could imagine the misfortune that her boyfriend would receive.

"Hmm... I wonder what should I do?"

"..." Ryukyu was speechless since she didn't expect that he was such a bully.

He smiled and patted her head as he walked away. "You don't need to worry. I won't say anything. Enjoy your date, Tatsuma-san?"

"...."

Ryukyu stared at him with a complex gaze as she held her head. She felt conflicted, but for now, she felt relief since her boyfriend was safe. As for the rest, she could think about that matter later since she really wanted to do something that a couple does with her boyfriend. However, she felt she needed to remind him that it wasn't okay to pat an older woman's head so easily, even if it felt good.

'Well, I will forgive him this time.'

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Mineta was in his room, taking a bath since he was all sweaty from the patrol. When he was done, he called his girlfriends since he was curious about what they were doing. He called Ibara, Hagakure, Momo, Kendo, and Uraraka and talked about many things during their internship. They seemed happy and learned a lot from their internship, which made him relieved.

Still, among them, he was worried about Kendo and Momo since he was surprised when he found out that they had chosen the same hero as a place for an internship.

Uwabami.

He knew this hero since this was also one of the heroes that could trigger his system.

Before, he thought that it was better for them to choose Uwabami, but in the end, he told them to change their destination since he didn't want them to be together in the same hero's office since he was afraid that they might notice that they had a relationship with him at the same time.

While Momo decided to choose Magic as a place for her internship, Kendo chose the same place as Reiko.

As for Kendo would be together with Reiko, he didn't feel worried since he didn't call Reiko. Reiko was his pet, so being neglected might make her happy. If she missed him, she would be the one who called him instead of her.

Even if she called him, she would do it secretly without being noticed by Kendo, which was a good thing.

Then, what about Yui?

He didn't call her since their relationship was still tense, and it was better for him to leave her alone since she would be the one who would talk with him.

Still, he knew that everything couldn't stay forever, so while he could, he decided to take as much as he could. As for the aftermath of that time, even if they parted away, it didn't mean everything was over. He could search for other women and continue using them.

He knew that many would think this was lonely, especially once he was left by everyone, but this was the path he had chosen. The price of hurting someone was heavy, and he was ready to bear it since everything was for a greater cause.

He was in the middle of a call with Reiko, but suddenly the door of his room was forced open.

"Minoru, you're late! I am coming to play!"

Nejire entered cheerfully.

"..." Mineta.

"Hmm?" Reiko.