Chapter 351: Shy Girl

After wasting time beating up idiots, I was finally able to go to Umaru's classroom to accompany her to her meeting with her friends.

Saki won't accompany me to Umaru's meeting since she was left in Medaka's care.

Earlier today, Saki went with Hiratsuka to the principal's office as a group of boys came over to confess to her crimes and apologize to Saki for all the bullying.

This was too sensitive a subject, so it was done discreetly so as not to worsen Saki's reputation, so she went to the office together with Hiratsuka and listened to the sincere apologies of the reanimated corpses.

She had to hold back her tears as it was the first time someone regretted hurting her, so Hiratsuka had to stay with the girl in the infirmary until she could calm down.

Saki is a good girl and she said she didn't want to go with me to the meeting so she wouldn't be a bother. She has been with a lot of men, both teenagers and adults, so it will be bad if the idiots recognize her and cause trouble for Umaru's friends.

I told her that she shouldn't worry since I can take care of the problems, but she insisted that she doesn't want to make Umaru hated by her friends.

Hiratsuka overheard our conversation and her attitude towards Saki became more and more gentle, although she also increased her anger towards the boys who abused Saki, as well as being very upset with the girl's parents.

Saki hasn't mentioned it, but I'm sure she was abused by her father and that's why she doesn't want to go back to her house, plus it seems like her mother hates her out of jealousy.

Anyway, I'll have one of my subordinates pay a kind visit to Saki's parents.

After talking for a bit, we decided that Saki would go home with Medaka since she usually stays out late from school since she has a lot of work in the student council.

Actually, Medaka doesn't need to do that much work, but she enjoys having a lot of unnecessary responsibilities. She's a workaholic like me.

Hiratsuka doesn't know that Medaka is my wife and he thinks that we are both neighbors, so he accepted this idea, besides that all the teachers hold Medaka in high esteem since her exaggerated charisma could make her president in a misogynistic country, so she has his own fan club despite having been at the school for less than two months.

For now the student council will take care of Saki and they'll probably even do an investigation on the subject of bullying, which is great. In this way, I will only have to intervene if things are too complicated, such as cases of rape, suicide or domestic violence...

Ah shit, I'll have a lot of work… Stupid social deterioration.

Anyway. It's good that Saki can make friends, maybe that way she can set goals in her life since her mentality is so submissive that it bores me, although I can't deny that her desire not to cause me problems is nice and cute.

When I got to the classroom, Umaru told me that her friends would accompany her since they would also be part of her project.

Marin was very excited at the idea of becoming a cosplay model, not because she would like to appear in magazines or because she wanted money, but because she wants to be a professional cosplayer.

(Author's Note: Kitagawa Marin from Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo suru)

Sylphynford seems to be interested in being a professional anime and video game critic, so she would like to be a part of my sister's project.

(Author's Note: Sylphynford Tachibana from Himouto! Umaru-chan)

Sawako isn't a fan of anime and that kind of wasting time, but she was interested in the idea of making friends, so she was looking forward to getting into the project.

(Author's Note: Sawako Kuronuma from Kimi ni Todoke)

As for Ina, she really loves the idea of being an anime artist, so she's really excited to get into an entertainment agency. Most importantly, she is very happy to be able to interact with people again without everyone dying around her, even though she is still too shy to talk to new people.

(Author's Note: Ina'nis Ninomae from Hololive)

From what I heard, Umaru hides her real name on the internet due to the stupidity of the fans. It's better for her to keep her identity a secret, however, she revealed her identity as a internet celebrity to convince her new friends to be part of her project.

Umaru may seem clumsy, naive, innocent and childish, but at times she can be quite manipulative to get what she wants. In this case, she wants friends with the same hobbies and whom she can trust.

If I'm not mistaken, in the future Umaru plans to reveal the truth of the multiverse to her friends, so she can take them to anime worlds to play, but all under my care. Because of this, she seeks to make her friends fall in love with me, so they can be like sisters...

Ah, spoiled brat.

So, we headed to the meeting place.

"So, Luis-senpai knows all the martial arts and can also use acupuncture?" – Marin asked me with a lot of emotion like a child who knows Santa Claus.

"Something like that" - I smiled wryly. – "Actually, I designed my own martial art and one of its characteristics is to absorb the techniques of other martial arts"

Justifying my strength with martial arts sounds better than saying that I subdued my mental problems until they became a Lovecraftian nightmare.

"Oh!" – Marin seemed to have stars in her eyes. – "Maybe Luis-senpai is a demonic cultivator who uses dual cultivation to become stronger, that would explain why Luis-senpai is a womanizer, maybe Luis-senpai is a protagonist with an NTR system"

…

I insist, this girl's imagination never ceases to amaze me because of how accurate it is...

"Hey Listen! Your life is so cliche and uncreative that even a dumb blonde can figure out your life hahahahahahaha!" – Navi was laughing in my mind…

Umaru shook her head gently. – "Onii-chan does not need an NTR system, he is the NTR and that is why our neighbors hated us, Onii-chan prefers married women"

My mouth twisted and I landed a small whack on the brat's head.

"Onii-chan itai yamete kudasai!" – Umaru looked at me with teary eyes…

"Wow, Luis-san looks like a handsome sadistic villain" – Sylphynford looked at me with admiration…

Now I'm sure the internet rotted these girls' brains…

I sighed and we kept walking.

The girls started talking about anime bullshit that I don't care about, so I looked at a silent girl who was awkwardly walking next to me.

Sawako is a bit shy, but at least she can talk to me without looking at my face, on the other hand, this girl doesn't even dare to make a sound since she's too nervous.

I looked at Ina and she sent me a telepathic message to explain.

Apparently, Umaru and Ina saw this girl when they went to the bathroom. Umaru is afraid of being alone when she's not home, so Ina is always by her side, even when she goes to the bathroom.

The girl is very beautiful and seems to have a natural grace that makes her stand out, but Umaru doesn't care for people who don't match her hobbies, so she didn't mind, however, Ina recognized the girl from some series that she liked.

Ina is an Great Old One capable of destroying a low level World, but she is still too timid, so she convinced Umaru to talk to the girl.

Umaru's exaggerated social skills made the girl equal to a piece of gum stuck to my sister's shoe, so she also accompanied us even though the girl is in another classroom.

Apparently, the girl is similar to Sawako in that she has no friends, as well as having a severe anxiety disorder that limits her communication skills, leading her to a point of social isolation.

Needless to say, Sawako and the girl were able to get along quickly thanks to empathy, but the girl literally doesn't speak, so she seems like a beautiful doll with no personality.

In less than three hours, Umaru convinced the girl to join her anime group.

Marin loves cosplay and saw that the girl's beauty was very suitable for cosplay, so the convention for her to join her in future photo shoots.

The funny thing is that the girl doesn't understand what's going on and she's not even interested in anime and video games, she was just happy to have friends.

"Hey Listen! You pretend you're a cat mom collecting lonely kittens to protect them, but in reality you're a millionaire tricking idiot girls so you can fill their wombs with your cream! Someone call the FBI to arrest this actor hahahahaha!" – Navi and his obsession with rich people begins.

"Lately you make a lot of comments about high-level economic groups and pedophilia" - I smiled wryly.

Since I was a child I have been involved with criminals, psychopaths, dealers and the mafia, so I know these issues well, but honestly none of that matters to me. I even sold as toys and organ bags to the children who tried to annoy Umaru.

If people with money want to abuse children, it's not my problem. I'll only care if some idiot targets my family.

"Hey Listen! I got bored watching your pathetic school rom-com so I went to the movies and saw a comedy about kids being used as onaholes!" – Navi is laughing…

Only a jerk like him would think that's funny. In my opinion, it's just boring.

Tsubaki overheard our conversation and frowned as she scolded Navi. – "You cannot laugh at the suffering of innocent people, especially if they are children, they should not be exposed to tragic situations that ruin the innocence in their hearts"

Navi was silent for a few seconds and then nodded. - "It's true, lolis shouldn't fall into the hands of fat directors of children's series... All lolis should be inseminated by my dog while they scream yamete kimochi AHAHAHAHAHAHA...!"

Navi disappeared before Tsubaki angrily yelled at her.

For now I stopped talking to the voices in my head and looked at the silent girl next to me.

"I'm sorry for not greeting you sooner, but as you can see, my sister is very noisy, so I must take care of her" - I smiled slightly bitterly, but also with a touch of tenderness to show that I'm a kind person who values relationships even though I come off as grumpy.

"…" – The girl gave a little jump as she got scared when I spoke to her suddenly, then she shook her head nervously to indicate that I don't need to apologize, but that she wanted to apologize for not saying hello, besides coming with us without asking me if she could come.

I smiled slightly with pure friendly kindness and no hint of sexual or romantic interest. – "Don't worry, you are welcome to join us, you are my sister's friend so you are also my friend"

"…" – The girl's eyes widened as her gaze was filled with happiness, although the rest of her face remained calm as if she were a distant and unattainable girl.

From what I see, her anxiety disorder has caused her to have problems with her fascial expressions, so she is only able to show slight traces of her emotions and because of this she seems like an always calm and elegant woman, but in reality she is like a scared little rabbit that could die of stress if someone scares her.

Well, I'm kind of bored so I'm going to play with this girl while Umaru talks about her anime nonsense.

I smiled slightly with a friendly expression and moved a little closer to her to make her feel more nervous, but I stopped before invading her personal space.

The distance between us made the girl anxious and that made her walk awkwardly, but she was worried that I will be offended if she walks away from me, so she kept walking and matched my pace so as not to move away or come closer to me.

I kept my smile, though I focused my gaze on Umaru's group to show that I'm here to take care of them and not have fun. – "So you also like anime?"

The girl couldn't shake her head since Umaru's project is based on the anime, so it would be weird if she didn't like the anime despite being here, but she didn't want to lie, so she started to tremble for the anxiety.

"I see, so you're not interested in those things" – I nodded calmly.

"…!" – The girl's panic increased.

I smiled wryly without looking at her. – "I understand you, I don't like those things either and I honestly don't understand what's entertaining about them"

The girl blinked a couple of times as she thought that I am also interested in this type of stupidity.

I sighed a little tired. – "To tell the truth, I am only here to take care of my sister, that girl is always getting into trouble and she worries me that something bad could happen to her…"

The girl's anxiety eased and she looked at me with a bit of kindness. She seems to have a little sister or brother, so she was touched by my big brother attitude who wants to protect his sister.

"Anyway, since we both don't know about this, we could talk a bit while they talk about her business" – I directed my attention to the girl and smiled.

"…!!" – The girl panicked when I showed that I want to talk to her.

The girl really wanted to talk to me since she had been touched by my gentle side, especially since she has been lonely for a long time and the fact that I am an older brother who cares about his little sister is something she can relate to, but now she was terrified of not being able to talk to me.

She was very scared and as the seconds passed, her fear only increased.

I showed confusion at the fact that she didn't speak and that made her tremble as if she was about to cry.

She thought that I will get mad if she doesn't answer me and she was scared by the thought that I won't want to talk to her anymore because of her rude attitude.

The girl's anxiety was growing rapidly and in ten seconds she will have an anxiety attack...

This is funny, it's like watching a hamster with epilepsy.

"Luis…" – Tsubaki sighed angrily.

I'm not doing something that bad. I won't let the girl kill herself, I'm just messing around a bit...

[System Notification: The skill 'Sadism' has attempted to activate. The energy 'Anti-Rasen' has prevented the skill 'Sadism' from being activated]

… Fine, maybe boredom is getting to me more than I imagined…

Ah, I have spent my whole life having to fight every day to survive, and even in my personal world, every day I am busy taking care of my daughters, so it bores me to have a peaceful life, and to make matters worse, BB and the others girls aren't here so I don't have to deal with their stupidity...

Maybe only Navi's shit helps distract me enough to contain my boredom...

Being a psychopath is problematic.

Less than half a second passed between my thoughts, so I smiled again before the girl had an anxiety attack. – "I see, you can't talk because you're too nervous"

"…!" – The girl's body stiffened and she almost stumbled at my words, although she managed to keep walking, only now she seemed very uncomfortable.

She was surprised that I was able to understand her so easily and was a little happy that I could understand her without her speaking, but she was now uncomfortable as she worries that I might be upset by her inability to talk.

My expression turned kinder. – "We all have problems, the important thing is to learn to improve, but you do not have to do everything on your own, it is okay to ask others for help…"

The girl was finally able to look at my face. My words caused an inexplicable feeling of expectation to rise up in her heart.

I smiled like a prince would in a princess story for little girls. – "You are not alone, now you have friends who want to include you in their activities, and if at any time you feel that this is not enough, I will always be willing to help you when you need it, I will help you even if you cannot speak because that is what they do the friends…"

When looking to form a romantic relationship it is a mistake to emphasize the word 'friend' as that will give two results; The woman will feel that the guy is just being nice or she will think that she is not attractive to the guy.

In any case, taking the title of friend will make a romantic approach difficult, and although it will not be impossible to have a loving relationship, this will create the possibility that the girl will fall in love with another man.

Just in case and in case any women read this… (Author's Note: Heh, yeah right)… this also applies when a woman wants to get closer to a man.

Sure, this is a normal case, but this girl isn't normal, at least by psychiatric standards.

She suffers from social anxiety disorder, so she is too scared to interact with other people, but at the same time, she wants to have friends and enjoy a normal life.

This doesn't seem like a problem born of a traumatic event like a rape. Sometimes there are cases where people are too shy and that is why they do not make friends when they are children, and in case this is not noticed by the parents to take them to child therapy, it is possible that the person develops a communication problem, which which over time can become a mental disorder.

Yes, mental health can be more fragile than we imagine.

Because of all this, the girl doesn't have a tragic life, but she does have a psychological profile that matches that of a posttraumatic stress victim.

In this case, the girl needs to learn to trust herself before trusting others, or instead of friendship, she will develop emotional dependence on the first person who treats her well.

In her current state, she will fall in love with the first person who becomes her friend, so my words had a huge impact on her.

Umaru seemed to have noticed this, so she befriended the girl, but made sure that she didn't feel totally accepted in the girl group. That way, the girl would agree to go to the meeting, but she would still feel lonely.

To put it more simply, Umaru and her friends are a bunch of ducks while the girl is a chicken. She feels happy to be accepted by a group, but she still feels lonely since she can't communicate with the girls.

Now, that loneliness has turned into genuine happiness as I have shown that I can understand her without her having to speak.

If Umaru used that wit and intellect for productive things, she'd be a prodigy in politics and society, but hey, she's happy with her nonsense and only that matters.

Now the girl seemed a little happy and she walked with more confidence, although unconsciously she moved a little closer to me.

"..." – The girl looked at the ground while she tried to organize her ideas.

She was happy, but she was also confused because along with happiness there was another emotion that she couldn't identify.

"Then I introduce myself" - I kept talking friendly. – "I am Oosuki Luis, although I would prefer that you call me Luis since I don't like my last name very much, ah, also, please don't use honorifics with my name, it sounds too strange when you use japanese honorifics with a western name"

"…." – The girl blushed a little.

In Japan, calling each other by name is a fairly intimate act that shows a very close relationship.

Between family and best friends it is not something so rare, but when a man and a woman do it, then it can be interpreted as an almost romantic gesture.

Despite that, many people call me by my name since my attitude matches that of a foreigner who doesn't pay attention to this kind of thing, even though, well, I'm a foreigner.

The girl understood that my request was due to a comfort issue and not because I think of her as someone too close to me, but that didn't stop a sweet feeling of comfort from growing in her chest.

She didn't know why she felt happy and embarrassed at the thought of calling me by my name, but it was something she liked.

"... I-I..." – The girl tried to speak, but her voice was almost inaudible and she began to stutter. If it weren't for my improved hearing, it would be impossible for me to hear her.

The girl was straining to speak, but that only increased her anxiety, so I spoke softly again.

"You see, I've lived most of my life in another country, but I understand that many people don't like to be called by their first name and prefer the last name…" – I spoke softly.

"..." - The girl wanted to say that she didn't care, although she actually felt embarrassed that I called her by her name, but at the same time she wanted that to show that she sees me as someone trustworthy .

"Even so" - I smiled innocently. – "Is it okay if I call your name?"

"….." – The girl blushed and nodded.

"Good" - I kept smiling as if I didn't realize the feelings that are growing in her heart. – "Whenever you need something, do not hesitate to look for me and I will help you, Shouko"

(Author's Note: Shouko Komi from Komi-san wa Komyushou Desu)

Shouko unconsciously smiled, though she looked down from her because she was too embarrassed.

In front of us, Umaru subtly gave me a thumbs up as she chatted with her friends. She had been attentive to my conversation with Shouko while she made sure that her friends didn't notice us.

I smiled wryly to myself. I must admit that I make a good team with that brat.

I continued talking with Shouko as we approached the restaurant where Umaru would see her friends.

There's still a little distance between us, but now she looks much more comfortable talking to me.

Although Umaru's friends are a few steps ahead of us, many idiots looked at me with jealousy since Shouko is extremely beautiful and it's clear that she's enjoying chatting with me. Well actually it's just me talking while she's barely able to nod.

Come to think of it, Shouko reminds me of someone...

"Hey Listen! Stop acting like a mysterious jerk! You already knew who she was from the first moment you saw her! It's too obvious that the stupid author just wants to add waifus because yes!"

….

Fine, I admit it.

I became interested in Shouko since I saw her together with Umaru since I know her family, or well, I know her mother...

Two years ago I had a little rage after I was nearly killed on a mission gone wrong.

I honestly don't even know how I survived, but someone made sure to save me from bleeding to death in an alley…

Ah, I feel like that will matter in the future, but right now it doesn't matter.

The point is that when I recovered from my injuries, I felt furious for failing that mission through my own carelessness.

To deal with the anger, I hunted down some perverts and petty criminals to beat them to death, then cremated the corpses and buried them in a playground.

After removing the evidence, I went to a bar and drowned myself in alcohol, then sought out some women to vent my frustration.

To my bad luck, the women I know were busy, so I ordered my subordinates to look for attractive women who were drunk in nearby bars.

That night I was with a couple of women and one of them was a married woman with an energetic attitude who had gone out with her husband to celebrate their anniversary, but they both had too many drinks, so I took the opportunity to talk to the drunk woman.

Legally, it was her who seduced me, although she did it as a joke since at that time I didn't use my Seiji identity, so she thought that I was just an innocent 15-year-old boy who walked into the bar by accident. She never imagined that the innocent prank would end with us in her bed while her husband slept in the street.

The next morning, the woman was horrified that she had brought another man to her bed while her husband was asleep in front of the train station.

After that, she begged me to leave her house and not tell anyone about what happened. She even offered me her family's savings, which I accepted, because well, at that time I cared more about money than about my own life.

The woman's husband and children did not know what happened. The husband thought he was very drunk and in Japan it is normal for office workers to sleep on the street, the irony is that he felt guilty for not accompanying his wife on their anniversary and he thought that she returned home because they argued, so he he was very apologetic to the woman.

Despite everything, the mistake of a night did not end there.

At that time I still had a grudge against my family, so I felt furious and jealous when I saw that the woman was a good mother who loved her children, so like a sociopath would do, I looked for a way to ruin that family.

Well, ruining families used to be one of my hobbies, so it was easy.

I didn't have to blackmail the woman into sleeping with me again, instead of something so boring, I used the painful feeling of guilt so that she was the one to seek me out.

I basically made her feel like she had manipulated and played me, which made her feel guilty for taking advantage of a naive teenager with family problems.

In this way, I maintained my relationship with her for several months until my already limited emotions continued to diminish from the constant assassination missions.

In the end, I gave up looking for her and lost contact with her.

The last time I saw her was a year ago and I had already forgotten about her, so seeing Shouko made me remember the past.

"Hey Listen! Your version of the past was a real Chad! Stop being a SIMP bitch and go back to being a cold, unfeeling Chad who uses women as worthless objects! Your emotional and sentimental bullshit disgusts me!" – Navi continues to prove that the view of male supremacy is stupid.

Well, it doesn't matter.

I like being able to feel love for my wives and I don't plan to go back to being the indifferent jerk I was in the past, but…. Hmm, Shuuko, I wonder how she's doing that cheerful woman…

(Author's Note: Shuuko Komi from Komi-san wa Komyushou Desu)

"Hey Listen! A Lolichad's favorite food is hot oyakodon!"

…Jokes aside, oyakodon is one of the few Japanese foods I like.

"Monika…" – I spoke internally as we arrived at the restaurant. – "Investigate a woman named Shuuko Komi"

"Okay, dear" – Monika replied happily. – "She is a married woman, do you want her husband to have an accident?"

"No, that will cause an unpleasant situation" – I smiled as we entered the maids' restaurant where the girl with a bad temper worked. – "That the husband receives a chemical castration, in addition, he looks for where he works and increases his stress levels to the point that he has burnout"

"Okay, I'll have someone put caffeine and nicotine in each of his meals" – Monika responded tenderly, she is an cute girl.

"This turned sinister…" – Nia spoke with a confused expression.

I don't think so, I'm just a madman looking for another man's wife.

When we entered the restaurant, a waitress was about to serve us, but the grumpy waitress rushed over to us when she saw my face.

I smiled wryly seeing the girl with a frown. - "What's happening? Is my lovely maid not happy to see me?"

Misaki looked angry, but there were many complex emotions mixed in her gaze.

(Author's Note: Misaki Ayuzawa from Kaichou wa Maid-Sama!)

"Welcome, dear customers, I'll take you to your table" – Misaki didn't respond to my mockery and she forced herself to smile kindly.

Oh, it seems like she wants to tell me a lot of things, but she doesn't know how to do it, so she will be my personal waitress for now.

I shrugged and pointed at Umaru. – "Good, by the way, the brat made a reservation or something like that"

Misaki showed no surprise and nodded as she pretended to smile tenderly, even though she's a bad actress. – "We have prepared a table for you, dear customers"

Umaru nodded with a smile. – "It was a good idea to choose this place, nothing is better than seeing an angry tsundere"

"…." – Misaki clenched her teeth, but managed to show a smile, although a vein on her forehead was marked by anger. – "P-Please follow me, dear customers"

Umaru had called the restaurant to reserve a private room where she could talk quietly with her friends.

Although this is a maid-themed cafeteria, it can also be considered a family restaurant and therefore no sexual services are provided. The reason why there are private rooms is because the issue of privacy is somewhat excessive in Japan, so there are spaces where customers can eat without having to hear and see other customers.

When we sat down, Shouko sat next to me since she felt more comfortable with me, after all, now I'm her most trusted friend.

While we waited, I ordered food with stupid names and was pleased to see Misaki put the cat ear headband back on.

I'm sure the blond boy is furious since I smiled at him when Misaki led us to the private table… This is relaxing.