"Well, relax, I'll protect you when Karashima isn't around. They won't say a word if they see how close friends we are, right?" Kiryu said.
Lila didn't know how Kiryu did it. He always had a way with words, but he's able to dispell her unease quickly. He said he would protect her, that does make her happy while she isn't a weak woman who needs a man protecting her. Lila appreciated the sentiments.
The man named Austin Kiryu has always been different than all the other guys. She doesn't know how to explain it. Sure he's handsome, smart, talented and a kind person. But there are many guys with those traits. Many who have treated her with such kindness, and yet in the end of the day tossed her away like garbage the moment she stopped being useful to them. Or the moment they figured out they couldn't exploit her anymore. So, why Lila wondered is Kiryu 'different' to her? She can't describe it in words.