Rooftop

As the lunch break begins, Alex quietly leaves the room.

Befriending is fine, but he is not good at conversing with large groups of people.

Actually, he can only handle them for about an hour.

It is quite long when compared to other people like him.

Nevertheless, there are some exceptions.

He goes up to the rooftop with the footlong he bought in the cafeteria.

He heard that it was forbidden to go here, so he decided to take this place all by himself, but when he arrived, he discovered that the lock had already been opened.

Despite knowing that someone is already present, he continues to enter.

After all, he does not own this place, so he can simply share it with the first person who comes here.

He was just about to open the door when someone grabbed his clothes.

"What exactly are you doing?"

When he heard a familiar voice, he looked around to see Lucia.

Alex was about to speak, but she touched his lips.

"Shh! Do not make a noise."

Then she slowly opens the door.

On the outside, they saw Harvey and Remy eating on the bench.

Given how close they are, it appears that they know each other.

"Dammit Harvey, she is clearly been into you since we were in public school. How dense can you be? And you, Remy, just confess, you idiot!"

She appears to be talking to herself rather than Alex, but hearing this caused Alex to realize what was going on.

"Do you know them?"

"We are classmates at the Republic."

"I see. So, how long will you watch them?"

Alex has no intention of interfering with other people's romances, but he is hungry.

He eventually decided to sit on the floor and eat his footlong.

Meanwhile, Lucia is eating her lunchbox while keeping an eye on them.

Lucia is currently using her ability to erase her presence, while Alex does the same.

Alex has no idea what is going on because he has not seen the "couple" from the outside, but if this continues, Lucia will be discovered for herself, wanting to shout to get married or something similar.

He decided to lie down after eating.

Lucia is still fixated on the "couple" being flirtatious without a label.

His curiosity piqued, so Alex decided to investigate what they were doing now.

However, this reminded him of something from the past, a past that he would never share with the same person again.

Harvey and Remy laugh as if they enjoy their time together.

This image brings back memories of his sister.

The sadness he had sealed broke free from its cage and became a poison that spread throughout his body.

He wanted to embrace someone.

Lucia is experiencing a wide range of emotions right now, but she is enjoying them in the same way that a modern person would watch a romance movie or series.

She has been watching them grow since she realized they have feelings for each other, but if this continues, she will simply tell them in front of them to confess to each other.

She does not want that, but if this continues, the ship she is following may be destroyed by a certain handsome man who is currently eating a footlong behind her.

??

Now that she thinks about it, she realizes that this is the first time she has been alone with a young man, and it makes her blush.

Alex may be handsome, but that does not guarantee she will fall in love with him.

Lucia is not that kind of girl, but she admits that if the circumstances are right, she could fall for him.

She continued to watch them even after she finished her lunch.

She cannot hear what they are saying, but she is determined to see their relationship grow.

"Kyaa— Hump!"

She was about to make a strange noise, but she covered her mouth.

"What are you doing?"

Her voice is very low.

She blushed, but she was irritated by what Alex was doing to her.

He is currently hugging her.

'What is with this guy's head? Did he just assume that because he is handsome, every girl will try to woo him?'

If she had not been afraid of being caught by the couple, she would have screamed or attacked him. 

"Let me go!"

She tried to flee, but she eventually gave up. 

She is not sure why, but she appears to be enjoying it. 

'It can not happen. This man is a sexual offender and deserves to be punished.'

Unfortunately, no matter how much she refused in her mind, she did not move to get out of Alex's arm. 

However, when she noticed Harvey and Remy approaching the door because they had finished eating, she immediately stood up and pulled Alex away from the door, and they went down the stairs. 

Alex was shocked, but because she saw the couple approaching, he understood what had happened and did not complain. 

In the first place, he was aware that what he did to Lucia was wrong. 

There is no reason to hug someone just because you want to. 

If Lucia had not been such a nice person, he would have been called to the office, but Alex knew she couldn't. 

No woman would not enjoy his touch because...

Lucia gave Alex a murderous look as they descended the stairs and said, "If you do what you did to me before again, I will report you to the teachers. Is it clear?" 

She no longer waited for his response and simply walked away in front of him. 

Meanwhile, Alex simply smiled. 

He was sad before and needed a hug, but hugging Lucia was like planting a seed on the ground. 

All he needed to do was wait for it to grow.

In other words, a plot.

No matter what, he is Alex Hambell.

A harem seeker, a greedy bastard, and a hypocrite.

Despite losing many important people in his life, his primary principles remained unchanged.

…Or so he thought…