The Strongest Loner Redo His Youth With Unmatched Prowess!! ~In the Second Round of School Life, He Made Beautiful Girl Friends!~ - Chapter 38: Isn’t the Sense of Distance Weird?

After school. Yuito was heading home alone. 

He usually would walk home with Hakari or Kirika. 

However, Kirika had plans with another friend, and Hakari seemed to be helping a teacher. 

It had been a while since he walked home alone. 

Yuito headed towards the bookstore to buy the light novel he was reading at school. 

“Waaah!!” 

“Hey, hey, stop crying. There’s no point in crying, right?”

In front of the bookstore, a boy was crying. 

A beautiful girl with red hair was soothing him. She must be an older sister. 

(Dealing with kids seems tough. Hang in there, big sis.) 

Yuito sent her an encouraging thought and headed into the bookstore. 

After a few minutes, he bought a book. 

When he stepped outside the store――

“Did you make that kid cry!?”

“That’s not it!! This kid dropped his wallet!!” 

“Then you must have stolen it!!” 

“Huh?” 

A red-haired, beautiful girl was making a scene. 

The other party was a nervous-looking old lady. 

“You’ve been speaking so rudely. It must be you! Hand it over quickly!!”

“Stop messing around, old hag!! I’ll knock you out!?” 

“Knock me out, you say!? Someone, call the police!!” 

“Old hag, seriously, enough already!?” 

Passersby are watching the two of them with growing concern. 

“A thief from a child?” 

“Isn’t violence a bit much?” 

“Should we report this?” 

From the loud voices, it seems the beautiful girl is at a disadvantage.

Some bystanders take out their smartphones. 

At this rate, they might report her. 

Yuito hurriedly steps between the two. 

“U-um, could you please calm down?” 

“Huh!? Who do you think you are!?” 

“W-well, how about we talk to this child first?” 

The boy had already stopped crying and was nervously watching the fight.

Now, they can hear the story. 

Yuito crouched down to meet the boy’s gaze. 

“Why were you crying?” 

“I lost my wallet…” 

“Who is this lady?” 

“She talked to me when I was crying.” 

“That’s what it seems…” 

The bystanders started murmuring. 

“Does that mean the lady is a weirdo?” 

“Did she get involved because he was crying?”

“Wouldn’t it be better to report it instead?” 

As the situation worsened, the woman’s face turned bright red. 

She glared at him with her sharp eyes. 

Scary. 

“You! What unnecessary things are you saying――” 

“Mom!! What are you doing?!” 

A man in a suit rushed over to the woman. 

“You suddenly hung up the phone… If you don’t hurry, we won’t make it in time!”

“No, that’s not it! This child is being noisy――!!” 

“I understand… I’m sorry. We apologize for the inconvenience.” 

The aunt was dragged away by the man, stumbling along. 

How should he put it… she was quite a troublesome person. 

Once the situation calmed down, the onlookers dispersed. 

Left behind were Yuito, the beautiful girl, and the boy.

“Thank you for the help. That old hag was bothering me, saying I should do something about the noisy kids…” 

“Y-yeah, that sounds tough.” 

Both the beautiful girl and the old lady seem strong-willed. 

When the girl got annoyed and said something, it probably escalated into a heated argument. 

The beautiful girl frowned in annoyance but quickly smiled.

In an instant, the atmosphere changed completely. 

It was as if she transformed from a delinquent into an idol. 

“My name is ‘Raimeiji Reiya.’ What’s yours?” 

“Uh, Akizuki.” 

“Nice to meet you, Akizuki!!” 

Reiya put her arm around his shoulder. 

The distance between them felt like that of childhood friends. 

The way she closed the distance was intense. 

Yuito could only smile awkwardly, feeling troubled.

“Alright, kid. Where did you drop your wallet?”

(Calling the boy ‘kid’… isn’t that a bit rude?) 

The boy shook his head vigorously. 

“I don’t know. It was gone when I noticed.” 

“Well, there’s nothing we can do. We have to go back the way you came.”

“Are you going to help me look for it together?” 

“Yeah. We’ll help you out.” 

Yuito’s neck was pulled tightly. 

(Somehow, it seems like we’re going to look for it together…) 

However, Yuito couldn’t say no as usual.