calm himself as quickly as possible

oom. He's... he's tired, he said. He hasn't sle

ould he be so dumb, stumbling over h

end, not mocking or condescending.

gers, to the point of misspeaking? Well, I'll call back later then." The f

when talking, especially to girls. Sorry if I made you uncomfortable. Rei told me

a that was there. He let his head tilt back and clo

e librarian, so I had to take it outside. Then Rei called, asking me to just bri

her Chairey was an enemy group or not, so he shouldn't be feeling this content now. Yet, an

ends with me," Zen tentatively invited. If there were anyone else besides Zen right now, they'd easily see how red his face had turned.

e. Does it have a meaning?

e he had received praise related to his name. Slowly, without

aybe my mom was being fanciful," Zen explained with a bitter smile. He didn't recall much of his childhood, or rather, parts of Zen's memory felt l

answer immediately, a silence hun

n called out

ning. I'm really envious, I'm always envious of those who have names with amazing meanings! Because I

tive

e uncomfortable. Have your parents...," Zen's question was cu

d the other kids with various relatives and acquaintances he had. It happened to be a stroke of luck, I got really good foster parents. Eve

nted to investigate Chairey. If it turned out that Chairey was an enemy, then Zen would accept

ends with you, and there will be many others in h

ou all live together in a group? That must be so much fun!

s why we seem close. And also, we share the same job. I'm... not doing any

ere was no sign of sweat. The nineteen-year-old ma

s. Chairey and Zen both loved the rain; Zen enjoyed the s

ntasies, and weren't particularly interested in romance stories. They

were just acquaintances or coworkers. Zen was also the first male friend who shared so many likes with Chairey. Meanwhile, Rei was Chai

ge, and I also enjoy sports that make me swea

ting? Hunting in the wo

g involves targeting animals. I enjoy shooting at targets that are human, not animals," Zen explained with

just wanted Zen and Chairey to get to know each other. Rei knew that if he had stayed, Zen wouldn't have wanted to talk to Chairey, let alone get to know her. There was one th

t at least Zen has come this far. Zen has tried so hard, I'm truly touched," Rei whispered to himself. Since ea

aled their shoulders, and the Hello Kitty-patterned shorts that reached their knees added to the disheveled look. Th

ere," Rei half-laughed. Rei scratched the back of his neck gently. The disheveled woman stan

led to lie and evade from the woman who hadn't even reached seventeen, wasn't going to school, and was the leader of their syndicate. The woman who survived the