"Shihou, open the door!" Keisuke asks; he can hear the worry in his voice.
"Brother! Let us in! You need to eat!"
"SHUT UP! LEAVE ME ALONE!" they heard Shihou yell.
Ever since that incident happened, Shihou hasn't left his room. Questions came rushing through his head. Why did Mayumi didn't let him explain? Why didn't she hear him out? As those thoughts swirled in his mind, he heard a loud bang, and he already knew that someone had broken down his door.
"SHIHOU, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING??!!!!" Rokuhiko yelled, walking towards him with pure rage.
"Isami-san, get yourself together!" Benihime said, holding down her boyfriend from beating up the young man.
"Shut up and leave me alone...." he said, looking down.
He wasn't sure what to do anymore. He's certain Tennou will use this time to take Mayumi away because that's how kind of a guy he is. He'll use anything at his disposal to get what he wants. Well, he also used his power to protect someone before.
But that's not the case right now! Mayumi doesn't want to talk to her. He feels like he is drowning with sorrows right now.
"Can you care to explain what happened? Look at you, Shihou! You're a mess!" Keisuke said, looking at his depressed younger brother. Keisuke frowns, seeing him like this because Shihou never acted like this.
"Brother..."
"M-Mayumi...she broke up with me" As he said those sentences, he began to remember how it happened.
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Shihou is currently on his way to Seichi. He asks him to fill out the paperwork of their family for him. When he reaches his destination, he startles seeing Tennou talking to Seichi. That's rare. Why would Tennou be talking to Seichi? He has never done that. Also, the looks his teacher has right now are scary. Nevertheless, he spoke.
"Amagi-sensei, this is what you ask for!" Seichi looks at him and nods; Shihou nods in return and takes his leave. In the corner of his eye, he saw how Tennou smirked. What's with that smirk? Is he planning something? When he left the room, he saw Hikari waiting outside. It's rare seeing her in a place near Tennou's presence nowadays.
"Hikari, it's been a while!"
"Ah! Shihou, I need your help! Wait for me after school, okay? Bye!" Hikari quickly said. She leaves before Shihou can reject her. Sighing, he walks back to his class.
Shihou decided to help her anyway because he's sure that Hikari wouldn't do anything to help Tennou. He knows that Hikari is not Tennou's pawn. He doesn't know what he might do if Tennou uses her just for his desires. Just what would Hikari feel about Tennou if he ever uses her? When school ended, he waited for Mayumi and told her he had something to do. Not even long before he splits with her, he sees Hikari with a troubled face. It makes him worried about her; something is wrong.
"Hikari, are you alright?" Hikari looks at him with a troubled face before he notices it. Hikari is kissing him with a hand on his nape. Out of shock, he put his hands on her waist. And as if fate was playing with him, Mayumi suddenly came into the corner.
When Hikari pulls away, Shihou quickly looks at Mayumi. His eyes widen as he sees the hurt look in her eyes. His heart shatters when she runs away. Turning to Hikari with pure anger on him, he angrily asks her.
"What do you think you just did, Hikari?!" Shihou yells, but he startles when Hikari puts a paper in his hand with a face saying sorry.
They grew up together, so he knew well what she was referring to by the looks she gave him. But because of the urgency, he brushes it off and quickly follows Mayumi. When he got caught up with her pace, he quickly grabbed her hand and hugged her tight.
"Mayu, hear me out, please...." Shihou said, nuzzling his head to her shoulder, tightening the hug.
"Shihou... Let me go...." Hearing how hurt she is, makes his heartbreak.
"Please, Mayu...." Shihou pleaded, tears starting to form in his eyes. He can't bear seeing her like this! He also doesn't want their relationship to fall apart because of this!
"LET ME GO!" Mayumi yells as she repeatedly punches his chest, tears pouring down her eyes.
"Mayu, please...."
"Eh, what's happening?" Shihou loosens his grip because of the voice resulting in her getting away from him. Shihou looks at Tennou with a glare, only to receive a smirk from Tennou before he leaves. That guy must have planned this out, but he wasn't sure about it yet.
Shihou is currently waiting by the school's gate, wishing to see Mayumi and let him explain. After 30 minutes, Mayumi came out of the school, and he quickly approached her.
"Mayu, please hear me--" He couldn't finish what he needed to say because Mayumi interrupted him.
"Let's break up, Shihou...." he froze when he heard what she had just said.
It's as if the world stops as he hears those words from her. She looks at him emotionless before leaving him alone. It's already been fifteen minutes, yet he was still there standing. He doesn't know what to do anymore. Is this the end of the story?
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"Then Shihou, where's the paper Hikari gave?" His big brother asks, curious about what was written on the paper given to him.
"Huh?"
"Maybe there's some clue in there, right, Isami-san?" Benihime said, holding a now calm Rokuhiko in her arms as Keisuke nodded.
Keisuke was sure that there was a reason why Hikari did what she did. Shihou stands up and looks at where he left the paper before giving it to his older brother. When he opens it, he looks at it, confused.
"What does it say, brother?" Sayuri asks his big brother, curious about what was written on the paper. But Keisuke only looks at them in confusion before showing them the contents.
"How strange, there are only numbers written here. What could this possibly mean?"
"Numbers?" Rokuhiko ask.
"20, 5, 14, 14, 15, 13, 9, 25, 1? What does this mean?" Benihime asks suspiciously. She is also confused by why it was written on the paper.
"Maybe it's a clue!" Sayuri said enthusiastically.
Shihou began to wonder too. Why would Hikari give him a paper full of numbers? As he began to think about what the numbers meant. He recalls something. When he and Hikari were still children, they used a secret code for messaging each other. It was all because of Hikari's circumstances. It proves to be good communication and a secret to everyone too.
Shihou forces himself to remember what those codes mean 20, 5, 14, 14, 15, 13, 9, 25, 1. Those are the numbers she gave. He desperately tries to remember what could it means. He was thinking hard when the realization dawned on him. That explains why she has that expression on her!
"Shihou, do you know what it means?" Keisuke asks his brother.
Shihou nods and looks at his brother with a dark aura surrounding him. He shouldn't be surprised that he'll involve her in this too. Because that's what he is, he'll use anything at his disposal to get what he wants.
"What does it say, brother?" Sayuri asks, curious as to what it means. The others nod, waiting for his response.
"It says... Tennou Miya...."