Chapter 102 - 100: Shocked
Of course Kanzaki Ryoma noticed Kurona standing beside him.
You don't just stand that close to someone unless you want something.
He glanced at her, trying to read the unusually stiff posture, the way her arms stayed pressed to her sides. Was she waiting for him to say something?
Did she want praise, like Nashiro?
The thought made him chuckle softly to himself. So even the stoic Kurona had a side like this. Cute, in her own way.
"You did a great job too, Kurona," he said, not letting her linger in that awkward silence a moment longer.
"Huh...? I... I mean, what?" she stammered, her eyes flickering toward him before quickly darting away.
"What's wrong?" he asked, smiling.
"Nothing," she replied quickly, though the faint pink flush that appeared on her cheeks told a different story. She tried to hide it, but the hint of happiness was there.
Ryoma didn't push it. Instead, he moved on.
"By the way," he said, "about your food problem. I'll take you both to the people in the 20th Ward's safe zone tomorrow."