In this room of vulgar tastes, there was a bed with red covers, a cage with a chameleon instead, a large mirror with messy decorations; the room was giving off smoke, scattering a thin fragrance. It was a terrible scene.
On the wall was Hikaru's portrait, placed in a glamorous golden frame.
Aoi was shivering as she stood upright, her back pressed against the wall; Kazuaki had a hand on Aoi's chin as he turned his face to Koremitsu.
"Mr...Akagi."
Aoi called out for Koremitsu with tears in her eyes.
At that moment, Koremitsu was already right in front of Kazuaki; he pried Kazuaki away from Aoi, and caused Kazuaki to fall onto the floor on his backside.
He then kicked down the smoking stove, and opened the windows wide.
Asai, looking on grimly, followed in after Koremitsu, and pulled Aoi to her side.
"Asa...!"
"It is alright now, Aoi."
Asai spoke with a comforting tone, hugging Aoi tightly.
Hikaru's tense face finally showed relief.
"Thank goodness, Miss Aoi."
Koremitsu stood tall, looking like he was protecting Aoi and Asai behind him with his back. His eyes were flaring as he glared at Kazuaki.
Kazuaki, seated on the floor, frowned,
"It was supposed to be locked...how did you get in?"
"I told the manager that there was a kidnapper here and made him open up."
Asai spoke harshly as she embraced Aoi.
"So he chose to listen to you, Asai, rather than his master. I am going to fire him."
Kazuaki spoke in disdain, seemingly not realizing the gravity of his actions. Because of this, Koremitsu was seething more than before.
(This two-faced bastard!)
"You set up all these, right!? Using senpai to lure Aoi away from me, pretend to have a heartfelt talk with me, wanting her to rely on you. Kazuaki! You're Rokujō, right!?"
Tōjō had said that Kazuaki was a member of the Udates.
That the Udates had a shrine worshipping the spider. Kazuaki probably heard of the spider curse related to all the Udate women.
And so, he became 'Rokujō'.
Why did Rokujō appear 'now', of all times?
It was because due to Hikaru's death, there was a vacancy for Aoi's fiance.
And because Aoi was starting to open her heart to Hikaru's friend, Koremitsu.
To Kazuaki, who was obsessed with Aoi, Koremitsu was an eyesore. That was why he tried to lure Koremitsu to another woman, and get Aoi to hate Koremitsu.
At the garden party, he too set an elaborate trap to ensnare Koremitsu, and to misdirect Aoi.
The modern spider's reincarnation, the Rokujō Tsuyako so feared was this seemingly ordinary looking Kazuaki.
(And I thought senpai liked this guy. What an idiot I am.)
He actually thought of pairing Tsuyako and Kazuaki together.
He recalled himself boasting arrogantly to Hikaru that his love skill has improved by a little, that Hikaru should just stay back and watch; upon recalling it, he felt so sheepish he wanted to roll about on the floor.
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"Oborodukiyo" - Hikaru ga Chikyuu ni Itakoro......(Volume 4)
Romance> The story starts with the death of Hikaru Mikado. That guy was a natural charmer, a "harem king", but had no real male friends. After he died, he became a ghost, a soul, but Koremitsu Akagi can see him. Koremitsu though, isn't really like Hikaru...
