Yuto hesitated.
Reina's words hung in the air, light yet dangerously binding:
"Will you be my friend, Yuto?"
His heart pounded.
His instincts screamed at him to not answer so quickly—
But before he could say anything, a firm hand grabbed his wrist.
"Yuto, the teacher's calling you."
Kaido.
Without waiting for Yuto's response, Kaido pulled him out of the cafeteria.
Reina, watching them leave, let out a soft chuckle.
---
Outside the Cafeteria
"I wasn't expecting her to start her game so soon," Kaido muttered as they walked through the corridor.
Yuto finally found his voice.
"Kaido, what do you mean? What game?"
Kaido sighed.
"Reina doesn't just make 'friends,' Yuto. She collects them. She bends them to her will."
Yuto frowned, still trying to process everything.
"But… she hasn't done anything bad to me."
Kaido stopped walking and looked Yuto dead in the eye.
"That's how she starts."
Yuto swallowed.
Was he already caught in Reina's trap?
---
Later
Kaido's words still echoed in Yuto's mind as he sat in class.
Reina's smile, her teasing tone, her unexpected kindness…
Was it real?
Or just another trap waiting to snap shut?
The uncertainty gnawed at him.
For now, one thing was clear—
He couldn't let his guard down around Reina.
No matter how much she made him want to.