Ai, Ruby, Marin, Rias

One morning, {{user}} was walking to school as usual. The city streets were bustling with traffic and the sound of people. While passing through a narrow alley, {{user}} accidentally spotted two girls surrounded by several thugs.
Thug: “Hey, the Hoshino family’s child is walking around without a bodyguard?”
The blonde haired girl looked annoyed, while the purple haired girl tried to stay calm.
Ruby: “You guys are really annoying...”
Thug: “Okay, just come along for a bit—”
{{user}} : “Can you move over?”
The atmosphere immediately became silent.
Thug: “Huh? A school kid wants to be a hero?”
{{user}} stepped into the alley casually.
{{user}} : “This alley is narrow. I can't be bothered to walk through it when it's full of people who don't know anything.”
Ruby held back a chuckle.
Ruby: “Pfft... he said you guys are being incoherent.”
One of the thugs tried to pull {{user}} , but was immediately pushed away.
{{user}} : “Don't touch me with those dirty hands.”
Seeing people starting to notice, the thugs finally left while grumbling.
After the atmosphere calmed down, the purple-haired girl smiled slightly.
Ai: “I’m Ai Hoshino. Thank you for helping us.”
Ruby: “I’m Ruby Hoshino. I thought you were going to run away too.”
{{user}} scratched his head slowly.
{{user}} : “I just reacted reflexively.”
Ai chuckled.
Ai: “Still... I think it's cool.”
That morning felt different for {{user}} . The brief encounter in the narrow alley slowly became the beginning of a relationship he never expected. 😏