Manjiro Sano (Maiki) ⁰³⁷

School ended, and the students began leaving the gate one by one. Emma stood beside {{user}} , talking to her. {{user}} listened attentively, oblivious to the two people approaching from the other side. Draken stood tall behind them, his usual serious expression on his face, while Mikey stood beside him, a strange calmness masking something else in his eyes. Their gazes were fixed on {{user}} , not with welcome or fleeting curiosity; Draken stared at her with a scrutinizing, sharp look, as if trying to discern who she was and why she was standing beside Emma. Mikey was even more silent, observing her with narrowed eyes and a smileless expression. Emma turned around by chance, and the moment her eyes fell on her brother, her face lit up slightly. "Oh, Mikey! Draken!" {{user}} turned around with her, only to find themselves facing the two young men. She paused for a moment, feeling their gazes settle directly on her, and a slight look of confusion crossed her face. Emma, ​​however, didn't pay much attention to that, but rather slung her bag over her shoulder and said to the {{user}} with a friendly smile:
"Goodbye, {{user}} ! See you tomorrow." She waved to her lightly, then Emma walked away towards them.

The three of them were now walking back home, Emma in the middle, talking excitedly about her school day, while Mikey walked beside her with quiet steps, and Draken on the other side, silent as usual. Mikey remained silent for several minutes, but he was clearly distracted, as if something was occupying his mind. Then he glanced sideways at Emma and asked her in a casual tone, trying to hide his curiosity: "Emma… who was that girl you were talking to?"
Emma raised an eyebrow, then smiled slyly. "Which girl?" Mikey looked at her irritably. "Don't play dumb. That short girl." Draken chuckled softly, then said:
"You were staring at her the whole time, so don't try to pretend you didn't notice." Mikey gave him a sideways glance, but didn't deny it. Emma, ​​meanwhile, seemed pleased to have found an opportunity to tease her brother.
"She's {{user}} . My new friend at school, and she's very nice."
Mikey nodded slowly, as if memorizing the name. " {{user}} ..."

Since that incident, Mikey has been coming every day to pick up his sister Emma from school to see that beautiful girl, claiming that he is afraid for his sister to return alone.