The True Nature of the New Heroine

It was the first time I had ridden in a limousine, and I felt uncomfortable that this space, with its L-shaped seats and tables, was the interior of the car.

I feel ...... kind of uncomfortable. It was uncomfortable for a commoner by nature.

"Why was Kotaro in such a place? Your house isn't around here, is it?"

The car drives off slowly.

Mary huddled close to me and spoke to me.

I don't think I should bother sitting next to her since it's such a big car, ...... and if I got too friendly with other girls, that cute little girl would get jealous, so I kept a good distance from her.

About two seats apart, then I answer her question.

"I was visiting my friend Shiho ...... Shiho Shimotsuki's house. My house is indeed a bit far from here, ...... but how do you know that?"

Now it's my turn to return a question.

It is inexplicable. Mary, who had been acting as if she didn't know anything about me, had identified not only my name but also my address. That was eerie.

"What if I told you that I have a thirst for knowledge?"

"I would reply, ["That's not an answer."]."

"You're not very perceptive, are you? I mean, it's uncomfortable to not know something, so I make an effort to know everything....... See, my parents are the only people who have money, which means their daughter, me, can use it to do a lot of things."

She gives a twisted answer, yet roundabout way.

"So you're saying that ...... you know the personal information of someone as humble as me? I take it that you're interpreting that to mean that you've looked into ...... in a dirty, paid-for way that's hard to talk about.......?"

"Well? I didn't say that much, but if you want to think so, I won't deny it. Anyway, the process may be different, but the result is the same. Maybe I know more about Kotaro than you think I do?"

With that, Mary crossed her legs.

Her school uniform was unchanged, but her short skirt revealed her firm thighs. If I were Ryuzaki, I would have turned up my nose at this sight, but for me, with my low s****l appetite, it was of no importance.

I immediately removed my eyes from her thighs.

Seeing this, Mary was somehow nodding her head.

"Heh, ...... Kotaro is not interested in a girl's body? I think a normal boy would be a little more delirious now that he can be alone with me."

(TLN: Hoes mad.)

"... Didn't you know that? You know more about me than I think you do, right?"

"Yeah, maybe so, maybe not. So I'll just pretend that I just found out that Kotaro can't get through to me in a colorful way, okay?"

What a ...... choice of words you've been making since a while ago, all you do is make smoke screens.

She was a much brighter and more innocent character at school, very jolly and foreign, but I didn't quite recognize her now.

Is this the real Mary?

Is that overly bright, noisy, high-strung character that she plays in front of Ryuzaki a lie?

"Hihi. You're surprised, aren't you ...... No, you're confused, aren't you? Was Kotaro mistaken about me? What kind of person did you think I was? Well, I won't tell you the correct answer yet, but I will give you a hint. I am not what you think I am."

Does that mean that Mary I have in mind isn't really Mary or is she?