However, facing this situation, Hairu's reaction was completely different from Byakuya's.
Hairu smiled and said, "Everyone, don't rush. I can ask your Byakuya-oniichan for you."
Since Hairu had arrived at such an inopportune ti, Byakuya couldn't escape now even if he wanted to.
"So... Byakuya-senpai, why wouldn't you answer their questions just now?"
Hairu asked Byakuya.
Though there wasn't a hint of interrogation in her tone, Byakuya felt that Hairu seed to care quite a bit about this matter.
"It's nothing. I was just considering that they're still young."
Byakuya answered with a calm expression.
"I see... But actually, it's fine. The children from the Sunlit Garden are all very smart and mature, so you don't need to worry about corrupting minors or anything like that."
Hairu said with a smile.
It wasn't just physical capabilities—half-humans' ntal developnt was also more advanced than human children of the sa age.
"And getting back to that question—it really is ti for to give Byakuya-senpai an answer."
Hairu suddenly beca more serious. It seed she truly intended to give a proper response.
"Byakuya-senpai, I..."
Hairu hesitated for a mont. "I don't really understand what love is. But I like the feeling of being with Byakuya-senpai, so... after this class ends, would Byakuya-senpai go on a date with ?"
The reason she hadn't given an imdiate answer before was that she was completely clueless about romance, so she had gone to research what it was all about.
But after researching for so many days, she still hadn't figured it out.
"Wow! Isn't that basically a confession?"
"Date! Date! Date!"
"Wedding! Wedding! Wedding!"
"..."
The boys and girls around them went wild with excitent.
Facing this situation, if Byakuya refused, he'd definitely be mobbed...
Of course, Byakuya had no reason to refuse. After all, he did have feelings for Hairu.
"Everyone, stop making such a fuss. After your class ends, I'll accompany your Hairu-neesan."
Byakuya said with a smile. "So focus on your class first and don't get distracted by other things."
"Wonderful!"
The boys and girls were all overjoyed.
Even though what happened between Byakuya and Hairu had nothing to do with them, they were happy nonetheless.
Next, Hairu's class began.
She was responsible for specialized training in reaction speed and dynamic vision. Though these areas relied more on natural talent, they could still be improved sowhat through effort.
...
Byakuya sat through the entire class because he'd promised to accompany Hairu on a date afterward, and the children wouldn't let him leave anyway.
The dismissal bell had just rung.
Hairu had wanted to finish covering what she hadn't gotten through, but the boys and girls interrupted her.
"Hairu-neesan, class is over now. Hurry up and go on your date!"
"Yeah, yeah, class is over. What more is there to teach?"
"Go on, go on! We'll make sure to complete all the training we didn't finish."
"..."
Everyone urged Hairu to go on her date with Byakuya.
"Oh my..."
Hairu had no choice but to end the class. "Well then, let's go, Byakuya-senpai."
"Mm..."
Byakuya couldn't help but find this situation sowhat amusing.
With the children seeing them off, Byakuya and Hairu left the Academy.
The children were indeed self-disciplined, continuing to train on their own.
They had worked hard when they were at the Sunlit Garden, and that hadn't changed here.
Perhaps the Washuu Clan had done so brainwashing during their upbringing, or perhaps the harsh training at the Sunlit Garden had conditioned them.
These half-human children continued to work diligently even after being assigned to the CCG and V Organization. At the sa ti, they were tragedies just like Arima.
Even knowing that what they did was taking lives and was evil, they had no choice but to obey the Washuu Clan's orders.
That's why Arima despised everything he'd done for the Washuu Clan—otherwise, he wouldn't have conspired with Eto to try to change this world.
...
At this mont, Byakuya and Hairu were walking down the street.
"Those children are so cute. Even though I left the Sunlit Garden a long ti ago, they're still quite close to ."
Hairu remarked.
After all, in terms of age, Hairu was about the sa age as those children—around eighteen, not much older.
"Speaking of the Sunlit Garden, there's actually sothing that's been on my mind. All these children from the Sunlit Garden, including everyone in Squad Zero, seem different from normal humans, don't they?"
Byakuya said. "Of course, I'm not saying you're strange—just that your physical capabilities and various other aspects are all extraordinary."
"Isn't Byakuya-senpai the sa way?"
Hairu countered.
"..."
Byakuya deliberately paused for a mont. "You all already know my identity?"
"Byakuya-senpai should be a half-human too, right? All of us from the Sunlit Garden are as well."
Hairu said directly.
According to Sunlit Garden rules, they weren't supposed to reveal their half-human identities to others.
But Byakuya-senpai's situation was special.
The higher-ups in the Washuu Clan had specifically permitted them to discuss this matter with Byakuya-senpai—as long as it didn't involve the fact that the Sunlit Garden's half-humans were branch family mbers deliberately bred through mixed bloodlines by the Washuu Clan.
The Washuu Clan had also inford them that Byakuya-senpai was likely a half-human...
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