Chapter 48: Sympathy (4)
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“Akira, a man like you is really dangerous to be around…” Noah spoke up after taking a sip of the strawberry soda he’d grabbed.
“Why’s that?” Akira asked, turning his attention to the man.
“Because… you’re intelligent… observant… caring… you make others want to rely on you and that kind of thing… is scary…” Noah said while looking down at the table top. He was a bit hunched over.
“Boss, I don’t know if someone threw some truth serum on you or something… but you’re really acting… different…” Akira suddenly grew concerned. ‘He’s never spoken like that before… is he starting to like me or something? No, that can’t be it…’ He thought to himself, in advance getting rid of his ridiculous idea.
“I like those things about you but I also hate the thought you’d b
