After Ruka had come up with the idea last night, she’d used the sacred silver dust, the UV light, and some gel polish to give herself glitter nails. She’d been too focused to hear Meiri’s messages and hadn’t stopped until she’d clenched her fists in a victory pose after her nails had ended up looking so good.
But Shijunana’s reaction made Ruka think she wasn’t gonna get any compliments.
“Did I do something wrong?” she asked.
“No, I wouldn’t say that...” Shijunana looked troubled. “Hmm, I see... For an average civilian, applying it to your body as protection makes more sense than throwing it...? Still, this is unprecedented...”
Ruka watched Shijunana mumble to herself. If I tell her I used it like glitter around my eyes too, is she gonna snap?
But then, Shijunana loosened up and smiled. “That certainly suits you,” she said.
The gentle expression on Shijunana’s face made her look like the Holy Mother herself, and Ruka stared at her. This girl’s face is seriously way too pretty.
“Still, please contact me before you do something like that again. I don’t want any unfortunate side effects to trouble you.”
“Gotcha.”
“Class will begin soon, so you should return to your seat.”
“Right, right. See ya.” Ruka gave Shijunana a quick wave before walking away.
From their seats near the back of the classroom, Hinaru and Meiri stared at her.
“What? What’s with the weird faces?” Ruka asked.
Meiri was still staring. “That’s our line...”
“Did something happen with Shijunana-san?” Hinaru asked.
Ruka thought about last night. I ran into a stalker on the way back home, got attacked by a vampire’s retainer, and ended up getting rescued by Ginka Shijunana. I wanna tell everyone about her saving me, but I promised not to...
So she held back what she wanted to say and told her friends, “A good woman has her secrets, right?”
Ruka grinned. She thought that line sounded pretty great.
“Lame,” Hinaru and Meiri shot back.
Um, rude!