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'H-harem?!'
Houjo had to forcibly slow down his breathing before his body went into shock, though he knew his face was a shade far too red for his comfort.
A harem?!
'A-am I... am I at least a part of this harem?' Houjo thought dizzily, scratching at his heated cheeks, staring blankly at the bickering Higurashi siblings (on Kagome's side anyway), 'I must be, right?'
Of course, he had backed off right away when Souta had approached him and told him directly to his face that Kagome had needed a friend and not a romantic interest when she had come back from that year long backpacking trip she had taken directly after graduating high school.
He had no idea what had happened to her on that trip, but all he knew it had left her terribly depressed by the time she returned home and that it had taken a year of intensive counselling to help her move on from the terrible event or events she may have gone though.
However, he still had hope that he could still be–
"Ah, Aki?" Houjo jumped when he felt a hand rest on his shoulder and he turned his head to see Zen smile at him sympathetically, "I think that Kagome's brother was just joking about that harem thing."
"What?" Houjo swallowed thickly, covering his cheeks with hands to hide his utter embarrassment, but to no real avail, "I, well..."
"Although I'm quite sure Kagome could assemble one if she wanted to~" Zen said jokingly, causing Houjo to whimper quietly and follow after him silently as they both walked up to the Higurashi siblings, who seemed to be in an heated argument.
"Not all hacking is bad, Nee-chan!" Souta said with exasperation, "You can make good money with the right jobs!"
"But it also can get you into the wrong jobs!" Kagome crossed her arms over her chest, "You're a genius with technology, yes, but you're also a prodigy at sports too! Athletes can make millions!"
"I'm having fun with hacking!" Souta huffed, "Sports are boring now. There's this hacker online who likes to create challenges for other hackers to try to solve – kind of like puzzles for hackers. Some are easy, some take work, and some I don't know what the hell to do."
"And?" Kagome sighed, seeing that Souta was not going to back down, "Is this really that fun for you?"
"Yes!" Souta grinned happily, "707 is one of the best hackers in the world! If I want to beat him or her, I have to keep working at it!"
Zen immediately stopped just inches away from the Higurashi siblings, having heard Souta call out the very familiar name, 'Well,' He thought, quickly trying to erase the surprise from his handsome face, 'Seven would be famous in the hacking world.'
"Zen?" Houjo asked in concern, "Are you all right?"
"Yes, of course," Zen answered, "It is very rude of me to invite you two out to lunch and keep you waiting. Allow me to introduce myself to Kagome's little brother first and we can be on our way to the diner." And besides...
Souta was very interesting.
