Mimasaka Mamoru is in a very bad mood.

Usually, he goes to school together with Akina, his childhood crush. It's usually him who picks her up since Akina was bad in the morning. He did this every morning since their early days.

Mamoru remembered, at that time, Akina is still cheerful and honest. They were getting along just fine and it didn't take much time for him to develop a crush on her. He believed she also has the same feeling for him.

However, at some times in their 2nd grade, Akina's behavior gradually changed. She started to be secretive and badly sociable. She always doing something in the background and they rarely going home together. Even so, Mamoru believed their relationship are still cordial. Although she was cold towards him all the time, she also does the same with others.

Until today.

This morning, when Mamoru went to Akina's house to pick her up, she had already gone to school. For some reason, she woke up earlier than him.

Hmm, there is something fishy here.

Without any other choice, Mamoru goes to school alone. Walking with or without Akina feels so much different. Without her, the trip to the school feels bland. He even forgot to do his routine to greet his acquaintances on the way.

Once more, he got reminded, Akina's existence is very precious to him. All until now, he got used so much with her presence. Even if she just stood quietly and not doing anything, his heart felt so ease.

While thinking about that, Mamoru endured the loneliness in his heart and fasten his footsteps. At least, Akina is in school. When he arrived in his class, he could see her again.

It would be the same routine every day, where Akina read books silently at her seat while he teases her occasionally. Then she would respond to him with cold glares that send a chill to the spines of everyone present. And in the end, he would laugh it all off and the class mood became bright with laughter again.

However, Mamoru didn't met his expectation when he arrived.

Mamoru straightened his breath and opened the door of his classroom. He greeted his classmates with his usual "Good morning everyone.". As the class rep of 5-2, he always performed amicably and did his best to befriend everyone.

After all, One enemy is too many and hundred friends is too low.

Mamoru tried to look as cheerful as possible to create a harmonious atmosphere in his class. However, why everyone looked at him with a strange look on their face?

He looked at a certain seat and found out the person he wanted to see wasn't there at all. Her bag was there so it doesn't seem Akina plays truant and skip the school. When he asks one of the girls, she looked at him with pity.

"If it's [Queen], she having a morning rendezvous with [King] a few minutes ago."

"Huh? King?" Mamoru bewildered.

He knows Queen was a nickname he gave to Akina in the past in 4th grade. At that time he only did it jokingly and everyone accepted it surprisingly and call her such. Akina herself didn't seem to mind it too much and did her usual aloofness, disregarding everyone with her indifferent attitude.

But, King? Who is that?

Although it's just a nickname, but to be paired with his Queen is very infuriating.

If there is a King, shouldn't it belong to me?

Who dared to be called King, when I am still here.

"Ah, I guess you haven't received the news yet, you do not belong to FFF or RRR after all."

FFF... that disgusting bunch who mufufu-ing girl pictures in secret?

They roamed in secret and blatantly took candid photos of the girls. In other words, just a bunch of perverted kids gathering together. But surprisingly, their existence is accepted without much problem by the girls. Thanks to their passionate speech about protecting beauties from harm.

They exaggerated things and treat the girls in the school as their goddess (beauties only), doing as far as making a worship altar in their home.

It seems, while at a glance they are just gathering of stalker wannabe, but inside, they have their orders and regulation. They also have their own website and all of their photos are posted there. All of the photos they took are regulated by a moderator so it is limited only to well-taken photos.

No one knows who is this mysterious moderator is, or even the leader of this organization. But it is rumored some bigshots in the government, or some prince from Arab is behind the scene because their equipment basically originated from the organization.

The equipment is not cheap if they want to buy it themselves, but in their organization, any members could redeem some of it with points that could be gained from doing their daily mission.

Panty shots and obscene photo is a big no, offenders will be announced and they have to face harsh punishment by other members. The punishment itself is... undescribable. The members of FFF is like a mad warrior on steroid when punishing their own member.

Honestly, at that point, they were closer to a cult rather than a (not-so) secret organization. If possible, he didn't want to get involved with that bunch of sickos.

Akina is one of their "goddess", so it's not so surprising if they know if something happened with her.

But, RRR?

That word is enough for Mamoru to comprehend most of the situation.

RRR a.k.a Radiant Reliable Riku, is basically Nekomiya Riku's fan club. But unlike FFF, this RRR's existence is not well known except for their members and their circle of friends. Even Riku himself seems unaware of their existence. It is the real secret organization in the Kusanagi Elementary School.

It is unknown how this organization works in the inside, but the only way to join is via a referral from one of the members. Then the new members will be interviewed and they must prove their adoration towards Riku to pass.

The reason why he knows this is because of his wide connection of friends. He even got offered to join several times, but he declined it politely.

No, thank you. I am still normal.

It's dumb to adore a guy, even if he was cute.

Compared to him, Akina is a hundred times... No, a million times cuter!

With such a cute childhood friend, why he had to become a homo?

But then, this cute childhood friend, seems to have some **** or ******* with that trap?

"Nekomiya Riku!!"

Mamoru gritted his teeth in anger while keep listening to the girl which is oblivious to his turmoil mood.

Girl 2: "And so, he grabs Queen's hand and says... 'Let's change location to a secluded place' while Queen nodded with blush and says... 'Yes, Your Majesty (陛下 - Jp:Heika)'.... kyaaaa~"

Girl 1: <looked at Mamoru with pity> "Stop it, Futaba-chan... Mamoru-kun's HP is already zero...! Also, you exaggerated things too much...!"

Unable to endure, Mamoru rushed to the door, frantically running in the corridor. He collided with some newly arrived students but he didn't even care and disregard their angry scold. All in his mind is to search Akina's whereabouts.

"SYITT! SYITT!! SYIIIIITTTTT!!!"

Did you make fun of me?

So in your mind, that sissy boy with questionable gender is a King?

Then what am I? A clown?

For a long time, he knows Akina talked with Riku. But at that time, he didn't think much, because most of their conversation is just do this and do that order.

2nd grade -

• [Good day, A-kun, M-kun... At Phys Ed class, could you pass this letter to the Teacher? See ya!] Riku(?) gives an envelope and run off.
• [A-kun, tell me the answer from your Math class earlier, pweease... Hurry up, before Teacher comes to my class...]
• [Good morning, A-kun, M-kun... There is nothing here, okay. You didn't see anything.]
• [A-chan, you dropped your wallet. Oh, you're welcome. See you tomorrow.] Riku walked off with Kouta.

3rd grade-

• Mamoru goes to class 3-2, Akina and Riku got the same class in 3-3 (×Rimu and Nia too). They rarely conversed with each other as far as he know.

4th grade -

• Mamoru and Akina got the same class in 4-2, Riku in class 4-3 (×Rimu and Kouta too).
• [Good morning A-chan...] Slipped a paper to Akina's hands and silently leave.
• [Hello, Mimasaka-kun, Akina-san is not here? Is that so... Then tell her Yume-senpai is waiting for her in...]
• [A-ch... Akina-san, this is the notes you lend me. Thank you.]

There is nothing romantic about all of that, right?

Why for all things, it suddenly turned into that kind of thing this time?

Mamoru tried to think positively. Perhaps, it's just a misunderstanding and there was nothing between them. Unfortunately, his bad thoughts keep appearing one by one unable to be controlled.

What if all of it is just an act?

Nekomiya Riku called her A-kun in the 2nd grade.

You have been NTR-ed, Mimasaka Mamoru!

Mamoru shook his head, dispersing all the bad thought. He arrived at the right-wing of the building and heard Akina's voice in the stairs. But as he approached her position, he got stunned by their conversation.

"But this is quite surprising, ¿¿¿¿ is interested in ¿¿¿. You said you hate ¿¿¿¿(me), didn't you?"

"Honestly I do. It's disturbing to constantly ¿¿¿ (breathing) ¿¿¿¿ (the same) ¿¿¿ air (with you)."

Mamoru couldn't believe his own ears. Nekomiya Riku who he suspected to have some affair with Akina, just now was saying he actually loathes her to the point he despised breathing the same air with her.

And he says it right in front of her!

Are you blind, Nekomiya Riku?

Which part of my Akina is disturbing to you?

Although this means it was clear Nekomiya Riku is not his love rival, but the fact that he insulted Mamoru's beloved Akina makes him enraged. Mamoru clenched his fist and desperately hold his anger. He stopped his move and decided to hide quietly, trying to hear more of their conversation.

"Then, why do you want ¿¿(me)?"

"I don't know... Perhaps, it's just a whim of mine."

Another shock!

Huh? So in other words, Riku did not even love her, but still claim her as his because of a whim?

But before Mamoru could make sense of it, he heard Akina talks again. 

"I see... Let's go back, Your Excellency."

Your Excellency ¹(閣下 - Jp:kakka)... Just now, what did Akina calls him?

Mamoru remembered what the girl in his class said, it was not too long for him to forget. She did tell him something peculiar with her story back in the classroom.

"And so, he grabs Queen's hand and says... 'Let's change location to a secluded place' while Queen nodded with blush and says... 'Yes, Your Majesty²(陛下 - Jp:heika)'.... kyaaaa~"

Heika... Kakka... does it have any difference?

Yes it is, the meaning is completely different. But at the same time, there isn't any difference between them.

Suddenly, Mamoru remembered the history lesson in his class. At the feudal age, Emperors, Kings, and any other bigwigs usually have concubines at least one beside their main wife. Those people grab any girls they fancied and turned them to their concubines by a whim.

So, for him, Akina is equal to those concubines... And for the looks of it, Akina didn't mind that even one bit?
She still calls him with that respectable tone even though he clearly stated it in front of her!

Unforgivable! Scum of Earth!

Akina, you have been deceived!
Riku, I won't let you deceive Akina and have your way with her!
As a boy with the name of Mamoru, I will protect³Mamoru = protect her at any costs!

Mamoru got out from his hiding and shouted, confronting Riku with maddened expression.

"NEKOMIYA RIKU!!"