QT: The Secondary Character Counterattacks (Obey Me! characters x Reader)

Arc 4. Charming Black Sheep Meets Secret Beauty Otaku (Levi x Reader) Chapter 11

"Whoa, you cut your hair?" He reached to touch her bangs, but Maya smacked his hand away, glaring at him from the corner of her eye.

Haruto's eyes widened with surprise. He then chuckled and raised both hands in surrender. "Sorry, sorry. But I gotta say, I prefer you with long hair, you kinda look like a guy with that haircut."

Leviathan had recovered from his shock and was watching the scene unfold with thinly veiled disgust.

The basketball idiot was too in love with his own voice to notice your silent disapproval. He continued talking to your little sister, "Still, you're lookin' really good now. I remember during the first day of school, man, you were way too thin. Men prefer girls who have more meat, y'know."

You squeezed the ball in your hands. Who asked you, asshole?

Maya didn't say anything, too focused on folding her blazer properly.

The idiot watched her, his jaw locking, obviously irritated.

When Maya unzipped her backpack to put away her jacket, Haruto snatched the pink binder out of the bag.

"Come to think of it, whenever we're in class all you do is take down notes and study. You're pretty hard-working for a girl."

Your veins throbbed with rage, but you kept your composure to observe Maya's reaction. There will be no shortage of scum men who'd do similar things in the future. She needed to be prepared.

Thank goodness that she barely flinched.

You rolled over your shoulders, glad that your sister can keep her cool even in the face of total stupidity.

[Host, this method of "courtship" feels ... odd.]

The system has witnessed this shameless Host flirt with and seduce men in different ways, from playing innocent to taking charge. However, it has never encountered this type of behavior before. It was as though the male lead was both complimenting and insulting Maya at the same time.

"It's called negging. A lot of scumbags manipulate women by offering compliments like 'you look cute for a fat girl' or 'you're not like other girls.' You wouldn't believe how common this kind of cheap, lowbrow tricks are in my reality."

Idiots like Haruto didn't deserve to be called men. They were scummy, immature assholes that preyed on emotionally vulnerable people.

But seeing Maya calmly put on a new blazer and zip her bag close, you patted yourself on the back.

She held out her palm to Haruto. "Hand it over."

He stared at her hand, then he curled one side of his lips in an attempt to flash a bad boy smirk; the kind of lopsided charming smirk that makes most women (and some men) swoon.

Perhaps because he lost charisma points, or maybe because you were a thousand times better as "the bad boy," but Haruto's "smirk" made him appear like someone who suffered a stroke. His complete confidence in his face added to the hilarity of the situation.

Leviathan looked mildly horrified at the sight while you fought to swallow your laughter.

But there was not a change in Maya's expression, though you sensed slight irritation radiating from her dead eyes.

Haruto moved the binder towards Maya, but as she reached to take it, he swung it high above his head.

"Say please first, then maybe I'll give it back."

Maya's eyebrows twitched.

Before either of them could do anything else, you threw the ball at Haruto's face, forcing him to let go of the binder to catch it.