Jun wanted to be anywhere else except where he was now. It’s true that he decided to face everything with Iori, to fight for her, but this wasn’t something he bargained for. He hadn’t expected Lady Akagi to have this kind of presence, this kind of aura that forced respect upon you as if it was a ritual ingrained in you since childhood. Just meeting the older lady’s gaze too considerable mental effort, it was as if she had him under some kind of mental compulsion or mind control. When Iori had said that she wouldn’t let her make him cry, he had seriously thought that she was joking. After all, no one would be expected to cry while meeting their girlfriend’s grandparents, or in this case great aunt… Her ‘I’m serious’ comment shook him a little bit, but it was nothing compared to when he stood before the older woman. A few inches shorter than him, yet, with the presence of someone who could dominate this whole room full of people without lifting a finger. And sh
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