And again... Ryuutaro wondered how many times he would have to clear up the state of their relationship again. And how they met. This was going to be difficult.
He half-worried that this man would react badly, too. Hayato had just gotten shot because of them being together... But he still didn't feel like hiding anything. And besides, his father's men were all around and he was almost sure that if he asked them to, they might even shoot a person.

"No, we did not meet in school. I don't have much to do with the people he usually spends time with. We have nothing in common, so it is quite possible that you have never seen me around them."
And so much was even completely true.
"Also Hayato and I are not merely just friends."