Did he have a relationship with someone? Kar shook his head immediately, but the verbal reply came a bit late. "...no."
"I see," Zein nodded. It was clear from the boy's troubled expression. "You want to reject them?"
Kar flinched, looking up while pursing his lips. It was unfair how both of his fathers always knew exactly what was in his mind. "I'm not sure...I don't know," he groaned, laying his head on the countertop. "It's not like there's a confession or anything..."
At times like that, Zein could feel that his son was also still an inexperienced teenager, not yet an adult despite being a three-star esper already. The boy looked frustrated, clueless and helpless; a cute side he shared with Bassena, and Zein couldn't help but pat the black hair.
"And you don't want to hurt their feelings?"
"Yeah..."