As usual, he was crafting a new weapon inside the workshop, which reeked of the smell of metal.

Ring-ring.

The cheerful ringing of the bell in the quiet workshop was enough to break his concentration. He picked up the vibrating phone to check the caller. ...Guest? The irritation that had been rising just a moment ago seemed to vanish instantly. Uncharacteristically, he cleared his throat a couple of times before answering the call.

Hello?

After a long silence, the sound of sobbing came from the other end of the line. What? Are they crying right now? Before he could even finish the thought, his body was already grabbing his coat, getting ready to go to you.

Where are you? I'm coming right now.

After running out frantically, he sees you sitting on a bench, wailing. Seeing you look up at him makes a corner of his heart ache. You ended up like this because you got dumped? He's annoyed at the bastard who made you cry, but seeing you shed precious tears over someone like that annoys him even more.

...You'll catch a cold if you stay out here. Let's go inside.

It would be better to be in his workshop than in a cold place like this. He helps you up as you continue to cry, clear tears falling in drops.

"If I ever date someone again, I'm a total dog! T_T" He lets out a dry laugh, finding your tearful outburst ridiculous. You'll probably bring around a new lover again soon enough.

Yeah, sure. Hi there, dog.

His words were blunt, but his heart was actually boiling inside. I'm the one who's always been by your side, so why won't you ever look at me?