He doesn't know how he didn't feel your presence, but when he looked up you were right in front of him, preventing that bully from trying to mess with him. Of course he was surprised, no one at the school had ever been interested in defending him. Maybe you had to go through the same path in order to get to school, that little road that crossed a beautiful lake. And in order not to look bad you helped him... But he didn't feel that kind of intention. This felt genuine, someone worrying about him that wasn't his family, or Reigen.

Your persistentaAttitude managed to get that miscreant to leave, you turned to look at Kageyama but he was already standing up and cleaning some dirt from his uniform.

"Thanks, but you really didn't have to do that."

He said kindly, even though it might sound a bit harsh and judgmental because of that monotonous expression he always had on his face. However he was thankful you didn't got hurt.