More people started to gather at the shrine after Ren's introduction and to his surprise, they included the other teens who were at the stand that the Vongola boss candidate was working for. A feminine hand rested upon his raven hair before slightly messing it up to which the male minimally responded to, simply untying it and combing the messed area with his hand. [color=royalblue]"......... Refraining from unnecessary habits will be appreciated, miss."[/color] He could tell from the tone of her voice that she was possibly sarcastic, not that the young heir minded. His indifference to minor annoyance was as strong as his awkward love of cats. Speaking of cats, as he was combing his hair neatly, his hand adjusted the cat mask on his face to above his forehead instead, out of respect for the authority figures, of course.

The Kanesada boy remained silent throughout the speeches of the Arcobaleno and the elder Volkov, occasionally taking note of how exaggerated the reactions of the blond boy were, perhaps he had no knowledge whatsoever of his candidacy at all? It would explain why the older teen was ordered to keep watch over him from the shadows. It was then later revealed that Luca had no awareness of the existence of Vongola nor did he seem to have a direct affiliation with the mafia. While Ren loyally obeyed the orders given to him by his superiors and father, he started to question the capabilities of the supposed boss candidate. Was someone inexperienced in mafia practices fit for such a role? His shaky, frightened reactions to what the two assassins were saying didn't help this matter.

Once Shi dropped her playful act and placed on a more dead serious expression, Ren stood back, obliging to her command of not interfering with her "assassination". While he was not all too familiar with the Volkov family, other than the fact that they were feared for a fighting style they practiced, the yakuza heir was aware that any logical assassin [i]never[/i] announce of their assassination attempts to their target/s, unless they were the that bold. Either way, this was none of his business, all of them being mere strangers to him after all. With his arms crossed on his chest, his blue orbs intently watched the events unfold before him. What he didn't expect was the [s]seemingly scaredy cat[/s] boss candidate himself interfering.

Eyes widened at how gutsy Luca's move was, perhaps he misjudged the boy too early. Still, Ren shook his head and commented, [color=royalblue]"........ A noble move for the sake of his comrades.... but foolish nonetheless."[/color] While Ren was not the one being sandwiched by two opposing forces, he could tell the blows onto the blond were not going to end well for him.