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After rushing back to Soubu High School and handing the shoulder bag containing Napoleon to Yuigahama Yui, Nukumizu Kazuhiko found that he suddenly had nothing to do. After all, without Magic, he couldn't enter the Clubroom.
His younger sister, Kaju, did ask him with concern if he was injured. After confirming his safety, she comforted him a few times before hurrying back into the Clubroom.
"Do you feel like trash that's been used and then kicked away?"
Suddenly, a voice asked.
Nukumizu Kazuhiko, who had been feeling a bit dejected, was startled, then realized it was the Sorting Hat he had stuffed into his hiking bag speaking.
He quickly shook his head and said, "Of course not. Right now, Asakura-kun's condition is the most important thing."
"As a hero, after saving everything, you can only stand in the shadows and watch the rescued people happily reunite and make hamburgers. It's better to get used to it quickly."
The Sorting Hat said, "After all, sometimes the people who are saved don't even know they've been saved."
"I'm not a hero."
Nukumizu Kazuhiko said with a bored expression, "I feel like ordinary people live more comfortably."
"Is that so? Try putting me on again."
"Eh? Now? Here?"
Nukumizu Kazuhiko clearly showed a look of resistance.
Although it was the Golden Week holiday, many clubs chose to hold activities during Golden Week because club activities had been suspended for a week before the long holiday for academic tests. Although the number of students in the school at this time was not as high as on normal school days, it was still not small. If he were seen wearing a wizard hat at such a time, Nukumizu Kazuhiko felt his sense of shame would definitely shatter.
"Stop talking nonsense, put me on!"
Nukumizu Kazuhiko reluctantly took the Sorting Hat out of his hiking bag—he felt that the other party simply didn't want to stay in the hiking bag—and placed it on his head.
"The incredible courage displayed in carrying me back to the center of the fire, facing possible danger and an unknown future, is commendable; many people believe that courage and recklessness are synonyms, but your usual caution compensates for this very well, clearly distinguishing between the two even in dangerous times… Undoubtedly, Gryffindor. What's lacking, make up for with bravery and enthusiasm."
The Sorting Hat said aloud.
"Gryffindor…"
Nukumizu Kazuhiko said softly.
A moment later, he continued, "What is that?"
The hat slipped from his head with a stumble.
"Since things have come to this, let me tell you about the greatness of Gryffindor. Have you heard the story of the Wizarding World? Heisei Year 2…"
The Sorting Hat began to chatter endlessly.
"Ah, I'm going to the vending machine to buy MAX coffee."
"Hey!"
—Inside the Clubroom—
When Asakura was spat out by Napoleon, he looked even more haggard than during the Magic rampage.
"What happened to Asakura-kun?"
Yuigahama Yui looked at Asakura lying weakly on the sofa, covering her mouth in disbelief.
In her impression, Asakura always seemed at ease, as if nothing could stump him, and he had never been so disheveled.
"The Sorting Hat said his Magic was exhausted… it might even be worse."
Asagumo Chihaya said.
Among the people present, she was probably the one most deeply affected by the words 'Magic exhausted,' so deeply that it was almost traumatizing.
"I called Ruri-dono, and she said she'd come over as soon as possible."
Nukumizu Kaju put down her phone.
"Thank you for the trouble. After all, besides Takuma-kun, only you, as Ruri-dono's classmate, have her contact information."
Asagumo Chihaya nodded at the girl.
"So what should we do now?"
Nukumizu Kaju asked curiously.
"There's nothing to overthink."
Asagumo Chihaya didn't hesitate at all, resolutely approaching the sofa.
She gently tucked her long brown hair behind her ears, took a hair tie from her pleated skirt pocket, and tied her hair into a high ponytail.
Next, she took a deep breath, cupped Asakura's cheeks, leaned down, and kissed him.
"Eh? Eh eh eh?!"
Yuigahama Yui's eyes widened in surprise.
"Ah, wah wah wah…"
Nukumizu Kaju shyly covered her face with her small hands, but her round eyes watched Asagumo Chihaya and Asakura unblinkingly through her fingers.
Asagumo Chihaya, however, no longer had the extra energy to notice their reactions.
She just felt something being drawn from her body, a feeling that made her instinctively want to stop what she was doing.
But the girl only frowned tightly, struggling to overcome this discomfort, and transferred as much Magic as possible to the other party.
"Wait… you don't need to use your tongue, do you?"
Yuigahama Yui said, her face flushed with some confusion.
"Chihaya-senpai, unexpectedly bold…"
Nukumizu Kaju also said in surprise beside her.
A moment later, their lips separated, drawing a glistening, fleeting thread.
Asagumo Chihaya took two deep breaths, her face pale.
She had never regretted her past recklessness so much that now she only had a meager amount of Magic, only able to briefly kiss Asakura to alleviate his Magic deficiency, unable to help him recover completely.
"Yui, I'll leave the rest to you."
"Eh eh eh? Me helping Asakura-kun, really?"
Yuigahama Yui's already red cheeks became even more vibrant, almost looking like they were about to bleed.
However, after glancing at Asakura's appearance and recalling how he had helped her in the past, the girl, for some reason, felt that her heart wasn't as resistant as she thought.
She secretly glanced at Asagumo Chihaya again, finding that the other party wasn't speaking, only looking at her with encouraging eyes.
"Damn it, it's just a kiss, anyway my first kiss is already…"
Yuigahama Yui's voice grew softer and softer, and in the end, not only her face but also her ears turned completely red. She hardened her heart and said in a self-deprecating manner, "Yuigahama Yui! Here I go!"
Then, he kissed her.
Someone seemed to exclaim in his ear, probably Kaju still making a fuss.
Unexpectedly, although she couldn't extend her tongue as aggressively as Asagumo Chihaya, she didn't dislike the light kiss with the boy.
The feeling of Magic slowly being drawn out of her body wasn't particularly relaxing, but for some reason, she felt as if her soul had been entrusted to the other party.
Only when she first kissed him, she could still taste a faint strawberry-like sweetness, which was not the boy's taste, but the taste left by Asagumo Chihaya.
Excluding the passively lost first kiss, this was the first time she had actively given a kiss.
Damn it, her first active kiss had the taste of another woman; no matter how she thought about it, it was strange!
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