Asakura initially thought the transfer student she mentioned was the same Togawa Sakiko that Yukinoshita Yukino had talked about earlier.
But in reality, it wasn't. Walking into the activity room from the doorway was a pink-haired girl who wasn't wearing a Soubu High School uniform but rather casual clothes.
At first glance, her demeanor was somewhat similar to Yuigahama Yui; she was also the type of girl who looked quite lively from her expression.
However, to be honest, Asakura already had a subtle PTSD regarding pink-haired people.
The first pink-haired person he encountered, Yuigahama Yui, had unknowingly activated a Critical Magic Realm, almost killing him and coincidentally taking out Yukinoshita Yukino, who had gone to visit him; the second pink-haired person was Kagamihara Nadeshiko, whom he met on Mount Kumotori. That time was even more serious; the successive appearances of Yamanokemono and cultists forced Asakura to eventually set the mountain on fire, coincidentally turning his hair white…
And the last one, Gotō Hitori, was also a master, with her Magic rampage and Magic power deterioration combo attack, which even stunned Asakura.
Asakura always felt that whenever he encountered a pink-haired person, no matter who it was, his luck would inexplicably worsen, leading to frequent unexpected situations.
Therefore, when he saw that the newcomer was another pink-haired person this time, he almost jumped in fright.
Fortunately, this pink-haired person didn't seem to have anything strange about her; she looked like a normal person.
"Hello, my name is Chihaya Anon…" The pink-haired girl looked at Asakura, seemingly finding his expression a bit fierce. Coupled with the bandages on his arm and his snow-white hair, with only black visible at the roots, indirectly proving the white hair was dyed, he looked like someone not to be trifled with. Her originally energetic voice gradually became softer and softer.
"My name is Asakura Takuma… By the way, there are too many transfer students. Is this month some kind of auspicious day for transfers?" Asakura couldn't help but mutter.
"Ahahaha, it's just a coincidence. Alright, then I'll leave the rest of the time to you two young people~" Hiratsuka Shizuka said with a smile, looking like a normal teacher.
"Is this a blind date…?" Asakura said with a wry face.
"No, it's just that getting to know each other is part of becoming friends—" Hiratsuka Shizuka let out an outdated hearty laugh, then carefully closed the door.
However, Asakura's Magic [Snake] came with thermal imaging vision, which easily allowed him to see that she hadn't gone far but was eavesdropping outside the activity room door.
Could it be that she was worried he would do something to the transfer student?
"Chihaya—sorry, I have a friend named Chihaya, can I just call you Anon?" Asakura asked.
"Eh…" The girl showed a somewhat reluctant expression; clearly, for her, being called by her first name by a boy she had just met was a bit too lacking in boundaries. But in the end, the girl still forced out a somewhat stiff smile and said, "It's okay, I don't mind…"
"Would you like a glass of pomegranate juice?" Asakura asked, raising his cup.
"No, thank you." Chihaya Anon shook her head, then probably thinking that Asakura wasn't as difficult to communicate with as she had imagined, she asked curiously, "Asakura, are you a member of the Student Council?"
"No—" the chicken-man sleeve band had long been returned to the Student Council after the Founders' Festival, so now Asakura was just a law-abiding citizen: "Why do you think so?"
"Because generally, aren't only Student Council members asked by teachers to do this kind of thing?" the girl asked, her reasoning sound.
"That makes sense… but Soubu High School's Student Council is quite formal, and they have far more members than we do."
Asakura said, "As for us, you can think of us as a jack-of-all-trades type of club."
"There's actually a club like that...?"
The girl found it a bit hard to understand.
"Even Hiratsuka-sensei occasionally has things she can't conveniently do herself, and needs students to help out..." Asakura said with a dark and serious expression, as if it were a matter of fact.
For example, the matter with Togawa Sakiko that Yukinoshita Yukino just mentioned.
"Ahaha, Asakura-kun is just joking, right?" Chihaya Anon asked, her smile even more rigid this time.
Asakura: Smiles.
"Quick, tell me you're just joking! Soubu High School is so scary?!"
The girl shivered.
"Anon's adaptability is quite good."
Asakura praised, "Although you transferred a bit late, you should have a very good time at Soubu High School."
"...Actually, it's not as good as you think..." the girl said softly, a hint of gloom in her expression, as if remembering something, despite being praised.
"Would you like a cup of cocoa? It's a good choice to replenish some energy and sugar before we set off."
Asakura said, pushing the bag beside him towards the girl, "If you don't mind, there's also this."
"What is this? Skittles?"
The girl curiously picked up a brown Every Flavor Bean and popped it into her mouth, chewing twice.
"These are Every Flavor Beans... there are many flavors, some of which are quite strange... Oh, it seems you've already had one."
The girl's expression instantly became very serious; rather, her whole body seemed to freeze like a statue.