"Really? But I feel like your relationship is quite good. In such a dangerous world, you've helped her so many times."
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka: ...
What could he do? Since he wanted to find a tool, he had to be responsible for the tool. Who knew this guy would be so fierce, directly confronting The Strange World? If he hadn't intervened, Horikita Suzune would have died countless times.
He was also very helpless; he had no choice. Sometimes he really wanted to call the police...
Ayanokoji Atsuomi never imagined in his life that his "masterpiece" would almost be driven to emotion by someone else!
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka had a bold idea at this moment: if he were to be matched with Horikita Suzune again next time, he might as well just knock Horikita Suzune unconscious... and then say it was The Strange World that did it...
Moreover, not only was the matching mechanism heaven-defying, but the distribution mechanism was even more so. Ayanokoji Kiyotaka did most of the work, while Horikita Suzune and the others were merely carried to victory. Yet, when it came to distributing the strange artifacts... he didn't get a single one... while Horikita Suzune got the MVP!
He, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, was a carried winner! It almost made Ayanokoji Kiyotaka create a famous scene from 'Fire Punch'...
"Please, I really want to be friends with Horikita."
Kushida Kikyo looked at Ayanokoji Kiyotaka with sincere eyes, while holding Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's hands and pleading.
"If there's a chance... I'll do my best..."
Kushida Kikyo thought Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was being polite, so she didn't pester him further. At this moment, the frustration in her heart had reached its peak.
At this moment, Bai Yuze knew... a certain railing was about to suffer...
Bai Yuze ended his shared sight and hearing. He now knew that Horikita Suzune was only able to return alive thanks to Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.
"Are you not planning to hide your strength in this world anymore?"
(That's right, if Ayanokoji Atsuomi's goal is to cultivate an existence that can thrive in The Strange World, then he will definitely pay more attention to this matter. Perhaps in this world, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka coming to this school is not to escape the White Room, but rather specially arranged by Father Road...)
"A genius? What a chuunibyou act..."
Bai Yuze had no interest in participating in any genius struggles. For him, as long as he had food for the next meal, hope for tomorrow, and could be with the person he loved, his life wouldn't be lived in vain!
Thinking of the person he loved, he recalled the romance in the private house that ended before it even began... He shook his head helplessly, trying to forget those memories in this way...
He walked towards the edge of the school. It was still early; he decided to go prepare some things first. It would be a waste not to watch the famous scene!
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Meanwhile, Yukinoshita Haruno, who had been busy all night... finally, she was bewildered. No matter how she searched, she couldn't find any information about "Bai Yuze."
She even suspected at one point that Yukino had misremembered the name, but she had confirmed with Yukino, and Yukino had repeatedly assured her that she hadn't misremembered the name.
Therefore, she first suspected that Yukino had a strange dream, and in the dream, there was a boy named Bai Yuze.
Originally, this idea of hers was almost convincing her, but Yukino's reaction was too calm, as if she had expected it all along.
Logically speaking, upon learning that the person they were looking for couldn't be found, a normal person would first feel disappointed. However, Yukino not only showed no signs of emotional dejection or listlessness, but instead had an air of calm as if it were to be expected.
Something's not right! Ten out of ten, something's not right!
It's not the thief stealing that's scary, but the thief coveting. If it were before, she would have been able to find out everything about the person by morning, even the age of their delivery nurse, and then by noon, that person would be floating in Tokyo Bay taking a bath...
Although a bit exaggerated, it precisely illustrates that the Xuezhixia Family is a somewhat powerful presence, and now, no matter how they search, they can't find any information about the other party...
This usually means two things.
One is that the person doesn't exist at all, but this point was denied by Yukino's behavior.
The second is that the person's information has been deliberately hidden by the government. An existence whose information can be deliberately concealed by the government... the other party must be a higher-level person. Such a person could make the Xuezhixia Family disappear completely from Chiba with just a flick of their pinky finger...
Yukinoshita Haruno had a bit of a headache. She wasn't sure if Yukino and the other party were enemies or friends, but given Yukino's regard for the other party... their relationship should be quite good, right?
However, if someone could truly enter Yukino's heart and change Yukino, then Haruno would still bless the two of them.
Although she also really wanted to monopolize little Yukino, her greatest wish was for her sister to be happy and pursue the life she wanted... As for her... perhaps she would rot in the Xuezhixia Family, becoming a tool for family marriage alliances...
She had long resigned herself to this, but she never imagined that the person who changed her sister, inadvertently extended a helping hand to her, which would allow her to break free from her shackles and find salvation...
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It was already nearing evening.
Bai Yuze walked around the railing once, wondering if he had gone to the wrong place or missed the famous scene. Why hadn't he heard any movement yet?
Clang, clang, clang!
The sound of the railing protesting came, and Bai Yuze knew he had come to the right place.
He immediately perked up, observing if there were any other people around. After all, he was here to watch a famous scene, not to contribute to one. If he didn't get to see the famous scene and instead ended up in a "Look behind you?" situation, that would be truly unpleasant.
"Hmm! Safe!"
Bai Yuze hid behind a tree, quietly! Not making a sound! He started his camcorder.
At this moment, two little figures, one black and one white, suddenly appeared in his mind.
"White" Yuze said that secretly filming others was bad behavior, and in this world full of the strange, reputation wasn't that important.
Bai Yuze thought that made sense, but "Black" Yuze was unhappy.
"Dude, we've come this far. Honestly! How many times can you see this scene? Even if it's useless, can't it be kept as a souvenir?"
"But this is just a waste of time!"
"White" Yuze protested.
"Black" Yuze kicked "White" Yuze aside.
"Then I ask you, if you don't watch, isn't that also a waste of time? Doesn't it take some time to walk back from here? So why not watch a good show!"
"Pah! To make secretly filming sound so reasonable and well-founded, I despise you!"
"You want to fight?"
"You think I'm scared of you?"
Seeing the two little figures arguing endlessly, Bai Yuze immediately tried to appease them.
"Stop arguing, I have an idea! One that can satisfy both of you simultaneously!"
The two little figures were immediately drawn in by Bai Yuze's words. Could there really be a way to have the best of both worlds?!
Bai Yuze was seen raising his camcorder, jumping out directly, and shouting at the same time.
"Come on! Classmate! Look at the camera! Say cheese!"
Kushida Kikyo: ...?!?