On the other side, after leaving Ai's house, Ryunosuke went to the Student Council office to meet Manabu. At the same time, he wanted to clock out from work.
Although his job had been replaced by someone else, he still held a formal position that required him to clock in, otherwise, his monthly 100,000 points could fly away.
Ryunosuke did his usual card tapping and walked in front of Manabu.
Seeing his arrival, Manabu knew there was something important to discuss. He told the other members to leave, leaving himself alone with Ryunosuke.
Manabu adjusted the position of his glasses on his face. "Tell me, what business do you have looking for me again? If the matter is too troublesome, I won't interfere."
Ryunosuke adjusted the position of glasses that weren't actually on his face, then said coolly. "Am I not allowed to see you if I don't have business? You're really keeping your distance, President."
He plopped his behind on the sofa and crossed his legs arrogantly. Manabu was left speechless.
"You're not wearing glasses, what were you adjusting just now? Such a know-it-all..."
Ryunosuke felt a bit awkward. The side effects after being with Ai apparently hadn't disappeared yet. Currently, his intelligence level was only less than 15% remaining, the rest had been taken over by two-dimensional world hobbies. It seemed to need time to recover.
(Next time I have to reduce interactions with Ai, I didn't expect the effect to be this severe...) He thought while asking loudly.
"How are you with your little sister? Have you resolved your misunderstanding?"
Hearing that question, Manabu's cold face for the first time showed a restrained smile, then he cleared his throat and put on a stiff face again. "Don't interfere. But... thank you. At least my sister is no longer so afraid of me."
Ryunosuke spread his hands. "If you met earlier, it wouldn't be this complicated. Your relationship became stiff because of your own doing. Both acting cold. One is timid, one pretends to be deaf, even ghosts wouldn't be able to resolve your misunderstanding."
The feeling of gratitude in Manabu's heart instantly vanished. He felt that being grateful to this man was a big mistake. He was confused about what the other party's purpose was in seeing him, so he asked directly.
"Do you have business with me or not?"
Ryunosuke slapped his own cheek to alleviate the remaining chuunibyou symptoms, trying to calm down, but unfortunately it was useless.
(Damn! So toxic! Why hasn't it healed until now?)
Seeing his conversation partner slapping himself, Manabu felt strange.
"Is your mental state okay? Need to go to the hospital?" He asked in a slightly worried tone.
Ryunosuke shook his head. "I'm fine, just got too deep into playing Yu-Gi-Oh!, the effect is still felt."
Manabu: "..."
Although he didn't understand what that man was talking about, he was sure this person was not normal.
(Is it okay to entrust my sister under this kind of person's supervision? He won't teach her to become crazy too, right?)
Manabu began to feel regretful.
Ryunosuke now hated himself for playing cards earlier. Now the chuunibyou soul from his previous life truly awakened and couldn't be suppressed. His way of speaking was also a bit strange. Although usually he was indeed a bit eccentric, but never this bad.
(Damn! I'm a thinker type, wake up, you bastard! Don't become a comedian character!)
Ryunosuke bit the tip of his tongue to force his consciousness back. He needed to reap a lot of points, he had to hide this side. At least wait until the points accumulated enough and achieved financial freedom, then he could release his true Bankai!
(Damn! It's relapsing again!)
Ryunosuke slapped his cheek once more. In his brain appeared an image of Ichigo's Bankai, truly crazy.
(Please, I need to wash my brain!)
Ryunosuke ran out of the Student Council President's office, intending to do a full-body SPA to relax. He felt increasingly abnormal since playing cards.
Manabu stared at the door that was almost damaged from being rammed earlier while furrowing his brow.
"That person... does he have a hole in his brain?"
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On the other side, Ai returned to class with light steps while humming softly. Clearly her mood was very good.
Arisu saw her subordinate return but didn't ask further because everyone had their own privacy.
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Meanwhile, Ryunosuke was already at the SPA place. Doing body care indeed made him feel refreshed, although his brain was still a bit tilted and needed to be "straightened."
"Yes, yes, a little more to the left, oh~ right, there. Yes, perfect!" The attendant helped adjust Ryunosuke's neck position, and he really enjoyed that rare moment.
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In another place...
In a small dark alley, a girl with long pink hair wearing black-framed glasses was running while tightly hugging Ryunosuke's camera. Behind her, a lecherous man was chasing her. That man was the clerk from the digital camera shop yesterday.
That girl was Airi. She didn't know how that man could find her address, but that person kept bothering her. Because she couldn't stand it, she chose to run away, but that man kept chasing.
Reflexively, Airi remembered Ryunosuke's words. That man had said, if she was in difficulty, she should contact him. With trembling fingers, she pressed Ryunosuke's phone number.
The call was immediately connected, and a lazy voice was heard from the other side. "Hello, this is Mouri Detective Agency... ah damn, my old habit is relapsing again."
Airi said in a tense tone, "Akasaka-kun? I'm being stalked by someone now, can you help me?"
Hearing Airi's frightened voice, Ryunosuke seemed to fully awaken. He immediately put on his clothes and ran out. While running, he calmed her down through the phone.
"Don't be afraid, tell me where you are, I'll come save you."
Airi almost cried because that man was already right in front of her. She swallowed hard, then said trembling. "Akasaka-kun, I'm at... beep beep beep."
The call was cut off, clearly something bad had happened. Without thinking long, Ryunosuke opened the tracker on his phone. The target was only 1.2 kilometers from him.
Still in time!
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On the other side, Airi was already cornered against the wall. She closed her eyes full of fear. In her heart, she screamed desperately.
(Someone, please save me... anyone. I beg you...)