Time was advancing, and the School Festival began its formal preparations. The School Festival, known as the "Ginkgo Festival," was the happiest day of the year. Every year after the School Festival, countless couples would appear within the school.
This time, it was probably no exception.
After the School Festival's launch was announced, everyone in the class became restless. Isshiki Makoto, who had been single for many years, was especially excited, shaking Yuta's shoulders in front of him with immense excitement.
Nibutani, sitting in front, heard the commotion from Yuta and Isshiki Makoto behind her. She turned to glance at Yuta, who was still carefree, then looked at Rikka, who was sitting at the desk in front of her, silently and quietly packing her things to leave. She sighed deeply in her heart.
Togashi-kun... can you even do it... Wuwei... can you even do it...
Togashi was still so carefree, and Rikka was as usual. It seemed she had to take action herself to be reliable.
She looked back and just happened to meet Fang Wuwei's gaze. Fang Wuwei's face tightened, and she pointed an finger at Fang Wuwei in the air, as if accusing him of incompetence.
In response, Fang Wuwei could only shrug his shoulders. The progress of this pair wasn't even as fast as yours and Totsuka's. What more could I do by urging them? Rikka wasn't aware of her feelings, and asking Yuta to speed things up would be useless, possibly even affecting their current progress and making it more drawn out.
Yuta was a blockhead, and Rikka was a severe chuunibyou. Rikka had to understand first, then that blockhead had to be smashed step by step!
Looking at Yuta, who was being dragged by Isshiki Makoto to dance, attracting the attention of half the class and on the verge of tears, Fang Wuwei decided to wait a bit longer. He couldn't rush it, but he could give Yuta a little help...
On the other side, Nibutani, who had followed Rikka out, saw Rikka about to leave. Since there had been no progress from Wuwei, she could only start with Rikka! According to Wuwei and Koushou's intelligence, the two of them had a private meeting one night a few days ago...
Then, she would just tell her directly!
Nibutani decided to directly attack Rikka's high ground. As for the others... she could only pray that Togashi's side would go smoothly.
On Rikka's side, she was secretly feeling melancholic in front of the sink. She and Yuta still hadn't found the singularity to eliminate the influence. She was somewhat annoyed that she couldn't get closer to Dark Flame Master, but then she heard Nibutani's call from behind her.
However, she wasn't in the mood for much conversation. Feeling extremely tired, she was ready to go home quickly, but then she heard Nibutani's next words...
"I have something I want to talk to you about... It's about Togashi-kun."
"What?!"
Her face instantly flushed. Ever since the last gathering at the shrine, Rikka's singularity influence had become even more severe. From only going crazy when looking directly into Yuta's eyes, now she would start steaming just by hearing Yuta's name from someone else's mouth, which was even cuter.
So, a somewhat reactive Rikka, to calm her brain and to counter Nibutani, got some water at the sink in front of her. The cold water rushing over her hands calmed her down slightly, allowing her to splash the water onto Nibutani.
Nibutani quickly stopped Rikka's meaningless aggressive behavior, grabbing Rikka's hand and leading her outside. Strangely, Rikka didn't resist either, her small face flushed, allowing Nibutani to drag her out. Perhaps she was also very curious about Yuta's matters...
Girls were always interested when talking about romance, just like the verdandi.
Considering Rikka's feelings, Nibutani, who had brought Rikka to a small path in the school, directly told her the shocking news that she herself had actually fallen in love with Yuta, a revelation that shook Rikka for two hundred years.
Upon hearing this, and then thinking about her own abnormalities during this period... Rikka's face instantly turned completely red, even exceeding her brain's capacity, and steam erupted from the top of her head to dissipate heat, instantly transforming her into a Steam Princess.
"Wow, that's so easy to understand."
But she didn't expect that facing such a disadvantageous situation, Rikka also wanted to try to turn the tables, but her brain hadn't reacted yet on how to operate. So, to stall for time, Rikka immediately began to tilt her head back and laugh awkwardly, which made Nibutani on the other side a little worried.
This child... she's not stupid, is she...
Rikka, tilting her head back and laughing loudly to stall for time and think of a solution, looked at the clear blue sky and the drifting white clouds, feeling a moment of tranquility. But her brain began to churn frantically, yet the time gained by awkward laughter was simply not enough for her empty little head to come up with a method. So... she could only stand frozen in place, staring blankly at the white clouds slowly drifting across the sky...
Ultimately, she chose to avoid the topic.
"Evil King's True Eye is the strongest, and it has already forged the highest-level contract with Yuta. There's no need for a contract form called 'love relationship.'"
Suppressing the discomfort from her overly fast heartbeat, Rikka tried hard to regain her usual poker face, attempting to muddle through.
Unfortunately, Nibutani, who had been watching (and shipping) them for quite some time, attacked so aggressively that Rikka was completely powerless to retaliate.
"But Rikka, when you're with Togashi-kun, your heart beats faster, right?"
Hearing this, Rikka's body instantly tensed, becoming as rigid as a stone, not daring to move.
"When you go home, you'll fantasize a bit, won't you? Imagining the two of you holding hands..."
Rikka, as stiff as a stone, tried to reach out to stop Nibutani from continuing her assault but then stopped in place. Hearing Nibutani's words, her mind unconsciously began to follow Nibutani's words, imagining walking home hand in hand under the setting sun...
"Imagining the two of you kissing..."
Rikka, instinctively beginning to fantasize about this scene, her mind instantly crashed, even causing Rikka's chuunibyou setting to begin to waver.
"But... but, but the power of Evil King's True Eye, I..."
This question is beyond the scope, Teacher Nibutani.
Looking at Rikka, whose head was steaming, mumbling incoherently, and clutching her head, Nibutani was helpless. She had no other choice but to wait for Rikka to recover on her own.
But unexpectedly, Rikka suddenly slid in, attacking. Rikka, whose mind was a blur, decided to solve the problem with the battle style Evil King's True Eye was best at.
It was just a pity that Nibutani, having long been subjected to Totsuka's slide attacks, could now react. She somewhat clumsily dodged this slide, but she couldn't dodge Rikka's subsequent angry umbrella stab.
Fortunately, after enduring Rikka's attacks for a moment, Rikka immediately activated a defensive stance, opening her umbrella and squatting to the ground, shielding herself with the umbrella, curling up completely under it, and aiming the umbrella surface at Nibutani.
This was Evil King's True Eye's strongest defensive technique! Black Flame Shield! It could nullify all mental attacks!
She was quite confident in this move. She believed that Black Flame Shield could make Nibutani retreat in the face of difficulty.
Unfortunately, this would be a crushing victory... Chuunibyou settings are ineffective against reality!
Looking at Rikka, who was cowering under the umbrella, determined to escape, Nibutani knew that ordinary methods wouldn't work on Rikka, so she decided to administer a strong dose.
With a light laugh, Nibutani began her performance, imitating Yuta's voice in a low tone, speaking with emotion.
"Rikka... I, I, whenever I see you, for some reason, my heart beats faster..."
Rikka under the umbrella was already sweating profusely... If Black Flame Shield didn't work, then there was only...
Abandon the umbrella and run!
Looking at Rikka, who had vanished around the corner in a flash, even leaving her umbrella on the ground, Nibutani shouted after her.
"Running away won't solve the problem!"
So, Rikka poked her head out from behind the wall...