The weather gradually began to turn colder, and the days started to pass one by one...
Fang Wuwei was in the Club Activities room, yawning endlessly...
It was so cold; he should be at home, covered by a warm blanket, drinking freshly brewed hot tea, eating some delicious fruit, watching TV, playing games, and occasionally practicing his sword or drawing lotteries...
Why go to school?
Shuddering, Fang Wuwei adjusted the scarf around his neck; he was about to start hibernating.
"Hey, Oriental Gentleman, want a pillow?"
"Ah, thanks, Koushou! I have a few beds here; Koushou, want one?"
"Okay! Oriental Gentleman, you're really well-prepared; do you finally understand the joy of napping?"
Thus, another person joined the Club Activities (napping).
Life was supposed to continue peacefully like this until a certain Togashi Yuta, who had recently gotten out of singlehood and wished to remain anonymous, arrived at Club.
"What are you doing?"
"As you can see, sleeping... I'm so sleepy."
Yuta came to Club, wrapped in a scarf that looked exactly like Fang Wuwei's, and saw Koushou and Fang Wuwei each sleeping soundly on a bed...
Don't misunderstand; there was a meter between them.
Yuta was dumbfounded and forgot to close the door.
Fang Wuwei took off his jacket, eye mask, and scarf, folded them neatly, and placed them beside his head, so Yuta easily spotted the scarf that was identical to his own...
"Wuwei... Where did you get your scarf?"
"Where did I get it? Your mom gave it to me! When I went to your house the other day, Kuzuha handed it to me and said your mom bought it for me."
Yuta's face darkened completely after hearing this; his mom hadn't bought any scarves this year...
No wonder Kuzuha gave him a scarf at the time, saying she bought too many...
Well, so that's what "bought too many" meant!
Damn it, Wuwei, I'm going to beat you up one day!
"Enough about me, ha... How are things with you and your significant other recently?"
Fang Wuwei yawned, struggling to lift his head from the bed, propping it up as he looked at Yuta, who was standing by, taking off his coat and sitting down, his face full of teasing.
Clearly, it worked, because Yuta blushed instantly.
"You... What are you talking about? What do you mean by..."
"Don't pretend! You know what I'm talking about! Haha."
Fang Wuwei opened a can of soda, smiling broadly as he looked at Yuta, taking a sip with a grin.
"How long have you been dating? It's been over a month soon, right... How's the progress? Do you need me, your strategist, to help you out?"
"Stop it!"
Yuta blushed, naturally grabbing an unopened drink from beside Fang Wuwei's pillow and drinking it, sitting on the ground and starting to pant.
"You, don't just stare at the two of us all day; some things aren't urgent.
It's already great to be with Rikka, so why bother with those other things?"
"Ha... Do you really not want to? Yuta, I understand you; all the things under your bed, I've already... Ugh ugh..."
Before Fang Wuwei could even finish his teasing words, Yuta clapped a hand over his mouth, his face flushed as he gestured towards Koushou, who was sleeping nearby, his eyes filled with both anger and pleading...
Brother... I was wrong, let's not talk about it, okay?
Fang Wuwei understood, pushed Yuta's hand away, and changed the subject.
"How's Rikka doing recently?"
Actually, Yuta really wanted to complain about Fang Wuwei calling her "Rikka" every time, even Nibutani called her Takanashi, but you keep saying "Rikka"...
It feels a bit like you're looking down on me.
"Recently... Rikka is living with her mom.
I was originally afraid Rikka would start having chunibyo again and wouldn't be able to communicate with her mom, but now it seems..."
When talking about Rikka, a slight smile appeared on Yuta's face, and he took a sip of his drink to moisten his lips.
"It seems I worried too much; she and her mom are getting along... quite well.
Her mom is truly a very gentle person; she can tolerate Rikka's chunibyo like Toka, and she actively communicates with her.
Although her mom is usually busy, she still cares a lot about Rikka."
Ever since Toka left, Rikka's bento began to change; it was no longer Toka's large, filling, and nutritionally complete deluxe bento.
Her lunch became smaller, but it often contained things Rikka liked to eat, and it didn't have tomatoes or other foods Rikka disliked, unlike Toka...
Even though Rikka and her mom had been at odds for several years and hadn't seen each other for years, Rikka's mother still clearly remembered what Rikka liked and disliked.
This made Rikka very happy, always very happy.
"Wuwei... With things changing like this, I always feel like nothing has changed at all..."
"You regret it?"
"...Yes."
"Things have become like this, seemingly unchanged; Rikka still has chunibyo, but her mom can still communicate with her.
Do you regret why you had to interfere back then and make Rikka get rid of her chunibyo?"
"...Why do you understand me so well?"
Fang Wuwei crawled out of his covers and stretched... but then immediately shrank back in.
The covers were still warmer.
"Yuta, some things might look the same on the surface, but internally, they've actually undergone tremendous changes!"
This abrupt remark made Yuta scratch his head; nothing changed?
"Let's put it this way: has Rikka had any changes recently?"
"Rikka, huh..."
Yuta fell into thought, crossing his arms and closing his eyes, beginning to recall...
"Rikka has been much more cheerful recently, and she's no longer as reclusive as before; she also considers other people's feelings... It's a big improvement.
She's learned to make friends and to get along with people.
When I visited her house recently, she and her mom could also communicate well, and the biggest change... she's learned to accept reality."
"Isn't that the best? Didn't you already know the answer to the problem?"
Looking at the seemingly unamused Fang Wuwei, Yuta fell silent.
He knew, of course; he just hoped to find someone who agreed with him.
Humans are complex creatures after all...
Suddenly, Fang Wuwei's ears twitched, then he turned around, a mischievous smile on his lips, staring intently at Yuta...
"I say, Yuta, what do you think of Rikka?"
"Eh?"
Why ask such a random question... Masaka?!
"?! What do you think of Rikka?! I already gave Kuzuha to you!"
"You motherfucker!"
Could Fang Wuwei tolerate that? He immediately grabbed an unopened drink and threw it, hitting Yuta squarely on the forehead.
"I asked what kind of person Rikka is in your eyes! From a boyfriend's perspective!"
Why didn't you deny the Kuzuha question, hey?!
That being said, in his eyes, Fang Wuwei just wanted to gossip... although he didn't know why he was so fixated on his and Rikka's relationship.
"Well... Rikka, she... is very cute."
"That's it?"
"Of course not!" Yuta turned back to look at Koushou, who was sleeping soundly with no signs of waking up, and then spoke with relief.
"Rikka is very cute; it's not just her appearance, her personality is also very cute.
When she's in her chunibyo state, she always does some actions that she thinks are cool, but actually... they're very cute.
And also, Rikka is actually very thoughtful; although she sometimes seems a bit clumsy, she's actually... well... she's quite clumsy... but she's very cute nonetheless..."
Watching Yuta talk endlessly, Fang Wuwei silently took out something and aimed it at Yuta, but Yuta didn't seem to notice...
He was really enthusiastic when talking about Rikka...
"You really like Rikka a lot."
The smile on Fang Wuwei's face was almost overflowing as he put down his smartphone.
Yuta clearly saw the smile on Fang Wuwei's face... It had a somewhat eerie and ominous feeling...
......No way...
Yuta turned his head and saw Nibutani and Ikenouchi Maki standing behind him, looking a bit flustered, but Nibutani also had a hint of... excitement.
And behind them, it was clear there was another person hidden...
Yuta's entire face turned crimson, and he suddenly turned back and glared fiercely at Fang Wuwei.
Rikka and the others had already come in; it was Yuta's fault for not closing the door when he entered...
Now, Rikka had buried her entire head behind Nibutani, tightly pulling both Nibutani and Ikenouchi Maki in front of her, trying to pretend she wasn't there at all, but if you pulled Rikka out, you'd find that her head was already steaming.
Ikenouchi Maki watched Fang Wuwei, who was sprawled on the floor laughing quite wildly, and twitched her lips.
Master... what a wicked person...