Bai Yuze unconsciously ran to the cafeteria. He looked around and, after confirming that Nagumo and the others hadn't followed, he stepped inside.
Advanced Nurturing High School's cafeteria incorporates many dining cultures; otherwise, given the eating habits of Sakura Country students, the cafeteria wouldn't open in the morning.
Bai Yuze walked into the cafeteria and found that there weren't many students eating. After all, this was Tokyo, and most students were Sakura people. They were either eating rice balls in their dorms or on dates with friends of the opposite sex... friends of the same sex were not possible.
Bai Yuze focused his attention on the students who were eating, and this observation led him to discover something strange.
The students eating all seemed to be students from the 'Creepy Revival'... They were eating a food that looked like minced meat.
Through his super vision... Bai Yuze seemed to see maggots squirming in the minced meat... Some plates... even had a finger???
"Student... what would you like to eat?"
The voice of an old man from the cafeteria interrupted Bai Yuze's observation. He looked at the counter and found it empty.
Bai Yuze was a bit confused. The last time he came, it was a cafeteria auntie; how did it become an old man? Was it a shift system?
"You must be starving, here!"
Before Bai Yuze could speak, the cafeteria old man handed him a steamed bun. Bai Yuze took the bun; it was cold, hard, and quite heavy, enough to crack walnuts.
"How many points?"
"It's free. Hurry up and leave; this isn't where you should be."
The cafeteria old man pointed at Bai Yuze with a spoon. Through the reflection of the spoon, Bai Yuze noticed that the students who were eating had stopped and were now looking at him with an expression as if he were food.
Bai Yuze's expression remained unchanged as he slowly backed out. As soon as he left, the cafeteria doors slammed shut, and the steamed bun in his hand turned into a stone.
"Something's wrong. I remember clearly; it didn't look like this when I came to eat before."
Bai Yuze was very sure he hadn't mistaken the building. When he had breakfast at school before, he always came to this cafeteria. Although the school's commercial street offered other options for students, Bai Yuze was still accustomed to going to the cafeteria.
"It seems this school has many more secrets!"
After Bai Yuze went to other shops to buy some rice balls and sandwiches, he returned to the dormitory.
"You're finally back."
Kushida Kikyo was lazily lying in bed. The only thing she could do now was clear her mind and meditate.
"Eat. I have something to take care of, so I won't be back tonight."
"Ah?! At a time like this, shouldn't you be spending a romantic night with your adorable girlfriend? Is there anything more important than this?!"
"Uh... pretty much..."
"Bastard! We've only been dating for less than a day, and you're already cheating?! Tell me! Is it a man or a woman?!"
Bai Yuze: ???
"You're even too lazy to answer me now! Are you tired of me?! Waaah, my life is so bitter! Not only was I tricked into giving myself, but later, are you going to bring that person back and make me push them from behind?!"
"What are you even talking about? How could I be cheating?"
Bai Yuze wasn't sure if Kushida Kikyo was overly sensitive or intentionally teasing him...
"I don't care, you today... No! You must stay with me!"
Kushida Kikyo indignantly shrank her entire body into the quilt, leaving only an opening for breathing and observation. She had already offered her body, so why wasn't this blockhead getting the hint? She had watered it, so why wasn't it blooming?
"I want to stay with you too, but I have more important things to do."
Bai Yuze walked over to the bundled quilt and gently patted the quilt, which was rolled into a ball, as if comforting a cat or dog.
Each time he stroked the quilt, it moved, the person inside expressing her displeasure in this way.
Facing this situation, Bai Yuze smiled and whispered softly.
"I know you're angry, but we're leaving school tomorrow. I want to take this opportunity today to explore the school's rules."
"No! Absolutely not! If you die, wouldn't I suffer a huge loss?! If you're going to die, you have to die in my hands!"
Kushida Kikyo, hearing Bai Yuze's idea, quickly poked her head out of the covers and protested.
Kushida Kikyo didn't understand. Wasn't it better to stay in the dorm with his soft and sweet girlfriend? Why go out looking for trouble and ghosts! Was she not as attractive as those strange entities? She suddenly felt so defeated!
"Am I that weak?" Bai Yuze playfully pinched Kushida Kikyo's small nose. "I promise you, I'll come back completely safe and sound."
"No! Absolutely not! Unless you promise me one thing!"
Kushida Kikyo shook her head like a rattle drum. Bai Yuze reached out with both hands and held Kushida Kikyo's small head still.
"Don't shake your head so much; you'll get a headache later. Tell me, what do you want me to promise you? If it's within my acceptable range, I'll agree."
"Hehehe!" Kushida Kikyo revealed a small expression of a successful plan. "Come back home with me during the holidays!"
"Go to your house? I don't have any objections, but meeting the parents so soon? Let me think, what should I say when I meet my father-in-law and mother-in-law..."
Bai Yuze began to think about what gifts he should bring. After all, he had 'stolen' their daughter, uh... it seemed he was the one being 'stolen'... Going empty-handed would be too rude. If he also dyed his hair blonde, rode a 'ghost fire' motorcycle, and greeted them with, "Old folks! Is my 'ghost fire' safe parked outside your house?" And then did a 'flower hand' dance, that would be full of 'death elements'! Kushida Kikyo's father would probably not let him off even if he turned into a ghost...
"Dream on! My parents are rarely home; I live alone!"
Kushida Kikyo picked up a pillow and lightly patted Bai Yuze. She didn't expect Bai Yuze to think even further than her!
"Isn't it just a matter of time? By the way, where do you live?"
"Chiba."
"Where?"
Bai Yuze was a bit surprised. Although the original work didn't mention where Kushida Kikyo lived, living in Chiba was too coincidental!
"Is there a problem with me living in Chiba?"
"If you live in Chiba, why do you come here for school?"
"Why are you so surprised? Didn't you receive the email? This school has mandatory enrollment, it's really disgusting! Once you voluntarily withdraw or choose not to attend, you won't have any other school to go to!"
Kushida Kikyo was very confused. Since Bai Yuze didn't know about the email, why did he come to Tokyo for school, and how did he get on the bus to this school? Did he teleport here? That's even more impossible. She had been observing everyone in the car the whole time. At first, Bai Yuze looked completely ordinary, then suddenly he seemed like a different person, and he even saved her life!
At this moment, Kushida Kikyo suddenly wondered if this counted as having no way to repay him but to offer herself.
Thinking of this, a blush gradually spread across her face, and she quietly pulled her head back into the covers.