After Nibutani's careful consideration, she finally came up with the most suitable activity for the association...
"Flash mob?"
"I've seen it on TV. Is it where people pretend to be ordinary passersby and then suddenly start singing together in a busy area?"
"Exactly, exactly! That's it! We're going to wander around the liveliest parts of the School Festival and put on unexpected performances!"
As the school was closed, the group came to the Park, both to relax and discuss countermeasures. It must be said that the flash mob idea was indeed quite suitable for people with chuunibyou. After all, they already acted foolishly in public every day, so it didn't matter what kind of foolishness it was.
However, when Yuta and the others received the handwritten plan from Fang Wuwei, they frowned after just one glance...
"What is this?"
Yuta held up the somewhat thick plan with a speechless expression. On it was clearly written: "Flash Mob: Evil King's True Eye User vs. Dark Flame Master!"
For this, Nibutani already had a countermeasure and had even thought of the reasons.
"I considered what to perform... and finally decided that a battle would be best and most eye-catching!"
Fang Wuwei looked at the flash mob script in the plan, which tied Rikka and Yuta together, and silently gave a big thumbs up from behind Yuta. Nibutani winked in response.
You did well! You did really well!
Yuta, on the other hand, strongly resisted. Having long since graduated, he absolutely did not want to become a chuunibyou again, nor did he want to play such embarrassing tricks.
"What does it matter? Haven't you two been playing all along?"
"I haven't been playing! If you're going to say that, why don't you go on stage yourself? How about playing Morisummer!"
Yuta's forceful retort annoyed Nibutani. For whom did she create this script? If it wasn't to help him win Rikka over, she would have let Fang Wuwei and Ikenouchi Maki go on stage. A real sword and knife fight would be much more exciting than their chuunibyou antics!
Ever since Fang Wuwei began formally teaching Ikenouchi Maki swordsmanship, Ikenouchi Maki had not been idle. She had been showing off everywhere, and everyone naturally knew about it, so there was no need to hide the fact that she had tracked Fang Wuwei to know he could wield a knife... Although Fang Wuwei required her to hide any supernatural powers, practicing swordsmanship was very normal!
"Be careful, I'll curse you to death! I've already graduated from chuunibyou!"
"I've graduated too!"
Seeing Yuta's unusually firm attitude, Nibutani decided to approach someone else...
"Hey, Takanashi, don't you want to see the Dark Flame Master restored to his true form?"
Rikka, who hadn't participated in the discussion, was originally playing a synchronization training game with Totsuka on the swing behind them. Hearing Nibutani's words, especially the mention of Yuta, she immediately stopped. When she stood up, she met Yuta's gaze, who had been constantly concerned about her, and instantly felt an uncontrollable flutter in her heart. This feeling, which made her confused and uneasy, urged her to leave quickly.
Every time she was near Yuta, every time she saw Yuta's face, every time she met Yuta's gaze, and even every time she heard Yuta's gentle voice, her heart would pound. The unprecedented flutter and uncontrollable emotions made her uneasy...
Being accustomed to evasion, she naturally chose to evade in matters of emotion. She didn't quite understand what love was. She only knew that in Yuta's presence, she would become unlike herself, so she had been trying to avoid Yuta.
Although... when she slept at night, for the same reason, Yuta's face and voice would echo in her mind for a long time, making it difficult for her to fall asleep, at least when she was awake, she would try her best to avoid Yuta, try not to let herself become so strange, and try to soothe her uneasy heart.
Finally, after a long period of thought, Rikka came up with an "optimal solution"—ignore Yuta. As long as Yuta wasn't by her side, her heart wouldn't feel uneasy!
Genius!!
So she continued this method until today, just like the present.
Jumping off the swing, she saw Yuta's gentle and somewhat worried eyes, and her face flushed slightly. After simply saying "No need," she quickly left, and even Totsuka couldn't keep her.
Evil King's True Eye vs. Dark Flame Master... just hearing it made her uneasy. If it really happened, her little heart might not be able to bear it...
Watching Rikka leave early, everyone except Nibutani and Fang Wuwei was confused...
"What's wrong with her?"
"By the way, you two haven't gone home together recently, even though you live on different floors. Even the number of times Fang Wuwei said he was going to your home for dinner and went back with you is more than Takanashi."
"Was he going to my home for dinner?! Was he? Mmm-mm-mm..."
Hearing Isshiki Makoto's confusion, Yuta immediately exploded at the thought of this question. He was even more agitated now than when he found out Nibutani had arranged for him to do a flash mob. Unfortunately, before he could finish speaking, a hand covered his mouth, and behind him was Fang Wuwei with a deathly smile.
Yuta immediately cowered. He still remembered how high Fang Wuwei's combat power was.
"Ahem... I don't know what's going on either. It's been like this ever since we went to the beach last time..."
Released by Fang Wuwei, Yuta immediately decided not to bring up that topic again. He cleared his throat and started talking about Rikka again.
Although they were curious about what exactly Fang Wuwei did at Yuta's home, everyone focused on the present matter. If it wasn't handled well, the flash mob might be called off... So, hearing Yuta's words, everyone began to recall the beach trip during the summer vacation...
Eventually, the most mischievous one, Isshiki Makoto, was the first to recall. He perfectly remembered what Yuta had told him on the phone back then. Yuta and Takanashi had been alone in his home for a whole night!! And they even went out on a date in the middle of the night!!
"You little rascal! Indeed!"
Accused by Isshiki Makoto, Yuta quickly realized what he was talking about. Anxious, he immediately denied it. He was innocent!!
"No! No! Nothing happened, really! Although it's true she stayed at my home for one night, nothing really happened!"
"Didn't do anything? An adolescent boy and girl alone for a night? You must have secretly done something, right?"
Totsuka said nothing, merely warming up by swinging her sandbag whip behind Yuta, ready to strike Yuta, the blond who had stolen her Master, at any moment.
Facing everyone's questioning, Yuta only admitted that Rikka had always said she wanted to find the so-called invisible boundary line, and he had simply accompanied her.
Even though Isshiki Makoto and Nibutani looked disbelieving and disdainful, Yuta didn't say much more.
He said nothing about anything else. He wanted to respect Rikka's privacy and didn't want to hurt her. He said nothing at all about the things that happened and the things he learned at Rikka's old home.
For example, matters concerning Rikka's old home, her former residence, her father, and the argument between Rikka and Toka...
Yuta, constantly reminiscing about the past, was still concerned about Rikka's current strange situation even while cooking, but he didn't know what to do.
Overly concerned, Yuta forgot the fact that he was cooking, and so...
Looking at the burnt, blackened food in the pot, Master Yu, who had been busy for a long time, picked up his phone and ordered takeout...
Only...
"Why are you here? So naturally?"
"What's the big deal? It's not the first time I've come to eat. I even brought some for you guys."
Opening the door and finding that the delivery person was Fang Wuwei, Yuta was naturally speechless. He originally wanted to close the door on him and leave him to eat dust, but he didn't expect him to walk in very naturally with the takeout, greeting them, changing shoes, washing hands, and starting to eat in one smooth motion.
"You're here to eat. Where's your disciple?"
"I increased her training by threefold. She definitely won't have the time or energy to find me tonight."
"Just for this meal?!"
"Yes."
Yuta looked at Fang Wuwei, who was sitting next to Kuzuha and eating, with a face full of disdain.