The school was unusually lively the next day, and the start of the School Festival allowed students to enjoy a day of indulgence away from their busy academic lives. The hall and the outer courtyard were packed with people, and laughter filled the entire campus. The classes selling items at the outdoor stalls were all shouting louder than the last.
Time would not stop for any individual; the School Festival arrived on schedule.
Except for Rikka and Yuta, who returned to the Club Activities room to change clothes, and Totsuka, who was nowhere to be found, the other five were gathered together. Led by Nibutani, they were looking at the cheese potato ball stall set up by the Cheerleading Club, which was currently booming with business. The only reason for the overwhelming crowd was that the girls from the Cheerleading Club were very beautiful.
Moreover, after buying, one could also experience the feeling of being surrounded by beautiful girls... The boys couldn't resist, and now the place was practically a sea of people.
Nibutani was green with envy, the sourness of lemons threatening to drown her.
"Don't look at those girls' glamorous appearance; in reality, their private relationships are filled with scheming and backstabbing. They look down on each other and trip each other up... That's why I couldn't be bothered to associate with them!"
As a former member of the Cheerleading Club, Nibutani knew some inside information. At this moment, being consumed by jealousy, she spoke without restraint... though it couldn't be ruled out that her sourness was the reason.
She was indeed sour, but besides their carefully planned flash mob, they had nothing else to offer. Knowing that Rikka and Yuta were changing clothes and getting ready to perform, they knew it was useless to rush. They could only watch the booming business there with longing eyes, then anxiously wait for the two to be in place.
Just you wait... I'll use the flash mob to snatch all the customers!
A flash mob... sounds like fun, I want to try it too...
Ikenouchi Maki hugged her arms and started to daydream. She was also a Chuunibyo; suddenly fighting in public... just thinking about it felt so cool!
Just as Nibutani was anxiously waiting, a teasing voice came from behind her...
"Yo, isn't that Morisummer?"
Thinking it was Totsuka, Nibutani subconsciously turned around to retort, but she found that the one calling her Morisummer was an old acquaintance, now from another school, who had come to visit during the School Festival.
"Sato! Suzuki!"
Nibutani panicked. They knew all her dark secrets, and their appearance was truly unfortunate.
"Oh~ Su! Haven't seen you since junior high graduation, how old are you now? 716 years old?"
"Are you still catching lizards?"
Sato and Suzuki's two sentences were like two heavy slaps across Nibutani's face, making her entire face flush red with shame and embarrassment. In a fit of anger, she began to retaliate...
"Sato, didn't you also paint your lips purple to pretend to be frail and sickly?!"
Sato's face turned red. She hadn't expected Nibutani to fight back. Suzuki, standing by, seized the opportunity to mock her friend, but before she could finish, Nibutani also exposed her scars; she wouldn't let her off.
"Suzuki, you too, didn't you also say something like, 'I've discovered an elf~'?!"
"Ah?! That... that was..."
Sato seized the opportunity to mock back, and the three of them began to argue and bicker, exposing each other's past embarrassments, completely unable to stop, like old soldiers reminiscing about their battle experiences—it was too intense!
On the other hand, Isshiki Makoto and Fang Wuwei, who were watching from the side, were terrified... It was a good thing they didn't have Chuunibyo... Oh, wait! Fang Wuwei actually did!
Fang Wuwei panicked.
The two exchanged glances. Isshiki Makoto saw a hint of panic in Fang Wuwei's eyes and couldn't help but want to laugh... The always powerful and mysterious Fang wuwei also has weaknesses!
Then the two heard a dragging sound. Turning back, they saw Totsuka, her face purple, dragging a sandbag forward... The two sandbags tied to her hair ends were unusually large today, and looked exceptionally heavy. Normally, she could swing the sandbags like a meteor hammer, but now she could only barely drag them forward.
"Yesterday's match... hasn't been decided yet, death... Today, I've increased the power of the warhammer by four times... I will surely..."
As Totsuka dragged herself forward, she didn't notice the drainage ditch she was passing. As the two sandbags went over, the iron plate on the drainage ditch was immediately lifted by the weight of the sandbags, trapping them in the drain. The heavy weight rendered Totsuka immobile... Her hair hurt so much!
No wonder Totsuka has a wide forehead; the mystery is solved, it's because she's a complete idiot.
Isshiki Makoto and Fang Wuwei silently complained in their hearts...
............
At this moment, Yuta was alone in the Club Activities room, tightening his gloves. His mind recalled the conversation he had with Toka last night, and her "irresponsible" words, which made him, who had originally wanted to fully support Rikka, hesitate for a moment, lost in thought...
Just then, the sound of the door opening came from behind him. Turning around, it was Rikka, as expected.
At this moment, Rikka was wearing a purple Gothic outfit, with high-top leather boots on her feet, and even her eye patch had been changed to dark red.
And Yuta was incredibly handsome, dressed in a black and red combination from head to toe: a belt, leather boots, fingerless gloves, and even a dark red and black trench coat. In Rikka's eyes, it was the most handsome outfit, especially since last night, his handsomeness had increased even further in her eyes. Now, with this outfit, her eyes were sparkling, and she couldn't stop looking.
"That move, 'Be swallowed by the Black Flame!' That move, Yuta, show me!"
"I don't want to."
"But you're going to perform in a moment, aren't you?"
"You're right..."
Yuta was helpless. Why did he have to perform this ridiculous flash mob? Couldn't Wuwei and his apprentice just have a real fight? That would definitely be more eye-catching!
To adapt in advance, and perhaps partly to humor Rikka, Yuta listlessly extended his weak hand and spoke in a tired voice.
"Be swallowed by the Black Flame—"
"It has no power at all."
"This kind of thing has no power to begin with!"
Yuta was a bit speechless, but Rikka had high demands—since they were pursuing excitement, they had to go all out... Ahem, no, since the old soldier was returning, they definitely had to do their best!
"No! Spread your legs, bend your knees, then lift the hem of your coat, your arms must be strong, do it again!"
Yuta sighed helplessly. What could he do? Spoil her, of course!
"Be swallowed by the Black Flame!"
Yuta, following Rikka's method, performed a perfect Black Flame. Rikka seized the opportunity to take a photo. She decided this photo would be her screensaver from now on.
"Yuta... I want to take a picture with you."
"Eh..."
Facing Rikka's small request, Yuta couldn't refuse. So, the two, with flushed faces, leaned together and struck an incredibly cool pose, snapping a photo.
In the photo, both of them had red faces. Yuta's face even showed some shyness, not because of the Chuunibyo outfit, but because of Rikka beside him.
After taking the photo, Rikka reminded Yuta to quickly go back and execute the mission, which was to start the flash mob, and then quickly left; she still had to find Nibutani.
Yuta, on the other hand, had no motivation... He couldn't even imagine how painful it would be for him to be a Chuunibyo in front of everyone later.
Looking at the carefree Rikka, Yuta recalled Toka's late-night talk from yesterday evening. He subconsciously called out to her, but when Rikka turned around, he saw innocence and vitality for life on her face, and the blush that had appeared because of him and had not yet faded...
Yuta fell silent... If he followed what Toka said, would Rikka still have expectations for life as she did now?
"No... nothing..."
Yuta lost heart, but Rikka interpreted Yuta's behavior as him acting spoiled, wanting a small reward... After all, Nibutani had taught her that boys become clingier after they start dating and should be given small rewards frequently.
So, she extended her pinky finger and asked Yuta to extend his as well. The two touched fingers, substituting it for a reward. Rikka ran off with a red face; in her eyes, this was already a very high-level gesture, as they had only started dating last night.
And Yuta was also blushing and smiling foolishly, holding out his pinky finger, completely forgetting what he had just been thinking... Perhaps, some things are better left as they are.
How pathetic... so happy just from touching fingers...