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Gokou Ruri sat in the classroom, enjoying her homemade bento alone.
The girl had never been good at socializing, and coupled with her dislike for reading the room and agreeing with others, she was always alone, even though she was quite cute.
If it were in the past, she might have felt a bit lonely because of this, entrusting her social needs to online communities, but after joining the Chiba Magic Society, the situation had greatly improved.
Although she still continued to post in online communities out of habit, she now valued her real-life relationships within the Chiba Magic Society more than online interactions.
I must practice Magic diligently today. I wonder if Takuma will praise me?
With such thoughts, even if the surrounding classmates consciously or unconsciously kept their distance from her, Gokou Ruri no longer found it difficult to bear.
"Excuse me, are you Gokou-san?"
Suddenly, a charming figure appeared in Gokou Ruri's line of sight.
The person was a girl with long, hime-cut-like hair, neat bangs, slender limbs, and fair, clean skin, looking utterly endearing.
"…Who?"
Gokou Ruri, holding a chopstick with bean sprouts, looked at her in confusion.
Was she someone who had specifically come to mock her for fun? Just like how boring boys would bully girls to prove their heroism, such people were rare, but they did appear occasionally.
"Let me introduce myself, I'm Nukumizu Kaju."
The girl stood gracefully opposite the other girl and said, "Do you mind if I sit here?"
"Don't ask me, that's not my seat."
Gokou Ruri said.
"Then excuse me."
The girl gracefully sat on the chair, her posture as elegant as a young lady's.
Gokou Ruri subtly scrutinized her for a moment, memorizing her sitting posture, intending to sit the same way during the Magic Society meeting that evening.
"Although it's a bit sudden, I wanted to ask if Gokou-san knows anything about dark Magic?"
"That's just a rumor."
Gokou Ruri calmly chewed her tamagoyaki and replied.
I practice Magic, what does that have to do with dark Magic?
"Is that so?"
Nukumizu Kaju looked at the unperturbed Gokou Ruri and then asked, "Then what do you think about supernatural phenomena, Gokou-san?"
"What kind of supernatural phenomenon?"
At the mention of supernatural phenomena, Gokou Ruri perked up slightly and looked at Nukumizu Kaju, who seemed like a typical good girl.
"For example, a boy suddenly turning into a girl… something like that?"
Nukumizu Kaju said casually.
Gokou Ruri stopped her chopsticks and looked her up and down in surprise: "Are you a boy?"
"…Of course not."
Nukumizu Kaju's perfect smile stiffened for half a second before she continued, "It's not convenient to talk here. Could we have a proper chat after school? Do you know Wagnaria?"
"Wagnaria…"
"It's the family restaurant in front of the station. If you don't know the way…"
"No need, I've been there."
She had just been there yesterday and even ate the hamburger steak from the children's meal.
"That's great, the person involved and I will meet you there."
Gokou Ruri, with her chopsticks in her mouth, pondered for a long while, then slowly nodded.
Anyway, even if it was a trap, it didn't matter. With Magic, she could calmly handle many dangers. Even if it was just a prank meant to bully her, she wasn't without ways to punish the other party—of course, to prevent retaliation, she wouldn't be as gentle as she was with Yukino or Yuigahama Yui.
As Nukumizu Kaju left the classroom, satisfied, she was stopped by a friend from another class whom she knew.
"Kaju, I think it's better not to get too close to that black-haired girl."
"What's wrong? Is there something bad about that child?"
Nukumizu Kaju asked curiously.
"There are many unpleasant rumors…"
The other person said with a serious expression.
"No, no, I meant, has she done anything bad at school?"
Nukumizu Kaju interrupted the other person and asked gently.
"This… no, she hasn't, but it might just be an act to appear well-behaved at school…"
"Then it's fine."
Nukumizu Kaju said cheerfully, "Thank you for your warning, but I still think it's better to confirm a person's character with my own eyes."
"I see. Your cat-ear shaped ribbon is very cute too. Well then, Kaju, take care of yourself."
Upon hearing this, the other person understood the girl's meaning and could only awkwardly find a topic to say goodbye and leave.
"Cat ears?"
Nukumizu Kaju curiously touched her tie, but found no cat ears.
Did the other party just see wrong? The girl left in confusion.
In the classroom on the other side, Gokou Ruri's lips curled slightly. It seemed that the meeting after school would be more exciting than she had imagined.
Time flew by… Well, not quite to that extent.
It was soon time for school to end.
Gokou Ruri casually tidied her schoolbag and then, like a nimble Kuroneko, darted off to the promised family restaurant.
She thought she would definitely arrive before the girl named Nukumizu Kaju. After all, in Gokou Ruri's impression, girls who looked as sweet and soft as marshmallows always seemed a bit slow.
However, when she arrived at Wagnaria, she found that the girl named Nukumizu Kaju was already waiting for her in a booth in the corner.
Beside her sat a somewhat restless young woman, who looked a bit older than her. Was she Nukumizu Kaju's older sister?
It was just that compared to Nukumizu Kaju, the Nukumizu sister's appearance was quite inferior, at most only describable as delicate. But paired with that flustered expression, perhaps there would be people who liked that type?
"Long time no see."
Gokou Ruri sat down across from them with a casual air.
"Would you like something to drink?"
Nukumizu Kaju asked to break the ice.
"No need, as we might not stay here later."
Gokou Ruri's gaze fell on the Nukumizu sister beside the other party: "Is this the 'person involved' you mentioned?"
"Mm, how is it? Can you tell anything?"
Nukumizu Kaju put down the menu and asked Gokou Ruri.
The young woman carefully examined her, but to her dismay, she couldn't sense anything unusual about the Nukumizu sister.
If it were Takuma, he would definitely be able to tell at a glance whether the other party had magic, whether she was a witch… Hmm, in this situation, perhaps it should be called a warlock?
Afterward, Gokou Ruri carefully inquired about what had happened to the Nukumizu sisters in the past two days, but found no special clues. From their perspective, these two days were just like normal, with absolutely nothing worth mentioning, and naturally no particularly 'abnormal' situations.
"Then there's nothing we can do."
Gokou Ruri sighed.
"Even Gokou, you have no clue? It seems Onii-chan can only be a girl for the rest of his life…"
Nukumizu Kaju was a bit dejected, and of course, even more dejected was the Nukumizu sister beside her. Gokou Ruri always felt like she could see a mochi-shaped soul floating out of the other party's mouth due to the great shock…
"Although I can't help, it doesn't mean there's no way to change back."
Gokou Ruri pulled out her phone and said while sending a message to her Takuma.
"Really?"
The Nukumizu sister revived.
"Mm, be fortunate, there are people in this world more powerful than me, the Fallen Saint Kuroneko."
"Fallen… what?"
Nukumizu Kaju watched Gokou Ruri curiously.
Because the other party's eyes were too clear, Gokou Ruri felt a bit embarrassed to continue emphasizing her persona to enhance her persuasiveness.
"Angel or fallen angel, as long as I can change back, anything is fine…"
The Nukumizu sister looked like she was on the verge of tears and had given up on herself.
"Message received."
Gokou Ruri's phone screen lit up: "Nukumizu Kazuhiko."
Nukumizu Kaju and the Nukumizu sister both looked up: "What (What's wrong)?"
Realizing that it was a bit confusing, Nukumizu Kaju immediately added: "Because both of us are Nukumizu, from now on, Gokou can just call me Kaju."
"Be honored that I can call you by your given name, Kaju."
"Okay, okay~"
"That sounds a bit perfunctory… Never mind, Nukumizu Kazuhiko, which school are you from?"
"Soubu High School, why?"
The Nukumizu sister said.
"Very good, it seems we don't need to get an extra uniform."
Gokou Ruri raised the phone in her hand: "The target is Soubu High School, Chiba Magic Society."
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