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Inside Tenguu Plaza, students from the other nine high schools watched dumbfounded as the boys from Raizen High charged past them with ferocious expressions, leaving every one of them staring at each other in bewilderment.
After all the Raizen High boys had swept down the street like a flood, two heads cautiously poked out from beside a stall in the corner. Only after confirming that not a single Raizen High boy remained did they both let out sighs of relief, exchange looks, and laugh bitterly.
"Miku..." Wu Yan sighed.
"Even though I know you probably don't care, I still have to ask: why did you shout that pet name in front of so many people?!"
"Well, well..." Miku looked completely unconcerned, still grinning cheerfully.
"If it's a pet name, then of course I have to keep it on my lips at all times..."
"...Could you use a different pet name?..."
"Of course... not!" Miku puffed out her cheeks.
"Darling is darling. It absolutely cannot be changed to someone else!"
"You'd only be changing the form of address... not changing it to someone else..."
"That still won't do!"
"...Fine..." Wu Yan sighed again, rubbing his aching brow before looking at the mask on Miku's face in confusion.
"But why are you wearing a mask?..."
"Hehe, what do you think?..." Miku tapped the mask with one finger and struck an adorable pose.
"Cute, right?..."
"Cute... it is indeed cute..." Seeing how photogenic and utterly adorable Miku looked, Wu Yan scratched his cheek.
"Did you wear it just because it's cute?..."
"That's one reason. The mask is cute, and it's Ten'ou Festival right now. The stalls are selling masks, so it