Realizing she seemed to have been duped, Koizumi Akako's face immediately darkened, her delicate features turning deeply resentful.
She had thought Fujino had asked her out because he wanted to go on a date with her, but it turned out he was dating someone else!
And a girl, at that!
She had spent ages getting all dressed up, too.
All for nothing!
Fujino glanced at the gloomy-faced Koizumi Akako and naturally knew she was a little upset.
But the key was, he hadn't lied...
He said they were going out on a date; he never said it was a date with him.
Wasn't going on a date with Nakamori Aoko still a date?
Nothing wrong with that!
After thinking it over, Fujino gave a light cough, took a bright green candy from his pocket, and handed it to Koizumi Akako.
"Alright, alright. I wasn't clear enough. Have some candy and calm down."
"I'm not angry. Who would get angry over something like this?"
Koizumi Akako still tried her best to maintain her witch's bearing, folding her arms and replying arrogantly.
Hmph, trying to win me over with one piece of candy.
Was he looking down on the great Witch?
That was what Koizumi Akako thought as she reached out and took the candy.
Then Fujino continued, "I'm telling you, this candy is incredibly expensive. It took a lot of effort for me to get it. One piece costs twenty million yen, and I couldn't even bear to eat it myself."
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Koizumi Akako silently produced a question mark, her gaze dazed.
She stared at the candy supposedly worth "twenty million yen," feeling somewhat curious.
What kind of candy cost twenty million yen?
Thinking that, she wanted to pop it into her mouth and try it.
But after recalling Fujino's usual