Fu Yuan did not push her away immediately as usual. He looked at the arm draped over his chest and the bright red marks on the back of her hand, his gaze turning thoughtful.
Did Mizutsuki have Magus blood too?
"Huh?"
Perhaps surprised by the current situation as well, Mizutsuki (or should it be Mizutsuki Ayako, or Ayako?) tilted her head in confusion.
"A Yuan~ Make Shirou come back~ He listens to you the most."
But as though she had immediately forgotten all those doubts, she was still smiling cheerfully.
Mizutsuki Ayako: captain of Hoshinohara Academy's Kyudo Club.
"...What does Shirou not wanting to go have to do with me?"
Fu Yuan did not take the matter of the Command Spells to heart either. As for Shirou... he practiced swordsmanship every day, studied magecraft, and had math to deal with too. Where was he supposed to find the time to keep going?
"But Shirou's reason for quitting was way too halfhearted. He just said he didn't have time.
"You know, because their star archer quit, quite a few others quit too.
"As the captain of the Kyudo Club, I'm in a very difficult position."
Mizutsuki seemed quite aware of her own charm and tried to use her looks to coax Fu Yuan into helping.
"...I think it would work better if you became the next star archer."
Somewhat uncomfortable, Fu Yuan pushed her head to the side. He really was not good at dealing with people this enthusiastic.
"...Then getting that guy Shinji to come back would be fine too."
Actually, it would be even better if Shinji returned. He was the school heartthrob, after all, though it felt like there would be very few people joining sincerely for archery then.
"...Forget it. They're both busy now. They don't have