Honestly, Fang Li had never expected this situation to arise.
It was not that Fang Li did not understand the reasons behind it; he simply had not expected Shokuhou Misaki to suddenly appear here.
Fang Li was not some clueless fool.
He could still guess why Queen had come here.
If it had not been for him, there was no way Queen, who was used to manipulating others from behind the scenes, would have come to a front line like this.
It would be impossible to say Fang Li felt nothing about that.
Not to mention that after returning to this world, Fang Li had immediately left Academy City for England because of Index's situation, then ended up in Russia due to all sorts of circumstances. He had not had the chance to see Shokuhou Misaki at all.
Under those circumstances, how could Fang Li possibly feel nothing when Shokuhou Misaki had specifically come to the center of a world war for his sake?
But...
Being touched was one thing, but this situation really is a little bad...
Watching Sylvia and Shokuhou Misaki stand back-to-back, Fang Li could not help feeling troubled.
After all, these two girls were the only two members of the opposite sex with whom he had actually had a relationship.
No, if Jeanne, who was one body and soul with Sylvia, counted as well, then Jeanne could be considered one too, right?
And now, three girls who had been involved with him were standing before him. Even if one of them presumably had not included herself in the equation, the atmosphere between Sylvia and Shokuhou Misaki was no joke.
Both girls understood very well what the other was to Fang Li.
—"A love rival."
There was no other way to define it.
So this was a