"Phew... I'm back again..."
Standing at the station, Fang Zheng, once again transformed into Red Ponytail, stretched lazily. At that moment, a curious voice came from behind him.
"Is Miss Red Ponytail from Misaki Town too?"
"Nope. It's just that this place feels like home to me, so it's nice to come back and look around once in a while."
As he spoke, Fang Zheng turned around helplessly.
"And don't call me Miss Red Ponytail. I told you, just call me Little Red."
"Th-then... Miss Little Red..."
"Haaah..."
Looking at the girl before him, Fang Zheng sighed helplessly. She had waist-length black hair, a fair face, and azure eyes. She wore the Reien school uniform and carried a suitcase in her hand.
This girl was Fang Zheng's companion on this journey—Tohno Akiha.
Like Kiritou Shion, she was also Fiore's student. According to Fiore, the Tohno family had originally been one of Misaki Town's great families. However, the previous family head, Tohno Makihisa, had died early, leaving his daughter, Tohno Akiha, to face relatives swarming around the Tohno family and carving up its assets and status at a young age.
It was then that Fiore found her and guaranteed her safety in the name of the Thousand Tree Clan. After that, Tohno Akiha entered Reien as a boarding student. It was summer break now, and since Fang Zheng was coming to Misaki Town, the two of them happened to be traveling the same way.
However, unlike the ever-confident Senka, Tohno Akiha was quite obedient and even somewhat introverted. For instance, she had used honorifics when speaking to Fang Zheng throughout the entire journey, and that had not changed even now.
"Forget it. You're going home, right? Come on, I'll go with you."
"Huh? But..."
"No buts. If you're going to do