"Hey, Akatsuki, what are you suddenly doing?"
While Sendougi Yuma was making a commotion with the girls at home, Luo Zhen found an opportunity to drag Kojo outside, prompting Kojo to complain outright.
It was easy to see that, despite not being as excited as Nagisa upon meeting his childhood friend after so long, Kojo still wanted to spend some time with Sendougi Yuma.
That was only natural.
But...
"There's something I want to ask you."
Luo Zhen looked at Kojo with a sigh.
"Is that Sendougi Yuma really your childhood friend?"
After weighing his words, Luo Zhen chose to put it that way.
"Huh?" Kojo immediately furrowed his brow. "Why are you asking that?"
Luo Zhen pondered for a moment. Then, as if he couldn't be bothered to come up with an excuse, he spoke directly.
"Actually, I once knew a Witch. She used to be Natsuki's friend." Luo Zhen continued, "Her name was Sendougi Aya, and she looks exactly like your childhood friend."
"What... what?" Kojo was stunned.
But at the same time, Kojo suddenly understood.
"No wonder you've been acting so strangely toward Yuma from the beginning. So that's what this is about?"
Kojo grasped the situation first.
"Otherwise, did you think I'd really fallen for your childhood friend?"
Luo Zhen sounded somewhat exasperated.
"Well, that makes sense."
Kojo scratched his head.
If anyone else saw that reaction from Kojo, they would probably roll their eyes.
After all, although Sendougi Yuma looked somewhat carefree and boyish, she was unquestionably a great beauty. Not only was she tall and curvy, she was also beautiful enough to possess the quintessential androgynous charm that appealed to both men and women. If she appeared at Saihagakuen Academy, she would definitely become one of its most popular students, second only to Luo