"Senior Chen Fan has just been too busy. We could never find you."
"Have I been that busy?" Chen Fan thought about it and realized he really had not been idle these past few days. Smiling, he scratched his head. "Maybe a little."
After that, they went to an arcade together. Academy City had some amusement parks too, but most people preferred arcades. Chen Fan rarely came to places like this, but Misaka Mikoto and the others seemed to visit often.
At some point, Saten Ruiko, Himegami Akisa, and Misaka Mikoto started competing against one another. They played all kinds of games, none willing to admit defeat. Chen Fan, Uiharu Kasumi, and Shirai Kuroko became spectators instead.
Shirai Kuroko and Uiharu Kasumi both cheered them on. Shirai Kuroko rooted for Misaka Mikoto, while Uiharu Kasumi supported Saten Ruiko. Himegami Akisa looked at Chen Fan, and Chen Fan helplessly told her, "Go for it." A faint smile appeared at the corner of Himegami Akisa's lips, while Saten Ruiko and Misaka Mikoto looked somewhat displeased.
What should have been a confrontation between Chen Fan and Shirai Kuroko had somehow turned into this. Chen Fan found it rather strange as well.
The three girls played nearly every game in the arcade. In the end, no one won, but they seemed to have formed a special friendship.
Soon, they moved on to another battlefield: a KTV. KTVs were places students frequented most often, and this time Uiharu Kasumi and Shirai Kuroko joined in as well. Although Himegami Akisa's unchanging expression seemed a little gloomy, after spending half the day together, they all understood that this was simply her personality. In truth, she loved talking.
Chen Fan found an opening and went out to buy some drinks. When Misaka Mikoto saw him, she used the