The Almighty Chuunibyou Expert

"Everyone should disperse for now. We still need to interview Hasegawa and the others."

The members of the News Department appeared just in time, diffusing the awkwardness.

The surrounding crowd gradually left.

They arrived at the interview room.

"That was a brilliant match, Hasegawa-kun!"

Asahi Shizuku first offered her praise, then asked, "After defeating Shinomiya-san, this 'path to kingship' has come to an end. You are now the undisputed king of Shuchiin. Do you have anything else to say about this?"

This feels like an awards ceremony.

Hasegawa Izumi thought for a moment and then said, "Actually, I didn't come with that intention, but things turned out this way, and it's a good result. However, besides myself, I hope everyone can also pay attention to the other members of the Far East Magic Society."

Having already been interviewed too many times, he handed the spotlight to others this time.

"Then, let's start with our vice-president, Takanashi-san."

Asahi Shizuku handed the microphone over.

Takanashi Rikka straightened her expression and said, "First, I want to thank the Sage for charging ahead and making selfless sacrifices. You worked hard! Second, I want to make one thing clear to everyone: the Wicked Eye of the Tyrant King is the strongest! Even without the Sage's intervention, we could have crushed our enemies."

The three members of the News Department remained silent.

It's as if you guys didn't even try to test the waters.

They performed well, but that's the limit, right?

She passed the microphone to Dekomori Sanae.

"That's right, master is correct! Although the Sage is incredibly powerful, we also contributed, death! For example, in that basketball challenge match earlier, we scored a combined 100 points! We were absolutely dominating, death!"

The twin-tailed idiot girl also began to boast.

Nibuya Morika: ...

How dare they say that!

Truly worthy of a chuunibyou girl lost in her delusions.

Hmm, could this be an opportunity?

"Um... um..."

She cleared her throat, preparing some lines to 'redeem' herself, not in the sense of distancing herself from the club members, but to show that her thought processes were on the same wavelength as normal people.

However, her plan was foiled before it even began.

"Shut up, fake Morisummer! Don't try to spread evil thoughts and alter people's cognitive abilities at this time, death! Dekumori has seen through your thoughts!"

Dekomori Sanae suddenly lunged forward, covering Nibuya Morika's mouth with her hands, leaving her only able to make muffled sounds.

"Hey, you can't fight here!"

"Stop fighting!"

Kyose Erika and Ki Karen stepped in to mediate between the two.

Asahi Shizuku took the opportunity to switch the interview subject to the last member of the club.

Just then, a playful smile appeared on Natsukawa Masuzu's face, giving her goosebumps.

"As a member who just joined yesterday, I, Natsukawa Masuzu, wish the Far East Magic Society all the best. Also, I'll let you in on a little secret: the only reason I joined was because I admire Hasegawa-kun. From now on, I will work hard to make his gaze linger on me for a longer time~!"

While the other club members paid little attention to this speech, it caused a huge stir throughout the school.

This is a declaration of war!

"Does Natsukawa-san already have someone she likes?"

"It's that Hasegawa again. Looks like I have no chance."

"Who is she saying this to? Could it be Sawamura-san?"

"My fellow countrymen, I love war, I love a good catfight!"

A member of the Anime Club sensed the true entertainment in this situation.

"That Natsukawa... another vixen!"

Hearing this on the broadcast, Eriri's face darkened instantly. Her mind flashed back to the figure with flowing silver hair, and she fumed with anger.

Why does it feel like ever since I started high school, I've been having bad luck!

How did that idiot suddenly become so popular?

The events of today would be talked about for years to come.

However, for the Far East Magic Society, who had accomplished this feat, the atmosphere had plummeted to freezing point just one day later, on Friday.

"What, is no one still coming?"

Hasegawa Izumi lay on the sofa, his listless gaze fixed on the ceiling.

"Even though we've already reached the heavens, death!"

"Could it be that the fear in people's hearts is so difficult to eliminate? Or is it the Management Bureau's meddling..."

Takanashi Rikka and Dekomori Sanae extended their hands forward, their faces pressed against the square table, completely sunk into despair.

"The Far East Magic Society only has one useless person, guess who?"

"Doesn't that mean all our efforts were in vain?"

"So, it turns out we're just tired of it all!"

However, compared to before, there were still differences. For example, when Hasegawa Izumi was in school himself, many people would now greet him proactively with respectful expressions, making him somewhat unaccustomed to the current environment at Shuchiin.

The weak can only adapt to the environment, but he, the strong one, had accomplished the seemingly impossible feat of changing the environment.

While the three were feeling down, the other two were in a completely different state.

Natsukawa Masuzu watched it all coldly, not uttering a single word.

For her, finding a way to recruit people and guide them through Hasegawa's review would be a piece of cake.

However, that would be too chaotic.

She had only come to avoid trouble; attracting some unsavory characters would only make things difficult for her.

"Eh? Takanashi-san, are you studying?"

Natsukawa Masuzu's gaze suddenly fell on Nibuya Morika, who was diligently writing beside her.

"That's right. Shuchiin's deviation score is a bit high, and if I'm not careful, others will surpass me. I'm not a genius, so I can only work harder."

Nibuya Morika had no reason to hide it and said it directly.

"There's no need to review at all, just working hard normally is enough, death."

Dekomori Sanae waved her hand dismissively, her tone condescending.

"You seem quite confident, you brat?"

Nibuya Morika's expression was one of disgust.

"Hehehe, hehehehe..."

After a burst of laughter.

Dekomori Sanae then spoke with full confidence: "Dekomori's grades have consistently been third in the grade for years, especially in math. I've already self-studied junior high school material, death!"

"Y-you brat? Impossible!"

Nibuya Morika's face was filled with disbelief.

"Let me test you..."

"It's very simple, the answer to this question is..."

The other party quickly passed her test.

"This must be beyond the understanding of the fake Morisummer!"

Dekomori Sanae stood up triumphantly, pointing at the other person's nose.

Damn it, she actually managed to show off!

"Hasegawa, how are your grades? What was your ranking on the entrance exam?"

Nibuya Morika suddenly wanted to confirm something and turned to ask.

"I forgot."

Hasegawa Izumi himself hadn't paid any attention to such things.

Although there was no answer, they assumed he was quite strong.

Everyone else had the same thought at that moment.

"Natsukawa-san?"

She asked again.

"I think I was fifth? My performance was a bit poor."

Lightly tapping her thin cherry lips, Natsukawa Masuzu blinked, her innocent and cute gesture making her look even more captivating.

"What, you're all better than me?"

Nibuya Morika gasped.

Wait!

From the beginning until now, it seemed like someone had disappeared.

"Takanashi-san, how are your grades?"

Instantly, four pairs of eyes fell on one person.

"Uh, hehehe."

Takanashi Rikka scratched her head, giving an awkward smile. Everything was self-evident.

"Great! So Takanashi-san's grades are so much worse than mine. This way, our Far East Magic Society will only have one useless person left!"

Nibuya Morika's face lit up with joy upon hearing the other person's score.

Not good enough to be the best, but more than enough to not be the worst!

"I'm not useless..."

Takanashi Rikka, on the other hand, was visibly displeased.

"Shut up, fake Morisummer! master just didn't put their heart into the exam, otherwise, they could easily reach the top death!"

Hearing this, Dekomori Sanae became unhappy and reprimanded her.

"Speaking of which, why are Rikka's grades so bad? Could it be that Rikka, you're also a rich young lady!"

Nibuya Morika ignored Dekomori, observing Takanashi's expression, which suddenly changed again.

To enter Shuchiin, one either had to have good grades and outstanding abilities to be recruited as a talented Mixed Academy Student, or come from a wealthy background and be admitted through recommendation letters and backdoor dealings, or have attended Shuchiin since childhood.

"No, Dekomori recommended me."

Takanashi Rikka pursed her lips and immediately provided an answer.

"Because this is a place where master can show off their skills, so I asked my father to use his 'money power' a bit death."

Dekomori Sanae nodded.

Damn it, she's showing off again!

Nibuya Morika couldn't help but feel envious and jealous.

Good grades, good family background, clearly a top-tier normie, and yet she's still into chuunibyou!

"What should we do, Sage? The exam next week."

Takanashi Rikka turned her gaze to the person she trusted the most.

"What else can we do? Tutoring and reviewing. Luckily, it's only the midterm exam now. If it were the final exam, it would be terrible."