The Almighty Chuunibyou Expert

He felt that his Little Sister wasn't mature enough yet.

Therefore, the time he was waiting for, the day of true awakening, had not yet arrived.

"You're quite the handful, Recis vi Felicitie Kō! To not die after taking such an attack, I can only say you truly are a True Ancestor Vampire!"

"It's you Magical Girls who are the handful, like cockroaches that can't be killed. No matter how strong an attack you take, you can still stubbornly survive… I'm growing tired of fighting you."

"Unfortunately, you'll have to keep fighting us until one side falls."

"Only you will fall. I am the King of Vampires, the creator of darkness. To oppose me is to seek your own demise!"

On the screen, the True Ancestor Vampire and several Magical Girls, after a brief intermission, resumed their fierce battle. Various magical powers intertwined, creating a spectacular scene.

"Haa~"

But at this moment, Hasegawa Izumi let out a lazy yawn.

"What a boring fight. If this were real, that blood blade just now would have definitely severed the head of the charging Magical Girl. There's no sense of impact at all. Is this just a pretend play anime?"

"Don't you think so, Kōko?"

He turned to ask his Little Sister's opinion.

"Huh? Cut off a head… a head?"

Kōko was greatly alarmed, her voice trembling, as if she couldn't even imagine such a scene.

In his eyes, this was proof that his Little Sister was not mature enough.

A battle is not child's play!

Mami Senpai had taught everyone that lesson through her own experience.

Oh well, Kōko was still too young and needed to grow.

He silently turned his head back.

That evening.

"Kōko, don't watch too late. Don't stay up late; you're growing right now."

"Kukuku, I've always kept the night as my companion. It will only be my aid."

"Alright."

After showering, Hasegawa Izumi put on his pajamas, urged his Little Sister who was still watching TV, and then returned to his room.

He walked over to his computer desk, turned on the computer, and logged into his social media account.

Almost instantly, he received a voice call invitation.

"Hurry up, hurry up, get in the game! My time is precious! Today, I'm going to beat you until you're crawling on the floor!"

After clicking accept, Eriri's hurried voice came through his headphones.

Today, the two of them had agreed to play a newly released fighting game.

"Can you do it?"

Hasegawa Izumi found it amusing.

In the games he had played with Eriri, she had won a mere handful of times.

Basically, every time she called out to get her revenge, she was severely humiliated again.

Truly unskilled yet eager to play.

"Won't we know if we try?"

Eriri, surprisingly, didn't argue back, wanting to prove herself with skill.

Could it be that she had some secret strategy?

Although he was puzzled by the source of her confidence, he wasn't afraid at all. He accepted Eriri's game invitation and successfully joined the match.

The match was a classic 3v3. Eriri chose three characters without hesitation, while he casually picked three.

As soon as the first round began, Eriri's controlled character launched a fierce offensive. From the looks of it, it was almost a one-sided suppression.

"See? This is my skill! Izumi, recognize the gap between us!"

Her voice clearly conveyed how smug the Girl was, and how brilliant the smile on her face was at this moment.

"Eriri, you must have been secretly playing."

Hasegawa Izumi chuckled.

"No way! I just have high talent. What, you're not convinced?"

Eriri immediately denied it.

You learned that from Chika, didn't you?

He grumbled inwardly. He saw that the health bar of his controlled character was almost depleted, yet he remained unhurried.

"Are you ready, Eriri? I'm going to start!"

"What?"

Before Eriri could even mock the statement, she saw the situation take a shocking turn. The character she controlled was immediately hit with a series of fluid attacks until its HP hit zero.

She fell silent for a moment, then began to focus on her controls.

However, over the next two rounds, she was defeated with virtually no chance to fight back.

This can't be right. Is Izumi really this strong?

Besides, this game just came out today, and she played all day for this victory!

And she still lost, and got completely crushed?

"I don't believe it!"

Eriri couldn't help but question him.

"Izumi, are you cheating!"

"Why do you ask that?"

"This game only came out today, so like me, you started playing first thing this morning. There's no way you should be this strong!"

"Do you know, Eriri... the King of the Quincy, sealed away, took 900 years to regain his heartbeat, 90 years to regain his consciousness, 9 years to regain his power, and 9 days to regain the world..."

"What are you trying to say by telling me that?"

"I've broken the seal. I'm not the same as I was before."

"I don't believe you!"

"There's nothing I can do if you don't believe me. In that case, I'll be blunt."

He paused, then his voice deepened as he continued:

"If you're bad, practice more. If you can't handle losing, don't play."

"Do you want to understand the meaning of life? Do you want to truly live?"

"Damn it!! Who do you think I am! How dare you speak to me like that!"

At this moment, the blonde twin-tailed girl sitting in her room was filled with rage and couldn't help but curse.

It was simply too unfair for the Young Lady of the esteemed Sawamura family to be mocked so carelessly.

If it weren't for the fact that they were Childhood Friends, she would have stopped playing with this annoying guy long ago!

"Do you want to continue our match, Eriri?"

Hasegawa Izumi's voice came through the headset, as if nothing had happened.

"Of course not!"

She didn't want to keep getting thrashed.

So, the two of them found a new co-op game and played until past midnight.

"What happened after that? You weren't ostracized by everyone, were you?"

Eriri suddenly asked.

"What do you mean ostracized by everyone? I ostracized everyone, thank you."

To her, his retort sounded like he was just being stubborn.

The girl didn't know what comforting words to say for a moment.

After all, it was at her request that Izumi had come to Shuchiin.

She then heard her Childhood Friend continue, "But it feels good. I've gained another Ally, and I've also reunited with another Fellow Traveler. It was a good decision to come to Shuchiin based on Eriri's advice."

"What!? Male or female?"

Eriri's expression changed drastically.

"As Fellow Travelers, gender is not important."

"Give me a definite answer!"

"Both are female. One is a Wielder of the Wicked Eye of the Tyrant King, and the other is a Magician."

Suddenly, the call ended.

All that remained in the room was someone's gritted teeth.

Letting Izumi come to Shuchiin was the worst decision possible!

Monday.

A gentle spring breeze blew.

Hasegawa Izumi stepped out of the train station and walked all the way to Shuchuin High School.

Today was an exciting day.

Starting today, they, the Far East Magic Society, would officially begin recruiting members.

He wondered how many people in this place, which gathered so many talented individuals, would possess the qualifications to step into another world.

"I'm looking forward to it."

A smile tugged at the corner of his lips, the speed of the book spinning in his hand accelerating with his livelier mood.

"Izumi, you're amazing!"

Takanashi Rikka stared, dumbfounded, at the book spinning like a fan.

She then tried it herself, but as soon as she applied force, she sent her math textbook flying.

Hasegawa Izumi reached out and caught the math book before it hit him.

"Ehehe."

Takanashi Rikka offered an embarrassed smile.

"Mastering this skill is more difficult than I expected," she said.

"I'll teach you," he replied. He tossed her math book back to her, then demonstrated while explaining, "Use your index finger to hold the book's center of gravity as a pivot, and use your other fingers to force the book to spin. Your fingers aren't always fixed on the center of gravity, but move around it in the direction of the book's rotation..."

"I see! As long as I grasp the direction of the center of gravity's rotation, I can learn this skill!"

Slowly, Takanashi Rikka gradually mastered the technique, and her book spinning became more sustained.

The two of them were quite conspicuous. After all, everyone else here was a 'good student' who had never seen anyone play like this. They were momentarily tempted.

But no one tried it. After all, wouldn't that make them look like they were just following the Mixed Academy Students?

"I want to play too!"

Only Fujiwara Chika had no such reservations and immediately started trying.

"Huh? Is it that difficult?"

Suddenly, the book in her hands flew out, and the girl froze in surprise.