"You're right! I've got a handy little helper! Why don't I ask her for advice?!"
"???"
Mai's face darkened, and her eyes narrowed.
Could you not say that to my face?!
Don't I deserve a little respect?!
P.S. 1: I'll keep doing my best to translate.
P.S. 2: I've explained pretty much all the setting details that needed explaining... I'm exhausted. Researching everything made my head spin.
Section 65: The Four Spirits of Heaven
In the end, Shuya didn't get any advice. After hearing his thoughts, Mai ignored him.
She didn't just refuse to give him advice—she wouldn't even talk to him.
Looks like she was angry, and the kind of angry he couldn't talk her out of.
Shuya rubbed his chin and quietly worked out.
What? You're asking why Shuya didn't go and appease her?
Give me a break. He wasn't her boyfriend, so why should he be so worried? It wasn't like he had to fear her breaking up with him.
A young girl's mood would blow over in a couple of days.
...If she still hadn't gotten over it after three days, he'd think of something.
But after they finished working out that day, Mai spoke to him. "You really did ignore me, you know."
"???"
Shuya stared at her in disbelief. "What the hell? Weren't you the one who ignored me first?!"
"True. Then I'll forgive you."
Mai said it briskly.
"No, what's with that tone, like you're the one doing me a favor?"
But Mai paid him no mind and continued, "As the price of forgiving you, I'm not giving you any advice! Goodbye!"
With that, she grabbed her things and slipped away.
"???"
Shuya was silent for a moment, then suddenly understood!
No wonder Mai, who was usually so mature, had gotten so angry!