Rehearsal

If the Heavenly God possess methods Shuya cultivators, capable of controlling Koga Tomoe and developing some kind of time-manipulation technique, that would be disastrous.

Shuya is undoubtedly very strong, but if someone can manipulate time, they will eventually be able to find his weaknesses.

Of course, all of this might be just his overthinking. The Heavenly God might not be interested in this matter, or they might not harbor any ill will towards him in the future. No one can say for sure.

However... he would not put his own safety on the kindness of others, not even on familiar Heavenly God.

Ultimately, his relationship with Him was merely one of cooperation; there was no reason for either of them not to betray Him.

If the benefits are large enough, it's not impossible for cooperation to turn into hostility... and Koga Tomoe in front of us is very likely that large enough benefit.

Shuya couldn't be sure what the Heavenly God were thinking, nor was he interested in knowing what was on their minds.

Just make sure He doesn't remember it.

In short, the time must be reset today, otherwise I won't be able to Shuya in peace.

In a split second, he thought of many things and successfully pulled Azusagawa back to his feet.

After Shuya pulled the person back, both Azusagawa and Tomoe were stunned.

"Sorry, I acted instinctively."

He skillfully deceived the little girl, giving her a Tomoe smile that made her blush and unable to stay angry.

At that moment, a figure appeared behind Shuya and Azusagawa.

They left the door open when they came in, so the visitors immediately saw Shuya and the other two.

"You...?"

The boy looked at Shuya and Azusagawa with a puzzled expression.

He was mainly looking at the latter, which proved that he couldn't see through Shuya's Strange Arts and was just an ordinary person.

"You're here to see her?"

Shuya interjected, "We just went the wrong way, don't worry about it."

As soon as he finished speaking, a strange light flashed in his eyes as he looked at the boy. A mental suggestion to "ignore the two people in front of you" was easily implanted in his mind.

The boy naturally ignored Shuya and Azusagawa and looked at Tomoe.

... This method is undoubtedly an act absolutely prohibited by the Earth Federation.

But knowing that time would be Shuya was clearly acting recklessly.

He has never had any bottom line and feels no psychological burden at all when doing this kind of thing.

Shuya dragged Azusagawa, who still wanted to talk, out of the empty classroom. The boys behind them started talking to Tomoe, preparing to confess their feelings.

After Shuya stopped, Azusagawa asked, "You deliberately stopped me just now, didn't you? Why?"

"You want to know? That's fine too."

Shuya briefly explained his reasons to Azusagawa, but did not mention the existence of the Heavenly God.

After hearing this, Azusagawa said with a hint of sarcasm, "Oh, so you mean it's okay if you know, but not if others know?"

"Yes, is there a problem?"

Shuya kept smiling.

He didn't take Azusagawa's words to heart and readily admitted it.

"You really do have a terrible personality."

"As expected? I've always been very polite to you, haven't I?"

That's how it appears on the surface.

Azusagawa's words were quite meaningful.

"Hehe, that happens occasionally, especially to someone as sensitive as you."

For example, Shuya, Hikigaya, is such a person.

Shuya gave a perfunctory reply, not caring at all, and ignored Azusagawa.

He waited quietly in the corridor to see how things would develop. Seeing this, Azusagawa also fell silent, listening to the boy's confession and Tomoe's flustered rejection from inside the room.

"..."

Shuya tried to sense it quietly, but he couldn't detect anything.

Just like when Mai and others had their episodes, the Puberty Syndrome showed no abnormal fluctuations whatsoever.

The boy left quickly, looking displeased.

Tomoe walked out heartbroken. If someone who didn't know the situation saw her, they would definitely think that she was the one who got dumped.

So I'll just update once I've reached about a thousand words.

Today's update is uncertain; further notice will be given later.

Section 681, Exercise 634

"Waaaaah..."

When Tomoe came out, not only did she look terrible, but she also let out a mournful cry.

"Tomoe- chan, are you alright?"

Shuya used his gentle voice to heal her wounded heart.

"How dare you say that?"

Azusagawa was making sarcastic remarks, but Tomoe didn't hear him, or rather, she heard them but didn't listen, letting them go in one ear and out the other.

Tomoe looked at Shuya with emotion. "Shu-chan, you're so kind!"

Azusagawa: "?"

No, where's your brain?

He then realized that whatever he said wouldn't reach the other person, so he simply stopped talking.

"If it's convenient, could you tell me about the boy from earlier?"

Shuya asked directly.

"... That's Maezawa- senpai, the person my friend Rena -chan likes."

Tomoe didn't hide anything and answered weakly.

"Um..."

Shuya roughly understood what was going on.

The latter was obviously her friend, and judging from Tomoe's reaction, it was nothing more than the messy affair of her friend's crush falling for her.

Tomoe continued to explain, and the result was the same as Shuya had expected.

According to her, her friend Rena- chan thought Maezawa- senpai was very handsome, so she often accompanied her to watch the basketball team practice.

Unfortunately, it turned out the way Shuya and Azusagawa saw: Maezawa fell in love with Tomoe.

However, she didn't like him and said that being confessed to by someone her friend liked was just awful.

This brings us to the complicated dynamics of female relationships, Tomoe can't imagine how her friends would react if they knew.

"What a nuisance, looks like I won't be coming tomorrow."

Azusagawa shook his head.

"Come on, don't do that, Tomoe didn't want this either."

Shuya tried to smooth things over, outwardly speaking up for Tomoe with righteous indignation, but in reality, he subtly shifted all the blame onto her.

"Shu-chan..."

Tomoe was captivated by his beauty and felt deeply moved.

Azusagawa barely managed to suppress the words, "Don't you really want to think about who caused you to be found?"

"Since there's no hope today, let's start trying again tomorrow. See you tomorrow, Tomoe- chan~"

Shuya stretched and turned to leave.

"Wait, you came here in such a hurry, and now you're leaving as soon as you find the person?"

Azusagawa found it strange, thinking that Shuya's behavior was really abnormal.

"Something came up, gotta go. Goodbye."

"Wait..."

"Eh..."

Azusagawa and Tomoe wanted to say something, but Shuya quickly disappeared.

The two exchanged a glance, but there was nothing more to say.

Just then, the bell rang, signaling the start of class.

The two had their own thoughts, but they both went back to their own classes first.

After Shuya left, he logged into the Monster's group chat and sent a message:

"The weather's nice today; I think it's perfect for a surprise training exercise. Get ready."

The great Monster: "???"

This sudden training exercise... you didn't even inform the higher-ups?

That was really quite sudden.

Since Shuya had spoken, no one dared to say anything against it.

A few seconds later.

Tamamo Ren: "Where does the Alliance Leader plan to train? The Monster City? The Seki Fortress? Or...?"

Shuya replied casually, one hand in his pocket and the other typing:

Fujisawa.

Then he stepped into the Spirit Realm.

Standing on the desolate land, Shuya unleashed his hidden aura without restraint, instantly sensing it from all the powerful figures in Japan.

The Monster had just received the message naturally knew that he was marking their location and asking them to gather there.

But the other extraordinary individuals were filled with suspicion and uncertainty, wondering what major event had occurred.

The Supernatural Bureau was the first to be thrown into chaos, because they had to deal with the situation if something went wrong, and couldn't just stand by and watch like other organizations.

Director Abe slammed his fist on the table and roared, "What is he trying to do? What is he trying to do now! I'm so angry, can't he be a little more composed?!... Who knows what happened!"

"Chief, I don't know!"

"If you don't know, why don't you go check!"

"---Report!"

Director Abe remarked instinctively, "So fast? That's quite efficient."

"It's bad, Chief! We've just received an urgent message: the entire Monster Alliance is moving!"

"Damn it."

Director Abe felt a chill run down his spine. "What are they planning to do? Rebel?"

No one could answer his question.

They are also very panicked now.

That's how quickly the Monster attacked back then. This incident reminded them of past events.

No one knows what Shuya is planning to do this time.