What exactly were friends? If she went by Yukino Yukinoshita's reasoning, she first had to define what a friend was. But the second daughter couldn't define it, and neither could Takanashi Rikka, wielder of the Wicked Eye.
Were the Wicked Eye Wielder and the Thunderclap Warhammer Wielder friends? Takanashi Rikka didn't know.
She only knew that the other girl called her Lady Wicked Eye Wielder, and she called the other girl the Thunderclap Warhammer Wielder...
She only knew that the other girl would fool around with her...
She only knew that the other girl would listen seriously as she spoke...
So were they friends? Takanashi Rikka still didn't know, because the Wicked Eye Wielder didn't need friends! Probably...
She had once been able to say that with complete certainty, but for some reason, as she looked at her sister—at the gaze the Sacred Culinary Artist cast her way—and heard her stern tone, Takanashi Rikka opened her mouth, only to find herself unable to say it anymore...
Could the mighty Wicked Eye Wielder not even admit to having friends? No, they weren't...
Weren't what?
Takanashi Rikka couldn't say the word "friends" that was supposed to follow...
So they weren't friends? That's right...
What exactly was right?
Perhaps because they had just mentioned being flat, Takanashi Rikka felt that the thin layer of fabric could not block the sound of her heart pounding faster and faster, seeming so flustered...
They were friends!
Having reached that conclusion, Takanashi Rikka discovered in surprise that her frantic heartbeat had calmed down. They were friends...
Takanashi Rikka looked up.
"E-even if we are friends, s-so what?" Yet she turned her face away.
"Phew..." Takanashi Toka suddenly felt relieved. "Nothing. But stop calling me things like subordinate."
Yukino Yukinoshita: "..."
She suddenly felt so pitiful. Even