I will swear to protect the beauty with my life.

After having a great time at the beach, everyone returned to the hometown of Kotoriyu under the dim light of the setting sun.

Toshou forgot to apply sunscreen in order to tattoo a sunburn mark on his belly, and he lay under the hot sun and got sunburned. His whole body was as red as a shrimp.

It hurt to move anywhere, and he was dizzy, so he could only lie on the ground and be taken care of by Nibutani.

Except for Fennel who was always sleeping and Fang Wuwei who could never get tanned, everyone else playing on the beach, even Nibutani, got a darker color and got cute sunburn marks.

In other words, Nibutani used the sunburn marks to secretly put a few big words"Stupid Shou" behind Toshou, and these two words would follow her until Toshou's skin color returned to normal.

But little did she know that there were also big words"Fake Summer" behind her, which was done by Toshou.

What an excellent matching mechanism.

Not long after, Yuta and Touka returned home together. As soon as they got home, Touka went to the kitchen to busy herself. She wanted to show off her cooking skills.

The first thing Yongtai did when he got home was to take the dead Fang Wuwei away. His face was serious, which made him a little......baffling

"Kong Hong, tell me honestly, have you investigated Liuhua?"

Looking at Yongtai who was questioning him seriously, Fang Wuwei's mind was not able to turn around for a while, and he didn't even know how to answer.

Looking at the silly Fang Wuwei in front of him, Yongtai was a little angry. It was not very......

"You told me about Liuhua before (Chapter 24). You said that Shihua told you, but Shihua never told anyone.......How did you know this?"

After hearing this, Fang Wuwei's thoughts were instantly straightened out. Okay, so this is how it is. I'm exposed.

Let me think about how to fool around.......

But Fang Wuwei thought for a moment and decided......Directly self-destruct.

He just smiled, a gentle smile on his face facing Yuta, but it made Yuta feel a little creepy.

"Yongtai, this kind of thing is easy to find out, isn't it?"

Faced with Fang Wuwei's self-explosive remarks, Yongtai widened his eyes. He originally thought there was a misunderstanding.......Well, I really went to investigate!!

""Kong Hong! How could you do this!"

He was a little anxious. How could his friend become like this?

But Fang Wuwei just smiled and made a quiet gesture to Yongtai. At the same time, he pointed his hand upstairs, indicating that the real owner was just above his head and asked him to keep his voice down.

"The first time I saw her, I knew she was a miserable person like me, Yuta, some things can't be hidden......As for the investigation......Don't slander me. Some things can be known by just asking."

Faced with Fang Wuwei's answer, Yong Tai was a little stunned. The same miserable people? People who have lost their loved ones can be attracted to each other, right? Even the stand-in user can't tell at a glance, right?!

But he couldn't refute it. He hadn't experienced the despair that Fang Wuwei had experienced before, and he couldn't say for sure whether he could really recognize it. And asking this question was.........Yongtai knew Fang Wuwei. He was very smart. Otherwise, he wouldn't have known about the Kotori family so early, and he wouldn't have known that Rikka's second-year status was because of him.

There was no way to refute it. Even though Yongtai knew Fang Wuwei lied and his answers were full of loopholes, he couldn't refute it. He couldn't just cut off his friendship with him, could he?

So in the end, Yongtai could only give Fang Wuwei a stern look and warned him seriously again. He left only after Fang Wuwei agreed.

After Yongtai left, Fang Wuwei sat in the courtyard and looked at the sky.......

His grandmother......Why did I have such a bad mouth in the first place?......Even if it is to advance the progress of their relationship......There is no rush!

Not long after, Shihua cooked a large table of dishes and brought them to the table, and Fang Wuwei was also called back by Isshiki to eat.

Looking at the exquisite dishes on the table, Nibutani couldn't help but exclaimed

"Are all these made by Sister Shihua?"

Shihua seemed to be stunned. This was the first time she heard a child of the same age as Liuhua praising her. Liuhua had never praised her cooking skills before.

"Come to think of it, Kotori-san's lunchbox has always been luxurious."

Isshiki, who was standing next to him, also chimed in on the table full of delicious food, and Nibutani naturally continued with the topic.

"Ah, she's quite famous in the class. I didn't expect her sister actually works in that restaurant. I really envy Rikka~" She rarely, if ever, received compliments. The always strong Rikka was overjoyed when she saw the well-mannered Nibutani in front of her. She didn't know how to respond for a moment, but just blushed and accepted the compliments, showing her cute side. Isshiki

Makoto was the first to give up and started eating. With his lead, the others naturally lost their reserve and ate their favorite dishes.

Except for one person.......

Tuo Shou picked up the bowl of salad in front of him, frowned and smelled it, his face turned black on the spot

"Is there cheese in this, Death?!"

Touma, who hates dairy products

"Xiaotu, don’t you like cheese?"

"Who wants to eat something that smells like a rotten rag, Death! This is made of milk, Death, the product of rotten milk, Death! It's terrible, Death!"

Tuo Shou kept complaining about the salad, which naturally caused the cook's dissatisfaction. Saying it was unpalatable in front of the cook, wasn't that courting death?

Tuo Shou looked up from below, and under the cover of a pair of giant creatures that frightened her, she could only see half of Touka's black face. The powerful pressure made her terrified.

What blinded my eyes?

In the end, Tuo Shou was forced by Touka to eat the whole bowl of salad with cheese.

"As expected of Death, the Saint Counselor feared by the Master! That look is too scary, Death!"

Tsumugi swallowed with tears in his eyes while eating, and held his breath to reduce the taste. Even at this point, he had to be a little bit second-year.......

Seeing Touma eating voraciously, Senior Anise who was sitting next to him thought of Rikka and also reminded Yuta

"I'll go see her."

After saying that, Yuta stood up from the table and went upstairs to find Rikka

"Is she not feeling well?"

Nibutani, who was sitting opposite, also expressed his concern, but Yuta didn't know how to answer and could only make a joke to get away with it.

Looking at Yuta who was leaving, and thinking of Rikka's current appearance, Rikka's heart sank.

As for Fang Wuwei, he decided to do nothing. Just like he had said to Rikka, it was best to let nature take its course. He also learned the lesson from his previous bad mouth.

At this time, upstairs, in Rikka's room.

Rikka did nothing, didn't turn on the lights, lay on the table, and didn't sleep. She didn't want to do anything now.

The night outside the window was accompanied by moonlight. It was obviously summer, but Rikka just felt cold.

There was a knock on the door, and at the same time, there was Yuta's voice.

"Are you there?"

Facing Yuta, Rikka couldn't face him with the attitude she would face her family.

"What's the password?"

Hearing the emotionless, familiar voice coming from inside the door, Yuta frowned, thought for a moment, and said what he thought was the most likely password.

"The evil king's true eyes are the strongest."

After a brief silence, Liuhua from the gate said something wrong, which surprised Yuta.

"Isn't that right?"

Lihua already understood why Yuta came to see her at this time, but it was just that Juhua asked Yuta to come over and wanted her to leave the room and go downstairs to eat.

She didn't want to leave this room that made her feel a little comfortable in her hometown, and she didn't want to face those family members.

"It seems that you have been attacked by the Saint Counselor's spirit. Yuta is no longer Yuta." Seeing that the normal method does not work, Yuta immediately decided to return as a veteran. Using Chuunibyou to fight Chuunibyou is the correct way.

"You really think so, Evil King's True Eyes. Don't worry, I was once a dark flame user after all!......It seems that you don't want to? Then don't look for the invisible boundary line."

Lihua, who was leaning against the door, originally thought that even Yuta had betrayed her, and was sad, but when she heard Yuta's words that hit her heart, a ray of light appeared in her eyes that were as calm as still water.

Yuta waited quietly for a long time, and Lihua slowly opened the door and lay on the ground, not daring to look at Yuta's face

"Really?"

Facing the lying Rika, Yuta felt that something was growing in his heart. He, who was always gentle to Rika, squatted down and was on the same level with Rika, so that they could look at each other.

"Why would I lie to you?"

"but......But, mom, sister, grandparents,......"

"So that's why you chose me, right?"

Rikka was still hesitant. She chose to be a middle school student in order to escape reality, which was not understood by her family. As a result, now she is in this old home, surrounded by her family, but she only feels extremely suffocated. The pressure from reality makes her breathless.

Only Yuta, only Yuta understands her and accepts her.

After hearing Yuta's promise, she was still afraid that her willfulness would make Touka angry, and she hesitated and dared not go out.

But facing Yuta's words"forget it", she was unwilling to give up. She was originally thinking about how to hide it from Touka, but she heard Yuta's words that really touched her heart.

"When will we leave?"

It was as if she was being told to ignore the consequences, not to think, and not to be afraid.......Because no matter where she is or what she does, Yuta will always be by her side, playing with her, running with her, no matter how willful she is, no matter how childish she is.......Yuta, always by her side.

This moment is the most emotional moment since Rikka returned to her hometown.

"Now!"

Looking at Yuta who would agree even to her willful request of 'leave now', Rikka's eyes bloomed with spirit again. At this moment, she no longer felt lonely, and she didn't even feel the suffocation that had been lingering around her.

In her eyes, there was only Yuta.

Her world was too dark, and the dark fog enveloped her. Although it protected her from the oppression of reality, it also blocked her exploration of the world. Only Yuta, only Yuta's light, passed through this dark fog and illuminated her dark world.