She would ask him some questions and then beat him up … er, no, confirm his thoughts and test his ability.
Eight o 'clock at the Nagawa amusement park.
He had to go. No matter what he would encounter, it would be a good start.
It seemed certain that he would get beaten up … or rather, he would have to fight against her, Iroha Hasegawa.
Light-chan had already left. Seiji didn't feel that he could fight against an experienced Spirit-branded Retainer, and Iroha obviously felt the same way.
It would be nice if he could be forgiven just by being beaten up, but that didn't seem to be the case.
Testing his ability was to see his current level … and then what?
Would he be allowed to return home if his ability was high enough?
If that was the case, it was quite realistic. But from another perspective, it was quite lenient.
Seiji returned to the ramen shop as he thought about it.
He temporarily put his own matters to the back of his mind and smiled when he saw the three ladies waiting for him.
…
After leaving the ramen shop, Mai said that she had other matters to attend to and left.
Seiji, Mayuzumi, and Saki continued walking towards the middle school section.
They met a wild Hoshi Amami (school uniform).
"Senpai, you're finally here!" The handsome boy flashed a brilliant and warm smile.
"What do you mean, finally … it's only been ten minutes since I contacted you via cell phone."
"I really wanted to see Senpai. Although I only waited for a short while, it still felt like a long time."
Seiji was rendered speechless.
Forget it, this boy wasn't cross-dressing right now, so he could accept it.
"You should greet your elder first. Senpai is your … what was it again?"
"Hello, Aunt. Long time no see." Hoshi greeted Mayuzumi politely.
"Hello, Hoshi. Long time no see." Mayuzumi smiled gently.
It was a rather natural scene … wait a moment.
"Senpai, you … don't have any feelings for Hoshi?" Seiji detected something amiss.
"Yes, because … Hoshi's really like a girl," Mayuzumi replied in a low voice.
"Aunt's androphobia only doesn't act up towards me. In the past, I was even shocked by it." Hoshi smiled. "But I don't mind it anymore. It's all because of Senpai …"
"Stop, stop right there!" Seiji sensed that something was wrong and raised his hand to stop him from continuing.
"It has nothing to do with me. This is because you … took out your confidence and mustered up your courage to face it, didn't you?"
"Yes … But I'm only able to do this because of you, Senior …"
"Yes, I did some things. But, you became stronger because of your own will!" Seiji spoke in a righteous tone.
"So don't say it's because of me. At the end of the day, your strength (hypocrisy) comes from you, not from anyone else."
"Senpai …" Hoshi was moved.
'Good, I didn't say that.'
Seiji still put on a serious face, but in his heart, he was relieved that he had successfully deceived them.
To a bystander, this was a beautiful scene of a junior having a friendly conversation with a senior. This was the same for the manga author and editor.
And so, Hoshi joined the party and led the three of them on a tour of the central plains.
The events of the middle school department were similar to those of the high school department, but they were generally not as good as the high school department. The students' performance was also not up to standard, giving off a sense of immaturity.
But it was precisely this kind of immaturity that was the essence of the middle school department!
Those who tried to attract customers would blush, those who worked as servers would be shy, those who worked as fortune-tellers would stutter, and those who performed would be timid … and so on and so forth. They were all cute.
Even Seiji's attention was drawn to the delicious … whoops, cute middle school girls. Meanwhile, Mayuzumi felt much more relaxed. It was as if she had entered a low-difficulty mode.
This didn't mean that she wasn't afraid of middle school boys at all. It was just that compared to high school boys and adult men, her fear wasn't as strong.
Afterwards, it was time to watch a show.
He was literally watching a play — the drama club that Chiaki was in was going to put on a large-scale performance!
Everyone arrived at the auditorium and bought tickets to enter.
The show began on time.
The lights in the auditorium were turned off, making it rather dark inside. Then, the stage lights came on, and the atmosphere was instantly elevated.
The curtains slowly opened.
The stage lights illuminated the stage. It was a fantasy-style city background.
Although this setting wasn't particularly extravagant, it was still quite well done for a high school student.
A melodious singing started.
The singing didn't come out of nowhere. Instead, it went from low to high, clearly echoing throughout the auditorium.
Seiji recognized this as Chiaki's voice.
He was astonished at this. That was because this singing sounded gentle and sweet, as if it was sung by a gentle girl who was missing her lover. It didn't seem to match the tomboy's usual image … fine, it was very different!
This contrast was just like a man singing a high-pitched female voice … Er, Seiji recalled a famous singer from his previous world. There was indeed such a person, and she sang quite well.
At any rate, he was astonished to recognize that this was Chiaki. At the same time, he felt a sense of novelty and anticipation.
A girl with long crimson-red hair wearing a fantasy-style, beautiful long dress walked onto the stage as the song rippled.
After she appeared, she spun around while singing, lifted her dress, and danced elegantly. This instantly attracted everyone's attention!
This was a stunning entrance.
Seiji didn't know what the other audience members thought, but his eyes lit up. This wasn't because the person who appeared was his good friend, but purely because of this girl … this red-haired girl's charisma.
She was Chiaki, but it had nothing to do with the fact that she was Wakaba Chiaki. Right now, she was that red-haired girl, a character on the stage!
The song ended.
A voice-over began.
A clear male voice briefly explained the background and character, explaining that the red-haired girl was "Dongfang Ruomei," the daughter of a noble from a country called the "Fire Nation."
Seiji was rendered speechless.
So yesterday's nonsense wasn't all nonsense after all?
Well, it didn't matter. He continued watching.
Dongfang Ruomei was a gentle and cheerful girl who excelled at singing and dancing. Many noble boys pursued her, but she never had anyone she liked.
One day, at a banquet for the prince of the "Ice Nation," she met a young knight who accompanied the prince to the banquet, and they unexpectedly fell in love.
However, because they were fighting over a mysterious treasure, the relationship between the Fire Nation and the Ice Nation worsened. In the end, a war broke out between the two nations.
Ruomei lost contact with the person she loved, and her beloved older brother was going to the battlefield.
Her older brother had a weak constitution since he was young, and it was likely that he wouldn't survive on the battlefield. However, it was a noble's duty to fight for their country, so someone from their family had to participate.
Her father was already old, and her younger brother was still young … the red-haired girl resolutely decided to go to the battlefield herself!
Wasn't this Hua Mulan?
No … Here, she was acting as a female soldier, which was different from the female hero who had disguised herself as a man.
Speaking of which, for a girl to disguise herself as a man on the battlefield for more than ten years without being discovered … Seiji truly found it inconceivable. Just how did the legendary heroine Hua Mulan accomplish such a feat? It was still a mystery to him.
'Cough, I got distracted.'
On stage, Dongfang Ruomei was forced to fight to the death on the battlefield.
After witnessing so many deaths and getting used to killing, her personality had changed without her realizing it. She had become a cold female warrior.
Finally, the red-haired female warrior met the person she loved in the past, and discovered that he was the true prince of the Ice Nation!
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