".........

Hey, what was that all about?

　Mizuho was finally numbed by Mari, Marion, and Nina's strange attitude.

'It's nothing,'

No....

Nothing....

'How can that be nothing?　You're freaking me out!　Hey Shizuka-san, what is this?

Haha.....

　Mizuho was frustrated because she couldn't understand the reason for the three of them' attitude.
　Since the first round of this grand festival tournament was over and they had checked all the fights of all the participants who had advanced to the tournament, they had all discussed beforehand to analyze the characteristics of each participant.
　Then, they passed on their analysis to Yuto and hoped that they would be able to formulate information and countermeasures that would be advantageous for Yuto's future battles.
　Since this was the case, Mizuho naturally came to sneak into her friends' room with her own analysis, but Mari, Marion, and Nina were still acting strangely.
　Then the three of them formed a small circle and began to sneak in a discussion while sticking their heads to each other.

"What should we do?　Isn't it possible that Mizuho-san has been taken in by Zhu Yin-san?"

"Nina-san, I don't think that's likely. The person who knows most about Mizuho-san's straightforward nature is rather Zhu Yin."

"Yes, I think so too. Mizuho-san doesn't have the personality to be able to deceive. And if something was being blown up by Zhu Yin-san, Mizuho-san, who can't lie, would be in your face immediately."

".........

What?

　Suddenly, the three of them looked up and stared at her, and Mizuho pulled back, slightly.
　Seeing them, the three of them softened their expressions.

''No, excuse me, then let's get on with analyzing our opponents!　To make sure that Yuto-san wins and Mizuno-san loses in the end!

　Nina starts to partition as if nothing happened.

''Hey, before that, what was that earlier.........''

''Well, let's get started, for the last time, for Mizuho-san's plan to win against Yuto!

'Yes!　For a strategy to help Yuuto-san lose to Mizuho-san!

'So ... that's not what we're here for. What the hell....

　Mizuho's face twitches, and Shizuka puts her hand on Mizuho's shoulder

"Haha, actually, you know, Akane........

""No..."

　The three of them jumped on Shizuka with the blink of an eye like a cat and pressed their mouths together.

"Hey, Shizuka!　What if Mizuho-san starts getting weirdly aware of it!"

"Yes, sir!　It's tricky if you change your mind."

"When I start getting embarrassed, Mizuho-san gets very cute!　Please don't do it!"
　Three girls attacked me and said, "Moo!　Moo! Shizuka is jittery with the situation.
　Then the sliding door of the room opens and Ichigo walks into the room, cell phone in hand, and he shows a dumbfounded expression as he witnesses the incomprehensible situation.

'What are you doing?　Hey.

I'd like to know.

　Mizuho replied without effort.



　Mari, Ichigo and the others sat down on the tatami mats and looked through the documents Nina had made.
　In it were the names of the winners of the first round of the tournament and how they won. All of us were impressed that she had prepared so much in such a short amount of time.

''What's listed here is written from my point of view as a layman, so I want the thoughts and ideas of those with the ability to put them on it. Oh, and of course, Ichigo-san and Shizuka-san should also be willing to give their opinions. I think such an angle can also lead to important insights. After all, the first thing we need to talk about is "Ten-chan", the person who will be in your next fight. What do you think of him as a person with abilities?　Marion-san, Mizuho-san.

　When asked by Nina, Marion and Mizuho looked at each other, Marion nodded and looked forward.

''I told you in the preliminary information, but this person named Ten-chan's opponent, Hero-san, is someone we know well. He's our peer in the institution, and his ability is someone who received a rank A like us.

'Oh, I remember you saying that. He's a bit of a character, but I'm sure he's good at it or something.

'Oh, I remember now. You're the guy who looked pretty bad at it too, right? As I recall, he's strong, right?　But we lost.

''Yes, to tell you the truth, I didn't expect this Ten-chan to come out on top. The Hero is from a family that is famous among gifted people, especially because the inherited abilities of that Huang family are very feared.

Oh, so that's right. But it was all over in a flash, wasn't it? It was too fast for me to understand. Yeah, wait a minute, that means that this guy with the weird mask called Ten-chan is...

Yes, I think it's terribly strong.

'Seriously..... Really?　Shitenji-san. I guess it's partly because we had good chemistry or something?

''Well that's also a common occurrence in battles between people with abilities. But beating a rank A ability holder is not possible just because you have good chemistry. Unless the person himself has a similar ability.

Mmm.

　There, Shizuka is staring at the picture of Ten-chan on the large monitor attached to the document as if it were this one.

''What's up?　Mr. Mito.

'As it is written in this document, this Ten-chan guy is so strong, but he's unknown, right?　Mr. Marion.

'Yes, it doesn't sound like you're affiliated with an institution, and I've never heard of it either.

Hahaha.... that's weird.

What?　What's the catch?

He's wearing a mask. It's strange that he would come into a place like this and wear a mask. He's a mysterious character and yet strong... hmmm, when it's like that, it's usually actually a family member who has been turned by the enemy or a friend who was defeated in the past...

That's what you know about cartoons and wrestling and stuff!

　Everyone loses their strength.

Well, at any rate, it's clear that he's incredibly strong. So the important thing is, does this guy look stronger than you?　I guess. To be honest, I don't know. What do you think, Shitenji-san?

'To be honest I don't know ... no, I really don't. Because the way he won I don't know how he won at all.

'As a matter of fact, so am I. During the last contact, I couldn't even see the activation of the skill. Some of the other people in the match were surprisingly strong, but I could see signs of the activation of their abilities, but this guy didn't even have that... And even though he was so fast that I couldn't catch Hero's movements from that footage, it was like he was unharmed. That means this person ducked. So, in the end, I thought I lightly struck Hideo on the back of his head with my hand sword, and the fight was over.

"Oh come on, that means he's not a very good guy, is he?　And he's at a level where he can't even take any countermeasures!　What are we going to do about this?　In the end, we'll just leave it up to Yujin.

''It's definitely troubling........ If our trusty Marion-san and Mizuho-san don't understand this much.......Mari-san?

　Nina was also at a loss as to how to proceed any further with the conversation when she saw Mari stare at the photo with a serious expression on her chin, her hand on her chin.

''Mari, do you have any ideas?''

''Oh ... no, that's not what I'm talking about. I don't know what to say about this guy.......I think we've met before......

'What?　Does that mean Mito-san's idea is right?

　Everyone widens their eyes at this Mari's statement.

''........these eyes. When I look at these eyes, I feel a chill as if I've experienced it. This feeling........where is it?　Where do you get this same feeling... not recently...

　Then there was an incoming call on Ichigo's cell phone.

'Ah, it's Yuto!　Give me a minute.

　Upon hearing the name Yuto, they all focus their gaze on Ichigo.

'Hello, Yuto, just in time, now........huh?　A favor?　Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm　Now?　You know what? I don't know why!　....What?　We're all here. Yeah ... uh ... ah, okay, okay.

　Ichigo looks over at all of them and holds his palms up in front of his face as if to worship with one hand as if to apologize and then stands up and walks out of the sliding doors.
　Mari and the others looking at each other tilted their heads, but they couldn't help but be curious about the content as they could hear fragments of Ichigo's voice from outside the sliding door.

'Mmmm ... what?　Ahhhh!?!!

　Everyone is surprised by Ichigo's loud voice.

'Really?　A, you're too stupid.... No, dude, we should all deal with this. An?　Idiot, don't talk about shaming your people!　No crying!　Why can't you come up here?　Tell that story directly to everyone... what?　Do I have to keep an eye on him?　 I'll get back to you.

　It was almost entirely audible, but Ichigo came back into the room.
　Ichigo sat in silence and looked around at everyone.
　Everyone stared at Ichigo, who had no idea what he was talking about and looked a little irritated.

'Let me explain what the call from Yuto was about.

　Gulp, Nina and the others.

''First of all.........Masato says that if you fight this Tenko-chan head on, you won't be able to win.

".........!

　The unexpected content sent shivers through the women there.
　Mizuho and Marion in particular would be astonished. Because no one knew more about Yuto's abilities than the two of them.
　And they have seen with their own eyes that Yuto has crushed many unprecedented difficulties.
　Even before that Yuto fought, he said that he couldn't win.
　It's not easy to believe that, but it's not something that can be believed immediately.

So, he has a favor to ask of us.

　In front of everyone with a serious expression on their faces, Ichigo is already talking in a troublesome manner.

''Ahhh, for now, Shirasawa-san.

'What?　Me?

Yeah, Shirasawa-san is going out with me now.

'What?　Where?　Now!

...to Masato's parents' dojo.



That's Ichigo-san!

'Oh, wait, wait, wait, wait. I'll explain it to you in order now.

　Then, the content spoken by Ichigo first surprises them to the point of jumping up and down, and then, when they all wannabe, they break free.....................and then each of them turn in their own direction and hold their heads down.

''So~, my request to everyone from Yuto........''

　Ichigo sighs heavily.

'Please, don't tell anyone!　He's not.

"..........

　Somehow, an atmosphere is filling the room as if everything is becoming unimportant.
''Yuuto-san's people........?''
A wizard... really.
Is there a lineage of Sendo users?
You're a terrific grandfather ... a prolific one.

　Mari lets out a huff here.

'Oh, I remember.......Those nasty eyes with chills, you were a teacher. It's the one I started feeling about the time I entered high school. But judging by what you said, it's only natural that your teacher was gifted as well. I didn't take it into consideration.

　A part of me was glad to know that new information about Yuto was coming in, but I don't think I even wanted to know hundreds of times more than that, Mizuho, Marion, Nina, and Mari.

''Haha, that's interesting, the Do-Do family. So Hakamada-kun, why can't you come here, Dou Doudu-kun?

Do you want to hear it?　Mr. Mito.

...?

For what it's worth, there's a chance that he might look into the baths of the women accompanying the participants, so Masato is watching them...

....



　In those days....
　Yuto is looking around outside the mansion that was assigned to the participants.

''Oh, this is so embarrassing!　It's embarrassing!　I wonder what everyone else thinks........ But still, to make my grandchildren feel like this........your old man!

What's wrong with you, brother?　I heard a loud voice.

　Akika's voice can be heard from the small window behind Yuto, which is clouded with steam.

''Ah!　Sorry!　It's nothing!

　Then, that small window opened, and from the hot water smoke, an upwardly mobile Akihana emerged, visible from the shoulders up.

''Good!　Hey!　Akika!

I'm sorry, brother, I don't need you to watch over me.

'Yes!　Oh, come on!　Don't close the window!

　Akika is blown away by the sight of a flabbergasted Yuto.

''Haha, your brother is so cute. Look, Kotone, look at this brother's panic!

''Hey, Akika-san, please don't!

Come on, your brother's watching you. Come on.

　Then Kotone, who let out a light scream, shows her face a bit.

''Ah, um ... thank you. Mr. Dou Dou Dou.''

'Oh!　Come on, come on, shut up!　You'll catch a cold.

You know, it's funny, isn't it?　You don't catch a cold in the summer, do you, Kotone?

　Kotone had been invited by Akika to bathe with her.
　Although he was brought in halfway through the day when he was told he had a good idea so that Akika wouldn't peek at him.
　Yuto patted his chest as if relieved that the window was closed.
　It's hard to say that the culprit is a member of the family.
　When Akika asked him to watch over her, she trembled as if she was scared and asked him to "I'm too scared to take a bath..." and feeling a deep sense of guilt, Yuto decided to take on the task.
　Masato chases away the mosquitoes flying around him as if they were bothering him.

''Old man...!　Shame on you, Dudu.

　When he said that, Yuto swatted down one of the mosquitoes.