The famous Utaha Kasumigaoka and Xia Chuan, another major figure at High Sobu Academy.
The sudden revelation of their close relationship was like a massive stone thrown into a previously calm pond, creating enormous waves throughout the school.
“Was that really Utaha Kasumigaoka, the Flower of High Sobu from the second year?”
“She was waiting for Xia Chuan, a first-year?!”
“She actually threw herself at him!”
“Damn it!
Does being handsome really let you do whatever you want?”
“What a waste.
Someone that beautiful…”
“What are you talking about?”
“They look perfectly matched.
Who are you to complain about it?”
“…”
There was no doubt about it.
The biggest piece of news at school that morning was the commotion caused by Utaha.
Back in Class 1-F, Xia Chuan naturally became the center of discussion as well.
“Hey, hey, Xia Chuan!
Are you seriously dating Kasumigaoka-senpai?”
“Congratulations, Xia Chuan!”
“I’ve never even seen you go to the second-year building.
How did you pull this off?”
“Damn, I’m jealous.
She’s that level of beautiful!”
Tobe excitedly approached him with questions.
Several other boys who were on good terms with Xia Chuan also came over, some expressing envy and others offering their congratulations.
The girls, however, were considerably quieter.
Yumiko Miura, who normally would have taken the initiative to greet Xia Chuan, was sitting silently at her desk.
No one could tell what she was thinking.
Seeing her like this, Hina Ebina and Yui Yuigahama, who knew at least part of the reason, exchanged glances.
Neither knew what they should say.
To be honest, Xia Chuan hadn’t expected Utaha to be so bold either.
She had directly made their unusual relationship obvious at school.
Although he could guess that part of her intention was to publicly establish her claim over him.
“I do have a relationship with Senpai.”
Xia Chuan answered everyone’s questions.
“It started when we happened to meet this Saturday.”
“We got along well, and things naturally developed from there.”
His answer caused another round of sighs from the boys.
Most of them were lamenting why they couldn’t experience the same kind of luck.
Only Tomoya Aki, who had been secretly listening to the conversation, clenched his fists.
This Saturday…
Wasn’t that the day of Kasumigaoka-senpai’s autograph event?!
“So that’s how it happened.”
Tobe sighed.
Then his eyes shifted toward Aki, and he smiled without hiding his amusement.
“By the way, Xia Chuan, did you know that before you arrived, someone actually tried to reach for the moon?”
“Who knows where he got the courage?”
“Right, Aki?”
Several people laughed.
Seeing this, several of Aki’s otaku friends quietly returned to their seats.
Xia Chuan couldn’t help sighing inwardly.
Apparently, this kind of school atmosphere existed everywhere.
If it had been someone else, he might have stopped them.
But when it came to Tomoya Aki…
He didn’t particularly care.
After the laughter died down, Hayato Hayama, as usual, stepped in as the peacemaker and apologized to Aki on everyone’s behalf.
That finally put an end to the teasing.
Tobe and the others still wanted to say something.
Then—
Bang!
A loud sound suddenly echoed through the classroom.
Yumiko Miura slammed her palm against her desk.
Her expression was extremely displeased.
“You’re all so damn noisy!”
Everyone immediately understood that the class queen was in a terrible mood.
Tobe and the others laughed awkwardly and quickly apologized before leaving.
After driving them away, Yumiko didn’t even look toward Xia Chuan.
She simply took out her phone and silently browsed through it.
Her behavior caught Xia Chuan’s attention.
Ding!
Not long afterward, the class bell rang.
Normally, Xia Chuan would at least pretend to pay attention during class.
But lately, he had been losing interest in ordinary schoolwork.
So he simply used his ocular power to create an illusion that made it appear as though he were seriously listening to the lesson.
Then he mentally checked out.
Because of Xia Chuan, Yumiko was also staring toward the blackboard without actually paying attention to the lesson.
Bzzzt.
The sudden vibration of her phone pulled her out of her thoughts.
She opened her messages.
It was Xia Chuan.
He had sent her a message with a concerned tone.
“Are you in a bad mood, Yumiko?”
Yumiko glanced toward Xia Chuan.
He was smiling while raising his phone toward her.
She turned away and immediately typed a reply.
“None of your business.”
“Then is it because of Senpai?”
“…”
Yumiko stared at the message.
She didn’t know how to answer.
After all, that was exactly the reason.
She sighed and thought for a moment before typing directly.
“So you really became a couple with that senpai?”
“A couple…
I suppose you could say that.”
Yumiko stared at the answer she had least wanted to see.
She remained silent for a while before typing again.
“You’ve only known her for a few days.
Isn’t this moving too fast?”
Seeing that message, Xia Chuan smiled.
Yumiko had complained about the noise earlier, but clearly, she had heard every word he said.
As for how Yumiko felt about him…
How could he not know?
“I have good taste when it comes to choosing people.”
“Utaha-senpai is just as beautiful as you are, Yumiko.”
Yumiko stared at the screen.
She clenched her teeth.
Doesn’t that mean I originally had a chance too?!
Yet she couldn’t completely blame Xia Chuan.
At that time, she hadn’t gathered the courage to confess.
Still, realizing that made the result hurt even more.
Then another message appeared.
“I know you like me, Yumiko.”
“Actually, I like you too.”
Yumiko’s phone vibrated.
Her thoughts immediately snapped back.
Her emotions surged upon reading those words.
But the next message brought everything to an abrupt halt.
“I want you and Utaha-senpai to get along.”
Yumiko lowered her phone.
She immediately turned toward Xia Chuan, her eyebrows furrowed.
In a low voice, she asked,
“Xia Chuan!”
“What exactly does that mean?!”
Xia Chuan answered directly.
“It means I don’t intend to give up on you, Yumiko.”
“You…!”
Yumiko’s face immediately turned bright red.
There was happiness, embarrassment, and anger all mixed together.
“Are you saying you want a harem?!”
“Yes.”
Xia Chuan nodded.
“That’s what I mean.”
“How can you—!”
Yumiko’s voice grew louder.
Then she suddenly remembered that they were still in class and quickly lowered her voice.
“How is that even possible?”
“This is reality, not some anime!”
“Relax, Yumiko.”
Xia Chuan spoke calmly.
“Even if you raise your voice, nobody will notice us.”
Yumiko looked at him in surprise.
Xia Chuan suddenly stood up.
But nothing happened.
The teacher continued teaching.
The students below were either paying attention to the lesson or busy with their own affairs.
Xia Chuan even walked directly to the front of the classroom.
He stepped onto the teacher’s platform, walked around it once, and then returned to his seat.
Not a single person reacted.
The only person who had noticed everything was Yumiko.
“This…”
“What is this?”
“Magic?”
“Magic?”
Xia Chuan considered her choice of words.
“You could describe it as a supernatural ability.”
Yumiko stared at him in disbelief.