"Lala, time for school."
"Yay..."
In the morning, after washing up and eating breakfast, Sora and Lala grabbed their schoolbags and left the house.
Even though last night was chaotic because of the three intruders, and a room of their house had even flown into outer space, all traces had been cleaned up overnight, as if nothing had happened.
"Rito-kun, ohayo. What are you looking at?"
Seeing Rito standing on the side, staring blankly at his house with a look of someone who had seen a ghost, Sora called out with a smile.
"Sora-san, the... the house... your house..."
Confused, bewildered, and puzzled... pointing at Sora's house, Rito stuttered, his face full of disbelief.
"Is something wrong? What's wrong with our house?"
Looking back at his own house, Sora had a puzzled expression, as if he didn't understand what Rito was talking about at all.
"Last night I saw your house, Sora-san, fly up into the sky. And you too."
"Ha... hahaha... so it was a dream, after all. That scared me..."
Constantly patting his chest, Rito laughed with a slightly embarrassed but clearly relieved expression.
After all, what happened last night was too much for his nerves. The most reasonable explanation was that he was dreaming.
"Rito-kun, I know you must be under a lot of stress lately. Relax a little. I've always believed that the Rito-kun I know is a strong person. Even if everyone misunderstands you, I will always believe in you."
Walking closer and patting Rito's shoulder, Sora said with a sincere expression.
"Hehehe... Rito, I believe in you too, I believe in you too. You have to be strong."
Holding onto Sora's arm, the bouncing Lala also encouraged him with a cheerful smile.
"Sora-san, Lala-san... thank you."
His nose tingled, and Rito almost burst into tears of gratitude.
True friendship is tested in times of adversity. When everyone else misunderstood and abandoned him, only Sora-san and Lala-san still believed in and encouraged him. Rito constantly told himself that he must forever cherish their friendship and sincerity in his heart.
It was getting late, so they didn't linger any longer. They locked the door and walked to school together...
...
"Saki-sama... Saki-sama..."
Hearing the calls in her ear, Saki slowly opened her eyes.
"Rin, Aya..."
Seeing Rin and Aya looking at her with concern, Saki murmured.
"Thank goodness, Saki-sama is finally awake."
"Saki-sama, how are you feeling? Are you uncomfortable anywhere?"
Seeing Saki wake up, Rin and Aya's faces lit up with joy. They quickly helped her sit up and asked with concern.
Still not quite awake, Saki looked around, her expression filled with a bit of confusion.
"This is... my room..."
"Rin, Aya, how did I get here? Last night, weren't we..."
Memories of last night kept surfacing in her mind. Thinking back on it now, it felt like a dream. Saki couldn't help but look at the two girls for confirmation.
Last night, they had clearly launched a night raid on Sora and Lala's house. How was she back in her own room now?
And that image, as if carved into her soul, of Prince Charming descending from the sky to save her... was that just a dream?
"Saki-sama, that... that..."
Glancing at each other, both Rin and Aya's expressions were not good. Hesitantly, they finally told her everything that had happened last night.
Without a doubt, their operation had failed, and it could even be said to have ended in a disastrous defeat! Not only did they fail to get revenge on Sora and Lala, but they also ended up in a miserable state, almost thinking they wouldn't make it back!
"We're sorry, Saki-sama. We were too useless."
Bowing their heads deeply, both girls had looks of dejection and shame.
They had suffered a lot last night, and then they had been taking care of Saki until now without having slept at all. Both girls had dark circles under their eyes and looked haggard.
"Rin, Aya, you both did very well. It was my willfulness that made you suffer so much with me. I'm the one who should be apologizing."
Shaking her head, Saki whispered with an apologetic expression.
"Saki-sama..."
Staring blankly at Saki, both girls felt that Saki-sama seemed a little different.
In the past, although Saki-sama was also very good to them, and even if she occasionally made a mistake, she would think of ways to comfort and compensate them, she would never express her apology so frankly as she did now...
The two girls couldn't help but wonder if Saki-sama had accidentally hit her head last night.
Well, although it seems like it might have been a good hit...
"You said that last night, it was Sora who handed me over to you and told you to take good care of me?"
As if remembering something, Saki looked up and asked the two girls again, her expression seemingly carrying a hint of a different kind of hope.
"Ah..."
Nodding blankly, Rin and Aya couldn't help but glance at each other again, both seeing the utter astonishment in the other's eyes.
Previously, whenever Saki-sama mentioned that Kusanagi Sora, she would grit her teeth with a hateful expression. Last night, she had even planned to give him a harsh lesson. But now, she was calling him by his first name, and it seemed... very affectionate... almost like admiration?
Their Saki-sama... did she really hit her head last night and damage her brain?!
Although there was no visible physical damage, Saki's strange behavior still made the two girls deeply worried.
Saki seemed to be lost in thought and fell silent. Rin and Aya, on the other hand, watched her cautiously, a little at a loss. The room was quiet for a long time, until Saki spoke again:
"Hey, Rin, Aya, I think I'm in love."
I think I'm in love... I think I'm in love... I think I'm in love...
Saki's voice echoed in the room. With her head slightly bowed, a shy blush appeared on the girl's cheeks. Although her voice wasn't very loud, it clearly reached the two girls' ears. Rin and Aya's eyes widened, and even their small mouths opened wider and wider—
"EH?!!!!!"
...
In the starry sky, a spaceship streaked across, then headed towards Earth, leaving a long trail behind it.
"Zastin-sama, should we report to Princess Lala and the Young Master?"
Seemingly knowing the identity of the person on the spaceship and their purpose, a guard in black asked Zastin on the warship.
"No need. The Young Master and Princess Lala can handle such small fry with a flick of their hand."
Waving his hand with an indifferent expression, Zastin was engrossed in a manga.
"Yes, Zastin-sama!"
After saluting, the guard in black didn't bother with it anymore and returned to his post...
"Everyone, please look here. Today we're going to talk about..."
At the podium, the dedicated teacher was imparting knowledge to his students, while the boys and girls below sat upright, looking straight ahead and listening attentively.
Of course, there are always exceptions. Year 1, Class A also had a few bad apples, for example, a certain guy named Kusanagi Sora.
Leaning back in his chair, wearing headphones and frantically mashing the buttons on his game controller, occasionally letting out a strange cry when he got excited, this disharmonious scene was too eye-catching. The teacher sighed helplessly. The boys were burning with anger and extreme resentment, but the girls had looks of admiration and adoration.
Haruna on the left was already used to such scenes. Even if Sora was playing wildly beside her, it didn't affect her at all. She listened attentively and took notes, a stark contrast to the great demon king Sora's lazy attitude.
Lala on the right was also sitting upright. As the teacher spoke, she would nod her little head, as if she deeply agreed with the teacher's teaching.
However—
"Oww... that hurts..."
Her little head bumped into the desk. Lala clutched her forehead and cried out in pain, which immediately drew laughter from the classmates.
"Lala-san!!!"
His eye twitching, the teacher at the podium's voice was filled with gritted teeth and endless annoyance.
"Hahaha... I accidentally fell asleep just now..."
Touching her little head, Lala giggled with a slightly embarrassed expression. Last night, she had been fooling around with Sora until late, which made her still a little sleepy now.
"Here, Lala. If you're sleepy, come play games with me."
Taking off his headphones, Sora said as he handed a game controller to Lala.
"Okay, okay..."
Happily taking it, Lala also put on a pair of headphones and teamed up with Sora.
Looking at these two degenerate and incorrigible students, the teacher's face was filled with regret and sorrow for their wasted potential.
Such good kids, but why are they so willing to be degenerate and lazy? Sigh...
"What are you all looking at? Let's continue the class!"