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"Is that senior really okay?"
After leaving the family restaurant, Gokou Ruri looked at the back of Yanami Anna, who was walking home swaying like a zombie, and couldn't help but ask, "It looks like the highlights in her eyes have disappeared?"
"It's fine, she just couldn't handle the shock of black coffee for a while. She'll be fine in a couple of days."
Asakura replied indifferently. Rather, Yanami leaving on her own also created convenience for him, otherwise he would have to specifically think of an excuse to persuade her to leave. "Humans always grow. More importantly, let's quickly proceed with today's experiment."
After changing into her Soubu High School uniform, Gokou Ruri was less conspicuous when she followed Asakura to school.
Asakura carefully avoided places where Yukino Yukinoshita might appear, specifically taking a detour to the clubroom door. However, before entering, he stopped.
"Although it's a bit strange to ask now, I still want to confirm," he looked at Gokou Ruri and said seriously, "Are you sure you want to join the hidden society of Chiba Magic Society?"
Well, Asakura was actually playing a trick with words.
Gokou Ruri had never said she wanted to join the Association, and what she said yesterday was merely to prevent the Magic from going out of control, so she needed to come over often for Asakura to absorb it.
However, the need to upgrade the Association Clubroom was urgent, and compared to finding unfamiliar, unreliable people as Association members, it was clearly better to have Gokou Ruri join.
So, he directly skipped the step of asking for her consent, assuming she had already decided to join, and merely gave her a choice between joining the 'outer' or 'inner' side.
Although if he had directly asked her if she wanted to join, after what happened yesterday, Gokou Ruri would probably have half-heartedly agreed.
But to be safe, Asakura still played a little word game.
"It is my honor."
As expected, the girl nodded with almost no hesitation.
Asakura checked the Association Clubroom's page in his mind and found that the number of members had not increased.
So, just like when he had persuaded Yanami before, he skillfully pulled out an Association application form from somewhere.
"The necessary procedures still need to be followed; please fill out the form."
"How should I fill in the grade and class here?" Gokou Ruri took the application form, looked at the columns, and asked Asakura.
"Just fill in mine." Saying that, Asakura offered his class.
He had originally thought that this kind of makeshift filling might not work, but he did it with the attitude of 'it costs nothing, so might as well try a little'.
As a result, the moment Gokou Ruri finished filling out the application form, the system page of the Association Clubroom upgraded.
Although it felt a bit strange coming from him, he couldn't help but feel that this system was a bit casual…
[Chiba Magic Society Clubroom]
[Mysterious Trait: Cognitive Maze]
[Custodian: Asakura Takuma]
[By recruiting new Association members, the Association Clubroom's level can be increased]
[Clubroom Level: 2 (3/8)]
[Special Room: Not Activated]
[Note: 'This is the bedroom~ This is the kitchen~ This is the living room~ This is the toilet~ This is the Sage's Tower Final Alchemy · God-Slaying Weapon 'Gungnir' Hangar!']
Asakura opened the Association Clubroom's data page in his mind and found that the text on it had changed.
Ignoring that strange note, the only new addition was a 'Special Room' item.
However, he would only know what it was like after going inside.
So Asakura opened the Association Clubroom's door and entered with the girl.
The interior of the Clubroom seemed unchanged, still somewhat cramped.
But Asakura, with his keen eyes, noticed a new door on the previously empty wall at the back.
He quickly walked over and opened the door, finding another room behind it, also without any windows.
However, unlike the Clubroom, which was almost entirely wooden and gave off a fairy-tale vibe of a witch's room in the forest, the inner room was completely stone, giving off a cold, desolate feeling, making Asakura even feel as if it were a chilling basement.
If there was anything unique about this room, it was its large size, at least three to five times larger than the original Clubroom room.
Even if the Great Blessing and that round table were placed inside, there would be more than enough space, and even room to arrange a circle of chairs around it for backup.
However, such things could wait until later.
So Asakura closed the door again.
Under Gokou Ruri's curious gaze, that door began to rotate, getting smaller and smaller, until finally, like a tiny sesame seed, it blended into the wooden wall's grain and vanished.
"So what are we doing today?" The girl looked at the wall twice more, and after confirming she couldn't find the door, she asked Asakura with a hint of disappointment.
Asakura could probably guess that she was disappointed because he hadn't told her about the door, making her feel like she hadn't been fully accepted by him.
However, Asakura had no intention of explaining.
Anyway, once the Great Blessing was set up, there would be plenty of opportunities to explain to her; there was no need to waste time on that now.
"After you went home yesterday, did you try to use Magic yourself?" he asked.
"Didn't you say it was dangerous and told me not to try it when I was alone?" The girl blinked her eyes, not falling for Asakura's trick.
"Very good; you need to maintain this safety awareness until you can control your Magic."
Asakura nodded with satisfaction.
He pulled out a small lucky cat phone charm from his pocket and placed it on a chair under the girl's gaze.
"Now, try to use Magic on this."
Gokou Ruri gazed at the small doll, and after a while, she asked somewhat awkwardly, "How do I use Magic?"
"Concentrate, and then silently chant in your heart for it to become a real cat."
'Just press the skill button.' Asakura naturally couldn't say that.
He recited from the knowledge that appeared out of thin air in his mind: "Don't be nervous, the conditions for casting Magic are not that strict.
It is an extension of the mind, a manifestation of your mystery encroaching upon reality; everything originates from your own heart."
Although she still couldn't quite understand Asakura's explanation, as what he said seemed a bit too idealistic, she still tried her best to look at the doll and poured out all her emotions.
The next moment, without even the girl herself realizing it, a language not belonging to humans, filled with unspeakable obscurity and mystery, emanated from her mouth.
"[Cat]—!"
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