Chapter 414: The Love Detective's Ideal Date
"Huh?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha was stunned for a moment, then immediately looked as if she understood everything.
"I see. So it wasn't intentional revenge. The chihuahua has just reached her heat period."
"What heat period!"
"Look, she's baring her teeth now."
"Tch..."
Eriri was no match for Kasumigaoka Utaha in a war of words, so she could only glare viciously at her and whisper,
"Although Utsunomiya Asagiri's way of speaking and personality are a bit abstract, he is actually a very attentive person... You just don't understand."
Kasumigaoka Utaha curled her lip upon hearing this, looking disdainful.
"Can you stop saying such strange things? I'm not some nagging old mother who opposes you dating."
"You've been rambling about this for over a month, from summer vacation until now. Instead of wasting time rambling, you should just go to Shuchiin Academy and find him."
"Eh? This..."
Eriri looked bashful upon hearing this and hesitated.
"That would lead to strange rumors, right... And he would also think I'm a very strange person..."
"You really are hopeless."
Kasumigaoka Utaha rolled her eyes and said bluntly,
"Hesitant and indecisive. You look so strong on the outside, and you even have those eye catching twin tails, but in reality, you're just a coward."
"You're the coward..."
Just as Eriri was halfway through her sentence, Shijo Maki pushed open the bedroom door.
Seeing this, Eriri said in surprise,
"Maki? Why are you here?"
Before Shijo Maki could speak, Kasumigaoka Utaha said indifferently,
"I figured since we're idle anyway, we might as well take this opportunity to get together and discuss the game. It's much more meaningful than listening to you sigh all day."
"Tch..."
After spending so much time together, Shijo Maki had already gotten used to the bickering between these two rivals from Toyosaki.
After placing the plastic bag filled with drinks and snacks on the table, she straightened her skirt and sat down, asking curiously,
"Sighing? Why?"
"Why else would it be?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha took a bottle of drink handed to her by Shijo Maki, crossed her long, shapely legs, and said casually,
"It's still because of that Utsunomiya Asagiri from your school. I really don't understand why she is so..."
Just as Kasumigaoka Utaha was halfway through her sentence, she noticed an inexplicable blush on Shijo Maki's face, along with her evasive gaze.
"Huh?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha noticed Shijo Maki's unusual behavior and frowned slightly.
"Maki, don't tell me you also have feelings for that Utsunomiya-san..."
Kasumigaoka Utaha was dumbfounded.
What was going on?
Was that Utsunomiya Asagiri some kind of Player with mind control abilities?
How did not only Eriri, but even Shijo Maki end up like this?
Although Utsunomiya Asagiri's appearance was outstanding, and he was monstrously strong in his studies, and she had heard he initially entered Shuchiin Academy as a highly regarded sports genius, it should not be this exaggerated, right?
Meanwhile, Shijo Maki was also struggling with something.
She indeed knew that the true identity of Shadow was Utsunomiya Asagiri, but should she tell her teammates, Eriri and Kasumigaoka Utaha?
If she did not say it, it would violate the principle of being honest and trusting among teammates.
If she did say it, Shijo Maki felt it would be an act bordering on betrayal. After all, she was not Utsunomiya Asagiri himself and had no right to decide whether to reveal his true identity.
Then... should she go ask for Utsunomiya Asagiri's consent?
But she had only just learned his true identity. To say she wanted to reveal it to others would be too excessive and impolite.
After much thought, Shijo Maki finally made a decision.
Utsunomiya Asagiri was not an enemy of her or her two teammates, and his true identity did not have much to do with her, Eriri, or Kasumigaoka Utaha.
Although they were supposed to be honest with each other, there was no need to reveal such irrelevant matters.
And...
Shijo Maki had a subtle thought in her heart.
She felt a strange resistance toward telling Eriri and Kasumigaoka Utaha that Utsunomiya Asagiri was Shadow.
...
Several days later, on a Friday afternoon.
At a crosswalk on a street in the bustling commercial district of Shibuya, Tokyo.
Utsunomiya Asagiri, who was looking down at his phone, suddenly had his eyes covered from behind.
At the same time, a voice that was clearly intentionally disguised, with a rising tone and a very good mood, rang out.
"Guess who I am?"
"Asuna?"
"Wrong."
"Kotoko?"
"Also wrong. Besides, if she wanted to cover your eyes, she certainly wouldn't use such a casual posture, right?"
"Kato Megumi?"
"Wrong, wrong!"
Utsunomiya Asagiri had guessed wrong three times in a row.
The voice became noticeably anxious, no longer bothering with any disguise, and directly returned to its original energetic and cute tone.
"Sakura Yamauchi, Kaguya Shinomiya, Hayasaka Ai, Sakurakawa Rikka, Sawamura Spencer Eriri, Shijo Maki, Kasumigaoka Utaha, Miwa Ashikaga."
"Wrong! Completely wrong!"
Fujiwara Chika let go of the hands covering Utsunomiya Asagiri's eyes, ran in front of him, and complained with puffed cheeks.
"You guessed wrong too many times, didn't you? You even said Miwa Ashikaga's name, but what about me? Am I ranked even after Miwa Ashikaga?"
"Just teasing you."
Utsunomiya Asagiri reached out and rubbed Fujiwara Chika's head.
Looking at her even cuter face when she was angry, he said righteously,
"The difficulty of filling out an exam paper and getting a zero is the same as the difficulty of getting a perfect score."
"You mean you guessed it from the start? Tch, boring."
Fujiwara Chika curled her lip, feeling a bit disappointed that she had not managed to successfully tease Utsunomiya Asagiri.
But in an instant, she blossomed into a sweet smile and took the initiative to link her arm with his.
"Forget it~ Let's go~"
For today's date with Utsunomiya Asagiri, Fujiwara Chika had specially dressed up with care.
She wore light blue hot pants paired with a white short sleeved T shirt printed with a small bear pattern, a cute bow tied into her pink hair, and a pair of pure white low top sneakers.
Although her overall outfit was not particularly flashy, combined with her outstanding figure, cute appearance, and legs that seemed almost glowing white beneath the sunlight, her style was energetic and cute.
Furthermore, she was wearing an exquisite pale pink choker, and on her plump, fair left leg, she had tied an exquisite pale pink ribbon.
Just from these two details, Utsunomiya Asagiri could guess who she had consulted for fashion advice.
Although Kato Megumi was also good at dressing up, such fashion accessories were definitely the idea of Hayasaka Ai, who had a gyaru style.
"Hmph, hmph, hmph~"
Being able to go out on a date alone with Utsunomiya Asagiri clearly put Fujiwara Chika in an excellent mood.
Not only was she humming a song, but she looked like she was about to float away.
More than ten minutes later, Fujiwara Chika looked at the bustling amusement park with people coming and going, and a bright light of excitement shone in her eyes.
"Woohoo, amusement park~"
"Although I don't have any objection to an amusement park date, it's just that..."
Utsunomiya Asagiri looked at the sea of people in the amusement park and said noncommittally,
"Insisting on coming to an amusement park on the most crowded Saturday... We might as well have skipped class on a weekday to come play."
"Hehe, you don't get it, do you?"
Fujiwara Chika slightly lifted her fair chin, her face full of smugness.
The professional habit of the self proclaimed Love Detective kicked in again, and she explained with a smile.
"The more crowded and chaotic the environment, the easier it is for people who are already close to draw even closer, especially couples."
"In this situation, you have to protect me from being bumped into by the crowd, and I, not wanting to be bumped into, have to cling tightly to you."
"Besides, there's a Ferris wheel in the amusement park. Riding a Ferris wheel with someone you like is such a romantic thing to do~"
Asagiri nodded first, then spoke bluntly.
"I think forming a flying mecha is more romantic."
Fujiwara Chika looked puzzled.
"Huh? Flying mecha?"
"That's right, flying mecha."
Asagiri replied with a smile, then added thoughtfully,
"Hmm... which position is left for you? Tsk, doesn't feel like there's enough room."
"You're saying weird things again."
Fujiwara Chika tilted her head, not understanding what Asagiri was talking about.
But since she had a somewhat airheaded personality, she did not pay it much mind.
Her attention was quickly drawn to the colorful cotton candy at a nearby stall.
She tugged on Asagiri's arm and acted like a little girl, coaxing him.
"I want to eat that!"
"Sure."
Asagiri walked to the stall and smiled at the owner.
"Two servings..."
But before he could finish, Fujiwara Chika quickly spoke up.
"One large cotton candy. Hmm... let's get this pink one."
"Alright, that'll be 400 yen."
Although the cost of cotton candy was very cheap, this was an amusement park in Shibuya Ward after all, so it was normal for things to be a bit expensive.
"Here, for you."
Seeing Asagiri hand the giant cotton candy on a wooden stick to her, Fujiwara Chika did not take it at all.
She only smiled and said,
"Feed me."
"This isn't a date. It's more like babysitting a daughter, isn't it?"
Although Asagiri teased her like this, he still used a toothpick to pick up a piece of cotton candy and brought it to Fujiwara Chika's lips.
"Mm-mm, it's too big... I can't eat it all..."
Fujiwara Chika did not realize at all how easily her line could be misunderstood.
She simply held the wobbly, soft cotton candy in her mouth, a look of anxiety appearing on her cute face.
She could not eat it in one bite, but she also did not want to drop it on the ground and waste it.
In her urgency, she had a flash of inspiration.
She immediately stood on tiptoe, leaned in toward Asagiri, and said indistinctly,
"Let's eat it together."
Asagiri did not stand on ceremony either and gently bit into the cotton candy.
As they ate more and more of it, their faces drew closer and closer.
Until finally, their lips lightly touched.
"Mm..."
Looking at Fujiwara Chika's blushing face after the surprise attack, Asagiri simply smiled and said,
"Love Detective, so that's all there is to it."
Fujiwara Chika was a little unwilling to lose.
Noticing that there was still some cotton candy on Asagiri's lips, she immediately had an idea.
She stood on tiptoe, moved closer, and carefully brushed away the remaining cotton candy.
Then she whispered with a blushing face,
"Don't waste it."
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