"Good morning, Rikka." Seeing Rikka, Takeru said with a light laugh.
"Let's go to school together." Then, Ebina spoke directly.
"Have you two had breakfast?" Then, Takeru looked at them curiously.
"Yes, we've already eaten." Hearing this, Ebina quickly spoke. She still had quite a bit of the food Takeru had given everyone last time. Although she didn't have an item bar for permanent preservation, storing it in her space bracelet kept it for a considerable time.
After all, time in the space bracelet wasn't static, but about five times slower than in the main world. Its preservation effect was still very good. Combined with the special preservation lunchboxes Takeru had made, the food could be kept even longer.
"Is that so? Then let's go now." Hearing this, Takeru led everyone towards the school.
After saying goodbye to Miu and Ai at an intersection, Takeru continued towards the school with the others. Along the way, Takeru noticed people looking at their group, their eyes filled with admiration.
Noticing these changes, Takeru roughly understood why.
Besides the bat monster disaster, there was the recent beast wave. Takeru had made a very high-profile entrance in that battle. Besides him, the girls also had very impressive performances.
"H-hello, can I take a photo with you?" Soon, a girl, spurred on by her friends, came to Takeru and the others and asked nervously.
Hearing the girl's request, Ebina became very nervous. But like Rikka, she looked directly at Takeru, leaving the decision to him.
"Sorry, we're in a bit of a hurry." Looking at the eager crowd around them, Takeru decisively refused. Agreeing to this one would surely bring more people over.
Hearing Takeru's answer, the girl showed a disappointed expression, but still bowed to them and returned to her friends.
Takeru quickly walked towards the school with Rikka and Ebina. As they approached, they saw the school gate was quite bustling. Compared to before, there were many more unfamiliar faces.
Takeru quickly understood this situation. After all, the school had so many special beings. Here, one could not only be closer to their idols but also ensure a certain level of safety. Naturally, a large number of people would want to enroll here.
And the school could take this opportunity to screen some outstanding students, further raising the school's standards.
As Takeru and the others arrived, many students quickly gathered around, though not overly crazy. They still kept a distance of about a meter.
"That's Nara-kun from class C. Next to him are Nana Ebina and Takanashi Rikka from class A."
"As expected, Nara-kun looks much cooler in person than in the videos. And that special aura... I can't take it!"
"Ebina-san and Takanashi-san look really cute. But they often appear with Nara-kun. Could they be in that kind of relationship?"
Looking at the enthusiastic students and hearing their chatter, Takeru remained calm on the surface, but felt a bit helpless inside. These were the troubles of being too famous.
However, these students were relatively restrained. They didn't try to secretly take pictures or take advantage of the situation, nor did they block Takeru's path. So, Takeru had no reason to act.
Compared to the calm Takeru and the pretending to be calm Rikka, Ebina was very nervous. Her head was down, her face flushed, and her eyes filled with nervousness and panic.
Although she had often walked to school with Takeru last semester and encountered these burning gazes, this time everyone's attention was obviously more passionate, which she found very hard to bear.
"Yui, Umaru, Sylphyn." Soon, Takeru noticed a commotion nearby and waved to them.
"Takeru, Rikka, Ebina, good morning!" Hearing Takeru's voice, Umaru and the other two quickly came over to join them.
After meeting up, everyone quickly walked to their respective classrooms. After all, only one semester had passed, so there were no class changes.
Arriving at the teaching building, the watching crowd slowly dispersed, allowing Ebina to finally breathe a slight sigh of relief.
"Rikka, see you later." Passing by class A, Takeru smiled at Rikka.
"Yes, see you later." Hearing this, Rikka nodded.
Then, Takeru and the others arrived at their classroom. The students inside quickly greeted them. Takeru smiled and waved back.
Upon reaching his seat, he found the desk drawer stuffed with love letters...
Seeing this, Takeru directly put them away, storing them in his portable space.
Just after doing this, many classmates gathered around to talk with them. Umaru and the others were also surrounded by their classmates.
It wasn't until the teacher arrived that the students reluctantly returned to their seats. The teacher also introduced the new transfer students. Takeru glanced at them briefly, then went back to practicing Food Honor.
Because it was the first day of school, there were no formal lessons. Basically, after introducing the new students and holding a homeroom meeting, they got the new textbooks and class was dismissed. Takeru went directly to the club room with Sylphyn and the others.
"Hello, everyone. How have you been these past few days?" Arriving at the club room, Takeru smiled and greeted everyone.
"Not good at all. Your place was much more fun." Hearing Takeru's words, Ritsu ran over and spoke directly.
"Ritsu!" Seeing Ritsu's actions, Mio helplessly tugged at her, signaling her not to be so rude.
"Hmph, Mio, you're probably thinking the same thing. Like, wouldn't it be great if we could just live at Takeru's place forever." Seeing Mio tug at her, Ritsu quickly spoke.
"Y-you, what are you saying, you idiot Ritsu!" Hearing Ritsu's words, Mio's face instantly flushed. She immediately pinched Ritsu's cheek, her actions clearly indicating she had been caught out.
"Haha, you're always welcome to come over. I'm sure Miu and Emilia and the others would be very happy." Noticing Mio's growing fluster, Takeru changed the subject to help her out.
"Really? Then can I come over this weekend?" Hearing Takeru's words, Tsumugi, carrying black tea, walked over and asked him with a light laugh.
"Very welcome." Hearing Tsumugi's words, Takeru nodded with a smile.
"Um, would it be convenient if I came too?" Seeing Tsumugi take the lead, Shinka asked with a bit of nervousness.
"Yes, welcome." Hearing this, Takeru still nodded with a gentle smile.
He sincerely welcomed everyone wanting to visit. Having people around was quite nice.
As for whether it would delay his own training, that would be no problem at all. If he really wanted to train alone, he could just have the others entertain everyone.
And with them visiting, they would occasionally take Emilia, Felt, and the others out to explore this world, helping Emilia understand it better.
"By the way, is everyone aware of the many spacetime tunnels that have appeared in the world?" After everyone sat down, Yukino began to ask.
"Yes, they're the special passages connecting to other worlds, right?" Hearing this, Hachiman nodded slightly. The Ability User Organization had long shared this information, asking for everyone's cooperation, so basically everyone knew.
"Yes, that's the matter. And yesterday, I discovered a special monster that looked like one we once encountered in a Reincarnation World." Then, Yukino took a deep breath and spoke seriously.
"Yes, what was it?" Hearing this, Takeru looked at Yukino curiously.
"It was from that world with Demons. However, the Demon that appeared wasn't as powerful as the ones we fought. But its special aura was very similar. It was hunting near my apartment, and I killed it."
"Normal attacks, even cutting off its head, didn't work. But after adding Armament Haki, I finally killed it. After it died, it directly turned to ash." Seeing everyone's curiosity, Yukino quickly told them what had happened.