The one who called Setsuka this time was a girl who was no less beautiful than her. In contrast to Setsuka's cold and aloof atmosphere, the girl looked fiery and energetic. She is Setsuka's rival at Suisei High School and the daughter of the head of one of the most powerful Realizer groups in Japan, Hijiri Natsukawa.
"Hijiri?" Kaede muttered.
"Hmm? Kaede? Were you here too? Ooh, Kohana is also coming with you?" Hijiri smiled when she saw the little girl next to Setsuka.
Kohana could only nod awkwardly in response to Hijiri's words since she wasn't very close to her.
"What are you doing here?" Setsuka asked.
"Why are you asking such a strange question? Of course, I came here to eat." Hijiri said, and then she waved her hand in a certain direction.
Setsuka's eyes followed the direction Hijiri was looking and found a group of five people walking towards their table. She knew a few of them but only vaguely remembered the rest.
pαпdα-ňᴏνêι·сóМ One of the five people is Keiko Nishizawa, Hijiri's classmate. The other four were first-year students, and Setsuka knew one of them. He is the freshman of the year, and the student council intends to recruit him. On top of that, Setsuka had also briefly met him while looking for the person who had saved Kohana.
The four people are Akio Sanagawa, Daichi Murakami, Michiko Takano, and Asuka Hanabira. When they saw the last one, Akina and Takaya felt annoyed and uncomfortable because they knew what had happened between that girl and Tenku.
Asuka clung to Tenku after her life was saved in the past. But when she discovered that Tenku had awakened the lowest-rank Phantasmal Object, the girl quickly left him and turned to Akio.
Takaya is Asuka and Tenku's childhood friend. He felt angry with the girl's attitude, but he couldn't do anything because Tenku asked him not to make a big deal about it anymore. Even so, Takaya couldn't hide her disgust when she saw Asuka.
Asuka noticed Takaya and Akina's stares at her, but she only glanced at them briefly and ignored them. Her attitude made Takaya even angrier. He wanted to get up from his seat and shout at Asuka. But before he could do so, Akina stopped him.
"I know how you feel. But you can't do that. You have to remember that we are at the cafe right now. We will be kicked out if you make a scene here, and it will bring down the image of Suisei High School." Akina warned Takaya.
"Damn! I just realized now that Tenku and I had befriended a two-headed snake! If we had known she was that kind of girl, we would never want to be near her. She was like a parasite stuck from one tree to another. It would be better if Tenku didn't help her in the past and let her die!" Takaya said angrily and clenched his fist tightly.
"Please calm down, Takaya. There's no use getting mad at her. If that girl wants to break up the friendship you've made for years, then so be it. You should be happy that you got to know her real face. That girl doesn't deserve to be your friend." Noboru patted Takaya's shoulder and tried to calm him down.
"Yes, he's right. You don't have to think about that girl anymore. Your anger at her was in vain. Didn't Tenku tell you not to think about that problem anymore? If she wants to go, then let her go. She might change for the better with her new friend." Akina nodded in agreement with Noboru's words.
"What exactly are you guys talking about?" Narumi tilted her head in confusion. She was the only person at the table who didn't understand what they were talking about.
Akina sighed and then explained what had happened between Tenku, Asuka, and Takaya. After hearing that story, Narumi's face turned red with anger, and then subconsciously slammed her palm on the table.
Bam!
Setsuka, Hijiri, Asuka, and the other customers looked toward Akina's table after hearing that voice. They were surprised why the girl suddenly hit the table.
"You…hmph!" Narumi wanted to say something to Asuka, but Akina quickly covered her mouth to prevent him from saying anything. Akina could guess what he wanted to say to Asuka.
"You don't have to mind her because she wants to say something weird to Senior Setsuka." Akina explained to Setsuka and the others. After that, she looked at Narumi.
"Can you calm down? Have you forgotten what I told Takaya earlier? We're here to eat. It would be unpleasant if we were kicked out for causing a scene in this cafe. If you understand, nod and promise not to say anything unnecessary." Akina glared at Narumi and warned him in a low voice.
"Hmmph... Hmmph!" Narumi nodded vigorously in response to Akina's words.
"That's great!" Akina quickly removed her hand from Narumi's mouth.
"Haaa… can't you be gentler with me?" Narumi looked at Akina and complained.
"If I was late shutting you up, you might have said what you were thinking, and we would have been kicked out of this cafe." Akina replied helplessly. Narumi was silent and could only pursue her lips because her statement was true. If Akina hadn't covered her mouth immediately, then Narumi would have publicly scolded Asuka.
"I didn't expect that she was such an evil girl. Instead of being grateful that her life was saved, she left him when she discovered that Tenku had awakened an F-rank Phantasmal Object. Shameless girl." Narumi cursed in a weak voice, and the other three could only smile bitterly in response.
Meanwhile, Hijiri and the others were confused by Narumi's behavior. But after they heard Akina's explanation, they quickly ignored her.
"Good evening, Senior Fuyushima. Senior Kobayashi." Akio greeted Setsuka, and the other four followed him.
"Good evening." Kaede and Setsuka replied curtly. Then Setstuka turned her eyes back to Hijiri.
"How did you come along with them?" Setsuka asked. She wanted to know how Hijiri had come to that place with Akio's group.
"I met them by chance while sightseeing with Keiko at the shopping center. Afterward, we walked together and decided to have lunch at this cafe." Hijiri explained.
"I see. Well then, you'd better sit down in your seats now. You have become the center of attention of the other guests in this cafe because your appearance is quite outstanding." Setsuka reminds.
Hijiri looked around and found the people in the place looking at their group curiously. She could also feel their lewd gazes on her from them. It comes from men who are greedy for her beauty and body.
Unlike Setsuka, who felt uncomfortable with their stares, Hijiri shrugged her shoulders like she didn't care about it. Then she sat down on another empty chair near Setsuka's table. Akio and the others sat down in the same place along with Hijiri.
When he took his seat, Akio glanced at Setsuka several times because she looked so beautiful in her current dress. He prefers a cold beauty like Setsuka over an energetic girl like Hijiri. Also, he doesn't like playing with fire.
Setsuka frowned because she noticed Akio's eyes on her. But he pretended she didn't know and focused on chatting with Kaede.
Not long after, the food for Setsuka's table came, and they immediately enjoyed it because Kohana was very hungry.
They finished all the food on the table quickly. Setsuka and the others didn't want to linger in that place because the longer they sat there, the more crowded the cafe became, and they felt uncomfortable with that kind of atmosphere.
The three people rested for a while after they ate. Setsuka and Kaede played with their smartphones while Kohana finished her remaining strawberry juice. But then Kaede suddenly opened her mouth and made Setsuka turn her attention to her.
"Hmm? What's this? A double space collapse with a threat level of calamity has occurred in China." Kaede read the headline of a news item on her smartphone seriously. She always checked the web and forums of the Holy union when she had free time to find out the latest news about the Realizer and all things related.
"Double space collapse? In China? When and where exactly did this happen?" Setsuka frowned when she heard Kaede's words. Tenku is spending his vacation time in China. Setsuka couldn't help but relate the space collapse to Tenku, who didn't reply to his messages since this afternoon. She knew that Tenku was powerful, but she couldn't help but worry about his situation, especially when she heard about the multiple space collapse with the threat level of calamity.
"The space collapse occurred during the day in Beijing, specifically in Badaling National Forest Park, close to the Great Wall of China. You can see the uploaded videos from China's Realizer organization right from the scene." Kaede explained.
Setsuka raised her eyebrows after hearing the answer. As far as he could remember, Tenku was also now in Beijing. Setsuka opened the Holy Union forum and scrolled through her smartphone screen until she found the information she wanted. She quickly found it and immediately clicked on a video within the news.
When the Video was playing, Setsuka watched it seriously. The video shows two large portals, and then the monsters appear from there. Setsuka could see thousands of werewolves and lone wolves flooding the area.
Setsuka focused on the dozens of wingless dragons and the two black and white giant wolves. She quickly searched the Holy Union's database for information on the two types of monsters. After she found out about it, Setsuka couldn't help but be shocked.
"Drake and Fenrir..." Setsuka said in a low voice.
Luckily, Kohana didn't hear her words. Otherwise, she might be worried. Then Setsuka continued watching the video. She saw dozens of Realizers and people with unfamiliar martial art techniques fighting against the monsters.
But then Setsuka suddenly stopped the video at a certain scene after she discovered something. She zoomed in on the image on the video to get a better look at it. The video was shot in high resolution, and the image wouldn't blur even if she zoomed in a few times.
Setsuka opened her eyes wide when she saw the boy she was familiar with. He is Tenku. In the video, he killed low-level monsters with the Golden Revolver. Setsuka's hands trembled when she found a large gash on Tenku's back.
"Tenku..." Setsuka wanted to say something, but her voice suddenly stopped. Her face darkened when she saw two girls approaching Tenku and holding him from the right and left. Even though one of them was wearing a veil, Setsuka could tell that the two girls were no less beautiful than her. The surrounding temperature dropped drastically, and the smartphone in Setsuka's hand froze. Then she crushed it into tiny chunks of ice.
Shatter!
"Huh!" Kohana, Hijiri, Akina, and the people around were shocked by the sudden change in temperature in the cafe.
"What happened, Setsuka!?" Kaede asked worriedly. Setsuka quickly regained her senses after she heard her best friend's voice.
"Ah, nothing. I only saw two cute little cats. They are so adorable and make me want to crush them to bits. When I came to my senses, I had frozen my smartphone and destroyed it." Setsuka answered calmly, but her tone was a little scary for Kaede and Kohana.
"Is that so?" Kaede didn't know how to reply to Setsuka's words.
"Yes. Then, let's go now." Setsuka stood up from his seat and said to Kaede and Kohana.
"Go where? Shouldn't we go home?" Kaede asked in confusion.
"We will stop by the shopping center for a while to buy a new smartphone. After that, we will go home. I want to quickly check the information about the two little cats. How dare these two try to steal something from me." Setsuka said coldly.
Kaede and Kohana shivered when they heard her voice. They nodded in response and didn't dare to say anything. Then the three of them walked out of the cafe leaving Hijiri and the others dumbfounded by Setsuka's words.
"Two little cats?"
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