Aoto stood there like he was dazed, his mouth slightly open, staring in a stupefied manner at Chokata Toshisuke, who was still looking at him with excitement.
Meanwhile, Zhouzhu, Kondo, and others around them were also taken aback by what Chokata had just said. Then they slowly cast looks of surprise or confusion toward Aoto.
Aoto's brain was out of commission for a while before he finally felt his soul return to his body.
"... Mr. Chokata." Aoto took a deep breath, "Where did you hear all these random things from...?"
"I heard it while waiting for the gold flat sugar to be ready at the snack shop, from two old men!"
Chokata meticulously recounted to Aoto how he heard these rumors from those idle old men.
After patiently listening to Chokata's explanation, Aoto's mind was left with only one thought:
——?????
Right now, he only felt like countless question marks were fluttering in his mind like fireflies in a summer night.
