On a park bench.
Right now, Otosaka Yuu is thinking hard about a plan for a good show later.
You need to know.
Just helping the kid eat with his "5-second take-over power" is the most basic thing he can do with his power. And, the feeling of being full is slowly going away as soon as it came.
But, even though he's still hungry, he can't stop his plan for today.
"Hey, he's starting to move!"
Takajo, who's been watching Otosaka Yuu, says.
Nao's camera is pointed at Otosaka Yuu all the time.
"Everyone, pay attention. This guy is still very dangerous."
Nao says this, but she's secretly blaming herself. If she was like before, she would be more careful and more focused in this situation.
Is it because she has more friends now and she can relax, or because she sees him relaxed and she subconsciously thinks it's not a big deal?
She glances at Natsuhiko.
Dealing with the current situation is the most important thing now.
Otosaka Yuu starts walking around randomly.
"What's he trying to do?"
Nao asks quietly.
"Nao, we don't have the power to read minds. Who knows what he's thinking?"
"..."
Everyone can't find words to answer Nao's silly question, and they're all quiet for a moment.
"...Okay, okay, the important thing now is how to deal with the target, right. But before that, we need to fill our stomachs too!"
"Four hot dogs, to go!"
"Okay!"
Natsuhiko pays for four hot dogs while he's there.
"...Next, we'll see if our thief is just walking around or if he's going to do something else. We just need to wait and see!"
Nao tells herself that, and then turns to look at where Otosaka Yuu is.
It's the end of club activities now. If it was like before, Natsuhiko would have finished his treats in the tea club and be walking home comfortably.
But Otosaka Yuu.
He's been patiently standing outside the school gate for a long time.
Until a girl with red hair and green eyes and another with blue eyes and straight bangs come into view. They're both wearing Hinomori uniforms.
Natsuhiko suddenly understands.
One of those two girls must be Shirayanagi Yumi?
The goddess of Hinomori High.
His eyes turn to Otosaka Yuu, who's hiding to the side. Could it be that?
...
Shirayanagi Yumi leaves the club room feeling good.
She's getting ready to go home with her friend Mishima.
"Hey, Shirayanagi, what kind of boyfriend do you want~?"
Mishima asks, hopping up and down.
"Boyfriend? Someone who's manly?"
Shirayanagi gives a simple answer.
Mishima covers her mouth and giggles.
"Ah~, so, Shirayanagi doesn't like handsome guys."
"Handsome?"
Mishima suddenly points to Otosaka Yuu, who's a short distance away from them.
"Yeah, yeah, like Otosaka Yuu from Class 1-1. Isn't he pretty handsome?"
"Who?"
Shirayanagi looks confused. She doesn't know who that is.
Mishima puts her hand to her mouth and pokes her friend in the side with the other hand.
"You know, the guy who gave the speech at the opening ceremony."
Shirayanagi smiles and shakes her head.
"The speech was so boring. I'm surprised you could listen to it."
"Well, because I was bored."
Mishima giggles.
"Hey, there's a guy over there who's super handsome, Shirayanagi. Do you want to go ask for his number?"
Her friend shouts in her ear.
She looks where her friend is looking.
She sees a strange group of people.
Some of them are wearing clothes that are clearly not their uniforms. They turn to look at them and smile slightly, as if they feel their gaze.
That smile.
So clean!
...
Otosaka Yuu politely turns down the two girls in his heart.
Otosaka Yuu turns his gaze back again.
How could he, with his power, just get an ordinary girlfriend? Starting a new life in high school with a cute girlfriend is what youth is.
After so many days of school life.
He's set his goal.
That's Shirayanagi Yumi, the "goddess" of Hinomori High. No matter what, he needs to get Shirayanagi's contact info today!
Otosaka Yuu quietly follows, waiting for his chance.
He needs to use those key 5 seconds well. That's the only way he has a chance of succeeding!
Otosaka Yuu smiles silently to himself.
...
"Did you see? Our target just showed a dirty smile."
The glasses guy Takajo reports quickly.
"Dirty is a good word, Takajo, boy."
"This guy, we've been following her for a while. What is he planning to do?"
Shiraishi blinks and asks.
"What else could he be planning? Shiraishi, you see those two pretty girls from Hinomori High?"
When Natsuhiko says this.
Shiraishi's eyes widen in surprise. Nao turns her head.
"You mean the person we're watching is going to do something bad?"
Natsuhiko pauses.
"After all, he just ate a kid's food in front of me. It's hard to feel good about him now!"
"Anyway, we can get a little closer."
The others agree!
The next moment—
The people on the other side see the person they're watching suddenly fall down weakly.
"???"
"He took over someone!"
"Huh."
Just then, a truck suddenly changes lanes without warning, heading straight for the two girls.
"Hit the brakes!"
Nao shouts loudly.
But it's no use. The car is going straight ahead without even flashing its turn signal.
"Takajo, let's go too!"
Natsuhiko shouts and starts to jog.
The person they were watching, who had just lost his ability to move, is no longer weak. He also starts running towards the two girls. This is part of his planned action.
The old hero-saves-the-beauty trick is often a shortcut to improving how people feel about you.
It works well.
But, when he starts to run, he feels his legs are weak. The hunger in his stomach suddenly gets worse. It's just a daydream to knock someone over and save them in an instant!
And is this car going a little too fast?
It's here in front of me in just an instant?
"Ah!"
"Don't!"
Shirayanagi Yumi and Mishima watch the out-of-control truck coming at them without slowing down by the side of the road.
Faced with this sudden accident.
Their legs are shaking, and they can't move.
They can only shout in shaky voices.
They're not going to make it.
This is bad!
Otosaka Yuu's mind flashes with these thoughts in an instant.
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