"Master... is this force appropriate?"
"Hmm... a little higher."
Fang Wuwei sat on a chair with his legs crossed, behind him was Ikenouchi Maki, her face full of fawning smiles, her hands tirelessly massaging Fang Wuwei's neck, exceptionally diligent.
Fang Wuwei held a cup of hot tea in his hand, occasionally taking slow sips. As soon as the tea inside dropped below half, Ikenouchi Maki would immediately pick up the teapot from the side and carefully refill it for him, never pouring too much, showing practiced skill.
The Ikenouchi couple, the Totsuka Family family, and Kuzuha, who were watching from the side, were all dumbfounded.
"...Akame, he truly is a brutal Master, death..."
"...Brother Wuwei has this side to him?"
Totsuka Sanae and Kuzuha watched the Master and disciple from the side, continuously stuffing food into their mouths while exclaiming.
On the other hand, the Ikenouchi couple and the Totsuka couple remained relatively calm... The Ikenouchi couple was used to it; when they occasionally visited Fang Wuwei's house to see Maki, they would sometimes see even more outrageous scenes (referring to Fang Wuwei cutting off Ikenouchi Maki's arm with a knife, then stuffing it into Stone Wing to restore it to normal before cutting it again). They had already confirmed that this guy truly wasn't interested in their daughter and was also a good teacher... just a bit mischievous, letting Maki show him some diligence was no big deal.
The Totsuka couple believed that in a Master-disciple relationship, it was perfectly fine for a disciple to show filial respect to their Master, especially such a powerful mage. No problem at all.
After watching for a while, both sides averted their gazes. Totsuka Matsuo and Ikenouchi Toyohiko continued discussing magic, and the two wives continued their tea party.
"Speaking of which... Little Sister-chan, you're here, where's that scoundrel Dark Flame Master, death?"
"Scoundrel... Haha... My brother went shopping with Rikka, right here."
"Eh! Master is here too, death?! Master, I'm coming, death!!"
Hearing that Rikka was also there, Totsuka Sanae immediately stood up, her eyes burning with fighting spirit.
"Master! I will definitely rescue you from that scoundrel's hands, death!"
Totsuka Sanae, as if injected with a stimulant, swung her pigtails, the sandbags at the ends spinning rapidly, and charged out aggressively.
However, before she could merge into the crowd, as soon as she stepped out the door and pushed aside the curtain, she bumped into a tall person, stumbling back two steps.
In that instant, Totsuka Sanae felt as if she had bumped into an incredibly familiar, warm, soft, large [censored], and her body suddenly trembled.
She looked up and saw the woman who was now unforgettable to her.
"Fake Morisummer! Why are you here, death!"
"Don't call me Morisummer! I should be asking you, why did you suddenly bump into me!"
The person who arrived was Shinka Nibutani. At this moment, she was wearing a red and white winter outfit, and beside her stood Koushou, also dressed in winter attire.
Nibutani was pushed back two steps by Totsuka Sanae's bump. She rubbed her chest to ease the pain and glared fiercely at Totsuka Sanae.
Totsuka Sanae was not to be outdone, glaring back with a serious expression, her two pigtails flying, ready for battle. However, her gaze kept involuntarily darting towards Nibutani's face, towards the mouth that had stolen her first kiss...
A battle was imminent. In a fit of shame and anger, Totsuka Sanae launched the first attack, shouting things like "pervert" and "give me back my innocence," directly attacking Nibutani in public.
This naturally attracted the attention of others. For Nibutani, chunibyo was a deadly thing, especially with such a large crowd at the present. Normally, it would be fine to play along with her, but now, under everyone's watchful eyes... if she really played along in this place, she would have nightmares.
But it seems defeating her won't solve anything... Nibutani was momentarily in a dilemma.
Fortunately, Nibutani wasn't troubled for long. Fang Wuwei, who had heard the commotion and peeked out from behind the curtain, stopped the two.
Grabbing Totsuka by the back of her collar with one hand, Fang Wuwei lifted her up in front of him, a look of amusement on his face.
Totsuka Sanae's face was already scarlet... Although she had just been exercising, no matter how she thought about it, it definitely couldn't be from exhaustion, right?
"Alright, Morisummer, don't bother with Totsuka anymore. And Koushou, come in and sit down?"
"Don't call me Morisummer!"
Teased by Fang Wuwei, Nibutani instinctively retorted, then looked back to find that most of the surrounding people had been drawn to them and were still watching... She had to go inside and hide for now.
"Excuse us~~~"
Koushou's soft, sweet voice sounded as they entered the room. The warmth inside allowed Nibutani and Koushou, who had been enduring the cold wind outside for a long time, to let out a long sigh of relief, finding a moment to breathe.
After greeting the Ikenouchi couple and the Totsuka couple inside, Nibutani noticed Kuzuha sitting quietly in the corner.
"This is..."
Nibutani looked at Kuzuha, who was sitting obediently, then turned her head to ask Fang Wuwei.
"Yuta's younger sister, Kuzuha, Togashi Kuzuha. She came with us."
Kuzuha also waved at Nibutani to say hello.
"Is that so? No wonder she looks familiar."
Nibutani pondered for a moment, then stepped forward and began conversing with Kuzuha. Kuzuha could chat with Totsuka Rikka and the old Yuta, let alone a kind person like Nibutani.
"A sofa~~ Oh my, private~~~"
Koushou was consistent. The moment she saw the sofa, she climbed onto it, pulled out a small pillow, and fell asleep.
Nibutani and Fang Wuwei looked at Koushou with speechless expressions, then averted their gazes... they were used to it.
Fang Wuwei returned to his original seat, enjoying Ikenouchi Maki's massage service.
"Hey, hey, Little Sister-chan, you're here, where's your brother?"
Nibutani asked the same question as Sanae, but at this moment, her face was full of excitement.
"Brother? He went out to play with Rikka-chan."
"That's right!! That's how it should be!"
Nibutani excitedly clenched her fists. She had worried herself sick over her child's love life. Fortunately, Yuta was finally showing some promise this time! His wooden head had finally sprouted!
"Oi! Wuwei-san!"
"Hm?"
Fang Wuwei put down his teacup and looked at the extremely excited Nibutani with confusion.
"Going to find Togashi-kun and Takanashi-kun?"
Fang Wuwei pondered for a moment and immediately agreed. There really wasn't much for him to do here.
"Koushou, don't sleep! Let's go to the shrine~~~"
"Oh, no~ Let me sleep a bit more~~~"
"Master! I'm coming, death!"
Nibutani and Totsuka Sanae dragged the half-asleep Koushou to her feet, ready to go out.
"Oh... I didn't expect us to all gather here~ How nice~"
Koushou mumbled this while half-asleep, perhaps a dream, perhaps the truth.
"Yeah... But why do I feel like someone's missing?"
Nibutani rubbed her chin. She always felt like someone was missing...
"It's not important. Things you can't remember aren't important. Kuzuha, do you want to come along?"
Kuzuha heard Fang Wuwei's call, looked at her phone, and shook her head, refusing.
"Mom and Dad are already awake and are coming over. I'll wait here for now."
"Is that so... Maki?"
"Me?!"
Ikenouchi Maki suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
"I... I'll wait a bit too! My dad is looking for me!"
Ikenouchi Toyohiko: ?
Fang Wuwei looked at the clearly off-kilter Ikenouchi Maki, frowning, but he said nothing. He glanced at Kuzuha, then followed Nibutani and the others out.
Seeing Fang Wuwei leave, Ikenouchi Maki stood rooted to the spot for a good ten seconds, then suddenly rushed to the door with a beaming smile, looking in the direction of the crowd... Watching that super tall figure disappear further and further with the flow of people, Ikenouchi Maki closed the door and let out a long sigh of relief.
Then, she abruptly turned to look at Kuzuha, her stiff smile startling Kuzuha.
And then Ikenouchi Maki did something that startled everyone present.
She suddenly accelerated and ran towards Kuzuha, then, under Kuzuha's terrified gaze, she dropped to her knees, precisely sliding to Kuzuha's feet in a power-slide, hugging her dangling legs and beginning to wail.
"Eh?!"
"Mistress, Mistress, save me, save me... Master said he's going to expel me from the sect, boo hoo hoo hoo wah ah ah ah ah ah... Mistress, please say a few good words for me, I really didn't mean to disturb you two back then, boo hoo..."
Ikenouchi Maki suddenly hugging Kuzuha's calves made her a bit flustered, and combined with what she was saying, it made her even more embarrassed in front of everyone, her face flushed red.
Kuzuha looked up and glanced not far away. The Totsuka couple and the Ikenouchi couple were wide-mouthed, staring at them in astonishment. Ikenouchi Toyohiko's teacup directly fell to the floor, his mouth unable to close.
Kuzuha became even more shy.
"You... you get up first..."
"Boo hoo hoo, Mistress, save me, I haven't learned enough yet, boo hoo hoo, I still want to follow Master to explore outside..."
Ikenouchi Maki hugged Kuzuha's leg, rubbing her face against it, snot and tears flowing, though none actually got on her, it was quite disgusting.
Just as she was about to finish speaking, she suddenly heard footsteps behind her, seemingly stopping right behind her.
Instantly, Ikenouchi Maki's tears and snot all disappeared, her face suddenly filled with a desire for death.
"Master..."
Ikenouchi Maki didn't need to turn around to know who was standing behind her now... She slowly released Kuzuha's leg and stood up, her back to Fang Wuwei.
She turned her head slightly and saw Fang Wuwei's incredibly familiar death smile, which scared her into immediately turning back. She secretly looked down and saw Fang Wuwei's bulging veins and tightly clenched fist.
"Mistress, my life... is over..."
Ikenouchi Maki looked up, a tear falling from the corner of her eye. Then, Fang Wuwei's fist heavily slammed down on her head.