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Chapter 51 - The Flawless Tosaka-senpai

[Wishlist (Tosaka Fuyuka) Completed]

[Completion Grade: A, Reward: Lottery Coin +4]

Kazuma didn't pay attention to the system notification. Instead, he frowned as he stared at the empty space in front of him.

Tosaka Fuyuka had disappeared.

No—she must have returned. He had watched her father leave safely, and remained standing there for a long time, deep in thought. Even now, the last image in his mind was Fuyuka rushing toward him.

"Did she notice something?"

Pale, anxious, fearful—Kazuma had seen all of those emotions in her eyes. Could this be the butterfly effect caused by changing the past and altering history?

"Hey, Kazuma, what are you spacing out about? I've called you several times already—"

Mifuyu Yukino, who had approached him at some point, shook his shoulder. The beautiful and elegant snow woman had already finished her work, and the sharpness from earlier had disappeared from her expression.

"The matter you asked me to handle has been perfectly resolved, so isn't it time for you to fulfill your promise?"

"I'm sorry, Miss Yuki-Onna. I might not have time right now…"

Kazuma could also feel the pull of space and time.

"You're going back on your word?!"

Mifuyu Yukino narrowed her eyes, her expression instantly becoming dangerous. She grabbed Kazuma's arm to stop him from leaving. Kazuma looked helpless. "I'm not breaking my promise. It's just that some irresistible force is interfering. Don't worry—you'll see me again in a few months. I'll fulfill my promise then."

"What do you mean by that? Wait, you—"

As a yokai, Mifuyu Yukino naturally sensed the abnormality surrounding him. Although she was holding him, there was an unsettling sense of unreality. He was clearly within reach, yet felt impossibly distant. Before she could say anything else, the person in her grasp vanished.

She didn't even notice the moment he disappeared. If she hadn't been holding him just seconds ago, she would have thought it was an illusion.

"What exactly just happened?"

Mifuyu Yukino stood there for a long time, opening and closing her mouth. Then a playful smile slowly appeared on her beautiful face as she murmured softly, "Kazuma, you must fulfill your promise to me, no matter what. I won't let you escape…"

On the school rooftop, after the spatial-temporal journey of the Good Friend Communication Card ended, Kazuma returned to this place.

A cheerful bird circled in the air before landing on Kazuma's shoulder, chirping happily. His sudden disappearance earlier had made her anxious for quite a while. Kazuma gently rubbed the little bird's head and looked around.

The rooftop was empty. Only he remained.

So where was Fuyuka?

"Could it be…" Kazuma quickly left the rooftop and headed toward the building below. The students around him seemed unchanged, as if nothing had happened. The Old School Building remained the same, sealed off by a "No Entry" sign.

But Kazuma knew that something had changed.

Following the connection formed by the Good Friend Communication Card, he arrived at the club building. The senpai who had disappeared was here. Soon, he spotted the beautiful girl in her Kendo Club uniform.

Unlike her usual long black hair, her hair was tied into a ponytail now, giving her a sharp and capable appearance as she sparred with other club members.

"Tosaka-senpai is amazing. Her strength is incredible."

"Of course! Even Miyajima-senpai admitted she's no match for Tosaka-senpai."

"Then why doesn't she officially join the Kendo Club? With her, we could definitely dominate the entire country!"

"Who knows? But Tosaka-senpai really is perfect. She's good at academics, sports, and kendo, and her personality is so gentle. She's practically flawless."

The whispers around him made Kazuma raise an eyebrow. The once distant and aloof girl was now admired by everyone. He watched as she patiently guided the club members through their practice.

Kazuma knew this was the butterfly effect of history being altered.

"Excuse me, I'm looking for Tosaka Fuyuka. Could you call her for me?" Kazuma asked one of the Kendo Club members.

"Eh? Looking for senpai?" The girl looked surprised. "Is this another confession?"

Even so, she went to call Tosaka Fuyuka. Although she had rejected many confessions before, her gentle personality meant she always refused people face-to-face without making them uncomfortable, which only made her more popular.

Soon, the girl in the Kendo uniform approached him, wiping sweat from her forehead.

"You were looking for me?" Tosaka Fuyuka looked at Kazuma with unfamiliar eyes. "Is there something I can help you with?"

She didn't recognize him, and Kazuma knew why. The wishlist had been completed, and history had truly changed. Although he didn't know who had caused it, Tosaka Fuyuka's father had clearly survived.

Because her father was alive, the girl never fell into despair. She never developed those dark thoughts, and as a result, she never met him. From the moment history changed, the two of them had become strangers.

Back then, Fuyuka must have realized this. Kazuma remembered the moment she rushed toward him. What had she been thinking at that time? He didn't know, but she must have been very sad.

Yet her fate had changed. Those painful and sorrowful experiences would never happen now. Even if those memories disappeared—no, not disappeared, but simply never existed. For her, memories that never existed should fade away like the wind.

And I can just let it go—that's a lie!!

Let go of what? He had only just confirmed their relationship not long ago. They had even done that, and now they were strangers. Who could possibly accept that? No matter how unlucky someone was, it shouldn't end like this. Damn it!

"Um?"

Seeing Kazuma lost in thought, Tosaka Fuyuka spoke again to remind him. For some reason, looking at the boy in front of her gave her a faint sense of familiarity—a strange feeling of déjà vu.

"Tosaka-senpai, I want to ask you a question."

"A question? Alright, go ahead."

A smile curved on Kazuma's lips. He no longer cared about anything else. In front of everyone, wearing a strange smile, he asked:

"Tosaka-senpai, are you still a virgin?"

"…"

"…"

"…"

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