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Horikita Suzune tilted her head slightly, a hint of confusion showing in her cool eyes.

It took her several seconds to realize the hidden gossip in the other person's words...

Horikita Suzune frowned slightly and asked, "Why should I bring him a special lunchbox?"

Nanase Tsubasa was quite surprised to see her so stubborn and argumentative.

"But... Senior, isn't it obvious that you like Senior?"

"Since you like her, you can easily showcase your domestic charm in these everyday little details and naturally gain her favor. This is basic common sense in the art of dating..."

Horikita Suzune fell silent.

She clearly hadn't expected that her feelings for Su Wei, which she thought she had hidden so well, would be so quickly exposed by a transfer student.

It has to be said that Nanase Tsubasa is indeed a woman with frighteningly sharp observation skills!

Horikita Suzune, having her thoughts exposed, did not become angry or embarrassed.

She simply held her water glass and explained with a hint of helplessness:

"I don't like to over-allocate my limited energy to unnecessary things."

"Although Karuizawa had privately approached me before, trying to get me to go and 'confess' to Suwei together... I always believed that matters of the heart should be left to nature."

Horikita Suzune looked directly into Nanase Tsubasa's eyes:

"Compared to playing these petty girl squabbles here, we clearly have more important things to do now, things that are even a matter of life and death, don't we?"

Nanase Tsubasa opened her mouth, her hand holding the chopsticks frozen in mid-air.

She wanted to retort with a sentence:

Senior, true acceptance of things taking their natural course is a magnanimous state of mind that comes from giving your all and then calmly accepting any outcome.

Instead of doing nothing and just waiting for an opportunity to fall from the sky, relying on wishful thinking and fantasy!

But Nanase Tsubasa changed her mind.

It seems that aside from the initial struggles she showed when she first met Horikita Suzune due to her lack of strength...

After undergoing special training and guidance from Su Wei, Horikita Suzune seems to have indeed rarely experienced that kind of internal conflict and entanglement anymore.

This kind of absolute rationality and composure, almost like the "Tao,"...

It seems, perhaps... that the path Horikita-senpai chose was truly the right one for her?

With this in mind, Nanase Tsubasa was not bothered that her guess might be wrong.

She put down her chopsticks and, instead of acting like a humble junior student seeking guidance, sincerely asked Horikita Suzune:

"Senior, how do you usually adjust your mindset?"

"How do you manage to keep your present and future plans completely unaffected when you're feeling troubled or stressed?"

"I've noticed you often encounter bottlenecks and frustrations, but when I see you the next day, you always seem completely unaffected... I'm really curious, how do you do it?"

Upon hearing this request for advice, Horikita Suzune's fair ears blushed almost imperceptibly.

Although she quickly concealed this unusual behavior, it was still noticed by the focused Nanase Tsubasa.

Under Nanase Tsubasa's gaze, filled with inquiry and curiosity, Horikita Suzune took a deep breath and slowly began to speak:

"A peaceful mind is never one that is restricted by rules and regulations. It is not something that becomes tranquil simply through cruel discipline or physical training."

"Instead... it comes from the peace within one's own heart, a sense of absolute security."

Horikita Suzune took the initiative, staring sharply at her: "Nanase... what's bothering you right now?"

Having her state of mind revealed in a single sentence, Nanase Tsubasa pursed her lips tightly, her lip line taut and straight.

Overwhelmed by a painful choice and moral dilemma, she ultimately chose to confide in this senior student:

"Although we came back alive this time and won the revival match,"

"But those classmates and teachers from another world who took the exam with us are forever trapped in that despairing hell..."

"Furthermore, I wasn't initially troubled by the impending destruction of Earth. But when I witnessed Chairman Nagumo ruthlessly selecting an innocent civilian in order to break the deadlock, offering immense rewards to make them willingly sacrifice their life..."

The girl's hands were tightly clasped together: "I can't help but wonder, what if one day... we are actually those so-called 'voluntary sacrifices' civilians in the eyes of the supreme god?"

"I feel very confused and can't calm down."

Horikita Suzune lowered her gaze.

Her gaze fell on the ground, and her voice came calmly and slowly:

"To be honest, I don't really understand your current internal strife."

"Because in this world, there is no such thing as true 'empathy'. So-called empathy, most of the time, is just an arrogant self-indulgence."

"So I'm not sure if the method I'm about to give you will work for you."

Upon hearing this, Nanase Tsubasa's expression turned serious, and she said earnestly:

"Senior, just tell me... I'm willing to listen."