I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

At his signal, the curtain slowly fell, plunging the stage into darkness.

This performance has now come to an end.

No one remembers what the boy who performed the magical "improvisation" said in the end.

……

Before I knew it, I had a bunch of snacks in my hand.

On her way to Class 2-F, Asuna Yuuki couldn't resist the aromas wafting from the stalls. She had only intended to buy some snacks to try, but every single one looked incredibly delicious. Before she knew it, she had bought them all.

"Yeah, I'll finish it. As long as I increase my exercise, I won't gain weight..." She silently comforted herself, then took a big bite of the hot dog and showed a satisfied expression. "Mmm~ delicious! Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I've been to a temple fair or anything like that."

While her classmates went to fireworks displays or temple fairs, she was always studying hard at cram schools or at home, so she didn't have many memories of these things, let alone that rosy youth.

So, given the rare opportunity to eat to one's heart's content and indulge freely at the cultural festival, Asuna Yuuki naturally couldn't resist. She was thinking about making up for all the food she hadn't had before while her mother was away!

However, after eating only two or three snacks, she arrived at the classroom of Class 2-F on the second floor of the teaching building. She quickly tidied up her things, wiped her mouth and licked the sauce off her lips. After making sure she didn't look too impolite, she took a deep breath and put on a polite and friendly smile.

Then, he went up to the blonde girl with double helix hair who had just walked out of the classroom and struck up a conversation with her.

"Excuse me, may I ask..."

"Huh?" The other person seemed a little distracted, not looking directly at her, and only reflexively answered, "Are you here to see a play? I'm sorry, the last show this morning has already ended. The next one will be in the afternoon. Here's the schedule."

"Huh?"

Blinking blankly, Asuna Yuuki hadn't even reacted when the blonde double-helix drill shoved a flyer into her hand, then, with sleepwalking steps, picked up the sign outside the door and turned to go into the classroom.

Kara-la-la—

Looking at the closed classroom door in front of her, Asuna couldn't help but open her mouth slightly, her face full of confusion.

"The play is over? But that's not what I want to ask..."

Chapter 152 Yuuki Asuna's Astonishment

After being inexplicably turned away, he stood dumbfounded in front of the F class classroom for a long time.

Yuuki Asuna was not discouraged and quickly went to find others to learn about the situation. This time it went very smoothly. She happened to ask a Soubu High School student who was talking to his companion about the F-class play. The shocked expression on his face was somewhat similar to the dazed look on the blond double-helix drill from before.

"Honestly, at first I thought they were just going to do an impromptu comedy show... but after that guy came on stage and started reciting his lines, the whole atmosphere in the theater changed completely..."

"I still can't forget the aura he exuded when he got serious and pointed his sword at those men in black robes... Even just sitting in the audience, I felt a chill run down my spine, as if a sharp blade was pointed at me. His acting was just too terrifying..."

"Is it possible for a normal person to use a prop sword to cut through three prop scythes in one second? I don't understand it, but I'm deeply impressed..."

"What are you all so surprised about? It's obvious this was a pre-arranged scene by Class F, just a show! That Tenkuji Yu is such a good actor that he gave you the illusion that he's so powerful he can take on three opponents at once~"

"But he is the national college student kendo champion."

"It's just a team battle; we owe it all to the other players, right?"

"But he defeated Captain Himura of the kendo club, and could even break his bamboo sword. No one else could do that, right?"

"Tsk, let's assume he has some skill then. The bamboo sword breaking was obviously an accident, right? It's just that it's been in disrepair for years, it's nothing serious."

"...I understand, you're Yuhei?"

"...You, you really love your fans?"

While the two of them were telling her everything she wanted to know, and were about to have a friendly showdown between the two, Asuna Yuuki had already quietly left the scene to avoid getting involved in this pointless dispute.

After asking a few more people nearby to get more information and minimize any errors in the intelligence, she left Class F, munching on a candied hawthorn while deep in thought.

"Not long ago, Tenkuji-kun participated in an impromptu performance of his class's drama and captivated the entire audience with his superb acting skills..."

"Not only that, he also used a one-handed sword to cut the weapons of three opponents in an instant... I heard it was a pre-arranged scene? But some people say that the three scythes were actually cut in half with a solid sound."

"After the curtain call, he left the classroom with a group of women. Some people curiously chased after him to ask, but received no answer. Class F unanimously replied that it was for the sake of the show, and nobody knew whether it was true or not..."

That's roughly it. There's not much useful information, and there are only two things that Yuuki Asuna cares about.

The first is that he quickly unleashed a three-hit combo, breaking three weapons in half.

If it really wasn't just a show, then the claim that he had played that game for a long time and was no less skilled than himself becomes more credible.

This isn't just Asuna speculating and forcibly linking the two sides together.

In that virtual reality game, the three-hit sword skill of the one-handed sword, "Sharp Claw," happens to have the characteristic of reducing weapon resistance. If the attribute is up to standard, it can even directly destroy the opponent's weapon in PVP.

For a hardcore player like her who is so proficient with her signature weapon that she can reproduce most of the sword techniques as long as her physical fitness is good enough in real life, it is perfectly reasonable for her to use the sword techniques in the game as soon as she picks up the weapon, right?

After all, in the last national tournament, Asuna Yuuki used "Stardust Splash" and "Quadruple Strike" quite a few times. Her dazzling yet incredibly precise thrusts always caught her opponents off guard, causing them to lose points in the blink of an eye.

However, at that time, "Swordsman Online" had not yet been officially released, and my brother did not watch the competition, so no one knew that there would be players who would use skills from online games to fight against their opponents in such a large-scale national competition, and even win the competition.

It's like someone knocking out Tyson with a Pegasus Meteor Fist; looking back now, it really is quite exaggerated.

"Unfortunately, if we could witness it firsthand or watch the recorded video, we could confirm whether he actually used 'Sharp Claws,' thus proving that he is also a player..."

Asuna Yuuki frowned slightly, her delicate and pretty face becoming somewhat serious as she focused intently on her thoughts.

"Even if he really did use it, to achieve that level with just plastic props, he might be even more amazing than I imagined..."

No, now is not the time to worry about how powerful he is!

Asuna Yuuki quickly shook her head, banishing her inexplicably surging fighting spirit out into the corridor—she was there to reunite with someone, not to fight.

The second thing she was concerned about was the current whereabouts of Tenkuji Yu.

According to passersby, he left directly through the back door after the play ended, less than ten minutes away from me, who was held back by the snacks. It seemed that I could catch up if I quickened my pace.

However, she had no idea where to go and was unfamiliar with Zongwu High School. She might be able to find him by searching aimlessly like a headless fly, but that would probably take a lot of time and effort to wander around. If she was unlucky, she might walk around the campus all day without seeing him.

Fortunately, there is a crude and simple way to solve this problem immediately—make a phone call and ask someone to give you directions.

Therefore, what Asuna Yuuki is truly concerned about at this moment is actually something else entirely.

"I heard he's out at the cultural festival with his family and girlfriend? He really knows how to enjoy himself, Tenkuji-kun..."

Even though she knew that she and he were just ordinary friends, a hint of sourness and dissatisfaction still welled up in her heart, making her act like a jealous little girlfriend—but she wasn't!

That feeling of affection and jealousy, which felt like a castle in the air, left Asuna Yuuki somewhat at a loss, yet she couldn't muster any thoughts of rejection or denial. In the end, she could only wallow in her own frustration.

"Hmph! Fine, whatever!"

A cold glint flashed in her eyes, and Yuuki Asuna suddenly opened her mouth, revealing two rows of neat and white teeth. Her gentle and beautiful face rarely showed a fierce look.

Then, he took a bite of the remaining candied hawthorn skewer.

Turning her grief and anger into appetite, she planned to finish all the food in her hand before setting off to find that guy who hadn't done anything to wrong her, yet suddenly seemed like a despicable heartless man!

Ignoring the strange looks from passersby, Asuna Yuuki kept her head down and gracefully and quickly devoured bags of snacks she had bought on the way in the shadows of the corridor.

Just as she was finishing her meal, her ears suddenly twitched, and she heard a familiar word pass by in front of her.

What did Yukino say?

"They're in the gymnasium, where the music club is performing. She's in charge of keeping things running... Xiao Youyou is there too, and it seems she'll be going on stage later."

"Oh? What musical instruments does he play?"

"I've only ever listened to piano music so far, and that's beyond the professional level."

"So, in other words, both her acting skills and piano skills are at an exceptionally high level for her age... Yuu Tenkuji, this kid is really good."

"Hmph~ Of course! Otherwise, what makes him worthy of being your daughter's boyfriend?"

"That's true... But Haruno, this has nothing to do with you, right? Why are you so proud of him?"

"Cough, it's nothing, I'm just proud of my sister's good taste... Well, let's hurry over and take a look! Hopefully, we won't miss it this time."

After the sound had traveled some distance, Asuna Yuuki suddenly looked up, her expression a mixture of surprise and confusion.

She deftly tidied up the trash and casually blended into the crowd, her gaze fixed on the backs of the two women in the distance. She then followed them towards what appeared to be the stadium.

At the same time, he pondered thoughtfully, absorbing the massive amount of information he had just received.

"Yukino... Yuuyu..."

The two people speaking were the head of the Yukinoshita family and Yukinoshita Haruno, who almost became her brother's mother-in-law and wife. They had met at a family gathering, so Yuuki Asuna naturally recognized them.

Yukino Yukinoshita, the younger sister of Haruno Yukinoshita, is a new friend I made during my trip to Kyoto, just like Yui Yuigahama; although we haven't been in contact since returning home, I shouldn't have forgotten her name so quickly.

As for that little Youyou...

Could it be Yuu Tenkuji?

Are he and Yukinoshita Haruno that close?! They even call each other by nicknames, so I...

—No, that's not the most important thing!

"Tenkuji-kun is Yukinoshita-san's boyfriend!?"

This was the information that shocked her the most.

"Is this for real? When did it start...?"

Muttering to herself in disbelief, Asuna Yuuki couldn't help but recall their tumultuous relationship during their trip to Kyoto—

No matter how hard I try, I can't imagine what their intimate relationship would look like.

So the girl who went to the cultural festival with him and his family is the one who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside and easily provoked, Yukino Yukinoshita?

"No, why not Yuihama-san? She was already pursuing Tenkuji-kun back then..."

A month later, she was betrayed by her best friend and became the victim of a love triangle.

My God, is this the love story of Soubu High School...? What you want, you can never get; what you don't want, you get by chance...

The more she thought about it, the more distorted it became. Asuna Yuuki couldn't help but rub her temples, her beautiful face showing some distress.

My head hurts so much. Should I not have come here today? What have I encountered?

"Forget it, let's go to the scene and see what's going on... Maybe there's some misunderstanding that I don't know about."

She still doesn't like to think the worst first.

Letting out a heavy breath, Asuna Yuuki patted her cheeks, forcing her attention away from the complicated love affair and trying to think about something fun to relax.

So that means...

Judging from their conversation, it seems that Tenkuji-kun will be going on stage to play the piano?

Asuna Yuuki couldn't help but show an expectant expression, and her steps unconsciously became more cheerful as she followed the two down the stairs, eagerly heading towards the entrance of the teaching building.