Looking from above, the six people at the scene formed a triangular shape.
Yoshikawa Sayuri was full of excitement. She looked to both sides, then nudged Hojo Tetsuji with her elbow and said, "Do you think Aozawa will succeed?"
"He should be able to, right."
Hojo Tetsuji's tone was not very certain.
Yoshikawa Sayuri confidently said, "He definitely will."
"49, 50."
At this count, Furusawa Kyoichiro turned around.
A black-haired girl was standing not far behind him. The mixed glow of the moonlight and street lamps draped her, turning into a silver-white gauze robe.
Furusawa Kyoichiro was stunned, feeling as if Kaguya-hime had descended from the moon to the human world.
Chirp!
A sudden sound pierced the night sky, as fireworks began to rise from the ground into the sky.
Bang! The magnificent colors instantly engulfed the stars and the moon.
Amid the sound of exploding fireworks, Nomura True Wave mustered the courage and said, "Kyoichiro, I like you. Be with me."
Her right hand reached forward.
There was a hint of anxiety in her eyes, nervous enough to almost tear her socks with her toes.
Furusawa Kyoichiro stayed where he was.
He didn't take any action.
Maggie from Phoenix Academy grew anxious. Why wasn't this blockhead moving?
Nomura True Wave felt very embarrassed, even wanting to pull a smile and say she was joking—happy April Fool's Day.
Furusawa Kyoichiro suddenly grabbed her hand, speaking earnestly: "I like you too, True Wave."
Bang bang, fireworks filled the sky behind them.
The scene in front of her made Maggie from Phoenix Academy recall last year when she was matchmaking Hojo Tetsuji and Yoshikawa Sayuri at her castle.
She suddenly felt a motherly urge to shed tears.
Aozawa stepped forward, blocking her view.
Maggie from Phoenix Academy urgently said, "Don't block my view."
These kinds of dramatic scenes weren't something you got to witness every day.
Aozawa grabbed her waving right wrist, his expression serious as he said, "Maggie, please go out with me."
With that, he took out a necklace box from his pocket with his other hand and opened it with his index finger.
The necklace he bought wasn't very expensive, yet Maggie from Phoenix Academy couldn't take her eyes off it.
She didn't expect this necklace was meant for her.
Previously, she thought it was a birthday gift for Ayatsuki Ayaka.
"Maggie."
Aozawa called her again, looking into Maggie's eyes, "Let's go out."
He emphasized it once more.
Maggie from Phoenix Academy felt her heart pounding wildly, her earlobes turning bright red, and instinctively wanted to step back.
But her wrist was held by Aozawa, preventing any movement.
Of course, she wasn't exerting much force either.
It was purely an instinctual shyness, wanting to create some distance.
Realizing she was held by Aozawa, she didn't struggle much, standing there with a flushed face.
Aozawa breathed a sigh of relief, released her hand, took the necklace from the box, and stepped forward to put it on Maggie from Phoenix Academy.
The silver necklace was not as white as her neck, and the gemstone on her chest was not as beautiful as her curvy figure.
Though the necklace itself was fine, paired with Maggie from Phoenix Academy, it fell short.
But to create a contrast effect, Aozawa couldn't possibly present a necklace from a small stall that would match a lady of her stature.
That would be quite unrealistic.
Fortunately, Maggie from Phoenix Academy wasn't too concerned about the necklace's quality, but rather the sentiment it represented.
Aozawa took off her mask and removed her sunglasses, gazing at her face as delicate as a porcelain doll, and gently asked, "Your answer?"
The fireworks exploding in the night sky released a light that brightened the dim forest for a moment.
Maggie from Phoenix Academy only had to turn slightly to see what was happening behind Aozawa in the square.
The couple was already embracing each other.
"Mmm."
Maggie from Phoenix Academy answered in a voice as soft as a mosquito's hum.
If Aozawa didn't have good hearing, he might not have heard it.
At this moment, the lady seemed especially soft, like dough kneaded in a bakery.
Her long eyelashes crisscrossed uneasily, and her big blinking eyes showed a hint of panic.
Aozawa couldn't help but lean down closer.
As Aozawa gradually approached, Maggie from Phoenix Academy was not experiencing this for the first time, yet compared to any previous occasion, this made her blood race more.
Her heartbeat was pounding like a drum in her chest.
She slowly closed her eyes.
Then there was a deathly pause, followed by a tumultuous rush of pounding heartbeat and emotions.
Phoenix Academy Maggie gripped Aozawa's shoulders tightly, with such force it was as if she wanted to squeeze Aozawa into a ball.
Bang bang bang!
Fireworks were blooming, and Yoshikawa Sayuri watched as both teams succeeded.
She clenched her fists in excitement, then suddenly remembered something and pulled out her phone to capture the moment.
Heh heh, she planned to embarrass them so much they'd want to dig a hole to hide!
Their antics last year had come back around as a boomerang.
Yoshikawa Sayuri couldn't stop grinning.
...
With the fireworks still ongoing, Furusawa Kyoichiro couldn't take it anymore, feeling suffocated.
He didn't want to go down in history as the first guy to die from kissing.
In front of him, Nomura True Wave's face was flushed red as well.
The two quickly separated, gasping for breath, glanced at each other, and burst into laughter.
Nomura True Wave suddenly remembered her good friend, straightened up, and turned around to look back.
Briefly illuminated by the fireworks, she saw Phoenix Academy Maggie and Aozawa embracing in the woods.
Their close proximity indicated the plan had been a success.
Maggie's trick really worked against Maggie herself.
She wondered when the two had started.
If it was when she and Furusawa Kyoichiro had hugged, then their lung capacity...
Nomura True Wave wasn't surprised by their superhuman lung capacity, considering they were Treasure Users.
She turned curious instead.
If uninterrupted, how long could they continue?
Nomura True Wave quickly checked her phone for the time. Seven fifteen.
Furusawa Kyoichiro also saw the pair in the woods, expressing slight surprise: "When did they start seeing each other?"
Nomura True Wave replied casually: "They've been together for a while, but you, blockhead, just never noticed."
"You don't have the right to call me a blockhead, do you?"
Furusawa Kyoichiro retorted.
He thought, if Nomura True Wave had realized their feelings earlier, she wouldn't have waited until now to confess.
"Why the sudden enlightenment?"
"Kyoichiro, please refrain from speaking such vulgar words to a girl, okay?"
Nomura True Wave rolled her eyes at him.
What did he mean by enlightenment?
She was far from enlightened, okay!
Furusawa Kyoichiro looked confused.
He pondered each word carefully, unable to see anything vulgar about it.
It was obviously a very normal question.
"I said normal things, why do you call them vulgar?"
"Shh, shut up."
Nomura True Wave didn't want to argue, she couldn't expose her expertise in that area.
Well, calling Kyoichiro a blockhead wasn't far off.
At this point, he shouldn't keep probing.
...
Time passed minute by minute, reaching seven fifty-four. Phoenix Academy Maggie finally noticed multiple gazes on her.
She was startled, forgetting the presence of Sayuri and True Wave.
Phoenix Academy Maggie and Aozawa separated.
Between them, it felt like a galaxy emerging in the dark, or like the famous dish, crossing the bridge noodles.
Pap pap.
Nomura True Wave quickly clapped encouragement.
At this time, this length of time, their saliva hadn't dried and formed a bridge.
She couldn't help admiring them.
"Maggie, you're amazing!"
Yoshikawa Sayuri rushed over with admiration on her face, saying: "I calculated the time, nearly forty minutes of video."
Upon saying this, she stopped recording the video.
Phoenix Academy Maggie blushed and shouted: "Don't record such trivial things.
Come on, let's find the next BBQ place and get a good meal.
We didn't eat enough earlier."
"Sure, sure."
Yoshikawa Sayuri nodded, fearing further talk would make Phoenix Academy Maggie shy to the point of exploding.
The princess surprisingly had thin skin.
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