If it were Irena, she would have been angry by now, right?

Fortunately it’s me.

Victoria thought to herself, her eyes returned to the black-haired girl opposite her, a hint of curiosity in her eyes.

It seems that my guess just now was correct. This girl should have a close relationship with Xia Zhi.

…ex-girlfriend?

Based on the principle that Xia Zhi had taught her, that if you don’t know something, just say less, she didn’t ask what was in her mind.

“Xiazhi pays special attention to female classmates.” On the other side, Yukino paid attention to the key point.

“Because Yukino is special.” Xia Zhi replied.

Hearing the boy say this, even though she knew he was deliberately saying nice things to her, Yukino couldn’t help but curl up the corners of her mouth slightly, and her mood seemed to improve a lot for a moment.

After all, there is no contradiction between the two words “deliberate” and “sincere”.

only……

“What about Kato?” She suppressed the smile on her face, tilted her head slightly, and then asked.

Ah, this…

“…childhood sweetheart?” Xia Zhi thought for a moment and asked tentatively.

Yukino: …

As far as I know (cdbh), although you met each other a long time ago, you were neighbors living on the same street and you could be considered to have grown up together, but you only became familiar with each other recently, right?

……never mind.

She shook her head and turned her attention back to the girl behind Xia Zhi. After taking a deep breath, she continued to ask:

“So, is it time to introduce yourself to me?”

“…Who is this lady who is not Kato-san?”

Eh?

Hearing her words, not only Victoria, but even Xia Zhi was slightly stunned.

“Did you figure it out?” Xia Zhi asked curiously.

“From the outside, there’s nothing wrong with it.”

Even though Kato Megumi and Victoria had no similarities in appearance other than being both very beautiful, Yukino still said this.

After all, influenced by the effect of the ring, in her cognition, “Kato Megumi” should be what Victoria looks like now, and there would not be the slightest sense of incongruity.

But besides that

“Her attitude towards me was full of strangeness and curiosity. This was not like Kato’s usual reaction when she was with me.”

Yukino answered in a leisurely tone and explained

“Not only that, just now when you mentioned Kato, she didn’t react at all, as if she wasn’t the one you were talking about.”

And, most importantly…

She and you, Xia Zhi, are a little too close.

Recalling the first scene she saw and the series of small actions the girl made afterwards, Yukino thought silently in her heart but did not say it out loud.

“As expected of classmate Yukino, she is extremely smart.” Xia Zhi couldn’t help but praise her.

“Forget about the compliments.” Xueno said nonchalantly, “After all, it was Xiazhi and your reactions that helped me confirm this.”

Summer Solstice:…

So it’s still my problem?

On the other side, Xue No breathed a sigh of relief

Unexpectedly, I guessed it right.

To be honest, if she hadn’t gotten Xia Zhi’s affirmation, she wouldn’t have been completely sure.

Whether it was intuition or impression, she was told in various ways that the person in front of her was Kato Megumi.

This feeling of contradiction between rationality and intuition is really awkward.

Yukino took a deep breath, looked at Victoria and asked again: “So, what is the identity of this unknown lady who is pretending to be Kato-san?”

And

“What is your relationship with Xia Zhi?”

Victoria did not answer, but looked at the boy beside her.

Xia Zhi thought about it and asked curiously:

“I have another question. Why is Yukino-san so sure that she is a girl?”

“Would you be so intimate with a boy?”

Yukino gave him an unpleasant look.

“…”

…Well, it certainly won’t.

…….

Chapter 842 Summer Solstice: I have no intention of staying here.

“I see……”

In the locker room, after listening to the boy’s explanation, Yukino folded her arms across her chest, looked at the gray-haired girl sitting next to Xia Zhi across from her, and nodded thoughtfully.

Did he exchange identities with Kato Megumi? That would make sense.

But, I didn’t expect that it wasn’t a change of appearance, but an exchange of identities?

In other words, her current appearance should be different from the Kato Megumi that he knew, but he didn’t feel any sense of incongruity, even though she didn’t do any other additional disguise.

…It’s really awkward.

Yukino shook her head and looked at the gray-haired girl opposite her again, only to find that she, who had just been wearing a school swimsuit, had changed her clothes without her knowing.

“Let me talk to Miss Kato and take this dress home to wash it?” Victoria said to Xia Zhi, holding the changed swimsuit in her arms.

After all, I borrowed someone else’s clothes. No matter whether the other party wants them or not, I have to wash them and return them… Not to mention, I did something like that, so I would feel a little guilty if I just returned them like that.

Or, should I buy another one for her?

Victoria thought to herself, and after whispering to Xia Zhi, “I’ll be back later,” she went to look for Kato Megumi for the time being, and “sensibly” left space for the two of them.

Looking at the girl’s back as she left, Xue Noi’s eyes showed some doubts.

By the way, when did she change her clothes?

“Isn’t changing clothes with one click a necessary skill for a magical girl?” Xia Zhi said as a matter of course.

“She knows magic?” Yukino became even more curious.

“I can do it, too.” Xia Zhi said that knowing magic is nothing new these days.

Of course I know you will.

Yukino gave him an unpleasant look and brought the topic back to the point:

“So, the person just now was…”

Well…how should I explain Victoria’s identity to Yukino?

Xia Zhi thought for a moment and replied, “He’s Irena’s relative.”

He gave the same explanation he gave to Kato Megumi.

But, he forgot one thing.

“Summer Solstice…”

After a moment of silence, Xue No looked at him and asked, “Who is Irena?”

“…”

Xia Zhi’s expression froze for a moment.

Ah this…

I forgot that Irena and Yukino haven’t met yet.

By this calculation, it was Victoria who came later and got to know Yukino first?

Xue No narrowed her eyes slightly and said meaningfully: “Xia Zhi, I have met many girls during this period…”

“I have a special talent when it comes to picking up cute girls.” Xia Zhi said complacently.

…Is this something to be proud of?

Xue No thought to herself, tilted her head and asked:

“Just like when you first picked me up?”

Xia Zhi blinked when he heard this: “Are you boasting about your cuteness, Xue No?”

“Any questions?”

That’s not true…

Xia Zhi thought to himself, his eyes fell on the student swimsuit she was wearing.

Although they are both the same style of student swimsuit, the styles are completely different when worn by Yukino and Victoria.

If I had to compare it, it was closer to the feeling when Xia Zhi tried it on for him…

Noticing the boy’s gaze, Yukino immediately saw what he was thinking, and her mood immediately worsened. She asked in a bad tone, “What are you looking at?”

“I want to say…”

Xia Zhi once again looked at the girl who was still wearing a swimsuit

The second class in the afternoon has just ended due to this delay. We have to go back to the classroom later, right?

“Aren’t you going to change clothes?”

Xueno blushed and glared at him in annoyance: “You, get out!”

Still so shy.

Xia Zhi didn’t really want to see it…it wasn’t like he hadn’t seen it before. Since the girl said so, he stood up and walked towards the door, ready to give her some private space.

However, at this moment, there were footsteps and girls talking outside the door.

Obviously, the girls at the swimming pool came back to change clothes after class.

If they saw Xia Zhi leaving here…

Xueno’s heart tightened, and she subconsciously stepped forward and grabbed the boy who had just taken two steps.

Summer Solstice: ?

……what are you up to?

Before he could say anything, the girl pulled him into her own closet and slammed the door shut.

The closet immediately became dark, leaving only the faint light coming in from the vents, slightly illuminating her rosy cheeks.

The space inside was very small. Xia Zhi could clearly feel the girl’s soft body pressed against him, and her breathing was beginning to become a little rapid.

Summer Solstice: “…”

Actually, you don’t have to follow along.

Yukino also realized this, but it was too late to go out because the girls outside had already walked in.

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Listening to the girls chatting and laughing outside the closet, her body couldn’t help but tense up.

She felt like she was meddling in other people’s business… With Xia Zhi’s abilities, she should be able to leave here without being discovered by her classmates, right?

I can only say that when I encountered things related to teenagers, I was a little concerned and confused for a while.