[Just as Zaimokuza was lost in thought, the door of the light music club that had been closed suddenly opened again, and a smiling face poked its head in from behind the door. When he was halfway through greeting Zaimokuza and the other two sitting among a group of girls, he covered his mouth in surprise and said.]

【“Hey!? Yoshiteru and Kyousuke are here too!”】

[A nasal voice sounded from behind her, and another little head with short brown hair popped out from behind, speaking with surprise on a slightly red face.]

[“Teacher Sawako, and Yui!”]

[Akiyama Mio looked at the two people who appeared in surprise, and then ran over with a worried look on her face. ]

[“Wei! Since you are here, why don’t you just come here? Why did you come with Xiao Zuohe just now? Do you know how worried we are?!”]

[“Hehehe… Sorry, I wanted to give everyone a surprise—Ah, A-choo!”]

【”only!?”】

[Hirazawa Yui smiled foolishly and touched her head. Halfway through her words, she suddenly sneezed violently, and then her body began to sway. Akiyama Mio and Tianzhong Ritsu were so scared that they quickly reached out to support her.]

[“This! Senior Wei, your fever hasn’t subsided at all!? I clearly told you to rest at home these few days!”]

[Nakano Azusa came forward with a nervous look on her face and put her hand on Hirasawa Yui’s forehead, but was frightened by the scorching heat and shook her hand away, saying anxiously.]

[“Azi, meow… I’m sorry. Everyone told me to have a good rest, but my cold just won’t go away. Everyone has been preparing for today for so long, I don’t want to let everyone’s efforts down…”]

[Hirasawa Yui was supported by two people and barely stood up. Although her face was red and she was panting, she still tried her best to smile at the others.]

[“But even if you say so, you can’t possibly perform on stage in your current state.”]

[Manabe walked over and reached out to touch her friend’s forehead. The scorching skin temperature also made her frown and sighed silently.]

[“It’s a pity… But as a friend and as an executive member of the school festival, I will never allow you, Yui, to go on stage. Let Yuu—”]

[“Hehe!”]

[This is probably the first time in Manabe Kazu’s memory that Hirasawa Yui, who has always been optimistic, cheerful and fearless, spoke to him in such a voice with a slight cry. ]

[“I want to perform on stage, I want to sing with everyone, I don’t want… I don’t want everyone’s efforts to go to waste, wu… please.”]

【“…”】

[Faced with Hirasawa Yui’s request, Manabe looked around silently. The other girls in the light music club also remained silent when they met her gaze. Even Nakano Azusa, who was the most stubborn in this matter, did not avoid her gaze even though she had tears in her eyes.]

[She hopes that everyone in the light music club will perform on stage as they are, but even so, Hirasawa Yui’s safety is more important than that. Nakano Azusa will never put her most caring senior in danger because of her willfulness. She is not that kind of willful girl.]

[As a teacher, Sawako Yamanaka certainly puts her students’ safety above all else.]

【”……no.”】

[After confirming everyone’s thoughts, Manabe forced himself to harden his heart and repeated his previous answer with a helpless tone. ]

【“——”】

[After receiving this answer, Hirasawa Yui’s expression instantly became tearful, and misty tears swirled in her big eyes. ]

【“——STOP!”】

[Just when she was about to cry, a light and drawn-out voice sounded, and a hand reached out from the side and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of Hirasawa Yui’s eyes.]

[“You are not suitable for crying. Girls are cuter when they smile, Xiao Wei.”]

【”Yi, Yihui brother?”】

[Hirasawa Yui sniffed and looked at Zaimokuza who came close to her with grievance. He smiled at the girl’s red eyes.]

[“Don’t worry, you will definitely be able to perform on stage.”]

「What are you talking about! Zaimokuza-senpai, Yui-senpai has already──」

[“A real man.”]

[Nakano Azusa couldn’t help but speak out, but Zaimokuza raised a finger to his lips to interrupt her, and then lightly touched Hirasawa Yui’s smooth forehead, which was emitting a scorching heat.]

[“I won’t lie to you, Wei, you will definitely be able to play.”]

[As he spoke, Zaimokuza narrowed his eyelids, hiding the red light that flashed across his eyes. At this moment, his dark eyeballs suddenly became as transparent and pure as pigeon blood gemstones. ”]

【“——”】

【Kousaka Kyosuke, who was watching this scene in silence, suddenly opened his eyes wide and looked at Zaimokuza’s back in surprise.】

[Zaimokuza, you…]

[“Okay, Wei, you can go on stage now.”]

[Just when Kousaka Kyosuke was in doubt, Zaimokuza withdrew the finger that was on Hirasawa Yui’s forehead, touched her fluffy short hair and said.]

[“Eh? Huh!?”]

[Hirazawa Yui looked at him with some confusion, but when the finger was removed from her forehead, she suddenly opened her eyes wide in surprise.]

[“Strange, I suddenly don’t feel dizzy anymore!?”]

[Hirasawa Yui slapped her face in disbelief, then shouted in surprise.]

[“Huh? Wei, what are you talking about? You clearly—wait! Why is your forehead not hot anymore?”]

[Taizhong Ritsu raised her eyebrows, and half-doubtfully reached out to touch Hirasawa Yui’s forehead. When she felt the normal body temperature, she also opened her eyes wide in astonishment.]

【”Really!?”】

[After hearing this, the other girls stepped forward and touched the forehead of the giggling Hirasawa Yui one by one, and then they were all stunned by this change. ]

[“This——Zaimokuza-san! How on earth did you——”]

【Manabe tried three times in a row, and after confirming that Hirasawa Yui’s condition had indeed returned to normal, she looked at the smiling Zaimokuza in disbelief, and the other party raised his index finger and shook it.】

[“This is a secret. Oh, now, can Wei go on stage?”]

[“Hehe!”]

[Hirasawa Yui looked at her childhood sweetheart nervously, Manabe Kazu was still a little hesitant, but after meeting those big watery eyes, his heart softened.]

[“Ah… I understand. I allow you to perform, but if you feel unwell, you must—wait! Don’t hug me suddenly!”]

[“That’s great! Thank you, He He!”]

[Manabe Kazuo gave her instructions in a serious manner, but Hirasawa Yui rushed over and hugged her and rubbed her face wildly, forcing her to stretch out her hands to stop him helplessly.]

[“Senior! That’s great!”]

[Nakano Azusa rushed over crying with joy, and the girls hugged each other, while Zaimokuza just stood with his hands behind his back, smiling as he watched everything in front of him, his eyes curved into crescent shapes.]

【“…Hey, Zaimokuza.”】

【Kousaka Kyosuke walked up to him and looked at Zaimokuza with strange eyes.】

[“Did you just use the red elemental power?”]

[“Hmm? Mr. Kosaka, how did you know that?”]

[After hearing this, Zaimokuza turned around and looked at Kousaka Kyosuke in surprise, and after hearing this answer, Kousaka Kyosuke suddenly felt heavy in his heart. ]

[“When did you… manage to do this? You were able to use Kuuga’s power without transforming, and you were able to do it with such precision. You couldn’t do it before.”]

[“Well, if you put it that way, let me think about it——that’s right!”]

【After hearing this, Zaimokuza scratched his head in annoyance, then clapped his hands and said.】

[“It should be something that happened after I dealt with No. 30 last time! Recently, I suddenly felt that I seemed to have become much more proficient in controlling my strength, so last time I was cooking in the store and the gas stove was out of gas, I tried it, and it turned out that I really lit the gas stove just by thinking.”]

【”……Yeah?”】

[Kousaka Kyosuke pursed his lips after hearing this answer, and Zaimokuza asked curiously when he saw his thoughtful expression.]

[“What’s wrong? Mr. Kosaka, is there any problem with this?”]

[“No, I just suddenly felt in my heart…”]

[Kousaka Kyosuke’s expression was a little complicated at this moment, and he relaxed his fingers and finally said.]

[“…Perhaps, the day when you and I part ways and go on to pursue our adventures will come sooner rather than later.”]

【”?”】

[This last sentence was so low that even Zaimokuza, who was standing nearby, couldn’t hear it clearly and tilted his head in confusion.]

[“Yihui-nii! Thank you!”]

【“Xiao Wei.”】

[Just when Zaimokuza was about to ask something, Hirasawa Yui jumped into his arms with cheers, rubbing her face against his chest, and seeing this, Kousaka Kyosuke walked away a few steps.]

[After eating a while, Hirasawa Yui looked up and said with a happy smile. ]

「In this way, I can be with everyone──」

[Her expression of joy at recovering from the disease suddenly froze, her eyes widened, like a little golden retriever with fate strangled by the scruff of its neck.]

[“——It’s over, it’s over!”]

[Hirasawa Yui suddenly let go of Zaimokuza and screamed loudly, scaring the other girls who were still happy. Akiyama Mio asked with concern.]

[“What’s wrong? Wei, is there anything else?”]

【“I—I forgot Jita at home!”】

[She said this with tears in her eyes, and the expressions of the girls in the light music club froze after hearing this. Yamanaka Sawako even held her forehead with her hand in silence.]

[“As expected of you, I knew this would happen, so—Ding Ding!”]

[She took out a white guitar from behind her, while Zaimokuza looked at her in astonishment, “Where on earth did you get this from!?”, and handed it to the panicked Hirasawa Yui.]

[“This is my precious guitar that I used when I was in the light music club. I’ll lend it to you, Yui!”]

[“But I can’t play any other guitar except Jita!”]

[Hirasawa Yui took the guitar with tears in her eyes, played it a few times and found that she couldn’t find the sound at all, then she lowered her head and said with a pale face.]

[“Well, then I’ll have to run back to get it, but as for the time—”]

[Taizhong Ritsu looked at the alarm clock on the wall in distress. The hour hand had already passed halfway past twelve o’clock, and their performance time was probably a little after one o’clock.]

[“Anyway, I’ll arrange for you to go to the auditorium to prepare first.”]

【Manabe Kazuya held his forehead in silence, and Zaimokuza beside him suddenly raised his hand and said.】

[“Don’t bother, Wei. Can you lend me the key to your house? Tell me the address, and I’ll definitely get your guitar back before you go on stage!”]

[“Hey! Are you…”]

[“Hehehe~”]

【Kousaka Kyosuke’s eyes twitched at this sentence, and Zaimokuza gave him a thumbs up and a smile in response.】

[Looking at this smile, Kousaka Kyosuke suddenly felt his stomach twitch. ]

……

[A pair of eyes from a long distance watched Zaimokuza take the key from Hirasawa Yui and run out the door through the open window of the light music club.]

[The eyes then moved around the building, as if they were chasing a target through the wall, and finally came to the building’s exit. The next moment, a white figure in a windbreaker ran out.]

[I watched this figure enter a corner of the school where no one would see it, and then a blurry blue figure leaped up from there and quickly went away into the distance.]

[When the blue figure completely disappeared from sight, the pair of eyes turned back to the window of the light music club, just in time to see Kousaka Kyosuke sticking his head out of the window and looking around with a speechless expression.]

【“～”】

[A cold arc blooms from the corner of the mouth of the owner of these eyes. ]

Good writing skills