The car accident that turned out not to be an accident had no impact on Ryuji.
On the contrary, it would be more serious if tonight's matter was not handled well.
Because of this incident, Mai can now relax.
"That truck... Was it because of you?" Mai asked.
What just happened was unscientific no matter how she thought about it, an obviously fatal situation could be resolved so easily.
Mai thought about the question she always ignored, how Ryuji could be an ordinary person.
Ordinary people would not see her when she entered the 'disappearing' state, and ordinary people would not overcome puberty syndrome several times.
Then what kind of existence is Ryuji who is not an ordinary person?
Because she trusted her boyfriend, Mai had never asked such questions, but she felt curious at the moment.
Ryuji nodded, not intending to hide it from Mai.
"If ordinary people refer to most people in this world… Then I should be considered an unusual person."
"Isn't this the same as not saying anything!" Mai said angrily.
"This is different," Ryuji shook his head.
"I can tell you anything Mai wants to know. That is the truth hidden beneath the surface of this world."
Ryuji's words were deceptive, like a person suffering from chuunibyou.
Ordinary people are curious about things they don't know, especially characters like Mai.
Maybe because her had been exposed to unnatural things, her became more curious about mysteries.
"Tell me later!" Mai said.
"Sure." Ryuji nodded in agreement.
There is no Mage Association in this world, so it doesn't matter even if dragons, angels and demons are announced to the whole world, at most it will fall into chaos for a period of time.
Putting these things aside for now, the biggest problem Ryuji was facing right now was this date.
The time now shows 06.27 in the evening, a bit late because of the accident earlier.
Ryuji takes the opportunity to send a message to Hina, asking them to go first and help his cover up.
"OKAY!"
Ryuji received a reply from Hina.
…
Arriving at Hyakki's house, Hina said to Rui, "Rui, let's go first!"
"Where's Ryuji?" Rui asked.
"I asked him to help me buy something, and he was waiting for us at the temple," Hina said.
"Shopping?"
The reason Hina is not very smart, is probably because she doesn't know how to lie.
"Uh yeah, just go shopping!" Hina's face stiffened and she insisted.
"Hina Nee-san is so strange," Rui frowned.
Thanks to her thinking that Hina and Ryuji were having an affair, she didn't explain too many details.
…
The Summer Festival venue was very hot and crowded with people inside and outside.
Many people wear yukata which has become a tradition.
However, in today's modern world, many people choose convenient private servers, such as Mai and Ryuuji.
"Actually, I'm really looking forward to Mai wearing a yukata," Ryuji said.
"It depends on your appearance. Let's talk another time." Mai did not immediately agree or refuse.
"Does it still depend on performance?" Ryuji shook his head in despair.
This time, Mai stretched out her hand, "You don't want to hold my hand?"
Ryuji was stunned, then smiled and took Mai's hand, "Of course."
The two walked hand in hand at the Summer Festival.
Since he and Hina exchanged messages and knew that they were on their way here, Ryuji didn't rush back.
The time came at 6:45 pm.
"Wait for me a moment, I'll buy candy apples," Ryuji said to Mai.
"I'm coming with you," Mai said.
"No, there are a lot of people there. I would be angry if Mai was taken advantage of by someone else. " After saying that, Ryuji disappeared from Mai's sight.
Of course that's an excuse to buy candy apples, in exchange for 'substitutes'.
Using the sign that was previously placed on the road to go from home to the Summer Festival, Ryuji was transported here.
"Tohru, I'll leave it to you over there," Ryuji called Tohru.
"I understand! Don't worry, Ryuji-sama!" Tohru's confident voice came from the phone.
Damn, why does it feel like a FLAG has been put up!
Tohru has a skill called 'Cognitive Impairment', and Ryuji asks her to stand in front of Mai for a while.
Of course, that would be easy to figure out with Mai's IQ, so Ryuji would replace Tohru with half-rights and half-wrongs from time to time.
After hanging up the phone, Ryuji went to look for Rui and Hina.
"Sorry, you waited too long?"
At 6:50 pm, Ryuji, Rui and Hina met.
Rui asked strangely: "Didn't Hina Nee-san ask you to go shopping? Why didn't you bring anything?"
Ryuji looked at Hina with a confused expression on his face, why didn't she say so first?