1183 -1168- A bit too much?

None of the people present noticed anything unusual about Rozen. Instead, they continued to chat with each other as before.

Perhaps it was because they hadn't seen each other for a long time, Kojou and Nagisa kept chatting with Tokoyogi Yuuma about their past experiences.

Sometimes it was catching rhinoceros beetle together in the mountains.

Sometimes it was fishing in the river.

Sometimes it was playing basketball together.

Sometimes it was playing hide and seek.

Almost everything was there, allowing people to catch a glimpse of their childhood.

Although Avrora and Kanon didn't often interrupt, they showed considerable interest, seemingly eager to know what interesting things Kojou and Nagisa experienced when they were young, listening with relish.

Astarte didn't join the conversation but acted like a true maid, quietly pouring tea and water on the side, with a blank expression throughout, attracting Tokoyogi Yuuma's attention many times.

But Tokoyogi Yuuma seemed only curious about Astarte, and then immersed herself in the topic of childhood with everyone, laughing and joking with them.

It must be said that Tokoyogi Yuuma was indeed very approachable, with a personality that was lively and unconstrained, despite being a perfect beauty, she had a somewhat boyish charm, was outgoing, and didn't mind expressing her emotions.

She laughed freely when she should, showed surprise when she heard something astonishing, and her interaction with Kojou and Nagisa was extremely natural. Even Avrora and Kanon, who were somewhat shy types, couldn't help but relax around her and eventually joined in the conversation, chatting enthusiastically.

From this, one could see how affable Tokoyogi Yuuma was and how charismatic her personality was. Compared to the witch Rozen remembered from his past, apart from their identical appearance, they were almost completely different.

Not to mention, the relationship between her and the Akatsuki siblings was genuine, not fake at all.

So...

"Is it just a coincidence that she looks so much like her...?"

Rozen had been silently watching everything from the sidelines, but no matter what, he couldn't convince himself that all of this was truly coincidental.

Just recently, the witch from LCO had once again appeared on this island, and in such a situation, a girl who looked exactly like the former head of LCO had appeared here. Rozen's rationality couldn't convince himself that all of this was just a coincidence.

Moreover...

"Tokoyogi..."

This surname alone was enough to explain everything.

Tokoyogi Yuuma.

Tokoyogi Aya.

These two individuals must be related in some way.

Even...

"The mastermind behind manipulating No. 539 has probably already appeared."

Rozen held onto this thought and gazed at Tokoyogi Yuuma.

Naturally, such open and upright actions couldn't have escaped others' notice.

"Um..." Tokoyogi Yuuma seemed a little troubled. "I say, Minamiya, it's kind of embarrassing when you keep staring at me like that."

Tokoyogi Yuuma seemed helpless.

Not only Tokoyogi Yuuma, but even the others couldn't help but speak up.

"What's wrong with you, Nichiyo-kun?"

Nagisa blinked and asked.

"Although it's not easy to see her as a girl, isn't it a bit too much to stare at someone like that?" Even Kojou whispered in Rozen's ear.

"Hey, Kojou, what do you mean it's not easy to see me as a girl?" Tokoyogi Yuuma chuckled.

As for Avrora and Kanon, they exchanged glances once again.

"Are you enchanted by that face?" Avrora said somewhat sourly.

"Indeed, Yuuma-san is very beautiful." Kanon's expression was complicated.

It seemed that both of them thought Rozen kept staring at Tokoyogi Yuuma because she was exceptionally beautiful.

"Huh? Is that so?" Nagisa was both surprised and puffed up her cheeks.

"Really?" Kojou looked bewildered. "With so many cute girls liking you, you're fixated on Yuuma?"

That reaction was almost as if he couldn't believe what he had heard.

It's easy to imagine that in Kojou's mind, Tokoyogi Yuuma shouldn't be considered as a romantic interest.

Facing this, Kojou...

"Smack!"

Tokoyogi Yuuma grabbed his neck and started choking him.

"What do you mean by that? When we haven't seen each other for so long!"

Tokoyogi Yuuma seemed angry, but it was actually in a playful manner as she tightly choked Kojou.

"Quick... Let go of me! I can't breathe...! I can't...!"

Being choked like this, Kojou's face turned blue and purple directly, desperately slapping Tokoyogi Yuuma's hand around his neck and shouting for mercy.

"Kojou-kun is also an idiot. Yuu-chan has turned into such a beauty, and you don't even know how to cherish her."

Nagisa's firepower was successfully diverted, scolding Kojou instead.

The trio played together, and everything seemed so natural.

After four years, the distance between these childhood playmates seemed to have remained unchanged.

Presumably, this was the way they had interacted with each other since childhood?

Avrora and Kanon looked a little envious.

Astarte watched quietly, saying nothing.

Rozen also didn't join in, just watching the interaction between the three of them, his eyes flickering.

To be honest, at this point, Rozen was also a bit confused.

It was because Rozen was very intelligent that he could see that the interaction between Tokoyogi Yuuma and the Akatsuki siblings was definitely not fake, containing bits and pieces of their past.

Otherwise, others wouldn't envy them so much, because it was something that came from the heart.

But if all this was true, who exactly was Tokoyogi Yuuma?

And why did she get to know Kojou and Nagisa?

Rozen was already puzzled.

However, there was one thing Rozen was certain of.

That is...

"Tokoyogi Yuuma definitely knows me."

This was an undeniable fact.

The evidence was the subtle smile in her eyes as she covertly glanced at him at this moment, a smile that others couldn't detect.

So, Rozen knew that Tokoyogi Yuuma was definitely not as simple as she appeared on the surface.

And Rozen, who possessed the power of Mind's Eye, easily sensed it.

Behind Tokoyogi Yuuma, there were faint ripples in the air, like ripples on the surface of a deep lake.

At the other end of those ripples, something emerged slowly, a huge and ferocious figure shrouded in blue——a knight.

Rozen could see the scene that only he could perceive.

And he was certain of one thing.

"Tokoyogi Yuuma is a witch."

The blue knight behind her was the guardian of the witch.

//// Gonna stop updating for a while, my second term exam is drawing closer so I won't have any time. Will upload more when I finish the exam.////