Chapter Thirty-Two Witness

  The next morning, sunshine arrived.

  After jumping up from the sofa, I washed and dressed, then took a fake age-reducing pill in front of the mirror.

  With a bang, a mature man appeared.

  Looking at myself in the mirror, I'm probably over 20 years old. Although I still have a way to go before becoming an uncle, I should be considered a grown-up by now.

  After saying "I'm leaving" in front of the wooden house, he left alone from here.

  Well, anyway, I'll just go on my way and no one will probably say anything to me.

  Arriving at the appointed place, I saw Akane had been waiting for a long time from afar.

  Not far from the agreed location, there were a few people lurking in the corner, sneaking a peek here.

  Setsuna, Monika, Negi, and Kamon.

  "Wow! It's early!" I walked over and patted Akane on the shoulder.

  The latter was frightened and let out a loud "ah", retreating five or six steps, "You you you... who are you?"

  Has it been that long since we last met? Have I changed so much? After some careful thought, looking at myself in the mirror, although I've grown a lot bigger, shouldn't I still be recognizable?

  Thinking of this, I couldn't help but look at Akane with a puzzled expression. Could it be that she's so stupid that she can't even recognize this?

  "What's with that look." Akane shouted loudly: "I know, you must think I'm an idiot!"

  I'm getting more and more surprised, although I'm an idiot, but unexpectedly sharp.

  "I've told you already, I'm not an idiot! Stop looking at me with that kind of gaze!" Mei shouted out in frustration.

  "Then who am I?" I pointed at myself.

  "Who knows who you are."

  As expected, you're an idiot, I sighed and revealed my fangs. "Then you should recognize this."

  Mei Ming suddenly jumped in fright, "Ol... teacher!!!"

  "Well, the effect of the fake medicine you gave me is just that." I pointed to my face, "Anyway, it's just for practice, so it's okay to make do with it. If there are any requirements, feel free to mention them, but they will all be rejected anyway."

  "Don't let me say it then!" he exclaimed loudly.

  I rubbed my forehead and said, "What a noisy girl you are! Uncle Longdao doesn't like girls who make unreasonable demands."

  "Who made such a racket."

  "You!"

  "I'm going to beat you up!"

  ……

  After the bickering, the date officially began. I vaguely remembered that there was a similar scene in the original work, but I had probably forgotten the plot already. In any case, let's just go with our own pace; after all, no one would say anything about it.

  Two people walked shoulder to shoulder on the street, with pedestrians coming and going in an endless stream, but we remained silent, not saying a word.

  "I say, we should say something," I proposed, "just going on like this doesn't seem right."

  "That's true." Akane smiled wryly, but couldn't think of anything good to talk about.

  Although I know Akane and our relationship is good, it's still far from being able to ask her out.

  It suddenly narrowed the distance at a tremendous pace, feeling very unnatural. This is probably also something that Negi and his friends didn't think of back then, at least I didn't think of it either.

  However, as a straight man, I should say responsibly, "By the way, isn't it boring to go on a date with me?"

  "How is this possible! Hehe... hehe..." He laughed with a guilty conscience.

  Just by looking at her, I knew. I gave her a disdainful glance and said, "Can't even cover up properly? To be honest, going on a date with Negi should be more interesting than with me."

  "How is that possible? He's only ten years old."

  "What's wrong with being ten years old? I'm not bothered, but patiently explained: "You see, that guy is already so cute at the age of ten, and when he grows up, he should become very handsome, right? Even if he becomes an uncle, he will definitely be more handsome than Long Dao."

  "Not at all! Long Tao is the most handsome one!"

  "Ah!" I feigned a look of surprise. "How is that possible? You've seen Negi's dad before, and that's the future version of Negi."

  "Hmm, now that you mention it." Perhaps it was Nagi's appearance, but Akane suddenly fell into deep thought.

  ……

  Well begun is half done.

  After a good start, things went smoothly and felt more natural.

  Akira and I started talking like a pair of good friends, without any romantic or emotional involvement.

  But the effect is unexpectedly good.

  When I mentioned being thirsty, I bought her a seven-colored ice cream and she blushed and said thank you.

  There was no specific destination, just a conversation centered around Negi.

  Akane wouldn't stop complaining to me about how much she hated Negi and the little brat.

  Niejie's series of minor ailments were picked out one by one like picking bones from eggs and placed in front of me.

  In the middle of it all, Negi seemed unexpectedly downcast among a group of sneaky eavesdroppers following behind us, constantly drawing circles on the spot.

  "You say you dislike it, but I think you seem to like Negi's words."

  I chimed in: "You see, even Nekomata's minor habits that he doesn't usually pay attention to, you're all too familiar with them. That means you've been paying close attention to him."

  Huh? Huh!!!!!!!!!

  After being shocked, Mingricai hurriedly denied, extremely denied, and resolutely denied.

  Behind the procession, Negi seemed increasingly dejected.

  "It's not that I don't like him, I just...I just can't stand those bad habits of his."

  "Negi and we live in the same dormitory, even if you don't want to know, you'll know eventually," said Asuna loudly.

  I smiled silently, without saying a word, and my eyes became increasingly flirtatious.

  Tomorrow's menu became even louder in denial.

  "That's all said and done!!!"

  The huge voice drew all eyes around her, and she seemed to realize that herself.

  Her face turned red, bright red as if blood was about to drip out.

  They fled in disarray.

  After this interlude, Mingri Cai seemed to be angry, turning her head and ignoring me, feeling like a sulking younger sister.

  Although I don't have a sister, it doesn't stop me from having this feeling.

  "Alright, alright, it's my fault. I shouldn't have used Negi to scold you." Gently stroking Asuna's hair, I spoke in a soft voice, "To show my apology, I'll grant you one condition - anything you want, just name it and I'll do my best to make it happen."

  "Who cares!" The latter proudly snorted, turning his head to one side, but his eyes sneaked a peek over.

  "Since it's not available now, let's save it for later."

  I smiled and said: "If you need anything at any time, just let me know."

  As soon as I finished speaking, I suddenly felt that Mingri Cai's body stiffened, her eyes looking at me in disbelief.

  It seemed as if something shocking was happening somewhere.

  With a look of surprise, he turned his head and looked back. Across the street, in an open-air restaurant, Ryota and Shizuka were sitting together, chatting and laughing.

  It's really sinful, this fatal situation was actually seen by Akane Minaduki.

  "Alright, come with me, I have something to tell you." As I said that, I pulled her away firmly.