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Setsuka and Kaede looked where Tenku was pointing and were surprised to see the two people smiling at them.

"You..." Kaede was confused by the behavior of the two people. She was sure that she did not know them. Kaede wanted to say something to them, but the two people's eyes were suddenly blank. Not long after, they came to their senses and immediately left.

"What happened to them?" Kaede muttered.

"Those two people are..." Setsuka suddenly remembered something after seeing their situation. But Tenku interrupted her before she could finish her sentence.

"Those are the visitors at Niseko that Kirika used as puppets to follow you two." Tenku said calmly.

"Huh!?"

"What!?"

Setsuka and Kaede were surprised. They knew about Kirika's ability to control monster corpses to fight. But they didn't expect the girl to use her powers to make humans into puppets and watch over others from a distance.

"What are you talking about? Who are these two people? Who is Kirika? Why did she follow you two? Please explain to me." Wang Ruyue looked at them in confusion as she was the only one who didn't understand their conversation. She was annoyed that she felt alienated by the three of them. Tenku and the two girls had forgotten that Wang Ruyue didn't know Kirika. So it was natural for her to ask about it.

Setsuka and Kaede looked to Tenku for permission to talk about it to Wang Ruyue as it was closely related to him. Tenku nodded and quickly agreed. He didn't care if Setsuka told Wang Ruyue about it without his permission because he felt the matter was unimportant to him.

"Kirika is..." Setsuka turned her eyes to Wang Ruyue and explained about Kirika. She told everything she knew about that girl, including her job as an idol and her abilities as a Realizer. Apart from that, Setsuka also tells about what happened at Suisei High School and the relationship between Tenku and Kirika.

Wang Ruyue was silent, and her face became solemn when she found out that a girl named Kirika was trying to get close to Tenku. But then she raised her eyebrows after she remembered something.

"Kirika Miyazaki... Kirika Miyazaki... No wonder I feel like I've heard that name before. I listened to one of her songs when I was bored, and I have to admit that her voice is very pleasing and relaxing. In addition, her face is very pretty." Wang Ruyue's face became darker and darker the more she spoke.

Originally, she didn't care about Kirika. But after hearing that the girl had tried to get close to Tenku, Wang Ruyue felt she was just as dangerous as Setsuka. She knows that Kirika is her love rival besides Setsuka, and both are tough opponents for her because neither of them is inferior in beauty to hers. Besides, they are also strong girls. It made Wang Ruyue have to be wary of Kirika.

"I apologize. Because of me, Kirika discovered we were on holiday in Hokkaido. I shouldn't have come to her set." Setsuka said apologetically and bowed her head to Tenku.

"This is also my fault. Please forgive me!" Kaede followed what Setsuka was doing.

The two girls felt guilty because they had come to Kirika's shooting location and let the girl follow them. Tenku had warned them, but they still came there out of curiosity. Setsuka and Kaede knew it would trouble him because he didn't want to meet Kirika.

"No. Please raise your head. None of you are at fault. It's my fault Kirika followed you with that puppets." Tenku said softly. He felt uncomfortable seeing two beautiful girls bowing to him.

"What do you mean?" Setsuka raised her head and was followed by Kaede. The two looked at Tenku in confusion after they heard his words.

"Before you two came to that place, I checked the location first. Kirika might have noticed my presence when I saw her from afar." Tenku answered and smiled wryly.

When he chased away a young man who was bothering Wang Ruyue, he felt that someone was watching him. Tenku felt that look was familiar, but he couldn't remember it. But after skiing with Wang Ruyue for a while, he finally knew where he had felt those eyes.

Tenku remembered that he felt that way when Kirika used her ability to control monster corpses. In other words, it was a gaze from Kirika because the girl shared her senses with her puppet. But Tenku didn't expect that her strength had increased since the last time they met. Now Kirika can control many objects simultaneously, and her ability radius is so wide.

"Huh? Why did you come to her shooting location? Do you want to see that girl?" Wang Ruyue pouted and said displeasedly. Setsuka and Kaede turned their eyes to him and stared with prickly eyes.

"What are you three thinking? You misunderstood. Instead of me explaining it, you better see it in person." Tenku sighed and said helplessly. Then he navigated his dimension watch on his wrist and showed a projection of his playlist in front of them.

The three girls already knew his others' identities, so it didn't matter if he showed his dimension watch to them. Wang Ruyue and the others were confused when they found a single song on the playlist. But they opened their eyes wide when they saw the song's title and the singer's name.

"You… You are a fan of that girl!?" Setsuka looked at Tenku and said in shock. The other two girls also looked at him in disbelief.

"No, you are wrong. I'm not a fan, but I like one of her songs. So please don't misunderstand." Tenku massaged his temples when he saw their reactions.

"Is that true?" Wang Ruyue asked because he felt doubts about Tenku's answer. Anyone would think the same as him if they saw a playlist with only one song from a certain idol. The other two girls looked at Tenku seriously and waited for his answer.

"Of course, that's true. Why should I lie to you? It's of no use to me." Tenku sighed again and felt a little overwhelmed by them. He thought that fighting fifth-level monsters would be easier than dealing with the suspicions of Wang Ruyue and Setsuka.

"That's good!" Setsuka and the other two girls sighed in relief.

Tenku is not stupid. He knew why Wang Ruyue and Setsuka had such a reaction after seeing the songs on his playlist.

He was willing to explain it because he didn't want them to misunderstand him. Tenku couldn't lie to his heart. He had special feelings for Setsuka and Wang Ruyue. Therefore, Tenku didn't want them to be sad and disappointed in him. That feeling gave him a headache and trouble. But Tenku doesn't regret having it.

But then Tenku was surprised when he saw Kaede's expression because the girl's reaction was almost the same as Wang Ruyue and Setsuka's. He was sure he had never done anything special to her to make her fall in love. Tenku shook his head and didn't want to think about it any further. He was sure it was just his feelings, and Kaede would not fall in love with him.

"Alright. We'd better not talk about that matter anymore. Sooner or later, that girl will come to us. So we don't have to think about her too much. We just have to enjoy our winter vacation and don't care about that problem. Isn't that why we came to Hokkaido?" Tenku smiled and said softly. He tried to divert the topic of their conversation.

"You are right. We should not discuss the matter anymore. We better enjoy our holiday here." Setsuka nodded in response to his words.

"Yeah, how about we continue skiing? I want to try sliding on my skis from the slope over there." Wang Ruyue agreed with Setsuka, and she pointed in a certain direction from that place.

"That is a good idea. So how about we race? The winner will get a gift from Tenku" Kaede smiled broadly and added.

Setsuka and Wang Ruyue raised their eyebrows at Kaede's words. They thought that her proposal was very good. The two girls could compete openly without worrying about being cheated. After that, Wang Ruyue and the others turned their attention to Tenku. They had to get approval from him first.

"If the three of you have already decided, I can't do anything about it. Do as you wish. But what gift do you want? Please don't ask for too much. I can only give you gifts according to my abilities." Tenku smiled slightly and gave his consent. He didn't mind Kaede's idea. After all, it can make their vacation even more fun and exciting.

"Thank you! I know you won't have the heart to refuse our request." Kaede smiled coquettishly. She felt happy after hearing the answer. The other two girls also felt the same way, but they didn't notice the expression on Kaede's face.

"You don't need to worry about it. We will not ask for something that is beyond your ability! Isn't that right, you two?" Wang Ruyue added and looked at Kaede and Setsuka. Both of them nodded in response to her question.

"That's good. In that case, you guys can think about it and tell me after you've decided what you want. But now we will return to the resort because it's past lunchtime. We will eat to fill our stomachs first. After that, the three of you can do your race." Tenku reminded Wang Ruyue and the others. They were too busy skiing and looking for Tenku that they forgot to eat lunch.

Setsuka, Wang Ruyue, and Kaede looked at each other, and their stomachs growled. Tenku couldn't help but smile, and the three girls' faces were as red as apples. They forgot that they didn't have lunch and showed something embarrassing to Tenku.

"Then, let's go back to the resort now." Tenku said, and the three girls nodded in response. After that, they left the place.

After returning to the resort, Tenku and the others came to the restaurant. Fortunately, the place was empty of visitors because they didn't come at lunchtime. They sat down at one of the tables in the restaurant and quickly ordered food.

While waiting for their food to be ready, Wang Ruyue and the others heard footsteps approaching their table. They looked towards the source of the voice and found a young man coming along with several middle-aged men. They have a stocky body and look very strong.

Tenku frowned when he saw them because the person walking in front was the young man he had chased away for bothering Wang Ruyue.

"I didn't expect that he would come back with reinforcements. Trouble comes by itself even though I don't look for it." Tenku sighed and shook his head.