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Continuing from the previous text—after the final exams ended, the Student Council and the Classic Literature Club members proposed a countryside trip activity.
Chitanda Eru quickly took on the role of the organizer. After all, she is the eldest miss of a farming family, so it's not surprising for her to own several private plots of land.
If one is accustomed to the hustle and bustle of the city, they can completely go to the countryside to enjoy the primal pleasures of the human world. Breathing in the fresh forest air, and then playing an arm wrestling game with one's own cat.
As the dust and smoke began to spread, the massive black Susanoo had already dissipated, and the giant Two-Tails cat burning with blue flames also reverted to its original form.
Enyun-chan, who was exposing her belly and playing dead while looking up at the sky, weakly rolled over and slowly looked in the direction where Susanoo had disappeared.
The mist cleared, and Enyun-chan helplessly looked at the figure still standing there. Without a doubt, that was the strongest existence she originally thought she could defeat. Those eyes—there was no questioning them!
Uchiha Ryo deactivated his Mangekyo Sharingan, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly as he looked at the small cat on the ground.
"As a warm-up, it was pretty good, but unfortunately, it didn't let me fully enjoy myself! Enyun-chan..."
Enyun-chan sighed. "I was conceited. I'm very sorry for not making Lord Uchiha use his full strength."
Uchiha Ryo raised his head, took a deep breath, and looked in the direction they came from.
"Although it feels like a long time has passed, we've actually only been fighting for less than five minutes, okay."
Enyun-chan leaped up and lay down properly on Uchiha Ryo's shoulder. "Dull—boring—I want to go online, I want to play on my phone~"
The cat Enyun-chan looked at the depths of the forest they had destroyed, lying slackly on the scum master's shoulder. She really shouldn't have had a brain cramp and decided to arm wrestle with Susanoo.
Now look at her. On a perfectly leisurely afternoon, she was actually lying on the ground with her whole body aching, being baked by the sun.
Meanwhile, Uchiha Ryo sat there quietly, not knowing what he was thinking about.
At the same time, everyone still having a picnic by the stream was discussing a certain person who wasn't present. This is a very normal thing. In any small group, as long as a situation of missing people occurs, that person will quickly appear in everyone's discussions.
"I really envy you guys, every single one of you lives so freely."
Hiratsuka Shizuka held a bottle of sake and drank to herself. At the same time, she took advantage of this leisurely time to complain.
"Do you know? As a teacher, my pressure is very high! Not only do I encounter problem students every day, but especially those problem students are all young masters and young ladies."
"Besides managing the students, the Shuchiin administration also has a pile of troublesome tasks to do. Being a working adult is really hard. I'm just like a screw; wherever Shuchiin isn't functioning, that's where I get installed."
Ishigami Yu lowered his head. "Free... Hiratsuka-sensei, although I know working adults have a lot to consider, we also can't enjoy true freedom."
"Without the learning ability of people like the President, we academic dregs have it very hard. Where is there any freedom..."
Shirogane Miyuki waved his hands hurriedly, "Ishigami, it's fine if you talk about others, but I have to spend nearly half of my time every month working part-time, and in order to maintain my grades, I have to study until very late every day."
"The truly free person is a genius like Uchiha."
Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at everyone and suddenly asked out of boredom.
"Then who is the freest person?"
Saying this, Hiratsuka Shizuka added to herself.
"It definitely can't be me, so it must be one of you young masters and young ladies. This working adult right here has it very hard."
Chitanda Eru thought for a moment and quickly gave her answer.
"It's Uchiha Ryo, right."
The always rigorous Yukinoshita Yukino also nodded in agreement with Chitanda's statement.
"It depends on the situation, but it should be Uchiha Ryo indeed. But this is just my personal opinion. What do you guys think?"
Shinomiya Kaguya, being from a conglomerate family, had contact with very many people, but she also agreed with the two's view.
"It is Uchiha Ryo. If we count everyone in Shuchiin, the situation might change."
Just at this moment, a cat rushed into everyone's discussion circle, and then, under Yukino's envious gaze, was picked up by Shirosaki Hana and directly carried away.
And the subject of everyone's discussion, Uchiha Ryo, also rubbed his shoulder and approached.
"Suddenly praising me behind my back... free... maybe I am. Chitanda, is there any other itinerary for this afternoon?"
Chitanda Eru tilted her head. "We came to the countryside for leisure, not as a tour group. Where would there be an itinerary?"
Uchiha Ryo nodded. "Is that so? That's good... I'll go back to the room and rest for a bit."
Saying this, Uchiha Ryo went to Shirosaki Hana's side, picked up the Enyun-chan who was being ravaged, and then waved to everyone as he walked towards the small courtyard.
Watching Uchiha Ryo's departing back, Shirogane Miyuki expressed his doubts.
"Why does he look so tired? Didn't we just finish the picnic? It's not like he went to war."
Ishigami Yu yawned. "Maybe the weather is nice and he wants to take an afternoon nap. Actually, I want to find a place to rest too."
Fujiwara Chika helplessly shook her head.
"Young people nowadays, really... how can they live like old men? Sisters, let's go explore!"
Shinomiya Kaguya picked up her teacup, "I'll pass. Rather than running all over the mountain, it's better to look at the scenery here."
Yukinoshita Yukino took a book out of her backpack. "Reading a book is also a good choice. Fujiwara-san, do you want one?"
Fujiwara Chika hurriedly hid behind Chitanda, revealing only her head with an expression of disbelief.
"You learning monsters! We clearly came to the countryside for leisure, why are you still reading like you're at home! We should be active, roaming the mountains and playing in the water together!"
"Hana, let's go play together then!"
Fujiwara Chika found the other Shirosaki Hana, but the latter was somewhat hesitant.
"Rumi-chan, you come too!"
The child-leader Fujiwara Chika was still trying to win over new partners, but Tsurumi Rumi was clearly not the lively type of child, and directly went to sit next to Yukino.
"Wuu wuu, then Kaguya-san and Kei-chan"
Hayasaka Ai glanced at the unmoved Eldest Miss Kaguya, and could only stand up and pat Fujiwara Chika's shoulder.
"It can't be helped. I'll accompany you to walk up the mountain, but don't go far."
"Yay—Hayasaka-san is still the best! Then let's go, Hana and Kei! We'll just walk along the river and see what's upstream!"
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In the spacious room, Uchiha Ryo drew the curtains and lay on the bed.
"For some reason, he suddenly felt very tired, as if he had fought for several months straight, but he wasn't sure... what exactly he was fighting."
"Enyun-chan... I'm a bit bored. Perform a show for me."
"Why?"
"Because I am the winner. Let me see what new ninjutsu you've learned recently."
Enyun-chan rolled her eyes, then clapped her cat paws together. Following a gust of white smoke...
Enyun's new form
"You better change back."
Enyun-chan rolled her eyes again, "Then why did you want me to transform!"
Uchiha Ryo nodded, "If you don't change back, I'd feel too embarrassed to pet the cat."
Enyun-chan: "666"