After breaking up, my ex asked me to win her back

Kagura Hikaru and Kiryu Hina came out of the tent with a dazed expression.

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They were still unable to accept reality.

Both of them experienced hallucinations? Or were they hypnotized unintentionally?

It was completely incomprehensible.

"...Why do you look like this? Just came out of the mountain and haven't recovered yet?" Ayakoji Chiyoko suddenly appeared, walking over strangely to look at them.

Rather than asking about their mental state, she seemed more concerned about why Kagura Hikaru and Kiryu Hina, who were enemies, had come out of the same tent together.

When did their relationship get so good?

As soon as Kiryu Hina saw her expression, she instantly understood something, her expression turning into a subtly sarcastic half-smile, "Sorry, this is our matter, it's better if outsiders don't interfere."

Although she was right, what happened between them indeed wasn't convenient to be shared with others.

One wouldn't believe it unless they experienced it themselves.

But somehow when the truth came out of Kiryu Hina's mouth, it just didn't feel right.

Kagura Hikaru silently watched as Ayakoji Chiyoko slowly clenched her fists; they had only exchanged a few words and they were already arguing again.

"I never expected the Student Council President to be such a broad-minded person, to reconcile with an ex-boyfriend who had cheated. I misjudged you, I'm really sorry about that."

"Oh dear, I clearly remember someone shamelessly saying that Classmate Kagura was their man. So, is this jealousy, are you jealous?"

"Not at all, if you want him, feel free to take him. I won't stop you, I might just laugh about it behind your back and spread it around the school a bit, and that will be that."

"I didn't expect President Ayakoji to be smitten too, look at that face of yours, really cute. If you need love advice, you're always welcome to come to the Student Council."

"Hahaha, President Kiryu really tends to forget. Have you forgotten? There was a supporter of yours who confessed to me, you were there at the time, and I clearly replied that I had no intention of dating anyone, yet he persistently troubled me for a while, really troublesome, wouldn't you say, Student Council President."

"Oh, not dating anyone, really? I don't believe it."

"Whether you believe or not is none of my business."

Kagura Hikaru: "..."

Women arguing, truly scary.

He thought this as he ate a chocolate bar.

The snack wasn't his own; it was given to him by other students out of sympathy, along with some candy, chips, and drinks.

After wandering around the mountain for several hours, he was indeed hungry, and the few wild fruits he picked up on the way just weren't enough to fill his stomach.

While they were arguing, the sound of snacking continued beside them, leaving Kiryu Hina and Ayakoji Chiyoko gradually losing interest, both staring at him.

Kagura Hikaru shared his snacks.

Then there were three people eating.

As Ayakoji Chiyoko was opening a chip bag, Kagura Hikaru and she roughly talked about the strange experiences they had encountered.

Ayakoji Chiyoko was initially skeptical, but seeing Kiryu Hina silently drinking her beverage without any objection, she then realized the seriousness of the situation.

"Are you telling the truth?"

She gazed into the distance, where she could see Komori Ai and a group of high school students playing dodgeball, their laughter and cheer filling the air.

However, knowing the truth, this warm scene only sent chills down her spine.

"Imagine, if that guy named Komori Ai had manipulated the students around her to like her, then perhaps you were also influenced by the same measures," Ayakoji Chiyoko calmly suggested after settling down, "she might be an extremely skilled hypnotist."

Ayakoji Chiyoko still insisted on understanding the situation scientifically.

She believed in the experiences of Kagura Hikaru and another person, but at the same time, she also thought that things like magic and sorcery didn't exist in this world.

Until solid evidence was found proving Komori Ai to be a ghost, a monster, or a supernatural power user, she would remain skeptical.

"Hypnosis, huh." Kiryu Hina also fell into thought, "I've heard that the most accomplished hypnotists can induce hypnosis just with body language, but Komori Ai is still so young, where could she have learned such a technique?"

"Can't it just be innate talent?" Ayakoji Chiyoko habitually countered.

"You might as well say she's an old witch disguised as a young girl," Kiryu Hina scoffed, "a fifteen-year-old hypnosis genius, why come to such a rural place to play with us? Do you think that's likely?"

Kagura Hikaru remained silent.

Speaking of possibilities, there was one—it was him.

He had information he couldn't share with others, which was that Komori Ai might have discovered the secret of his mind-reading ability.

If this idea held, then perhaps she had come specifically for him.

Moreover, as someone who truly possessed supernatural powers, he couldn't deny the possibility that there were other unknown entities in the world.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

The longer he watched, the more unusual a scent Kagura Hikaru could detect coming from her.

It was a temperament unlike that of ordinary people.

Wilful, careless, self-indulgent, an emptiness hidden beneath a sunny smile—alien, was the only way to describe it.

Ultimately, Kiryu Hina and Ayakoji Chiyoko still thought that the likelihood of hypnosis was too small.

Anyone familiar with hypnosis should know that people who can be hypnotized instantly almost don't exist, most people need a lot of time for complete hypnosis, and the environment and methods are crucial and indispensable.

If one had to induce complete hypnosis on two strangers in good condition at the moment of meeting, that was nearly impossible.

Unless she could manipulate every plant and tree in that deep mountain during the four hours they were lost, constantly applying psychological suggestions until they fell into the anticipated trap.

That also was impossible, as Komori Ai was not a Mountain God.

There was still another issue, since she had already successfully influenced Kagura Hikaru and Kiryu Hina, why didn't she further deepen it and make them like the other students?

It was either that she herself couldn't do it, or she was just playful, wanting to see their terrified reactions.

The truth was unknown.

As evening fell, a campfire was set up at the campground, along with a barbecue party.

Although Komori Ai was supposed to go home, she was now joyfully mingling with the students of Ugao High, enjoying the barbecue.

Kiryu Hina had intended to persuade her to leave on the pretext that 'her family would be worried', but unexpectedly, Komori Ai countered with 'I'm an orphan', sinking her completely while also igniting the sympathy of the teachers and students around, who warmly invited her to join Ugao High's campfire dinner.

That was okay, it was just a meal after all.

However, when some female students, looking at Komori Ai with a face full of pity for small animals, wanted to keep her at the campsite to stay overnight, Kagura Hikaru and the others were somewhat unable to keep calm.