The Boy Who Walks Beyond The End-Chapter 101: Tour Trouble and the Blue-Haired Guard

Daiki clasped his hands together with childlike enthusiasm. "Alright! Let me show you around the academy!"

Zen blinked. "Uh... are you even allowed to give tours?"

Daiki grinned. "Probably not."

Behind them, Lyra narrowed her eyes. Her arms were folded tightly, her expression calm in the way that volcanoes are calm right before erupting. Every step Daiki took near Zen, she matched with military precision.

"Is she following us?" Daiki whispered to Zen.

"She's an observer," Zen muttered.

"...Is she observing me?" Daiki whispered again, now sweating.

From behind a pillar, Kleez popped his head out. "Correction! She's protecting her future husband from a suspiciously sparkly stranger with brotherly intentions!"

"Kleez!" Lyra hissed. "One more word and I'll turn that bird of yours into a pillow!"

Kleez immediately hid behind Sylvia. "She's lost it again! You see this? She's unhinged! The academy tour is now a hostage situation!"

Elvren leaned against a column, lazily chewing on a honey-flavored leaf. "Honestly, I'm just here for the drama."

Sylvia tilted her head. "So this is normal?"

"Very," Kleez said from behind her. "This is like... Thursday."

Meanwhile, Daiki—ever the sunshine-filled oblivious bean—opened a grand set of glass doors. "This is the Skywalk Corridor! They say if you sprint down here fast enough, it sounds like a whispering wind."

Zen, trying to focus, nodded. "That's kinda cool."

Daiki beamed. "Wanna try it?"

Zen shrugged. "Sure."

He barely took a step before Lyra's voice snapped like a whip. "You'll trip and crack your skull."

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Zen paused. "...Okay. Never mind."

Daiki blinked. "You care that much about his skull?"

Lyra scowled. "I care about the mission. Don't read into it!"

Nex popped into Zen's view, sighing dramatically with his geometric arms folded.

[Nex]: "Mission Objective: Survive academy. Current Sub-Objective: Avoid accidental marriage."

Zen ignored him.

Just then, Daiki pointed at the main tower. "That's the Arcane Spire. Only top-ranked students get to climb it."

"Which means you can't," Lyra added sweetly.

Daiki laughed. "You wound me, blue hurricane. Deeply."

Lyra smirked. "Not yet. But I will if you keep getting handsy with Zen."

Daiki looked genuinely puzzled. "I held his hand once. It was to cross a puddle."

Zen mumbled, "You carried me over it..."

"And tucked your coat around him like a blanket!" Kleez added with too much enthusiasm.

Daiki's eyes sparkled. "He was cold!"

At this point, Sylvia whispered to Elvren, "Is... is this a love triangle?"

Elvren shrugged. "I think it's a love rhombus at this point."

Lyra growled. "I will end this rhombus."

[Nex]: "Upgrading conflict level to 'Romantic Apocalypse.' Deploying popcorn."

Then, with impeccable timing, Daiki smiled and said, "You're all amazing.