Chapter 28 We haven't reached the point where we don't need makeup. Oh...
At this moment, Nekono Ikuya was unaware that Furuya Rei had just suddenly had a flash of inspiration and discovered his secrets. He was still under the control of Furuya Rei's sudden smile.
In Nekono Ikuya's view, Furuya Rei's purplish-gray eyes, which usually held a hint of stubbornness and seriousness when he looked at people, suddenly curved into bright crescents, filled with a joyful light free of any gloom.
As Rei Furuya responded to Ikuya Nekono's question by waving his hand, his hair gracefully swept through the air with the slight sway of his head, seemingly merging with the golden sunlight, each strand illuminated and shimmering with dazzling golden light.
His even, healthy, wheat-colored skin, often associated with exercise, sweat, and sunshine, enhanced the infectiousness of his smile, making him vibrant and radiant, captivating all who looked at him.
What is Furuya so happy about? Why did he suddenly laugh without any warning?
A thick cloud of questions swirled in Nekono Yuuya's mind, her heart pounding with an irrepressible curiosity, as if being scratched by a kitten's claws. She wanted to open her mouth to ask more, but somehow, as she looked at Furuya Rei's smile, only one thought remained in her mind.
I knew blonde hair and dark skin were attractive, didn't I? Furuya-kun is truly dazzling now.
Nekono Ikuya: Under the control of Furuya Rei's smile, her mind gradually went blank.
"Ha~" Furuya Rei finally suppressed the urge to keep smiling and gradually calmed down under Nekono Ikumi's blank gaze. However, a hint of a smile still lingered in the corners of his eyes and brows, which made his whole demeanor more relaxed.
He looked at the still-dazed Nekono Ikuya and suddenly asked in a very relaxed manner, "Nekono-kun, do you really think I look cool?"
Although she didn't know why Rei Furuya asked again, Ikuya Nekono quickly realized and nodded, saying, "That's right, I think it's cool!"
It's so cool, undeniably cool.
Nekono Ikuya's expression was too matter-of-fact, without any seriousness or emphasis, as if what he said was a universally known truth, like the sun rising in the east and setting in the west, requiring no one to refute it.
His gaze toward Rei Furuya carried a hint of innocent questioning, as if silently wondering, "Don't you think so?" Rei Furuya could easily understand it.
Rei Furuya almost laughed again. He struggled to suppress the upturn of his lips, but his eyes couldn't help but reveal a smile.
There was nothing to be happy about, at least not to the point of making him this happy. It wasn't like no one had ever praised him so sincerely before.
But perhaps it was because the sunlight overhead was so bright today, or perhaps it was because the person in front of him was so natural, but Furuya Rei felt a sudden surge of joy for no apparent reason.
With an irrepressible urge to smile surging within him, he feigned a moment of hesitation, then nodded solemnly and said earnestly to Nekono Ikuya:
"Yes, I think so too."
After he finished speaking, his eyes suddenly crinkled with laughter again.
"..."
Nekono Ikuya: "???"
They should have been even more confused, like being gently scratched by something while walking down the street; they should have looked around in bewilderment.
But for some reason, what lingered in Nekono Ikuya's mind was not the persistent question; in fact, at this moment, Nekono Ikuya was thinking of almost nothing.
He just stared blankly at Rei Furuya.
Without any reason or thought, he stared blankly at Rei Furuya.
Huh? Why does it feel like the moment I put up the initiative in this conversation, it suddenly disappeared?
On the seesaw, Furuya suddenly pressed down and gained the upper hand. How strange.
With the initiative inexplicably handed over, Nekono Ikuya was suddenly at a loss, unsure of what to do.
This feeling is so novel and strange. Is this how other people felt when they faced him before?
Furuya-kun is also proficient in interrupt skills, and I was interrupted while casting my spell. What a strange feeling.
Instead of rushing to regain the initiative, Nekono Ikuya quietly waited for Furuya Rei to make his move, waiting for... their next clash.
A sudden surge of competitiveness ignited, and Nekono Ikuya inexplicably became excited: rubbing his hands together in anticipation.jpg
Rei Furuya, who hadn't intentionally tried to seize the initiative from Ikuya Nekono, had no idea what had just happened, and had simply chuckled twice: ? ? ?
Rei Furuya softened his smile, but his mood remained relaxed and cheerful.
Looking at the cool blonde-haired, dark-skinned Nekono Yuuya in front of him, he suddenly became curious again: what would Nekono-kun's true appearance be like? Would it be different from his previous disguises?
What kind of eyes does Nekono-kun have? Dark, almond-shaped eyes? Round, deep blue eyes? Emerald green cat eyes?
Or perhaps almond eyes, deer eyes, or peach blossom eyes?
I feel like each one suits Nekono-kun very well; there are a million possibilities for Nekono-kun's true appearance.
Rei Furuya was still immersed in the relaxed and pleasant atmosphere and too lazy to think, but coupled with his strong curiosity, he asked without hesitation:
"Nekono-kun has been imitating me lately, so what is the real Nekono-kun like?"
What is the real him like? Nekono Yuuya blinked, touched her cheek, and looked at the skin on the back of her hand, which was slightly stiff.
Oh dear, if it were any other time, he might have been in a good mood and smiled, then suddenly transformed into a living person, and happily enjoyed watching Furuya's surprised expression when he realized he had seen his true form before.
But if it were today... Nekono Ikuya could only feign nonchalance, "I won't show you, we're not at the point where we don't wear makeup yet."
It's not that I don't wear makeup!
Just like the inexplicable joy he felt upon hearing Nekono Ikuya's words, Furuya Rei felt an inexplicable displeasure at this moment.
This newly born displeasure was so intense that it instantly overwhelmed the original joy, causing the smile on Furuya Rei's face to vanish in an instant.
Rei Furuya: The Smile Disappears Technique.jpg
A mixture of displeasure and anger, with a subtle hint of grievance beneath the anger—all these emotions could ultimately be summed up in one sentence:
I thought we were friends?! But... we weren't?!
Oh no, it seems like we're doomed.
As soon as he finished speaking, Nekono Ikuya immediately felt something was wrong, and his intuition sounded a serious alarm.
Intuition: Beep beep beep, alarm, red alert! Beep beep beep, alarm, red alert!
But it was too late. Nekono Ikuya watched helplessly as the smile in Furuya Rei's beautiful purplish-gray eyes vanished instantly, replaced by displeasure.
Oops, I accidentally said the wrong thing. Furuya seems a little angry!
This wasn't the kind of initiative he wanted. All thoughts of confrontation and attack vanished from Nekono Ikuya's mind, and Nekono Ikuya was instantly defeated.
Where is the undo button? Why doesn't the undo button exist in the real world?!
Is this setup reasonable?!
At this moment, Nekono Ikuya asked the same question that the president had asked him before. It's true that fortunes change, and Nekono Ikuya has his day too.
My intuition tells me I'm exhausted: this family will fall apart without me.
Nekono Ikuya quickly dropped her forced nonchalance and smiled sweetly, "Don't be angry, Furuya-kun. It was just a joke."
Nekono Ikuya's tone quickened, and her expression became serious, almost as if she were about to raise three fingers to swear an oath.
Rei Furuya still looked listless, but Nekono reacted quickly, though this kind of joke was not allowed!
The person involved regrets it, deeply regrets it. Why did they insist on sticking to their word and accidentally say the wrong thing? Why didn't they just say why they couldn't see it?
Although, if I told you the reason why I wouldn't let you see it, Furuya would laugh at me.
With her eyes closed and a determined look in her heart, Nekono Yuuya finally revealed one of the reasons she wouldn't let Furuya Rei see her true face: "Because I tanned!"
ha?
Upon suddenly hearing this sentence, Furuya Rei was slightly taken aback. What?
Nekono Ikuya's gaze drifted, and she said to Furuya Rei with an utterly innocent expression, "I'm always very serious about cross-dressing. So when I decided to transform into a blonde with dark skin, it's perfectly reasonable that I chose to dye my hair and tan rather than use a wig and foundation, right?"
He tugged at his golden hair and said helplessly, "So it's not that I don't want to show it to Furuya-kun, it's just that I really can't right now."
Hair dyeing and tanning? Rei Furuya's cosmic cat head has been elevated to an unimaginable level.
Hmm, this is a perfectly normal line of thinking, why didn't he think of it before?
Perhaps the image of Nekono-kun was too magical in his eyes, so he assumed that Nekono-kun could change her face out of thin air, without any props.
Rei Furuya asked suspiciously, "Really?"
Nekono Ikuya said sincerely, "Yeah, and add a little bit of a makeover." Like changing the shape of the eyes or something.
Rei Furuya asked again with suspicion, "Then why do you sometimes revert to your normal skin color and dress up with black hair and various colored eyes?"
Nekono Ikuya patiently explained, "Because the hair dye is a homemade, one-time use dye, it won't damage your hair and can be easily washed off with the accompanying antidote."
Made by the witch herself, it comes from her mother's love, but there's no need to say that.
"But my body is special, and the effect of tanning doesn't last long on me. If I don't sunbathe or use a tanning lamp, the tan will basically return to normal overnight."
Therefore, maintaining his blonde hair and dark skin look is quite troublesome. Without asking the witch for help, he has to get up early every day to turn on the lamp, so he occasionally changes his look.
Nekono Ikuya said earnestly, "Tomorrow, I'll come to school in my original form, okay?"
Rei Furuya nodded with some doubt. Although Nekono-kun's choice of words for the antidote and the strangeness of his physique were a bit odd, his eyes didn't seem to be lying.
Did you really get a tan? Well, you're ruthless!
Nekono Ikuya breathed a sigh of relief. Actually, the main reason for not showing Furuya his true tan was that he hadn't shown him his tanned face today. He admitted that he had mostly been acting.
After all, what's the big deal if it's just that your skin tone gets darker? If Furuya Zero doesn't care about skin tone, why would Nekono Ikuya care about her skin tone?
He believes that his dark skin gives him a unique charm, making him look better in a different way than his natural skin tone.
But since he was wearing two layers of skin, Nekono Ikuya touched his face and smiled innocently. He had prepared a prank for Black.
Unfortunately, Nekono Ikuya didn't notice that as he frequently touched his face, his first layer of disguise seemed to have a slight flaw, and Furuya Rei's gaze was gradually turning towards him.
The young Yuya is still quite inexperienced, and two layers of disguise are a bit too much for him.
Rei Furuya was already somewhat skeptical of Ikuya Nekono's explanation, mainly because he doubted Nekono's reason for not showing her his tan. Was Nekono really that "shy"?
So when she noticed that after Nekono Ikuya's right hand had brushed across her cheek, leaving a tiny crack on her skin with a hint of white showing through it, her gaze froze.
A tan, but it's white?
Had he been scammed again? No, he had to verify it himself. If it was a deception...
Rei Furuya gritted his teeth, his gaze fixed on Ikuya Nekono's face, a dangerous glint in his eyes.
Awaken, it's time to hunt!
Without warning, Furuya Rei approached Nekono Ikuya and, before Nekono Ikuya could react, ripped the broken disguise off his face. Nekono Ikuya, realizing what was happening, cried out in shock, "No!"
Nekono Ikuya reached out to stop him, but it was too late.
Rei Furuya had already endured the shock that Black should have experienced—he saw the blank face of Ikuya Nekono under the first layer of disguise, a face he had seen in the other's sketchbook at first glance, a face without features!
The blank face winked at him.
"!!!"
Rei Furuya was startled and took a sudden step back, then successfully... twisted his ankle!
"Hiss~"
Whether it was the sharp pain in his foot or the eerie face rapidly approaching him, Rei Furuya gasped.
Nekono Ikuya's pupils dilated in shock: "Furuya-kun, are you alright?... Dr. Tokurou! Dr. Tokurou!"
Dr. Delong, please help!
...
After spraining his ankle, he followed the doctor's advice and rested at home for a day. The next day, Furuya bravely returned to school, only to find a strange classmate with soft black hair and blue cat eyes next to his seat.
'Nekono-kun always had black hair.'
'Nekono-kun still loves blue eyes.'
'I'll go to school looking exactly the same tomorrow.'
Different voices echoed in Rei Furuya's mind. He realized what was happening and sneered, "Nekono-kun?"
The new transfer student, Morofushi Kagemitsu: "???"
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