"I will demonstrate the power of imagery— meaning, you can create a physical manifestation of whatever you imagine, sourced directly from your inner power."
Tatsuya asks, "So, whatever I imagine becomes real?"
Their Sensei clarifies, "You can create shadow clones, but since the source is your inner power, there are limitations." Sensei then instructs them to practice this technique at home for tomorrow.
A little while later, after class ends, Yuki is about to leave when Yuma asks him "Yuki, will you come with us to Tatsuya’s shop to eat noodles?"
Yuki turns around and asks, "To Tatsuya’s shop?" She glares sideways at Tatsuya.
Noticing his look, Tatsuya asks, "What's wrong? Do you have something to say?"
Yuki replies, "Why would I ever go to _his_ shop?"
Masaru chimes in, "Oh come on, Yuki, let's go."Yuma insists as well, and Yuki finally agrees.
At the shop, watching Yuki eat, Yuma asks, "Do you really like this that much?"
Yuki nods and replies, "I like the noodles, but definitely not Tatsuya."
Hearing this, Tatsuya spits out his noodles and yells, "And who asked you to like me anyway?!"
Once everyone finishes eating, Yuma pays the bill and says, "This one is on me today, it's my treat for you guys."
Surprised, everyone asks, "A treat for what?"
Yuma happily replies, "Because today is my birthday!"
Yuki snaps, "Why didn't you tell us sooner?"
Masaru teases, "Why? Would you have given her a gift?"Yuma bids them all goodbye and leaves.
The scene shifts. We see the woman named Onna, who has come to speak with the village chief. From outside, Onna calls out, "Is anyone here?"
A man comes out from inside and asks, "Yes? Who are you looking for?"
Onna replies that she wants to meet the village chief. The man says, "Please wait here, I'll be right back," and goes inside.
A moment later, we see Onna sitting and conversing with the village chief. Once their conversation ends, Onna steps outside.
As Onna fixes her hairpin, she says to her companion, Kuroba, "You know, my work is almost half done. Now it's time for us to return to our homestead. Oh, and did you speak with Akuma yet?"Kuroba replies, "Yes."
Onna mutters, "Humph... good. Everything is falling into place. Now all that's left is to..."
Before Onna can finish her sentence, another person named Yasha bursts into the room and asks, "Onna, is the capsule safely secured?"
Onna looks at Yasha and replies, "Hmm. Yes, it is."As Onna speaks, we transition into a flashback. Judging by Onna's silhouette, she appears to be talking to someone. Once their conversation ends, she vanishes into the wind down a dark path.
Next, we see Onna placing a tiny object inside a glass jar, which is kept inside a wooden box. She travels to a specific location and seals the glass-jar-like object away securely.Meanwhile, we find Yuki inside a shop, looking completely bewildered. Scratching his head, he mutters to himelf, "What should I get...? What should I get...? I have no idea."
Just then, we see Mika with two of her friends. Mika notices Yuki wandering aimlessly around the store and calls out to her. "Oh, Yuki! What are you doing here?"
Yuki quickly turns around and sees it's Mika. Caught off guard, she stammers, "W-What are you doing here?"
Mika giggles and replies, "Silly! This is a girls' cosmetics shop. What are _you_ doing here?"
"Ah... I must have walked in by mistake," Yuki mumbles, completely flustered.
As Yuki tries to make a quick exit, Mika grabs his by the collar, stopping him in his tracks. "Hold on a minute. Why are you really here? Looking for something for someone? Aren't you going to get anything for me?"Yuki snaps, "Why on earth would I get something for you?"
Mika raises an eyebrow. "Then what _are_ you here for?"
Cornered, Yuki stammers, "I... I came to pick up something for Haru."
Mika gives her a suspicious look. "Really? Didn't you say something about ribbons the other day too—"
Yuki cuts her off mid-sentence. "Oh, shut up, Mika! I told you, I'm here to get something for Keito."
Mika's eyes widen. "You literally just said Haru, and now you're saying Keito! Do you even know what you're saying anymore?"
Trying to look confident, Yuki crosses his arms. "Yes! I'm buying for both of them. But I'm definitely not getting anything for you."
Mika rolls her eyes and scoffs, "As if I'd want anything from you, Yuki."Getting irritated, Yuki snaps, "Then why are you talking so much? Go mind your own business and stop annoying me!"
Mika chuckles and walks away with her friends. Left alone, Yuki is still completely confused about what to choose. Suddenly, his eyes land on a beautiful hair clipper. Deciding on it, he buys the clips and heads home.
Back home, when he hands the clips to Haru and Keito,Keito looks surprised. "Yuki, why did you randomly buy hair clips?"
Placing his shopping bags down, Yuki mutters, "No reason."
Haru questions him further, "Come on, Yuki, tell us the truth."
Defensive, Yuki barks, "Ugh, what is wrong with you guys? It's just a hair clip! Why are you interrogating me? If you don't like it, just say so. I'll give it to Yuma instead!"
Haru bursts out laughing. "I knew it! I knew if weteased you just a little bit, you'd spill the beans."
Jitu starts laughing too and asks, "Who is Yumeko"
Yuki sighs, "My classmate. I bought a clip as a birthday gift for him."
Keito places the clip on his head, playfully trying it on, and says, "Well, yeah, you should definitely give him a gift."
Haru stands up from her chair and says,"What is there to hide?"Yuki replied, "No, why would I hide anything?"
Hearing their laughter and chatter, Mika came out of the room and said, "Oh, Yuki, is that you?"Yuki asked, "When did you get here?"Mika answered, "Well, I don't wander around like you do. That's why I came straight home." Saying this, Mika went back into the room.
Then, Yuki handed Mika a clip. Mika said, "No, I won't take it. Keito told me you brought this as a gift for your friend. But, the clip is really beautiful."
Yuki insisted, "Oh come on, just take it, it's fine. I actually brought this for you." Mika became very happy.
The next morning, Yuki was sitting in his classroom. He had been moving around restlessly for quite a while, looking like he was trying to pick up something from the floor.Tatsuya, who was sitting right next to him, asked, "Yuki, why are you moving around so much?"Ignoring his own restlessness, Yuki said, "No, it's nothing. Did you hear something?"Tatsuya pressed further, "Yuki, what are you looking for down there? You don't look okay."Yuki suddenly lifted his head from under the desk and snapped, "Tell me, what happened?"Tatsuya replied, "How should I know? What's wrong?"A little later, we see Yuki outside, talking to Yuma. Yuki says, "Hey Yumeko" He starts to say, "I... for you..." but stops mid-sentence as Masaru suddenly rushes up to them.
Panting heavily, Masaru gasps, "Yuki, you're here? Sensei called you, go now!"
Yuki finds this very strange. He asks, "Why?"
Masaru replies, "I don't know, but Sensei called you."Yuki thought to himself, "Did Sensei really have to call me right now?" He turned to Yumeko and said, "Yumeko, let's meet later." Saying this, Yuki quickly stuffed something into his pocket and ran off.
He went to meet Sensei. Yuki said, "Hey Sensei, what happened?"
Sensei said, "Yuki, did you forget? I told you to use your power properly."
Yuki replied, "Sensei, do you know how many times I have tried?"
Sensei then asked, "How many times? A hundred times?"
Yuki scratched his head and said, "No, actually..."
Sensei said, "You never listen to anything I say. Look at how well your other friends perform. And you just mess everything up. Today, I am going to your house."
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