The next day...

"Well, the only thing I have to think about is how to tell her things and ... but the most important thing is if Tokoha wants to listen to me." Chrono thought, as he walked down the street.

"We meet again Chrono-kun." Someone greets him, but he does not listen.

"Chrono!" Anna yells.

"You are ... Team leader Laika Idols, right?" Chrono reacts to reunite with Anna.

"My name is Anastasia, but you can tell me Anna." she answers.

"And what are you doing here?" he asks him.

"My team decided to stay and watch the other matches, so ... here we are." she answers.

"Well, I'm retiring ... I still have things to do." Chrono responds, to which Anna comes up with a plan.

"If you're not very busy could you help me with my deck?" she said, while preparing a trap.

"I don't think so..." he answers.

"Come on, it's not a date or anything like that, plus there's a card store nearby." she said, pointing to the store.

"Okay, but just a few minutes, okay?" the redhead replies.

Minutes later...

"We're finished!" Anna was saying smiling.

"Well, now I'm leaving." says Chrono, who was about to leave.

"Are you going to watch the other matches tomorrow?" She asks him.

"I don't know, I have to talk to my team first of all." Chrono answers him.

Already a little more night...

"Well, I'm already here, so ... I just need to talk to her." Chrono thought, who was standing in front of a door.

"Shindou-kun?" says a voice that manages to recognize the redhead.

"Emi-san, what are you doing here?" asks Chrono.

"Well, I'm staying here with Akane and Tokoha, but what are you doing here?" Emi said.

"I ... nothing, I was just passing through." Chrono answers, who ridiculously turns his gaze to the door.

"I see" "Chrono, you could go for something I left inside the house." Emi tells him, offering him a small but necessary trap.

"I don't know ..." Chrono answers.

"Come on, it will only be my purse, once you have it, we will go with the others and we will go to dinner." Emi lies to him, who had his purse hidden.

"Fine..." says Chrono, who enters the house, but as soon as he enters the door closes and ...

"Chrono, what are you doing here?" a familiar voice asks him.

"Very funny Emi-san, now let me out." says Chrono, who was trying to open the door, but Emi had left them locked up.

"I don't know why you're here, but ... with permission I'm going out." Tokoha said to him, who tries to open the door, but it was useless.

"Didn't you say you were in a hurry?" Chrono asks sarcastically, but Emi was very smart and took Tokoha's keys so they could talk.

"I'll go change, since Emi-san has my keys, we'll have to wait for Akane-san to come back." she replies to Chrono, until a noise is heard.

Minutes later...

"Can you help me with this?" Tokoha told Chrono, who was trying to prepare something to eat.

"Yeah sure." Chrono answers, who was starving and decided to help her.

While with others ...

"Where are Chrono-kun and Anjou-san?" asks Aichi when he only sees Kazuma and Emi.

"They said something that they didn't feel good or something like that." Emi answers his brother.

"So... you finally came up with a plan." Kazuma whispers to Emi.

"Yep, I'll just tell you that no matter how much they want to leave ... they won't be able to do it until they solve their problems." she answers, while Kazuma just laughed.

Back with Tokoha and Chrono ...

"Well this is your opportunity Tokoha apologize and find a way for him to give you the information you want." Tokoha thought as he ate.

"Well, we're locked in until Emi-san or Akane-san opens us ... I have to think about how to apologize and that's it." Chrono thought a little nervous.

"Hey!" they both say at the same time (laugh both)

"That was a little weird, but anyway, what were you going to say?" Chrono asks Tokoha.

"Me? Etto ... Why don't you start your first?" Tokoha tells him who decides that Chrono speaks first.

"Me?" Chrono reacts nervously.

"Yeah, you have a lot to talk about, am I wrong?" she answers.

"Sorry ..." are the only words that come out of Chrono's mouth, as he remains silent for a while.

"and this time is for?" Tokoha asks him.

"I don't know, for many things ... I'm sorry I didn't tell you about Mikuru, for acting like an idiot and for having skipped your place knowing you could win." Chrono answers, who apologizes heartily.

"Could you explain yourself a little better?" she asks him.

"Well ... you know ..." Chrono answers.

"No, I don't know, that's why I'm asking you." she replies to Chrono.

"Well, I'll tell you ... just calm down, until recently I only knew that someone had attacked Mikuru, but today ... I can confirm who attacked Mikuru was a Diffrider." Chrono answers him.

"How are you so sure?" she asks him.

"That's the part that I don't think you like." Chrono tells her, who knew that the following might alter her a bit.

"Well then... start talking" she says.

"Today I received a call from ibuki, apparently everyone saw us on television and ... Kazumi also..." Chrono answers.

"Wait, we're talking about Onimaru Kazumi/Shiranui." says Tokoha, who shudders a little.

"He told me Noa was around and he also told me that a Diffrider had been the one who attacked him, and possibly my aunt as well." He answers Chrono.

"And you believe him?" she asks him.

"I don't know, at first I only suspected the photo that ibuki found, but ..." answers Chrono, who doesn't hesitate to show Tokoha the photo.

"It could have been Shiranui himself, to set a trap for you." she says to Chrono.

"It could be, but ... if so, why Verano Fahrenherat would stand on his side saying that his mark had disappeared." Chrono answers

"Does that mean you believe him?" she asks again.

"I don't know!" Chrono shouts.

"You're confused and I understand you, I feel the same, but together we'll come out of this, okay?" says Tokoha, who hugs Chrono to calm him down.

"I'm not confused, it's just ..." said Chrono, who blushes to see how close he was to Tokoha.

"It's just... what?" she said, while staring at the redhead and both blushed more.

"It's just that ... Who do you think it is ?, I mean we know Noa is here but... who will be the other?" Chrono asks, who gets up and starts walking around the room.

"What about the leader of Laika Idols?" Tokoha tells him and she sounds a little bit jealous.

"I don't think so, it's true that he wears gloves on his hands, but ... there's no reason, the only possibilityis that she's just another fan like the girls at school." he answers Tokoha.

"... You sound very sure." she answers.

"Well, as I told you, I have my points ... Wait, are you jealous?" Chrono tells him, who laughs only to be beaten by Tokoha.

"No, but it's good to know you don't suspect her just because you like her or she's pretty." said Tokoha, who was still jealous.

"Well, it's understandable... if I had to suspect everyone, including the most beautiful female fighters ... I'd have to suspect Kourin-san, Rekka-san, Emi-san, the entire Laika Idols team and also you." After that Chrono started to sweat and became a little nervous.

"What was the last thing you said?" asks Tokoha, who rejoices a little, but at the same time is embarrassed and blushes.

"Nothing!, it's late and nobody opens us I'll sleep on the couch for a while." Chrono answers her, and he lies on the couch until he falls asleep.

To be continue...