> "White Day is the time to return feelings.
Unless you're the Blank One. Then it's time to return psychological warfare."
— Rias, watching her plans fall apart in real time
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[Location: Kuoh Academy – One Month After Chocolategeddon]
Valentine's had been… traumatic.
Now it was White Day—the time to respond.
Every girl in Kuoh held their breath.
Every guy feared for their life.
And MC?
MC calmly entered school with:
No chocolates.
No gift bags.
No intention of returning anything.
MC (quietly):
> "The strongest rejection… is calculated ambiguity."
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[Scene: The Ambush Plan]
Rias and Sona, separately but with equal pettiness, set up "accidental" White Day encounters:
Rias planted a "forgotten" chocolate box on MC's desk
Sona rigged a student council note saying "urgent emotional feedback required – see office"
Both waited.
Both watched.
MC walked right past them, whispered something to a crow… and disappeared through the janitor's closet.
Tsubaki (shaking):
> "He just… vanished again."
Rias:
> "He's avoiding emotional gravity like it's an actual force."
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[Scene: MC's Actual Gift Delivery Plan]
He hand-delivered:
A stick of cinnamon gum to Akeno (laced with anti-dramatic aura)
A gift-wrapped graphing calculator to Sona
A mystery book labeled "How to Stop Caring (But Also Not)" to Rias
And a note to Issei that just read:
> "Stop breathing near magical pastries. You trigger enchantments."
Issei (crying):
> "It's not a love letter, but it's the most attention I've ever gotten."
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[Meanwhile: Student Body Speculation Spiral]
Rumors say MC is already married to the void
Others believe he's dating the principal in a pact to rewrite school rules
One girl claims he made eye contact with her and now she speaks in cryptic metaphors
Koneko (watching him eat plain rice):
> "He's clearly in a romance arc.
But it's against the plot itself."
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[Scene: Girls' Conference – The Anti-MC Coalition Meeting]
Rias, Sona, Akeno, even Tsubaki and Xenovia meet in secret.
They agree on only one thing:
> "We must break his poker face."
Plans are drawn.
Phases are named.
Operation Emotional Interrogation is launched.
MC knows before they even start.
He's already hidden all emotional response points behind seven layers of sarcasm, misdirection, and tea.
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[Final Scene – Rooftop, Late Sunset]
MC stands alone again.
The sunset glows. Crows circle. The wind carries whispers.
Rias (approaching carefully):
> "Just tell me one thing.
Why dodge us all?"
MC (looking at the sky):
> "Because your interest… makes me real.
And I'm not done being a shadow yet."
He steps into the wind.
And vanishes.
Again.
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[System Notification]
> Trait Gained:
"Heartbreaker by Default (Lv.1)" – You automatically avoid romantic flag progression through pure narrative deflection and cold tea.
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End of Chapter 47: The Emotionally Untouchable Strikes Again