> "There are three types of Valentine's chocolate:
Pure, poisoned, and emotionally radioactive."
— MC, calmly disarming a heart-shaped explosive
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[Location: Kuoh Academy – February 14, 7:30 a.m.]
MC entered campus as usual: unnoticed by mortals, unbothered by expectations, already five moves ahead in the emotional chess game.
His locker creaked open.
Out fell:
A perfectly wrapped chocolate heart
A scroll labeled "Open at risk of emotional damage"
And a magically encoded love letter with seven seals, three trigger warnings, and one Latin chant of confession
MC (flat):
> "They've weaponized feelings.
Again."
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[Scene: Issei the Confession Bomb Detector]
Issei (hiding behind a desk):
> "Another one just exploded in sparkles and sang my insecurities at me!"
Kiba (dodging a flaming truffle):
> "Why does Akeno's chocolate hum Gregorian chants?"
Akeno (smiling, radiating menace):
> "Because I care deeply... and have questionable restraint."
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[Scene: Rias vs. Sona – Chocolate Cold War Escalates]
Rias delivered her chocolate via enchanted phoenix.
Sona delivered hers through a riddle puzzle box that required solving three math problems and surviving one ethics dilemma.
Both left their gifts in MC's desk drawer with extremely polite, terrifying notes:
> Rias: "For energy and observation. Purely academic."
> Sona: "Best consumed under regulated conditions. Do not share."
Tsubaki:
> "They're not confessing. They're marking territory."
Koneko (nibbling crackers):
> "They're going to need therapy. Or a duel."
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[Scene: The Letter Pile Incident]
MC received 13 anonymous Valentine's letters.
Each harmless alone.
But when stacked in a certain order on his desk…
They formed a magical sigil of awakening.
A glow filled the room.
MC (sipping tea):
> "Ah. The ancient technique: Love-Linked Curse Matrix."
He calmly rearranged the letters into a Sudoku grid.
Sigil imploded.
Issei (from hallway):
> "WHY DID THE AIR SMELL LIKE REJECTION AND CINNAMON?!"
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[Scene: Student Council Recon Mode]
Sona:
> "He received exactly 13 love letters, 4 cursed truffles, and 1 enchanted rose.
None were rejected. None were accepted.
They're… orbiting him."
Rias:
> "We're in a stable confession standoff.
One move… and someone declares emotional war."
Sona:
> "We already did. This is diplomacy now."
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[Final Scene – Rooftop, Late Afternoon]
MC stood watching the sun set, holding a single box of normal, completely plain chocolate.
He opened it. Inside was a note:
> "Happy Valentine's, you dangerous, unreadable nerd.
From: The one who sees through the nonsense."
He looked up. No one was there.
He smiled.
Then pocketed the chocolate.
MC (softly):
> "Cute. But this isn't over.
Phase 3 begins... White Day."
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[System Notification]
> Trait Gained:
"Romantic Neutralizer (Lv.1)" – You may disarm magical confessions, redirect emotional turbulence, and survive high school holiday arcs with mild sarcasm.
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End of Chapter 46: Chocolate Was Just the Beginning