August 31, 5:05 PM.
Just when it was about time for dinner, they finally found the missing Ancient Literature homework.
Index, who found it, laughed and said,
"Ohhoho, to think that it was hidden in the pile of manga. Aren't I great, Touma? Shouldn't you be saying something to me?"
"DIDN'T YOU MESS UP THOSE MANGA? MESSING THEM UP IS STILL A BAD THING! ARRANGE THAT PILE OF MANGA ONTO THE BOOKSHELF! AND THEN APOLOGIZE TO ME!"
"It had nothing to do with manga. Sphinx took it away."
On a side note, Sphinx was a calico cat Kamijou was raising. Of course, it was not the mysterious beast that would kill people who couldn't think fast.
As for the culprit cat, it was attracted by a 3-minute cooking show on the television, and was pawing at the television.
Kamijou sighed seriously.
Right now, it was about 5 PM. There was less than 7 hours before the date changed. Even if he rushed through an all-nighter, there was less than 15 hours left till school started. Could he really finish all the math questions, English assignment and Modern Literature?
It was really a waste to spend so much time looking for the Ancient Literature assignment, Kamijou thought in despair.
But on the other side, Index, who couldn't get Kamijou's praise, seemed to be unhappy as well.
"Touma, Touma! I helped out, so I should be able to get a reward, right? I want to eat delicious stuff! Make what they're cooking for today's dinner!"
"..."
Kamijou stared silently at the television.
Maybe it was because it was summer vacation, the 3-minute cooking show was introducing how to make a tofu hamburger to make children happy.
Kamijou then slowly turned his neck around and stared at Index.
His lips made a mysterious smile.
"...Are you complaining of having such a long life?"
"Why are you so rash? Touma, you should be hungry, which is why you're getting angry so easily. Don't you want to eat that?"
"Of course I want to, but haven't I been emphasizing it for so long, that I don't have time to do that?"
"Your brain will become rigid if you give yourself too much pressure. You should occasionally rest once in a while."
"Uuu! Those completely kind words are making me hate my itchy mouth..."
"Okay okay, Touma, stop grasping your head and wailing about. Eh? Where did your maths problems go off to?"
"Eh?"
Touma stared at the short glass table.
It wasn't there.