"Hey, don't worry about that stuff. We're friends, right? Maybe not super-close ones, but I like you, Itsuki-kun. Being of opposing elements doesn't change that. Elements are based off personalities, right? Your personality hasn't changed just because you have magic now."

"Besides," he added, "We're partners in crime. We were pretty busy, but I want to see if the curse we placed on Akiyama has taken effect yet."