What I get:
- Sora is a magical girl named Valencia.
- Riku knows that Sora is Valencia and helps to keep it a secret.
- Riku likes Valencia because she saved him from a stress monster.
- Sora likes Riku but is seemingly hiding or being tsundere about it.
- Riku is Sora’s best friend.
What I’m guessing:
- Sora is a girl who is pretending to be a boy in order for her to further hide her identity. I think. Took me a reread.
- Sora does not know that Riku knows her identity as Valencia. So she acts as if he doesn’t know. This is what would make the events that take place make the most sense.
- Sora is hiding her feelings for Riku because at school, she pretends to be from a famous dojo, and as such relationships are frowned upon. Knowing that Riku likes Valencia, Sora Is probably doing what she can to help Riku date Valencia since, as far as Sora knows, that’s the only way she’ll be able to date the guy she likes.
I still enjoyed the chapter regardless, but man that was confusing.