(Heartfelt thanks to 'tanzit,' 'Youcai Luobo,' and 'Yan Yu Jiangnan' for their rewards!)
The underground world, Chireiden...
Pushing open the door to her room, Satori Komeiji led Koishi Komeiji by the hand inside. They came to the round table in the center of the room and sat down, a somewhat delighted expression on Satori's face.
It was an expression Satori Komeiji had not shown in who knew how many years.
Sitting opposite Satori, Koishi reached out with her little hand to take some fruit from a plate on the table. Her little feet swung above the floor as she ate, and she giggled at Satori.
"Big Sister seems to be in a really good mood..."
"Is that so?..." Satori tilted her head and touched her cheek.
"Do I look happy?..."
"Mm!" Koishi nodded vigorously.
"Koishi hasn't seen Big Sister this happy in a very long time!"
"Perhaps..." Satori did not deny it, speaking with a trace of anticipation on her face.
"Big Sister really wants to be friends with Yakumo Bai, who can avoid being affected by Big Sister's mind-reading ability..."
Friends!
To Satori Komeiji, that had always been something far beyond her reach!
Now, however, she had hope of obtaining it. Even with Satori's temperament, having seen all the facets of humanity and the dark side of people's hearts, she could not help but look forward to it.
After all, this was the first time Satori Komeiji had met someone who could avoid having his mind read by her...
And just like Satori, who had met someone immune to her mind-reading for the first time, Koishi had encountered someone who could notice her for the first time. She spoke excitedly.
"Koishi also wants to play with Brother. Big Sister, can we play with Brother together when the time comes?..."