Just then, a hand suddenly reached out from the smoke and dust and grabbed Nicholas.
"Nicholas!!"
"...Lin Nai?" Unlike the astonished Shigure Kira, Nicholas remained calm.
"Oh my, you recognized me?" Lin Nai walked out of the dust. "Long time no see, Kira. Say, are you still tone-deaf?"
"Lin Nai, you fucking..."
Shigure Kira, who had been moved by their reunion just moments ago, immediately lost it.
She was one step away from pulling out a weapon and perishing together with Lin Nai.
Fortunately.
Shigure Kira still had some sense and knew she could not beat him.
"Ahem, Senior Shigure Kira, long time no see." Durandal fanned away the dust by the door and walked out.
"Oh my! Bianca!" Shigure Kira looked delighted. "Long time no see!"
Durandal poked Lin Nai in the waist, stopping him. "Lin Nai, stop bullying Nicholas... Miss?"
"Sorry, I'm not very familiar with the growth patterns of extraterrestrial life." Durandal apologized.
Still, she first had Lin Nai release the "furball" in his hand.
"Thanks, Bianca." Nicholas patted her tiny body, then said unhappily, "I didn't only grow into this shape this year."
"It's all because Kira hadn't seen much of the world. Back then, she mistook me in hibernation for my complete form."
"Hmm... Do you still form your appearance based on other people's impressions?"
Lin Nai looked over with interest. If someone imagined this girl as a hammer, could Shigure Kira become a Thor?
Nicholas sensed something and moved away from Lin Nai. "I have a feeling you aren't thinking of anything good."
"I really am not thinking of anything good."
Lin Nai did not deny it.
It seemed like it would be fun.
"...Should I praise you for being honest?"
"You can."
"Croak! No, thank you!"
Shigure Kira: Gradually Understanding Everything
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