"Xiao Na!"
Kurumi's eyes lit up. In two quick steps, she reached the gothic lolita's side, slipped her hands beneath her arms, and with a slight lift, pulled the gothic lolita into her embrace.
Three meters away, Akatsuki Kojou stood with his mouth agape, looking as though he had seen a ghost.
"Th-this..."
Himeragi Yukina's gaze instantly sharpened. Nangong Natsuki was a renowned attack mage and highly proficient in spatial arts. How could an ordinary person catch her so easily?
Unless... Nangong Natsuki had not resisted at all. But was that possible?
Or could it be... that Tokisaki truly hid some enormous secret?
"Xiao Na, where are your mommy and daddy~?"
Just as Nangong Natsuki raised her folding fan to rap Kurumi on the head, the pure look in Kurumi's eyes made her body go limp again.
After squirming in Kurumi's arms for a moment, Kurumi suddenly realized. "Xiao Na is already a big girl. You don't like being held like this anymore, do you?"
As she spoke, she gently set the gothic lolita back on the ground.
Nangong Natsuki flicked her folding fan open, hiding her slightly flushed face. A simple hypnosis spell was cast once more, and her magic-infused voice flowed into Kurumi's ears.
"Tokisaki, please go rest in the adjoining room first. I would like to speak with these two students."
"Okay."
Kurumi walked into the adjoining room, and the door closed behind her. She turned around and sat on the sofa.
In the darkness, no one saw the smile curling across the lovely girl's lips.
Inside the office.
"Ahem, ahem, ahem!" Nangong Natsuki coughed loudly. She then put away her fan and said sternly, "What did you just see?"
"We saw Tokisaki pick up Teacher Nangong..."
Just as Himeragi Yukina was about to tell the truth,