The residence that had originally been damaged by the aftermath of the battle had been restored by Gigue using the power of time. Then Tsukishiki, her face drawn tight, followed Gigue into a room, followed by a burst of crackling noises.
The door was abruptly pushed open, and Tsukishiki emerged with her pretty face flushed red. She hurriedly straightened her slightly disheveled clothes, then turned back and glared fiercely at Gigue.
Gigue lay leisurely on the bed with his hands behind his head, a half-smile on his face.
"Tsukishiki is even with you now!!"
After gritting out those words, Tsukishiki turned to leave. Gigue's voice drifted out behind her.
"Hey, now you're just being unreasonable. Compared to your life, what's a few hits? That's not an equal exchange at all!"
Tsukishiki nearly fainted from rage on the spot. She forcibly suppressed the urge to blow up the planet beneath her feet and said, "What else do you want? If Genshiki or Sorashiki had made that request, Tsukishiki would rather die!"
Gigue paused at that and said, "Uh, then why is it fine when it's me?"
"I don't know! Tsukishiki regrets it now!"
Though Tsukishiki claimed to regret it, she did not actually throw a fit. She merely stood there sulking, looking like a little girl waiting to be coaxed.
Seeing this, Gigue got up and walked over. Tsukishiki was still in her petite loli form under normal circumstances, so the height difference between them was considerable. Gigue was completely looking down at her.
From Gigue's perspective, all he could see was the bun on top of Tsukishiki's head. The longer he looked, the more he wanted to laugh. He cleared his throat and said, "Ahem... well, since you put it that way, then fine, we're even, all right? Stop blocking