"Then I'll answer your question~"
Seeing this, Aozaki Touko smiled faintly and began explaining. "The 'her' who spoke with me that day was your original personality. It was also 'her' who created you and Ori..."
"..."
Most ordinary people would probably have found this answer difficult to accept. However, Ryougi Shiki did not find it hard to accept. On the contrary, she felt that it was only natural, and accepted the fact just like that before asking her next question:
"Why did 'her' create me and Ori?"
"..."
At this, Aozaki Touko thought for a moment before smiling. "Hmm... That's a very important question. Once again, it seems I'll need to ask for a price."
"What do you want?"
Ryougi Shiki asked decisively.
"I haven't decided yet. Can I bring it up later?"
Aozaki Touko suggested this, but Ryougi Shiki frowned and said coldly, "If you bring it up later, what if you ask me to die? Would I still have to fulfill the agreement? After all, you're the one who gets to define the value of the information."
"It's not as serious as you think~"
Aozaki Touko waved her hand with a smile. "If Shiki wants to refuse when the time comes, then just refuse without any burden. After all, it's only a game meant to keep the question-and-answer session from becoming boring."
"...I agree."
Hearing this, Ryougi Shiki nodded.
"Then let me answer. 'She' created you and Ori simply to deal with the troublesome outside world."
Aozaki Touko answered casually.
"Deal with the troublesome world?"
Ryougi Shiki asked in confusion, feeling that she could not quite understand.
"Because this world was unbearably boring to her~"
This time, Aozaki Touko could not be bothered to ask for anything and explained readily. "For example, those office workers whose lives follow