"That's an unexpectedly strong rejection." Jiu Ming shook his head. If he told her the truth outright, she definitely wouldn't believe it. If he lied... well, that was exactly what he had been about to do. "Ahem, actually, there was never any Ninth Sister. The one you've always known was just me!"
"And then?" Haruhi narrowed her eyes and replied blandly, her expression unreadable. "Did she tell you to say that?"
"Of course not. Look at this." The corner of Jiu Ming's mouth twitched slightly as he hesitantly pulled out a Sealed Card. Damn it, there'd only be one time like this in his whole life. With that thought, he slapped the Sealed Card in his hand into his palm.
"...Holy shit!?" Kyonko's listless eyes instantly widened to their limit, as though she had witnessed something utterly unbelievable. She raised a hand and pointed at Jiu Ming with a trembling finger. "Y-you-you-you..."
"Ah~ this is the truth. Everything you saw was fake." Jiu Ming's eye twitched as he spoke as though stating an undeniable fact. Inwardly, he let out a breath. Holy shit, there weren't even any clothes after this transformation!?
If not for his unusual constitution, which ignored the matter of clothing and let him directly conjure up an outfit, who knew what kind of situation this would have caused.
"!? You? Oh my!" As though she had spotted some fascinating new object, Haruhi's eyes lit up. She instantly leapt in front of Jiu Ming, and the moment both hands grabbed him, there was a bang. The "Ninth Sister" before her turned back into Jiu Ming. "So you're a pervert!" At least it worked.
"As far as I know, Suzumiya isn't that easy to fool. What did you do?" Kyonko pulled Jiu Ming aside and asked in a low