Tsukuyomi = VR

In the dim Hard-Shell Tower, a vibration that had not been heard in a long time made the figure hidden beneath the blankets quietly poke her head out.

"Megalo, it sounds like the noise stopped today..."

"W-Wait, why are people still approaching from outside? Father, Brother Fukaboshi, Brother Ryuboshi, and the Minister of the Left and Minister of the Right..."

Creak!

The door, which had always been shut again after being opened for only a few minutes, swung wide. Specks of sunlight pierced the darkness and did not fade away.

"Father... if you don't close the door, those things will..."

"Sorry, but your father has temporarily left this space to me. Nice to meet you, Mermaid Princess Shirahoshi."

A gentle voice sounded beside her ear. Shirahoshi, hiding beneath the blankets, cautiously peeked out and revealed her true face.

Her flowing, long pink hair draped over her snow-white arms. Mist filled her clear blue eyes, as though tears might spill from those captivating eyes at any moment.

"Y-You're a human, sir?"

The moment she saw the figure before her, Shirahoshi, who had been curled up under the blanket, instinctively sprang up and blinked hard.

"A human? A real human? No tail, with hands and feet—an actual human!"

When Shirahoshi leaped up from the bed, even Hanazuki could not help raising an eyebrow. She really was... even bigger than he had imagined!

With her ample chest and pink fish tail shaded in different tones, Shirahoshi stood at least four meters taller than even Black Maria.

It was unbelievable. Black Maria's surging curves alone could bury him, so this level of magnificence was truly hard to imagine.

"A human..."

"No, my name is Uchiha Hanazuki. Just call me Hanazuki."

His gentle smile gradually calmed Shirahoshi's emotions amid her surprise.

"Hanazuki... Hanazuki, you've been