Tie It Up~ Tie It Up~

Inside the Spirit Apartment next door to the Itsuka residence.

"Ta-da!"

"Hm? What is this thing, Huanyue?!"

"As you can see, this is a pitch-black ingenious device capable of creating beauty and happiness."

"Gasp—so amazing!" The admiration on Tohka's face deepened. Even though she did not understand it, those imposing words alone made it sound incredible.

"As long as you plug this into the power supply and add specific ingredients, it can bloom into a wonderful flavor."

"Ooh! So something like this exists!" Tohka's eyes widened like a child witnessing magic.

Under Qian Huanyue's control, the black machine squeezed out a milky-white, vanilla-scented frozen treat, which she caught in a container.

Tohka's innocent, bewildered view of the world sometimes made her quite fun to tease.

"Here, I bought lots of flavors." After squeezing the ice cream into a perfect shape, Qian Huanyue handed it to Tohka.

"Wow! Ice cream!"

"Where's Yoshino?" She turned her head and called out warmly.

A melodramatic soap opera was playing on the living room television, one of Yoshino's usual programs.

Upon hearing her, Yoshino turned off the television and padded over in tiny steps. "Ice cream... cold... I like it. Thank you, Sister Huanyue..."

Then, her sky-blue curls were freely stroked back and forth beneath Qian Huanyue's large hand. It had to be said, they felt especially nice.

"Oh my, really now, Miss Qian Huanyue is taking every advantage of our Yoshino."

Yoshino paused mid-bite, listening to Yoshinon with a dazed look. "N-No... her hand is warm..."

"Then, Yoshinon, do you want to rub my head?" Qian Huanyue bent down with a gentle smile.

"Huh? Huhhhhh—" The rabbit puppet let out an extravagantly shocked cry, then used its tiny cloth-covered hands to gently rub Huanyue's head. "Miss Huanyue is just like a big child, isn't