After all, a large part of why she had agreed to let Tohka and the others come along was her fear that they would get upset and trigger Spirit Power Reversal.
But Origami Tobiichi was different. She was no Spirit, but an ordinary human.
And judging by past experience, any date she attended was bound to turn into chaos.
It was rare for Kotori to get a date with Shido. If Origami got involved, the whole thing would almost certainly fall apart.
Everyone had seen what happened when Tohka and Origami were put together.
Tohka, for her part, said nothing when she saw Origami appear.
But her displeasure was plain on her face, and she clicked her tongue softly.
Aside from Lingmeng, Yoshino was probably the only one who was at all friendly toward Origami.
She had looked surprised to see her, but showed little reaction after that.
"Um... Origami, what are you..."
Realizing they couldn't just stand there forever, Shido spoke first.
Origami simply raised the bag in her right hand and answered calmly.
"I remember saying yesterday that I'd come along."
"Ahaha... I guess you did."
At a loss for words, Shido could only laugh awkwardly.
Then again, Origami was the sort of person who did exactly what she said she would.
It was rather silly of him to think she might not come.
"..."
Origami calmly shifted her gaze past Shido.
She showed little surprise at the sight of Lingmeng and the other Spirits.
They had been there when he bought swimsuits yesterday, so it was only natural that Shido would bring them to the Water Park.
But what caught her attention was—
Among the Spirits stood a figure she was less familiar with.
Her long red hair was tied into twin tails with black ribbons. She