Chapter 67
Shido, completely bewildered, simply nodded, still confused.
"... Oh, really...?"
"Okay, we should go now. Bye-bye, lucky pervert brother and lolicon sister~"
After the puppet gave Shido and Lingmeng such strange nicknames, the girl turned and ran away.
"Hey--Hey!"
No matter how Shido called out to her, the girl did not respond.
She turned the corner and disappeared without a trace in no time.
Whether by coincidence or not, the rain stopped shortly after the girl left.
"Wow, what a strange girl. Does she talk to others using ventriloquism?"
"Yes, it is indeed very strange."
"Haha, but it's really cute."
"..."
As they watched the girl walk down the road, Lingmeng and Shido said this.
"Well, since the rain has stopped, let's go back now, Shido?"
Lingmeng looked at the sky; although it was still full of dark clouds, it had stopped raining.
"That's right, your clothes are completely soaked. You'd better go back quickly, take a shower, and change your clothes."
Looking at his clothes, which were already soaked through, and the stains he had gotten on them from kneeling on the ground while picking up the puppet, Shido agreed.
While pondering questions like, "Do we still have any stain remover at home?", Shido lightly tossed his hair, letting the raindrops splash around him.
As if wanting to leave all the unpleasantness behind, Shido and Lingmeng embarked on their journey back.
I can't think of a title for Chapter Eleven.
Upon arriving at the Itsuka Residence's gate, Shido took out his key to open the door, but the door opened unexpectedly when he touched the doorknob.
It was obvious that their door hadn't been locked until just now.
Just then, Shido's brows furrowed slightly.
"The door isn't locked. Is Kotori home?"
"Hmm... I guess so?"
"Lingmeng said from the side," Shido said, and Shido nodded slightly.
If the front door wasn't locked, then there are only two explanations --
① A thief broke into the house
②My lovely younger sister Kotori, is currently at home.
Although Shido felt that the second option was more likely, he still had mixed feelings.
Shido's younger sister, Kotori Itsuka.
On the surface, he is a thirteen-year-old second-year junior high school student attending a nearby junior high school.
But behind the scenes, there is a secret that cannot be told.
That is--
He advocated for sealing the spirits away Shido through peaceful exchange and lived a normal life as the commander of Fraxinus under Ratatoskr.
Because of the fact that she sealed away the spirits Tohka and Lingmeng, Kotori had barely been home for the past few weeks in order to arrange their future.
Although he seems to be going to school on time every day, Shido is still very concerned.
After all, she still had a mountain of questions she wanted to ask her.
For example, what kind of organization is Ratatoskr? Why does he have the ability to seal the Spirit Power? And what about his extraordinary regenerative abilities?
"Hey, Shido, what are you standing there for? Do you want to stand in the cold wind outside?"
Just then, Lingmeng spoke up, interrupting Shido's thoughts.
Ayame was getting impatient because Lingmeng Shido standing there in a daze.
"Ah... I'm sorry."
He said apologetically, temporarily putting these questions aside, Shido hurriedly went home.
"I'm back."
"Excuse me."
Shido habitually called out to his home.
Lingmeng, however, spoke in the manner of a guest.
The sound of a television could be heard coming from the living room. Kotori must be watching TV there already, right?
"Lingmeng, would you like to take a shower first? I'll have Kotori's Ratatoskr send over your clothes and such."
Shido glanced at Lingmeng, who was soaking wet, Shido asked her this question.
Although my situation is similar to Lingmeng's, shouldn't the girls be given priority in this situation?
"Oh, no need, no need. I'll wash after you're done. After all, as an elf, I don't get sick so easily. And please don't mistake me for a girl."
Lingmeng simply waved her hand dismissively and refused.
"Um... okay then, I'll try to be as fast as I can."
Shido an awkward laugh. Since Lingmeng didn't seem inclined to wash first, he didn't insist.
Then, after simply reminding Lingmeng she could go to the living room to watch TV to kill some time, he took off his shoes and walked towards the bathroom.
Following Shido's instructions, Lingmeng arrived at the living room. There, she saw a cute figure with pigtails.
At this moment, Kotori was sitting on the sofa with a Chupa Chups lollipop in her mouth, hugging her own legs.
Although Lingmeng, who is a lolicon, initially had the urge to hug Kotori, she immediately abandoned the idea after seeing the black ribbon in Kotori's hair.
She sighed, looking quite regretful, and then Lingmeng to Kotori.
"Yo, Kotori."
"Um?"
Kotori turned her head in confusion, and after realizing that the person who greeted her was Lingmeng, she simply replied indifferently.
"It's Lingmeng, welcome, welcome. By the way, you're so wet, did you forget your umbrella when it rained?"
Lingmeng nodded slightly.
"Ah, it suddenly started raining when I was bringing Shido back, so it ended up like this."
Although Lingmeng was telling the truth, the order seems reversed. After all, shouldn't it usually be the guy walking the girl home?
"I see. No wonder you came here instead of going back to the apartment we arranged."
Kotori nodded in understanding and continued.
"So Shido is back too? Where is he?"
Lingmeng pointed in the direction of the bathroom.
"His clothes were all wet, so he just went to take a shower. Is there anything I can help you with?"
"It's nothing, please don't worry about it."
Kotori casually brushed off Lingmeng's request, then a slight smile appeared on her lips.
"That's exactly what I wanted."
Kotori spoke in a voice barely audible to most people.
Seeing that Kotori had just said something, Lingmeng tilted her head in confusion.
What did you just say?
"No, no, no, I didn't say anything. By the way, I'll have Ratatoskr bring your clothes over right now, Ratatoskr Lingmeng. It must be uncomfortable wearing wet clothes all the time, right?"
With that, Kotori took out her phone and gave an order to the person on the other end. Lingmeng, on the other hand, admired her ability to change the subject.
"Ah--!"
Just then, a terrifying scream came from the direction of the bathroom.
"What happens!?"
Upon hearing this voice, Lingmeng didn't have time to pay attention to what Kotori had just said and ran straight towards the direction the sound came from—the bathroom.
"Oh, it's already started? But judging from this reaction, it's probably a failure, right?"
Just then, Kotori, who had remained where she was, put down her phone with a smile on her face, seemingly knowing something.
"Hey- Shido! What's wrong!?"
Arriving at the crime scene immediately, Lingmeng asked Shido was suddenly leaning against the wall clutching his chest, for some unknown reason.
Then, at that moment, a broken voice came from Lingmeng's left hand.
"Shido... he suddenly opened the door while I was taking a shower, and I... I got so excited that I..."
Turning her head to the left, Lingmeng saw that the person speaking was Tohka.
However, Lingmeng was stunned for a moment.
Because at that moment, Tohka was completely naked!
Large swathes of skin and her voluptuous figure were exposed to the air.
She shyly covered some private parts of her body that were marked as inappropriate with her hands. There were still some water droplets on her body, so she must have just taken a shower.
It took Lingmeng a long time to come to her senses.
She glanced at Shido, who was lying against the wall, and then at Tohka, whose face was flushed and who was completely Tohka.
She seemed to instantly understand what had just happened.
Shido is really lucky; he must have seen something incredible just now, right?
With this thought in mind, Lingmeng scratched her head, and her initial worries instantly vanished.
At the same time, she secretly envied Shido.
"Um... Tohka don't you go back to the bathroom and change your clothes? It's not good for you to stay naked like this."
Lingmeng said, her eyes fixed intently on Tohka's body.
"Um..."
To this, Tohka simply nodded, blushing, and returned to the bathroom, making sure to close the door behind her.
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Chapter Twelve: Retraining
"Hey, Shido. Are you alright?"
Seeing that Tohka had temporarily left, Lingmeng squatted down next to Shido and asked with concern.
In response, Shido simply coughed forcefully several times.
"Cough cough... How could I be alright? My stomach hurts so much. Tohka, really, she didn't hold back at all."
Shido coughed as he spoke, his eyes tightly closed. Then Lingmeng's words corrected his thinking.
"Oh ho ho, so that's what you think? To be honest, if Tohka had really used her full strength, you wouldn't be experiencing just a stomachache right now."
Hearing Lingmeng's words, Shido's expression became quite awkward.
It seems Lingmeng was right; Tohka is a spirit! Even though she's been sealed away, she's still a force to be reckoned with.