Chapter 70

Still not understanding what was going on Shido covered his head and said with a pained expression.

When she opened her eyes, she found that Lingmeng and Kotori were standing next to her at some point.

Shido gazed at them from below.

Lingmeng was alright, because she was wearing long pants and nothing could be seen.

But Kotori is different; she's wearing a skirt, so Shido can clearly see her underwear from his position.

It has red and white stripes.

Well, if it were an ordinary girl, Shido might blush. But our Shido wouldn't panic at the sight of his sister's underwear.

"Kotori! This must have been your doing!"

Shido shouted loudly.

"Ah, that's definitely right."

As Lingmeng spoke, she helped Shido up.

Seeing the slight upturn of Kotori's lips, Shido felt as if he had been tricked by her.

He noticed the bathroom door wasn't locked when he was outside, and the door button was in the closed position.

In this situation, it's extremely difficult to determine instantly whether someone is in the restroom, which is why Shido opened the restroom door.

Kotori then extended Kotori index finger and shook it.

"Tsk tsk tsk, you actually panicked over such a small matter, Shido, you really are too naive."

Your behavior has been under our surveillance the whole time.

Therefore, we will work with Fraxinus's AI to Shido whether you, Shido, are qualified.

Of course, this time it's a failing grade!

As she Kotori took an item out of her pocket and showed it to Shido; it was a radio.

"What is this?" ×2

Shido's Lingmeng both raised questions at the same time.

Kotori simply puffed out her chest in response.

"Sister Lingmeng, you'd better listen carefully from here on out. What happens next will definitely open your eyes to something amazing."

"Ah?"

Without responding to Lingmeng's words, Kotori simply turned on the radio and tuned the audio.

Then a familiar voice came from the radio—

"This world is full of deceit. Adults are gradually becoming decadent, but we cannot succumb to this. Let us demonstrate our strength, create miracles, and stride confidently into the future!"

"Ah... this..."

Hearing that incredibly familiar voice and those ridiculously cheesy lines, Lingmeng conjured up an image in her mind of a Blue-Haired Boy standing on a chair, reading aloud with deep emotion.

In a sense, it was truly eye-opening.

(I don't know why, but I feel so ashamed.)

Looking at Shido, he was shouting in a voice that sounded like it was destroying his throat.

"Aaaaaaaaahh..."

As if turning Shido's pain into her own pleasure, Kotori revealed a wicked smile.

"Zhongsheng (happy): "My month-long ban is finally over, and I can post comments again. I will never write anything obscene again. I was terrified yesterday when my editor asked me to change the name of my new book; I thought I was going to be banned again. But thankfully, it's just a name change."

"I, an ordinary person, was forced upon by the fairy lady," I changed it to "I, an ordinary person, was entangled by the fairy lady. Typical me (laughs)."

Chapter Fifteen: Still Wet-Blooded

"Kotori, you better give me this right now!"

Shido shouted loudly, then snatched the radio from Kotori's hand.

"Oh dear, it's no use doing that. I've already played it."

"What!"

Shido's eyes widened.

Lingmeng gently patted Shido's shoulder and covered her mouth, giggling.

"Haha... What does it matter? It's a good opportunity for everyone to witness Shido's masterpiece. Haha... Well written!"

Shido could only manage a look of utter despair.

"What?! Why are they using this 'reveal your dark past after a failure' tactic again?!"

With her arms crossed, Kotori slightly raised the Chupa Chups stick in her mouth.

"This is an advanced version of the last punishment. Because it's training, they don't take it seriously, which is very troublesome for us."

"Oh, but don't worry, we won't play the author's name unless it all fails."

"Is that so? That's a real shame."

Lingmeng gently shook her head, looking quite regretful.

"Lingmeng, do you really want to see me humiliated!? And Kotori, you just meant that if I fail all of them, you'll have to announce my name, right!?"

As he shouted this at the two girls in front of him, Shido's face was full of exasperation.

Lingmeng simply waved her hand dismissively.

"As long as you stay calm, Shido, you'll get through all the challenges, right?"

"You make it sound so easy!"

Seemingly remembering something important, Shido quickly asked.

"Kotori, you just said that if a spirit's emotions are unstable, their Spirit Power will flow backward, right? Then why did you make me—"

Before Shido could finish speaking, Kotori answered first.

"Don't worry, there are many kinds of emotional turmoil. In this situation, the possibility of the spirit's power flowing backward is quite low."

"Well, that's how it is. So Shido, you should train hard! Besides, you can take advantage of pretty girls while training, isn't that great?"

Lingmeng patted Shido on the shoulder as a sign of encouragement.

"You two didn't plan this in advance, did you...?"

Shido's lips twitched slightly, and a few drops of cold sweat began to appear on his forehead.

Just then, the door creaked open.

Looking towards the door, Shido noticed that Tohka was slightly opening the bathroom door, revealing about half of her face, which was completely flushed.

"Um... what are you guys talking about?"

Tohka asked hesitantly. Although she had heard the word "training" repeatedly, she had no idea what it meant.

"Ah, it's nothing, it's nothing. Tohka, don't worry about it."

Lingmeng casually brushed off Tohka with a few words, and Tohka nodded blankly without asking any further questions.

Then, seemingly to ease the awkward atmosphere, Shido spoke up.

"Toh... Tohka... I'm sorry... I didn't mean to. Please forgive me."

Shido was the first to apologize.

Although Kotori was the one who caused him to commit this spying-like act, he felt it was better to apologize due to the pangs of conscience.

"... I forgive you... Could you please get that for me?"

Looking in the direction Tohka was pointing, Shido realized that she was Tohka to the toilet paper that she had just thrown out and that was scattered on the ground.

"... oh."

Shido gave an awkward reply, then bent down, picked up a piece of toilet paper, and began rolling it up. He then handed it to Tohka.

--------------. This is the dividing line for the transfer time.

"Hmph~ Hmph~ Hmph~"

At that moment, Shido was in the bathtub in the bathroom, humming a song as he soaked in the tub.

Meanwhile, Lingmeng and Tohka were playing video games with Kotori.

When Kotori initially suggested that Shido take a bath, Shido thought it was just another trick.

However, after failing to entice Kotori to take a bath with foaming bath soap, Shido gave up on the idea.

"Ah~ Today was really tiring."

After immersing everything except his head in water, Shido felt as if all the fatigue he had accumulated throughout the day had vanished.

And then at this moment--

With a "whoosh," the bathroom door opened, and a blonde beauty wearing a bath towel walked in.

"Huh?"

Shido looked toward the door and exclaimed in surprise. Lingmeng was walking in.

"Aya... Aya Lingmeng! Why did you come in?!"

Pointing frantically at Lingmeng ahead, Shido said in surprise.

"I was wondering why Kotori suddenly wanted me to take a shower halfway through the game. Turns out it was Shido there."

Her tone remained unchanged; Lingmeng appeared perfectly calm.

Although he was somewhat surprised to see Shido completely naked as soon as he entered.

But Lingmeng used to be a boy. After looking at Shido's immature body for a while, she not only didn't react at all, but even felt a little amused.

That's it? It's not even as big as hers.

Lingmeng let out a disdainful laugh in her heart.

Um... although she has nothing left down there, she no longer has the right to say such things.

Then Shido's words interrupted Lingmeng's thoughts.

"So it was Kotori who invited you in!? I thought she was trying to lure me to you guys who were taking a bath, but it turns out it was the other way around!?"

Although it's quite simple, it's a very effective method.

"Well, that should be the case based on the current situation."

With a casual shrug, Lingmeng readily admitted it.

She now realized why Kotori had made her live with Shido. She clearly wanted her to help Shido train!

(I never imagined that someone as insightful as myself would one day be outmaneuvered by others. What a miscalculation.)

Shaking her head helplessly, Lingmeng accepted it.

"Um... Lingmeng, wait for me a moment, I'll be right out."

With that, Shido picked up a towel from the side and prepared to leave.

To this, Lingmeng simply smiled with her eyes half-closed.

"Ah, actually, it's not that I can't take a bath with you, Shido ~ but only if you dare."

This was clearly a joke; Lingmeng was just trying to tease Shido.

Besides, even if he really wanted to, Shido, that coward, would never dare to do it.

As expected, Shido simply blushed and shook his head vigorously.

Just as he was about to step out of the bathroom, an unexpected situation occurred.

On the other side of the frosted glass separating the bathroom and the Changing Room, the figure of a Purple-Haired Girl could be vaguely seen.

That's right, this person is Tohka!