"Yukino, why are you so hostile toward me?"
Haruno Yukinoshita blinked. "Did I do something to offend you?"
Her little sister had never really gotten along with her.
But seeing her like this...
Was truly rare.
Had something happened?
She glanced around and blurted out, "Don't tell me it's because I stole your chance."
"No, absolutely not."
Yukino Yukinoshita shook her head repeatedly.
This was her last shred of stubborn pride.
"So that really is it."
The corners of Yukino Yukinoshita's lips curled up. "Then I'm sorry. Your big sister owes you an apology."
This little sister of hers really wore everything on her face.
Ever since they were children.
She had been far too easy to read.
Shhk!
Yukino Yukinoshita felt as though an arrow had pierced her heart.
Seiko Ayase and the others watched with sympathy on their faces.
Poor Miss Yukino.
This was a complete defeat.
Lin Luo, meanwhile, rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
No wonder the sheets had been changed when he returned to his room.
So Yukino had been the reason.
He didn't feel particularly disappointed.
They were all his Familiars anyway. Every part of them belonged to him.
If she could offer herself up once...
She could naturally do it a second time.
It was merely a matter of sooner or later.
Ring, ring, ring! Ring, ring, ring!
Just then...
Yayoi Hozuki's phone rang.
"Yongzi?"
Murmuring to herself, Yayoi Hozuki answered the call.
"What's the matter, Yongzi?"
"Actually, this might sound ridiculous, but I think I've run into something supernatural. I heard you know a bit about this sort of thing."
A somewhat uneasy voice came through the phone.
"All right, tell me exactly what happened."
"Well, here's what happened..."
On the other end of the call, Yongzi Hozuki walked cautiously through a deserted park.