"Tohka? What's wrong?"
Tohka Yatogami looked up and saw Lin Guang. Remembering the scene behind the trees, she immediately began to flail and babble incoherently.
"Lin Guang! Um... back there... no... you can't... it's not... anyway, you're not allowed to go in there!"
Seeing Tohka Yatogami like this, Lin Guang knew what had happened behind the trees even without using Mind's Eye to sense it.
Just then, Shido Itsuka emerged from behind the trees. Seeing Lin Guang and Tohka Yatogami, who was so anxious she was almost in tears, he had no idea how to explain.
Lin Guang smiled gently and said, "We're heading back first. You should head back soon too. Also, once Spirits have their powers sealed, they're just like ordinary people. Be careful not to let them catch a chill. The nights by the sea are pretty cold, after all."
With that, Lin Guang took Tohka Yatogami and Nia Honjo back to the inn.
After Lin Guang left, Shido Itsuka also managed to bring Kaguya Yamai and Yuzuru Yamai back to the inn with Reine Murasame's help.
Once this incident was over, Lin Guang and Shido Itsuka suffered no further interference from anyone else and enjoyed a happy school trip.
After they returned to Tengu City, everything seemed to return to normal, except that the Itsuka Household gained another two... no... three people.
Nia Honjo also officially moved into the Itsuka Household... or rather, next door.
With the number of Spirits growing, the house next to the Itsuka Household was rented to prevent a shortage of space. Tohka Yatogami, Yoshino, the newly arrived sisters Kaguya Yamai and Yuzuru Yamai, and Nia Honjo moved in.
Meanwhile, at the AST unit.
"Origami Tobiichi, army sergeant, your confinement is lifted as of today."
Origami Tobiichi saluted and said, "Yes, Major