Enkanomiya, The Serpent's Bowels.
Hearing Kokomi agree, Li Qiuzhi took two steps forward, moved beside her, and leaned down slightly, slipping his arms behind her knees and back to scoop her up.
His palms rested against Kokomi's arm and thigh respectively. Even through her detached sleeve and white over-the-knee stockings, he could feel their softness.
His chest pressed closely against Kokomi's waist, her warmth passing through their clothes.
Instinctively, he held the soft, warm girl a little tighter, trying to feel more of her body heat.
"Mm, you... don't hold me so tightly."
Feeling the warmth of Li Qiuzhi's body, Sangonomiya Kokomi's fair face flushed faintly. As she instinctively averted her gaze to look outward,
she felt his arms tighten, squeezing the skin of her inner arm against the side of her breast. It hurt a little.
"Uh, sorry." Li Qiuzhi smiled awkwardly.
"...Never mind. I forgive you."
Sangonomiya Kokomi did not turn her slightly flushed face back toward him, instead keeping her gaze on the mist ahead.
She seemed to be searching for the unknown creatures concealed within it.
Ooh, being carried by a boy like this is so embarrassing. If I'd known, I would have asked Li Qiuzhi to do it another way-he could protect me just fine if we held hands.
Embarrassment gained the upper hand in Sangonomiya Kokomi's heart.
[Sangonomiya Kokomi felt affection for you. Gained 320 Friendship points. Current Friendship level: Lv.9 (470/900)]
Watching the Friendship notification appear on his Character Panel, Li Qiuzhi summoned his Wind Glider with a hint of delight and stirred up a Wind Current, swiftly taking flight.
The Wind Current also lifted Kokomi's pretty, fishtail-like skirt, sending it sliding like a ribbon between her white-stockinged calves.
When it reached her knees, the arm Li Qiuzhi held her with