"You're really useless, backing down like this at such a crucial moment."
Yoru Mitaka followed behind Asa. Seeing that Asa had stayed silent the whole time, she shook her head and sighed.
As though cowed by Kiga's presence, Asa Mitaka seemed to be backing down.
And Yoru Mitaka's words only made the already uncomfortable Asa feel even more embarrassed.
"If you're so capable, do it yourself. Stop bothering me."
Asa Mitaka spoke impatiently to Yoru.
"Sure, then I'll do it."
Yoru Mitaka took her up on it with almost no hesitation.
Asa Mitaka hadn't quite expected Yoru to answer so promptly and decisively. Under her slightly startled gaze, Yoru had already seized control of her body.
True to her word, Yoru Mitaka walked straight over to Kiga and said, "He's my man."
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Kiga looked at Asa Mitaka expressionlessly, a hint of confusion in her eyes. Her already tilted head seemed to lean a little farther than usual.
"Didn't you understand? Take a hint, okay?"
Yoru Mitaka spoke to Kiga rather aggressively.
"Although it's a request from my little sister, I don't quite understand what you mean."
Kiga said calmly, "Or do you have an appetite for him? Or do you like him?"
"That's right, I like him. Do you have a problem with that?"
Yoru Mitaka admitted it outright.
In a sense, under Asa's influence, Yoru Mitaka had indeed developed feelings of affection for Asaba Kotone.
But she herself had no concept of something like "liking" someone. She only had a rough understanding of what it felt like.
So even at this point, her objective remained firm and unwavering.
And it was precisely to achieve that objective that she spoke so bluntly to Kiga.
"Of course I don't have a problem with it."
Kiga said, "I would certainly support