Seele had originally planned to go for a walk, but now that Kujou Oto and the others had arrived, she could only head back to the shrine.
Kujou Oto's school skirt fell slightly above her knees—at any rate, it did not reach them. Ever since the short-skirt trend had begun in the Far Eastern Land, skirts in this country had grown shorter and shorter. Wearing a long skirt would instead get someone labeled a delinquent.
Actually, school skirts had originally been mid-length, reaching below the knees to the calves. This country had even considered long skirts beautiful in the 1990s, but they had gradually become shorter. Now they only reached the thighs, and at a few schools, the skirts were practically level with panties—though those were only rare exceptions.
"Light blue..."
Since Seele had fallen some distance behind Kujou Oto and Kazuko, she was lower down the steps than them. When Seele happened to glance up, Kujou Oto took a large step, allowing Seele to catch a glimpse of the panties hidden beneath her school skirt, above her white stockings.
How should she put it... They were rather cute...
"Seele, hurry up!"
After Kujou Oto planted her foot firmly, she suddenly turned around and called down to Seele, just in time to see the strange look in her eyes.
Then... Kujou Oto instinctively covered her skirt, seemingly guessing that Seele had seen her panties.
But once Kujou Oto came to her senses, she openly lowered her hands again and looked at Seele with an amused half-smile.
"What is Seele looking at?"
"Nothing..."
Seele turned her head away with what seemed like a hint of guilt and replied expressionlessly.
"Is Seele interested in what's under girls' skirts too, just like those boys?"
Kujou Oto ignored Seele's answer entirely. Finding her