"You rascal, to think you actually found a girlfriend who looks so much like Ei."
Standing at the entrance of the inn, Miko spoke these words with feigned affectation. Although Ei wasn't right next to them at the moment, she still had to put on a show. It wouldn't do for anyone to see through their act.
"Kaito has another girlfriend coming over?"
Floating beside Lumine, Paimon suddenly exclaimed in sheer surprise. She didn't know who this "Ei" Miko mentioned was, but she understood the rest of Miko's words well enough. Her immediate, subconscious thought was that Kaito had yet another new girlfriend.
"Where is she? Where is she?"
Burning with curiosity about what Kaito's new girlfriend looked like, Paimon looked left and right, craning her neck to catch a glimpse.
This Paimon...
Forget it... Right now, she's the only one who doesn't know what's going on... Just like I was before...
Watching Paimon frantically looking around with a sense of helplessness, Lumine silently thought this to herself before speaking up.
"If you don't know the situation, just keep your mouth shut for now, Paimon. Don't cause trouble."
Since she couldn't speak openly about the plan, Lumine simply told Paimon to zip it and not say another word.
"What situation?"
Not expecting Lumine to say something like that, Paimon turned to look at her with a completely dumbfounded expression, having absolutely no clue what was happening.
While Paimon scratched her head and looked at Lumine in confusion, Makoto stared unblinkingly at Kaito. She knew that the young man standing before Her now was Kaito. She had to admit, She hadn't expected him to have the appearance of such a young boy. And precisely because of this, She felt even more strongly that he was no simple individual.
[Let me say something to Kai. After all, given our current 'relationship,' you probably wouldn't be able to pull off the act.]
At that moment, Mei's voice suddenly rang out.
[Then... how do you address each other? Do we need to display very intimate behavior?]
Makoto didn't immediately agree to Mei's suggestion. Instead, She asked if they needed to engage in intimate actions. Because She wanted to observe this young man as much as possible, Makoto hoped to handle it Herself. However, if She really had to perform overly intimate acts, She would probably have to hand control over to Miss Mei. Regardless, She was not that young man's girlfriend. Doing such things would benefit no one.
[I've already used the address—it's 'Kai.' Besides that, there's really nothing to it. Just speak however you were speaking to the Raiden Shogun earlier. Of course, the tone should be slightly different—at least enough to make people feel our relationship is not simple. That's all.]
Feeling that Makoto might want to experience the sensation of being alive in this world a bit more, Acheron did not immediately take control of the body. Of course, this was also to ensure the success of the plan. After all, if they kept switching back and forth, the Raiden Shogun might notice something. Although it didn't really matter if She noticed—since Makoto was there, and the Raiden Shogun's power couldn't do much to her anyway—Makoto seemed intent on completing the plan, so Acheron went along with Her wishes.
[I thought we would have to do those intimate things.]
After listening to Miss Mei, Makoto was actually somewhat surprised, as this was different from what She had imagined. But when it came down to it, She had never experienced romantic behavior, so it was possible She was overthinking it.
[Different people are different, I suppose.]
After a moment of silence, Acheron replied. Although Kaito appeared to have a bunch of girlfriends right now, in reality, it was just him playing with himself. Thus, she didn't actually know what real boyfriends and girlfriends usually did either.
[I see. I understand.]
Now Makoto understood. Miss Mei was right; different people were certainly different.
[Then I shall begin.]
After finishing her discussion with Miss Mei, Makoto decided to play the role of the girlfriend.
"Although you are curious why the Raiden Shogun and I look so much alike, Kai, I do not know the reason either."
After formulating her words, Makoto spoke up.
[How was that? Miss Mei, was there any problem with what I just said?]
Immediately after speaking, Makoto asked Acheron for feedback.
[I think it was not bad.]
Acheron replied quickly.
"I heard the Raiden Shogun had a sister, and their appearances were very similar."
In response to Makoto's words, Kaito adopted a thoughtful expression.
Hmm?
That sentence just now—was that Mei speaking?
Or could it be Makoto?
Listening silently to their conversation from the side, Miko was also very curious about this. But curiosity aside, she couldn't just ask directly.
"Indeed, Acheron looks very much like Her Excellency the Shogun's sister. However, that sister of Her Excellency passed away hundreds of years ago."
Suppressing her curiosity, Miko chimed in. Since she had met Makoto before, she naturally had to speak up at this moment.
"It must be just a coincidence."
Looking as if She were pondering something, Makoto spoke with a hint of uncertainty.
Uh...
Should I say something too?
Seeing everyone else speaking, Lumine wondered if she should contribute. Although she didn't know what to say, being the only one silent when everyone else was talking felt like it didn't fit the plan.
Got it!
Suddenly, Lumine thought of what to say.
"Then how about we go see the Raiden Shogun again? She should still be having soldiers look for Kaito right now."
"Oh my, I almost forgot."
Hearing Lumine say this, Miko looked as if she had truly forgotten something. As for whether she had actually forgotten, only she knew the answer.
"The Raiden Shogun is looking for me? To ask me about Acheron?"
Although he already knew, Kaito still had to pretend he was hearing this news for the very first time.
Seeing Kaito's reaction and feeling she had made a very good contribution, Lumine continued, "Yes, the Raiden Shogun wants to find you. She wants to investigate with you why Acheron looks so much like... well, like Her sister."
"The Raiden Shogun's sister? Acheron looks like Her?"
At this point, having listened for a while from the side, Paimon finally understood roughly what was happening.
"In that case, Miko, why don't you take us to find the Raiden Shogun?"
Looking at Miko, Kaito spoke as if he had given it some thought.
"No problem. Follow me."
Nodding quickly, Miko turned and walked toward Tenshukaku. She didn't know where Ei was right now, but she knew going to Tenshukaku was definitely the right move.
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