Sighing somewhat disappointedly, Miku's situation was more serious than she had imagined. She didn't think that she, a'stranger,' could handle this kind of psychological problem well.
Of course, there was still disappointment. Miku's way of abandoning her past self made Inaba Tsukiyo very disappointed in her.
The disappointment in Inaba Tsukiyo's eyes made Miku feel a pang of pain. She wanted to say something, but she didn't know what to say, and could only watch Inaba Tsukiyo leave the Coffee Shop.
Not long after Inaba Tsukiyo left, the manager who had been waiting outside came in.
Seeming to sense Miku's low mood, she asked Miku what had happened and if Inaba Tsukiyo had done something bad.
To the manager's inquiry, Miku just gently shook her head, revealing her usual smile.
"It's nothing... It's just that I failed."
Although she failed this time, Miku would not give up. A slightly manic smile appeared on her face.
No matter what the cost, she would get what she wanted, no matter what the final result.
Inaba Tsukiyo, who had bid farewell to Miku, quickly returned home through the teleporter. When she got home, she saw Kurumi cooking in the kitchen, so she gave up her plan to cook and lay down on the familiar sofa, starting to think about life.
"You're back, Tsukiyo-chan. What's wrong? Why do you look so tired?"
Yoshino asked with some concern. How could Inaba Tsukiyo, who had always been so strong, suddenly become like this?
"Yoshino... It's nothing, it's just because of someone that I remembered my past."
After saying that, Inaba Tsukiyo suddenly leaned on Yoshino's lap. This sudden action made Yoshino's face turn red, and she looked at Inaba Tsukiyo on her lap, at a loss.
"Ya haha~ Have you finally couldn't help but want to extend your sinful hand to Yoshino? Are the other spirits at home no longer satisfying your appetite, so you've set your sights on Yoshino?"
"'Sinful hand' is too rude, you rabbit. I just suddenly wanted to act spoiled with Yoshino. Is that not allowed?"
She couldn't help but rub against Yoshino's knee. The touch of the delicate skin gradually calmed Inaba Tsukiyo down.
Yoshino's little face also turned red because of the strange feeling from her legs. She felt like steam was about to come out of her head.
However, after seeing Inaba Tsukiyo's tired face, she did not push Inaba Tsukiyo away, but instead imitated the actions Inaba Tsukiyo had done to her before, gently stroking her head.
"Tsukiyo-chan, did you... experience something bad in the past?"
Yoshino couldn't help but ask. She was no longer the Little Girl who didn't understand anything. Under the guidance of Nia, who possessed the omniscient spirit, she also understood that spirits were transformed from humans.
Inaba Tsukiyo had always been helping her, allowing her to escape the AST's pursuit and allowing her to live a good life. She also wanted to do something for Inaba Tsukiyo.
"Bad things? Hehe~ Speaking of this, it's related to Kurumi asking me about the origin of the ring on my ring finger before."
Raising her hand and looking at the ring on her ring finger, Inaba Tsukiyo revealed a look of reminiscence.
The moment Inaba Tsukiyo mentioned the ring, Nia, Main Body Kurumi, who was hiding in the room, and Clone Kurumi, who was cooking, also stopped what they were doing and waited for Inaba Tsukiyo to speak next.
"The ring... looks very ordinary. Is this ring very important to Tsukiyo-chan?"
"Yes, it's very important. Because the technology at the time couldn't make rings that were both cheap and beautiful, and I only recently saw the full picture of this ring."
Looking at the ring from left to right, she still remembered that when she could see things, she had stared at the ring for several hours, as if there were flowers on it.
Thinking of her silly self, Inaba Tsukiyo couldn't help but laugh, and stretched the ring in front of Yoshino. While she was observing the ring, Inaba Tsukiyo continued.
"This is a wedding ring, you know."
"Oh, so this is a wedding ring. Wedding... eh? Wedding!"
Well, Yoshino had not put the ring and marriage together at all. By the time she reacted, she was completely flustered.
Even Clone Kurumi and Nia, who already knew but were not yet sure, almost crushed the things in their hands, and a red light flashed in their pupils.
It really is a wedding ring!
Only Yoshinon noticed something strange. After letting Inaba Tsukiyo take off the ring, it found very small fonts engraved inside.
"This is... it doesn't look like Japanese, and it doesn't look like English. Although it's a bit similar, it has nothing to do with English."
"It's French. Although I couldn't see things at the time, I could feel the handwriting through touch. This is French, engraved with Victorica de Blois, December 25, 1910. Another ring engraved with Inaba Tsukiyo's name is on her hand."
That ring was eventually cremated along with Victorica's. Although it was a pity, she hoped that Victorica could watch their bond leave the world together.
Seeing this scene, Victorica also took off the ring on her ring finger. The inside of that ring, like the ring in Inaba Tsukiyo's hand, had Inaba Tsukiyo's name engraved in French.
It's just that there was no birth time of Inaba Tsukiyo on it. It wasn't that she forgot to engrave it, but that Inaba Tsukiyo herself couldn't determine her exact birth time.
"Victorica... Victorica... 1910? That... Tsukiyo-chan... the time is a bit..."
Yoshino said with some uncertainty. 1910? That was already a hundred years ago. Inaba Tsukiyo was able to meet Victorica, who was born a hundred years ago. Does this mean... Inaba Tsukiyo couldn't help but smile and whispered in Yoshino's ear.
"That's right, I'm actually over a hundred years old now."
"Eh? Eh, eh, eh~"
Yoshino cared about Inaba Tsukiyo's age, but what others cared more about was the problem of Inaba Tsukiyo's other half, Victorica.
No matter where it was heard from, this name was a girl's name. Does this mean that Inaba Tsukiyo's other half is actually a girl?
Since it's a girl, it means that Inaba Tsukiyo is not averse to being with girls.
Since she doesn't mind being with girls, it means that they are not without a chance. As long as they work a little harder, they might be able to become the most important person in Inaba Tsukiyo's heart.
Thinking of this, a gleam of light flashed in the eyes of Nia and Clone Kurumi.
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