Kurumi and the others, who were peeking from outside the door, slowly closed it and quietly left, afraid that Illya would hear them eavesdropping and put them in an iron maiden.
"Hey, Shiori. Shouldn't you, who wants to save Spirits, go in and stop Illya? To conquer them, this is a great opportunity to increase your affection."
Kurumi wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and said to Shiori beside her.
Shiori was seen shaking her head frantically, grabbing the hand of a bewildered Tohka next to her, and quickly leaving, as if something was chasing them.
Shiori's reaction made Kurumi burst out laughing, but when she thought of what the Spirit Twins were going through, cold sweat flowed again.
She didn't expect Illya to have such a terrifying punishment. Illya is Inaba Tsukiyo, and everyone at home has recently had thoughts about Inaba Tsukiyo.
If Inaba Tsukiyo were accidentally pushed too far, would she grab those who wanted to cause trouble and make them play the Spirit Twins' game?
No... given Inaba Tsukiyo's personality, she probably wouldn't do such a thing. It feels like this peculiar behavior only happens when she transforms into Illya.
So, as long as you don't provoke Inaba Tsukiyo when she's transformed into someone else, nothing will happen in most cases?
After laughing for almost five minutes, Illya, feeling the laughter growing weaker, opened the iron maiden, and the sight inside startled her.
The Spirit Twins looked like they had just climbed out of a swimming pool, completely drenched, but with sweat.
Not only that, Illya also smelled a strange odor inside, making her instinctively cover her mouth. Could it be that these two couldn't hold it and relieved themselves inside?
That's terrifying. When did tickling have such an effect? Even if feathers tickled them all over, this shouldn't happen.
Facing the Spirit Twins, whose eyes had become vacant, Illya felt she had played a bit too much. Fortunately, she let them out in advance, otherwise, they would have been broken.
They couldn't stay in the room in this state. While everyone else was out playing, Inaba Tsukiyo took one of them by each hand to the inn's hot spring, forcibly removed their Astral Dresses, and tossed them into the hot spring.
Two huge splashes erupted. The Spirit Twins floated in the water like unconscious fish, seemingly still not having recovered, staring blankly at the sky with expressionless faces.
"Why haven't they recovered yet? People nowadays are too fragile, aren't they? They can't even handle this, and they're Spirits."
Honestly, if they're going to be this embarrassing, they shouldn't be Spirits. Go poke di... *cough! cough!* Two unruly individuals, and I have to help them?
Her eyes darted around. Remembering what the two had said when they woke up, Illya took off her bathrobe, put on a towel, and whispered into the ear of the Chuunibyou Girl.
"Oh no, Yuzuru is in trouble! She seems to be dying! What should I do!"
Her voice was filled with anxiety and sorrow, as if Yuzuru truly was on the verge of death.
The Chuunibyou Girl, whose pupils had been lifeless, quickly regained her spirit upon hearing the news of Yuzuru's impending doom and instantly stood up.
"Yuzuru! What happened to Yuzuru! How could she have gotten into an accident!"
The girl anxiously searched everywhere for Yuzuru, even forgetting her usual chuunibyou tone, her face filled with worry as she looked around.
Soon, she found traces of Yuzuru nearby and rushed to her side at top speed, scooping her up into her arms.
"Yuzuru! What's wrong with you? Don't scare me, Yuzuru! Didn't we agree to decide a winner? How could you just leave like this? We haven't even decided a victor yet!"
It was clear she was truly anxious and deeply concerned about Yuzuru's situation.
It was evident they genuinely cared for each other, but why were they fighting? Was there some hidden reason behind it?
Watching the Spirit Twins' actions, Illya fell into deep thought.
Yuzuru quickly recovered. Seeing the girl looking at her anxiously with tears in her eyes, Yuzuru asked with a hint of confusion.
"Confused. Yakushi, why are you looking at me like that? Has someone bullied you?"
"Yuzuru, you're okay? That's wonderful! It's truly wonderful that you're okay!"
The girl, crying tears of joy, tightly embraced the bewildered Yuzuru, who, not knowing what had happened, looked at her with a puzzled expression.
Seemingly understanding her worry, Yuzuru smiled and stroked her head, just like an older sister caring for her sibling.
"Your relationship is really good. I'm so envious."
"!!!" x 2
Illya's voice interrupted their friendly interaction.
Recalling their unconscious state, the two suddenly looked at Illya, only to see her smiling and approaching them.
The two, who were about to summon their Spirits, froze their movements when they saw the imaginary arms appearing beside Illya.
Illya smiled at them, as if saying, "Go on, why don't you continue?", which made the Spirit Twins recall the scene of being utterly defeated earlier.
This was someone they couldn't afford to provoke; they didn't want to experience that hell again.
What should they do now? It seems... there's only one way.
"Sur... surrender. Whatever you want to do, we will satisfy you."
At this moment... it was best to just go with the flow.
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