"So, can you come out now, Toujou Nozomi?"
Yoshino, who had just woken from her dream, heard Shiina's gloomy voice before she had fully recovered.
"What? Shiina, are you saying Sister Nozomi is here? Where? Where?"
Yoshino, abruptly awake from her daze, looked left and right, trying to find Toujou Nozomi's voice, but saw nothing. Her room was still the same. Where was Toujou Nozomi?
"Oh my, it seems Yoshino is really looking forward to my appearance. How can Sister Nozomi disappoint Yoshino's expectations?" A familiar voice suddenly rang out, and a purple ball of light appeared before Yoshino.
Under Yoshino's gaze, a chibi version of Toujou Nozomi appeared before her, wearing the Otonokizaka Academy uniform. Toujou Nozomi's appearance in this form instantly stunned Yoshino.
"It seems this is the most I can do right now. But this is good too; it's a very novel experience."
The chibi Toujou Nozomi looked at her hands, nodding in satisfaction. Her plan was indeed viable.
"Sister Nozomi, why can you appear in this world? And in this form?"
Curiously, Yoshino poked Toujou Nozomi's cheek. She really wanted to hug Toujou Nozomi in her current state, but considering that Toujou Nozomi might not like being hugged, she could only choose to poke her little face.
"Stop playing, Yoshino. You're quite mischievous now." Toujou Nozomi swatted Yoshino's hand away. Being teased by Yoshino like this was truly unaccustomed.
Usually, she was the one doing this, and it felt unusually strange.
"Didn't Sister Nozomi taste Yoshino in the dream just now?" She said words that made Yoshino blush, in a teasing tone. They had just done such things in front of everyone. Sister Nozomi was truly too much.
"At that time, Sister Nozomi left a trace of my power within Yoshino. Within that power, I set up the ability to materialize a consciousness contained within it. So now, I appear before Yoshino in this form."
It was a perfect plan. After numerous attempts with the methods provided by alaya, it had truly succeeded. She was genuinely happy now.
"So, the current Sister Nozomi is just a consciousness?"
Yoshino placed the chibi Toujou Nozomi on her head. Composed entirely of energy, Toujou Nozomi had no weight and could be easily balanced there.
"Yes. Each time Yoshino meets everyone, I will transmit the memories of spending time with Yoshino back to the Main Body. This way, the Main Body can properly understand what happens to Yoshino every day, and also get to meet that young man named Kamijou Touma."
Her main objective was that person named Kamijou Touma. She definitely needed to properly see that guy's true colors.
"So you're clearly misunderstanding Mr. Kamijou right now."
Didn't she say she already understood? Why did Toujou Nozomi give Yoshino the feeling that she wanted to give Mr. Kamijou a good beating?
"Don't mind these details, Yoshino. Can you let me meet that person named Suzuya Yuriko? I'm very curious about her now."
Miss Suzuya Yuriko, the carnivorous type who always wanted to launch a fierce offensive on Yoshino, Toujou Nozomi definitely had to meet her properly.
"But no need for Yoshino to call me, I'm already here, Miss Toujou." Before Yoshino could say anything, her room door burst open with a 'bang.' What appeared before her was Suzuya Yuriko with a serious expression.
When an energy fluctuation appeared in Yoshino's room just now, Suzuya Yuriko had already arrived at Yoshino's door. Not knowing what was happening, she habitually leaned against Yoshino's door to eavesdrop. It wasn't until Toujou Nozomi said she wanted to meet her that she pushed the door open.
"I've always wanted to meet you, Miss Suzuya Yuriko. My Yoshino has been under your care."
Toujou Nozomi lightly jumped from Yoshino's head and stood on the table, looking at Suzuya Yuriko. Though small in stature, the aura she exuded was not to be trifled with.
"Not at all, I'm also very grateful that you allowed Yoshino to come here with me." Both emitted a powerful aura. Yoshino, standing in the middle, looked left and right, at a loss. She wanted to help Toujou Nozomi, but she was afraid of upsetting Suzuya Yuriko, so she really didn't know what to do.
"Yoshino, you should go out for a moment. Sister Nozomi has something she wants to discuss with her alone." When Yoshino was at a loss, Toujou Nozomi spoke, making Yoshino widen her eyes in disbelief.
"That's right, Yoshino. Sister Yuriko has something she wants to discuss with her thoroughly now." With Yoshino looking utterly bewildered, Suzuya Yuriko pushed Yoshino out of the room and closed the door.
Yoshino, who tried to secretly peek with her spiritual power, was also blocked by a force inside, completely unable to know what was happening within.
"Yoshino, what do you think we should do now? If they start fighting, who should I help?" She wanted to help Toujou Nozomi, but couldn't say it directly, so she could only suggest through Shiina.
"…Why do I feel like they won't fight, but are making some kind of deal inside?"
Shiina's inexplicable feeling appeared once again. It could be said that every time this feeling appeared, it later proved true, and it was the same now.
"A deal? What kind of deal can people who just met make?"
You're saying strange things again, Shiina. How could this situation possibly be about making a deal?
"No, you have to believe me, Yoshino. It really might be some kind of deal."
A deal with you as the object… Don't let your guard down… After waiting in the living room for ten minutes, Yoshino heard the sound of the door opening. She looked up and saw Suzuya Yuriko holding Toujou Nozomi, both laughing and talking, appearing before her.
Yoshino, who had been ready to intervene, looked at them with a bewildered expression.
"Yoshino, from today onwards, Miss Toujou will be living with us," Suzuya Yuriko said with a smile.
"I'll be imposing on you all, Yoshino," Toujou Nozomi said with a mysterious smile.
"Ah! Okay! I understand. Welcome, Sister Nozomi."
Could it really be that they made some strange deal, just as Shiina said? Yoshino felt her future was uncertain.
Author's Note:
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