"Meow haha~ Today was really happy meow~ I bullied Itsuka Shido at school, and after school, seeing his sister speechless from what Nozomi said was truly satisfying meow! Hmph! Still trying to get Yoshino to leave us because AST is too dangerous? Dream on! It's just to give Itsuka Shido more opportunities to capture Yoshino."
After teleporting back to the street, Hoshizora Rin was both angry and amused by what had just happened. She was angry that they wanted to take Yoshino away, but where would Yoshino be safer? Of course, with Yatogami Tohka. And where was Yatogami Tohka? Wasn't she living with Itsuka Shido now? Hmph! Did they think others hadn't noticed her intentions? Truly naive.
"On the surface, what she said made a lot of sense, but all of that is based on the premise that we don't have the ability to protect ourselves. The deeper purpose is to make Itsuka Shido interact more with Yoshino. Although I really trust Yoshino, the principle of 'love develops over time' makes me have to be wary of that boy. After all, he's a man who wants to have a harem." Minami Kotori said, holding Yoshino's Little Girl hand. Now, because of Yoshino's contract, their minds were much more agile. Look! Even the idiot Hoshizora Rin could see these things now.
"Ah~ But that was really malicious just now, Toujou Nozomi. Saying such unsettling words and then immediately leaving, leaving someone alone to rack their brains. Hmm~ What was that saying again? Oh! I remember. 'Run after showing off, it's so damn exciting,' you're really too naughty. Ahaha~"
Thinking of the scene just now, Shiina couldn't help but complain. Toujou Nozomi's performance, in its eyes, was completely showing off. If Yoshino hadn't covered its mouth, it definitely would have burst out laughing. Itsuka Kotori's pale face after being told off just now was really interesting; she was completely bluffed.
"What are you talking about, Shiina? I didn't say anything wrong. The Spatial Quake, the origin of Spirit power, and the Spirit reversal are all facts, aren't they? It was also my goal to make her start to doubt the high-ranking executives of the Round Table Conference. If she's not a fanatic, she should listen to me and not report the content of today's conversation. Otherwise, who knows how things will develop?" Toujou Nozomi glared at Shiina. What kind of person did this guy take her for? Its words were really crude. What does 'showing off' mean? Would I do such a thing? I'm a delicate and beautiful young girl, okay? I'm very kind-hearted. (Even I don't believe what I'm saying.)
"But almost all of that information was told to you by Yoshino, right? And you said it was information you investigated yourself. Minami Kotori and Hoshizora Rin, who are present, could have said the same thing. I really don't know what kind of mentality you have to say that all of this was investigated by you. Shiina doesn't remember Muse, the goddess in charge of art, having such thick skin."
Shiina said with a look of disdain. Although she knew that Toujou Nozomi's reason for doing this was to portray herself as a wise person in front of Itsuka Kotori, so that she could easily fool Itsuka Kotori in the future, she was still a little upset. Seeing her look of wonder just made her angry.
"Hmph!" Shiina originally thought that Toujou Nozomi would show some interesting expression on her face when she heard her words, but reality was completely different from what she imagined. Toujou Nozomi glanced at Yoshino with disdain, then hugged Yoshino from behind in Yoshino's puzzled gaze, constantly rubbing Yoshino's small face.
"What does it mean to have thick skin? Thick skin means unashamed arrogance and confidence in one's words and actions. But I don't have that. After all, Yoshino's things are my things, and my things are still my things. So there's nothing wrong with me saying that this information is mine." She bit Yoshino's little face hard from behind, making her face flush red, and she buried her little head in embarrassment, not wanting others to see her current appearance.
"You! You! You actually..." Isn't this typical male chauvinism, and it's being used on herself? Shiina pointed at Toujou Nozomi, wanting to say something but unable to.
"Hmph! Hmph! Yoshino, do you think Sister Nozomi is right? Don't you think there's anything wrong with what I said?" Seeing Shiina's frustrated look, Toujou Nozomi whispered in Yoshino's ear. Her gentle tone made Yoshino feel a little dazed, and her head felt empty.
"Yes, there's nothing wrong. Everything about Yoshino belongs to Sister Nozomi..."
"Wait a minute! Sister Nozomi! What you're doing is a bit too much." Just as Yoshino was about to say something, Minami Kotori came up and pulled Yoshino out of Toujou Nozomi's arms, then stood in front of her, looking at Toujou Nozomi warily. Even the idiot Hoshizora Rin unconsciously joined Minami Kotori, looking at her warily. She almost made Yoshino say something irreversible just now. Has Toujou Nozomi already become a witch?
"Oh dear~ Really, Yoshino almost said that everything about her belongs to me. What a pity~ Although I knew this would be stopped, I didn't expect it to be a partner of Muse who interrupted my good deed." Toujou Nozomi narrowed her eyes and looked at Minami Kotori. She just wanted to hear Yoshino say that sentence, but did they have to stop even that?
"Sister Nozomi, what you're doing isn't right. Yoshino belongs to everyone in Muse. Your act of monopolizing Yoshino violates the rules we set at the beginning. You can't monopolize Yoshino." Her relationship with Yoshino wasn't as deep as Toujou Nozomi's yet, but she had an advantage over others. Now she had to guard against Toujou Nozomi. This time, with Hoshizora Rin as her ally, she was confident in fighting the 'evil forces'.
"...Alright, I didn't pay much attention to that. I just couldn't help but hug Yoshino when I saw her looking like she was thinking about something." Toujou Nozomi had been distracted since earlier, and Toujou Nozomi did this to make Yoshino snap out of it. It was just a bit overdone... "Has Yoshino been distracted all this time? Yoshino, what were you... thinking about just now?" Minami Kotori turned around and saw Yoshino's bowed head, knowing that she had already tacitly agreed with Toujou Nozomi's words. Yoshino was indeed thinking about something just now.
"Yoshino, what were you thinking about just now? You can tell everyone, and we'll help you figure it out. You can't keep things bottled up inside." Minami Kotori said with concern, gently stroking Yoshino's head.
"No..."
'Remember, don't keep every thought to yourself; you must talk to others. This is the most basic way to solve problems.'
As Yoshino habitually tried to deny it, she remembered what Zadkiel had told her. Then, thinking that if Astaroth came out because of her unfrankness, something big would happen.
No, she couldn't be as unfrank as before. This time, she had to talk to everyone about what was on her mind.
"Actually... I was very concerned about what Sister Nozomi said just now... Looking up at Toujou Nozomi and the other two, after they learned about the dangers of the Spirits' reversal, they might really do something similar to Sister Nozomi by harming the Spirits."
"But after they harm the Spirits, what will happen when there is a void in the particle on the kabbalah tree of life? You know that the protagonist of this world is Itsuka Shido, but the theme is Spirits. Yoshino is a little worried about what will happen to this world if the kabbalah tree of life is missing a particle."
A incomplete world, will something unexpected happen? Just like Toujou Nozomi said... the demise of humanity.
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