"She can sleep through this...?"
Gokou Ruri quietly perked up her ears. Hearing the even breathing coming from behind her, she was instantly speechless.
(Isn't Elf's sleep quality a bit too good?)
(She's in a stranger's house, yet she falls asleep just like that...)
Gokou Ruri couldn't help but recall when they went to Mount Takao to punish the Demonic Doctor. That night, everyone stayed at the inn together, but she suffered from insomnia due to changing beds. No matter what, she couldn't fall asleep. Finally, she went to soak in the hot spring, but accidentally went to the wrong one...
If she had the ability to fall asleep anytime, anywhere, she wouldn't have been bullied back then, right?
"Ruri shouldn't have made me hide on the bed in the first place..."
Izumi Sora's low voice sounded.
"Mmm?"
Gokou Ruri turned her small face slightly, glancing over sideways.
Izumi Sora whispered:
"Did Ruri forget? Elf and I can both turn invisible."
Gokou Ruri: "..."
Thinking that Tamaki was about to enter the room, she really forgot about invisibility.
If she had told Sora to turn invisible in time, and then secretly leave with Elf, she wouldn't be bullied and toyed with right now, right?
"W-Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Gokou Ruri tightly bit her lower lip, feeling even more regretful.
Izumi Sora was very innocent: "You immediately told me to hide on the bed. In the 'involuntary' state, I must complete the command before I can stop. It was too late to say anything."
Gokou Ruri: "..."
So, it's all my fault?
Kuroneko's pink cheeks quietly puffed up, the more she thought about it, the angrier she got.
So mad!
I really want to bite him!
Unfortunately, there was no way to make Izumi Sora leave now. She could only bite her lower lip and silently reach her small hand to Izumi Sora's waist, administering the Witch of the Night's cruel execution.
"I'm sorry, I was wrong, Lord Ruri please show mercy."
Feeling the small hand on his waist, Izumi Sora exaggeratedly begged for mercy.
"I didn't even use that much force." Gokou Ruri gently wrinkled her cute nose, her small hand not letting go. "Besides, Pervert Sora has such thick skin, you're definitely fine, right?"
Thick skin means you should pinch my face! Pinching the soft flesh on someone's waist is too much!
Seeing begging for mercy didn't work, Izumi Sora quickly hardened his face:
"Hurry up and remove your hand, otherwise I'm going to take revenge later."
"Hah?"
Gokou Ruri furrowed her delicate eyebrows slightly.
"A mere Sora, nothing but a mortal, actually daring to threaten me. I am the Black Cat of the Dark Night..."
Halfway through speaking, Gokou Ruri suddenly paused, a sly smile appearing on her small face:
"Sora has watched documentaries, right?"
Izumi Sora was taken aback: "What about them?"
Gokou Ruri whispered in his ear: "I watched a wildlife documentary before. There's a type of goat that can climb and jump along steep cliffs. The reason they perform such dangerous maneuvers is that those goats want to lick the salt off the cliff walls."
"In the Middle Ages, it's said there was a torture called the 'Goat's Tongue', and it relates to goats liking to lick salt."
"They would tie a person to an execution rack, immobilizing them, then smear salt on the soles of the prisoner's feet. Finally, they would bring in two goats and let the goats lick the salt off the prisoner's feet. It's said that even the toughest prisoners couldn't last more than half an hour..."
Seeing the sly smile in Kuroneko's eyes, a bad premonition arose in Izumi Sora's heart:
"Don't mess around, otherwise I'll kiss you later."
"Hmph~"
Gokou Ruri's small face flushed red. She gave a shy and angry hum, and her right hand once again reached to Izumi Sora's waist. But this time, it wasn't to pinch, but to tickle:
"Foolish mortal Sora, actually daring to threaten me. Accept your execution!"
"..."
Feeling the tingling sensation from his waist, the muscles around the corner of Izumi Sora's eye twitched slightly.
In the 'involuntary' state, his body couldn't move, but his five senses weren't affected. On the contrary, because he couldn't move, the tingling sensation was further amplified. It really felt like he was undergoing torture.
"Phew..."
Izumi Sora took a deep breath, forcefully enduring it.
Revenge!
I must take revenge!
After tickling him for a while, seeing that Izumi Sora actually didn't make a sound, Gokou Ruri couldn't help but feel a little confused:
"Are you not ticklish at all?"
Izumi Sora spoke in a low voice: "Ten minutes."
"Eh?"
"Ruri just tickled me for one minute. Later, I'm going to kiss you for ten minutes."
"D-Don't even think about that kind of thing!"
Gokou Ruri's small face quickly flushed red, her heartbeat involuntarily quietly accelerating.
I want to escape.
But my sister is right beside me. Even a slightly large movement could wake Tamaki up.
What do I do... can I only obediently wait for Pervert Sora's 'revenge'?
At this very moment.
Gokou Ruri suddenly felt a bit regretful about her spur-of-the-moment execution.
Fortunately, Kuroneko didn't have to fret for too long before the side effect on Izumi Sora quietly disappeared.
"...Now it's my turn."
Izumi Sora's arm, which was outside the covers, quietly sprang into action.
Gokou Ruri widened her eyes in a panic, wanting to hide backwards.
Unfortunately, the bed was only so big, there was absolutely no room to dodge.
"Don't move." Izumi Sora reached out and gently pulled, gathering Kuroneko directly into his embrace. Under the cool moonlight, the girl's lips were pink and delicate, exceptionally alluring. "Ruri doesn't want to wake everyone up either, right?"
Gokou Ruri: "..."
Their eyes met.
The temperature on Gokou Ruri's small face rapidly rose. Her pretty face was burning red, her voice shy:
"Since you're fine now, then hurry up and go back... If you dare mess around, I'll cast a black magic curse on you!"
"We'll talk about that after the revenge is over."
Izumi Sora simply lowered his head and began his revenge operation.
"Mmm—"
Gokou Ruri's body abruptly tensed. The girl's long eyelashes fluttered gently, and then she hurriedly closed her eyes.
(I-I can't push him away...)
(If I wake Tamaki and Elf up, it's over...)
Gokou Ruri tried to find a way to counterattack, but unfortunately found none. Her head became dizzy first. In her dizzy state, coupled with her body's instinctual desire, she quickly and quietly parted her pink lips. By the time Kuroneko reacted, her defenses had been breached by Izumi Sora, leaving her nowhere to run.
Ten minutes later.
Izumi Sora satisfyingly released the panting girl with long straight black hair, whose small face was almost dripping blood. He raised his hand and wiped the corner of his mouth clean:
"Lord Ruri, I look forward to your next execution."
"Hah... haah..."
Gokou Ruri's small head was buzzing. She no longer had the energy for her sharp tongue.
"Elf and I are heading back first." Izumi Sora quietly got out of bed, reached out, and gently picked Elf up. "See you tomorrow."
After saying his goodbyes, Izumi Sora took a step and teleported away with Elf in his arms.
The room instantly fell silent.
"D-Damn it..."
Gokou Ruri lay on her back on the bed, covering her eyes with the back of her hand. Her mind began to surge with various memories of their time together.
The bright moon in the sky.
Stars hanging low over the vast plains.
Soaking in a mixed-gender hot spring together under the moonlight.
The divine descent in the subway station.
The kiss during the trip to Hokkaido.
And just now...
Unknowingly, so many things had happened. She wouldn't be able to marry anyone else now, right?
Her breathing quietly steadied.
Gokou Ruri didn't go to sleep. Instead, with a blushing small face, she quietly sat up, moved Tamaki further into the bed, and then shyly got out of bed:
"No, I have to take a shower... It's all Pervert Sora's fault!"
Meanwhile.
Izumi Sora teleported directly back to Elf's bedroom.
Setting the still-sleeping Elf down, covering her with a blanket, and checking once more that the doors and windows were closed properly, he confirmed there was no problem before quietly teleporting away.
The night passed without words.
The next day.
Izumi Sora woke up on time, roused by his biological clock.
Outside the window, the sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly. It was another beautiful summer day.
After washing up and eating breakfast, Izumi Sora grabbed his schoolbag and headed out, meeting up with Elf and Mahiru.
"Elf, good morning."
Izumi Sora remained expressionless, raising his hand to greet her.
"Ahhhh, I actually fell asleep last night." Yamada Elf put her hands on her hips, her small face full of regret. "What a pity."
Shiina Mahiru tilted her head curiously: "Why did Elf say it's a pity?"
"N-Nothing really..."
Elf coughed lightly twice, stammering and averting her face.
She hadn't told Mahiru about last night's 'punishing evil and promoting good' operation; it still needed to be kept a secret for now.
But it truly was a super pity!
If she hadn't fallen asleep, she could have properly toyed with Servant, right?
Tonight, no matter what, she couldn't fall asleep!
Unfortunately, Elf's hopes were dashed.
During the lunch break, as Izumi Sora and Elf were preparing to go to the cafeteria to eat, they happened to run into Tiara and the gyaru senpai on the way.
"Izumi-kun..."
Tiara's pretty face wore a complex expression as she whispered to share the intel:
"Those two second-year upperclassmen came to school with their parents today and went through the withdrawal procedures."
Pausing, Tiara pursed her pink lips, lowering her voice:
"When withdrawing, those two second-year upperclassmen also said... they also said there are evil spirits in the school... Is it related to Izumi-kun?"
"Don't worry, there are no evil spirits in the school." Izumi Sora responded softly. "Actually, it's magic."
Tiara looked up in surprise upon hearing this:
"So you're saying... it really is related to Izumi-kun?"
"That's right." Izumi Sora raised a hand to press against his cheek, striking Kuroneko's favorite chunibyo pose. "Actually, I am the Magician of the Silver Wing."
Tiara: "..."
The gyaru senpai tilted her head and looked over, her eyes full of admiration:
"Sora... is so amazing..."
"Me too, me too." Elf wasn't the type to hide her achievements and fame. At this moment, she put her hands on her hips and proudly lifted her chin. "I also helped out last night."
But right after saying that, Elf became unhappy again:
"Those two are so cowardly. To actually transfer schools so quickly, now I don't have a way to toy with Servant tonight..."
Tiara parted her pink lips, unable to suppress her curiosity:
"Um... what exactly did Izumi-kun do last night?"
Izumi Sora put his hands in his pockets: "This is a magician's secret, not to be passed on to outsiders."
The gyaru senpai's thought process was quite unique:
"If... we aren't outsiders... you can pass it on?"
Wait, you want to be an 'insider' (wife)?
With a body that weak, just lie flat and sunbathe properly. Don't think about so many things!
In the blink of an eye, school was over.
The school was only so big, gossip simply couldn't be hidden. The news that two delinquent girls withdrew from school and terrifyingly claimed there were evil spirits haunting the school had already spread throughout the campus by evening.
The girls who had previously been bullied by them all clapped their hands in joy, feeling immensely happy.
"The feeling of carrying out justice on behalf of heaven is actually quite good."
Yamada Elf put her hands on her hips, listening to the campus gossip, and proudly lifted her chin:
"I've decided! In the future, I will continue to punish evil and promote good, saving desperate girls!"
"We'll talk about that tomorrow." Izumi Sora packed up his textbooks and looked at Elf. "Get ready to go to the library for tutoring."
"Ehhh..."
The previously smug Elf instantly wilted:
"Physics is so boring, I don't want to study at all."
"Even if it's boring, you have to study. You don't want to come to school for makeup exams during summer vacation, do you?"
"..."
A moment later.
The library.
"Sora-kun." Shiina Mahiru looked up, her voice gentle. "The rumor about the second-year upperclassmen withdrawing from school, is it related to you?"
Izumi Sora gave a slight nod, not hiding anything:
"The story starts from yesterday..."
Shiina Mahiru quietly listened to the whole story, gently furrowing her delicate eyebrows:
"They were clearly in the wrong first, yet they deliberately took revenge. It really is too much... Why didn't Sora-kun ask me for help?"
Izumi Sora lowered his voice, telling the truth:
"One reason is that Mahiru's foot injury hasn't healed yet and you need to rest now. The other is... it felt a bit like vigilantism, and I didn't want Mahiru to feel guilty in her heart."
"I wouldn't feel guilty." Angel-sama's eyes were clear and bright. Her voice was calm, as if narrating an ordinary trivial matter. "Those who want to hurt Sora-kun are my enemies. I won't have sympathy for enemies. So next time you encounter someone wanting to hurt Sora-kun, please be sure to tell me immediately."
Izumi Sora only felt his heart violently skip a beat. Unable to resist, he reached out his right hand and rubbed Angel-sama's small head:
"Understood. The next time I encounter something similar, I will tell Mahiru immediately."
"I want a head pat too!"
Elf's jealous voice sounded nearby.
Shiina Mahiru's pretty face flushed slightly, and she looked down at her textbook:
"Hurry up and study."
"..."
After tutoring ended, Mahiru went home first, while Izumi Sora and Elf headed to the club room, happening to run into Yanami on the way.
"G-Good afternoon..."
Arriving at the club room, Komari Chika spoke nervously.
Fortunately, Komari neither performed a dogeza nor a ninety-degree bow today. She just shivered as usual, hiding her face behind her phone, not daring to look up at anyone.
"Good afternoon."
Izumi Sora responded politely, then sat down in the corner. He knew his place very well. After saying hello, he sat in the corner and wouldn't rashly interrupt. Leaving the rest to Yanami and Elf was enough.
"Komari, hurry up and sit." Yanami's voice was crisp. Clasping her hands and resting her chin on them, although she was just an ordinary club member, her aura was clearly at the club president level. "There were some details we didn't discuss thoroughly yesterday, we'll continue discussing. Our goal is to write the proposal today and then submit it to the student council for approval. If it passes, we can start preparing the activity props tomorrow."
"P-Please..."
Komari Chika could do nothing but nod.
Time quietly slipped away.
The sun outside gradually set in the west.
Under the discussion of the three girls, the club activity proposal was finally written.
"Sora, I'm leaving the errand task to you. You've been sitting without moving for half the day." Yanami Anna handed over the proposal. Putting her hands on her hips, her smile crisp and bright, "Sora must safely escort it to the student council. Before you fall, no matter what, you cannot let anyone snatch the proposal away."
"No one would try to snatch this kind of thing, right?"
Izumi Sora complained while taking the proposal and started his errand.
A moment later.
Outside the student council office door.
Knock knock knock.
Izumi Sora raised his hand and knocked politely.
Whether outside or at home, before entering someone else's room, one should always knock first; this is basic etiquette.
"...Please come in."
Tiara's voice quickly came from the student council office.
Izumi Sora pushed the door open and entered, saying hello:
"Tiara, good afternoon."
"Eh?"
Tiara, sitting behind the desk, looked up upon hearing this, a flash of pleasant surprise in her eyes:
"Izumi-kun? Why are you here?"
Izumi Sora walked over with the activity proposal:
"I came to submit the club activity proposal, ready for your review."
"Hmm, I remember Izumi-kun and Elf-sensei joined the Literature Club together, right? Are you guys helping to organize the activity?" Tiara blinked her bright eyes, sitting up straight. "But let me make it clear first, if the activity proposal's content is terrible or violates the rules, I won't approve it, you know."
Izumi Sora casually joked:
"What if I dogeza and plead with Tiara?"
Tiara's pretty face quickly flushed red, her gaze wandering:
"E-Even if Izumi-kun pleaded with me... I-I also cannot abuse my power..."
"Look at the proposal first." Izumi Sora handed the proposal over. "It's a plan written by Yanami, Elf, and Komari. If there are any problems, Tiara point them out, and we'll hurry to revise it."
"Okay..."
Tiara quietly breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly pointed to the chair beside her. For an instant just now, she super wanted to 'show favoritism'.
"Izumi-kun, bring a chair over and sit. I'll read the proposal first."
"Please do."
Izumi Sora brought a chair over and sat beside Tiara.
When someone else is attending to serious business, one can't just sit nearby and play on their phone. He had already read the proposal on the way over, so out of boredom, Izumi Sora's gaze fell on Tiara.
Yesterday in the sports storeroom, Tiara still looked sickly, but now she was full of energy.
The warm sunlight spilled in through the window, perfectly landing on the girl with straight bangs. The girl's skin was fair, and the profile of her face was soft and delicate, it was just that her eyebrows were slightly thick.
It's said that girls with thick eyebrows are generally...
Noticing Izumi Sora's gaze beside her, Tiara's fair, pretty face quickly flushed red. Even her ears turned pink, tender and exceedingly cute.
"I-Izumi-kun..."
Tiara's voice trembled slightly, shyly changing the subject:
"I've finished reading the proposal. In general, there are no problems, but there are a few small details that need to be revised..."
Izumi Sora's gaze shifted to the proposal, and he nodded slightly:
"Tell me, Yanami and the others are still in the club room. Where there are areas needing revision, I'll take it back and have it fixed as soon as possible, and then bring it back."
"Okay..."
Tiara took a deep breath. While suppressing her shy emotions, she softly explained the details that needed to be revised.
Izumi Sora earnestly noted them all down, then took the proposal and continued his errand.
After returning to the club room, Yanami and the other two revised the details according to the requirements.
After the revisions were complete, Izumi Sora took the proposal to the student council a second time and finally passed the review.
"Thank you, Tiara."
Izumi Sora softly expressed his thanks and prepared to take his leave.
"W-Wait a minute..." Tiara's pretty face flushed slightly, shyly looking up. "Is Izumi-kun free this weekend?"