If they were both Spirits, they should be able to chat together quickly, right?
Thinking this, Arthas couldn't help but recall the situation when he had first met Tohka. The lonely girl yearned for someone like herself, so she had recognized him, just a stranger, so quickly.
And now, for Yoshino, who was also a Spirit in front of her, the two of them should easily become companions, right?
But although Arthas's thoughts were very beautiful, the reality was not so. Just as he was distracted, Yoshinon slowly opened her mouth on the other side.
"...Oh, my, my... So that's what's going on..."
Yoshino, who hadn't reacted to Tohka's appearance until now, manipulated the rabbit doll in her hand and said this in a high-pitched voice.
What exactly was she planning to do? A mischievous smile appeared on the rabbit's face.
"Tohka-chan, it's because you're too much that big brother got tired of you, you know."
"Wh..."
Tohka was suddenly speechless, just looking at the direction of the doll.
"But, how should I put it? Listening to you guys talking, it seems that you abandoned Tohka-chan and came to Yoshino's side? That's quite decisive, right?"
Tohka's shoulders slowly trembled, putting on an expression as if she was about to cry.
"I said..."
He didn't realize that Yoshino also had a black-bellied side to her. Arthas had a look of amusement on his face, but just as he was about to say something
"Arthas, don't talk first! This is a matter between me and her!"
Releasing an undeniable pressure, Tohka stepped forward, approaching Yoshino.
The doll continued to speak in a tone that seemed very enjoyable, so there was nothing that could be done.
"Oh, my, I'm sorry, you know. It's all because Yoshino is too charming, you know."
"It's not that Tohka-chan is too much, you know? It's just that it's hard to blame big brother for abandoning Tohka-chan and turning to Yoshino."
"Ugh... Uwaa!"
All of a sudden, Tohka, who was gripping Arthas's shoulder and trembling slightly, finally reached her limit and shouted.
"Shu-Shut up. Shut up, shut up! That's not allowed! That kind of thing isn't allowed!"
In an instant, Tohka grabbed the doll's chest.
Of course, the small doll easily fell from the girl's hand, and was taken away in the air.
Then, the girl whose doll had been taken away opened her eyes wide.
"Talk, why aren't you talking now? Weren't you very arrogant just now!"
Shaking the doll in her hand, Tohka asked in a ridiculous manner, completely unaware that it was Yoshino who had been talking all along, and not this doll.
However, on this side, the girl whose doll had been taken away opened her eyes wide.
Her eyeballs shook and swayed, her face also turned pale, and cold sweat flowed densely on her face. By the way, her breathing also looked very rapid, and her fingertips were trembling fearfully.
"Give it back..." She said this, groaning helplessly.
But Tohka didn't seem to notice Yoshino's appearance. Holding the doll in both hands, she cast a sharp gaze like a knife and continued to press.
"Talk, where's the spirit you had just now! Why don't you dare to talk now!"
Seeming to want to force the other party to speak, she grabbed the rabbit doll's neck and shook it back and forth.
That appearance made Yoshino let out a silent cry.
Her previous leisurely attitude seemed to be a lie, and her entire body was trembling like a chihuahua.
And then Yoshino, as if to avoid eye contact, covered her eyes with her hood, pulling on Tohka's clothes with a very fearful attitude.
"Wh-What's wrong? Don't get in the way. I'm talking to this guy right now!"
"Give it back, I... I beg you..."
Wanting to take back the doll that was being held high in Tohka's hands, Yoshino jumped up and down.
And then, seeming to know that she couldn't take back the doll, Yoshino took a few steps back, lowering her head as if she was crying.
"Alright, Tohka, give it back to her."
Also noticing Yoshino's somewhat abnormal state, Arthas frowned slightly and then said this to Tohka.
"What, this guy is so mean, and you're still protecting her, Arthas!"
Tohka said with an unhappy face. Of course, the protection she was referring to seemed to be the rabbit doll that she was holding in her hand. Even now, Tohka still thought that it was the rabbit doll in her hand who was talking to her.
Arthas showed a look of amusement, looking at Tohka's stubborn face, not knowing what to say.
Just as he and Tohka weren't paying attention, in the next moment.
"...'Ice Puppet' 'Zadkiel'...!" Yoshino raised her right hand high, and then swung it down fiercely.
Instantly... As if breaking through the floor, a giant puppet appeared there.
"Wh... !?" Tohka shouted in surprise.
What was before her eyes was a puppet with a total length of about three meters, with an appearance like a chubby doll. The surface of its body was as smooth as metal, and white patterns were engraved all over it.
And on what seemed to be the head, there was a pair of long rabbit ear-like objects there.
"A huge... rabbit pu-puppet... !?"
Tohka seemed to be frightened, and then stuttered.
Yoshino clung tightly to the back of the puppet that had appeared at her feet, and put her hands into the two holes in its back.
In the next moment... The rabbit puppet's eyes emitted a bright red glow, and its heavy body trembled, letting out a low roar.
Correspondingly, the puppet sprayed a white mist-like substance from its entire body.
"D-Damn it... This is your Astral Dress... So, so cold!" Tohka said, and then involuntarily took a step back.
The mist was simply like gas emitted from liquid nitrogen, extremely low in temperature.
"You think I'll be afraid of you just because you revealed your Astral Dress! I'll show you my power!" Tohka said, and then faced the giant puppet head-on, shouting majestically.
"Come forth, my partner, Sandalphon!" She proudly shouted the name of her Astral Dress, and then...
Nothing happened.
"Hehe..." Letting out an awkward laugh, Tohka hid in Arthas's arms.
"Arthas, she... she's bullying me!"
"You..."
Somewhat dotingly, Arthas ruffled the head of the pouting girl, sighing helplessly, and then looked at Yoshino, who seemed to have gone berserk in front of him.
"Calm down, Yoshino, Tohka didn't mean to."
However, Yoshino didn't seem to be able to hear Arthas's words anymore. The giant rabbit puppet beneath the girl directly destroyed the wall and then left their sight.
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