"I don't have that much time to listen to your nonsense here, Miko."
Knowing that Miko was playing dumb again, Ei spoke expressionlessly.
Under normal circumstances, She might have exchanged a few pleasantries with Miko, but not now.
"It feels like something complicated has happened," Miko said, straightening her expression and looking somewhat surprised. "Actually, it's nothing serious. It's just that this guy disliked the food up here, so I had to take him to the Kamisato boy's place to mooch a meal."
Kaito: "???"
Listening silently from the side, Kaito felt baffled. He hadn't expected Miko to answer like that.
Originally, they had agreed to say that they went out to play and just happened to resolve breakfast at the Kamisato Estate. Yet, Miko suddenly came up with this improvisation.
What is this situation?
What does she mean by 'he disliked the food up here'?
When did he ever express dislike?
Thinking this in his heart, Kaito was truly exasperated with Miko.
However, there was no other choice. No matter how confused he was, he had to accept this explanation for now; otherwise, it would be bad if the plan fell through.
"I'm not quite used to the food up here," Kaito said faintly, noticing the gaze the Raiden Shogun cast upon him.
"So, you really just ate breakfast there?"
Frowning, Ei confirmed once more.
Although She felt there was little meaning in asking this question—since the answer received might not necessarily be true—Ei asked it anyway.
She had no choice; right now, She could only observe the reactions of these two.
"Yes, Ei," Miko nodded, then asked, "So, has something happened? Surely no murder case occurred at the Kamisato Estate?"
"That person appeared near the Kamisato Estate."
Seeing that Miko continued to feign ignorance about what had transpired, Ei didn't waste words and directly stated the matter.
Since she asked, She would tell her and see how she responded.
"That person?"
Hearing this, Miko sounded very confused, appearing not to know who Ei was referring to. Beside her, Kaito maintained the appearance of a quiet listener.
Do they really not know?
Looking at their expressions, Ei couldn't help but think this. She then continued, "The one who looks very much like me."
"What?! She appeared?" At this moment, Miko looked extremely astonished. "Then where is she? And her identity... is it Makoto?"
Because her current stance was that she didn't know of Mei's existence, she wouldn't mention Mei.
Of course, Kaito definitely knew, and he would certainly ask for clarification.
"Wait, that person you mentioned who looks like you... was she holding a Tachi?" Kaito suddenly asked.
Ei: "!"
Her gaze shifted to Kaito almost instantly, and the expression on Ei's face even shifted slightly.
"You know who she is?"
Originally, She had prepared herself to gain nothing from this encounter, but this young man actually knew that person. This surprised Her greatly.
At first, She thought Miko might know something, but She was obviously wrong.
However, considering the opponent's strength, She felt this was normal.
Regardless, She needed to know who that person was right now.
"She... is my girlfriend," Kaito answered, seeming to hesitate for a moment.
Ei: "???"
It had to be said, this answer caused Ei to freeze, a rare occurrence.
She even wondered if this young man was mocking Her.
However, before She could speak, Miko had already turned around to look at Kaito and shouted, "What?! Just how many girlfriends do you actually have? Wasn't there just the Anemo Archon before?"
Ei: "..."
After sorting through the situation slightly, Ei understood what was happening.
But that wasn't important right now. She also had many questions to ask.
"The private matters between you two can be dealt with later. Right now, I..."
"Ei, give me some time, I'm going to slaughter this guy!"
Ei's words were cut short by an enraged Miko. At this moment, she was practically pressing against Kaito, looking as if she were preparing to beat someone up.
"Enough, Miko. I said you can deal with your private matters later. I need to clarify something now."
Ei was clearly a bit angry. She didn't want Miko to continue disturbing Her questioning here.
If it weren't for the fact that they had known each other for many years, She would have blasted her out long ago.
"I... I understand, Ei."
Appearing very helpless, Miko glared fiercely at Kaito before stepping aside to let Ei ask Her questions.
"Her name is Acheron. You just look alike; there is no relation between you."
After Miko stepped away, Kaito spoke directly, getting straight to the point.
Obviously, the Raiden Shogun would definitely ask this question next, so he answered it in advance.
Acheron?
Regarding this name, Ei immediately thought of the 'Yellow Springs' (Yomi).
She wondered if this name was hinting at something.
"Then where is she now?" Although Kaito said they only looked alike, Ei didn't accept this explanation, so She asked directly for her whereabouts.
No matter what, She definitely had to see Acheron again.
"If you mean right now, I don't know either, because sometimes I don't know where she goes. But if you don't insist on it being right now, I will have her come to see you again."
At this moment, Kaito's tone sounded very calm, as if he were discussing a very ordinary matter.
After all, he was someone with a certain level of strength now, so naturally, his manner of speaking had to be a bit different.
"Very well. I hope you can keep your word."
After a moment of silence, Ei finally agreed to Kaito's terms.
There was no helping it; Kaito's strength was similar to Hers. She couldn't force him, so She could only agree for now.
However, if it were anyone else, the result would not have been like this.
Afterwards, Ei left the Grand Narukami Shrine.
"You really have a lot of girlfriends, don't you? I thought it was just the 'Unique Two,' but it turns out it's the 'Unique Three' or even the 'Unique Four,' right?" Looking in the direction Ei had just left, Miko spoke to Kaito with great dissatisfaction.
Of course, this dissatisfaction was real, not feigned.
"It's alright, I guess."
Gazing in the direction the Raiden Shogun had departed, Kaito replied with a casual "It's alright."
However, he actually felt it was getting to be a bit much now. If there were more later, at least they shouldn't appear as girlfriends right from the start.
There was no helping it; the number of girlfriends was one aspect, but another aspect was that the plot of girlfriends coming to find people was happening a bit too often. It needed to be changed.
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