"Ugh~ I'm exhausted. I finally managed to deal with Kurumi and Tohka, and now I have to go to Origami's. I wonder if Origami is angry; I'm already past our agreed time."
Shiori, who had finally managed to leave Tohka, felt a headache at the thought of Origami.
Origami wasn't a Spirit, but her issues were indeed the biggest and most unsolvable among the four.
Ever since she heard from Origami last time that she had stolen her gym clothes to smell them, she couldn't take it anymore.
Most importantly, this girl had also said she found blood-stained pants in the locker, which were her backup pants for the most important days of each month, left at school.
She just didn't expect this girl to find those pants, and even discover the bloodstain on them.
As a fellow girl, how could Origami not know what the bloodstain on the pants meant?
But knowing was one thing; after learning of Origami's twisted hobby, Shiori was still afraid of Origami, afraid that this girl might drug her one day.
Or drug herself, then invite her to a certain place, and under the influence of the drug, she would be forced into a certain act.
(fuhai: It's already been hinted to this extent; the rest is up to you guys to figure out.)
[Shiori, there's something we need to tell you. You must be mentally prepared.]
"Huh? Mentally prepared? What do you mean, Kotori? Did something happen to the clothes I use for changing?"
Inaba Tsukiyo's dating request was for her to wear women's clothing, but when dating others, Shiori wore men's clothing.
Did something happen to the clothes she left on the ship? If something really went wrong, that would be a huge problem.
[No, your clothes are fine. Actually, this problem is related to the Bridge. Just now, we were attacked by an unknown entity, causing the Bridge's system to malfunction, making it impossible to monitor everything below.]
"What? Someone can even infiltrate your Bridge's system? It can't be a malicious intrusion, trying to steal some important files from your system, can it?"
[Do you think our firewall is made of paper? If important files were really stolen, would I still be talking to you?]
Kotori sighed. Fortunately, the Bridge quickly returned to normal, and nothing bad happened.
But after the Bridge's functions were restored, Kotori discovered a troubling matter, one that could very likely lead to the failure of Shiori's date today.
[In short... next you need to report to Origami. And now... good luck, onee-chan.]
"Eh? Kotori, Kotori, what do you mean? Why aren't you talking? What exactly happened? Hello! Hello!"
Shiori called out several times but didn't hear Kotori's reply, which gave Shiori a bad premonition. Could something have gone wrong with Origami?
Holding onto this thought, Shiori quickly arrived at Origami's location. After seeing the situation there, her eyes widened, unable to believe what was before her.
What on earth happened? Why? Why is Tsukiyo-chan here!?
Appearing before Shiori was none other than Inaba Tsukiyo, chatting with Origami.
The two seemed like good friends; Inaba Tsukiyo was saying something, and Origami was diligently taking notes.
"To learn the Pill Self-Manifestation Style requires excellent comprehension, and this sword style is divided into Zi Xian Style and Jigen-ryū. Although I don't know your specific situation, if you need it, you can come to me, and I can give you kendo practice."
"Is there a difference between Zi Xian Style and Jigen-ryū?"
"These two schools are mainly two different factions that split from the same master, but they have both established their own styles. If you search online, you should be able to find some related information. However, the kendo I practice is Iaidō, focusing mainly on 'Haya' and 'Un'yō'. Even if you only learn the footwork, you can move very quickly when not using those armaments."
Inaba Tsukiyo very considerately demonstrated the footwork of Cloud Brilliance: Gale. Watching Inaba Tsukiyo's constantly changing movements, Origami's eyes lit up, and her desire to learn from Inaba Tsukiyo grew deeper.
However, the scene of the two getting along peacefully did not relax Shiori; instead, it filled her with a sense of crisis.
Inaba Tsukiyo was the ruthless person who put medicated oil on Origami. Shiori couldn't believe Origami had forgotten how Inaba Tsukiyo treated her.
That was a profound memory that could never be forgotten in a lifetime. Even if Origami had recovered, she would absolutely not forget the gift Inaba Tsukiyo gave her.
But now, the two were actually together so peacefully, even talking and laughing. What was going on?
"Kotori... Do I really have to go? Can I just go home?"
"If you go home, you will face a BAD END, onee-chan."
Kotori, who was pretending to be offline, couldn't help but retort. If Shiori really planned to back down here, then only a BAD END awaited her.
Shiori understood this, but seeing Origami and Inaba Tsukiyo together, Shiori was a little afraid, imagining them ganging up on her.
Origami, with her lack of principles, could unhesitatingly drug someone, while Inaba Tsukiyo could say hurtful things with a smile on her face.
These two were difficult enough to deal with individually, but now appearing together, it was no longer a simple case of one plus one equals two.
"Go, onee-chan! We'll be your backing. So what if the two people you're dating are together? I believe you can handle it!"
"Didn't you say we couldn't contact each other in front of Tsukiyo-chan? You were seen through during the first date, have you forgotten that?"
"Uh… then so be it! Good luck! onee-chan! I'm rooting for you!!"
Leaving this irresponsible remark, Kotori once again made her escape, completely disappearing, leaving only Shiori to face the dire situation.
There was no other way. Although neither of these two were people she had actively invited, since they had already been invited, even knowing a terrible outcome might await, she could only go through with it!
Inaba Tsukiyo, who was explaining the principles of Jigen-ryū to Origami, twitched her ear, opened her eyes, and looked in the direction Shiori was coming from, exchanging a glance with Origami.
Origami nodded, put her notebook back in her bag, and quietly resumed her role as an ice-cold beauty.
"Yo… yo, Origami, sorry to keep you waiting."
With an awkward smile, Shiori said somewhat unnaturally.
"It's fine, Tsukiyo-chan kept me company, so I didn't wait long."
"That's right, I didn't expect Origami to be so interested in kendo. Even if Shiori… no, I should call you Shido now. Even if Shido you didn't come, it would be fine."
"Is that so? Haha~ You two really get along well."
Shiori rubbed her head. Inaba Tsukiyo clearly knew something and had told Origami what she knew, ganging up with Origami against her.
Looking at Origami's emotionless face, Shiori subconsciously felt a bad premonition.
"Really, I didn't expect Shido to take so long to go to the restroom. I thought you had stomach problems. If you really have problems, you should go to the hospital and get it checked out properly. Although you are still young, you shouldn't indulge yourself like that."
"Indulge… myself? What do you mean? What does indulging myself have to do with my stomach?"
Shiori rubbed her head in confusion. She hadn't left to go to the restroom, but because she had to meet Kurumi and Tohka.
But she was a little interested in this unfamiliar phrase and wanted to know what Inaba Tsukiyo was trying to express.
Origami immediately understood what Inaba Tsukiyo wanted to say, looked at Inaba Tsukiyo with some surprise, and then looked at Shiori with an unreadable expression.
"Over-indulging yourself means going to bed on time at night and not doing anything strange."
"If you still don't understand after this reminder, then when you go back, you can apply medicated oil to that area, and then you'll understand what I mean by indulging."
Hearing the topic of medicated oil, Origami clearly glared at Inaba Tsukiyo with some dissatisfaction. How could this guy bring up such a thing?
Inaba Tsukiyo waved her hand indifferently. At the time, she had only followed Herrscher Tsukiyo's suggestion; it wasn't her business.
"Since Shido is here, let's continue our date. Although there's an extra person, three people can still go on a date!"
Inaba Tsukiyo hugged Shiori's left arm, deliberately raising her voice.
Origami nodded, hugging Shiori's right arm, showing no dissatisfaction, a harmonious harem scene.
The people who had originally been attracted by Inaba Tsukiyo's voice noticed that two beautiful girls, one older and one younger, were holding Shiori's arms. Connecting this to the fact that they still didn't have girlfriends, they watched Shiori with envious jealousy.
Although he was often looked at like this at school, this was the first time Shiori had been looked at like this outside of school.
"Th-that, Tsukiyo-chan, Origami. It's hard for me to walk with you two holding me like this. Can you let go?"
"Eh? Why should we let go? Does Shido not like us doing this? Tohka always clings to you at school, so can't I act a little spoiled outside of school?"
"Acting spoiled? You're clearly trying to harm me, aren't you?"
The gazes of the people around them became increasingly dangerous, especially after Inaba Tsukiyo mentioned Tohka's name, raising everyone's animosity again.
(fuhai: Shiori here has the appearance of a Boy. Because cross-dressing was only a requirement for the date with Inaba Tsukiyo, Shiori maintained his Boy's appearance when dating Origami.)
Just as Shiori was thinking about where to take them to escape these people's eyes, Inaba Tsukiyo whispered in her ear.
"I said I wouldn't allow you to date other people when you're dating me. Since Shiori you violated this agreement, then don't blame me for playing tricks on you like this."
"Although I can't cut you in half, I will make many people know you. It's possible that most people in Amamiya City will know of your existence, the existence of the Itsuka Harem."
"Get ready, Shiori."
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