"Phew~ What a disaster. Yesterday, Ratatoskr had issues, and the teleportation device couldn't be used. It should be fine today, right?" The next day, Itsuka Shido came to the classroom and still slumped on his desk as usual. Yesterday, he really! He really was caught by them, tied to a cross, and his crimes were proclaimed before him.
'But where did they find those tools? And why was there just a cross at the place I ended up?' Itsuka Shido thought weakly. Yesterday, he was caught before even reaching his doorstep. He was cornered in an alley by the FFF group, tied to a cross with ropes, and dry grass was placed below.
What? You said Itsuka Shido wasn't leaving with Yatogami Tohka at the time? Didn't she save Itsuka Shido? No! No! No! You must know that the FFF group members are geniuses. They knew that if they did anything excessive to Itsuka Shido, she would step in to help. So they cleverly pulled out something: Kinako bread! Successfully attracting Yatogami Tohka's attention, and after the female members led her away, they proceeded with his judgment.
"That's really too much~ What's 'deliberately showing affection crime'? What's 'two-timing crime'? I don't understand what you're talking about at all, and why was I convicted without even a chance to defend myself?" He began to bang his head on the desk in frustration. If it weren't for the police uncles appearing at the end and making them flee, he might have really been burned at the stake. You ask why I know? You should know they were already pouring gasoline on the haystack!
"Um~ Itsuka-kun, are you okay? Doing that will hurt your head; don't do such things." A gentle voice came, like a cool spring, soothing Itsuka Shido's agitated heart. He looked up and saw Yoshino cautiously looking at him, softly advising him.
"Yoshino means that if you keep hitting your head like that, you might become even dumber. Yoshino couldn't help but advise you to stop your self-harming behavior. But looking at you, you must already be quite stupid, otherwise, you wouldn't randomly hit the desk." Shiina loudly mocked Itsuka Shido, and its words drew many people's attention to the situation. This guy... has he already set his sights on Yoshino? The Three-Piece Combo in the class had light in their eyes. This guy...
"No, it's not that! What do you mean by stupid to a certain extent? I'm just having a headache because of what happened yesterday, it's not because I'm stupid. And do I really look stupid?" Itsuka Shido pointed to his face and asked Yoshino, believing that the pure and lovely Yoshino would never lie.
"Uh... yes! Itsuka-kun doesn't look stupid at all... probably." She turned her head, avoiding Itsuka Shido's eyes. In a way, Itsuka Shido was indeed quite stupid.
"Oh~ yesterday's events? What about yesterday's events? Wasn't that just getting what you deserved? Your behavior has already caused public outrage in class, and now you're turning your attention to Yoshino. You really should have been judged yesterday, Itsuka Shido." As the protagonist of the world, Itsuka Shido had the world's blessing; otherwise, how could the police have appeared so coincidentally at that place? Believe it or not, I believe it.
"You... do you really want me to be judged that much? Logically speaking, I don't think I've done anything bad, have I?" Yesterday, when Itsuka Kotori came back, she told him that Shiina, the puppet in Yoshino's hand, was a personality born after receiving Yoshino's spirit power, so what it said had nothing to do with Yoshino herself. But why was it so against him? Had he offended it in some way?
"Yes! Itsuka Shido, I really hope that happens to you. After knowing that your target is our lovely Yoshino, I've been annoyed with you." Shiina put her hands on her hips and turned her head. "Don't deny it, I know what you're thinking. You can fool others, but you can't fool me, Mr. Itsuka Shido, who specializes in conquering Spirits." It was just because of memories from her previous life that she knew.
"Th-that, well, I did have that goal before, but when I went back last night, Kotori already told me to cancel it. After all, the Spirits live very well with you, and she said you have enough power to protect the Spirits. Ratatoskr can always help you if something goes wrong." Itsuka Shido said, feeling a bit confused. Why would Itsuka Kotori make such a big compromise? And what did 'enough power' mean? He didn't think those delicate beautiful girls had any power to protect Yoshino, a Spirit.
"Oh my, it seems Itsuka-kun made a very correct decision. That's right, Yoshino lives very well with us, and doesn't need your help at all." Toujou Nozomi came to Yoshino's side, hugged her, and pressed her full chest against Yoshino's small face. She turned her head and smiled at Itsuka Shido.
"Hey! Yoshino doesn't need facial cleanser! You, get away from Yoshino!" A hint of black aura appeared behind Shiina's face as she spoke coldly.
"Then just put it on Shiina's head~" Saying this, she went behind Yoshino, pressed down on Yoshino's head, and gently pinched Yoshino's cheeks with both hands. A dazzling light emanated from her face, making Yoshino lower her head. After seeing what happened between Honjou Nia and Yoshino yesterday, she felt a little annoyed, so today she had to properly replenish her Yoshino element.
"I'll kill you!" This guy, why is she getting more and more out of line! She meant for her to quickly leave Yoshino! Does she not understand Chinese?
"Ah hahaha~ Your relationship is really good." Itsuka Shido awkwardly scratched his head, and at the same time, couldn't help but gasp in his heart. Is this really the size a second-year high school girl should have? It looks even bigger than Yatogami Tohka's, right? Is it because she drinks milk every day?
"Oh my~ Itsuka-kun, I feel like you're thinking something strange? You weren't just looking at me with very rude thoughts, were you?" Toujou Nozomi looked at Itsuka Shido with a full smile, but a strange ghost mask appeared behind her, scaring him into a cold sweat. No way? Could it be that Toujou Nozomi really had special powers?
"Hehehe~ Itsuka-kun, that expression already tells me: 'How do you know?' You're so naughty~ Do you also think random thoughts when looking at the female students in class? Oh, I remember Itsuka-kun also confessed to Teacher Okamine. It seems I need to be careful in the future, after all, who knows when I might become your target. You're so thirsty, Itsuka-kun." Deliberately showing a shy expression, Toujou Nozomi hugged Yoshino and stepped back a few paces. Itsuka Shido felt the gazes on him become a bit stinging.
"Oh, right, right. Yesterday, I think I saw many people chasing Itsuka-kun. It seems you were lucky to escape. But if there were more people at the time, could you still have escaped? Like all the male students in the whole school... Hehe~" Toujou Nozomi didn't know how many single guys there were in the whole school, but she knew they definitely wouldn't like someone being happier than them.
"So, this tarot card is my fortune-telling for Itsuka-kun. I hope Itsuka-kun, you can live well." After saying that, she placed a tarot card on his desk and left with Yoshino, completely ignoring his face covered in cold sweat. How delightful~
"...Disaster. Does that mean yesterday was just the beginning?"
Does that mean the school is no longer safe? Mom~ I want to transfer schools.
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