Shielding Shiori, Kotori vigilantly watched Inaba Tsukiyo and Kurumi, ready to fight them at any moment.
"Itsuka Kotori? And Shiori? I see, so you're the 'fun' Nia was talking about? That girl, she really has a twisted sense of humor."
The moment she saw Kotori, Inaba Tsukiyo understood what Nia meant by "fun." That girl truly was a handful.
However, Kotori's current condition wasn't good; she seemed to be forcing herself. If they really fought here, something unexpected would surely happen.
"Do you really want to fight here, Itsuka Kotori? While I don't mind, are you sure you want to involve other people? Or do you think your body can hold up?"
"Can her body still hold up? What does that mean? Tsukiyo-chan. What happened to Kotori?"
Shiori asked with some unease. Had something happened to Kotori that she didn't know about?
Kurumi seemed to have guessed something. Looking at Kotori's somewhat grim expression, her gaze towards Shiori became a bit ambiguous.
Kotori glared fiercely at Kurumi, suppressing the urge to attack, and clenched her right hand.
As the strong Kotori with black ribbons, she didn't want her weak side to be seen by others, not even by Shiori.
"What's wrong? So you brought her to play without knowing, Shiori. Itsuka Kotori's body cannot sustain the Spirit mode for too long. If it's maintained for too long, her body might collapse."
"Body collapse… collapse… Kotori, you…"
"Don't say it, Shiori. She's right, my body really can't hold on much longer."
Although she was very annoyed that Inaba Tsukiyo exposed her physical condition, she had no good way to retaliate against the other party. She could only first complete her biggest goal for today.
"After you seal my Spirit Power, my body can recover. You haven't forgotten the conditions for sealing a Spirit, have you? To make a Spirit blush, have you made me blush?"
Kotori poked Shiori's stomach with a look of disdain, indicating that Shiori was still far from being able to make her blush.
Nia suddenly hugged Inaba Tsukiyo from behind, looking at Kotori teasingly, and said.
"Tsukiyo-chan, you said I needed to make you shy to seal you. Haven't you always been…?"
"Shut up! Where did you come from?! This isn't your place to speak!"
Seeing Nia about to ruin her good thing, Kotori suddenly flared up and threw the three of them down the slide. No one knew where she got such strength.
Although she didn't know where this unfamiliar, somewhat Boy-like girl came from, didn't she realize she was disrupting her plan?
However, with their interruption, Kotori also relaxed a lot, not as tense as before, so Nia didn't plan to disturb them and played with Inaba Tsukiyo, Kurumi, and Yoshino.
She was waiting for someone to arrive; only when that person came could she see the scene she most wanted to see.
As they were playing, Inaba Tsukiyo suddenly noticed a black ribbon floating towards her. It was clearly Kotori's ribbon.
This item should be very embarrassing for Kotori. According to Nia and Shiori, Kotori would display different personalities when wearing the white and black ribbons.
Kotori, without the black ribbon, was half-swimming, half-walking towards them in Shiori's embrace. Thinking about how Kotori had just thrown Inaba Tsukiyo and the others down the slide, Shiori felt a bit awkward.
Before Shiori could speak, Inaba Tsukiyo handed over the black ribbon, making Shiori look at Inaba Tsukiyo with gratitude.
"Thank you, Tsukiyo-chan."
"I only wanted to help you because you take care of your sister. After all, I also have a sister, so I can understand your desire to protect your sister."
"Sister? Are you saying…"
Shiori looked at Yoshino, who was playing with Nia. In her memory, the person related to Inaba Tsukiyo and who could be called her sister was Yoshino.
"It is her, and it might not be her. Hehe~ It's just like how you, Shiori, only recently found out you have a biological sister. Go ahead and play with her, after all, she really likes you as a big sister."
Kotori liked Shiori. Although she wouldn't admit it in her black ribbon state, Kotori's affection for Shiori was always at maximum.
In other words, Shiori didn't actually need to make Kotori shy; just a KISS could seal Kotori's spirit power and restore her.
But Kotori didn't mention her affection for Shiori, mainly because her tsundere personality wouldn't allow it, and another reason was that she wanted to have some fun with Shiori.
As someone who liked Shiori, having to watch Shiori conquer other girls every time, and even help Shiori in doing so, Kotori was quite remarkable in some ways.
(fuhai: Actually, I feel Kotori sometimes disrupts the progress of the conquest. After all, those people on the Bridge seem very problematic.)
After tying on the black ribbon, Kotori gave Inaba Tsukiyo a deep look as she left. Inaba Tsukiyo didn't know what she was thinking, or if it was about her earlier words, or perhaps a blame for her meddling.
Seeing Inaba Tsukiyo in a daze, Kurumi looked at Nia, seemingly asking about Inaba Tsukiyo's condition.
Nia waved her hand, indicating she also didn't know what was wrong with Inaba Tsukiyo. Her Sōkokuhenchitsu had no effect on Inaba Tsukiyo, and she could only find information related to Inaba Tsukiyo by viewing others' pasts.
Just as Nia and the others were distracted by Inaba Tsukiyo, a figure was secretly watching them from not far away.
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