Chapter 4: Party Time

    “Yeah, you’re right. There’s no other thinkable reason”

    “You’re not very humble huh”

    While joking like that, Shidou looked at Kotori’s eyes.

    “But, I am a little surprised. When did you learn to do this?”

    “It’s lady etiquette. Boys make astonishing results after 3 days………..people

    say that but, don’t you think that goes for females too?”

    After saying that, Kotori looked up as to provoke Shidou.

    “Even I won’t stay a child forever.-------dilly dally any longer and I will leave

    you in the dust you know, Onii-chan”

    “--------“

    Shidou gulped with wide eyes after hearing Kotori’s words.

    And after a while, he snorted as if he couldn’t handle not laughing.

    “Hahaha…….i give up. I never would have imagined Kotori would make me

    go doki with such a method”

    “Those are some nerve pulling words…………wait, Shidou, what did you

    say?”

    Kotori unintentionally stopped dancing and asked again. Right now, Shidou

    said something she could not allow to miss.

    And at the same time, a fanfare echoed from the incam after a moment later.

    It’s not like she did not heard it but, after Shidou made a leisure smile, he

    repeated what he said without trying to play it off.

    “Aah………..you got me good. As expected from Kotori, I lost”

    “……………!”

    Kotori was the one who blushed after hearing Shidou’s words while he

    looked right at her eyes without looking embarrassed at all. Kotori looked

    away a little and puffed up her chest to act tough.

    “Fu-fuun………..this is normal. Making Shidou fall for me is the same as

    twisting a baby’s hand to me”

    “Aah, I never would have imagined Kotori to make such a mature approach.

    I lost to that gap. When Kotori asked me for a dance, I thought you would

    make me go doki by exposing the back print of your panties at me after

    your skirt fully flips up when you make an exaggerated fall during the

    middle of the dance”

    “That’s just too stupid as expected!? Rather, I don’t wear panties with back

    prints anymore!?”

    “I know. it’s a joke, a joke”

    Kotori said that while laughing. Kotori [……Seriously] sighed.

    “…………Anyway, you going doki, means I cleared the condition right?”

    “Yeah, of course.------I look forwards to midnight, my Cinderella”

    After saying that, Shidou kissed the back of Kotori’s hand. Kotori turned

    shocked after that sudden action.

    “Wha……..Wha……….!?”

    “Hn? Isn’t your face red. Hey adult Kotori-san, I thought you won’t get

    bewildered from something like this?”

    “-------Th-that’s so obvious! This is just a greeting, a greeting!”

    After Kotori showed off to make herself look tough, Shidou distorted his lips

    amusingly.

    “You got that right. Now that I think about it, we kissed twice if we count 5

    years ago and this year’s June. You won’t get panicked from something this

    small after all that huh”

    “O-of course. We…..done it twice already”

    Even while saying that, Kotori felt her face turning really hot. Twice. Yes.

    Kotori and Shidou kissed twice before. Of course, Kotori remembers it

    clearly but now that she is conscious about this reality again, her heart

    started to beat regardless of her own will.

    After Shidou smiled as if he saw through Kotori’s heartbeat, he brought his

    lips closer to Kotori’s ears and whispered to her.

    “Kotori will not stay a kid forever so……..let’s make it an adult kiss for the

    third time”

    “Heh?”

    Kotori’s voice overturned when she heard the words he said with his breath

    tingling her ears.

    “A-adult……kissh……?”

    Her gears stopped turning after being so shocked. ----Kiss. An adult kiss. No,

    she knows that word in the end. She knows the knowledge on what it was

    pointed to. But, the kiss she performed 5 years ago and of course half a year

    ago, was in the end just their lips touching so somewhere inside Kotori’s

    heart, she does not mind what if the kiss she had to give to Shidou by

    midnight was different from usual. -----But, eh, he’s joking, what the heck is

    that. Adult, seriously no way. No, I am not against it but I am just not

    mentally prepared, how do I put this-----

    “-----Hamu”

    Right when Kotori’s head overheated, Shidou’s lips suddenly chomped on

    Kotori’s ears.

    “Uhyaaaa!?”

    She jumped up at the sudden act. Shidou *ahaha* laughed maybe because

    he saw her do that.

    “I guess, it’s still too early for you huh Kotori?”

    “Gu-guu……….”

    Kotori glared at Shidou angrily but somewhat in a relieved manner.

    Part 3

    “Kotori-san! You’ve done it!”

    After Miku welcomed her energetically, Kotori, who has still not recovered

    from her blushing cheeks, replied back and slightly raised her hand.

    “……..Yeah, somehow”

    “Umu, you’re amazing Kotori!”

    “It was….a beautiful dance”

    “Hnn……Thank you”

    Kotori slightly nodded to all the Spirits who spoke. But,

    “It’s unfair that Kotori is the only one getting the adult kiss”

    The moment Origami said that with her quiet voice, Kotori’s face boiled up

    as if she recalled back the exchange she had with Shidou just now.

    “Li-like I said! That’s only Shidou saying what he wants………!”

    “Okay okay, please calm down. More importantly, can I be next?”

    Miku placed her hands on Kotori’s shoulder to calm her down (Incidentally,

    she was breathing wildly at her neck and was patting Kotori’s butt) and said

    that before, Kotori [Hiii] gasped while her eyes popped out.

    “………..Y-yes, of course I don’t mind”

    “Thank you very much. Therefore, I have something I want to try out so can

    I order these?”

    After Miku placed her hands beside her mouth as if to have a secret

    conversation, Kotori brought her ears closer to her while being oddly

    cautious. While talking with a soft voice, she explained the contents to her.

    “………..and that’s the gist of it”

    “I see, I understand. I will get onto it so give a signal when the times come

    for it”

    “Okay! Thank you very much”

    After Miku said that energetically she *fuuu* blew into Kotori‘s ears.

    “Ahyaaaa!?”

    “Ufufu, well then everyone, I will be going now”

    “Wh-why you……!”

    Kotori shouted loudly while pressing her ear. Miku placed her hands on her

    mouth gracefully and made a big bow, she then winked back before walking

    towards Shidou.

    “-----Heeyy, thank you for picking me, darling. It is your Miku”

    Once Miku reached Shidou, she waved her skirt by turning around before

    taking a pose while literally bouncing her breast. Well, it’s not like she was

    specifically picked but, this is just for the atmosphere.

    “Oh, it’s Miku next huh. haha, that looks good on you”

    “Thank you very much. Ufufu, darling you look wonderful. But, don’t you

    8

    I can’t help it if I failed.

    9

    Next.

    10 Drunk.

    ---This is bad. This is very bad. Even though I have to make Shidou fall for

    me; if I am in this state then………

    “………..Itsuka-kuuun………..”

    Within her hazy consciousness, Origami heard her voice come out from her

    own mouth.

    “Hn? What’s up, Origami, that’s sudden”

    “In the first place…….It’s also your fault Itsuka-kun for being

    yourself……….why are you so cool? This just……….gives me no choice but to

    want to take a photo of you…….”

    “Origami? What are you saying……….?”

    Shidou said that with a dubious tone but, Origami could not help it at all

    anymore. She continued firing her words like a broken dam.

    “………….whenever I think of Itsuka-kun, it just feels fluffy inside of

    me……….but it feels a little painful at the same time------what is this

    called……..”

    Origami continued on while snuggling against Shidou.

    “Itsuka-kun ………I love……..i really love you. I love you so much……………that

    I am helpless against it”

    “……Origami----“

    Shidou called Origami’s name in a meek voice.

    ---She thought she heard the fanfare in her right ear at the same time but,

    the current Origami has no idea what that meant at all.

    Part 5

    The transporter from DEM industries which departed from Neryl Island,

    was maintaining a high altitude while steadily flying.

    Although they fell into emergency state after being attacked by a spirit

    during the departure from the island, there weren’t any problems after that.

    If this goes on, they will probably reach the designated place according to

    the planned time.

    When the pilot Knox was thinking that, there was a sudden response from

    the communicator.

    “-----this is control room. DF0806, please respond”

    “Yes, this is DF0806”

    “Please change in the flight route. Make a detour from E139”

    “Change in flight route?”

    While saying that, Knox and his co-pilot Burton looked at each other.

    “Did something happen?”

    “There’s a battle between executive chief Mathers and an enemy

    presumed to be a Wizard from Ratatoskr in the initial route. This is

    only a safety precaution but, we can’t allow any mistakes”

    Knox made a dubious face after hearing the contact from the control room.

    “Battle? In a place like this?”

    “Yes. I will repeat again”

    Knox asked the reason why a battle occurred at that spot but, the control

    room did not reply and urged him. The person in contact was not a flexible

    one.

    “Understood. DF0806 will change the planned flight route; heading to

    designated spot with a detour at point E139”

    After Knox answered, the control room [Over and out] said that before

    cutting the communication.

    “……………..and, you’ve heard it. We are changing path”

    “Understood……………..but even so, this is quite cautious. Even though it’s a

    battle between Wizards, there’s no way it would happen in such a high

    altitude. As expected, our cargo is a special one huh”

    Burton shrug his shoulders while saying that.

    It’s not like Knox could not understand that but he quietly swung his head.

    “That might be the biggest reason…………but that is not all. You heard him.

    The one fighting is Mathers. A shooting war between normal wizards is one

    thing, but that Onee-chan coming out is a whole different story. We might

    get skewered by a lance from below if we fly nicely”

    “N-no way man……….”

    ---and. The moment Burton said that while sweating profusely.

    Crazy values were shown in the cockpit’s meter, and the alarm was ringing.

    Next off, as if something is tracking them, the transporter was shaking

    vigorously.

    “! What……is this”

    “N-no way, is it missed shots from executive chief Mathers……….!?”