With everyone's help, Shido finally managed to avoid being taken to the police station.
After returning to Yakumo's house, he let out a long breath, then flopped onto the table with a splat. A white object that looked like his soul floated out of his mouth.
"Kukuku, Shido. Don't tell you've been struck by a terrifying curse of aging?"
"Translation. Shido looks like an old man."
The Yamai sisters ran over and looked at Shido, who seed to have had his soul leave his body.
"In that case, let us, the Children of Typhoon, guide you into a fantastical demonic realm and restore your spirit!"
"Translation. Kaguya found a fun kids's show and wants to watch it with Shido."
"It's not a kids's show! It's this! This!"
Kaguya refuted Yuzuru while turning on the TV.
Mikoto sat beside Shido drinking milk. She glanced at the television, then noticed a na she very much did not want to see.
"Wait, Kaguya… isn't that a horror drama? I know that director. He's famous for horror movies…"
The girl said with a pale face.
"I… I'm going to sleep. It's been a tiring day, and early sleep is important."
Realizing sothing was wrong, Kotori hurriedly slipped away.
"I… I'm going to sleep too."
Yoshino and Yoshinon looked at each other and also trotted out of the living room.
"Fuaah… Shido… good night…"
"Good night, Darling. Early to bed and early to rise is an idol's beauty secret."
Tohka and Miku also staggered back to their rooms. After becoming children, everyone's sleepy ti had moved much earlier.
"Good night, Shin. I'll head back to Fraxinus and investigate Natsumi's activity records from today."
In the end, even Reine left.
Only Shido, Kaguya, Yuzuru, and Mikoto remained in the living room.
"Then… I'll go sleep too…"
Mikoto thought about it and decided not to tempt fate and end up unable to sleep tonight.
"Eh? Wait! It's not a horror show. It really isn't!"
Seeing so many people leave all at once, Kaguya hurriedly tried to keep Mikoto there.
"But that director…"
Mikoto was still sowhat suspicious.
"Explanation. Apparently, that director personally announced on Twitter that this is a very normal healing drama."
Yuzuru explained.
"I see."
Mikoto nodded. A horror director turning over a new leaf was a selling point in itself. There would probably be many people curious about what kind of healing show a horror movie director would make.
In any case, if it was not horror, then there was nothing wrong with watching it.
"I'll go get so rice crackers."
Mikoto went to the kitchen to get so snacks for watching TV, and then the four of them sat together and began watching the show Kaguya recomnded.
The story was about a protagonist with pink twin tails and her short blue haired companion eting a black haired transfer student and a blonde senpai. As the plot progressed, the two discovered that the true identities of the transfer student and the senpai were magical girls…
Just as Kaguya and Yuzuru said, this was not a horror story. If one had to classify it, it should be considered a normal magical girl healing work. However…
"Zzz… zzz… zzz…"
It was said that children could not stay up past nine. After watching for about fifteen minutes, Kaguya closed her eyes.
"Regret. Sorry, Shido, Mikoto. Yuzuru will take Kaguya back first."
Yuzuru helped Kaguya back to their room, leaving only Mikoto and Shido in the living room.
"Senpai, aren't you going to sleep?"
"Mm, since I turned into a child, I don't need to wake up too early, so I'll watch a little more… I don't get many chances to watch TV alone with Shido, so I'm not letting this one go."
The girl smiled sweetly.
"I see…"
Shido scratched his cheek shyly and focused his attention back on the show.
The story had reached the part where the protagonist and her blue haired companion agreed to beco magical girls together with the senpai. Seeing the lonely senpai finally gain companions and happily say from the bottom of her heart, "There's nothing to be afraid of anymore", Mikoto also showed a relieved smile.
"Senpai really likes this drama, huh."
Shido said.
"Mm. I feel like I can understand that girl's feelings. After all… before I t Shido, I was always alone too."
Mikoto looked at the happy senpai on the TV, picked up a rice cracker, and brought it to her mouth as she said:
"So seeing that girl look so happy, I also feel very re… lieved…"
Before she could finish speaking, the senpai on the TV, who had gotten up at night to use the bathroom, had her head bitten off by a giant snake like vengeful spirit that ca out of the toilet. (TL:Oh hell naw....I rembered what show this is, or at least the ref for this)
Splurt!
Blood sprayed everywhere as if it cost nothing, and the scene suddenly shifted in a grotesque direction. Imdiately after, as if sothing long suppressed had finally been released, under the director's malice, all sorts of horror elents gathered like a Halloween carnival into this short half-episode.
"Uh…"
By the ti the show ended and Shido ca back to his senses, what he saw was Mikoto still wearing a stiff smile, the rice cracker held at her mouth without having taken a single bite. She was frozen in the sa posture as before, as if she had been turned to stone.
"Um… senpai, are you okay?"
Shido carefully walked over to Mikoto and asked.
"Awawawawawa… Shido… Shido…"
After taking the full force of the director and production team's malice without any defense, Mikoto cried and threw herself into Shido's arms.
"Um…"
Realizing that the loli senpai's tolerance for horror works had beco even lower than before, Shido asked in a tone that showed he had made up his mind:
"Tonight… do you want to sleep together?" (TL: Bro is not missing his chance)
Hearing those words, Mikoto hugged Shido even tighter.
"Mm, I do."
The girl nodded, her shy voice so small it was almost inaudible.
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After coming to Shido's room, Mikoto lightly threw herself onto Shido's bed and rolled around.
"It slls like Shido."
She buried her cheek in the blanket and whispered.
"It-it doesn't sll like anything."
Shido shyly walked over and pulled Mikoto up.
"Speaking of which, senpai, where are your pajamas?"
"Really, Shido, you already know I'm the naked sleeping type."
In response to Shido's question, Mikoto showed a smile that was both a little shy and a little mischievous.
"Naked sleeping is forbidden. I'll go with senpai to get your pajamas."
"Eeeh? Could it be that Shido is the type who's interested in children? Compared to a mature senpai, is soone like Yoshino more in your strike zone?"
Mikoto pretended to be shocked.
Thwack!
As a result, she received a light chop on the head.
"I'm not a lolicon. If you keep this up, I'll make senpai go back to your room alone to get your pajamas."
"Uuuh… I'm sorry. Please, definitely co with ."
The corridor lights had already been turned off, and it was pitch black right now.
Going to get her pajamas alone was absolutely out of the question.
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