[A... Spirit?]
Shido looked at the Mikoto before him and felt his mind grow more and more confused.
Although he had prepared himself for the changed world to be different from his own understanding when he saw that this world had not been destroyed by inverted Origami, Shido had never imagined that the world would be so different that there was even a Spirit he had never seen before.
[Dates... kisses...]
Judging from how close she was with him, it seed that she was even a Spirit he had already conquered.
"What's wrong, Shido? You really do seem strange."
Seeing Shido frozen there for so reason, Mikoto tilted her head in confusion.
"No... it's nothing. Sorry, Mikoto, Kotori. I made you worry."
He felt that directly saying [Sorry, I don't know you] would lead to extrely serious consequences, such as spiritual power going into reverse, spiritual power going into reverse, and also spiritual power going into reverse. So Shido chose to first hide the fact that he had no mories of her.
"Huh...? Mikoto?"
"Ara, ara."
However, what he had not expected was that his words would make both Kotori and Mikoto show surprised expressions.
"Um... what's wrong?"
"What do you an, what's wrong? Onii-chan, haven't you always called Mikoto onee-chan 'Yakumo-senpai, Yakumo-senpai'? Why did you suddenly call her by na?"
Kotori asked with so confusion.
"Ah..."
So she was a third-year senpai. Shido understood their reaction.
"Sorry... Yakumo-senpai. Today... I'm feeling a little unwell."
He scratched his cheek, trying to use "not feeling well" as an excuse to cover it up.
"Eh? Are you all right? Let check..."
However, after hearing that, Mikoto stepped forward, cupped his cheeks with both hands, and gently pressed her forehead against his. This was sothing Shido had not expected.
"Uwaaa!"
The next instant, he jumped away in panic.
"Ugh... you do seem a little hot."
Mikoto looked at Shido's flushed face and spoke with concern.
[No, no, no, that's because Senpai suddenly ca so close.]
Shido thought in his heart. If such a cute girl suddenly pressed herself close to him, it was only natural for his body temperature to rise and his heart to pound.
"What should we do, Onii-chan? Should you take the day off? It might be better to go to Fraxinus and let Reine examine you."
Hearing Mikoto's words, Kotori spoke worriedly.
"No... I'm fine. I just feel a little off, that's all."
Looking at the worried expressions on their faces, Shido's heart filled with guilt.
"Really? Don't push yourself, okay..."
Mikoto looked at Shido. Although his behavior today was very strange, she did not think in the direction of mory loss. After all, waking up after a night's sleep and completely forgetting about soone was far too far beyond common sense.
"Breakfast will take a little longer. Shido, go wash up first."
"Mm... mm..."
Looking at Mikoto as she returned to the kitchen to make breakfast, Shido nodded, feeling both confused and strangely relieved.
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"Yo, Itsuka... This is the seaweed bento I bought from the convenience store today. It uses molecular gastronomy technology, so it can be called quite an extraordinary work. How about it? Want to trade lunches with ? You get to eat Senpai's handmade food every day, so missing one al won't matter, right?"
The mont he arrived at school in the morning, his friend Tonomachi ca over holding a bento he had bought from who knew where.
"What are you talking about? Of course my bento is sothing I made my... ah..."
Just as he was speaking, Shido suddenly reacted. Today, he truly had not made a bento himself and brought it to school like usual.
As for why, it was because the girl nad Yakumo Mikoto had already prepared delicious lunches for everyone—burdock root strips seasoned with sesa oil, vinegar, and low salt soy sauce, as well as rice balls in three flavors: scallion chicken, kelp tsukudani, and pickled plum.
They were all delicious foods that even Shido, who was very skilled at cooking, could not find any fault with.
"Damn it! You're still pretending? I already asked Tohka and Kaguya! You bastard, every single day, you've been enjoying Senpai's handmade cooking!"
Hearing Shido's words, Tonomachi exploded.
[Every day?]
Such a cute girl ca over to cook for him every day. Just imagining it made Shido's face turn red uncontrollably.
[Right, this is a good chance...]
"Hey, Tonomachi, let ask you..."
"Mm? You want to trade bentos?"
"Not that. I want to ask you, just who exactly is that Yakumo-senpai?"
Shido asked quietly. If he asked Tohka and the others, he would be suspected, and Mikoto might very well notice. But Tonomachi was different. He was in the safe zone.
"What nonsense are you saying? You know better than I do who Yakumo-senpai is, you Itsuka harem!"
"Just hurry up and tell !"
"Hmm... If I have to say, she's a beautiful senpai who transferred into Raizen High School's Class 3-2 after Tohka. Apparently, she's a distant relative of Tamako-baa-san's family and is currently working as a shrine maiden at the shrine.
She has excellent grades, is perfect at housework, and could be called Tengu City's Yamato Nadeshiko... and she is also your bastard underground lover. Damn it—! I'm so jealous! You did this on purpose, didn't you? Making say out loud how amazing Senpai is, then showing off right in my face!"
[In other words, I t Senpai after eting Tohka. But... what is that underground lover thing supposed to an?]
Ignoring Tonomachi, who was crying tears of blood beside him, Shido silently confird what he knew about Mikoto in his mind.
Although he wanted to ask more, Tonomachi was no longer listening to anything. Until he cald down, Shido had no choice but to give up on continuing to ask about Mikoto.
After that, Tama-chan-sensei entered the classroom and began taking attendance. Shido blankly stared at the blackboard, his mind still thinking about Mikoto.
It was not until roll call ended that he snapped back to himself because of a strange sense of wrongness.
"Sensei!"
"Yes, Itsuka-kun?"
"Sensei, Origami... what happened to her?"
Yes. Even after roll call ended, Tama-chan-sensei had not called out Tobiichi Origami's na. The seat beside him remained empty, giving Shido a bad feeling.
"Origami... san? Who is that?"
Following Tama-chan-sensei's puzzled question, the class imdiately began whispering among themselves. Everyone was guessing who this Origami that Shido ntioned could be.
And so, Shido realized sothing.
In this changed world—Origami did not attend Raizen High School.
[Ahh, I see...]
That made sense. Since her parents were alive, Origami would naturally be with them. Perhaps she had moved sowhere else. Not attending Raizen High School was also completely normal.
"Sorry... I made a mistake."
He said softly.
Then he collapsed weakly into his chair, drawing worried looks from the teacher and Tohka.
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