Date a Live:Date Under The Moon Chapter 160 160: Just What Kind of Girl Is Tobiichi Origami?

Itsuka household, afternoon.

In the kitchen, Mikoto was carefully preparing the sea bream she had bought.

Shido had seed very out of it today, so she wanted to make sothing nutritious and delicious for him.

[Shido... what exactly happened to you?]

Since morning, Shido had seed extrely strange.

First, he had excitedly hugged Kotori. Then, he had forgotten Mikoto's na. During lunch break, he had been unusually depressed. It was almost as if—he had failed to save so Spirit.

[It really is because of Origami, isn't it?]

She sighed. She could not understand at all what had happened to Shido.

[Honestly... he could rely on a little more.]

Shido clearly had sothing troubling him, yet he refused to tell her. That made Mikoto feel a little down.

"Hey, Mikoto, do you know what exactly is wrong with Shido?"

In the living room, Kotori suddenly asked.

"I wish I knew. Kotori-chan, you also think Shido is strange, right?"

Mikoto asked back.

"Yes. Especially now, when he's hiding in his own room and won't co out..."

After returning to the Itsuka house, because there was no need for him to cook, Shido had returned to his room with a depressed expression, and he had not co out since.

"Shido-san... will he be all right...?"

"Shido-kun really does look very unwell."

Aside from Kotori, there were two others in the living room: Yoshino and Natsumi.

"That feeling... it's a woman..."

Suddenly, Natsumi said that.

"Eh? How do you know that, Natsumi?"

Mikoto was a little surprised.

"Um, I'm not really sure, so don't take it too seriously..."

Noticing Mikoto's gaze, Natsumi began to lose confidence.

"Don't suddenly get scared now. Tell us, what exactly is going on?"

However, Kotori reached out with both hands, held Natsumi's cheeks, and turned the girl's face so that they were looking directly at each other.

"I just feel like... if a high school boy has troubles, most of the ti it's because of a woman, right?"

Natsumi muttered softly.

"In other words, Shido got rejected by soone?"

Kotori said in surprise.

"It might not be rejection... but boys in puberty always judge themselves by how girls see them... even a tiny misunderstanding can cause a serious blow...

Like seeing a girl in class without her textbook and saying, 'I can lend you mine,' only to be told, 'Sorry, I'd rather not look at the textbook.'

Or in art class, wanting to ask her to be your model for a portrait, only for her to take sick leave imdiately. Or... becoming seatmates at the start of school, only for the other person to cry and ask the teacher to change her seat. Damn it!"

"Um... Natsumi... calm down, calm down..."

Seeing the girl sinking into negative emotions, Mikoto smiled bitterly and comforted her.

[How should I say this... she really understands the darker side of school life far too well.]

Mikoto thought.

"If it has sothing to do with a woman, then maybe I know sothing."

Suddenly, Mikoto thought of Origami.

"Eh? What exactly is going on?"

Kotori asked.

"Ugh... I'm not sure if it is or not. Today, Shido seed to be very concerned about Origami."

Mikoto tapped her chin and tilted her head.

"Origami? You an Tobiichi Origami from AST?"

As the commander of Fraxinus, Kotori had so understanding of AST's mbers.

"Mm."

Mikoto nodded.

"Um... if possible... I want to help Shido-san."

At that mont, Yoshino weakly raised her hand and said that.

"But what should we do? We can't exactly tie up that Tobiichi Origami and bring her here. More importantly, how did Shido get to know Origami? Did Mikoto introduce her?"

Kotori asked. She, who believed she understood her Onii-chan very well, felt for the first ti that Shido had beco unfamiliar to her. No matter how she thought about it, the only connection between Shido and Origami was Mikoto.

"No. I've never introduced Origami to Shido."

Mikoto shook her head. She and Kotori looked at each other, and from each other's eyes, both realized the sa fact: neither of them had any idea what was going on.

"In that case, how about having soone transform into Origami-san? Actually, because of what I just imagined, I seem to be able to use a little spiritual power."

Natsumi suddenly said.

And so, the four of them looked at each other. In the end, Kotori, Yoshino, and Natsumi all turned their gazes toward Mikoto.

"Eh? ?"

Mikoto hurriedly pointed at herself.

"Of course. Aside from you, none of us really understand Origami."

Kotori sighed.

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A few minutes later...

Using the photos on her phone, Natsumi transford Mikoto into Origami's appearance. As for the voice, when they were trying to conquer Miku, Origami had sent a voice ssage, so that was not a problem either.

"Ahuhu... do I really have to do this?"

Mikoto looked at the three girls behind her uneasily and said that.

She felt that turning into another girl in order to comfort Shido was a very strange thing. In comparison, she would rather simply hold Shido gently in her arms and slowly heal him.

Not to ntion—in order to cheer Shido up, what Mikoto was wearing right now was a swimsuit plus apron created by Natsumi. It was far too embarrassing and far too unfair a combination!

"At this point, just accept your fate."

Kotori nodded. At this mont, the four of them had already arrived outside Shido's room.

"Ugh... I get it already..."

Mikoto sighed and quietly slipped into Shido's bedroom.

Shido's door was not locked. The room was very dark. Not only were the lights off, but the curtains had also been drawn.

Shido was currently lying on the bed, so Mikoto quietly climbed onto it.

"Who's there?"

Noticing that soone had climbed onto the bed, Shido, who had not fallen asleep, asked warily.

"Mm, who could it be? Shido, why don't you guess?"

Although she was so embarrassed she could barely stand it, Mikoto still tried her best to speak in a light tone.

"Origami?"

Shido raised his head and saw a girl with long snow-white hair. Although sothing was a little different, she was still unbelievably familiar—Tobiichi Origami.

"W-wait!? What is with that outfit? What exactly are you trying to do?"

Although there were many things he wanted to say, such as how she had been lately, whether her parents were well, and whether she was happy, the mont Shido saw Origami in a swimsuit and apron, all of those words were thrown to the back of his mind.

After all, that was equipnt with far too much destructive power for a healthy high school boy.

"Hehe, what do I want to do? Shido, why don't you guess?"

Mikoto placed a finger on her lips and asked with a giggle.

Because she did not know what kind of relationship Origami and Shido had, the clever girl simply threw the choice back to Shido himself.

However...

"Are you going to knock out with a drugged cloth again, lock in a dark room, and seduce ?"

Shido asked in panic.

He thought according to Origami's usual behavior and ca to that conclusion.

Although doing a kidnapping while wearing a swimsuit and apron was very strange, if it was Origami...

[It's not impossible.]

Shido thought in despair.

"Eh? Ehhh? Ehhhhhh? Why did it turn into kidnapping you into a dark room? Ori—no, why would I do sothing like that?!"

Mikoto, who had completely failed to expect that answer, let out an even more panicked voice than Shido.

[And what does that 'again' an? Did Origami kidnap Shido before?]

Mikoto felt that her mind had completely fallen into chaos.