"What are you thinking about?"
Noticing Shido staring blankly into the refrigerator, Kotori could not help asking.
"Ugh, I'm thinking about what to make for breakfast."
"For breakfast, how about toast and fried eggs? You're good at that, aren't you, Shido?"
Kotori asked.
"No, I want to make sothing that will help senpai cheer up."
"Hah? Shido, there really is still sothing off about you. Mikoto hasn't co here to eat for several days now."
"Ah…"
Seeing Kotori's expression, which seed to say, 'What am I supposed to do with you?', Shido finally realized.
Ever since she learned the truth, Mikoto had not co to the Itsuka house for days.
"R-right… Then toast and eggs it is."
After realizing Mikoto would not be coming, Shido beca sowhat depressed. He gloomily took eggs from the refrigerator, skillfully spread butter over the frying pan, and before long, an appetizing sound ca from the pan.
"Right… and salad…"
He thought for a mont, then began looking through the refrigerator for vegetables he could use in a salad.
"Lettuce… and… Huh? Where did the cherry tomatoes go?"
Shido rummaged through the refrigerator and muttered in confusion.
"In the freshness compartnt's second layer. The green plastic box on the right."
"Oh, found them. Thanks, Origami… Wait… O-O-O—Origami?"
Shido turned around and discovered that Origami was standing behind him at so point, speaking with an expressionless face.
"Good morning, Shido."
"G-good morning, Origami."
Thinking about it carefully, after he had awakened Origami's sealed-off consciousness yesterday and sealed her spiritual power, Kotori had arranged for Origami to receive a full physical examination aboard Fraxinus.
Of course, because of the sealing, everyone's mories had also returned.
After that, Origami temporarily stayed at Shido's house for one night. Aside from the night raids that Kotori intercepted once every hour, everything had been relatively peaceful.
"Speaking of which, why do you know where the ingredients in the refrigerator are?"
"I perford a rough investigation of Shido's house last night. Since the world has changed, I needed to confirm everything again."
Origami treated understanding every detail of the Itsuka house as a matter of course. Shido could only smile wryly.
[Does a rough investigation really include knowing where the cherry tomatoes are stored…]
"Forget it. Since you're here, Origami, eat breakfast with us."
Shido had woken up early today. Other than the three of them, no one else had co to the Itsuka house yet. Judging from the situation, the other Spirits were probably still sound asleep.
"Speaking of which, Shido, you know what you need to do today, right?"
At the table, Kotori spoke with a serious expression.
"Yeah, of course."
Shido nodded.
Today's plan was simple—go on a date with Mikoto and make her blush.
Yesterday's battle had fully restored Mikoto's spiritual power, so resealing her had beco an urgent matter.
Unfortunately, because Shido had lost his mories, Mikoto's affection level had dropped to the point where sealing would not proceed smoothly.
In other words, he needed to capture her all over again.
"But…"
Shido worriedly looked at Origami, who was sitting on the other side.
Based on his impression of Origami, she might choose to tail them. No—rather, she definitely would.
"Don't worry. We'll keep a close eye on her over here. I have a pile of questions I want to ask you about Phantom anyway, Origami."
Kotori seed to have already thought of a counterasure.
"On the other hand, Shido, Fraxinus won't be monitoring your date with Mikoto this ti. So you'll have to judge for yourself when the sealing can happen."
Considering Mikoto's special "secret," if Shido wanted to capture Mikoto, he might have to learn that secret first. In that case, Fraxinus monitoring them would instead obstruct their communication.
As for the affection level problem, as long as Shido did not force anything and Mikoto herself was willing to cooperate, then it should be fine.
"I won't disturb Shido and Mikoto today."
However, Origami said sothing completely unexpected.
Perhaps it was Shido's imagination, but when Origami said that, her expression seed to soften slightly.
"Speaking of which, Origami, you grew your hair out."
Shido said.
Compared to the original world, the biggest difference was that Origami in this world had long, snow white hair.
"I originally intended to cut it. But…"
Origami looked at Shido, then continued:
"Considering that Shido seems to like long hair, I decided to keep it."
In Origami's mories, Mikoto had long, black hair. Although it was only a possibility, perhaps Shido unexpectedly liked long hair. Also—
"If I cut it short, I won't be able to give Shido hair play. Failing to use every part of my body to please Shido would be negligence as a girlfriend."
She said seriously.
"W-wait… What is hair play?"
For a mont, Shido's expression beca extrely complicated. Although he did not quite understand what Origami was talking about, he had a feeling it was sothing very concerning.
"It ans using my hair to wrap around Shido's [beep], then [beep], and finally [beep], until Shido's [beep] scatters across my hair—"
"Enough! Stop! I would never ask Origami to do that kind of thing!"
"Hold on! Don't do weird things to my Onii-chan!"
Hearing the girl say things that would need to be censored from beginning to end, Shido and Kotori's faces turned as red as boiled lobsters.
"A-anyway, I'm going to Fraxinus first. There are so necessary preparations to make."
Shido quickly finished his toast and said.
"Ah, we've already contacted Fraxinus. You'll be transported in a little while."
It seed Shido had his own ideas about today's date. Of course, Kotori would not refuse.
"Then, I'm heading out."
"Take care, Shido."
"Do your best, Onii-chan."
Kotori and Origami saw Shido off.
"Well then, we'll go to Fraxinus in a bit too."
Kotori looked at Origami and said.
"Understood. I'll prepare for it."
Origami nodded, then stood and went upstairs. However, the girl did not return to her own room. Instead, she went to the room she had failed to enter no matter how hard she tried last night—
Itsuka Shido's room.
Thump!
She threw herself onto Shido's bed and took a deep breath.
"Shido's scent…"
Origami whispered.
Although she had thoroughly investigated most of the Itsuka house last night, Shido's room was the only place she had not been able to enter.
There were about fifteen minutes until Kotori would co upstairs to look for her.
Shido's clothes. His underwear…
Oh, right. Since history had changed, perhaps Shido's preferences toward won had also changed.
The "materials" hidden at the very back of his desk drawer and inside the encyclopedia case had to be reconfird.
Thinking this, Origami began her operation.
As for the voice in a corner of her heart that seed to be screaming, 'Stop it already!'—she completely ignored it.
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