Shido and Origami played together in the small park.
Origami seed interested in the swings, so Shido pushed her from behind, again and again.
Gradually, the swing began to arc higher and higher.
"So high… but… it's fun."
Origami wore an innocent, happy expression.
"Oh my, Shido-kun is quite capable. Origami-chan is very happy."
Yoshinon waved its tiny arms and praised him.
"Still, we can't go too high. It'd be dangerous."
Shido smiled and, with just a tiny bit more strength, made the swing go as high as possible without becoming dangerous.
For so reason, today's Origami felt completely different from usual. Quiet, a little shy, and cute. Perhaps because of her personality, her already petite body seed even younger than usual, giving Shido the illusion that he was playing with a small child.
"Want to keep going?"
After pushing her for a while, Shido asked Origami.
"No… I want… to play on that."
Origami shook her head and pointed at the nearby slide.
"Um, that one's a little too small."
Shido smiled wryly and shook his head. After all, it was playground equipnt ant for children. The slide was not exactly made for a high school girl like Origami.
"Oh my, Shido-kun, really. If it's dangerous, then Shido-kun should hold Origami-chan from behind. That way it'll be safe, right?"
Yoshinon suddenly said.
"Yo… Yoshinon…"
Origami blushed and lifted a hand to gently cover the rabbit puppet's mouth.
"No… that might actually be even more dangerous…"
Shido thought with a strained smile. The slide was already barely suitable for one person, so having two people sit on it together would make it easy for them to tumble off.
"Well, in that case, I'll sit behind Origami."
However, once he saw Origami's eyes shining with expectation, Shido felt that he simply could not refuse.
"If it gets dangerous, I'll just be the cushion."
Thinking that, he went with Origami to the slide. Reaching out from behind, he gently wrapped his arms around the girl's slender waist. Origami trembled slightly, but did not refuse.
A pleasant scent drifted from Origami's snow white hair, making Shido's nose itch. Suppressing his flustered feelings, he held Origami tightly and said:
"Then, here we go."
"Mm…"
Origami nodded, and the two slid down the slide together.
"!!!"
As expected, halfway down, they veered badly off course and tumbled out.
"Dangerous!"
Shido pulled Origami into his arms and fell onto the ground. But since it was only a children's slide, the height ant Shido did not fall too badly. The two lay on the ground like that, embracing each other.
"I… I'm sorry… Shido-san…"
Origami, sitting astride Shido, said apologetically.
"No, it's okay. What about you, Origami? As long as you're not hurt, that's good."
Shido shook his head to show that he was fine.
"I'm not… hurt. Thanks to… Shido-san."
Origami nodded gently.
"Oh my, Origami-chan. At a ti like this, apologizing alone isn't enough."
At that mont, Yoshinon suddenly spoke.
"Yoshinon?"
Origami tilted her head at the rabbit puppet.
"You should… do this… and then this…"
The rabbit puppet began whispering into the girl's ear. Gradually, Origami's cheeks beca dyed with a shy blush.
"Origami?"
Shido tilted his head in confusion.
Facing Shido's puzzled expression, Origami seed to make up her mind. She closed her eyes and nervously leaned down…
"!!!"
Just like that, a soft sensation blood on the other side of his cheek. It mirrored the side Kotori had kissed earlier in the karaoke room, and yet it was just as sweet and unforgettable.
"…"
While Shido was still lost in confusion, Origami blushed, hiding her embarrassed expression beneath her snow white bangs. She stood up, then ran out of the park with light, pattering steps.
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Five minutes later.
"Hah…"
Shido sighed as he walked down the road. Today really was an exhausting day. Fortunately, Origami, who was normally the most likely to do sothing utterly shocking, had unexpectedly beco warm and healing, giving him a chance to catch his breath.
"Shido!"
At that mont, Tohka's voice rang out from behind.
"Oh, Tohka."
Shido turned around and greeted the girl.
"Mm! Shido, are you okay? You look tired." (TL:it's her~)
Tohka looked at Shido and asked with concern.
"No, it's nothing. Tohka, do you want to go on a date too?"
Shido asked.
"Mm, of course! Let's go on a date, Shido—a date."
Tohka took Shido's hand and said happily.
Led by Tohka, Shido once again arrived at the snack area of the shopping street. Looking at the dazzling array of snacks, Tohka's eyes shone brightly.
"The dandan noodles look delicious. The xiaolongbao are good too. But as expected, we should start with kinako bread!"
"Ahaha… Tohka doesn't seem to have changed."
Shido looked at Tohka's usual gluttonous appearance and smiled happily. Among all the Spirits, he felt that only Tohka was the most normal today.
"All right, then let's eat our way through this place like always. Excuse , two kinako breads, please!"
Shido nodded and spoke to the clerk.
Unexpectedly, however, after eating the kinako bread and xiaolongbao, Tohka's appetite gradually faded.
"By the way, Shido."
Looking at the takoyaki in her hand, Tohka hesitated for quite so ti without eating it. After thinking for a mont, she looked at Shido and said:
"Do you think the current Natsumi is cute?" (TL:Ah I was wrong~ it was my true best girl after all~)
"Natsumi?"
Shido froze for a mont at Tohka's question, then smiled and answered:
"Yeah, of course she's cute."
"R-really? Even though it's only because of makeup? In truth, once the makeup is removed, nothing has changed, right?"
Tohka blushed and asked in a quiet voice.
"Yeah, really. And I think Natsumi is cute even without makeup."
Shido nodded firmly.
"Y-you're lying, right?"
Tohka seed unable to believe it.
"I'm not lying. It's not just . Even Yakumo-senpai always says things like, 'Even without makeup, Natsumi has the makings of a beauty.'"
"Eh? Even Mikoto…"
Tohka blushed happily. She looked at the takoyaki in her hand, gritted her teeth, and tried to eat it.
"Ahm!"
"Eeeh?"
But Shido moved first and ate the takoyaki in Tohka's hand.
"If you can't eat anymore, you shouldn't force yourself, Natsumi."
He smiled and winked at the girl before him.
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